Ten stages into the Tour de France, Mattias Skjelmose is ready for a break. After a brutal daywith plenty of elevation, the Lidl-Trek rider slipped to 15th overall, nearly eight minutes down on Simon Yates, who took the stage win. Skjelmose didn’t mince words when speaking to TV 2 Sport after the st...

After ten days of racing at the 2025 Tour de France, Remco Evenepoel is holding steady, and still very much in the conversation. The Belgian launched an attack on the final climb of Stage 10, only to be matched and passed by Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard in the closing moments. He ultimately lo...

As the Tour de France hits its first rest day, Team Visma | Lease a Bike has reason to feel upbeat. Stage 10 saw Simon Yates take a memorable win from the breakaway, and Jonas Vingegaard successfully shut down an attack from Tadej Pogačcr in the final kilometers. Sepp Kuss, speaking to NBC Sports Cy...

Jonas Vingegaard might be sitting 4th in the general classification after the first 8 stages of the 2025 Tour de France, 1:17 down on his arch-rival Tadej Pogacar, but according to 12-time Tour stage winner Robbie McEwen, the Dane has plenty of reason to be positive.  "I think he's showing more atta...

July 14th is a date marked in red on every cycling fan’s calendar. Bastille Day has given us some of the most iconic and unforgettable moments in Tour de France history, and today was no exception. The stage was brutal from the beginning. With more than 4400 meters of climbing, the terrain was an un...

Carlos Rodríguez crossed the line in 18th place on Stage 10 of the 2025 Tour de France, finishing 5:15 behind stage winner Simon Yates. The INEOS Grenadiers rider also lost 24 seconds to Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, 21 seconds to Florian Lipowitz and Matteo Jorgenson, and 18 seconds to Remco...

Throughout the 2025 Tour de France, the race jury attributes fines to some of the riders and sporting directors. Ultimately the fines can come in the form of money, time penalties or even UCI points, depending on the rule breaking. Here we present what has happened during the race. Team Jayco AlUla...

As is usual in a Grand Tour, the 2025 Tour de France will not be without its share of forced retirements, many of them the result of crashes and racing incidents. Here we've compiled a list of the withdrawals and the main crashes that will mark the course of the race. Filippo Ganna of the INEOS Gren...

The strength in depth of Team Visma | Lease a Bike was on full display on stage 10 of the 2025 Tour de France as Simon Yates won from the break, Matteo Jorgenson and Sepp Kuss repeatedly put the pressure on UAE, and Jonas Vingegaard matched the final Tadej Pogacar kick. Speaking afterwards, Visma sp...

Not for the first time this 2025 Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar was pressured hard by Team Visma | Lease a Bike on stage 10. The Slovenian once again proved more than a match to his rival team's aggressive tactics though, snuffing out any potential threat.  Through the likes of Sepp Kuss, Matteo Jorg...

Stage 11 of the Tour de France will be the first day of the second week and it'll be an explosive one. We could see a breakaway, sprint or even GC action on the very explosive urban route into Toulouse where everyone will need to show their best level. We preview the stage ahead.  The second week st...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike tried their upmost to explode the Tour de France on stage 10, but when all was said and done, Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard once again proved evenly matched. According to Victor Campenaerts however, Visma must not get downhearted and must "stick to the plan" of putting...

Following in the footsteps of legendary figures such as Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche, former Irish national champion Ben Healy has written himself into his nation's sporting folklore and taken control of the Maillot Jaune at the Tour de France. With 10 of 21 stages down, the question now is, just ho...

Throughout the early stages of the 2025 Tour de France, Team Visma | Lease a Bike have been putting the pressure on Tadej Pogacar, or at least trying to. On stage 10 however, they really stepped things up, much to the delight of team leader and two-time Maillot Jaune winner Jonas Vingegaard.  Bursti...

Fresh off the back of his overall victory at the Giro d'Italia earlier this year, Simon Yates has once again shown top form in 2025, lighting up stage 10 of the Tour de France to win from the breakaway.  "I didn't even feel that good out there," Yates said at the finish, having secured what is the t...

It's been a pretty disappointing Tour de France for the INEOS Grenadiers so far, but on stage 10 Thymen Arensman came alive. Despite a heroic effort on the final climb however, the Dutchman fell just short of a stage win that went to Simon Yates.  “Simon was really clever through the corners,” Arens...

As we finally reach the first rest day of the 2025 Tour de France, it is EF Education-EasyPost's Ben Healy who leads the general classification standings. The stage 6 winner couldn't add another victory on stage 10, but a heroic breakaway performance has seen him usurp Tadej Pogacar and become just...

Simon Yates has won stage 10 of the 2025 Tour de France as Team Visma | Lease a Bike exploded the race on the final day before the first rest day.  There was an almighty fight for the breakaway on this first mountain stage of the 2025 Tour de France. In the end, a strong group of 29 riders managed t...

Stage 8 of the Tour de France delivered a thunderous sprint finish and a moment of national pride for Italy. Jonathan Milan, riding for Lidl–Trek, blasted to his first Tour de France stage win in Laval, marking the first Italian victory at the race since Vincenzo Nibali in 2019, six years ago. “This...

Although UAE Team Emirates - XRG have looked relatively in control over the course of the first 9 stages at the 2025 Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar's team were rocked on stage 9 by the abandon of João Almeida. Ahead of the first mountain day of the race on stage 10, Adam Yates admits Almeida's absenc...

Some worrying news broke earlier this week that the most successful Tour de France rider in history, Eddy Merckx had been hospitalised once again. Now, his former rival and great friend Roger De Vlaeminck has provided an update on the condition of 'The Cannibal'.  According to a report by HLN, Merck...

On stage 10 of the 2025 Tour de France this Monday afternoon, the race heads into the mountains for the first time. Although it is widely expected that Jonas Vingegaard and Team Visma | Lease a Bike will continue to try and put the pressure of Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates - XRG, Bjarne Riis h...

Romain Bardet has been one of the leading French riders in the modern era of the Tour de France, securing stage wins, a polka-dot jersey and even a podium finish over the course of his career. He may have retired after the recent Criterium du Dauphine, but it seems Bardet simply can't stay away from...

Mathieu van der Poel raised more than a few eyebrows when he attacked at kilometre zero on stage 9 of the 2025 Tour de France, forming a two-man breakaway alongside Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate Jonas Rickaert. After almost pulling off an incredible stage win though, Van der Poel has since been widely...

Tadej Pogacar has looked his typically supreme self so far at the 2025 Tour de France, expertly handling anything and everything thrown at him by Team Visma | Lease a Bike and Jonas Vingegaard. In the opinion of American ex-pro Tyler Hamilton however, that balance might now have shifted.  The reason...

Remco Evenepoel is entering stage 10 of the Tour de France in second place only behind Tadej Pogacar and is going in open minded towards the first day in the mountains. Whilst not the type of climb that will decide the Grand Boucle, there is no underestimating how important the Bastille Day's stage...

Jonas Vingegaard enters stage 10 of the Tour de France over a minute behind Tadej Pogacar in the overall classification but with ambitions of making the race difficult. He is perhaps not going to do it himself in terrain that suits Tadej Pogacar better, but Visma are certain to test the Slovenian an...

The many crashes of the Tour de France have been leaving lingering effects. After João Almeida withdrew from the race this Sunday after the injuries sustained on previous days, German national champion Georg Zimmermann and Marijn van den Berg have now left the race for the very same reasons.  It has...

The first week of the Tour de France was always expected to be very tense and with crashes affecting the race; and several riders have felt that in their own skin. Unfortunately it's part of the brutal nature of the sport, but it's use as advertising for the race and also Netflix's series has come u...

In 9 days of Tour de France so far, there hasn't been a single one where Mathieu van der Poel wasn't in or near the front in some way. It looked like it could happen on stage 9, but the Dutchman set off in a day-long breakaway with teammate Jonas Rickaert which almost ended in a memorable win. The A...

Easier said than done, but UAE Team Emirates - XRG is going into stage 10 of the Tour de France with the goal of keeping the race under control for Tadej Pogacar. With the looming threat of an explosive and hilly day and a hungry Team Visma | Lease a Bike, doing so will likely already require an all...

The Tour de France is set to be decided in the mountains, but leading up to it a lot is happening. Despite lacking the big climbs, the first week of the race has created large gaps and has been very fatiguing. But what we see is a fragile UAE Team Emirates - XRG in comparison to Team Visma | Lease a...

Usually the riders at the Tour de France find a rest day on Mondays but there is an exception this year due to Bastille Day. Coincidentally, this will match with the race's sole day on the Massif Central where a lot of chaos is expected in a day with 4500 meters of climbing that's a result of a plen...

João Almeida has abandoned the Tour de France during stage 9 after two days of pain following his crash into the Mur-de-Bretagne. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider has shared a few words after leaving the Grand Boucle and the yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar.  "This is not how I imagined to finish this T...

The 2025 Tour de France will be the biggest and most important race of the season and will be taking place between the 5th and 27th of July. This is the sport's climax of the season and every year it delivers memorable action. We preview stage 10. On Bastille day we have a stage featuring 4400 meter...

Tadej Pogacar has been handed a potentially significant blow on stage 9 of the 2025 Tour de France, thanks to the abandonment of his right hand man for the mountains, João Almeida.  The Portuguese star crashed hard in the final 6km of stage 7, and was left with fractured ribs among other injuries. A...

The Tour de France is likely to be decided in the mountains between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, but with so many flat and hilly stages beforehand, the current battle feels more psychological between UAE Team Emiratess - XRG and Team Visma | Lease a Bike. That has been fully visible for days...

Cycling legend Eddy Merckx has been admitted to hospital again. The greatest rider of all time recently turned 80, and needs a new hip replacement. As revealed on HNL, Merckx has been admitted to hospital in Antwerp as he needs a new hip replacement due to complications. After the operation, he will...

Tim Wellens was quite an unexpected rider to have a multi-day stint in the polka dot jersey in the first week of this year's Tour de France. The domestique of UAE Team Emirates - XRG was allowed to gather points here and there while riding at the front of peloton in support of Tadej Pogacar, but his...

Not much was expected of Arnaud De Lie coming into the Tour de France after a spring ruined by health problems. But the 23-year-old Belgian bounced back and rose to a podium finish in Châteauroux. Losing only to world-class sprinters Tim Merlier and Jonathan Milan. "If I'm told to do something, I tr...

Isaac del Toro didn't seem to be affected at all by his defeat at Giro, where the overall victory slipped through his fingers on the final mountain stage. Without encountering any difficulties on Sunday afternoon, the 21-year-old secured the red jersey awarded to the champion of Tour of Austria, mar...

Soudal - Quick-Step made no mistakes on the way to Châteauroux in ninth stage of Tour de France and their sprinter Tim Merlier did not hesitate to secure a third victory for the Belgian formation. "It was a thriller, but with a beautiful ending," sports director Tom Steels told Sporza with a scent o...

Stage 9 turned out to provide more spectacle than the completely flat profile would have suggested. Much of it was thanks to Alpecin duo Rickaert-Van der Poel who tried to upset the sprinters, but also GC guys had stay attentive when Visma | Lease a Bike made a courageous attempt to deal a blow to T...

Stage 9 of the Tour de France was a perfect opportunity for sprinters. The day presented no difficulties, as no climbs were on the menu today. However, the peloton had to be on alert, as crosswinds were expected during the whole stage. This time, it was Alpecin who animated the stage from the gun....

There's nothing to celebrate about abandon of a rider who had crashed two days earlier, but the stocks of Jonas Vingegaard at the Tour de France have massively improved with Tadej Pogacar's right-hand man Joao Almeida no longer in the race. Suddenly, Visma | Lease a Bike have a whole load of new tac...

Stage 9 of the 2025 Tour de France may have ended in a sprint victory for Tim Merlier, but one of the most significant headlines of the day came not from the podium, but from the team buses. After the stage, Enric Mas confirmed that he will not compete in the UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda l...

Wout van Aert said after his second place on stage 8 at the 2025 Tour de France, the Belgian said that he would pre-announce on social media the next time he hoped to fight for the win. As it turned out, that came quickly, as before stage 9, Van Aert took to his official X (Twitter) account to decla...

For a little while, it has seemed that Jonathan Milan's biggest rival for the Green Jersey at the 2025 Tour de France might be Tadej Pogacar himself. After Tim Merlier's second victory of the race on stage 9 though, the Soudal - Quick-Step sprinter has thrust himself right back into contention.  Aft...

Jonas Rickaert might not have been able to win the day on stage 9 at the 2025 Tour de France, but thanks to some heroic teamwork with Mathieu van der Poel, the long-time domestique got the chance to live out a childhood dream and stand on the podium of the sport's most iconic race at the end of the...

As has been the case for much of the opening week at the 2025 Tour de France, Team Visma | Lease a Bike were attacking and aggressive at the front of the peloton on stage 9, looking for any opportunity to put the pressure on Tadej Pogacar. Although they put the hammer down in the crosswinds and did...

Mathieu van der Poel came so close to making it a second stage win of the 2025 Tour de France on Sunday afternoon's stage 9. After attacking from kilometre zero with Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate Jonas Rickaert, the Dutchman lasted all the way until the final kilometre before eventually been swallowed...

There were some eyebrows raised when Alpecin-Deceuninck teammates Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Rickaert took on a two-man breakaway on stage 9 at the 2025 Tour de France. They almost pulled off a heroic stage win though, with Van der Poel only caught inside the final kilometre, before Tim Merlier...

For the second time at the 2025 Tour de France, Tim Merlier proved fastest of the bunch from a sprint finish on stage 9, powering to the victory ahead of Jonathan Milan in Châteauroux on Sunday afternoon.  With Mathieu van der Poel making a surprise appearance in the breakaway, the peloton were made...

Soudal - Quick-Step's Tim Merlier has powered to his second stage win of the 2025 Tour de France on stage 9. The hero of the day though, was Mathieu van der Poel's whose heroic breakaway effort just fell short in the final kilometre. Somewhat surprisingly, Mathieu van der Poel was the main instigato...

Tom Pidcock delivered a masterclass in mountain biking to take a dominant victory in the Cross Country Olympic race at the 2025 Pal Arinsal World Cup. Despite limited time on the mountain bike this season, the Brit showed his class on a rain-ravaged course in Andorra. After a shaky start, Pidcock ca...

So far, the 2025 Tour de France has been a race highlighted by a number of nasty crashes. As such, the topic of rider safety and how the UCI can better protect the peloton has been thrust back into the spotlight and according to some, the sport's governing body simply aren't doing enough at present....

João Almeida has officially abandoned the 2025 Tour de France. The Portuguese star had been expected to be the key lieutenant of Tadej Pogacar in the high mountains, but the lingering effects of a stage 7 crash has ultimately ended Almeida's race midway through stage 9. Almeida crashed hard with 6km...

For as long as can be remembered, alongside the yearly battles between the Maillot Jaune favourites in the Alps and Pyrenees, the Tour de France parcours is peppered with flat stages for the peloton's sprinters to fight it out. According to the route designer of cycling's most famous race however, t...

Jonathan Milan powered to the first Tour de France stage win of his career on stage 8 of the 2025 Tour de France on Saturday afternoon, impressively denying Wout van Aert among others in the fight for the line. There were some notable names missing from the sprint though, and might that have been th...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Isaac del Toro has secured the overall victory at the 2025 Tour of Austria, putting to bed the heartbreak of his penultimate stage loss at the Giro d'Italia earlier this year. On the final stage meanwhile, Bob Jungels took an incredible solo win.  After having been a part o...

Elisa Longo Borghini has successfully defended her Maglia Rosa at the Giro d'Italia Women, backing up her overall victory from 2024 with another triumph in 2025. On the final stage meanwhile, Liane Lippert took the stage 8 victory.  After a strong breakaway of Lorena Wiebes, Sara Casasola, Amanda Sp...

There was something of a flashpoint earlier this week at the 2025 Tour de France, when the Maillot Jaune Tadej Pogacar was spotted shoving rival Matteo Jorgenson in the feed zone, causing the American to miss his bidon. With talk on the incident blowing up online since, one former Tour de France win...

Jonathan Milan should’ve been celebrating without reservations after his breakthrough Tour de France stage win on Saturday. Instead, the Italian sprinter found himself answering questions about a post-race penalty that cut 10 points from his green jersey tally. The reason for the deduction hasn’t be...

Wout van Aert isn’t just keeping the peloton on its toes, he’s also keeping reporters guessing. After claiming second in yesterday’s sprint finish despite previously saying he wouldn’t contest it, the Belgian rider added another twist this morning with a tongue-in-cheek tweet claiming he’d be sprint...

With no mountain drama or bunch sprint chaos in the flat weekend stages of the 2025 Tour de France, the star of the show has been the oppressive heat. And if the racing wasn’t especially animated, the behind-the-scenes logistics certainly were, particularly when it came to hydration. On Eurosport’s...

Soudal – Quick-Step were out of the mix in Stage 8, a sprint that looked tailor-made for Tim Merlier, until a puncture ruined the plan. Merlier, winner of Stage 3, flatted 13 kilometers from the finish and, although he rejoined the bunch, never found the positioning needed to contest the final. “Tim...

The 2025 Tour de France has been utterly relentless in its pace and attacking nature over the course of the first 6 stages. Even stage 6, which seemed to be heading for a regulation breakaway day, sparked into life for the GC contenders as Team Visma | Lease a Bike attempted to put pressure on Tadej...

Wout van Aert surprised everyone by sprinting to second place behind Jonathan Milan in Stage 8, despite insisting before the stage that he had no intention of contesting the finish. Asked about the change of plans, the Visma rider responded with his usual dry humor. When a reporter asked, “Before th...

While the biggest names in the Tour de France continue to rack up stage wins, including UAE Team Emirates, Soudal – Quick-Step, Alpecin-Deceuninck, Lidl-Trek, and EF Education-EasyPost, the start has been rough for most French teams. Only Kevin Vauquelin and Arkea have so far made a noteworthy impac...

Tour de France stage 7 didn't pass without an incident. Race cameras caught a glimpse of a strange moment when Tadej Pogacar gave Matteo Jorgenson a push through the feed zone, seemingly causing the Visma | Lease a Bike rider to lose his bidon. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG also rode away empty-handed...

Stage 9 of the Tour de France will be another day for the sprinters without a doubt, but this time around with quite a lot of wind to potentially disrupt the natural order of he sprinters. Can Jonathan Milan repeat his achievement of this Saturday however? We preview the stage ahead.  Stage 9 will t...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG has Tadej Pogacar in the lead of the Tour de France and with a hefty advantage over Jonas Vingegaard, but not everything is going the team's way. João Almeida, as a result of a crash on stage 7, has dropped out of GC contention - but above all, the Portuguese may not be able...

Thijs Zonneveld says he's baffled by Mathieu van der Poel’s approach to the Tour de France this year, especially after Jasper Philipsen’s crash left a clear opportunity for someone else on Alpecin-Deceuninck to contest the green jersey. Speaking on the podcast In De Waaier, Zonneveld said Van der Po...

Mikel Landa's 2025 season was ruined by a heavy crash in the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia. That injury not only prevented the Basque from playing his cards in the race's GC, but also sidelined him from Tour de France, where he was to be Remco Evenepoel's star domestique. Moreover, a possible r...

Bernard Thevenet has seen quite a few Tour de France editions in his life, having won the Grande Boucle twice himself in the 1970s. But the opening week of the 2025 race has left a particularly strong impression on the Frenchman. "What I remember is that this Tour has started very strongly," Thevene...

This led to a rapid growth of rumors in the cycling market about the possible signing of Remco Evenepoel by Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. Previously, the Soudal - Quick-Step star had already been put in the orbit of the energetic outfit. However, Vanthourenhout himself made it clear on Sporza's "Vive...

The Tour de France 2025 has not yet reached the high mountains. After 8 stages contested, Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard have barely been able to test themselves. So far, their fight has been more psychological except for the first time trial. Although the Slovenian has started the race better,...

The eighth stage of Tour de France had quite atypical arrival in Laval. Kaden Groves finished third there, but it was much thanks to his Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate Mathieu van der Poel who prepared a perfect position for the Australian sprinter. "I didn't have the best feeling," Groves told WielerF...

At the end of stage 8 of the Tour de France 2025, Joxean Matxin granted a few words to Eurosport to assess what has been so far a fight between Pogacar and Vingegaard. With the absence of mountains, the duel has been more psychological so far, with novel strategies, the tactician notes. In fact, Tad...

Perhaps the greatest drama of today's otherwise calm Tour de France stage from Saint-Méen-le-Grand to Laval was the discussion about an incident from day earlier. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) and Matteo Jorgenson (Visma | Lease a Bike) clashed in the feedzone during stage 7, causing each...

Stage 8 of the Tour de France was a transition day, providing sprinters with a third opportunity to secure a victory. The stage was predominantly flat, featuring only one categorized climb, making it an ideal terrain for sprinters to thrive. Lidl-Trek and Intermarché - Wanty shared the work in the p...

Mathieu van der Poel has been in or near the front every single day so far at the Tour de France, and today was no exception. Alpecin-Deceuninck chased the stage win in the final bunch sprint with Kaden Groves and the Dutchman was the one leading out the sprint for the entire peloton.  Van der Poel...

In what was perhaps the most uneventful day of the Tour de France so far in terms of overall classification contention, Tadej Pogacar was asked in a post-race press conference about the Vuelta a España and for the first time he has admitted that it's in his calendar.  "La Vuelta is on my calendar an...

Wout van Aert has spent most of the Tour de France thus far working for Jonas Vingegaard and building on his form. Today he had a well suited finale to his abilities in Laval's uphill sprint, but his presence was unannounced and a relative surprise. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike came close to nettin...

Italy is one of the top nations in cycling, it has always been and continues to be even in the 2020's where a lot more countries have taken over the top of the world standings. Hence, it comes as a huge surprise that Jonathan Milan's victory this Saturday at the Tour de France was the southern Europ...

Stage 8 of the Tour de France was overall a very calm day in the peloton with no climbs to tackle, but the final kilometers were very tense and proved to be a challenge for the GC riders. However, no big differences were seen and Tadej Pogacar has maintained the lead of the race.  A few riders who y...

Lidl-Trek came to the Tour de France with a full leadout backing up Jonathan Milan, but that didn't translate into a win until stage 8. The green jersey won the uphill sprint into Laval with Wout van Aert in his wheel.  The opening stage of this weekend featured some headwind and no climbs in the pr...

Alberto Contador shared his thoughts on Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s strategy of making the race brutally hard in an effort to wear down UAE Team Emirates - XRG during an extremely demanding Stage 6 of the Tour de France — a stage ultimately won by Ben Healy from the breakaway. The Spaniard believes...

For many years Sarah Gigante has been developing as a top climber but has struggled to achieve the expected results. At the Giro d'Italia Donne the Australian rider seems to have finally reached her very best level and has proved to be the strongest climber in the race by winning today's queen stage...

Isaac del Toro has resumed his racing calendar at the Tour of Austria after his Giro d'Italia breakthrough and here is a level below everyone else. The Mexican rider is the new leader of the overall classification as he won his third consecutive stage; with UAE Team Emirates - XRG winning four out o...

David van der Poel always knew his younger brother was different. It didn’t take long to see it, especially on a bike. “As long as I can remember, he could do things technically on the bike that I never could,” David said in an appearance on De Avondetappe. “That realization came quickly.” Mathieu v...

Alberto Contador sees no mystery in Tadej Pogacar's recent restraint on the Mûr-de-Bretagne, or in UAE Team Emirates’ need for a breather. Pogacar won the stage yesterday, but did so in a controlled manner, which is something we are seeing more and more from the world champion. After a relentless op...

Mathieu van der Poel has once again made it clear: he won’t be chasing the green jersey at this year’s Tour de France. Hours before the start of stage 8, the Dutchman confirmed his focus is on helping Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate Kaden Groves instead. “This sprint suits Kaden very well, and he's feel...

Geraint Thomas might be 39 and riding his final Tour de France, but the Welshman isn’t here to make up numbers. On Stage 7 to the Mur de Bretagne, Thomas broke from the peloton in a move that showed he is still ready to fight for stage wins. “It was a super fast start and there was a lot of teams ac...

João Almeida will take the start in Stage 8 of the Tour de France, less than 24 hours after crashing hard and fracturing a rib at the end of yesterday’s stage. UAE Team Emirates - XRG team manager Mauro Gianetti confirmed to WielerFlits that the team’s crucial mountain domestique is fit to continue,...

Stage 7 of the 2025 Tour de France saw chaos unfold at high speed on the approach to the Mûr-de-Bretagne, as a crash ripped through the general classification group and forced Jack Haig to abandon. Among the riders caught in the fall: João Almeida, Santiago Buitrago, Ben Healy, Enric Mas, Louis Barr...

Tadej Pogacar is back in yellow after his win on Stage 7 of the Tour de France, and once again, questions are swirling about his performance. With each dominant performance, suspicion follows. The sport’s doping-tainted past remains fresh in the minds of fans and experts alike, and Pogacar’s recent...

The 2025 Tour de France will be the biggest and most important race of the season and will be taking place between the 5th and 27th of July. This is the sport's climax of the season and every year it delivers memorable action. We preview stage 8. Another stage for the pure sprinters, a transition da...

Peter Sagan, the most successful green jersey winner in Tour de France history, believes Mathieu van der Poel has what it takes to contend for the points title this year, if he wants it. “He's definitely the type of rider who can do it,” Sagan told WielerFlits, “but it very much depends on how he fe...

Kevin Vauquelin continues to be a bright light for the Arkéa - B&B Hotels team at the 2025 Tour de France. After another strong showing on the brutal stage 7 finale atop the Mur-de-Bretagne, the French prospect remains sat 3rd overall in the general classification.  On stage 7 however, Vauquelin not...

In the latest episode of The Move podcast, Lance Armstrong, Sir Bradley Wiggins, George Hincapie, and Spencer Martin gathered to break down Stage 7 of the Tour de France, a day that saw more than just racing tactics unfold. Once again though, it was Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates – XRG who came...

Patrick Lefevere says he doesn’t know whether Remco Evenepoel will stay or go, but he does know who’s been chasing him. Speaking in his Het Nieuwsblad column, the former Soudal – Quick-Step team boss made it clear that transfer rumours have dogged Evenepoel for years, and Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe...

Greg LeMond, the first and only American to officially win the Tour de France, has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, one of the United States’ highest civilian honours. LeMond, a three-time Tour de France champion and one of the most influential figures in American cycling, was recognised i...

Ewen Costiou wasn’t meant to be in the breakaway on Stage 7 of the Tour de France. But when the race opened up early, the Arkea – B&B Hotels rider seized the moment, and ended the day as the most combative rider after being in the break with former winner Geraint Thomas. “At the start, I wasn't the...

Seven stages into the 2025 Tour de France, Thibau Nys is still waiting for his moment. The Lidl-Trek rider, riding his debut Tour, was dropped on the Mur de Bretagne and finished 94th, more than nine minutes behind Tadej Pogacar who stormed to win number 101 in emphatic fashion again. “I suffered te...

Sepp Kuss says Jonas Vingegaard is playing the long game at the 2025 Tour de France. After finishing second to Tadej Pogacar in the uphill sprint on Stage 7, Vingegaard sits 1:17 behind his rival, but Kuss insists the Dane is far from out of contention. Speaking to AS, Kuss downplayed the early time...

Geraint Thomas made his presence known in Stage 7 of the 2025 Tour de France, slipping into the breakaway in what will be his final appearance at the race. Though the former Tour winner was dropped on the first ascent of the Mur de Bretagne, his move into the early attack was a brief flash of aggres...

The tactics of Team Visma | Lease a Bike on stage 6 of the 2025 Tour de France have been much discussed overnight, with experts looking to work out exactly why they rode so hard towards the end of the day for little to no reward. Potentially though, no analysts have been quite so critical of Visma a...

Stage 7 of the Tour de France was a bittersweet affair for UAE Team Emirates – XRG. Tadej Pogacar claimed victory on the Mur de Bretagne and pulled on the yellow jersey once again, but the team’s celebrations were muted after Joao Almeida was caught in a crash just 10 kilometers from the finish. Alm...

Jhonatan Narváez is one of Tadej Pogacar’s most trusted teammates and loyal domestiques. The Ecuadorian is a remarkable rider — selfless, hard-working, and always willing to give everything for his leader. He proved that once again on Stage 7 of the 2025 Tour de France, playing a crucial role in Pog...

Stage 7 of the Tour de France featured another hilly day, with a final ascent to the Mûr-de-Bretagne, the climb where Mathieu van der Poel obtained an impressive win back in 2021, in a stage where Pogacar came in second position. Not much has changed since then, as the two stars were coming as the m...

João Almeida will continue the 2025 Tour de France, despite a nasty crash on stage 7. Now, the Portuguese has spoken on his injuries and their potential effect on his riding for the remainder of the Grand Tour. As the race approached the final kilometres, the fight for position to enter the final cl...

Enric Mas endured another stroke of misfortune on Stage 7 of the Tour, crashing with just six kilometres to go on the approach to the Mûr-de-Bretagne. The Movistar Team leader was able to remount quickly and finish the stage, fortunately without any serious injuries — unlike João Almeida and Santiag...

Stage 7 was another brilliant day for UAE Team Emirates - XRG at the 2025 Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar powered to the stage win atop the Mur-de-Bretagne, regaining his Maillot Jaune in the process. It wasn't a day without disappointment for the team however, as the Slovenian's second in command J...

Despite the best efforts of Team Visma | Lease a Bike on stage 7 of the 2025 Tour de France, there was no denying Tadej Pogacar victory on the Mur-de-Bretagne, as the Slovenian powered to the win ahead of Jonas Vingegaard, reclaiming the Yellow Jersey in the process.  Matteo Jorgenson was, as always...

Oscar Onley has been one of the breakout stars of the first week of the 2025 Tour de France. The Scottish talent proved his potential again on stage 7 this Friday afternoon, impressing on the brutal Mur-de-Bretagne to finish best of the rest, 2 seconds down on Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. Spe...

Remco Evenepoel's hopes of improving on his 3rd placed finish from last year at the Tour de France were dealt a blow on Friday afternoon. Not through his own performances, as the Belgian impressed on a tough finale at the Mur-de-Bretagne, but through the abandon of one of his key domestiques.  “That...

Not for the first time this Tour de France, Jonas Vingegaard had to settle for just being able to follow Tadej Pogacar on stage 7. The Dane was the only rider able to do so as Pogacar stormed to victory atop the Mur-de-Bretagne, but once again proved unable to make any impactful differences of his o...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike's tactics have been a major talking point at the 2025 Tour de France so far. On stage 7, they again tried to set a fierce pace towards the finale, keeping the pressure on Tadej Pogacar and ensuring a hard day every day. Once again though, their Slovenian rival seemed relati...

Tadej Pogacar has his second stage win of the 2025 Tour de France and the 101st victory of his career, powering impressively to the stage 7 success on Friday afternoon atop the Mur-de-Bretagne. Having dropped the Maillot Jaune Mathieu van der Poel en route, Pogacar also regains control of the race l...

For the second time this Tour de France already, Mathieu van der Poel has been forced to pass on control of the Maillot Jaune to Tadej Pogacar. This time, because of a brutal Mur-de-Bretagne on stage 7, that saw Van der Poel crack out of contention whilst his Slovenian rival powered to the stage win...

After just a day out of it, Tadej Pogacar has regained control of the Maillot Jaune at the 2025 Tour de France, out-kicking any and all who had hoped to rival him on the Mur-de-Bretagne, securing the stage 7 win.  Pogacar had started the day just 1 second behind Mathieu van der Poel, with many think...

Tadej Pogacar has career victory 101, regaining the Maillot Jaune at the 2025 Tour de France with an incredible late kick towards the line on the Mur-de-Bretagne. Despite the been earmarked as a potential day for the breakaway, just five riders got themselves up the road. Those being former Tour de...

The 2025 Tour de France peloton has been rocked yet again, by a big crash. This time, right in the group of GC contenders towards the end of stage 7 as the race approached the Mur de Bretagne.  At just over 6km to go UAE Team Emirates - XRG and Team Visma | Lease a Bike were fighting for position at...

So long regarded as one of the most dangerous breakaway riders in the whole of the sport, Ben Healy finally managed to secure himself a Tour de France stage win on stage 6 of the 2025 edition earlier this week. In the process, the EF Education-EasyPost star brought a smile to the face of Irish cycli...

Isaac del Toro has done it again, to storm his way to the win on stage 3 of the 2025 Tour of Austria, out-climbing his rivals on the Gaisbergspitze. After the breakaway of the day were caught with 34km to go, the peloton's focus turned firmly towards the big final climb of the day at the 7.5km Gaisb...

Later this afternoon, we are expecting some more Tour de France fireworks, as stage 7 of the 2025 Tour de France concludes at the challenging finale of the Mûr-de-Bretagne. According to ex-pro Dan Martin, who knows the climb very well, the almost mythical threat of the climb can sometimes cause as m...

Liane Lippert has won stage 6 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia Women for Movistar Team, out sprinting Pauliena Rooijakkers in a two-woman fight for the line in Terre Roveresche. Although she missed out on the stage, Rooijakkers will still undoubtedly be happy with her day's efforts however, catapulting rig...

Sitting 2nd in the general classification, Remco Evenepoel is the closest rider to Tadej Pogacar at the 2025 Tour de France currently. The Soudal - Quick-Step leader has just received a blow though, as early on stage 7, one of his key domestiques has been forced to abandon the race.  After visibly s...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike and UAE Team Emirates - XRG are already engaged in a full-on battle at the Tour de France even though we have not reached the mountains. On stage 6 the Dutch team put pressure in several different ways including a potential attempt to keep Tadej Pogacar in the yellow and ha...

Mathieu van der Poel had a very tough stage 6 at the Tour de France and that has come at the end of a string of stages where he's been a headliner at all times. Fatigue is certainly becoming a factor for the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider, now leader of the race once again, and there are question on wheth...

Stage 7 of the Tour de France will finish atop the Mur-de-Bretagne. Whilst there is much discussion on whether Tadej Pogacar wants to lead the race at this point in time or not, it could well happen by the end of the day as most believe UAE will put on a chase to fight for another stage win in the m...

In the mountains it will always be difficult for anyone to beat Tadej Pogacar. At this Tour de France Team Visma | Lease a Bike have attacked the crosswinds, the hills and on stage 6 have raced quite aggressively at certain points to the dismay of the yellow jersey.  "It's a good thing he doesn't ge...

Will we finally see Mathieu van der Poel going for the green jersey at the Tour de France? After more than a week of denying that possibility, the Dutchman contested the intermediate sprint on stage 6 which leads most to believe this ambition has finally emerged. At the same time, it was done at the...

After a very fast and difficult sixth day at the Tour de France, the peloton will find some more flat roads but another hilltop finish at the Mur-de-Bretagne. Whilst by far not the hardest stage of the week, Lance Armstrong warns to the dangers of the ascent.  The last man to win on the Breton wall...

Jonas Vingegaard has bounced back after a bad day at the Tour de France. In the time-trial he lost considerable time to Tadej Pogacar and today Team Visma | Lease a Bike resumed charge against the World Champion in a hilly day where a lot could've happened.  "The time trial was a tough day, and I wa...

Tadej Pogacar has spent today in the yellow jersey at the Tour de France, but just as quickly as he obtained it he's also given it away to Mathieu van der Poel. However this was only by 1 second, and the Slovenian didn't understand what Team Visma | Lease a Bike were up to on stage 6 which finished...

As Remco Evenepoel’s future continues to ignite conversations in the media, one destination keeps resurfacing with increasing plausibility: Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe. After years of rumors linking the Belgian to various teams, it now looks as though a move away from Soudal – Quick-Step is not only...

Andy Schleck is present at the current Tour de France and has shared his thoughts on the battle for the overall classification. The Luxembourger has no doubts that despite Tadej Pogacar having his best level, Jonas Vingegaard is still capable of beating him.  "Pogacar, obviously, is there. We expect...

Stage 7 of the Tour de France will be another hilly day, this time around finishing in the Mur-de-Bretagne. Last time around, Mathieu van der Poel won in this climb back in 2021, and now he comes back as the main favourite in the yellow jersey. But Tadej Pogacar will be chasing his second stage win,...

Stage 5 of the 2025 Tour de France delivered a clear message: Remco Evenepoel is not just here to compete, he’s here to win. His time trial victory was as commanding as it was expected perhaps, and on The Move podcast, Lance Armstrong, Bradley Wiggins, and George Hincapie gave the performance its du...

Enric Mas recognized that the day had been more than complicated due to the fast pace of the first kilometers in a stage that seemed more like a classic than a stage of a grand tour: "The goal of the day was to get someone in the breakaway, we did it, we are finding our sensations," Mas sounded sati...

Former national coach Sven Vanthourenhout has been officially unemployed for a while now, but that should be no longer the case from August onwards. The man who saw Belgium stand on top of every Championship, including Olympic Games, enjoyed attention of all the best teams in the world, and now his...

After a flying start to stage six, a strong group eventually steered clear from the peloton. Including sixth overall Mathieu van der Poel. The Dutchman's goal was clear: to regain the yellow jersey he lost a day earlier. And while that goal was eventually completed, stage win was three minutes furth...

Mathieu van der Poel gave up the yellow jersey after stage 5 time trial, but the Dutchman didn't have to wait long to return to race lead. On stage 6, the Alpecin-Deceuninck leader joined daily breakaway and as peloton wasn't keen on chasing the leading group, Van der Poel was able to narrowly jump...

Tadej Pogacar lost the yellow jersey on the sixth stage of the Tour de France 2025. As the race unfolded, it seemed more of a tactic and a relief than a shame. One of the top UAE Team Emirates - XRG officials spoke about it after the stage. Joxean Matxin was asked at the end of the day: "The defense...

Best of the rest; Quinn Simmons had to be happy with a second place in the sixth stage of Tour de France as the unleashed Ben Healy was out of everyone's league on Thursday. "If I had been on his wheel when he attacked, that would have been great," Simmons said afterwards, reflecting on the key mome...

The sixth stage of Tour de France was certainly not what was expected, but for the GC men, there were ultimately no major changes in the standings as most protagonists arrived together, including white jersey Remco Evenepoel. "I'm doing well right now," he told Sporza after the stage. "It was certai...

Stage 6 of this Tour de France delivered an exciting battle for the breakaway. After yesterday’s individual time-trial, today’s course was an explosive hilly stage, ideal for puncheurs. The stage was 200 km long, with a total of 6 categorised climbs. The breakaway was fought very hard from the begi...

Mathieu van der Poel is without a doubt one of the stars of the Tour de France's first week. After several successful stages and a few days in the yellow jersey, the Dutchman has today joined the day's breakaway to recapture the lead of the Tour de France by a single second over Tadej Pogacar.  "I h...

Ben Healy is a young rider still, but has achieved a lot throughout his career. However, nothing can compare to today's victory at the Tour de France in which he won in his own traditional style. The Irishman is setting himself as one of the very best breakaway specialists of an entire generation an...

The overall classification has changed once again after stage 6 of the Tour de France. Former race leader Mathieu van der Poel joined the day's breakaway in an attempt to recover the yellow jersey and has succeeded - by a single second!  The Alpeinc-Deceuninck rider struggled very much in the final...

Stage 6 of the Tour de France was the first day where there was a real breakaway battle and it delivered fireworks from start to finish. Several of the peloton's best classics and climbers attacked for a very long time to form a strong breakaway group; and from there Ben Healy took a stunning solo w...

Alberto Contador analyzed on Eurosport Jonas Vingegaard's defeat in the time trial of stage 5 of the Tour de France 2025. The Dane had a bad day on the bike and lost over a minute to Tadej Pogacar, perhaps the most noteworthy moment of the Tour thus far.  The Spaniard made it clear that the setback...

The Tour of Austria has become UAE Team Emirates - XRG's stage-collecting field. After Felix Grossschartner won the opening stage, Isaac del Toro has won stage 2 with a latte attack in the hilltop finish.  The second stage of the Austrian stage had a small climb up to the line in St.Johann Alpendorf...

The Tour de France is currently ongoing but although Remco Evenepoel has just won a stage and climbed to second in the overall classification, perhaps that is fully overshadowed by the rumours of a potential departure from Soudal - Quick-Step. Team boss Jurgen Foré has responded to the rumours this...

Stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia Donne proved to be a complicated day for a few GC contenders including yesterday's stage winner Sarah Gigante. It was a day with a few climbs but it was the race's strongest sprinter, Lorena Wiebes, who came out of the day with the win.  Wiebes was the strongest out of t...

The rumours surrounding Remco Evenepoel’s potential move from Soudal – Quick-Step to Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe have been circulating for years, often met with a mix of skepticism and fatigue from fans. But this time, the speculation has real substance, and increasing credibility. According to Dani...

Wout van Aert is clear about his intentions for stage 6 of the Tour de France: he wants to be in the breakaway, and he sees this as a real opportunity. Clearly, the Belgian is ready for a fight, but knows he will need to reach the final kilometres without the current yellow jersey, Tadej Pogacar, at...

Stage 6 of the Tour de France 2025 offers another potential shot at glory for Mathieu van der Poel. After surrendering the yellow jersey to Tadej Pogacar in Wednesday’s time trial, the Dutchman is now back on the hunt for stage wins, something he’s already proven he can deliver at this year’s race....

Primoz Roglic has kept a low profile through the opening week of the 2025 Tour de France, and by all accounts, that’s very much by design. The Red Bull – BORA - hansgrohe leader is coming off a battered and bruised Giro d’Italia, where multiple crashes forced him to abandon. Now, less than two month...

Marc Sergeant offered a sharp assessment of the contenders’ performances in stage 5’s time trial, the only flat test against the clock in this year’s Tour. It was a day where some riders delivered above expectations, and others fell short. According to Sereant, for Tadej Pogacar, the 33-kilometer co...

Thibau Nys has had a low profile start to his first Tour de France, and the early crash he was involved in offers some explanation for his subdued showing so far. The 22-year-old from Lidl-Trek rolled across the line in 155th place during Wednesday’s time trial in Caen, suggesting he took a conserva...

Wout van Aert held back in Wednesday’s stage 5 time trial, opting not to push himself to the limit. He’s targeting opportunities in the stages ahead and is still working his way into top form after riding the Giro d’Italia in May and falling ill shortly before the Tour de France began. "I'm optimist...

UAE Team Emirates – XRG have confirmed that the Vuelta a España is part of Tadej Pogacar’s race calendar this year, though a final decision will be made after the Tour de France. Pogacar, who leads the 2025 Tour after five stages, appears poised for another historic campaign. “The Vuelta is on his p...

Stage 5 of the 2025 Tour de France saw Remco Evenepoel lay down a statement of intent, winning the individual time trial as most experts expected him to. The Belgian delivered on his pre-race confidence, gaining significant time over key rivals. Tadej Pogacar came closest, just 16 seconds back, whil...

Stage 4 of the Tour de France provided fireworks and in what way! Despite the peloton not having gone through a single long climb yet, we have had two stages with the world's best attacking each other and looking to gain time on the overall classification. This Tuesday, the World Champion Tadej Poga...

Former INEOS Grenadiers road captain Luke Rowe has lifted the lid on a heated exchange between Chris Froome and Vincenzo Nibali in his new memoir, Road Captain: My Life at the Heart of the Peloton. In an excerpt published of his new book shared by Cyclingnews, Rowe recounts a moment during the 2015...

Tadej Pogacar has taken over the yellow jersey and we enter a new Tour de France. We preview stage 6, a threatening day in which we find a hilltop finish in Vire and where we may see a few more gaps in the steep uphill finish.  The third punchy finish of the first week, in Normandie now. It's a tric...

Bryan Coquard of Cofidis is off to a turbulent start at this year’s Tour de France. During the third stage, Coquard was involved in a crash with Jasper Philipsen, the former green jersey holder and winner of the opening stage, who was forced to abandon the race with a broken collarbone. The incident...

World cycling is on the verge of a dramatic transformation. A groundbreaking new race is in the works — one designed to bring together the sport’s absolute elite in a single, high-stakes showdown. Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic, Wout van Aert —...

Spanish fans had hoped Enric Mas might deliver a time trial performance reminiscent of his days with Quick-Step, especially after his form so far in the Tour de France. But with Movistar Team, that kind of result remains elusive. The Mallorcan lost nearly three minutes at the finish, erasing the pro...

Who needs Julian Alaphilippe, Romain Grégoire, or Lenny Martinez when France has Kevin Vauquelin? The Arkea – B&B Hotels rider is quickly becoming one of the standout stories of the 2025 Tour de France. Already a stage winner in 2024, Vauquelin delivered another surprise with a fifth-place finish in...

Mauro Gianetti had reason to be satisfied after Stage 5 of the 2025 Tour de France. While Tadej Pogacar didn’t claim the stage victory, he pulled on the yellow jersey, a result that set the tone for UAE Team Emirates – XRG as we enter the mid point of the first week. Remco Evenepoel took the win on...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike endured a tough day in the Tour de France time trial, with Jonas Vingegaard and Matteo Jorgenson each conceding close to 90 seconds to the top contenders. The result was a setback for the team, particularly after both riders had delivered strong time trial performances just...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike endured a rough day at the Tour de France, with both Jonas Vingegaard and general classification outsider Matteo Jorgenson dropping close to 90 seconds during the stage 7 time trial. The day belonged to Remco Evenepoel, who claimed the stage win and moved into second overal...

Stage 5 of the Tour de France was the first individual time-trial of the race. It was a simple, flat stage where the riders needed to put in an effort lasting over 35 minutes. Among the first group of riders that started the time-trial, men like Luke Plapp, Iván Romeo, and Edoardo Affini were the o...

Arkéa - B&B Hotels have been for the entire year struggling and most likely the team will come to an end in December. Whilst not impossible, there is a very small chance that the team will save itself and it's big revelation Kévin Vauquelin will depart. Sources at the Tour de France indicate INEOS G...

Grischa Niermann, DS of Team Visma | Lease a Bike, gave his immediate reaction right after today's time-trial and before talking to Jonas Vingegaard. There was a disappointing performance on the day which saw the Dane lose 1:05 minutes to Tadej Pogacar over the 33-kilometer long time-trial which was...

Jonas Vingegaard looked very strong in the Criterium du Dauphiné's time-trial and entered today's stage with high expectations and even the possibility of taking time on Tadej Pogacar. Ultimately, the two-time winner of the Tour de France was perhaps the defeated face of the day, shedding over a min...

Tadej Pogacar did not win today's stage of the Tour de France but he was perhaps the big winner of the day. He managed to win over a minute on Jonas Vingegaard on a day where both looked to be equal on paper.  "These first five stages have gone by very quickly. This is starting to heat up, the Tour...

Remco Evenepoel was the man to beat today at the Tour de France's sole flat time-trial and he rode according to expectations. The Soudal - Quick-Step rider took the victory and leaped in the overall classification; releasing pressuring from his shoulders.  "You never know, because you know that big...

The stage 5 time-trial at the Tour de France has had a massive impact in the overall classification, perhaps not in the way most expected. Whilst Remco Evenepoel and Tadej Pogacar thrived, Jonas Vingegaard struggled and has left the fifth day with over a minute of disadvantage over Pogacar already. ...

Remco Evenepoel has won stage 5 of the Tour de France, a strong victory in the race's sole time-trial where the Olympic and World Champion confirmed his status of man to beat. However the big news of the day was Tadej Pogacar's time gain on Jonas Vingegaard, which has created a very meaningful diffe...

It came as no surprise but the first days of the Tour de France have been heavily marked by crashed. Big stars such as Jasper Philipsen and Filippo Ganna have already abandoned the race as a result; Whilst many others have gone down. However not all have been due to natural race situations former pr...

Professional cyclists are often described to as warriors, for many reasons - but one of them being their ability to endure injuries. Whilst often there is the overlying concern that they should not continue races after difficult crashes, often that still happens. After his high-speed crash on the th...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG is the big team present at the Tour of Austria and is the team to beat. Unsurprisingly, they have won stage 1; but have done so by finishing with four of their riders in the Top5.  The first day of racing, ending in Ziel, featured a few hills towards the end where UAE found i...

The Giro d'Italia Donne has faced it's first true summit finish today and Marlen Reusser put in a strong performance to finish in the wheel of Elisa Longo Borghini to defend her pink jersey. However, Sarah Gigante won stage 4 and has jumped onto the podium.  The summit finish to Valdobbiadene provid...

Tom Dumoulin, a former time-trial World Champion and Grand Tour specialist, would've loved a day like this if he was still racing in the professional ranks. Although the battle for the overall classification has already opened up in this Tour de France, today is a day for the specialists to take con...

This Wednesday sees one of the key stages of the Tour de France's first week. In Caen, the riders will face a 33-kilometer long time-trial where there could be meaningful gaps opened in the fight for the overall classification. Alberto Contador has shared his opinion on what may happen today.  "The...

Uno-X Mobility are thus far having a strong Tour de France with Soren Waerenskjold being a strong presence in the sprints and Tobias Johannessen coming out of a very explosive first four days of the race just outside the Top10. Team DS Thor Hushovd has commented on several topics after the finale in...

On the hilly and incredibly technical finale of stage 4 at the Tour de France Team Visma | Lease a Bike hit the front late but in perfect time. Victor Campenaerts did an astounding leadout towards the final climb which split the remaining peloton to bits, but once again the Dutch team was not able t...

Wout van Aert had a tough few first days at the Tour de France but on stage 4 he showed the best level of himself. Whilst he was not able to keep up with the very best on the ultra-steep Saint-Hilaire climb, he finished shortly after. However, he is seriously considering not going for a result in th...

Iñigo San Milán was one of Tadej Pogacar's coaches early in his career and a key figure in his development. The Spaniard has talked about his former tutor yesterday regarding his current Tour de France and the sheer genetic ability of the World Champion, with nothing but praise thrown in his directi...

Tadej Pogacar put in another stunner of a performance on the fourth stage of the Tour de France to win his first stage of the week and 100th of his career. He beat Mathieu van der Poel in an excruciating sprint and was highly complemented by Lance Armstrong, George Hincapie and Bradley Wiggins.  In...

Stage 5 of the Tour de France marks the first individual time trial of this year’s race — and the only one on a flat course. It’s set to be a crucial day for the general classification hopefuls, offering a relatively long solo test where time gaps are likely to emerge. The stage shapes up as a pivot...

Stage 5 of the Tour de France is it's first individual time-trial and the only flat one. It will be an important day for the overall classification contenders who find a relatively long solo effort against the clock that will create differences. We preview an important stage for Tadej Pogacar, Jonas...

Stage 4 held the second punchy finish of the 2025 Tour de France and once again, Jonas Vingegaard was right there in the mix. Just like on stage 2, the Dane was only bettered by Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel, but regardless, Vingegaard sees plenty of reasons to be positive heading into the...

João Almeida emerged as one of the key figures in Stage 4 of the 2025 Tour de France, playing a pivotal role in helping Tadej Pogacar claim a hard-fought victory in Rouen. The Portuguese rider was full of praise for UAE Team Emirates - XRG, emphasising the importance of unity and shared effort after...

Since his transfer to Q36.5 Pro Cycling, we have seen Tom Pidcock regain the spark in his eye. He may have only won four times in the early phases of this season, but the Brit nevertheless enjoyed every bit of it. With a newly-found freedom, the multi-discipline star finally found time and space to...

Jonas Vingegaard was the most pleasant of all surprises on the stage 4 of Tour de France, being the only man capable of countering Tadej Pogacar on the steep Rampe Saint-Hilaire. If Vingegaard can be on par with the Slovenian in classics-like stages like this one, we may only look forward to seeing...

Visma | Lease a Bike almost couldn't wish for more in the fourth stage of Tour de France. Their leader Jonas Vingegaard was able to tag the biggest favourite Tadej Pogacar over the hardest obstacle on the course and ignite the flame within all his supporters. "It was a brutally tough finish," Vingeg...

Some may have wondered where was Lenny Martinez, what was wrong with him at the start of the Tour? The Frenchman provided a resolute answer today when joined the daily breakaway and even was the last man standing from the brave quartet. "I would have liked a few more riders in the breakaway to maybe...

Another positive day in the office for Jonathan Milan who was able to expand his lead in the points classification by securing 11 points at the intermediate sprint. That means the Lidl-Trek sprinter will be rocking a full-body green skinsuit in tomorrow's timetrial. Speaking to media afterwards, Mil...

Even if you watched the past four stages carefully, you may have not spotted Primoz Roglic in the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe special Tour jersey. The Slovenian has been simply anonymous so far and in the first stage where GC favourites showed some cracks, Roglic was among those who lost time. "He h...

Stage 3 of the 2025 Tour de France was billed as a flat, uneventful day, it turned out to be anything but. On the latest episode of The Move podcast, Lance Armstrong, Bradley Wiggins, and George Hincapie dug into a stage packed with drama for the sprinters, and even some concerns for the GC men. The...

The Tour de France is the epitome of the cycling season and with no doubt one of the most watched sporting events of the year. I had the opportunity to cover the race for the first time and it's beautiful chaos captured my heart.  Ultimately, this is a story that I've meant to work on since the 29 o...

The wife of two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard stirred up water early this weak with controversial statements about the tactics of Visma | Lease a Bike for Tour de France, claiming her husband deserves a complete devotion of his teammates who shall forsake their own ambitions. "She shou...

Stage 4 delivered a thrilling finale, in a stage that featured 5 categorised climbs in the last 50 kilometres. The breakaway of the day was formed by Lenny Martinez, Thomas Gachignard, and Jonas Abrahamsen, with Kasper Asgreen joining the group later after an attack from the peloton. Away from GC du...

Enric Mas lost 32 seconds on Stage 4 of the Tour de France, unable to stay with the race’s elite on the short, explosive climb into Rouen. The Movistar Team leader conceded his first real time to the GC favourites on a day that tested punchy climbers — and on the eve of what is expected to be his mo...

After four stages of the 2025 Tour de France, Matteo Jorgenson has proven why he's being positioned by some as Team Visma | Lease a Bike's secret weapon. A key part of the Visma train, the American has been glued to the side of Jonas Vingegaard, with the pair sat 3rd and 4th in the general classific...

For the third time in four days at the 2025 Tour de France, Primoz Roglic found himself caught out in the finale on stage 4, suffering more time loss to drop to 1:27 down on his compatriot Tadej Pogacar and the Maillot Jaune Mathieu van der Poel heading into the stage 5 individual time trial.  Speak...

After having one Tour de France stage win in his entire career a few days ago, Mathieu van der Poel came within a few pedal strokes of making it two in three days on Tuesday afternoon at the 2025 Tour de France. Ultimately however, this time around Van der Poel had to admit defeat at the line agains...

Before the start of the 2025 Tour de France, stage 5 was widely earmarked as the day for Remco Evenepoel to potentially take the Maillot Jaune. Given that the Belgian has already lost 58 seconds in the general classification however, the reality is that it may prove a much tougher task.  “It was twe...

In the all-star group of world champions, Grand Tour winners and superstar domestiques that battled for the win on stage 4 of the 2025 Tour de France, one name in particular stood out, Team Picnic PostNL's British GC hopeful Oscar Onley.  In just his second ever Tour de France, the 22-year-old Scot...

With almost every race that goes by, Tadej Pogacar seems to create some form of cycling history. At the 2025 Tour de France, it has taken the Slovenian superstar just four stages to do so, as he reaches a landmark in his own career with a 100th professional victory.  In a frantic and thrilling final...

In an absolutely spectacular finale to stage 4 at the 2025 Tour de France, the stars of the race came out to play once again. Tadej Pogacar prevailed, taking the 100th pro win of his career, but it wasn't quite enough to wrestle the Maillot Jaune from the shoulders of Mathieu van der Poel. Thanks to...

Tadej Pogacar has turned the tables on Mathieu van der Poel to win stage 4 of the 2025 Tour de France in a thrilling finale and secure the 18th stage win of his Tour career in style. After the trio of Lenny Martinez (Bahrain - Victorious), Thomas Gachignard (Team TotalEnergies) and Jonas Abrahamsen...

Stage 4 of the 2025 Tour de France is taking place this Tuesday afternoon, with an exciting finale expected in Rouen. Before the riders have even arrived however, there has been drama.  According to a report by Valeurs and 76actu, earlier on this afternoon, a man with a knife was arrested by police...

Primoz Roglic has been notably quiet in the early stages of the 2025 Tour de France, seemingly content to keep himself to himself and fly under the radar. Whilst the Slovenian has also been quite quick to stress a Maillot Jaune win won't define his career, Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe DS Rolf Aldag i...

It's been a somewhat disastrous start to the 2025 Tour de France for the INEOS Grenadiers. Whilst spirits were high and the team were notably full of optimism pre-race after the return of Sir Dave Brailsford, over the course of the first four stages, a lot more has gone wrong than gone right.  On th...

The sight of a bloody Emilien Jeannière crossing the line to finish stage 3 of the 2025 Tour de France on Monday afternoon was one of the more striking images of the race so far. With a tissue in his mouth and pain etched all over his face, it looked like that could have been the last we'd see of th...

Bryan Coquard is one of the more experienced sprinters in the Tour de France peloton in 2025. The Frenchman has rarely seen the kind of headlines he has received over the 24 hours or so however, after being involved in an unfortunate crash at the intermediate sprint on stage 3 that saw Green Jersey...

Remco Evenepoel's start to the 2025 Tour de France has been far from ideal. After losing time on stage 1, the Belgian crashed on stage 3. Whilst the incident thankfully came close enough to the finish line that he didn't lose any further time, it was still an added moment of stress that the Soudal -...

Jonas Vingegaard's wife caused a stir in the cycling world earlier this week, when in a series of interviews released in the Danish media, she publicly criticised Team Visma | Lease a Bike and their handling of her husband. Despite Trine Vingegaard Hansen's comments raising a number of eyebrows howe...

Lorena Wiebes has taken her first stage win of the 2025 Giro d'Italia Women, avoiding a late mass crash, to win a much reduced sprint on stage 3.  After Nora Jenčušová, the last of the day's breakaway had been caught with 23 kilometres to go, the peloton sped towards what looked like an almost inevi...

The topic of rider safety has been thrust back into the spotlight once again after a disastrous stage 3 at the 2025 Tour de France saw Green Jersey Jasper Philipsen abandon and numerous other riders hit the deck. Israel - Premier Tech's Michael Woods has so far managed to avoid any crashes, but the...

After a low-key start to his 2025 Tour de France campaign, Wout van Aert is targeting a breakthrough on stage 4. Speaking before the start in Amiens, the Belgian made it clear he’s aiming for the win on a course tailor made for his characteristics. “We need to be in a good position in the final, th...

While the opening stages of the 2025 Tour de France have been filled with chaos and headlines, with many crazy crashes, Primoz Roglic has flown largely under the radar. But not everyone sees that as a positive. The Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe team leader lost 39 seconds in the echelons on day one an...

No rider in the long and storied history of the Tour de France has won more stages than Mark Cavendish. No sprinter in the entire history of the sport has more wins. But now retired, 'The Manx Missile' is getting to see the chaotic sprints for victory from the other side of the barriers for the firs...

Whilst Primoz Roglic started his 2025 Tour de France challenge with a bit of a blow on stage 1, losing 39 seconds to Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, it was the Slovenian's pre-stage interview that caused a stir for former British national champion Adam Blythe.  Speaking to ITV Sport ahead of sta...

The opening stage of the 2025 Tour de France was an incredibly dramatic one on Saturday afternoon. For Geraint Thomas, the oldest rider in the peloton and in his final ever Grand Tour, it was a rude welcome to his farewell Tour.  "I’ve seen some random stuff on social media — people saying I was the...

Jasper Philipsen has sadly had to abandon the 2025 Tour de France, and in the opinion of one of his teammates at least, the blame lies squarely on the shoulders of Cofidis sprinter Bryan Coquard.  Immediately following the violent crash at the intermediate sprint that left Philipsen crumbled in a ba...

Stage 3 of the 2025 Tour de France is a day that will live long in the memory of Bryan Coquard, and not for all the right reasons either. After putting himself in the mix at the intermediate sprint, the Frenchman came into contact with the Green Jersey of Jasper Philipsen, knocking the Belgian to gr...

In an ideal world, during the Tour de France, all eyes would be on the racing and the riders. For Team Visma | Lease a Bike in 2025 however, the main topic of conversation has been completely flipped by a sensational series of interviews from the wife of team leader Jonas Vingegaard. “Knowing Jonas...

Jordi Meeus was one of several riders caught in the messy conclusion to stage 3 of the Tour de France, but the Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe sprinter is continuing the race, lining up for stage 4 despite visible injuries and discomfort. "I've felt better already," Meeus told Sporza. "Although the stif...

In the fallout from Jasper Philipsen’s crash and early exit from the Tour de France, debate continues over who, if anyone, is responsible. While many in the cycling world, including Adrie van der Poel, have described the incident as a racing accident, Roxane Knetemann sees it differently. In her vie...

As Alpecin-Deceuninck regroups after Jasper Philipsen’s race ending crash on stage 3 of the Tour de France, Adrie van der Poel offered an empathetic perspective in an interview with Cyclism’Actu, acknowledging the team’s disappointment while emphasising the unpredictable nature of the sport. Philips...

In recent days, the Danish media has been abuzz with reactions to Trine Hansen’s public criticism of Team Visma | Lease a Bike, her husband Jonas Vingegaard’s team. In an interview with the Danish newspaper Politiken, Hansen said the team had pushed Vingegaard “too hard.” The interview immediately d...

After a dream start to the 2025 Tour de France, Alpecin-Deceuninck’s campaign took a dramatic turn on stage 3 as Jasper Philipsen crashed out during the intermediate sprint for the green jersey. The Belgian sprinter, who had claimed victory on stage 1 and briefly held the yellow jersey, suffered a b...

Stage 3 of the 2025 Tour de France descended into turmoil, with a series of crashes that sparked fierce criticism from journalist Thijs Zonneveld. Speaking on the podcast In De Waaier, Zonneveld placed the blame squarely on race organiser ASO and governing body UCI, describing the stage as predictab...

With all eyes on Tour de France, the Tour of Austria will take off this Wednesday. Those who are looking to win the race naturally won't look past UAE Team Emirates - XRG. Even without Tadej Pogacar, the Emirati team is always ready to fight for a victory and Tour of Austria will be no exception. Th...

Jonas Vingegaard’s surprised the media when in an interview, she suggested Visma | Lease a Bike should only focus on the yellow jersey at the Tour de France, pushing aside the ambitions of his teammates (and mainly Wout Van Aert) at the on-going Tour de France. "The interview by his wife in the Dani...

Jonas Vingegaard carried the flag of Visma | Lease a Bike with a podium result in the second stage of Tour de France, but he wasn't the intended leader of his team for the stage with finish in Boulogne-sur-Mer. But where was Wout Van Aert? Way off the front... Grischa Niermann provided an update on...

Stage 4 of the Tour de France will be another tough stage with a lot of short and explosive climbs close to the finish. In Rouen we could have a similar finale to that of yesterday where Mathieu van der Poel took the stage win. He will once again be amongst the favourites, but we must always look to...

The Tour de France peloton was rocked by a number of crashes in a dramatic finale to stage 3 on Monday afternoon. Afterwards, CyclingUpToDate were part of the media on the ground looking to find out what exactly led to the chaos.  Speaking to Uno-X Mobility sprinter Soren Waerenskjold, the Norwegian...

Caleb Ewan wrapped up his professional career earlier this year after what seemed like a successful comeback with INEOS Grenadiers. The now-retired Australian is nevertheless present at the Tour de France as an expert and analyst. From his position, he shared his opinion on today's controversial sta...

Kevin Vauquelin carried the white jersey safely through the carnage in the final of Tour de France stage 3. Therefore he can already think about fourth stage which will be another opportunity to sneak into the yellow jersey. "At the start of the day, it was really quiet, we didn't even have any rain...

Stage 3 was one that was expected to run smoothly towards the expected bunch finish. An easy day for teams like Visma | Lease a Bike - a team without any real sprinter ambition. "We had headwind for most of the day, which created some nervousness in the bunch," analyzed sports director Grischa Nierm...

A mostly peaceful ride in Monday's stage 3 of the Tour de France was broken by the crash of Jasper Philipsen at the intermediate sprint with 60 kilometers to go. Biniam Girmay was right behind the Belgian when the incident occured.  And that was not the end of it. The arrival to Dunkeque saw two maj...

Stage 3 of the Tour de France was quite an uneventful day at first with no breakaway on the day; and then it became perhaps excessively eventful. The day, won by Tim Merlier in a head-to-head sprint against Jonathan Milan, was marked by the crashes of Jasper Philipsen, Remco Evenepoel, Jordi Meeus a...

As it turned out, Tadej Pogacar's spell in the polka-dot jersey lasted just the one day at the 2025 Tour de France. On stage 3, a perfectly timed attack from the Slovenian's UAE Team Emirates - XRG teammate Tim Wellens, saw the Belgian national champion take the only King of the Mountains point on o...

Jasper Philipsen was the sole rider to abandon the Tour de France on stage 3 and it was perhaps the big story of the day. The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider was the victim of a crash right before the stage's intermediate sprint, and was forced to withdraw whilst wearing the green jersey. The Belgian team...

After a fairy-tale first couple of days at the 2025 Tour de France, Alpecin-Deceuninck would have been acutely aware that the good times wouldn't last forever. A violent stage 3 crash and abandon for stage 1 winner and Green Jersey wearer Jasper Philipsen was a very shocking bump back to earth howev...

After the dramatic crash and subsequent abandonment of Jasper Philipsen on stage 3, Lidl-Trek's Jonathan Milan is wearing the Green Jersey at the Tour de France for the first time in his career. A nice consolation having narrowly missed out on the stage win in a photo finish to Tim Merlier.  "I cann...

The was almost nothing to separate Tim Merlier and Jonathan Milan in a chaotic bunch sprint finale to stage 3 at the 2025 Tour de France. On the photo finish however, it was the European champion who prevailed by the barest of margins, adding a second Tour stage to his ever-growing list of accomplis...

In a chaotic end to what had been a relatively calm day for the most part, there were a string of nasty crashed in the finale of stage 3 at the 2025 Tour de France on Monday afternoon. Among those to go down in the incidents was Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Jordi Meeus, and speaking at the finish l...

Tim Merlier might have edged out Jonathan Milan for the sprint win on stage 3 of the 2025 Tour de France, but the big talking point of the day was inevitably the race-ending crash of stage 1 winner and Green Jersey wearer Jasper Philipsen.  Intermarché – Wanty have their own Green Jersey ambitions a...

Tim Merlier has sprinted to the win from the bunch on stage 3 of the 2025 Tour de France, on a dramatic day that saw the sad abandon of the Green Jersey Jasper Philipsen after a crash, and Remco Evenepoel was caught up in a late incident himself.  With this stage having a bunch sprint finish written...

Seemingly every few weeks or months, the stories emerge again that Remco Evenepoel is nearing the exit door at Soudal - Quick-Step. Whilst this hasn't proven true so far, the recent rumours suggest that Evenepoel himself is trying to force through a move to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe.  According to...

Everything had been going perfectly for Alpecin-Deceuninck over the first two stages at the 2025 Tour de France. Part the way through stage 3 however, disaster has struck at the intermediate sprint.  Leading the Green Jersey classification after his stage 1 win, Jasper Philipsen was looking to pick...

The wife of Jonas Vingegaard sent the cycling world into a frenzy last weekend, when in a pair of box-office interviews in the Danish press, she publicly criticised Team Visma | Lease a Bike's handling of her husband. It's fair to say that the interviews with Politiken and Jyllands-Posten from Trine...

Over recent years, Tadej Pogacar has been all-conquering as he's swept up Monument victories, Grand Tour success and even a World Championship win. Perhaps the only criticism of Pogacar, is that sometimes he doesn't race with his head, attacking at any and all opportunities that present themselves....

2018 Maillot Jaune Geraint Thomas is in the Tour de France of his iconic career in 2025. Although he made it clear he wasn't targeting the general classification this time around, the Welshman's first couple of days have been tough.  After seeing INEOS Grenadiers teammate Filippo Ganna abandon after...

After such an impressive end to the Giro d'Italia as he won the Maglia Rosa, it is perhaps understandable that Simon Yates has experienced a slight hangover in the early stages of the 2025 Tour de France. Still though, having started the race as Team Visma | Lease a Bike's widely touted plan B for t...

It has been a fairly disastrous start to the 2025 Tour de France for the INEOS Grenadiers. To compound the first stage abandon of Filippo Ganna, both Geraint Thomas and Carlos Rodriguez already find themselves more than a minute down in the general classification after 2 stages.  Having been caught...

For so long, Tadej Pogacar has been seen as the more attacking one in his legendary rivalry with Jonas Vingegaard. In the early stages of the 2025 Tour de France however, the roles have reversed slightly, with Vingegaard attacking for fun and Pogacar being the one to try and conserve energy a bit mo...

Anna Henderson has taken the win on stage 2 at the 2025 Giro d'Italia women, outsprinting Dilyxine Miermont to the line, after the pair had held off the GC chase group on the final climb. Notably, Henderson also takes hold of the Maglia Rosa in the process. With the stage all about the final climb t...

The Cofidis team was rocked ahead of stage 2 at the 2025 Tour de France after it came to light that they had been the victims of a shocking burglary overnight. With 11 race bikes stolen, things have been made much tougher for the French team going forward.  "When we woke up, unfortunately, we realis...

Whilst Jonas Vingegaard's quest for a 3rd Maillot Jaune has just begun at the 2025 Tour de France, the Dane's wife Trine has caused quite a stir back home in Denmark by sensationally slamming Vingegaard's bosses at Team Visma | Lease a Bike.  Vingegaard has long been known as a family man, with his...

We preview stage 3 of the Tour de France, the likely second bunch sprint of the race where the wind will blow hard once again. Jonathan Milan, Tim Merlier and Jasper Philipsen will be the headliners of the race.  The third day of racing will take place between Valenciennes and Dunkerque and will be...

The bombshell has sounded loudly on the first Monday of the Tour de France 2025. The future of the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale team has changed drastically in a few moments. After 28 years, the French team's main sponsor has sold the team it has sponsored since 1998. According to the media L'Équipe, ...

The biggest cycling race on the planet, the Tour de France understandably sees fans flock to the roadside in their considerable number over the course of the Grand Tour. It's fair to say however, that some spectators are better behaved than others.  Already in 2025, there have been instances of crow...

Stage 2 of the 2025 Tour de France saw all the big names come out to play. Right there amongst them, was Groupama - FDJ's Romain Gregoire, but after the Frenchman had to settle for a 4th placed finish behind Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, Gregoire was left rueing what coul...

The opening stages of the 2025 Tour de France has already given plenty for the experts and analysts to mull over. For Johan Bruyneel and Sir Bradley Wiggins on the latest episode of The Move podcast, topic of the rivalry between UAE Team Emirates - XRG and Team Visma | Lease a Bike was discussed.  V...

It has been a dream start to the 2025 Tour de France for Alpecin-Deceuninck. After Jasper Philipsen took the win and the Maillot Jaune on stage 1, Mathieu van der Poel followed suit on stage 2, winning the stage and the taking the Yellow Jersey from his teammate. According to Belgian icon Sven Nys,...

Remco Evenepoel was arguably the most likely contender to challenge Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard at the start of the 2025 Tour de France, but after losing 39 on the opening stage, the double Olympic champion has already been placed firmly on the back foot.  Because of this early disappointment...

Some blockbuster news on the transfer market in the early stages of the 2025 Tour de France. Although Remco Evenepoel's departure from Soudal - Quick-Step is something that has long been rumoured, the Belgian is now reportedly pushing for the exit door himself.  According to a report by the Escape C...

There has been almost nothing to separate Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard over the course of the first two stages at the 2025 Tour de France, with just 2 bonus seconds in the Slovenian's favour as the only gap created. Although that leaves Vingegaard ever so slightly behind his great rival in the...

Many expected Tadej Pogacar to ignite some of his trademark fireworks on stage 2 of the 2025 Tour de France. Although the Slovenian was typically impressive, finishing 2nd, only beaten by Mathieu van der Poel in a punchy finale, Pogacar was notably quiet. Not making any big attacks, the world champi...

After a disappointing 39 second time loss on the opening day, Primoz Roglic looked a lot better on stage 2, finishing safely in the lead group. On the final rise to the finish line however, the Slovenian was notably absent from the fight for the stage win. According to Roglic himself, that was a mar...

Jonas Vingegaard has made a bright start to the 2025 Tour de France. Over the course of the first two stages, the Dane has been a constant presence at the front of the peloton, and has gained some big time on noted rivals in the process. Still though, Vingegaard finds himself 2 seconds behind Tadej...

The Tour de France 2025 is living up to the billing so far isn’t it? And today, in Northern France, Mathieu van der Poel finally picked up a second Tour de France stage. The Dutch rider narrowly beat Tadej Pogacar in an uphill sprint to seal the result, in another epic battle between the two. Things...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike were active and antagonistic at the front of the peloton in the finale of stage 2 at the 2025 Tour de France, with both Matteo Jorgenson and Jonas Vingegaard attacking in an attempt to put the pressure on Tadej Pogacar.  Ultimately, they weren't able to crack the UAE Team E...

Jonas Vingegaard's quest to reclaim the Maillot Jaune at the 2025 Tour de France was given something of an unnecessary distraction on Sunday afternoon, after an explosive interview with Vingegaard's wife Trine dropped in the Danish media, highly critical of Team Visma | Lease a Bike's handling of he...

Jonathan Milan is still waiting for his first Tour de France stage win. After a disappointing day in Lille where echelons got the better out of the Lidl-Trek speedster, the stage to Boulogne-sur-Mer turned out too difficult for the heavyweight sprinter. At least he got to test his legs at an interme...

Jonas Vingegaard was once again a hot topic of discussion during stage 2 of the 2025 Tour de France on Sunday afternoon, and not only because of his strong performance on the stage, as he finished 3rd, only beaten in an uphill sprint by Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar. Instead, much of the ta...

It seems like a matter of when, not if Tadej Pogacar will win a stage of the 2025 Tour de France, but on stage 2 this Sunday afternoon, the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader was denied victory in a thrilling uphill sprint by his Spring Classics rival Mathieu van der Poel.  Although he missed out on the...

Alberto Dainese definitely expected more when signed up to join Tudor Pro Cycling two years ago. But with only one victory and palmares full of results of honor, the Italian seems very likely to change colours in 2026 again. According to Het Laatse Nieuws, the 27-year-old Italian has agreed to a dea...

Tudor Pro Cycling's season was aimed towards the first week of Tour de France. With some of the best puncheurs in the world recruited ahead of this season, the Swiss team hope to leave their mark during a debut Tour. And with in-form Julian Alaphilippe among their ranks, it no longer sounds like a d...

Two out of two for Alpecin-Deceuninck! The Belgian team seems unstoppable at the start of this Tour de France which was underlined by Mathieu van der Poel's dominant triumph in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Michael Boogerd was really impressed by the Dutchman's performance. Not only was he always at the front i...

Mathieu van der Poel did it again and stole the show at the Tour de France by winning the second stage to Boulogne-sur-Mer. Along with this prestigious triumph comes also a privilege the Dutchman is already familar with - to ride around in the yellow jersey in next stage(s). "I only watched the last...

Kevin Vauquelin is riding around with phenomenal legs these last weeks and wished to prove that in the first of punchy stages scheduled for the first week of the 2025 Tour de France. The Arkéa - B&B Hotels rider attacked multiple times in the finale, but ultimately could not make the difference and...

The early stages of the 2025 Tour de France are already revealing plenty – not least the form of Enric Mas, whose performances are offering renewed optimism for the Movistar Team. After gaining 39 valuable seconds on most of the general classification contenders in Stage 1, finishing in the elite gr...

In a dramatic finale to stage 2 at the 2025 Tour de France, Mathieu van der Poel powered to the stage win ahead of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. Although he was safely in the lead group today, Remco Evenepoel was unable to get himself in the mix for the stage win. "It was difficult for me to d...

Although he started the day in the Maillot Jaune, Jasper Philipsen gave up any hopes he may have had of keeping it for another day on stage 2 of the 2025 Tour de France, instead sacrificing himself in support of superstar teammate Mathieu van der Poel.  That proved a very wise move for the Alpecin-D...

Mathieu van der Poel has thundered into the Yellow Jersey at the 2025 Tour de France, winning his second ever stage of cycling's most illustrious with a powerful performance on stage 2, denying world champion Tadej Pogacar in a thrilling finale.  With a flurry of late attacks bringing out all the bi...

We have had two incredibly exciting stages to kick off the 2025 Tour de France. Both have had a winner from Alpecin-Deceuninck too, with Mathieu van der Poel taking over control of the Maillot Jaune from teammate Jasper Philipsen thanks to his stage 2 success. In a thrilling finale to the day, Van d...

For the second time in his illustrious career, Mathieu van der Poel has won a stage of the Tour de France. In a thrilling finale to stage 2, the Dutch star held off Tadej Pogacar to win in style.  Four riders got up the road and into the early break on a really miserable day in Northern France. Brun...

Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France was one of the most chaotic openings to a Grand Tour in a long while. Crashes, GC drama and only around 30 riders competing for the sprint win gave analysts plenty to talk about. According to Groupama - FDJ team boss Marc Madiot however, the most interesting thing...

The fight for the Green Jersey is already heating up and we're only halfway through stage 2 at the 2025 Tour de France!  In the intermediate sprint on stage, there were still some points left for the peloton to sprint for after the breakaway had hoovered up the first four positions. That's when thin...

Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France should have been a day of celebration for the Cofidis team as Benjamin Thomas' day in the breakaway earned the Frenchman a spell in one of the sport's most iconic jersey - the polka-dots of King of the Mountains leader. Sadly however, disaster has struck the French...

In a major blow to his hopes of challenging Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel finds himself already 39 seconds down after stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France. To make matters worse for Soudal - Quick-Step, their sprinter Tim Merlier was also caught out in the finale of the opening d...

Months of work, preparation and build-up were ruined in less than half a stage for Filippo Ganna on Saturday as the Italian powerhouse crashed out of the 2025 Tour de France on the opening day. For the INEOS Grenadiers, there could hardly have been a more disastrous start to the Grand Tour.  "Initia...

Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France was far from an ideal start to Primoz Roglic's latest quest to win the Maillot Jaune. After missing a decisive split late on, the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe finished 39 seconds down on rivals such as Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard.  Despite the early disappoin...

Stage 2 of the Tour will finish in Boulogne-sur-Mer and will have both hills and wind coming into action. We preview a day where Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel are the main favourites; But we should also expect action from Evenepoel, Roglic, Vingegaard and Van Aert! The second stage of the...

Lenny Martinez was one of the big disappointments of stage 1 at the 2025 Tour de France. The Frenchman had signalled his intention to not ride for GC this time around, but being consistently dropped and ending the day right in front of the broom wagon was far from ideal for the Bahrain - Victorious...

Jonathan Milan was heavily fancied to take the stage 1 win and the Maillot Jaune at the 2025 Tour de France on Saturday afternoon. Sadly for the Italian however, he and his Lidl-Trek teammates missed the decisive split in the finale, with Jasper Philipsen emerging as the winner.  According to Danish...

Marlen Reusser has stormed to the win on the stage 1 individual time trial at the 2025 Giro d'Italia Women, securing the first possession of the Maglia Rosa in style.  The Movistar Team leader was the widely predicted pre-stage favourite, and proved why with a strong performance over the 14.2km cour...

The UCI is preparing to engage in discussions with the Saudi investors backing the One Cycling initiative, according to UCI president David Lappartient. “Of course we want to enter into discussions with the Saudi investors,” Lappartient told WielerFlits. “We are always open to sit down with potentia...

Tadej Pogacar got through the opening stage of the 2025 Tour de France without incident, staying alert when Jonas Vingegaard and Team Visma split the peloton in the final 20 kilometers. While rivals Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic were caught out and dropped time, Pogacar was right where he needed...

Kaden Groves played a decisive role in Jasper Philipsen’s opening stage win and maiden yellow jersey at the 2025 Tour de France, helping deliver a perfect lead-out at the end of a tough day. Speaking to a group of reporters including CyclingUpToDate before the start of Stage 2 in Lauwin-Planque, the...

Axel Laurance, the 24-year-old French rider for INEOS Grenadiers, braced for another chaotic day at the Tour de France as rain and narrow roads set the tone for Stage 2. Speaking to CyclingUpToDate ahead of the stage in Lauwin-Planque, Laurance reflected on a bruising opener and anticipated more of...

The second stage of the 2025 Tour de France has begun with more disruption, this time from heavy rain and logistical chaos at the start in Lauwin-Planque. Organisers delayed the neutralized roll-out by 15 minutes, now scheduled for 12:30 CET, after morning storms and traffic issues created havoc for...

Stage 1 of the Tour de France brought early drama for Team Jayco AlUla and GC hopeful Ben O’Connor. Caught in a late crash inside the safe zone, O’Connor went over the handlebars but fortunately avoided losing any time. Speaking to a group of reporters including CyclingUpToDate at the start of Stage...

Jasper Philipsen secured his place in Belgian cycling history by winning the opening stage of the 2025 Tour de France in Lille. With a flawless leadout from Alpecin-Deceuninck teammates Mathieu van der Poel and Kaden Groves, Philipsen surged to victory in the sprint finish, earning the yellow jersey...

Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France delivered what Lance Armstrong called a “perfect start” for the two big contenders, and a disaster for a few others. In front of the GC men, Alpecin delivered a text book sprint, as Mathieu van der Poel and then Kaden Groves launched Jasper Philipsen to a dominant...

The opening stage of Tour de France had an unusually sizeable breakaway which included Benjamin Thomas. The all-rounder of Cofidis had his eyes set on the polka dot jersey and, despite some complications along the way, eventually secured his spot on podium in Lille. "I'm really happy, because that's...

Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France delivered high drama from the start, with Jasper Philipsen powering to victory in a reduced bunch sprint and claiming the first Maillot Jaune. Biniam Girmay finished second, while general classification contenders Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic lost significant...

Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France had everything. Crashes, echelons and time gaps between the GC contenders in the end. As you might expect however, Tadej Pogacar was imperious in his riding, safely navigating the first stage, and always keeping himself at the front of the bunch.  "Oh yeah, it was...

Geraint Thomas couldn't have dreamed of a more dramatic start to the final Tour de France of his career. On a drama filled stage 1, there were crashes galore and time loss disappointment for a number of the big GC contenders.  "Yeah it was stressful and chaotic," Thomas admitted to Eurosport post-st...

As he'd threatened at the start of the day, Jonas Vingegaard was active with Team Visma | Lease a Bike at the front of the peloton on stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France, causing splits in the peloton and ultimately gaining time on two of his main GC rivals - Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic.  "We h...

The 2025 Tour de France might only be one day old, but already Soudal - Quick-Step leader Remco Evenepoel is on the back foot against his Maillot Jaune rivals. In a shock opening stage disappointment, Evenepoel found himself missing from the lead group, ceding 39 seconds to Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Ving...

The 2025 Tour de France got off to a rough start for Remco Evenepoel on Saturday. With 20 kilometers remaining in the opening stage, Jonas Vingegaard and Team Visma | Lease a Bike forced a split in the peloton, catching Evenepoel and his teammates off guard. Tadej Pogacar and Vingegaard both made it...

Caleb Ewan had won 65 professional races in his career, including five stages at both Tour de France and Giro d'Italia. There was even a time when the 'pocket rocket' was regarded as the fastest man in peloton. But at the age of 30, the Australian sprinter suddenly waved goodbye to the sport as he s...

Ketones have spent a long time in the grey zone as a supplement whose use was neither approved nor prohibited by the cycling's governing body UCI. But after many years of debates, the ruling is to be carried out this year. According to Cycling Weekly, a four-year study backed by UCI already found th...

Edoardo Affini's career is at a high point and that is reflected by the trust he's earned from his team Visma | Lease a Bike. Joining Giro winner Simon Yates and superstar Wout Van Aert, also the Italian will ride a Giro-Tour double as the key man into the chaos of flat stages. And we have seen that...

Jonathan Milan was one of the men who were not happy after the opening stage of Tour de France. The reason is simple: the whole Lidl-Trek missed the decisive split in crosswinds and therefore the Italian sprinter could only show off his power in a battle for 39th place - not quite what he came for....

2025 is a season marked by second places for Biniam Girmay - and the opening stage of Tour de France didn't dispel his curse. In a stage that turned out much more exciting than anyone expected, the defending winner of Points Classification lost to his predecessor Jasper Philipsen. "I'm sort of happy...

Tadej Pogacar is the main favourite to triumph at the Tour de France according to, well, pretty much anyone you ask. The one rider that can upset the World champion is Jonas Vingegaard, winner of the 2022 and 2023 editions. Vincenzo Nibali, winner from 2014, would know a thing or two about upsetting...

Alpecin-Deceuninck's Jasper Philipsen has stormed to the first Maillot Jaune of the 2025 Tour de France, taking a dominant win from a reduced bunch sprint at the end of an incredibly dramatic stage 1 on Saturday afternoon.  In a dramatic finale, only around 35 riders were in the lead group to contes...

Iván Romeo may not have made it into the lead group on Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France, but it hardly mattered. Movistar Team executed their plan to perfection, with Iván García Cortina helping to position Enric Mas in the front group alongside Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. The result: Mas...

At the start of the Tour de France there were massive crowds in Lille, and between the riders and fans are many events and special figures present - specially in a city so close to the border with Belgium and Great Britain. Daniel Martin, a former contender for the Tour's top positions, has shared w...

Simon Yates has achieved the climax of his career by winning the Giro d'Italia last May, and this afternoon he was at Team Visma | Lease a Bike's team presentation at the Tour de France. The Briton comes in with a very distinct goal however, as he tells CyclingUpToDate.  The Briton took a surprise a...

He might not have won the stage and secured the Maillot Jaune himself on stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France, but Mathieu van der Poel was as happy as anyone after crossing the line, having helped Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate Jasper Philipsen not only win the stage, but also take control of the Maillo...

For the first time in his career, Jasper Philipsen has managed to work his way into the Yellow Jersey at the Tour de France. After a perfectly executed leadout from Alpecin-Deceuninck teammates Mathieu van der Poel and Kaden Groves, the Belgian powered to a dominant stage 1 win on Saturday afternoon...

INEOS Grenadiers' Samuel Watson is having a hell of a week. After claiming the British national road title last week, the Brit was a surprise call-up to the 2025 Tour de France, and in his first ever Grand Tour stage, Watson has picked up a very creditable top-10 finish.  At the line, the newly-crow...

After one of the most dramatic opening stages of the Tour de France in recent memory, Jasper Philipsen has fired to the bunch sprint win ahead of Biniam Girmay, taking the Maillot Jaune. Meanwhile, both Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic have lost considerable time already! As soon as the flag was dr...

The opening stage of the 2025 Tour de France is already taking victims from the peloton. After the early abandon of INEOS Grenadiers' Filippo Ganna on stage 1, fellow time trial specialist Stefan Bissegger has now also been forced to prematurely depart the race.  Like Ganna, Bissegger was caught up...

Stage 1 of the Tour de France is always a nervy and tense affair in the peloton. As is often the case when the nerves are high, it hasn't taken long for a crash to rock the bunch. The first riders to hit the deck at the 2025 Tour de France? Filippo Ganna and Sean Flynn.  Building up to the first rea...

There might still be around 80km to go on stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France, but there has already been plenty of drama today. The latest, was something all of the riders own making as Benjamin Thomas and Matteo Vercher crashed into each other over 1 King of the Mountains point.  At the top of the...

Kasper Asgreen is a specialist when it comes to chasing stages and is used to the pressure of the biggest races in the world. CyclingUpToDate has talked to the EF Education-EasyPost rider ahead of the Tour de France where he will be one of the American team's weapons to chase victories throughout th...

Ahead of the 2025 Tour de France, all eyes are once again on the all-conquering Rainbow Jersey of UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian is the favourite to the claim the Maillot Jaune this year, and according to Pogacar's great friend Michael Matthews, the rest of the peloton s...

Cycling is becoming faster and faster, and at the same time more dangerous. This is the feeling that fans, sports directors and riders share. CyclingUpToDate talked to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Mick van Dijke who has shared his thoughts regarding this rising threat in the peloton.  At the team's...

In the opinion of many in the cycling world, the fight for the Maillot Jaune at the 2025 Tour de France is something of a two-horse race between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, with Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic the most likely outsiders. That's not to say the rest of the GC hopefuls are ent...

Arguably the greatest Grand Tour rider of the modern era to not win the Tour de France, Primoz Roglic starts another quest for the Maillot Jaune this Saturday afternoon. Whether or not the Slovenian is successful in winning the Tour however, he has still had a legendary career regardless.  "I’m happ...

For the fifth time in his career, Jonas Vingegaard starts the Tour de France this afternoon in Lille. In all of his previous appearance at the French Grand Tour, the Dane has never finished below 2nd in the general classification. This year though, it's all about winning and regaining control of the...

Veteran Portuguese rider Nelson Oliveira is set to line up at the 2025 Tour de France, marking the 22nd Grand Tour of his illustrious career. Representing Movistar Team, the 35-year-old spoke to CiclismoAtual ahead of the Grand Départ in Lille. For Oliveira, who hails from the Bairrada region of Por...

If the last few years of the Tour de France are anything to go by, Alpecin-Deceuninck's Jasper Philipsen will be the man to beat on stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France. Helped by a superstar leadout in Mathieu van der Poel, could a first ever spell in the Maillot Jaune be on its way to the Belgian? “...

For the first time in a few years, there is a Maillot Jaune up for grabs in an expected bunch sprint on stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France. Among the contenders expected to be in the mix for the win is Team Visma | Lease a Bike star Wout van Aert. Speaking pre-stage however, the Belgian didn't seem...

Ahead of the 2025 Tour de France, Remco Evenepoel has revealed his ambition to take on one of cycling’s most storied challenges: the world hour record. Evenepoel is of course a two time world time trial champion, and also the Olympic Games time trial champion, and is currently targeting the podium a...

Ahead of Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France, Jake Stewart spoke with CyclingUpToDate about his form, team plans, and what to expect in the sprint finale. The 25-year-old from Israel – Premier Tech is returning for his second Tour appearance after first lining up on the start line last year. “I imagi...

Thibau Nys is set to line up for his first Tour de France today, but his place on the start list was far from guaranteed. His father, cyclocross legend Sven Nys, revealed that illness nearly derailed the Lidl-Trek rider’s selection. “He came back from altitude training with a second place in Gipping...

Just before the start of Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour de France, Lotto rider Jarrad Drizners spoke with CyclingUpToDate, offering insights into his mindset and the team’s strategy. The 26-year-old Australian is racing the Tour for the second time, following his debut in 2024. “It’s my 2nd Tour de France...

As the Tour de France gets underway, teams have begun unveiling new equipment designed to squeeze out every possible advantage. Among the latest tech on display is a prototype Factor bike being used by Israel – Premier Tech. At the start line of the race today, CyclingUpToDate captured images of the...

The Tour de France is back, and so is The Move, the segment of Lance Armstrong’s WEDU podcast where he’s joined by Johan Bruyneel, George Hincapie, and this time, Bradley Wiggins, to dissect the season’s major races. With the 2025 edition of the Tour underway, the group sat down for a dedicated prev...

The 2025 Tour de France begins today in Lille under unprecedented security, with 28,000 police officers deployed for the Grand Départ. The visible presence reflects the heightened alert status surrounding the opening stages of the race, where there will be tension both within the bunch and in the cr...

Kevin Vauquelin begins the 2025 Tour de France with the hope of repeating his stage-winning success from last year, when he won on stage 2 in Italy. The Arkea – B&B Hotels rider enters the race in standout form, having recently placed second overall at the Tour de Suisse, his only defeat there comin...

Jonathan Milan makes his Tour de France debut today and has a real opportunity to make an immediate impact. Stage 1 finishes in Lille, offering a sprint finish where Milan could potentially win and pull on the yellow jersey, an outcome he’s thought about more than once. "I am focusing on the first d...

The 2025 Tour de France will be the biggest and most important race of the season, taking place between July 5th and 27th. This is the sport's climax of the season, and every year it delivers memorable action. The final startlist features riders such as: Felix Gall, Neilson Powless, Ben Healy, Lenny...

As the Tour de France kicks off today, Adrie van der Poel doesn’t expect his son, Mathieu van der Poel, to chase the green jersey this year, despite what many fans and experts believe. "The green jersey is not an option at the moment. You get into it, only after three, four or five days you know ho...

The 2025 Tour de France will be the biggest and most important race of the season and will be taking place between the 5th and 27th of July. This is the sport's climax of the season and every year it delivers memorable action. We take a look at how all the prize money will be distributed.  The total...

The 2025 Tour de France will be the biggest and most important race of the season and will take place between the 5th and 27th of July. This is the sport's climax of the season, and every year it delivers memorable action. Here's when and how to watch it on TV.  The race will be broadcast on the tra...

The 2025 Tour de France will be the biggest and most important race of the season and will be taking place between the 5th and 27th of July. This is the sport's climax of the season and every year it delivers memorable action. We preview stage 1. The race starts off with a flat stage in Lille where...

We preview the 2025 Tour de France, the fifth consecutive edition of the race in which we should see a battle between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard for the yellow jersey - in what has become one of modern cycling's most iconic rivalries. The likes of Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic will aim f...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike are widely expected to be the team most likely to challenge Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates - XRG at the 2025 Tour de France. Whether or not they'll be able to secure the Maillot Jaune for Jonas Vingegaard however, Philippa York isn't so sure. "In the last four editions...

Tadej Pogacar has proven an incredibly tough man to beat over the last couple of seasons. Alongside his overall Grand Tour wins at the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France last year, the Slovenian also picked up 12 stages en route. Could Pogacar's dominance now be set to step up even further and threate...

Remco Evenepoel is in an unenviable position when it comes to his ambition to win the Tour de France. In the era of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, even such talented athlete that the 25-year-old Belgian is, he may only hope to win in the absence of the two. And the vast difference in team stren...

Louis Barré brought about most of the bright moments in 2025 for Intermarché - Wanty. The Belgian team is nevertheless ambitious to succeed at the Tour de France with defending Maillot Vert winner Biniam Girmay in sprints and Barré will get his chance in pretty much all the remaining stages. Speakin...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG have once again fielded a monster team for Tour de France - just like their main challengers Visma | Lease a Bike. But the selection around Tadej Pogacar still seems to leave something left to be desired, especially with the chaotic first week up ahead. "I might not be object...

Fabian Cancellara was last at the Tour de France as a rider back in 2016. Nine years later he returns, but as the owner of Tudor Pro Cycling Team which is making it's debut at the Grand Boucle. CyclingUpToDate was present at the team's press conference to hear what the veteran had to say about the t...

It's only his first year as a part of the INEOS Grenadiers, but Axel Laurance immediately found his way into a Tour de France selection. His second. Yet the thing he looks forward to the most is the iconic Champs-Élysées as it wasn't a part of the route last year. "I'm confident and relaxed at the s...

Dylan Groenewegen remains one of the world's fastest sprinters, however from 2026 onwards, we will have to speak his name in a different context. That is because after four seasons with Jayco AlUla, the Dutchman will not renew at the Australian team, sources confim to CyclingUpToDate. It's somewhat...

Lennard Kämna has not raced for a full year after a training accident last March. But in the new colours of Lidl-Trek, he has fought back to reach a level that is no longer too far from his best version. According to Jan Ullrich, the German may have been even ready for this Tour de France, but his t...

On September 25, David Lappartient will be re-elected as president of the UCI until 2029. At the congress to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, the current 'boss' of the sport will remain in office, and for a rather surprising reason in particular. Lappartient will not need to compete to remain president of...

Groupama - FDJ showed up at the 2025 Tour de France's team presentation carrying a new jersey. The French leader comes without David Gaudu and Stefan Küng as planned, and so Guillaume Martin will have big shoes to fill in his first Tour away from Cofidis. CyclingUpToDate has talked to the Frenchman...

Wout van Aert is set to once again play a very important role for Team Visma | Lease a Bike at the Tour de France in 2025, as he aims to help Jonas Vingegaard reclaim the Maillot Jaune.  On Thursday in Lille, the team presentation for the 2025 Tour de France took place and for Van Aert, there was ne...

Finally, we are one day away from the start of the 2025 Tour de France. A year on from last year’s start in Florence, the riders are all now in Lille for the start of the 2025 edition tomorrow. We simply cannot wait for the action to get started. In today’s Tour de France countdown article, we revis...

Team Jayco AlUla are coming to the Tour de France supporting Ben O'Connor's GC ambitions and Dylan Groenewegen's sprinting goals. Stage wins, however, should be the priority - and with a rider like Giro stage winner Luke Plapp on board, they very well might. CyclingUpToDate has caught up with the 24...

Jhonatan Narváez signed with UAE Team Emirates - XRG this winter after being one of the few riders who was able to beat Tadej Pogacar directly in 2024; but this year his task is fully of supporting the World Champion. The Ecuadorian talked to CyclingUpToDate at the team presentation event in Lille a...

Jonathan Vaughters has never been one to keep his thoughts to himself when it comes to the important matters of the sport. And ahead of the 2025 Tour de France, the American boss of the EF Education-EasyPost team has blasted the UCI over his it's handling of rider safety.  The safety of the riders i...

Team Jayco AlUla hosted the media this Friday afternoon in Lille where the team's main figures shared their thoughts ahead of the 2025 Tour de France. CyclingUpToDate has talked to Luka Mezgec, the leadout man of Dylan Groenewegen who is set to leave the team, on the art of being a leadout man and h...

Florian Lipowitz was arguably the rider to come away from the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné with the most momentum. Whilst most expected Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel to lock out the podium, the 24-year-old German starred to finish 3rd overall. Despite however, Red Bull - BORA - h...

In 2025, Geraint Thomas will be embarking on the very last Tour de France of his career. The highlight of the Welshman's time in the peloton undoubtedly came back at the 2018 edition of the French Grand Tour, when he won the Maillot Jaune. How does the Team Sky of that era compare with the strongest...

Winning a stage of the Tour de France can often be seen as the pinnacle of a rider's career when they hang up their bike. In recent years, thanks in part to the all-conquering dominance of Tadej Pogacar, winning stages has seemingly become an even tougher task, something EF Education - EasyPost's Ne...

After two years of absence with UAE, Marc Hirschi is back to the race where he broke through in the international scene: The Tour de France. CyclingUpToDate was on site to listen to what one of Tudor Pro Cycling Team's leaders had to say ahead of the race.  The Swiss rider will be one of the many ca...

Measuring what is a successful 2025 Tour de France for those secondary and tertiary GC contenders is a bit difficult. The Maillot Jaune seems to be for either Tadej Pogacar or Jonas Vingegaard, with the remaining podium place for the likes of Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic and Joao Almeida. As such,...

Julian Alaphilippe is a rider that in the past has experienced a lot of success and victories at the Tour de France. In 2025 this is more difficult, but the leader of Tudor Pro Cycling Team has shared with CyclingUpToDate and other media in Lens what his feelings are ahead of his return to the Frenc...

For the last five years in succession, either Tadej Pogacar or Jonas Vingegaard has ended the Tour de France on the top step of the podium, wearing the iconic Maillot Jaune. With both superstars expected to once again lead the fight for yellow in 2025, how much longer will their dominance last? Well...

Ben O'Connor is leading Team Jayco AlUla at the Tour de France and this year will mark his return after an incredibly successful 2024. Now with an Australian team, he reports an environment that is quite enjoyable, and despite not having the hoped results throughout the spring, his aim is fully on f...

Tadej Pogacar has been made the overwhelming favourite to win the 2025 Tour de France by bookmakers around the world. When it comes to looking for potential challengers to the Slovenian however, it's widely thought that Jonas Vingegaard is the rider most likely to upset the odds.  Vingegaard, a two-...

João Almeida is starting another Tour de France and after having won three of the main seven stage-races of the World Tour, it is impossible to say expectations aren't high. CyclingUpToDate was present at the UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider's press conference to hear his thoughts ahead of a very impor...

An icon of the modern peloton, former Maillot Jaune winner Geraint Thomas embarks on the final Tour de France of his career this weekend. Understandably, the emotions were high for the INEOS Grenadiers star at the team presentation on Thursday.  In conversation with TNT Sports in Lille, the 39-year-...

As the wait for a new French winner of the Tour de France goes on, Guillaume Martin is urging his nation's media to stop putting so much pressure on the young, Maillot Jaune hopefuls in the peloton.  Not since the legendary Bernard Hinault back in 1985 has a Frenchman stood atop the final podium at...

Iván Romeo is the brightest young hope in Spanish cycling heading into the 2025 season. The Movistar Team prospect arrives at the Tour de France fresh from winning a stage at the Critérium du Dauphiné and claiming the Spanish national road race title. Now, he faces the biggest challenge of his caree...

For the 5th time in his career, Michael Woods is set to start the Tour de France in 2025. A stage winner back in 2023, the Canadian has experienced all the highs and lows of cycling's biggest spectacle over the years. "The Tour transcends the sport of cycling, and it’s why I love doing the race. It’...

Wout van Aert is one of the most versatile riders on the planet and so heading to the Tour de France, he will have several role within Team Visma | Lease a Bike. In a press conference attended by CyclingUpToDate this Friday, the Belgian has talked about the key topics ahead of his seventh Grand Bouc...

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Matteo Jorgenson was one of Team Visma | Lease a Bike's top signings of the past few years. In 2024 he won cobbled classics, high-level stage-races and supported Jonas Vingegaard at the Tour de France. In 2025 he returns to the Grand Boucle with the same goal, but a higher level, as told to CyclingU...

Jonas Vingegaard is a headliner for this Tour de France and realistically the only rider who can battle with Tadej Pogacar in the mountains. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider responded to the media's questions during the team's press conference and CyclingUpToDate has learned about his answers.  T...

Two of the biggest stars in the modern peloton, Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel have been incredibly successful over the last few years. According to Belgian cycling expert Michel Wuyts, the pair could be set to work together in the opening week of the 2025 Tour de France, to their mutual ben...

Enric Mas heads into the 2025 Tour de France full of excitement and, at least on paper, more ambitious than ever. Speaking at the pre-race press conference, attended by CiclismoAlDia, the Movistar Team leader made it clear he’s prepared to give his all in pursuit of a strong result in the general cl...

On the eve of his return to the Tour de France, Mathieu van der Poel has been forced to come out and defend himself after criticism from his own supporters over a new sponsorship agreement.  Posting on his official Instagram account, Van der Poel shared the announcement of his and Flying Group's new...

Eusebio Unzué, the experienced team manager of Movistar Team, arrives at the 2025 Tour de France brimming with hope. Once again, Enric Mas will lead an ambitious squad eager to place the Mallorcan as high as possible in the general classification — and, ideally, snag a stage victory along the way. ...

Already in 2025, Wout van Aert has managed to play a decisive factor in his teammate's Grand Tour win, helping to pull Simon Yates to a Giro d'Italia victory back in June. How the Belgian will take on the 2025 Tour de France however, remains a little bit of a question.  In the past, Van Aert has man...

At the 2025 Tour de France, chapter five of the historic and storied Maillot Jaune rivalry between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar is set to take place. Whilst there is genuine rivalry on the road, away from the fire of competition, there is also a lot of mutual respect between the two Grand Tour...

One of the biggest superstars in the entire cycling world, Mathieu van der Poel is heading to the Tour de France for the 5th time in his career in 2025. Ahead of Saturday's Grand Depart, the Dutchman took part in a pre-race press conference on Thursday, where CyclingUpToDate was part of the assemble...

If anyone has the capability of challenging the Tadej Pogacar - Jonas Vingegaard dominance over the Tour de France in the 2020s, Remco Evenepoel is arguably the rider best placed. There is still plenty of work to do to for the Belgian to close the gap to the two, multiple-time Maillot Jaune winners...

We are now just a matter of days away from the biggest race on the cycling calendar in 2025, the Tour de France. Once again, Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are widely viewed as the two main contenders for the Maillot Jaune, but according to recently retired Romain Bardet, the key to the duel thi...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG have a stacked lineup at the start of the Tour de France and one of Tadej Pogacar's most important domestiques will be Pavel Sivakov. To CyclingUpToDate, the Frenchman has talked about his current form, motivation and how he has improved since the Criterium du Dauphiné.  UAE...

INEOS Grenadiers were the last team to reveal their lineup, and alongside it came a new sponsor in TotalEnergies - and also the return of Dave Brailsford to the team's top ranks. It is a Tour de France that can bring a lot of new things for the British team; and road captain Connor Swift anticipates...

Remco Evenepoel spoke yesterday and has done so again today at the official press conference before the start of the 2025 Tour de France. The leader of Soudal - Quick-Step arrives ambitious, eager, aware of how difficult it will be to compete against two rivals of the caliber of Tadej Pogacar and Jo...

Primoz Roglic is coming off a highly disappointing Giro d’Italia. The Slovenian entered the Corsa Rosa as the top favorite, but a crash on the gravel-filled Stage 9 ultimately forced him to abandon the race. Now, he turns his focus to what has always been the main goal of the season for both him and...

Tadej Pogacar is the big favorite to win the 2025 Tour de France. He is aiming for his fourth title, with Jonas Vingegaard once again as his main rival. The Slovenian from UAE Team Emirates - XRG spoke at the pre-race press conference, and CyclingUptoDate was there in Lille to listen to what he said...

We've grown used to seeing the Yates twins at the Tour de France over the last decade, but in 2025 they'll be joined by another identical climbers. Whereas Tobias Johannessen has been a recognized force in the peloton since his overall victory at the 2021 Tour de l'Avenir, his twin Anders took a bit...

For a second year in a row, Remco Evenepoel enters the Tour de France as an underdog, a challenger who should stand up to the reign of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. But unlike those two, he cannot count on a super team of domestiques. Even more so now, since it became clear that Mikel Landa wo...

Enric Mas clearly intends to break his jinx and get a good result in the Tour de France 2025. Usually well placed at the Vuelta a España (four times on the podium), the Movistar Team leader has only once finished in the top 10 of the French round. The Spanish rider hopes that will change in this edi...

Even in absence of David Gaudu, Groupama - FDJ can aim high at the 2025 Tour de France. And with Romain Grégoire as leader for the explosive stages in first week, the French team may even dare to dream of yellow. Although Grégoire himself is a bit more hesitant speaking about his odds. "I was not ab...

This year's Tour de France is quite unique compared to past editions thanks to its course design. Across the whole first week, riders will not see any high mountains as they cruise through the north and west of France. Instead, sprinters and explosive men will find themselves in their territory with...

Just ahead of the 2025 Tour de France, the UCI managed to get on the nerve of riders, teams and cycling journalists alike. In a press statement where the cycling's governing body attempts to highlight the positive influence of their safety measurements, there is a clear lack of self-reflection which...

Belgium is undeniably one of the biggest cycling powerhouses, with riders able to score at a wide range of stages. With Grand Départ so close to French-Belgian borders, it almost feels like the race takes off on home roads with the amount of black-white-red themed crowds at the side of the road. And...

One of the most successful Frenchman in the modern era of the Tour de France, Julian Alaphilippe returns to his home Grand Tour in 2025, and this time, in the colours of a team other than Soudal - Quick-Step, having the left 'The Wolfpack' for the Tudor Pro Cycling Team.  Six stage wins, a polka-dot...

2 days. That’s all we have to wait until the 2025 Tour de France gets underway. Finally the moment we’ve all been waiting for is nearly here, In today’s Tour de France countdown article, we turn the clock back over 75 years to revisit one of cycling’s most legendary rivalries: the epic duel between...

Whilst the physical strength and endurance of a rider is undoubtedly a key factor in deciding the winner of a race like the Tour de France, mental strength and the ability to deal with such intense scrutiny for three weeks are also major points to note. According to the recently retired Romain Barde...

Jonas Vingegaard starts the 2025 Tour de France as the rider most likely to threaten Tadej Pogacar's dominance. Whilst the Dane is the undisputed leader of Team Visma | Lease a Bike however, could a multiple leader strategy spring a surprise in the fight for the Maillot Jaune? One man who knows bett...

Picking Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, and Remco Evenepoel is the easy part of filling out your Tour de France fantasy team. But who are the lesser-known gems that could make the difference over the next three weeks? Here are seven golden tips to help you complete your team for the free Tour de Fr...

For someone with the kind of talent that Mathieu van der Poel boasts, just the one Tour de France stage win on his palmares is a relatively meagre return. With a very Van der Poel friendly parcours on offer in 2025 however, the Dutch superstar has now been backed by the boss of the Tour de France -...

Probably the most successful Tour de France sprinter of the 2020s, Jasper Philipsen is back once again in 2025 to lead the stage hunting charge of the Alpecin-Deceuninck team. With Mathieu van der Poel alongside, Philipsen was part of the team's pre-race press conference, where CyclingUpToDate were...

Biniam Girmay was one of the stars of the 2024 Tour de France, winning three stages and the Green Jersey. Ahead of the 2025 edition, the Eritrean has spoke on his ambitions for the Grand Tour at a pre-race press conference, where CyclingUpToDate were present among the assembled media.  As mentioned,...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike are very clear in their goals for the 2025 Tour de France - reclaim the Maillot Jaune. Jonas Vingegaard undoubtedly starts as the team leader and main Yellow Jersey challenger, but the truth is, the team have multiple GC contenders in their ranks at this Grand Tour.  Vingeg...

For the first time in six years, there is expected to be a bunch sprint for the Maillot Jaune to kick off the Tour de France in 2025. With nine stage wins from the last three years, Jasper Philipsen will be among those hoping to don cycling's most iconic jersey after stage 1, but the Belgian has war...

The build up to the Tour de France is always an exciting time for cycling fans. Alongside the previews and predictions of what is to come however, it's always a chance for fans to see new jerseys as sponsors change and newly crowned national champion's ride for the first time in the colours of their...

Lidl-Trek are coming into the Tour de France with an incredibly strong team, and taking into consideration the riders present, the main option for a result is Jonathan Milan. The Italian sprinter is aiming for stage wins and potentially a yellow jersey on the first day of the race, and CyclingUpToDa...

The Tour de France is starting this Saturday and on the list of debutants will be Thibau Nys. The Belgian supertalent, a cyclocross specialist by nature but brilliant puncheur on the road, is gearing up for his first Grand Tour and talks about his expectations and goals in a press conference attente...

Toms Skujins is a man in form, having won both time-trial and road race national championships in Latvia over the weekend. Lidl-Trek come in with three potential leaders into the Tour de France, and so Skujin shared with CyclingUpToDate what his role will be throughout the three weeks.  This Thursda...

Quinn Simmons comes into the 2025 Tour de France motivated and wearing the stars and stripes jersey after winning the United States' national championships. Talking to CyclingUpToDate, the American rider has talked about his ambitions in the race and embracing his new role as a domestique for his th...

One of an elite list of former Maillot Jaune winners on the startlist of the 2025 Tour de France, Geraint Thomas has different goals to the likes of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard this time around. Rather than mixing it up at the top of the GC, the 39-year-old Welshman is hunting for one last st...

For the second time in his career, Mattias Skjelmose is set to head to the Tour de France in 2025. As part of his media duties, the Dane was present at Lidl-Trek's pre-race press conference, where CyclingUpToDate were on hand to pick up on the 24-year-old's ambitions for the coming Grand Tour.  A st...

There is a genuine sense of optimism within the INEOS Grenadiers ahead of the 2025 Tour de France. One of the big reasons for this, is the return of Sir Dave Brailsford, who previously spearheaded their Grand Tour dominance in the 2010s, after a spell working for Manchester United.  INEOS became the...

For many of the newly crowned national champions, the upcoming Tour de France will be the first time they are seen in the colours of their nation. One such rider is the newly crowned German national champion Georg Zimmerman. It's fair to say his new look Intermarché - Wanty jersey hasn't gone down w...

Steff Cras is a stage-racer by excellence and will start his third Tour de France. Ahead of the race he has confirmed to CyclingUpToDate his departure from TotalEnergies, the weird situation in which the team sponsor has partnered with INEOS Grenadiers; Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard's rivalry i...

Lotte Kopecky defended her Belgian time trial title last week, but was overwhelmed in the road race and finished only 17th. But for the world champion, it was nevertheless a sign of greater days to come as her lingering injury now seems to have finally faded away. "I'm really looking forward to rac...

Dylan Groenewegen was slightly bitter after the Dutch Championships where he arrived third behind Olav Kooij and winner Danny van Poppel. Thus no back-to-back title for the 32-year-old. Does that influence his ambitions for Tour de France? Not at all. "The big goal for me is to strike right away in...

Julian Alaphilippe is one of the most iconic riders of the ten most recent editions of Tour de France. In 6 participations, he took 6 stages, finished 5th place overall, and won the mountains classification. The Frenchman also spent 18 days wearing the yellow jersey on his heroic quest in 2019. It m...

Alpecin-Deceuninck goes all-in for the Tour de France with all of their biggest stars heading to Lille. And next to the likes of Mathieu van der Poel, Jasper Philipsen and Kaden Groves, one rider will make a debut at any Grand Tour - Emiel Verstrynge. Verstrynge is a name most recognize from cycloc...

Tadej Pogacar is the overwhelming favourite at the start of the 2025 Tour de France. But with a different course design compared to past years, the Tour organizer Christian Prudhomme hopes that the likes of Jonas Vingegaard will rise to the challenge and put up a great fight against the Slovenian. "...

Remco Evenepoel was unable to secure the Belgian road title at the recent National Championships in Binche. Still, the winner Tim Wellens had only words of praise, acknowledging his compatriot's qualities. Just like the men who raced against the Olympic champion, also former National team coach Sven...

At the eve of Tour de France start, the UCI had announced their programme to fight (motor-)doping at the Grande Boucle with even more thorough tests to be carried out across the next three weeks. That means pre-stage bus inspections, X-ray scanning and constant in-race monitoring by UCI Video Commis...

In today’s Tour de France countdown article, we relive one of the most exhilarating and emotional editions in recent memory: Julian Alaphilippe’s sensational 2019 Tour de France. That summer, Alaphilippe, a punchy one-day specialist not known for three-week exploits, lit up the race and carried the...

One of the big hopes for the future of French cycling, 21-year-old Lenny Martinez is already set to start his second Tour de France later this week. Despite some seeing him as the man likely to end the wait for home winner of the Maillot Jaune however, Martinez enters without any GC ambitions in 202...

Remco Evenepoel will not have the same support as Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard in the mountains of the Tour de France, but that's a luxury that no other team can afford. The Olympic Champion may have a brilliant weapon in Valentin Paret-Peintre as a right-hand man in the Pyrenees and Alps, and...

Remco Evenepoel is the reigning Olympic Champion in both disciplines and World Champion in the time-trial. He is one of the most successful riders in the peloton and one of the riders who gets to race in the most personalized equipment. Ahead of the Tour de France, his Specialized Tarmac SL8 was on...

For the final time in his illustrious career, Geraint Thomas will start the Tour de France in 2025. Although long expected that the Welshman would make one last swansong in the French Grand Tour this year, official confirmation has now arrived at last.  As part of a strong and versatile INEOS Grenad...

Tim Merlier is one of the strongest sprinters in the peloton and will be one of the key figures into the opening stage of this year's Tour de France. However his leadout is very modest when comparing to those of Lidl-Trek and Alpecin-Deceuninck. Will that come in the way of the European champion?  A...

The 2025 Tour de France will take place from the 5th to 27th of July and this year will be special. Not only will we have a mythical GC battle between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard once again alongside their mega-teams, but we will also have a start-studded sprinter field with a yellow jersey o...

Once the most dominant force heading into the Tour de France, the INEOS Grenadiers aren't quite the powerhouse they once were, but in a strong and versatile lineup for the 2025 edition of the Grand Boucle however, the British-based outfit have plenty of opportunity for success.  The final team to an...

Soudal - Quick-Step were the first major team to host their press conference ahead of the 2025 Tour de France and it was an event packed with big figures. Not only Remco Evenepoel and Tim Merlier talked to the audience, but the presence of Tom Boonen was also a topic of conversation. CyclingUpToDate...

Tadej Pogacar enters the 2025 Tour de France as the defending champion, the Rainbow Jersey and the bookies' pre-race favourite. Despite the Slovenian being widely considered the man to beat however, UAE Team Emirates - XRG boss Joxean Matxin insists the team won't be getting complacent.  Key to any...

All across the cycling world, the excitement levels are building, with the Grand Depart of the 2025 Tour de France now just a matter of days away. Before the riders get underway in Lille however, there are plenty of experts giving predictions, including Danish cycling icon Brian Holm.  As always, th...

Earlier this year we reported that Mads Pedersen had signed a lifetime contract extension with Lidl-Trek. Now, per Ciro Scognamiglio of La Gazzetta dello Sport, the team has secured two more long-term commitments: Jonathan Milan and Giulio Ciccone, both of whom are now tied to the team until at leas...

For years, the Giro d’Italia Women has overlapped with the men’s Tour de France, a scheduling conflict that will continue in 2025, with the women’s race set for July 6–13 and the men’s Tour beginning July 5. This overlap has long been criticized for limiting the visibility of the women’s event. With...

With just three days remaining until the 2025 Tour de France begins, INEOS Grenadiers remain the only team yet to officially announce their lineup. However, Geraint Thomas appears to have quietly confirmed his selection via social media. In an Instagram post showing his wife Sara preparing to cut hi...

Tobias Johannessen is leaving no stone unturned as he prepares for the 2025 Tour de France with Uno-X Mobility. The Norwegian climber has been putting himself through some extreme heat training in the final days before the race begins, and his latest session has certainly raised some eyebrows from e...

Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe have revealed a striking new kit that they will debut at the 2025 Tour de France, which begins on Saturday. The design pays tribute to the Tricolore and the iconic jerseys of the World Cup, a clear celebration of cycling’s biggest race and the nation itself. In a press re...

Patrick Lefevere believes the 2025 Tour de France, which begins in just three days, could prove pivotal for Remco Evenepoel’s future, both with Soudal – Quick-Step and more broadly in his career. Evenepoel has always maintained he is happy with the team, but this Tour carries particular weight. Ques...

The 2025 Tour de France will be the biggest and most important race of the season and will be taking place between the 5th and 27th of July. It is the sport's most important event and every year it delivers memorable moments. We take a look at it's profiles.  The 21 stages were revealed on the 29th...

Frans Maassen, now a respected sports director at Team Visma | Lease a Bike, has opened up about the personal toll of professional cycling’s EPO era in the 1990s, a period that drove him out of the sport at just 30 years old. Maassen, who won the Amstel Gold Race in 1991 and was tipped for a glitter...

Jonas Vingegaard has given an interview to RTVE before the Tour de France in which he makes it very clear who is the rival to beat after losing the 2024 edition to him: "To win the Tour you have to be at the same level as Pogacar. I think Pogacar will arrive at the Tour in better shape than in previ...

Bradley Wiggins’ 2012 Tour de France victory remains one of the most iconic achievements in British cycling history. But more than a decade later, Wiggins has opened up about the turmoil behind the scenes, particularly the moment his teammate Chris Froome attacked him on Stage 11 to La Toussuire. Th...

With just three days to go until the start of the 2025 Tour de France, Jan Bakelants has cast a sceptical eye over Remco Evenepoel’s chances, pointing in particular to the strength, or lack of it, within his Soudal – Quick-Step team. Speaking to HLN, Bakelants made it clear he has reservations about...

Dutch commentator Mart Smeets appears notably unenthusiastic about the 2025 Tour de France. On the cycling podcast De Kopgroep, Smeets didn’t hold back, delivering a particularly blunt assessment of Jonas Vingegaard. "It's boring anyway if you field a Dane who rarely says anything nice in his life,"...

This year, the Tour de France will celebrate half a century of iconic finishes on the Champs-Élysées. In 2024, the race famously skipped Paris for its traditional final stage due to preparations for the Olympic Games. But in 2025, the Tour is set to return to the French capital, with stage 21 once a...

Last weekend, Millie Couzens claimed the British national road race title, securing the prestigious jersey for the first time in her career. Her win capped off a remarkable week in which she also won the under-23 women’s time trial. "I wasn't really expecting it," she explained to Cycling Weekly yes...

In an interview with HLN, Jan Bakelants offered an in-depth look at how this year’s Tour de France could unfold, and whether Team Visma | Lease a Bike stand any real chance of preventing Tadej Pogacar from claiming a fourth yellow jersey. “On paper, Pogacar’s and Vingegaard’s teams are evenly matche...

As reported yesterday, Lotto Cycling Team have unveiled their lineup for the 2025 Tour de France, which begins on July 5, now just days away. The squad includes Arnaud De Lie, Brent Van Moer, Jarrad Drizners, Eduardo Sepúlveda, Lennert Van Eetvelt, Jenno Berckmoes, Jasper De Buyst, and Sébastien Gri...

Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team have confirmed that Frederik Frison has signed a new contract, keeping him with the squad until at least the end of 2026. It’s a strong vote of confidence in the 32-year-old Belgian, whose time with the team so far has been anything but straightforward. Frison’s debut season i...

Wout van Aert is back in the saddle just days before the start of the Tour de France. Towards the end of last week, it emerged that the Belgian star had been forced to skip his national championships due to illness, raising concerns about his readiness for cycling’s biggest race, which kicks off in...

In today’s Tour de France countdown article, we turn back the clock over a century to witness the birth of the race’s most iconic symbol: the yellow jersey. It’s hard to imagine the Tour without the flash of bright yellow at the head of the peloton, marking the overall leader. Yet for the first dec...

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale are bracing for a dramatic transformation in 2026. According to multiple reports from the likes of Wielerflits, the team is expected to part ways with no fewer than ten riders at the end of this season, a shake-up that includes key figures such as Sam Bennett, Dorian Godon...

With the 2025 Tour de France just four days away, speculation is growing over whether Mathieu van der Poel could mount a serious challenge for the green jersey. The Dutchman’s prospects look brighter than ever thanks to a route seemingly tailor-made for his explosive talents. “At the ASO they rolled...

For the first time in his career, Ben O’Connor will lead an Australian team at the Tour de France. It’s a full-circle moment for the 29-year-old, who joined Team Jayco AlUla in 2025 after several seasons as one of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale’s most reliable Grand Tour climbers. Now, he gets the GC ro...

Bradley Wiggins has backed Remco Evenepoel to challenge for the yellow jersey in future editions of the Tour de France, but only if he starts to think bigger about his long-term team options. The 2012 Tour winner praised Evenepoel’s trajectory, highlighting his white jersey win and stage victory on...

EF Education-EasyPost have confirmed their eight man lineup for the 2025 Tour de France, with stage hunting the clear objective and no Richard Carapaz due to illness. In his absence, the team is built around aggressive, opportunistic riders capable of lighting up breakaways. The selected eight are:...

From the 6th to the 13th July 2025, we have the Giro d’Italia Women. This will be the 36th edition of the women’s race, and will feature 8 stages and over 900km of racing. Defending champion Elisa Longo Borghini will be back to defend her crown, but so will former winner Anna van der Breggen. We tak...

Stephen Roche joined Sir Brad’s Café with Bradley Wiggins and Grahahm Willgoss for a deep dive into his legendary 1987 season, a year in which he won the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, and World Championships. It was a year of glory, controversy, and unimaginable physical toll. Wiggins opened the co...

The Lotto Cycling Team is the third-to-last team to announce it's Tour de France lineup, and in it's '8' are the expected the riders. The Belgian team will be looking to net stage wins, mostly through their two homegrown talents Arnaud de Lie and Lennert van Eetvelt.  The lineup features van Eetvelt...

It's been 40 years since France has won a Tour de France and the last winner, Bernard Hinault, has launched quite harsh words towards his compatriots. Alongside that he's discussed Tadej Pogacar's record building and the obstacles he may face as well.  It had already been the case recently, but 'the...

Alpecin-Deceuninck have shared their Tour de France lineup and it could've hardly been any stronger. The Belgian team has decided to take all it's leaders to France this summer and will be going to fight for stage wins in the sprints and hills with Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen among oth...

It comes as little surprise that Team Visma | Lease a Bike and Matteo Jorgenson have extended their cooperation, and this Tuesday morning the Dutch team announced a contract extension valid all the way up to 2029 with the American all-rounder.  “Even though he was still under contract, it was our pr...

Soudal-Quick-Step have announced their Tour de France lineup this morning and although Remco Evenepoel won't have the same resources at hand as Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, it is not a modest team by any means. The Olympic Champion has shared a statement ahead of his second Grand Boucle.  “It...

Soudal - Quick-Step is one of the teams that's heading to the Tour de France with high ambitions and they are spearheaded by two great leaders: Remco Evenepoel and Tim Merlier, who each have got a few support men heading into the Grand Boucle.  “The race can be divided in two parts. A hectic first h...

The XDS Astana Team is the first to announce it's Tour de France lineup this Tuesday and the Kazakh team are going to France with a lot of firepower to hunt for stage wins in all terrains.  The team will have Harold Tejada present perhaps not only as a stage hunter but also with the goal of particip...

Tijmen Graat may not be part of Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s Tour de France squad, but the 22-year-old has been given a glimpse of what it takes to prepare for cycling’s biggest race. Graat joined the Dutch team’s Tour core at a recent altitude training camp in Sierra Nevada, gaining behind-the-scene...

Johan Museeuw is one of the best classics riders of his time and history of cycling. He has, ahead of the Tour de France, talked about Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel - as well as throwing in a comparison with Tadej Pogacar that was possible to see in the classics.  "If someone gives me a pil...

Something remarkable happened at the Italian National Championships this weekend: a rider without a professional contract beat the country’s biggest stars. Filippo Conca, once a WorldTour pro and now a club level racer, defied all expectations to take the tricolore jersey, completing one of the most...

Remco Evenepoel was racing and quite emotionally this Sunday at the national championships, showing very strong legs but lacking the difficulties in the course to make the difference. Whilst eventually he did manage to do so in a very tactical race, it happened after the leading group let Tim Wellen...

A day after Letizia Paternoster claimed she was struck by a race jury car during the Italian Women’s National Championships, officials have responded forcefully, denying the events as described and offering their own version of what unfolded on the descent. “What the Fiamme Azzurre athlete reported...

Just as he did before the Giro d’Italia in May, Wout van Aert has fallen ill in the final days before a Grand Tour. The Belgian star was absent from the national championships over the weekend due to a stomach flu, with concerns briefly surfacing over his availability for the Tour de France, which b...

Mark Cavendish may have retired, but his legend lives on in France, quite literally. The town of Châteauroux, where the Manxman secured three of his record breaking 35 Tour de France stage wins, will officially be renamed “Cavendish City” for a day when the race returns on July 13th. "Châteauroux ma...

With the Tour de France now just days away, one of the most unexpected stories heading into the Grand Départ in Lille comes from Uno-X Mobility's Jonas Abrahamsen, who will line up on July 5th despite fracturing his collarbone less than two weeks ago. For all the fanfare surrounding the race favouri...

With just five days until the Grand Départ in Lille, Remco Evenepoel is preparing to line up at the Tour de France for only the second time in his career. But already, expectations are sky high. The Belgian made an impressive debut in 2024, winning a stage, taking home the white jersey, and finishin...

In today’s Tour de France countdown article, we celebrate one of the most popular victories in recent editions of the Tour de France. Of course, we are talking about Mark Cavendish’s historic stage victory at the 2024 Tour de France, a triumph that crowned him the most prolific stage winner in the r...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have brought their absolute A-game to the Tour de France to have at least a shot at beating Tadej Pogacar. That does not only mean having a peak-form Jonas Vingegaard, but also an '8' stacked with elite riders for all kinds of terrains and where everyone has an important ro...

Victor Campenaerts signed with Team Visma | Lease a Bike with the role of being a top-tier domestique and with a position at the Tour de France almost assured. The Belgian, now days away from the Grand Boucle, is very motivated and carrying great form in an attempt to dethrone Tadej Pogacar from the...

Tudor Pro Cycling Team are making their Tour de France debut this summer and they are bringing a full World-Tour level lineup in pursuit of stage wins. The Swiss team, managed by Fabian Cancellara, has not held back when it comes to assembling a quality team and it has several riders capable of succ...

Cofidis is a team with a lot of history at the Tour de France and although currently it does not have the same status it's had in the past, it will be aiming to add more stage wins. In 2023 they won several stages and after a year of drought, they can achieve it once again in 2025.  Bryan Coquard wi...

Groupama - FDJ starts the Tour de France without two of it's initially scheduled leaders. David Gaudu did not get good form ahead of the race and Stefan Küng was injured from a crash pre-national championships... The team has called in a British substitude and will be chasing stage wins with their F...

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale have announced their team for the Tour de France. Felix Gall leads the hunt for the overall classification after a very strong Tour de Suisse, whilst the rest of the team will most certainly have as a priority fighting for a stage win throughout the three weeks.  The Austr...

Team Picnic PostNL have had Romain Bardet retire from the pro peloton a few weeks ago and Fabio Jakobsen out of competition due to health issues. The team's new generation now has the full responsibility to fight for results and the Dutch team have announced the eight riders that will take part in t...

Lidl-Trek come into the Tour de France with one of the strongest and unique lineups in the whole race. There are two leaders aiming for the overall and points classification, and the rest of the team is built by quality domestiques and experienced stage hunters who will look to give continuation to...

TotalEnergies will be starting the Tour de France potentially with the most modest team of all however they will be aiming as high as many others. In the past, including last year, they have succeeded in winning a stage and they start the 2025 race with the same plans.  Anthony Turgis is the team's...

Arkéa - B&B Hotels is a team under serious risk of ending this season and all it's riders have been given the green light to pursue contracts elsewhere. However, with the Tour de France - the team's biggest goal of the season - now starting, there is a final effort to potentially save the team and i...

Tim Wellens showed incredible form at the Criterium du Dauphiné where he helped Tadej Pogacar to overall victory and at the national championships he put this form into good use to conquer the title ahead of Remco Evenepoel. The Belgian explained his approach to the race, his best form ever and how...

Movistar are heading for their 43rd Tour de France and are heading towards it with mixed ambitions in the overall classification and also when it comes to chasing stage wins. The lineup does not include Fernando Gaviria and no true option for the sprints, and so everything will be about the mountain...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have at hand the monumental task of trying to win the Tour de France this year but to do that they have to go through Tadej Pogacar. Realistically, the Dutch team is the only one that can do it, and for that they have had Jonas Vingegaard undergo virtually the perfect prepa...

Team Jayco AlUla have been the first of many teams to announce their Tour de France lineup this Monday and they come with high ambitions and a priority in the stage wins. The Australian team has plenty cards to play and its expected leaders at the start.  “We’re really looking forward to getting on...

The Tour de France is drawing near and with this, cycling's appeal in the overall picture of sports is growing and preparing itself for the highlight of the year. More and more in recent years the sport has been connecting itself with some of the very biggest brands including clothing... And only da...

Ethan Hayter is a rider that in recent years has somewhat struggled with positioning when it comes to his sprinting ability and often he is now seen at the back of the peloton. Whilst not necessarily something bad in several occasions, it is not something that former Soudal - Quick-Step manager Patr...

Three of cycling's main nations have had their men's national championships road race finish almost at the same time. Italy, Belgium and France all have new national champions in circumstances that were rather unexpected - and amongst them, a new win for UAE Team Emirates - XRG.  In Belgium it was T...

Paul Seixas will lead France at the 2025 Tour de l’Avenir after being officially selected for the prestigious U23 stage race, despite initial hesitation from the national coaching staff. The Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider had been in limbo due to a French Federation rule intended to keep the selec...

Letizia Paternoster narrowly avoided a crash after being struck by a race jury car during the Italian National Championships. The 25-year-old rider for Team Liv AlUla Jayco reported the incident on social media, revealing that she was hit from behind while descending. “Today at the Italian champions...

As Tour fever sweeps the Netherlands ahead of the Grand Départ on 5 July, Laurens ten Dam has weighed in with his ultimate fantasy team for the 2025 Tour de France, blending informed picks with personal favourites. Now 44 and long retired from WorldTour racing, the former climber remains a popular v...

Dorian Godon claimed the 2025 French National Road Race Championship in a tight finish against Kevin Vauquelin and Romain Grégoire, securing the tricolour jersey after a dramatic and emotional day in Normandy. The Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team rider produced a measured performance on the final cli...

Tim Wellens is the new Belgian national champion after a gritty solo victory in the 2025 Belgian National Championships Road Race. The UAE Team Emirates – XRG rider surprised even himself with the result, capping what he described as the most beautiful victory of his career. The UAE rider crossed th...

Remco Evenepoel had to settle for silver at the Belgian National Championships Road Race on Sunday, just two days after winning the time trial title. The Olympic time trial and road race champion crossed the line behind Tim Wellens, who took a solo victory. Jasper Philipsen completed the podium in t...

In today’s Tour de France countdown article, we revisit one of the most dramatic finishes the sport has ever seen: Greg LeMond’s astonishing 8 second victory at the 1989 Tour de France. As we count down to the 2025 Tour, let’s look back at LeMond’s remarkable comeback and that heart stopping victory...

The Tour de France is almost here. The most important race in the World Tour calendar approaches, and the question on everyone’s mind is clear: how can Team Visma | Lease a Bike beat Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France? After his dominant performance in last year’s edition, the Slovenian is the undi...

The main block of the national championships takes place this week. Right before the Tour de France, most of the world's top countries will host their own events to decide on who will wear their country's colours for the next 12 months. We keep you updated on the winners from all the main countries...

Iván Romeo has won the Spanish road race national championships ahead of the Tour de France and in Great Britain it was Samuel Watson to conquer the title for INEOS Grenadiers in what were the last two main races of this 'Super Sunday'.  In Great Britain Samuel Watson managed to take advantage of a...

Rory Townsend won the Irish national championships; Toms Skujins won in Latvia; Madis Mihkels won in Estonia... But we bring a new update featuring the winners of five big countries: Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and Germany.  In Norway it didn't come as a surprise, but the Uno-X Mobility r...

The national championships have it's climax this Sunday and in a short space of time we have got plenty new champions to celebrate. This includes both men and women, both expected and some surprise victories...  On the men's side we've got Mathias Vacek now conquering the road race title to add to h...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe have shared their lineup for the Tour de France, only with three climbers. Primoz Roglic is aiming for a strong result and is coming into the race under the radar, but the German team has a very strong lineup to support him on all terrains and be in the fight for the fina...

Soudal - Quick-Step have a very strong team at the Belgian national championships this weekend but they will have to work hard to get the title back in their hands. They have two big cards to play, one of them being Tim Merlier for a sprint; but also Remco Evenepoel who will have freedom to pursue v...

Bernard Hinault was the last French winner of the Tour de France, and this season it's been 40 years already. The veteran still shares his opinions on the French hopes, what he would change to improve safety in cycling currently and how Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are compared ahead of the Gr...

Earlier this week, George Hincapie announced the launch of a new cycling team: Modern Adventure Pro Cycling. The project aims to support the sport’s growth in the United States and beyond. But the announcement quickly took a controversial turn when it was revealed that The Move, the podcast co-owned...

Mathieu van der Poel is heading to the 2025 Tour de France in flying form, but his recent return to mountain biking has drawn criticism from one of cycling;s legends. Annemiek van Vleuten, the now-retired multiple-time world champion, has voiced her doubts about Van der Poel’s approach to his mounta...

Elisa Longo Borghini took the victory in the hilly Italian national championships but the race saw a few other dramatic moments. One of them was the fall of Vittoria Guazzini, one that has sparked a strong reaction in spectators - but one that ultimately may have saved her from much bigger consequen...

Wout van Aert reached tremendous form during the spring classics but his momentum was completely interrupted by an illness he has in late April ahead of the Giro d'Italia which hampered his preparation quite a lot. Now, similar is happening before the Tour de France.  The Belgian rider began the Gir...

The 2025 Dutch Championships were designed to please the fast men of peloton with a flat 160-kilometer course in Ede. No force was able to prevent the expected bunch sprint and there we found a surprising winner with Danny van Poppel sprinting past both big favourites Olav Kooij and Dylan Groenewege...

EF Education-EasyPost have shared bad news regarding their upcoming Tour de France as team leader and Giro d'Italia podium finisher Richard Carapaz has been forced to forfeit from the race. The former Olympic Champion has been suffering from gastrointestinal problems and fever which has forced him i...

Tim van Dijke's season so far has not been entirely according to his vision and the 6th place at Time Trial Championships is not the kind of result the 25-year-old came for either. But according to his own words, it's a performance that gives him a lot of hope for the summer which should hopefully c...

Giacomo Nizzolo (36) will conclude his professional career at the end of this season. The former European champion (2020) and two-time winner of the Giro d'Italia Points Classification (2015 and 2016) announced so on the eve of Italian Championships, a race he has won twice (2016 and 2020). Nizzolo...

It was more of a "let's give it a try" participation from Demi Vollering at the completely flat Dutch Championships which took place this Saturday. But the race nearly ended in a disaster for the FDJ - Suez star when she got herself involved a crash. Luckily, it appears no major damage was done and...

Soudal - Quick-Step made it clear with their signings in past years that Remco Evenepoel's bid for Tour de France title is their main objective, providing an explanation as to why did the mythical Wolfpack withdrew from their territory - the Classics. To allign with those ambitions, we would expect...

With two-time champion Jonas Vingegaard among their ranks, Visma | Lease a Bike are the prime favourites to challenge Tadej Pogacar for his Tour de France throne. With a strong mountain team only UAE can match, the Dutch team will hold the thrumps. And their ace in the sleeve is undeniably Wout Van...

With one week remaining until the Tour de France, we continue our countdown by looking at two of cycling's most beloved stars: Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel. The arch rivals, whose stories began on the cyclocross field, have experienced very different journeys at the Tour. One has amassed...

The Tour de France series 'Unchained' will have it's third and final season premier this 2nd of July and as has been the case in the past, Jasper Philipsen will be one of the headliners in the series. The Alpecin-Deceuninck sprinter doesn't however enjoy the fact that on the series' trailer he is po...

After Lorena Wiebes conquered the women's title in the morning, the Dutch men's road race national championships took place this Saturday afternoon and we have got a surprise as Danny van Poppel overpowered some strong sprinters to take the Dutch jersey on his shoulders into the Tour de France.  The...

Ben Wiggins secured second place in the U23 men’s time trial at the British National Championships on Thursday, continuing to demonstrate his strength in the discipline, something that clearly runs in the family. His father, Bradley Wiggins, famously won both the Tour de France and Olympic gold in 2...

Mads Pedersen is a strong time-trialist but his victory at the time-trial national championships in Denmark came as a surprise. Perhaps more surprisingly is that he did this whilst in the middle of the race colliding with a 13-year old spectator at high-speed and avoiding a crash.  However the situa...

The Tour de France 2025 is almost upon us, and anticipation couldn’t be higher. With the Grand Départ in Lille just a week away, a star-studded line-up is ready to contest what promises to be one of the most competitive editions in recent memory. But while the depth of talent is undeniable, there’s...

Lorena Wiebes claimed the 2025 Dutch national road race title with a commanding sprint victory, capitalising on a late crash that eliminated two of her main rivals, Marianne Vos and Demi Vollering, from contention. The incident occurred just 7km from the finish, with both Vos and Vollering caught in...

For most riders, a first Tour de France start is the culmination of a dream. For 25-year-old Mick van Dijke, it’s also a confirmation, of progress, trust, and belonging. The Dutchman, who will make his Grand Tour debut next week in Lille, spoke to Wielerflits about his path to the start line and wha...

With just seven days until the 2025 Tour de France gets underway, the tension is already building, especially within the Team Visma | Lease a Bike camp. Belgian domestique Tiesj Benoot, who will be a key lieutenant for Jonas Vingegaard in his bid to reclaim the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar, has...

In 2025, Mads Pedersen hasn’t just levelled up, he’s broken through the ceiling. Already one of the most complete riders in the peloton, this season the Dane has left no doubt: he now belongs among the elite. And not just among them, within them. The Big Six of men’s cycling must now include Mads P...

With just one week to go until the 2025 Tour de France, Remco Evenepoel appears to be hitting form at the perfect time. The Soudal – Quick-Step rider claimed his second career victory in the Belgian National Time Trial Championships yesterday, using the race not only as a final tune-up but as a crit...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike and UAE Team Emirates - XRG are amongst the teams that have already confirmed their lineup for the Tour de France, but the reality is that a few teams, with just over a week left to the Grand Depart, do not yet have their plan fully agreed on. INEOS Grenadiers is actually o...

Jonas Vingegaard is almost a one-of-a-kind rider in the modern peloton and is currently a two-time Tour de France winner. This comes as a result of many factors, one of them being his willingness to follow to the absolute best of his abilities the training prescribed by his coach Tim Heemskerk, who...

There was a time not long ago when Primoz Roglic looked destined to win the Tour de France. In 2020, he led the race for almost two weeks, only to lose yellow on the final time trial to a young Tadej Pogacar. That defeat was dramatic and cruel, but it did not spell the end of Roglic’s ambitions. Fiv...

To the outside world, professional cycling is a sport defined by drama, battles and most importantly: passion. But behind the spectacle is a harsh financial reality, as Lotto CEO Stephane Heulot has revealed in a remarkably frank interview with Wielerflits. The team is fighting for both results and...

Israel – Premier Tech have unveiled their eight-man lineup for the 2025 Tour de France, with team leadership focused squarely on stage victories rather than general classification ambitions. Notably absent is four-time Tour winner Chris Froome, who at this point looks as if he will never ride a Tour...

As the Tour de France 2025 draws closer, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team sports director Luke Rowe has spoken about the unique pressure and dangers that come with the world’s biggest bike race. Rowe, now in his first season as a directeur sportif after retiring from racing with INEOS Grenadiers at t...

Frank van den Broek, who rides for Team Picnic PostNL, is preparing for the upcoming Tour de France with confidence, having spent time at altitude and refining his form ahead of the July 5th start. The Dutch rider played a key support role for Romain Bardet during last year’s opening stage win at th...

Remco Evenepoel claimed victory in the Belgian National Time Trial Championships on Friday, adding the national title to his Olympic and world champion honors. With the Tour de France just a week away, the Belgian star appears to be in a more confident place after expressing disappointment with his...

In today’s Tour de France countdown article, we revisit the extraordinary rivalry between two Slovenian stars, Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic, and their unforgettable duel at the 2020 Tour de France. The 2020 edition produced one of the most dramatic turnarounds in Tour history, as a young debutan...

With a few more countries having their time-trial national championships completed, this Friday afternoon has become quite eventful. Amongst the new national champions is Mads Pedersen who will be wearing the colours of Denmark... In the time-trials.  Pedersen was the fastest out of all the men that...

Bahrain - Victorious have revealed their Tour de France lineup. With a block completely separate from it's Giro d'Italia, the team comes in with a team capable of fighting for stages in all terrains and also the overall classification.  The team will be led by Santiago Buitrago, 10th last year at th...

Alejandro Valverde was present at an event of the Spanish cycling federation yesterday and, as the national team coach, was asked about the upcoming World Championships in Kigali and what role Juan Ayuso may have in it.  The Spaniard, in words to Marca, made it clear that the moment of truth arrives...

David Gaudu has been struggling to achieve good form and after a very disappointing Giro d'Italia, he's also not been able to improve to the level he hoped for. Hence he opted out of the Tour de France, a decision understood by Groupama-FDJ manager Marc Madiot.  "He's been constantly stuck in pitfal...

Remco Evenepoel is not the reigning European time-trial champion because he did not participate last year, but otherwise, he is the current champion of everything else he could in the time-trial discipline. Adding to his current Olympic and World titles, he is now also the Belgian ITT champion after...

The 2025 national championships see their first major controversy pop up as in Spain, Abel Balderstone shocked to become time-trial champion in the climb to Sierra Nevada. However the biggest reason why this comes as a shock is because it is being heavily hinted that the organizers had an error with...

Arnaud De Lie was a very talented young rider when he turned pro, but the pressure coming from Belgian media and being the leader of a Belgian team has led to a lot of issues. Now at age 23 he talks through how he's overcome some of his non-cycling challenges.  "I have tried to accept those low poin...

Some national champions have a first taste of glory but others are quite experienced in it and are adding to their palmarès. Amongst those reinforcing their place in the peloton with their country's colours are Lotte Kopecky, Bob Jungels and Ryan Mullen.  Each of them have in the past won this event...

At age 26 Ethan Hayter is finding himself in the peloton once again, much due to his improvement against the clock. After beating Filippo Ganna at the Baloise Belgium Tour, the Soudal - Quick-Step rider has won the British national championships and describes a meaningful triumph to him.  “It was de...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe are going all-in in pursuit of success at the Tour de France. Primoz Roglic will return to racing following his initial schedule after being forced to abandon the Giro d'Italia and will be joined by Florian Lipowitz in pursuit of a potential podium place in Paris.  “We’re...

Israel - Premier Tech have announced their '8' for the Tour de France, with no overall classification ambitions and fully focused on stage hunting. The Israeli team presents options for all kinds of terrain and features a set of both young and experienced riders capable of surprising in this Grand B...

Tadej Pogacar has raced and dominated the Criterium du Dauphiné and that was enough, after a spring without almost a single stage-race, to confirm that he was in the right form to fight for the Tour de France. Today UAE Team Emirates - XRG confirmed their lineup and this is what he had to say.  “I’m...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG is one of the teams that had it's Tour de France lineup planned already since the very start of the year, and they will arrive in July without injuries messing up their plans. This Friday morning they have confirmed the lineup that will be riding in support of Tadej Pogacar a...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG are returning to the Tour de France this year with winning ambitions but Tadej Pogacar will have to face the high mountains and a brutal route in the second half. Amongst the summit finishes is the Col de la Loze where two years ago he lost the race to Jonas Vingegaard.  "It...

Stefan Küng's reputation of the unlucky man of the peloton was once underlined earlier this week. While the Swissman was preparing to defend his time trial title on a 19-kilometer course in Steinmaur, Küng crashed and the consequences of his fall make it impossible for the Groupama - FDJ star to att...

Tadej Pogacar remains at the top of the UCI rankings as he continues to dominate the World Tour calendar. He is followed by Remco Evenepoel and Mads Pedersen on the podium, whilst Jonas Vingegaard into the Tour de France.  You can check the previous update. The Top10 is absolutely stacked as Mads Pe...

Only a selected group of riders in the professional peloton can refer to themselves as Tour de France stage winners - and just a handful had the privilege of wearing yellow jersey at the Grande Boucle. Mike Teunissen is not winning race after race, but everything seems to have clicked at the Belgian...

We know Puck Pieterse as one of the three best cyclocrossers, we also know her as a dominant force on mountain bike. And gradually, it's becoming clear that the 23-year-old has a bright future ahead also on road. Her qualities in one-day races have been known for a long time, but Pieterse wants to w...

INEOS Granadiers has made official today the signing of one of the most exciting Spanish cyclists of the moment: Benjamín Noval. The young Asturian rider, just 16 years old, has secured his future and will race with the British team from 2027 onward.   In 2025 he is coming out with overall wins in t...

Around this time last year, Tibor del Grosso was mainly viewed as a future cyclocross star doing dibs here and there with Alpecin-Deceuninck's road team. But there was no more escaping his destiny after he had won the under-23 Dutch Championships. A year later, the 21-year-old is already viewed amon...

João Almeida is enjoying the best season of his career. In just 39 days of competition, the Portuguese rider from UAE Team Emirates- XRG has already achieved nine victories, far surpassing his previous best record of six wins in 2021. This sees him go into the Tour de France in an extraordinary and...

Alex Baudin has spent time in the lead of the Tour de Romandie this year and came close to winning at the Criterium du Dauphiné - where he saw head-on what Tadej Pogacar's climbing prowess looked like. Now at the Tour de France he will aim for stage wins and has described what might be the toughest...

Christos Volikákis (37) has represented Greece at four Olympic Games between 2008-2021. The representant in Keirin and Sprint disciplines was issued a three-year ban following an adverse finding in his sample from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. The sample was found to contain selective andro...

The Belgian title is one of the most prestigious a rider can aim for. One of the main cycling countries will have a star-filled startlist peloton lining up with their bid for victory in Binche this Sunday. And Visma | Lease a Bike bring perhaps the biggest favourite of all - Wout Van Aert. "It is a...

In today’s Tour de France article, we’re looking at the legendary Tour career of Chris Froome, one of the defining riders of the Tour de France in the past decade. Whilst the rider we have seen in recent years is a shell of his former self, at his best, Froome was one of the greats. The Kenyan-born...

The Tour de France starts off with plenty flat and hilly stages this year that won't create big gaps and so for the space of around 10 days there will be a frenzy for positioning and likely several crashes. Danny van Poppel, who will be in the middle of it both for Primoz Roglic and sprinter Jordi M...

For the third time in his career, Ethan Hayter has won the British time-trial national championships. After Zoe Bäckstedt conquered the women's title earlier in the day, the Soudal - Quick-Step rider managed to give continuation to his Baloise Belgium Tour win.  Hayter is carrying tremendous form an...

INEOS Grenadiers was at the top of the cycling world in the 2010's when it came to Grand Tour racing but in recent years it has lost it's position. In an attempt to resume it's charge back towards the top the team is looking for new sponsors and budget and as soon as next week we could see TotalEner...

Intermarché - Wanty has performed very well at the 2024 Tour de France, punching way above it's weight with Biniam Girmay winning three sprint stages and the green jersey in Nice. Now, the Belgian team aims to surprise once again with a team focused on the flat and hilly days.  "To build on our succ...

The national championships continue to give way to new champions this Thursday and in the time-trials we've got a few surprising results. In Norway for example Tobias Foss took on Uno-X Mobility and has taken a victory ahead of three of the Norwegian team's members.  Foss was 19 seconds faster than...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike signed some big figures last winter such as Giro d'Italia winner Simon Yates, but ultimately that comes at a cost. The amount of leaders and lack of an UAE-sized budget means that several of it's strong riders will be joining other teams. After Olav Kooij and Tiesj Benoot,...

Neilson Powless is a prme stage hunter but has not yet won at the Tour de France yet. Over the coming month the EF Education-EasyPost rider will be going all-out to tick this box off an incredible career which does already feature two triumphs this year.  "My victory in Gippingen gave me the necessa...

There were concerns that Filippo Ganna would come in to the Tour de France with low form. After a brilliant spring, the INEOS Grenadiers rider returned to racing at the Baloise Belgium Tour but didn't show his best form and was beaten by Ethan Hayter in the time-trial; however today some worries hav...

Tao Geoghegan Hart was set to race the Tour de France and throughout the year was built up to be an important domestique for Mattias Skjelmose. However, the Briton has suffered with illness during the Tour de Suisse which hasn't improved, and he will then be sidelined in order to make room for someo...

Joxean Fernández Matxín, manager of UAE Team Emirates - XRG, talked about Tadej Pogacar and his chances of winning the 2025 Tour de France as well as the difficult route that lies ahead and the rivalry with Jonas Vingegaard which will once again spark.  "You can't compare races or states of form. Th...

The 2025 Tour de France is almost here. Few men in history know the biggest cycling race on the planet better than 17-time competitor Jens Voigt, and the German recently gave his thoughts ahead of the current edition.  The first place to start, is the teams. And in this regard, Team Visma | Lease a...

David Gaudu is a rider that not often finds his best form and that was certainly going to be the case if he were to start the Tour de France next week in Lille. Hence, the Groupama - FDJ leader made the decision to not be part of the race and seek results later in the season.  "Given my current leve...

The streak of bad luck is seemingly never ending for Cian Uijtdebroeks. After multiple injuries and illnesses that prevent the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider from returning to his best level, upon another attempt at a comeback he has now been hit by a car and is having to delay his return to the sp...

The Tour de France is right around the corner and at this point in time, little else will be in the mind of the World Tour peloton. Marc Madiot, manager of Groupama - FDJ, has shared his thoughts regarding Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard after the Criterium du Dauphiné.  "We can see that Pogacar...

The National time trial championships were a first big race on Bauke Mollema's schedule in more than a month. But it's fair to say that a 17th place was way beyond the former (2022) Dutch champion's expectations. "After ten or fifteen kilometres I already felt that I didn't have the legs today," Mol...

Arkéa - B&B Hotels will most likely come to an end at the end of the 2025 season, and it comes at a bad timing as the team had it's highlight of the season with Kévin Vauquelin almost winning the Tour de Suisse. The team has recovered ground on rival teams but the battle for relegation continues to...

No, it's not a great year for Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, especially viewed through the metric of their ultra-successful 2024. Part of that is due to luck that hasn't been on the side of French team with two of their Classics stars - Victor Lafay and Benoit Cosnefroy injured more often than would be...

Lewis Askey turned professional with Groupama - FDJ in 2022, but had to wait three full seasons for his first professional victory. And as the old saying suggests; good things come in pair - the 24-year-old Brit backed up his Boucles de l'Aulne victory at 4 Jours de Dunkerque. And the young rider wa...

For most of the peloton, Criterium du Dauphiné and Tour de Suisse served as final tests before the Tour de France. Groupama - FDJ certainly put their name out there, especially thanks to Romain Grégoire who won a stage and briefly led the GC in Switzerland. "Romain rode a good Tour de Suisse. He ach...

Nowadays you find so many various cycling podcasts that it seems as if almost everyone could run one. And that may not be untrue. Inspired by his former teammate Geraint Thomas, among many, 2012 Tour de France champion Sir Bradley Wiggins launches his own 'Café Aficionado'. In a preview announcement...

At the recent 2025 Tour de Suisse, Portuguese cycling fans witnessed a special moment: two riders from the same generation, the same region and the same team joining forces in one of the most prestigious stage races on the international calendar. João Almeida and António Morgado, both from UAE Team...

INEOS Grenadiers signed Axel Laurance this season and has had him as a leader on several races hunting for stage wins in both sprints and hilly races. The British team is on the hunt for new riders into the 2026 season and one could be Laurance's compatriot Dorian Godon - a rider of a very similar s...

Showing his incredible longevity, Diego Ulissi marked his 16th consecutive season with a pro win on Tuesday afternoon at Giro dell'Appennino 2025. Now, the 35-year-old is switching targets towards the Italian National Championships - a title that has so far proven elusive in his career.  "We had a p...

It has long been known that the future of the Arkéa - B&B Hotels team has looked precarious. But now, the French team may have been dealt a fatal blow, after both title sponsors have announced their intention to withdraw their backing at the end of the season.  In a story broken by British cycling j...

Between the 6th and the 13th of July, the Tour de France won't be the only Grand Tour going on, as the women's World Tour heads to Italy for the 2025 Giro d'Italia Women. Team SD Worx - Protime will, as always, be one of the leading teams, and they have now unveiled their lineup for the race.  Leadi...

With the 2025 Tour de France looming, Alberto Contador has offered an ominous preview of what could be the race’s most decisive moment: the Col de la Loze. Speaking to Eurosport during a reconnaissance ride, the two-time Tour winner described the legendary Hors Catégorie ascent as “absolutely bruta...

A two-time world champion, Julian Alaphilippe has never managed to bag himself the tricolor of French national champion. Sadly for the 33-year-old, that wait won't be ending in 2025 either, as the Tudor Pro Cycling Team leader has been forced to miss the National Championships for the first time sin...

The 2025 is now just around the corner, 10 days away to be precise. And now we can’t help but getting carried away, as we could have an all time great Tour de France ahead. Will Jonas Vingegaard or Remco Evenepoel be able to do anything about Tadej Pogacar? Who will be the king of the sprinters? And...

Daan Hoole proved himself once again the best Dutch time trialist on Tuesday evening, taking the National Championships win against the clock for the second year running. Despite this however, the 26-year-old looks set to miss both the upcoming Tour de France and the 2025 World Championships.  “This...

Can Jonas Vingegaard reclaim the Maillot Jaune at the 2025 Tour de France? If he does, it's likely the strength of the Team Visma | Lease a Bike support squad will play a key role and the lineup of the Visma team has now been officially confirmed.  With no surprises from the widely rumoured lineup,...

At the 2025 Tour de France, the latest chapter in the epic rivalry between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard is set to be written. More broadly however, it continues the rivalry between UAE Team Emirates - XRG and Team Visma | Lease a Bike for the right to be called the best team in the peloton.  "...

For the second time in his career, Remco Evenepoel heads to the Tour de France in 2025. After a very impressive podium finish on debut last year, the Soudal - Quick-Step leader is arguably the best place rider to challenge the Tadej Pogacar - Jonas Vingegaard duopoly that has controlled the Grand To...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike has a new global powerhouse to call as a sponsor, with the arrival of sports clothing megabrand Nike. Just in time for the 2025 Tour de France too, where Jonas Vingegaard will hope to 'Just do it!' and reclaim the Maillot Jaune.  Although not officially official just yet, t...

Jonas Vingegaard has something of a point to prove at the 2025 Tour de France. After back to back Maillot Jaune wins in 2022 and 2023, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader is widely seen as the most likely rival of Tadej Pogacar for the overall victory this year.  Whilst his loss last year can be ca...

2025 may not be the perfect year for financially struggling Lotto, but the Tour de France is a big goal for the whole team with no less than three leaders lining up for Grande Boucle. Arnaud de Lie for sprints, Jenno Berckmoes to hunt for stages and Lennert Van Eetvelt - that's the masterplan of the...

A former winner on the Champs Elysees, Jordi Meeus knows exactly what it takes to have a successful Tour de France. Despite taking two World Tour wins in the last week however, the 26-year-old Belgian is looking likely to be left out of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's lineup for the 2025 edition of th...

In 2024, Cian Uijtdebroeks signed for Visma from BORA - hansgrohe, where he grew into one of the most promising GC contenders. However, expectations got the better of the Belgian, who was (and still is) also affected by strange health problems. The season ended for the Visma | Lease a Bike rider bec...

Next month, Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are set to renew their rivalry and write the latest chapter in their historic rivalry at the 2025 Tour de France. For the first time ever though, could we also see the pair compete at the the Vuelta a Espana later this year? Vuelta a Espana race directo...

Julian Alaphilippe produced his most impressive performance of the season at the Tour de Suisse, and arguably his best display since his memorable triumph at the 2024 Giro d’Italia. The Frenchman’s form has provided a timely injection of confidence ahead of his biggest target of the year: the Tour d...

With the 2025 Tour de France now just weeks away, experts and analysts are looking into every detail of the recent performances of Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar in order to try and predict what will come next. According to former Vuelta a Espana winner Chris Horner, the Criterium du Dauphiné sh...

Alpecin-Deceuninck star Oscar Riesebeek wrote himself a piece of unwanted cycling history at the 2025 Baloise Belgium Tour earlier this, as he became the first rider to fall foul of the UCI's new yellow card system. Following his second yellow card, the 32-year-old Dutchman will now be forced to mis...

Tadej Pogacar will enter the 2025 Tour de France as the man to beat. A three-time Maillot Jaune winner and the reigning world champion, the Slovenian has been incredibly hard to stop over the last couple of years, much to the growing frustration of rival teams.  There's a well-known saying in boxing...

Not a rider, but his name will be still mentioned more than often in coming months - that's rider super-agent Alex Carera of the A&J All Sports agency. Involved with world's best riders including Tadej Pogacar, this Italian knows the ins and outs of transfer market better than anyone else. With the...

The transfer of Demi Vollering from world's best team SD Worx - Protime to FDJ - Suez was a big topic in, not only, the women's cycling peloton. The new distribution of power suddenly brings more open races with the Dutchwoman often clashing with her former teammates. The complicated tactics were cl...

Remco Evenepoel is one of the three main favourites to win the Tour de France this summer, but also the one who has drawn the shortest straw. Even if the Olympic champion reaches a level where he can compete with Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard in the high mountains, the winners of past five edit...

Kevin Vauquelin seems to be the only bright point in Arkéa - B&B Hotels' final WorldTour season. The Frenchman outscores his best teammates by multiple times in the UCI ranking. And with his contract running out at the end of this season, the 24-year-old has the privilege of choice from the world's...

Mathieu van der Poel's summer didn't start well in his comeback to mountain bikes. In Nove Mesto World Cup, the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider crashed twice and suffered a fracture in his hand. But without panicking, the Dutchman got back to work (training) soon afterwards and two weeks ago rode a more th...

Following his retirement from MotoGP in 2024, Aleix Espargaró is set to embark on a remarkable second career — this time on two wheels of a very different kind. The Spanish rider, long known for his passion for cycling, has signed with UCI World Tour outfit Lidl-Trek, and is now preparing to make hi...

Mischa Bredewold and Daan Hole have emerged victorious against the clock this Tuesday afternoon, claiming the tricolor jersey of Dutch national time trial champion.  For Bredewold (Team SD Worx-Protime), it was something of a surprise that she produced a breakout performance to win the Dutch Nationa...

Although Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard have taken the majority of headlines heading into the 2025 Tour de France, neither of the superstar duo will be the rider with the most Grand Tour wins on the start line. That honour is likely to fall on the shoulders of Primoz Roglic and the experienced S...

João Almeida's victory in the Tour de Suisse last Sunday was more than just another win — it marked a defining moment in his career. The Portuguese rider claimed his ninth victory of the season, a personal record that far surpasses the six wins he achieved in 2021, previously his most successful yea...

Diego Ulissi has rolled back the years to take a stunning solo win at Giro dell'Appennino 2025. In the process, the XDS Astana Team star has ensured he continues an incredible run of 16 straight seasons in which he has taken a victory.  Heading into the final 50km of the day, five riders were out ah...

Given how all-conquering Tadej Pogacar has been over the past couple of seasons, for some, the question isn't whether or not the Slovenian will secure a 4th Maillot Jaune of his career next month, but rather by how much Pogacar will win? According to former British national champion Fred Wright howe...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG are the outstanding peloton leaders in 2025, as shown by their strong points lead over the rest of the World Tour. Whilst the likes of Tadej Pogacar, Juan Ayuso and Joao Almeida take most of the headlines however, even down to 'lesser' names in the team, they're all winners....

So dominant has Tadej Pogacar been over the last couple of seasons, that in races where the Slovenian appears, the rest of the team are often left fighting for scraps. At the 2025 Tour de France, Groupama - FDJ will be one of these teams looking to shine up against the world champion, and team boss...

Last weekend, the first ever edition of the Copenhagen Sprint took place, a new World Tour race. Lidl-Trek had high hopes for Danish hero Mads Pedersen, but ultimately it was Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Jordi Meeus that emerged victorious. One of the teams that were left disappointed was Uno-X Mob...

In the final season of his professional career, the last thing Geraint Thomas needed was any crashes or injuries. Although his form hasn't been at the level expected, for the first half of 2025 he was at least safe. Sadly though, on stage 3 of the Tour de Suisse, the former Tour de France winner cra...

Soudal - Quick-Step continue to strengthen their roster ahead of the 2026 season. Following the rumoured arrivals of Steff Cras, Jasper Stuyven and Edward Planckaert, 'The Wolfpack' are reportedly set to go back to Alpecin-Deceuninck for another swoop. According to a report by Het Laatste Nieuws, So...

Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel will be taking the spotlight at this year's Tour de France overall classification battle, but it would be naive to think that no-one else has a chance to finish on the final podium, and this includes domestiques of the leaders. João Almeida comes i...

Jonas Vingegaard's Tour de France preparations are well underway at altitude, as the Dane searches for improvements ahead of his quest to reclaim the Maillot Jaune next month. Vingegaard's young teammate Tijmen Graat recently joined the two-time Tour winner at altitude and it's fair to say that the...

One of the biggest questions heading into the 2025 Tour de France, is who will be better supported of the two main Maillot Jaune challengers. Both Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar can rely on super teams alongside them at Team Visma | Lease a Bike and UAE Team Emirates - XRG respectively, but acco...

More than a decade after the Lance Armstrong scandal threatened to destroy the credibility of professional cycling, the sport finds itself once again under scrutiny. A new documentary by German broadcaster ARD, Geheimsache Doping: Im Windschatten (Secret Case Doping: In the Slipstream), suggests tha...

Among all the Tour de France debutants this year, Thibau Nys clearly stands out. The 22-year-old European cyclocross champion has already shown us times over that he has a knack for winning races and in the 2025 Grande Boucle, he'll find so many opportunities that it is hard to imagine the Lidl-Trek...

While National Championships have been already in full swing since the last week in smaller cycling nations and/or for youth categories, the big guns will get to action this week. And that doesn't exclude the winner of 2025 Giro Points classification - Mads Pedersen, who will take on also the indivi...

For the first time since turning pro, Arnaud De Lie had to go three months in a row without a podium result in 2025. Obviously this was not without a reason - but the legs were seemingly finally responding to the 23-year-old Belgian at the Tour de Suisse, even if it didn't immediately show in the re...

The first edition of Copenhagen Sprint didn't go without its share of controversies and only a select few will remember the Danish race fondly. Soren Waerenskjold won't be one of such people as the big man of Uno-X Mobility burned through his matches too early in the race and only finished 10th in t...

The famous former cyclist George Hincapie has recently revealed that he has created a new professional team: the Modern Adventure Pro Cycling. The squad will be from the United States, directed by himself, and with the goal of returning the North American country to the top of the WorldTour. Hincapi...

Recently, the UCI announced a raft of changes aimed at improving the safety of the sport and the riders in the peloton. One change in particular however, has come under fire, with a number of the leading stars in the women's peloton calling out cycling's governing body.  The change in question saw t...

Remco Evenepoel is perhaps the rider most likely to challenge the dominance of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard at the 2025 Tour de France. The Belgian leader of Soudal - Quick-Step will be doing so in a new piece of kit too, after launching his own cycling shoe with Specialized.  “Only with Speci...

The Tour de France is the biggest event in the cycling world and all riders who go in with high ambitions have alongside him a high degree of attention. However some have more than others, and Mattias Skjelmose is definitely on the lower side of the list - but this can definitely come as a benefit t...

Oscar Onley has been having a formidable 2025 season, highlighted now by his podium at the Tour de Suisse. After the final mountain time-trial, the Briton has talked about his effort and his thoughts ahead of the Tour de France where he confirms that he will be going to be chasing stage wins.  “I th...

The Tour de Suisse has finished this Sunday and Felix Gall rode to a fourth place in the overall classification - missing out on the podium due to the raid on stage 1. However, the Austrian showed his best climbing legs once again, right in time for the Tour de France where he will once again aim hi...

The yellow card system came into full use this year in professional cycling but the reality is it hasn't had much effect at all in the peloton. This Sunday at the Baloise Belgium Tour, on paper, for the first time a rider would be removed from the race because of the accumulation of yellow cards. On...

Cycling is a sport where any indication of doping is closely followed and at times seemingly, riders get suspended over legitimate mistakes on their part. This appears to be the case with 21-year old Danish rider Christian Kornum who has been suspended after testing positive to a substance present i...

On the 24th of June we have one of the last races before the Tour de France, as in Italy the peloton tackles the Giro dell'Appennino. The Italian classic provides another opportunity for the classics riders to show their worth. We take a look at it's startlist.  The provisional startlist features ri...

On the 5th of June, 2025, the latest instalment of the historic Maillot Jaune rivalry between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard is set to begin at the Tour de France. With so much hype surrounding the dual, even the rest of the pro peloton are starting to get excited.  In conversation with TV2.de, ...

With less than two weeks until the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar is finding time for fun, and a bit of light teasing. The Slovenian has launched the “Pogi Challenge,” an event that will take place later this year, after the serious racing has concluded. In a video promoting the event, Pogacar offers...

João Almeida has completed an incredible comeback at the 2025 Tour de Suisse. From losing more than three minutes on stage 1, a dominant final stage time trial has seen the Portuguese UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader seal the general classification victory.   With the time trial being split into diffe...

Tadej Pogacar is the cycling's global superstar in all and every sense of the word. Then you can only imagine how popular are the world champion and his fiancée Urska Zigart in their homeland - Slovenia. To illustrate that, would you imagine the couple as heroes of a fairy tale? Author Uroš Grilc ce...

Richard Carapaz has spent several years at Movistar Team and he does not rule out moving back in 2026. This year's Tour de France can have a big influence over his decision and the former Olympic Champion is now ready to aim for stage wins and potentially a KOM jersey as was the case last year.  "Th...

Well, well, well. here’s a sentence you probably never expected: cyclocross at La Planche des Belles Filles. But if the 2030 Winter Olympic Games organising committee in France has its way, that could soon become reality. According to L’Équipe, a formal bid has been submitted to include cyclocross a...

Tim Merlier might just be the fastest sprinter in the world right now. The Soudal – Quick-Step rider powered to victory on the final stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour, overcoming late drama in the sprint and confirming his form just in time for the Tour de France. “It was not an easy victory,” Merli...

Kevin Vauquelin came within touching distance of a landmark victory at the 2025 Tour de Suisse, but in the end, it was Joao Almeida who ripped the yellow jersey from his shoulders in a dramatic final stage. The Frenchman had worn the leader’s jersey since Stage 4 and went into the concluding time tr...

With under two weeks to go until the Tour de France, Remco Evenepoel is training with renewed intensity after finishing fourth at the Critérium du Dauphiné. While the result was far from disastrous, the Belgian remains some way off the level of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, and the pressure is...

Slovenian cycling may have found its next big talent. Jakob Omrzel has become only the second Slovenian rider to win the Giro d'Italia Under 23, completing an impressive comeback on the final stage to take overall victory. Riding for the Bahrain-Victorious Development Team, Omrzel sealed the title i...

The last stage of the Tour de Suisse featured a brutal uphill time-trial. It was 10 kilometres long, 9 of which averaged 9%. This stage was considered by many as the queen stage, as significant differences were expected among the main GC contenders, and the stage didn’t disappoint. Harry Sweeny was...

Before this week, Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Jordi Meeus had just the one World Tour win in his entire career. After arguably the best few days of his career however, the Belgian sprinter has now tripled his tally thanks to victories at the Tour de Suisse and the inaugural edition of the Copenhag...

Remco Evenepoel’s performance at the 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné has raised alarm bells inside and outside his camp. Despite a brilliant time trial, he finished fourth place, over four minutes down on Tadej Pogacar, and beaten to the podium by young German Lipowitz, was not what the Belgian or his te...

Immediately following his 2nd placed finish at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, Jonas Vingegaard and the core of his Tour de France support squad headed off to altitude to prepare for the Grand Tour to come. This was already widely known, but now, some slightly curious new details have come to light....

Throughout the 2025 Tour de Suisse there will likely be many riders forced to withdraw from the race, for various different reasons. We make a list of all riders who leave the race, as well as list out a few of the main crashes that take place during the race. Benoît Cosnefroy, Élie Gesbert and Joha...

It was disappointment for Kevin Vauquelin and Julian Alaphilippe in the final stage time trial at the 2025 Tour de Suisse on Sunday afternoon. For Vauquelin, the Yellow Jersey was lost to Joao Almeida, whilst Alaphilippe was forced to relinquish his position on the final podium. Afterwards though, a...

João Almeida is having a hell of a season in 2025, with an incredible comeback win at the Tour de Suisse marking a third successive GC win for the Portuguese star this campaign. As such, Almeida now heads to the Tour de France - where he will support Tadej Pogacar - full of confidence.  After a disa...

The 2025 Tour de Suisse reached a dramatic conclusion on Sunday afternoon as João Almeida completed an incredible turnaround to seal the Maillot Jaune in style with a dominant stage 8 victory in the final time trial.  After losing more than three minutes on the opening stage, Almeida has been steadi...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Filippo Baroncini has won the GC at the 2025 Baloise Belgium Tour, after Tim Merlier powered to a confidence boosting sprint win on the final stage.  Six riders went clear of the peloton early on to form the breakaway of the day. Best placed on GC of the attackers was Dutch...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Jordi Meeus has stormed to the victory at the first ever edition of the men's Copenhagen Sprint, denying Mads Pedersen a fairy-tale victory in his homeland.  Heading into the final 90km of the day, five riders were out ahead of the peloton, with two of the Danish nation...

After nearly two months out of the peloton, Mattias Skjelmose made a triumphant return to racing on Sunday afternoon, winning the first ever edition of the new climbing challenge, the Andorra MoraBanc Clàssica.  "I was sick for a long time and missed the Dauphiné and Suisse, luckily I could do this...

Lidl-Trek's Mattias Skjelmose has won the inaugural Andorra MoraBanc Clàssica atop a rainy summit finish at Coll de la Botella, returning to racing strongly ahead of the upcoming Tour de France. Nine riders got themselves up the road early and into the day's breakaway. Most notable of the attackers...

The last WorldTour race on the calendar before the Tour de France will be contested this Sunday, June 22. In Denmark, a new race will test many of the world's fastest men in the streets of Denmark's capital during the Copenhagen Sprint. Here's when and where to follow the race on TV and online. The...

Florian Vermeersch played a crucial role in Tadej Pogacar's successful spring, being a part of the lineup at UAE Tour and then tagging along with the Slovenian through most of the Classics. Naturally, the 26-year-old would then hope to make the UAE Team Emirates - XRG selection for the Tour de Fran...

Two weeks to go until the Grand Depart of the Tour de France, between today and that day the national championships will take over the racing calendar but on the 22nd of June there will be five races including many of the world's very best over a multitude of terrains, and you can watch them all sep...

Julian Alaphilippe is now riding in a peloton that is much superior to that where he has won two World titles in 2020 and 2021, but he is currently racing at an extremely high level at the Tour de Suisse. Today he can go on to finish on the final podium and show the best possible signs into the Tour...

The Giro d'Italia's final competitive stage was a memorable day for several reasons and amongst them was the unusual work that Dries de Bondt did for Richard Carapaz halfway through the Colle delle Finestre. The situation continues to evolve and Sep Vanmarcke, brother of a big figure involved, has s...

The Tour de France 2025 is on everyone's lips, and it hasn't even started. But that's normal, given the incredible turnout that awaits the Grande Boucle. With Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic, Enric Mas, Carlos Rodriguez and many more, the fight for the yellow jersey i...

On the 22nd of June we will have the newest addition to the World Tour calendar: The Copenhagen Sprint. The race, taking place in Denmark, provides the sprinters with one of the few opportunities to conquer a one-day race at the highest level in the sport. We preview the race ahead.  The race will b...

Tadej Pogacar is quite unique in many ways. One of them is his out-going attitude and warm approach to fans that makes him even more popular than his impressive victories.   Tom Danielson notices that some critique points out that the world champion makes winning look too easy sometimes. "I find it...

The Tour de France begins in two weeks and this week in the world of cycling there has been racing all over Europe, and many riders have taken different paths to prepare for the Grand Boucle. Some of them have chosen the Andorra MoraBanc Classic, where Tom Pidcock makes his return to racing after th...

Stage 8 of this year's Tour de Suisse is a mountain time-trial and it will close off the action in the week. We take a look at it's start times and order, in the same way that the overall classification is currently shaped.  Olivier Le Gac will be the first rider to start his effort early in the mor...

The Andorra Morabanc Clàssica has it's first edition this Sunday afternoon but, despite being placed in the middle of summer by it's organizers, the race is still being significantly cut due to the bad weather emerging in the Pyrenees.  The distance of the race will be reduced from 145 km to 114.7 k...

As the Tour de France approaches, every detail in a contender’s preparation is scrutinised. So when a fan, Josep Termens, spotted Jonas Vingegaard training in 30-degree heat, fully kitted out in long sleeves and tights, it sparked curiosity. “It was 30 degrees, and he was wearing long sleeves and ti...

From the 15th to 22nd of June the World Tour peloton will tackle the Tour de Suisse, one of the hardest races in the calendar and the last of the 'big 7' one-week stage-races in the calendar. We preview stage 8, what might be the decisive day of the race, with the hardest in the entire route coming...

While the rest of Team Visma | Lease a Bike are gathered at their high-altitude training camp in Tignes, one key Tour de France selection is notably absent: Tiesj Benoot. The 31-year-old Belgian is taking a different approach in 2025, racing the Tour de Suisse and skipping the Tignes camp for now. I...

In just over two weeks, the 2025 Tour de France will depart from Lille with a narrative that writes itself: can Jonas Vingegaard wrestle back the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar? After being dethroned in 2024, the Dane returns as the figurehead of a stacked Team Visma | Lease a Bike squad. But with...

Luke Rowe had a long and successful career as a professional cyclist, spanning over 13 seasons with Team Sky, later INEOS Grenadiers. When his career came to a wrap last year, the  Welshman immediately knew he wanted to share his experience with riders as a sports director. About his career, role, a...

The reputation of Paul Seixas as the rising French GC star was underlined by the 18-year-old's debut WorldTour GC attempt. At the highly contested Criterium du Dauphiné with the biggest stars of today at the start, Seixas fought commendably to finish 8th overall. And if it weren't for a crash on Mon...

No upsets in the opening edition of Copenhagen Sprint as the world's fastest woman Lorena Wiebes successfully confirmed her status in the streets of Denmark's capital. "It feels fantastic to win this first edition," she said afterwards. "The spectators in Denmark were incredible. In every town there...

Tour de Suisse 2025 is a big race for Oscar Onley. The 22-year-old Brit is still only discovering his limits but he's already up there, fighting for stages and overall victory against the likes of Joao Almeida. The seventh stage brought a second place for the Picnic PostNL leader. "We went hard on t...

The penultimate stage of the Tour de Suisse didn’t have a difficult start, but the hardest part of the day was mostly concentrated in the final kilometres. A high quality breakaway was established, in line with the previous stages. Super combative and former winner Quinn Simmons, Aleksandr Vlasov an...

With one day left to go to the end of the Tour de Suisse, Arkéa - B&B Hotels are on the brink of turning around a very difficult season. Kévin Vauquelin has both pulled off seven days of flawless racing physically and tactically, and tomorrow he may be able to win a World Tour race for the French te...

João Almeida seems to be the strongest climber this week at the Tour de Suisse and today he made it count with a second stage win. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider has managed to cut off another 6 seconds from Kévin Vauquelin's lead, but still has to take back quite some time on tomorrow's queen st...

The newest addition to the women's World Tour calendar, the Copenhagen Sprint, has made it's debut this Saturday. In the women's field most of the world's very best sprinters have battled in the streets of Denmark and Lorena Wiebes confirmed her status of main favourite.  The trip to Scandinavia was...

Lotto has taken the victory today at the Baloise Belgium Tour as Jenno Berckmoes was the strongest on stage 4. The young Belgian rider took advantage of the explosive terrain and hilltop finish to make the difference.  The stage was not hard but with a lot of short climbs it was raced like a classic...

Stage 7 of the Tour de Suisse delivered more GC action and the climbs came to the front again early on and creating big differences between groups. Kévin Vauquelin defended himself very however has lost 6 seconds in bonifications to João Almeida who is slowly creeping into the yellow jersey ahead of...

As the Tour de Suisse progresses, João Almeida gets himself closer and closer to the lead of the race. Whilst he has not been able to distance his rivals on the final climb of the day, he has won stage 7 and has taken off a few more seconds of his main rivals.  The seventh stage of the race did not...

Nicolas Prodhomme has won the queen stage of La Route d'Occitanie and today he has confirmed the overall win with a confident ride. Stage 4 of the race was won by Thibaud Gruel of Groupama - FDJ in a reduced bunch sprint.  The final stage of the race in the Pyrenees featured three difficult climbs a...

After three seasons Dylan Groenewegen and Team Jayco AlUla will part ways. However until the end of the season the Dutch sprinter will still have opportunities; with Michael Matthews out of the race for health reasons and Ben O'Connor's lack of form, Groenewegen may still be the Australian team's to...

The 2025 Tour de Suisse is entering its decisive weekend. Saturday brings the final mountain stage, but the general classification is expected to be settled on Sunday’s closing uphill time trial, rather than in the high mountains. Joao Almeida, currently 39 seconds behind race leader Kevin Vauquelin...

Jasper Philipsen returned to winning ways with a hard-fought sprint victory on Stage 2 of the Baloise Belgium Tour, just his second win of the 2025 season. As the countdown to the Tour de France enters its final fortnight, the Alpecin–Deceuninck sprinter is hoping that a weekend of racing in the Ard...

Johan Bruyneel and Spencer Martin, in their latest episode of The Move, offered sharp analysis of the 2025 Tour de Suisse’s GC battle and the latest regulatory controversies surrounding the UCI. Their discussion centred on Joao Almeida’s stage racing credibility, Kevin Vauquelin’s emergence, and wha...

From the 15th to the 22nd of June, we have one of the year's most special and most difficult stage races. The final World Tour race before the Tour de France is the Tour de Suisse. Here's where and how to watch it.  The race will be broadcast on the traditional channels, most notably Discovery, MAX,...

From the 15th to 22nd of June the World Tour peloton will tackle the Tour de Suisse, one of the hardest races in the calendar and the last of the 'big 7' one-week stage-races in the calendar. We preview stage 7. Another difficult day marked by the steep climbs and where most of the action should wai...

We don't have long to wait now before the 2025 Tour de France and as such, plenty of notable names from yesteryear are being called to give their opinions and previews ahead of the Maillot Jaune battle. According to former Giro d'Italia winner Stefano Garzelli, it's Team Visma | Lease a Bike who hav...

The 2025 Tour de France is getting closer and closer, and no one can avoid talking about it. Everyone already wants to see Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel fight for the yellow jersey in 3 very tough weeks. Who will take the glory of the Grande Boucle? For Velo expert and former c...

The premiere edition of the Copenhagen Sprint is on the menu for men this Sunday and as the name would suggest, it has attracted some of the world's best sprinters to the startline. Olav Kooij will not want to miss this opportunity and arrives to Denmark with ambition to be the first champion of thi...

The safety in cycling peloton has once again become a frequent topic following the UCI board meeting last week. Among some other discutable decisions, what catches attention is the proposed gear restriction that should be tested this year at Tour of Guangxi. In certain scenarios, definitely a step i...

Tom Pidcock went viral earlier this week after he and sponsor Red Bull took part in a downhill speed test, in which the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team star was tied with a bungee rope the back of a motor bike on a descent, hitting speeds as fast as 115km/h. Now though, one of Pidcock's fellow pro riders has...

The Tour de France 2025 is practically just around the corner. The main stars who will star in the Grande Boucle have already begun their final preparations for the three-week long race. Among them of course one of the main adepts to wear yellow in first week - Mathieu van der Poel. The Alpecin-Dece...

The sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse was the only opportunity for the pure sprinters to shine this edition, and they didn’t want to throw it away. Just four riders formed the break of the day, with the name of Romain Grégoire standing out. The French had lost the yellow jersey yesterday at the quee...

Ethan Hayter has had to wait for success since swapping the INEOS Grenadiers for Soudal - Quick-Step, but on the stage 3 individual time trial of the 2025 Baloise Belgium Tour, the Brit finally secured a win for his new team, edging out former teammate Filippo Ganna in the process too.  “It feels gr...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG boss Mauro Gianetti has opened up about the early days of Tadej Pogacar’s career in a candid interview with Dutch outlet RIDE Magazine. Speaking with the insight of someone who witnessed the Slovenian’s rise from the very beginning, Gianetti reflects on the moment they first...

It's not been the easiest season so far for Jordi Meeus in 2025, but on stage 6 of the Tour de Suisse on Friday afternoon, there was finally joy for the 26-year-old Belgian as he powered to a dominant sprint win. "It was definitely a hard week for me so far, not really my most favourite terrain with...

Ethan Hayter has stunned his former INEOS Grenadiers teammate Filippo Ganna to secure a very impressive individual time trial win on stage 3 of the 2025 Baloise Belgium Tour. Soudal - Quick-Step's British star Ethan Hayter had the fastest of the early times, 19 seconds quicker than his compatriot Co...

Jordi Meeus has proven his continued sprint credentials, powering to the stage 6 win at the 2025 Tour de Suisse in a frantic bunch finish. Four riders were up the road heading into the final 70km on stage 6. Most notable among the attacking quartet was Romain Gregoire, who had spent the prior four d...

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team's Nicolas Prodhomme has stormed to a stunning solo summit success on stage 3 of the 2025 La Route d'Occitanie, taking over the race lead in the process. With the stage all about summits of the Col du Tourmalet and the Luz Ardiden in the final 50km, the main GC contend...

The 2025 Tour de France is almost upon us and there seems to be little doubt over who is the man to beat. That honour has been widely bestowed upon the reigning champion Tadej Pogacar.  Pogacar has been all-conquering in his dominance over the last couple of seasons, most recently dominating a Crite...

Dries De Bondt may have well and truly dropped himself into it with the UCI. After admitting to helping a rider from a rival team at the 2025 Giro d'Italia, the former Belgian national champion has now referred to an Ethics Commission by the sport's governing body.  For a few fleeting minutes, as Si...

Tim Merlier has made a habit of defying expectations. On Wednesday, the 32-year-old Belgian won the opening stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour, and now heads to the Tour de France next month with Soudal – Quick-Step, where he’ll co-lead alongside Remco Evenepoel and fight for sprint glory. It’s a bel...

Frenchman Kevin Vauquelin rolled out for Stage 6 of the Tour de Suisse 2025 wearing the yellow jersey for the first time in his career, and the pride was clear as he spoke to Cycling Pro Net moments before the start. “Well, it's a feeling of this great satisfaction,” Vauquelin said when asked how it...

Fifteen days. That’s how long Remco Evenepoel and Soudal – Quick-Step have to prepare for the biggest challenge of their season: taking on Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard at the 2025 Tour de France. After a mixed showing at the Critérium du Dauphiné, they’ll need every single one of those days. E...

When Rigoberto Urán was racing, he wasn’t just known for his attacking flair and podium finishes, he was a social media phenomenon. The Colombian amassed a following that dwarfed even the likes of Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel. His charisma, humour, and warmth towards fans made him one of t...

The Tour de Suisse 2025 is nearing its end. However, after Thursday's queen stage, the sixth day of the race will offer a short break for the overall favorites, and finally a chance again for some of the bigger men. In yesterday’s stage, Joao Almeida came very close to the yellow jersey, which now b...

Jonas Vingegaard may be a two-time Tour de France winner and the man who dethroned Tadej Pogacar in 2022 and 2023, but heading into the 2025 edition, one former pro believes the Slovenian has already won the psychological war. In his latest column for Het Laatste Nieuws, Jan Bakelants, who recently...

The fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse was arguably the queen stage of this edition, and it lived up to expectations, creating major chaos that turned the GC upside down. Another strong breakaway was established, with the likes of Neilson Powless, Pello Bilbao or Aleksandr Vlasov as the main climbers...

Just days after a crash in the opening stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour left Jonas Abrahamsen with a broken collarbone and serious doubts over his Tour de France participation, there is now renewed hope for the Uno-X Mobility rider. In an update that will boost morale within the team, Uno-X reveale...

Julian Alaphilippe is riding with a freedom and flair that fans have longed to see. After several seasons where crashes, illness and inconsistency muted his trademark aggression, the Tudor Pro Cycling Team rider is delivering his most convincing performance of 2025 so far at the Tour de Suisse. On a...

This week marked two years since the tragic death of Gino Mäder at the 2023 Tour de Suisse, a sombre reminder that no matter how far the sport advances, road cycling remains unforgiving. His crash, which occurred on a high speed descent  of the Albula Pass during Stage 5, brought renewed attention t...

Intermarché - Wanty are not having an ideal year. So much so that the Belgian has to look around their shoulder as the relegation is slowly catching up. But none of what was said applies to Louis Barré who has made an impressive leap in 2025 to become one of the best Classics men in the peloton. Suc...

The innaugural editions of Copenhagen Sprint - a brand new Danish WorldTour classic are going to get underway this Saturday with women's race. However the main dish for home crowds will be the men's race on Sunday with their idol Mads Pedersen leading the charge of Lidl-Trek. "I’m really looking for...

While Julian Alaphilippe and Kevin Vauquelin flied towards GC podium at the Tour de Suisse, their compatriot, current leader of the GC, Romain Grégoire was suffering further behind. Ultimately, the leader of Groupama - FDJ had to wave goodbye to the yellow jersey as he lost nearly 7 minutes and drop...

After four stages in the yellow jersey, the provisonal leader of Tour de Suisse Romain Grégoire succumbed to a pressure from his opponents and dropped out of the general classification. But French fans don't need to shed tears because Kevin Vauquelin takes over from his younger compatriot after a st...

Jasper Philipsen finally did it and won the second stage of Baloise Belgium Tour. For the star sprinter, it's only his second triumph of this season, first since over three months ago at the Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne. "It's been a while, huh," he winked after the finish. "So I'm really happy with...

Among multiple other changes agreed upon by the UCI at the recent meeting, we may also note that the union indeed plans to proceed with its gear restriction programme. For all the teams using SRAM gearsets these are bad news as they don't match the proposed 54x11 (or equal) setups. "The decision to...

Queen stage of this year's Tour de Suisse awaited riders on Thursday with Passo del San Bernardino on the route. Oscar Onley won the stage, but the whole day was dedicated to Gino Mäder who tragically passed away two years ago, on June 16. Had the tragic accident on Albulapass not happened, the popu...

Jan Ullrich has heaped praise on Tadej Pogacar after the Slovenian’s latest show of dominance at the Critérium du Dauphiné, describing his sprint win and all around capabilities as “fascinating” and emblematic of how much professional cycling has changed since his own era. Speaking on his Ulle & Ric...

It's fair to say, that after a dominant performance at the recent Criterium du Dauphiné, defending Maillot Jaune Tadej Pogacar heads to the Tour de France in 2025 as the man to beat once again in the eyes of most fans and experts. For French former Giro d'Italia stage winner Jerome Pineau, however,...

Over the course of his career, Eddy Merckx set out his goals far and wide in the sport of cycling, living up to his nickname of 'The Cannibal'. One of the more standout targets he achieved away from the road, was when in October 1972, the Belgian set the Hour Record at 49.431 kilometres. Now, the le...

He might not be in the Yellow Jersey of race leader, but there is no doubting who the strongest climber of the race is at the 2025 Tour de Suisse. On stage 5, for the third successive day, Joao Almeida went on the attack, this time having to settle for 2nd place behind Oscar Onley.  After a disastro...

After four days in the Maillot Jaune, Romain Gregoire has finally been forced to relinquish the race lead at the 2025 Tour de Suisse on stage 5 after a thrilling mountain stage turned the race on its head. The new race leader, is former Tour de France stage winner Kevin Vauquelin. The Arkea - B&B Ho...

Oscar Onley has emerged as one of the leading lights of the new generation of British cycling stars over the last couple of seasons. On stage 5 of the 2025 Tour de Suisse, the 'Kelso Comet' took probably the biggest win of his career to date, denying UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader Joao Almeida in a...

Alpecin-Deceuninck's Jasper Philipsen has bounced back from stage 1 disappointment to take a storming stage 2 win at the 2025 Baloise Belgium Tour, boosting his confidence ahead of the upcoming Tour de France.  Six riders got up the road and gave the peloton something to chase as part of the breakaw...

Joao Almeida has destroyed the 2025 Tour de Suisse once again on stage 5. This time around though, the Portuguese couldn't take the stage win, being out-kicked at the line by Oscar Onley. In the GC meanwhile, Kevin Vauquelin takes the Maillot Jaune.  An elite five-rider group formed the breakaway on...

EF Education - EasyPost's Marijn van den Berg has taken victory on stage 2 of the 2025 La Route d'Occitanie, emerging quickest of the peloton in a bunch sprint.  A five man breakaway split from the peloton early on, but as the race entered the final 60km, they had already been cut to just four. With...

João Almeida is showing some strong legs this week at the 2025 Tour de Suisse. Although a disastrous opening stage sees the Portuguese star somewhat off the pace in terms of the general classification at the halfway mark, a stunning stage 4 solo victory has proven there is plenty in the tank for the...

Michael Woods has had a difficult season so far in 2025. With the Tour de France on the horizon, the 38-year-old Canadian national champion has now suffered another setback, abandoning the Tour de Suisse on stage 4. "Unfortunately Mike Woods has abandoned the Tour de Suisse during today’s fourth sta...

Tadej Pogacar dominated last week’s Critérium du Dauphiné, storming to three stage wins and the overall title in emphatic and ominous style. But amid the fireworks and effortless win, the Slovenian still found time to make a young fan’s day. In a moment captured on video, Pogacar handed his sunglass...

Thibau Nys is not where he hoped to be heading into the summer. With Lidl-Trek yet to confirm its squad for the 2025 Tour de France, which begins on 5 July, the Belgian’s place is far from guaranteed. A crash at the end of May, during a descent at Lidl-Trek’s altitude camp in Sierra Nevada, disrupte...

Valentin Madouas surprised the world at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games when he finished second and took the silver medal for France. He was the last to stay on Remco Evenepoel's wheel and shone in his home race. Currently racing the Tour de Suisse, he spoke out in a recent talk about the excessive cri...

The main Tour de France protagonists engaged in a pre-Grand Tour sparring at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné earlier this month. Despite Remco Evenepoel spending time in the Maillot Jaune and Jonas Vingegaard showing positive signs on his return to racing, Tadej Pogacar was once again a dominant winn...

Johan Bruyneel and George Hincapie discussed on 'The Move' podcast what happened in the past Criterium du Dauphiné and how it will relate to the upcoming Tour de France; and how the key to the Tour de France decision is in Tadej Pogacar's ability to remain consistent.  The French race looked more ti...

Roger De Vlaeminck and Eddy Merckx are two of the most successful cyclists of all time. Sharing many battles during the course of their careers, the two Belgian's were rivals but also had great respect for each other, as shown by the fact De Vlaeminck named his son Eddy.  To celebrate Merckx's 80th...

Tadej Pogacar stormed to another dominant win last week at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, excelling in the high mountains and sending a real message to his rivals ahead of the upcoming Tour de France. Whilst the Slovenian does look almost unbeatable though, is there cause for concern in Pogacar's t...

Philipa York has long been one of British cycling’s most influential figures, known first for what she achieved on the road, and now increasingly for the story behind it. At 66, York is reflecting on both in The Escape, a new book written with journalist David Walsh. Walsh, best known in the cycling...

After winning Stage 4 of the Tour de Suisse, João Almeida lined up for the queen stage on Thursday with cautious optimism, but also clear signs of fatigue after a huge solo effort yesterday. Speaking to Cycling Pro Net before the start, the Portuguese climber admitted the effort had taken its toll....

Jasper Philipsen came dangerously close to crashing on the opening day of the Baloise Belgium Tour, salvaging his ride with quick reflexes after clipping the rear wheel of Jason Tesson in the final sprint. While Tim Merlier powered to an emphatic victory and underlined his form just weeks before the...

The top 10 of the 2025 Tour de Suisse was dramatically reshaped today. After a tough opening stage earlier this week, the general classification was turned on its head as the favourites came to the fore. João Almeida launched an attack 44.8 kilometres from the finish and claimed a solo victory, rais...

The battle over the future of professional cycling escalated recently as One Cycling, the Saudi-backed project seeking to revolutionise the sport, responded defiantly to the UCI’s decision to block their proposed races from entering the 2026 WorldTour calendar. Backed by a €250 million investment fr...

Just days after becoming the first team to announce their full lineup for the 2025 Tour de France, Uno-X Mobility have been dealt an immediate and painful setback. Jonas Abrahamsen, one of the squad’s key breakaway specialists, has suffered a broken collarbone in a crash during the opening stage of...

Arvid de Kleijn could make a surprise return to racing sooner than expected, after a lengthy layoff from a complex collarbone fracture sustained during the UAE Tour in February. The Tudor Pro Cycling Team sprinter had initially been targeting August for his comeback, but is now hopeful of lining up...

Juan Ayuso had built his entire season around the Giro d'Italia. He was extremely successful early on, winning Tirreno-Adriatico and performing greatly; and then riding strongly at the start of the Corsa Rosa. But a couple of crashes derailed his season which now stays very open.  The Spaniard, acco...

From the 15th to 22nd of June the World Tour peloton will tackle the Tour de Suisse, one of the hardest races in the calendar and the last of the 'big 7' one-week stage-races in the calendar. We preview stage 5. Stage 5 will take place almost fully close to the border with Italy and finishing on the...

Jake Stewart will continue his career at Israel – Premier Tech through to at least the end of the 2028 season, following a new three-year contract extension announced by the team this week. The deal comes just days after the Briton claimed his first WorldTour victory on stage 5 of the Critérium du D...

Soudal – Quick-Step’s Tour de France preparations received a much-needed boost this week as Louis Vervaeke, Remco Evenepoel’s trusted domestique, confirmed he’s back on the indoor trainer following his heavy crash at the Critérium du Dauphiné last week. Despite initial fears he would miss the Tour e...

Now 35 and riding with Tudor Pro Cycling Team, Matteo Trentin has seen the sport change around him, but his respect for the Tour de France remains as strong as ever. Speaking to Bici.Pro, the Italian veteran opened up about the scale of the race, the memories that have stuck with him, and his role i...

Tom Pidcock has reminded the cycling world of his fearless bike handling with the release of a stunning new video, showcasing his descent of the Rossfeld Panoramastrasse in Germany, at speeds over 100 kilometres per hour. The Olympic mountain bike champion and Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team rider clocked a...

Tadej Pogacar delivered a performance of frightening dominance at the Critérium du Dauphiné, winning three stages and the general classification with apparent ease, all while rarely rising from the saddle. The UAE Team Emirates – XRG leader didn’t just win, he made his rivals look ordinary, includin...

The fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse was a day in which significant differences among the GC men were expected. A fearsome climb in the second half of the stage, Splügenpass, was the ideal terrain to test the legs of the riders. Eight men flew away from peloton soon after the start, including the...

For a long time on stage 4 of the 2025 Tour de Suisse, it looked incredibly likely that Arkéa - B&B Hotels leader Kevin Vauquelin would end the day as the race leader and in the Maillot Jaune. After a big fightback from Romain Gregoire in the finale however, Vauqeulin remains 2nd overall, 25 seconds...

Romain Grégoire did enough to secure at least another day in the Maillot Jaune at the 2025 Tour de Suisse. Although the Frenchman lost time to João Almeida, Oscar Onley and Ben O'Connor, he has reached the halfway mark of the race with a 25 second lead over Kevin Vauquelin in the general classificat...

Tim Merlier has powered to the stage 1 win at the 2025 Baloise Belgium Tour, taking the race lead in the process, and confirming his strong pre-Tour de France form.  Six riders formed the day's early breakaway, with three local Belgian's being joined by a pair of Dutchmen and a Frenchman. With 35km...

After a disastrous opening day at the 2025 Tour de Suisse saw him lose more than three minutes, Joao Almeida looked completely out of the fight for the general classification. Although still just over two minutes back after a solo win on stage 4, the momentum is suddenly back on the side of the Port...

Raúl García Pierna of Arkéa - B&B Hotels has time trialled his way into the race lead at the 2025 La Route d'Occitanie, winning the opening stage time trial by 4 seconds from teammate Cristian Rodriguez in a dramatic finale to the day. German talent Anton Schiffer had spent much of the first half of...

João Almeida has bounced back from the disappointment of a big-time loss on stage 1 with a stunning solo win on stage 4 of the 2025 Tour de Suisse, getting himself right back into GC contention in the process. A strong eight rider group got up the road and into the early breakaway. The attackers bei...

On the 22nd of June we will have the newest addition to the World Tour calendar: The Copenhagen Sprint. The race, taking place in Denmark, provides the sprinters with one of the few opportunities to conquer a one-day race at the highest level in the sport.  The race will be 235 kilometers long and w...

Tim Merlier raced the Tour de France only once, back in 2021, and this year he returns as one of Soudal - Quick-Step's leaders. The Belgian is aiming to win stages but most importantly the opening day of the race in Lille where a yellow jersey will also be on the line.  “It’s been a while, but I’m l...

Stephen Williams is one of the best classics riders in the peloton and one who would love the many steep hilltop finishes at this year's Tour de France, but the Welshman will not be present. Williams has been suffering lingering health issues that ultimately take him out of the competition.  "Hi eve...

The Baloise Belgium Tour often has many of the world's best sprinters at the start line looking to prepare the Tour de France but this time around it won't be just the fast men. Filippo Ganna has chosen the Belgian race as the final step in the preparation ahead of the Grand Depart in Lille.  In the...

Wout van Aert's former training partner Jan Bakelants quite often talks about the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider and after the stupendous Giro d'Italia in which he was key to the team, he believes the Belgian is heading for success at the Tour de France as well.  "Wout may not agree with me. But th...

INEOS Grenadiers have confirmed that Geraint Thomas will not take the start on stage four of the Tour de Suisse following a crash during Tuesday’s stage three. It is a big hit going into the Tour de France.  The team announced on social media that the decision was made purely as a precaution, with T...

The 77th edition of Criterium du Dauphiné was also the last one in the race's history. Don't worry, the traditional Tour de France test is not going anywhere though. From 2026, all the cycling stars will be circling the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in their calendars.  Thus, Tadej Pogacar's first victo...

In the final season of his professional career, Geraint Thomas' main target in 2025 is one last Tour de France appearance for the former Maillot Jaune winner, with a smooth preparation ideal for a successful final Grand Tour. Sadly for the Welshman however, he has suffered a hard crash on stage 3 of...

From the 15th to 22nd of June the World Tour peloton will tackle the Tour de Suisse, one of the hardest races in the calendar and the last of the 'big 7' one-week stage-races in the calendar. We preview stage 4. You could almost call it a transition day, as the opening kilometers of stage 4 are pan-...

Lidl-Trek's Quinn Simmons has soloed to the a stunning stage 3 win at the 2025 Tour de Suisse from the breakaway. For the 24-year-old, it marks a first win since reclaiming the US national late last month.  Six riders forced their way up the road to form a strong breakaway in the early part of the s...

Geraint Thomas is back in action this week at the Tour de Suisse as he ramps up his preparation ahead of his final Tour de France appearance next month. Speaking to Cycling Pro Net before Stage 2, the Welshman reflected on how he's feeling after a recent training block and the unexpected drama that...

Magnus Cort Nielsen is definitely going to be one of the leading men of Uno-X Mobility in their third consecutive Tour de France participation. The experienced Dane was at the recent Criterium du Dauphiné to fine-tune his shape with view of the Grande Boucle. However the preparation race didn't seem...

Stephen Williams made a huge impression in 2024, winning the Tour Down Under, La Fleche Wallonne and the Tour of Britain. But since the home race triumph, things went a bit sideways for the Israel - Premier Tech revelation and across the 16 race days in 2025, Williams has not even entered a top-20....

Nacer Bouhanni had to call time on his career as a professional cyclist after the 2023 season, at just 33 years of age. He scored 70 victories in total, but 65 of them came between 2012 and 2018, when he was one of the best sprinters in the world. The most important of all came in the Giro d'Italia...

Romain Grégoire successfully defended his provisional lead at the Tour de Suisse, but there's still a bit of regret for the Frenchman as the peloton let one man ride away with a stage victory. "It was a difficult day all the same. We really tried to control it with the team, to aim for the stage. I'...

The rivalry of Jasper Philipsen and Tim Merlier will be the main crowd-drawer of the upcoming Baloise Belgium Tour with no less than two, but most likely three bunch sprints ahead. Alpecin-Deceuninck don't expect miracles in terms of GC, but they hope that Philipsen will give himself a nice confiden...

Mathieu van der Poel can certainly target to have an episode in the leader's yellow jersey at the upcoming Tour de France with Grande Boucle taking off with a couple easier stages in the Northern France. But his eyes might be set on the Green jersey for the best rider in Points Classification - if o...

The third stage of the Tour de Suisse was another day with a hilltop finish in which puncheurs and GC riders were expected to fight for the victory. Similarly to stage 2, the first half of the day was essentially flat, with all the categorized climbs gathered in the second half. Six riders went up t...

For many riders, their calendars are designed around peaking at one race in particular every season. For others, they target 2 or 3 peaks within a season. Tadej Pogacar however, has shown over recent years that he can hold a peak throughout the entire campaign. Nevertheless, the Slovenian's main Mai...

With the 2025 Tour de Suisse marking the two-year anniversary of the tragic death of Bahrain - Victorious rider Gino Mäder, there has been plenty of emotion in the air in Switzerland this week. On stage 3, Quinn Simmons took a brilliant solo win, and afterwards dedicated his triumph to the much miss...

After a disastrous opening stage, UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader Joao Almeida needs something big to get back into general classification contention at the 2025 Tour de Suisse. Although the 6 seconds gained on stage 3 won't make a massive difference, it's a start at least.  "It was super fast today....

Times change quickly. When Julius Johansen won the 2017 junior World Championships in Bergen, it went nearly unnoticed. Nowadays, he would have secured a long-time WorldTour contract with his dominant junior season, but for Johansen the path to being professional cyclist for UAE Team Emirates - XRG...

There has been much discussion about the future of Juan Ayuso following his withdrawal from the recent Giro d’Italia. The young Spaniard has been at the heart of media speculation since last year’s Tour de France, with many claiming he's on his way out of UAE Team Emirates. After the Giro, some outl...

Remco Evenepoel's time at the 2025 Criterium du Dauphine proved to be a mixed one. A time trial stage win and time spent in the Maillot Jaune of race leader were undoubted positives, however, ending the race 4th on GC more than four minutes down on Tadej Pogacar means there is plenty of room for imp...

Pablo Castrillo has emerged as one of the surprise names near the top of the general classification at the 2025 Tour de Suisse, after infiltrating the decisive breakaway on the opening stage. The Movistar Team rider has gained significant time over the likes of João Almeida and other key contenders,...

Pello Bilbao is rediscovering his form at the Tour de Suisse following a frustrating Giro d’Italia where physical problems limited his impact. Despite arriving in Switzerland still feeling the effects of fatigue, the Basque rider has found renewed legs and now has a clear goal in mind: win a stage....

From Wednesday, the 18th June to Sunday, 22nd June, we have the 2025 Baloise Belgium Tour. This is the 94th edition of the race, which Soren Waerenskjold won last year. This year, the preliminary startlist includes: Jasper Philipsen, Jonas Abrahamsen, Alexander Kristoff, Tim Declercq, Thibau Nys, Fi...

Eddy Merckx turns 80 this week, a milestone for a man widely regarded as the greatest road cyclist of all time. Known as “The Cannibal” for his incredible appetite for victory, the Belgian dominated professional cycling in the 1960s and 1970s like no one before. His career tally of 525 wins include...

Remco Evenepoel’s fourth-place finish at the 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné came with mixed reviews. While the Soudal – Quick-Step leader once again demonstrated his world-class time trial abilities with a stage win, he finished well adrift of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard in the mountains, and not...

Eddy Merckx, the most decorated cyclist in history and a figure synonymous with the sport, turns 80 today. The Belgian legend marked the milestone quietly, telling VTM Nieuws on Monday evening that he planned to take it easy following a difficult winter in which he fractured his hip in a fall while...

Stage 2 of the 2025 Tour de Suisse delivered more than just racing drama, it exposed internal tensions within UAE Team Emirates - XRG after Jan Christen launched an unexpected attack just 2.7 kilometres from the finish. While the move was exciting for viewers, it did not lead to victory, and has ins...

From the 15th to 22nd of June the World Tour peloton will tackle the Tour de Suisse, one of the hardest races in the calendar and the last of the 'big 7' one-week stage-races in the calendar. We preview stage 3. Another typical Swiss day, with the hilltop finish in Heiden providing opportunity for t...

If there was any doubt heading into the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, there is little left after it. Tadej Pogacar will be the man to beat at the 2025 Tour de France next month. Although Jonas Vingegaard looked strong on his return to racing, the Dane was still notably a level below his long time riva...

Just a day after Tadej Pogacar claimed his first Critérium du Dauphiné title in commanding fashion, former world champion Philippe Gilbert offered an unexpected and rather pointed criticism of the Slovenian. Writing on his personal 'X' account, Gilbert accused Pogacar of showing a “lack of humility...

Tadej Pogacar made quick work of his opponents at Criterium du Dauphiné. Despite a lesser timetrial, the Slovenian left no doubts that he dominates in the mountains. And he did so with utter ease, reacting to most attacks while comfortably seated on his bike and pedalling his usual high cadence. "He...

After two testing days at the 2025 Tour de Suisse, Groupama – FDJ’s Romain Grégoire holds the yellow jersey. The Frenchman won Stage 1 in commanding fashion and successfully defended his lead on Stage 2, thanks in part to a valuable bonus second gained at an intermediate sprint. The 22-year-old admi...

It's rare that Demi Vollering runs out of breath in a race, but that's precisely what happened at the Tour de Suisse. During the last decisive stage, the Dutch superstar was topped by her former teammate Marlene Reusser. It raises a question of whether Vollering, who was doing her fourth stage race...

Mason Hollyman (24) spent two seasons at the highest level of cycling with Israel - Premier Tech, but was unable to find his place at the professional level due to severe allergies. Ultimately, the health complications became too much to handle along with having a professional career for the Brit. "...

That Turin is a city of sport, and especially cycling, is no secret. With all three Grand Tours set to take off from the region before the end of this year (the Grande Partenza of the 2025 Vuelta a Espana is scheduled to start in Torino), the city hungers for even more. In particular the sight is s...