For the first time in team history, Tudor Pro Cycling won't have to look left or right with uncertainty about whether they'll get selected for the 2026 Tour de France. As the best of ProTeams on the 2025 UCI ranking (only behind Uno-X Mobility, but the Norewgian team will be promoted to WorldTour),...

The 2026 Tour de France Femmes route has been revealed and it has quite a few differences compared to 2025. This year, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot was a cut above the rest on the long mountain passes and ultimately won with nearly 4-minute advantage. In 2026, a new challenge with Mont Ventoux will stand...

The route for the 2026 edition of Tour de France has been revealed on Thursday morning. As always, opinions differ, although the lack of time trial kilometers is once again tangible. But generally speaking, the parcours promise a close battle for the yellow jersey until the very last stages with two...

The Tour de France route has been revealed and it has provided for a lot of debate. The CyclingUpToDate team has taken a look at the route and some of our writers have shared their opinion on the 2026 edition and the climbs that await the riders, as well the how it fits Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaa...

As we go into the month of November, one of cycling's most popular riders and successful sprinters Biniam Girmay still does not have a publicly announced contract for the 2026 season. This isn't because no-one has offered him a deal, but seemingly because the Intermarché-Wanty - Lotto merger seems t...

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert are both legends of cyclocross, despite still having a few years of their career left and already skipping full cyclocross campaigns already for many years. However, many still hope that the duo would come back to their roots and race one more full season or fo...

After the reveal of the Tour de France route Team Visma | Lease a Bike DS Grischa Niermann expressed satisfaction at the backloaded route with most decisive stages beginning only on the 14th day of racing. Richard Plugge, the team CEO, has also put an eye on the final Alpe d'Huez stage but particula...

Throughoout the day some have wondered whether it was a conscious decision that the upcoming year's Tour de France was backloaded, and the answer is yes. In Paris, Tour director Christian Prudhomme has confirmed that the race will have its most difficult stages all pointed towards the end so as to k...

Ned Boulting is one of the most iconic voices of the Tour de France and also one of the most honest, and upon seeing the route reveal, he was not happy with it. According to the British pundit the route lacks the time trialing and the novelty whilst featuring terrain that is already well known and i...

Remco Evenepoel is the best time trialist in the world and a rider with the dream of winning the Tour de France one day. That may not be in 2026, as the route has been presented almost without a single kilometer of flat time trialing. Within Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe the choices for Grand Tours ne...

The Tour de France is not often the race where innovation is experimented on, but it may be the case in 2026. Only in the Grand Tours do the intermediate sprints have such a large amount of points and is absolutely critical in the fight for the points classifications, and in 2026 the sprinters will...

The 2026 Tour de France is one that will feature a lot more diversity when it comes to mountain stages than this year's, and also some higher and more difficult peaks. After the route presentation Team Visma | Lease a Bike's DS Grischa Niermann shared his thoughts on the route and is quite satisfied...

It is here! We take a look at the official profiles of all Tour de France stages for the 2026 edition. It is a race that includes a Grand Depart in Barcelona, stages in all mountain ranges and a brutal set of days in the Alps including two consecutive summit finishes at the Alpe d'Huez, with the fin...

Jonas Vingegaard had an unlucky spring but ultimately found his best level once again in the summer, only it wasn't enough to beat Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France. Despite this, the Dane manage to carry some of his form over to the Vuelta a España where he was still able to win despite not havin...

The route of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes has been announced this morning in Paris and it features a very difficult route which differs quite a lot from this year's. The time trials are back at next year's edition and we will have a mythical first-time summit finish at Mont Ventoux, with a finale...

The Tour de France presentation is taking place this morning and directly from Paris comes the route of the 2026 edition which will feature two summit finishes at the Alpe d'Huez to finish off the race before heading to Paris. All of the stage starts and finales have been confirmed!  As had been mad...

Unibet Tietema Rockets is looking for a potential wildcard for the 2026 Tour de France and other big races, and this winter has seen a big bet on some strong and popular Dutch riders. After the signing of Dylan Groenewegen, Wout Poels is now also joining the ProTeam.  Considering they were 30th in t...

Denmark’s golden era has rarely felt richer. Jonas Vingegaard finished 2025 as the nation’s top-ranked rider globally after winning the Vuelta a Espana and taking second at the Tour de France, while Mads Pedersen produced a wall-to-wall campaign that rarely dipped. Ask former Tour de France star Mic...

Tadej Pogacar could enter 2026 without a genuine rival at the very top of men’s cycling, according to former professionals Nicolas Fritsch and Steve Chainel. Speaking on Eurosport’s Bistrot Vélo, the two French analysts discussed the balance of power in the sport following another dominant campaign...

More than a decade on from his historic Tour de France victory, Sir Bradley Wiggins has again hinted that there is more to be revealed about the controversial Team Sky era that defined the Grand Tours during British cycling’s golden decade in the 2010s. Speaking on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday, Wiggins su...

As we enter the off-season, the peloton begins to fully rest up from a full year of racing, before they begin to think about the 2026 season. With no Grand Tour routes revealed yet, very little plans have been made. But a few riders have already announced where they want to race in 2026 when it come...

Over the next three years, Tudor Pro Cycling will aim to secure a spot for themselves in World Tour. The Swiss PRT team brings together the strongest team at the level, led by experienced stars Julian Alaphilippe, Marc Hirschi, Michael Storer, Matteo Trentin and newcomer Stefan Küng. And behind thes...

The final update of the 2025 season features Asian races such as Tour of Guangxi and the Utsunomiya Japan Cup Road Race, two Italian classics - Giro del Veneto and Veneto Classic -, the NIBC Tour of Holland and Chrono des Nations. You can check the previous UCI rankings update here. After the final...

Uno-X Mobility will join XDS Astana Team in exuberant celebrations at the end of this season. Both teams have achieved what many deemed unlikely, if not impossible, and will compete at the WorldTour level in 2026-2028 period. Unlike Astana who achieved the miracle through their own effort, the Scand...

The women's cycling has undergone a rapid development in recent years. But in an attempt to catch up to their men counterpart, it seems like the ladies have skipped a few steps. Where this shows is in attempts to further expand the sport are running into obstacles that cannot be overcame as easily a...

The 2025 season was similar to 2024 in the sense that Tadej Pogacar won anywhere he landed his feet, unless his opponent was Mathieu van der Poel. Next year, we cannot expect a massive shift in the world's order, however French cycling has an ace up their sleeve for the foreseeable future. That card...

Mental health in sports is something that is still to this day rather neglected, and it has been made public that only World Tour team has a full-time psychologist according to Martijn Tusveld, a Dutch rider who has spent many years at the top level. He is currently working to become one, and is sur...

Danny van Poppel is ready to take a bigger leading position within Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. With Jordi Meeus and Sam Welsford these past two years, the Dutch rider had been a leadout man with occasional freedom throughout his time with the German team, but he has proven himself to be worth more...

Into late October there aren't many riders with great potential left in the market, which has been ongoing for almost three months at this point. However today Unibet Tietema Rockets - who are changing names towards Unibet Rose Rockets - have announced the signing of Jannis Peter, a climber who rece...

The winners of the Velo d'Or will be announced on the 5th of December in Paris and this Wednesday we've gotten to know the men and women nominated for the award. Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Demi Vollering are all amongst the list of contenders for the...

The death of Muriel Furrer at the 2024 World Championships was one that was critical for the cycling world and has brough back to the surface some of its safety issues. In this cases Furrer crashed out of sight of any other rider or race staff and due to the lack of a GPS tracking system or radio, s...

The cyclocross calendar has changed quite a lot last season and this year the changes remain rather similar. With no huge trips and the World Cup more condensed, we could potentially see Wout van Aert or Mathieu van der Poel contest for the competition if they so wish to do it.  Van Aert specially,...

The world of cycling is one that has many twists and turns around every corner, and although most riders and figures are typically media trained and avoid getting into controversial topics and sharing their personal opinions on controversial figures, this does happen. Now, UCI president David Lappar...

It's hard to imagine having a better season then what Tadej Pogacar experienced this year, however it is possible. With Milano-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix still missing from his palmarès, the World Champion has clear races where he should put his focus on next season, alongside races such as the Tour...

Florian Vermeersch has become the new rainbow jersey at the Gravel World Championships earlier this month, after coming second to Mathieu van der Poel last year. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider is incredibly talented in the flat and treacherous one-day races, and was a close supported of Pogacar a...

Movistar Team has done a lot of behind the scenes deal over the past few weeks or months and it has now finally unveiled them. After the end of the season, there had been the worry that the Spanish team was going to be losing some of its leaders or important riders, but that is not the case as this...

It's official. Isaac del Toro will compete this week in the National Championships of Mexico 2025, both in the road race and in the time trial. Thus, before closing his year, the third best rider in the UCI classification will try to wear a couple of jerseys that he could wear throughout the next ca...

The Nacht van Woerden is one of cyclocross' most iconic venues with the event always taking place at night, and this year before the start of any major cup. This Tuesday night we've had some quite popular winners as Felipe Orts and Fem van Empel raised their arms in glory.  In the women's race van E...

In the quiet mountain backdrop of Andorra, far from the chaos of Grand Tours and finish-line fanfare, Alex Carera reflected on what truly drives cycling’s biggest star. The super-agent — who has guided Tadej Pogacar’s career since 2016 — believes the secret behind the Slovenian’s sustained dominance...

Unibet Tietema Rockets are no longer just a team that is a byproduct of Tour de Tietema YouTube channel. 26th on the 2025 UCI ranking, the Dutch team with French license can now be rightfully referred to as a full-pledged ProTeam. And as such, they can seriously aspire for a Tour de France wildcard....

The final update of the 2025 season features Asian races such as Tour of Guangxi and the Utsunomiya Japan Cup Road Race, two Italian classics - Giro del Veneto and Veneto Classic -, the NIBC Tour of Holland and Chrono des Nations. You can check the previous UCI rankings update. As expected, the top...

Matej Mohoric won't look back at 2025 with the best memories. But in his last competitive start of the year, the Slovenian was able to give his difficult season a somewhat happy ending. A third place at the Gravel World Championships in Limburg were certainly one of the few highlights of Mohoric's 2...

Sophie Alisch gained international attention as an upcoming boxing talent when she became German junior champion at the age of just 14. As a professional, Alisch went undefeated with 10 consecutive victories. But after her 10th triumph less than a year ago, Alisch surprised with an announcement to s...

Between the disappearances of three successful professional teams at the end of 2025, there are also some positive news to be deduced from the list of WorldTour and ProTour applications for 2026. Among those, we find two new ProTeams with Hungarian MBH Bank Ballan CSB taking up the traditional Itali...

It's taken a brief back and forth, but now Soudal - Quick-Step truly concluded its lineup for the 2026 season. Their 30th (31st) rider for the upcoming period will be Laurenz Rex, a strong cobbles specialist who comes over from Intermarché - Wanty with a reputation of a two-time Paris-Roubaix top-10...

After a month of rest, Wout van Aert is back on the bike — and, if his latest Strava post is anything to go by, the build-up to another cyclocross campaign has quietly begun. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider logged a 107-kilometre ride on Tuesday morning, his first since the Super 8 Classic on 20...

Vincenzo Nibali has backed Isaac del Toro to take on a Grand Tour leadership role next season, believing the young Mexican is ready to step into the spotlight after another dominant year for UAE Team Emirates - XRG. In quotes collected by TuttoBiciWeb, the Italian legend offered an in-depth reflect...

Former world champion turned general manager Thor Hushovd says Uno-X Mobility are dreaming big after officially earning promotion to the UCI WorldTour, telling Sporza that the team now wants to “deliver a Norwegian Tour de France winner” in the years ahead. The team’s rise marks a major milestone fo...

Brent Copeland has issued a stark warning to cycling’s governing body, urging the UCI to introduce structural reforms before the sport “loses its balance” under the financial weight of superteams. The Team Jayco AlUla general manager, who also serves as president of the AIGCP (the international asso...

Jonas Vingegaard has opened up for the first time about the chaotic scenes that overshadowed the 2025 Vuelta a Espana, revealing how close the peloton came to abandoning the race altogether during the height of the protests that repeatedly halted stages. The Dane, who ultimately went on to win the r...

In a season where Belgian cycling was dominated by the usual debates around who shone brightest, former pro turned analyst Jan Bakelants has urged fans not to underestimate Wout van Aert’s 2025 campaign — describing it as “one he’ll still be remembered for in thirty years’ time.” While many have poi...

When Uno-X Mobility sealed their long-awaited promotion to the WorldTour on Sunday, the achievement was more than just a sporting milestone — it was the culmination of years of quiet ambition and steady growth. And according to Magnus Cort Nielsen, the celebrations inside the Scandinavian team were...

At 35, Primoz Roglic no longer rides as the calculating perfectionist who once seemed destined to win every stage race he entered. The Slovenian has evolved into something rarer — a rider at ease with his own contradictions. Ten seasons into his WorldTour career and approaching what may be his final...

Few riders in the peloton speak as frankly as Johannes Kulset. The 21-year-old Norwegian has just completed the most transformative season of his young career, helping Uno-X Mobility secure a historic promotion to the WorldTour. But when the conversation turns to Tadej Pogacar, cycling’s dominant fo...

Groupama - FDJ have confirmed the signing of Ewen Costiou, the 22-year-old Frenchman widely regarded as one of the country’s brightest emerging stage-race prospects. The Breton rider joins the team on a two-year contract, switching across from the collapsing Arkea - B&B Hotels setup. The announcemen...

A notable absentee from the UCI’s newly published list of provisional WorldTour registrations for 2026 has raised eyebrows across the peloton: Team Jayco AlUla. The Australian outfit – home to riders such as Michael Matthews, Luke Plapp and Ben O’Connor – has not yet successfully submitted its paper...

Movistar Team rider Iván García Cortina believes cycling’s biggest force, Tadej Pogacar, can be beaten – and says the Spanish squad is quietly confident heading into 2026 thanks to a rejuvenated Enric Mas and new signing Cian Uijtdebroeks. The Spaniard, who this year shifted into a more defined supp...

Just a few months ago, Australian veteran Michael Matthews faced the possibility of losing not only his career, but his life. On the eve of the Tour de France, the Team Jayco AlUla rider suffered a pulmonary embolism, a diagnosis that shattered all certainties and forced him to skip the Grande Boucl...

INEOS Grenadiers have confirmed the signing of 23-year-old Norwegian climber Embret Svestad-Bardseng, one of Scandinavia’s most promising young riders, on a three-year contract. The move marks a major step in the career of a rider who has quietly impressed during his debut WorldTour season — and is...

As the level in pro cycling increases year after year, the sort of performances that earned big wins and results a few years ago can no longer pull it off, and so we begin to see a trend of riders retiring from competition earlier than they would have otherwise. Over the past hours Nans Peters and J...

Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates are already looking ahead to 2026 — and the mission is clear. After a historic 2025 season in which the Slovenian superstar claimed his fourth Tour de France title, three Monuments and a second consecutive world title, team boss Joxean Fernandez ‘Matxin’ says all...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike is at the very top of the cycling world and getting a contract in it is a difficult task, regardless of the quality of the rider. 36-year old Julien Vermote, in the final years of his career and after an entire season without a team, found himself racing for one of the very...

Tom Dumoulin’s may have retired from professional cycling, but the Dutchman's days turning heads for sporting performance are seemingly not over. The 2017 Giro d’Italia champion, long renowned for his time trial prowess and meticulous pacing, produced an extraordinary debut marathon performance in A...

Tadej Pogacar wasn't really challenged by anyone for his last two Tour de France titles. Thus the Slovenian is already at 4 yellow jerseys, and the number could've been much higher if it wasn't for Jonas Vingegaard. In recent years, the Danish climber has been the only man to give fans a hope of exc...

When Filippo Fiorelli got the call that would change his career, he was sitting around the dinner table with his family. It wasn’t a call he’d been expecting, and it certainly wasn’t from the team he had in mind. “Paolo [Alberati, his agent] phoned while we were eating,” Fiorelli told Bici.Pro. “I o...

Lotte Kopecky cannot look at a successful 2025. The world champion emerged victorious at the Tour of Flanders, but otherwise concludes the season pretty much empty-handed. At least, viewed through the strict metric of previous years. The Belgian dealt with multiple problems throughout the year and u...

Tour of Holland made its international debut last week. The new stage race in the Netherlands brought about a ray of hope in a country that has been struggling organization-wise lately with a fresh breath of air. Not everything went perfectly over the week, but generally speaking the race has been a...

Stefan Küng wrote his final chapter in the jersey of Groupama - FDJ at the Chrono des Nations last Sunday. The partnership produced many stunning performances over the seven years and the two parties say goodbye in a friendly manner, the Swissman believes. For the 31-year-old time trial specialist,...

We've grown accustomed in recent years that the Tour de France holds a Grand Départ outside of France and that the situation will not be different in years to come. For 2026, we eye a start in Barcelona (Spain). In 2027, the peloton will head across the La Manche to depart from Edinburgh (Scotland,...

For Alex Carera, few riders symbolise cycling’s new global era quite like Biniam Girmay. The Italian super-agent, who manages some of the sport’s biggest names including Tadej Pogacar, believes the Eritrean sprinter has reshaped not just the results sheet, but the identity of modern cycling itself....

Egan Bernal has posted a deeply personal reflection on social media, offering a rare insight into the mindset that carried him from the brink of tragedy back to the top of professional cycling. The Colombian Grand Tour champion, who has battled through multiple major injuries since his life-threaten...

Joxean Matxin has spoken publicly for the first time since Juan Ayuso’s acrimonious split from UAE Team Emirates - XRG, insisting that despite the controversy surrounding the 23-year-old’s departure, he still holds the young Spaniard in the highest regard. Speaking in an interview with Eurosport Esp...

Wout Van Aert had a fairly eventful season with a challenging spring programme that converted into two Grand Tour participations and finishing the season in Canda. And all of that despite starting his preparation from zero after a knee injury at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. As the Belgian definitely pl...

As speculation grows over whether Jonas Vingegaard could one day broaden his horizons beyond the Grand Tours, Eurosport’s team of Danish cycling experts have urged caution — warning that the two-time Tour de France winner should not risk diluting his formidable stage-racing strengths in pursuit of t...

While most riders are already switching off for the winter, France’s 19-year-old sensation Paul Seixas seems determined to keep pushing his limits. The Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team starlet ended his 2025 campaign in the same relentless fashion that has defined his breakout year – by completing a...

The demise of the Arkéa – B&B Hotels team has sent shockwaves through French cycling, prompting its long-time general manager Emmanuel Hubert to issue a stark warning about the sport’s financial imbalance. Speaking to RMC Sport after confirming the team’s closure, Hubert argued that the disappearanc...

When the curtain falls on the 2025 season, it won’t just mark the conclusion of another year of racing — it will mark the end of an era. Forty riders are confirmed so far to be hanging up their wheels this year, a cohort that together shaped modern cycling: from Sky’s industrial dominance to the fre...

The UCI has clarified its position on ketone supplements, confirming it will not impose any restrictions on their use, but also making clear that it “does not recommend” riders take them. In a statement issued on Monday, cycling’s governing body said that there is “no reason for them to be used”, ci...

The 2025 cycling season may have only just drawn to a close, but preparations for next year are already well under way — and for Remco Evenepoel, this week marks the beginning of a new chapter. Less than ten days after riding his final race in Soudal - Quick-Step colours at Il Lombardia, the Belgian...

Isaac del Toro’s engine shows no sign of cooling after a sensational season that saw him take 16 victories and finish third in the 2025 UCI World Ranking, behind only Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar. The 21-year-old Mexican, already being hailed as one of cycling’s brightest young stars, has refl...

After a struggle for consistent form this year, Joshua Tarling closed his 2025 campaign with a performance of reassurance and authority at the Chrono des Nations, storming to victory ahead of Jay Vine and Stefan Kung to underline once again why he is regarded as one of cycling’s top time trial speci...

The world’s most dominant squad, UAE Team Emirates - XRG, are reportedly closing in on another marquee signing — with French classics specialist Benoit Cosnefroy tipped to join Tadej Pogacar’s powerhouse from 2026. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport journalist Ciro Scognamiglio, UAE are in advance...

Jonas Vingegaard has offered a word of caution to France’s brightest young prospect, Paul Seixas, urging the 19-year-old to resist the temptation of making an early Tour de France debut. Speaking to RMC Sport, the double Tour champion said that while Seixas’s talent is undeniable, the unique pressur...

The Tour of Holland has so far been market by its controversies, with stage 3 having been cancelled due to the lack of police escort and the presence of vehicles on the route, as well as the disqualification of Jan-Willem van Schip. The latter has now reacted to the decision that was case upon him,...

Michael Storer closed his 2025 season with one of the finest results of his career, finishing third at Il Lombardia behind only Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel. For the Tudor Pro Cycling Team rider, it was the culmination of a steady, confident rise through a demanding year that included two Grand...

Olav Kooij has put an end to his chapter with Team Visma | Lease a Bike, after six fruitful seasons in which he has become one of the fastest sprinters in the peloton, getting 47 professional wins. The first edition of the Tour of Holland was the perfect place for the Dutch star to say goodbye, alt...

Belgian cyclocross star Eli Iserbyt has not been able to participate in the first races of the 2025-2026 season, as he is still recovering from multiple surgeries on his iliac artery. He already suffered nerve pain in his left leg last season, and he has not been able to compete since February. Iser...

29-year-old Paul Double from Team Jayco AlUla clinched the overall victory at the Tour of Guangxi on Sunday, capping his first WorldTour general classification triumph after a tense and emotional finale in Nanning. The 29-year-old Brit, who seized the leader’s jersey after winning the uphill finish...

Michael Vanthourenhout had an excellent start to the Superprestige series, securing a hard-fought victory in the opening round in Ruddervoorde. He narrowly defeated Joris Nieuwenhuis in a sprint, and got his second victory of the season, after winning the Swiss Cyclocross Cup #1 - Internationales Ra...

Sakarias Koller Loland’s first professional victory at the 2025 Veneto Classic will be remembered as far more than a personal milestone. His breakthrough ride not only delivered the 24-year-old Norwegian the biggest win of his career, but also secured Uno-X Mobility’s long-sought promotion to the UC...

After years spent as the figurehead of a powerhouse squad, Demi Vollering’s first season away from Team SD Worx - Protime was always going to be a test — of freedom, of leadership, and of faith in a new structure. Now, as her debut campaign with FDJ - Suez draws to a close, the Dutch star has reflec...

This Sunday the 19th of October sees quite a bit of UCI races closing out the season in Europe and Asia when it comes to top events, but over in the Pyrenees, the micronation of Andorra has hosted a mountain time trial and criterium featuring only Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic and I...

Few figures in French cycling command the same respect or longevity as Marc Madiot. The Groupama - FDJ boss, now into his fourth decade as a manager, has seen just about everything the sport can throw at him. Yet even he sounds genuinely excited when the conversation turns to 19-year-old Paul Seixas...

After a nightmare season that had threatened to derail his whole career, Christophe Laporte has triumphantly brought his 2025 campaign to a redemptive close by winning the overall classification at the Tour of Holland — his first victory since returning to action from a debilitating mid-season illne...

Sakarias Koller Loland produced the ride of his young career to win the 2025 Veneto Classic, out-sprinting Florian Vermeersch, Diego Ulissi, and Lorenzo Germani after a chaotic and hard-fought finale on the steep roads above Bassano del Grappa. The Norwegian from Uno-X Mobility emerged from a day of...

Michael Vanthourenhout has claimed a thrilling victory this Sunday afternoon at Superprestige Ruddervoorde, taking his first ever win at the venue after outlasting Joris Nieuwenhuis in a dramatic sprint to the line. The men’s Superprestige opener had been chaotic from the start, with heavy condition...

Joshua Tarling confirmed his status as one of the world’s premier time-trial specialists with another emphatic victory at the Chrono des Nations, stopping the clock at 51 minutes 12 seconds over the 45-kilometre course in Les Herbiers. The 21-year-old Brit averaged 52.6 km/h, mastering the damp, tec...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's Dutch national champion Danny van Poppel has taken victory on the final stage of the 2025 Tour of Holland, not from a traditional sprint, but from a breakaway. In terms of the GC win however, that goes to Christophe Laporte of Team Visma | Lease a Bike.  From the start,...

The 2025 edition of the Chrono des Nations marks the end of the European road cycling season, and once again brings some of the world’s top time trial specialists to Les Herbiers, in France’s Vendée region. As tradition dictates, the event will feature a packed schedule of races across all age categ...

Marion Norbert Riberolle has taken victory at Superprestige Ruddervorde 2025, taking one of the biggest wins of her career and ruining the return to the field for world champion Fem van Empel. Amandine Fouquenet, France’s national champion, made the fastest start, leading through the opening corners...

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has had a stellar season upon her return to road racing and the climax of this was at the Tour de France Femmes. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider has been able to show her best form and apply her abilities to their very best, and next year she will try to replicate this for...

The road season officially ended for Tadej Pogacar more than a week ago at Il Lombardia. However, the Slovenian has been participating in some final criterium exhibitions. The last of them, the Andorra Cycling Masters, where he talked about his possible participation in the 2026 Vuelta a Espana and...

Alex Baudin is not a rider who has come directly to battle with Tadej Pogacar often throughout the past year but he - like many others - very much feels the effect of the Slovenian's presence in any race, and is honest about how it is quite annoying to rarely find breathing room to take wins.  "Hone...

Stage 6 of the Tour of Guangxi had some more climbing and it featured some interesting action, however the outcome of the day was the same as every single other sprint stage in the Chinese race, with Paul Magnier leading the way through the finish line for the final World Tour race day of the season...

Lenny Martínez has had a strong first season with Bahrain - Victorious with victories all-year round in all kinds of races. He has closed it off with another triumph, this time around at the Japan Cup which together with several other races today, closes out the UCI calendar for the season.  The Fre...

Isaac Del Toro’s late-season surge didn’t just pad a palmarès, it potentially showed what the future of cycling looks like. Across Italy and beyond, his acceleration has started to bend races to his will, and the implications for 2026 and 2027 are already being debated. The conversation around trans...

As the 2025 season winds down, the annual debates about how cycling can improve are already heating up. Among the most vocal critics this October are two long-serving Italian managers, Roberto Reverberi of VF Group-Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè and Serge Parsani of Solution Tech–Vini Fantini. Both have denou...

South African climber Louis Meintjes quietly closed the curtain on his professional career last weekend at Il Lombardia, bringing to an end 13 years in the peloton. The 33-year-old from Pretoria, a former Vuelta a España stage winner and national champion, leaves the sport with a mix of pride and re...

The Tour of Holland returned to the road on Saturday for stage 4, and it was Dutch rider Timo de Jong who seized the moment. The VolkerWessels Continental rider claimed his first professional victory after outsmarting bigger names in a selective finale. It was a result that carried both relief and d...

Three straight Sundays, three straight silvers behind the same man. On paper, finishing second to Tadej Pogacar at the World Championships road race in Kigali, the European Championships in France, and Il Lombardia in Bergamo looks like a hammer blow. In reality, I think it’s the opposite: a reassur...

The 2025 Veneto Classic marks the grand finale of Italy’s autumn racing block, wrapping up the season on October 19 alongside the Chrono des Nations. A relatively new addition to the calendar, the one-day 1.Pro race has quickly carved out a key place in the late-season landscape. It’s an event that...

Jan Christen signed with UAE Team Emirates - XRG and this year he has evolved immensely, but that comes with its downsides as he is no longer underestimated and no longer enjoys the freedom attacking that he had earlier in the year that brought him a few important wins.  "It's relaxing to be signed...

On the 19th of October we've got the final of the Italian Autumn classics, which will bring the season to a close at the same time as the Chrono des Nations. The Veneto Classic is a recent addition to the calendar but it is a 1.Pro race, providing valuable UCI points for those still hunting for ever...

On the 19th of October, the European season comes to a close, and one of the races that brings it to an end is the Chrono des Nations, one of the calendar's most traditional races and the only one-day time trial race that isn't integrated in some championships. We take a look at its profile and prev...

Paul Double is a rider with a lot of quality and an interesting history in the sport of cycling, and unlike most riders in the modern age, it seems is now beginning to reach the peak of his career at age 29. Today he won the queen stage of the Tour of Guangxi, his first World Tour triumph, and tomor...

Danish cyclist Mattias Skjelmose is back in the news after his surprise withdrawal from the Tour of Guangxi with back problems, amid an atmosphere already charged by controversial statements and questionable decisions within the Lidl-Trek team. Before the start of the competition in China, Skjelmose...

The very fast Exact Cross Essen delivered thrilling action this Saturday afternoon, as we've seen two sprint finishes essentially in both men's and women's race. In the end it was Lucinda Brand and Toon Vandebosch who managed to come away with the victories.  In the women's race Lucinda Brand was th...

Mattias Skjelmose is in China this week where he had started the Tour of Guangxi, but abandoned with back pain as he had previously announced before the race. At the race, manager Kim Andersen talked about the setbacks the Dane experienced this year and how it turned it into a difficult season despi...

The queen stage of the Tour of Holland delivered on the action, with a Dutch continental rider forming part of the day's breakaway, getting caught by the main favourites on the day but then going on to take the stage win on the mythical VAM-berg whilst Christophe Laporte has taken the race lead afte...

Victor Lafay is a very talented however one who is also realistic about his time and outlook on a pro career in cycling. The Frenchman, winner of a stage at the 2023 Tour de France - and man who followed Pogacar and Vingegaard on the previous day, is 50-50 about ending his career and the decision ma...

The merger between Intermarché - Wanty and Lotto is one that will bring two World Tour teams together next year, but not with their combined set of leaders. A few of the main figures will be leaving whilst others stay, but few riders knew or even currently know who actually is staying. Head of the C...

Israel - Premier Tech has had problems with being an attractive team and signing new figures but ultimately with the departure of the main sponsor and Sylvan Adams it's finally begun announcing new riders coming in. This Friday, Ryan Mullen has been confirmed as to joining over from Red Bull - BORA...

Mathieu van der Poel is a World Champion on the road, gravel and cyclocross on multiple occasions already but is missing Mountain Biking on his palmarès. Over the years he has put in some focus on it, but not enough to succeed. Richard Groenendaal questions his commitment and believes there has to b...

Every year there are plenty post-Tour de France criteriums that fill in the weeks after the race, however the race's influence spreads into the fall with several criteriums in Asia. This does include the Singapore criterium where many of the world's best sprinters and Primoz Roglic will be at the st...

Starting fees in cyclocross are very high and often are what keeps the top pros running with a high pay throughout the year. Bart Wellens, former World Champion and legend of the discipline, questions whether it's worth it for the riders to take up a road calendar during the summer whilst also accus...

Isaac del Toro has been for a few years one of the brightest talents in pro cycling however few would've expected his evolution to be so sharp in 2025, where he was on the verge of winning the Giro d'Italia and got to the end of the season with 16 victories.  "It was crazy good. I learned a lot and...

The Tour of Guangxi is the final World Tour event of the year and it closes out the calendar in Asia. China hosts the six-day race where there are still lots of UCI points to attribute and some meaningful victories too. Stage 6 will take place on the 19th of October. The stage is estimated to start...

Oier Lazkano’s situation at Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe has quietly become one of the strangest stories in the professional peloton. The Spaniard has not raced for the German WorldTour outfit since Paris-Roubaix — more than six months ago — and rumours continue to swirl about what has kept him sidel...

Tadej Pogacar’s historic 2025 season has left much of the peloton in a state of collective despair — at least that’s the view of Het Nieuwsblad analysts Guy Van den Langenbergh and Jan-Pieter De Vlieger, who believe the Slovenian’s relentless dominance is starting to suffocate competition at the ver...

Team Jayco AlUla's Paul Double has won the queen stage of the Tour of Guangxi and has set ground for the overall win this Sunday in the Chinese race which will close out the calendar. The Briton won the summit finish to Nongla and has become the new race leader with a strong performance.  The UAE Te...

Albert Withen Philipsen's professional debut was wildly anticipated in 2025 and the Dane did not fail to deliver. Although he didn't quite reach the heights of his classmate Paul Seixas who took bronze medal at elite European Championships last week, Philipsen's inclusion into WorldTour went smoothl...

After 15 years in the professional peloton, Wagner Bazin WB will cease to exist in 2026. The historic Belgian (pro-)continental team, which began as Wallonie-Bruxelles and went through several identities over the last decade, is coming to an end amid internal disagreements, sporting frustration and...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike had hoped to celebrate Olav Kooij's birthday and have a lively stage with Christophe Laporte in the fight for the overall in the Tour of the Netherlands, but the day in Zuid-Limburg came to an abrupt end after the opening kilometers. The race was stopped after a serious inc...

Next Sunday, Andorra will host the first edition of the Andorra Cycling Masters, an unprecedented event that will bring together just four of the world's top cycling names: Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic and Isaac Del Toro. But one question inevitably arises: why won't Remco Evenepoe...

Remco Evenepoel’s move to Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe has brought one of cycling’s most intriguing partnerships to an end. After years of speculation and internal tension, the Belgian has left Soudal - Quick-Step — a decision that, according to Axel Merckx, was always going to happen. “This marriage wa...

The Dutch cycling federation (KNWU) has released a powerful statement condemning the wave of online abuse directed at riders in the aftermath of the women’s race at the UCI Gravel World Championships in Limburg. The event, which took place last weekend in the rolling hills of South Limburg, produced...

Fresh details have emerged about the frightening scenes that led to the cancellation of stage 3 at the 2025 Tour of Holland, with XDS Astana Team's Cees Bol describing a series of near-misses that left riders with no choice but to stop racing. The Dutch sprinter, speaking to WielerFlits, explained t...

Mathieu van der Poel’s 2025 season was as close to flawless as cycling gets. Victories at Milano-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix, two stage wins and the yellow jersey at the Tour de France — all achieved with a trademark blend of aggression and mastery that has come to define the Dutchman’s racing style....

It was meant to be the perfect end to a long, gruelling season – sunshine, beaches, and a few days of well-earned rest in Florida. But for Soren Waerenskjold, the post-season dream holiday with his fiancée Iben Kvisle has been replaced by something far less relaxing: a 44.8-kilometre time trial in w...

For most riders in the peloton, the idea of “dropping” Tadej Pogacar belongs in fiction. The Slovenian has spent 2025 dismantling fields across Monuments and Grand Tours alike — a season of near-total control that has blurred the lines between dominance and inevitability. But for Geraint Thomas, the...

The Tour of Holland 2025 descended into chaos on Friday afternoon as stage 3 was cancelled mid-race due to serious safety concerns, with organisers and riders alike declaring the conditions too dangerous to continue. According to WielerFlits, the peloton came to a halt after a series of alarming inc...

Tremendous controversy has arisen to end the cycling season on the road. In the middle of the Tour of Holland 2025, there has been an unfortunate episode that has forced the cancellation of stage 3 of the race. The peloton has stood up and has managed to stop the day's racing because of the great da...

It's not everyday that a professional cyclist is banned from entering a country but the end of the 2025 season has been delivering controversies that would've been hard to imagine. After a description in a Strava activity, the situation has escalated to the podium where Burgos Burpellet BH rider Mar...

The Tour of Holland has thus far seen two time trials with Ethan Hayter winning both and a bunch sprint won by Tim Merlier, two high-level riders who are boosting the race significantly. However the race has equally been linked to the disqualification of Jan-Willem van Schip over the seatpost on his...

This has been known for several months, but behind the scenes there were countless obstacles towards making it happen. Lotto and Intermarché - Wanty are merging this winter to form one single team which will belong in the World Tour under the current license of the Lotto team who is set for a promot...

The 2026 Tour de France will be revealed in 1 week exactly from today. Hence, most of the route has already been designed and confirmed, but not been made publicly. However, it is possible to understand where the race will be heading next year featuring the Pyrenees in the opening days of the race;...

The season is coming very close to its end and riders are facing their final opportunities to leave a mark in the 2025 season. The market is not closed, but not many riders remain available to be signed for the upcoming 2026 season. INEOS Grenadiers in the meantime have finally announced the transfe...

The Tour of Guangxi is the final World Tour event of the year and it closes out the calendar in Asia. China hosts the six-day race where there are still lots of UCI points to attribute and some meaningful victories too. Stage 5 will take place on the 18th of October. The stage is set to start at 05:...

Paul Magnier is literally unbeatable at the Tour of Guangxi and with the profiles simply appearing too similar to each other, the first four stages have seen the same rider take the win in the exact same circumstance, in a display of power rarely seen anywhere in pro cycling.  Stage 4 did provide so...

After 14 seasons in the professional peloton, Belgian rider Tosh van der Sande has announced his retirement from cycling — bringing to a close a long, loyal and quietly respected career that earned admiration from teammates and rivals alike. The 34-year-old confirmed the news in an emotional Instagr...

For American Grand Tour winner Chris Horner, the pain Tadej Pogacar endured in the final week of the 2025 Tour de France is all too familiar. Speaking on his YouTube channel, the former Vuelta a Espana offered a vivid, personal reflection on what it means to race through injury at the highest level...

Marc Sarreau made a name for himself as a back-up sprinter of Groupama - FDJ, often played as a leader in French Cup and smaller stage races where he scored 17 professional victories. In that regard 2019 was the best year of his 10 seasons with the French formation, winning five races at the 1.1 lev...

With 12 victories in his last 15 races, young Frenchman Paul Magnier is having a spectacular end to the season. At 21 years old, the Soudal - Quick-Step rider is turning every finish line into a podium. What's behind this transformation? His discoverer, Johan Molly, offers some keys to the success o...

At the age of 31, Ryan Gibbons has decided to end his career as a professional cyclist. His retirement, announced shortly after his birthday in August, came as a surprise to many in the cycling world. It was not a farewell forced by a lack of contracts or physical or mental exhaustion, but a deeply...

INEOS Grenadiers has officially confirmed the renewal of its partnership with Pinarello, extending for three more years one of the most successful and long-lived partnerships in the world of professional cycling. Since the team's founding in 2010 (then under the name Team Sky), Pinarello has not sim...

You’re probably sick of hearing about Tadej Pogacar by now. His 2025 season was, in short, incredible. Better than 2024? Maybe. Is he now the best of all time? Possibly? Today, though, we’re researching a different question. One that actually juxtaposes the name ‘Tadej Pogacar.’ That’s because this...

Barely six weeks after clinching her third successive cyclocross world title, Fem van Empel walked away from cycling. In March 2025, the now-23-year-old quietly abandoned the Trofeo Binda and then announced an indefinite break, just as the Classics season was beginning. For the most dominant rider i...

While many in the peloton appear resigned to Tadej Pogacar’s dominance, Remco Evenepoel is, according to Het Nieuwsblad analysts Jan-Pieter De Vlieger and Guy Van den Langenbergh, quietly dissecting the Slovenian’s methods — and learning exactly how to fight back. Speaking on the Café Koers podcast,...

Elia Viviani has bid farewell to the road in the only way he knows how — by attacking. The 36-year-old Lotto sprinter rolled out from Vicenza for the Giro del Veneto 2025 wearing the number one bib, visibly emotional yet fully engaged in the action. After around an hour raced at a relentless pace,...

For Team Visma | Lease a Bike's 19-year-old Norwegian prospect Jonas Hoydahl, Thursday's stage 2 time trial at the 2025 Tour of Holland was a chance to impress whilst riding for the senior team in their home race. Despite looking good for a strong time, things didn't end up so well for the teenage t...

Belgian veteran Toon Aerts claimed a statement win in his first cyclocross outing of the winter, powering to victory at Kermiscross Ardooie 2025 ahead of compatriot Michael Vanthourenhout after a thrilling finale. In the women’s race, Lucinda Brand marked her own seasonal debut with an assured victo...

Ethan Hayter delivered a perfectly-paced ride to win the stage 2 time trial at the 2025 Tour of Holland and reclaim the overall lead, defeating Jacob Soderqvist on a wet and technical course around Etten-Leur. The Briton, who also won the opening prologue earlier in the week, finished two seconds ah...

Ethan Hayter has produced a dominant ride to win Stage 2 of the 2025 Tour of Holland, his second win against the clock in three days in the Netherlands, with the Brit regaining the race lead in the process.  The second stage of the 2025 NIBC Tour of Holland saw riders tackle a 14.8-kilometre individ...

Italian classics such as Il Lombardia, Tre Valli Varesine, Gran Piemonte, Coppa Bernocchi - GP Banco BPM and Trofeo Tessile & Moda - Valdengo Oropa, the Paris - Tours Elite, Tour de Vendée, Binche - Chimay - Binche / Mémorial Frank Vandenbroucke and the Chinese stage race Tour of Taihu Lake feature...

A few years ago Fabio Jakobsen was at the very top of the cycling world, widely considered the best sprinter in the peloton with Soudal - Quick-Step, after completing a miraculous recovery over the crash he suffered at the Tour de Pologne in 2020. This year he's facing health issues that have taken...

Tadej Pogacar spent 2025 doing exactly what he did in 2024: destroying the competition. A fourth Tours de France title, three Monuments in a single season, back-to-back world titles, and a maiden European crown: the Slovenian superstar is moving closer and closer to GOAT status. He didn’t just win,...

Zak Dempster had until now been a DS for INEOS Grenadiers but has made the transition to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe where he will take up the role of Chief of Sports. The German team wants to build a great block which will include Remco Evenepoel and is trying to become a top team in every sense of...

It may be mid-October and the World Tour calendar may have already come to an end, but the cycling world does not stop and neither do the controversial situations. At the Tour of Holland, well known "giant" Jan-Willem van Schip, known for his extreme bike positions, has been disqualified from the ra...

The Tour of Guangxi is the final World Tour event of the year and it closes out the calendar in Asia. China hosts the six-day race where there are still lots of UCI points to attribute and some meaningful victories too. Stage 4 will take place on the 17th of October.  Stage 4 is a hilly day, one whe...

Louis Meintjes has called time on his professional cycling career after thirteen seasons in the peloton, bowing out at Il Lombardia 2025 on 11 October. The 33-year-old South African, a quiet but respected figure in the bunch, leaves behind a legacy of breaking barriers for African cycling and achiev...

Paul Seixas has made no secret of his lofty ambitions. Speaking on Eurosport's Bistrot Vélo this Monday, just days after finishing seventh at Il Lombardia, Seixas reflected on the challenge of chasing Tadej Pogacar, the Slovenian who continues to dominate the sport in 2025. For the 19-year-old Frenc...

Soudal - Quick-Step have in Paul Magnier a massive talent but in no universe would they have expected to have the French sprinter take 17 wins in the 2025 season - and counting. The powerhouse continues his unbeatable streak at the Tour of Guangxi by winning once again in stage 3.  A stage with sign...

Spanish cyclist Cristián Rodríguez will ride for XDS Astana Team from the 2026 season. The Andalusian rider has signed a one-year contract with the Kazakh squad, which belongs to the UCI WorldTour. With this move, Rodríguez will take a new step in his professional career, after a decade in the pelot...

The level in the world of gravel continues to rise, and not even an Olympic champion like Greg Van Avermaet is exempt from feeling it. The Belgian cyclist, officially retired since 2023, participated this weekend in the UCI Gravel World Championship held between Beek and Maastricht (181.1 km), where...

The Israel - Premier Tech squad continues to consolidate its sporting project with a clear look to the future. The team has officially announced the incorporation of the young and promising Italian climber Alessandro Pinarello, who will sign a contract for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. Pinarello, 22 ye...

Young Belgian talent Cian Uijtdebroeks has decided to end his time with the Visma | Lease a Bike team with one last big participation in the Tour of Guangxi, looking to close his relationship with the Dutch outfit in the best possible way before making the big jump to Movistar in 2026. After a seaso...

At 19, Denmark's Peter Oxenberg is beginning to establish himself as one of the most promising young riders in the international peloton. Compared from the beginning with Jonas Vingegaard, Oxenberg has followed a similar trajectory: both rode for the ColoQuick team, both challenged the mythical Coll...

2025 has been the year Isaac del Toro confirmed himself as a genuine superstar of modern cycling — not just for the future, but for the here and now. The 21-year-old Mexican, once seen as one of the sport’s brightest prospects, is now firmly established among the elite. Following his 16th win of the...

Guillaume Martin has revealed the full physical and psychological toll of the crash that ended his Vuelta a Espana and, arguably, defined the second half of his 2025 season. Speaking candidly to DirectVelo, the 32-year-old climber admitted that the violent fall on Stage 2 — which left him with two...

Slovenia’s national coach Uroš Murn has backed Tadej Pogacar to eventually conquer the only two Monuments missing from his palmarès – Milano–Sanremo and Paris–Roubaix – and in doing so, become the first rider since Rik Van Looy to win all five. Speaking on the SOS-Odmev podcast following the close o...

Tim Merlier may have claimed his 16th win of the 2025 season on Wednesday, but the Belgian sprinter was in no mood to celebrate uncritically after a tense and chaotic finale to stage 1 of the Tour of Holland. The Soudal - Quick-Step rider outpaced Olav Kooij by the narrowest of margins in Dordrecht,...

Isaac del Toro continued his standout run of form on Wednesday afternoon, securing victory at the 2025 Giro del Veneto with a well-executed final-lap attack, backed by a dominant team performance from UAE Team Emirates - XRG. “It wasn't easy. It was a full effort by the whole team,” Del Toro said af...

Soudal - Quick-Step's Tim Merlier has sprinted to a narrow victory on stage 1 of the 2025 Tour of Holland in Dordrecht this Wednesday afternoon, outpowering Olav Kooij in front of the Dutchman's home crowd in a brutal final battle for the line. With a pan-flat day of racing on the cards and a sprint...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG's magical Mexican super talent, Isaac del Toro, has continued his incredible autumn form, adding a 16th victory of the campaign in typically dominant style on Wednesday afternoon at the 2025 Giro del Veneto. Eight riders were part of the day's initial breakaway. Most notable...

Tadej Pogacar’s 2025 Tour de France victory — his fourth — cemented his status as one of the most accomplished riders of the modern era. Yet behind the statistics, the dominance, and the trademark grin lies a more fragile truth: the mounting human cost of sustained excellence. That truth was laid ba...

The Spanish Anti-Violence Commission has announced proposed sanctions for 53 protesters involved in a series of high-profile demonstrations during the 2025 Vuelta a Espana earlier this year, escalating the post-race fallout from what became one of the most politically charged editions of a Grand Tou...

At 18 years of age, Paula Ostiz from Pamplona, is one of the most promising young riders in Spanish and world cycling. In 2025 she has signed a historic season by winning four medals between the European Championships and the World Junior Championships: gold in the road and time trial at the Europea...

Danish cycling legend Rolf Sorensen has leapt to the defence of Jonas Vingegaard, dismissing the suggestion that his compatriot's 2025 campaign fell short of expectations as “insane” and pointing to a season that saw him finish second at the Tour de France and claim overall victory at the Vuelta a E...

When a former Grand Tour champion offers high praise for a rider at the peak of his powers, it carries weight — particularly when that voice is Alberto Contador, one of the most successful stage racers of the modern era. Speaking to Eurosport, the two-time Tour de France winner reflected on Tadej Po...

As Tadej Pogacar continues to redefine the limits of dominance in professional cycling, cracks are beginning to show among his rivals — none more so than Jonas Vingegaard, the two-time Tour de France winner. According to respected Belgian analyst Jose De Cauwer, even the Team Visma | Lease a Bike ca...

For several months now it seemed inevitable, and even with the breakthrough Tour de France the team experienced, there was not much that could have been done. World Tour team Arkéa - B&B Hotels will come to a close at the end of 2025, ending a 20-year old project.  Being a French team, its always be...

Lidl-Trek is about to complete its lineup for 2026 as it has confirmed its 28th rider this Wednesday morning. Matteo Sobrero has several years of experience as a domestique but also quality time trialist and classics rider, and he will now be part of the American team where he can ride in support of...

Soudal - Quick-Step have in Paul Magnier an absolute diamond, not just a talent in development. The 21-year old isn't racing the highest-level calendar but has reached a stellar achievement of taking 16 victories this year already, taking yet another World Tour triumph this Wednesday at the Tour of...

The transfer market is no longer booming with talent at this time of year but there are still some interesting transfers that can be worked on over the coming days and weeks, and one such potential move could be that of Intermarché - Wanty's Gerben Thijssen who is a target for Alpecin-Deceuninck and...

The reborn Tour of Holland was brought back to life this year and in mid-October there is still a sizeable and quality startlist that began their effort in The Hague this Tuesday morning with a 4-kilometer long prologue. In this short and explosive effort, which took place in the evening and under s...

The Tour of Guangxi is the final World Tour event of the year and it closes out the calendar in Asia. China hosts the six-day race where there are still lots of UCI points to attribute and some meaningful victories too. Stage 3 will take place on the 16th of October and is estimated to start at 04:1...

The way Tadej Pogacar has ridden through the final weeks of the 2025 season has left the cycling world in awe. His emphatic solo victories at the World Championships, European Championships and Il Lombardia may have lacked suspense, but they were nothing short of breathtaking in their dominance. Amo...

Stage 2 of the Tour of Guangxi had some climbing on the menu and could've potentially had a different outcome, but the race is following the same pattern as the Tour of Slovakia and Cro Race. Paul Magnier is simply dominating every race he goes to this end of season, as he's now also won his second...

Lorena Wiebes must've be saddened when she learnt that neither of this year's road Championships fit her ridertype and thus the fastest woman in peloton will have to make a do with "just" the Dutch national champion's tricolor. Regardless, she might hold onto two rainbow jerseys by the end of this m...

Italian classics such as Il Lombardia, Tre Valli Varesine, Gran Piemonte, Coppa Bernocchi - GP Banco BPM and Trofeo Tessile & Moda - Valdengo Oropa, the Paris - Tours Elite, Tour de Vendée, Binche - Chimay - Binche / Mémorial Frank Vandenbroucke and the Chinese stage race Tour of Taihu Lake feature...

In the shadow of the currently finishing road season, the cyclocross campaign has taken off week ago also in Europe. In the Meulebeke Exact Cross, it was a showdown of the Crelan-Corendon riders who claimed a double with Joran Wyseure and Laurens Sweeck. The next stop for the big guns will be the op...

The story of Remco Evenepoel and Soudal - Quick-Step came to an end at Il Lombardia last Saturday. It was a rollercoaster with the Belgian team with many ups and downs, but ultimately their paths split after seven seasons together. He will now head to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe with no regrets and...

The 2026 season looks set to be an exciting one for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. The German squad has already announced the arrival of Remco Evenepoel for next year. The superstar will join Primoz Roglic, Florian Lipowitz, Giulio Pellizzari and Jai Hindley to fight for the grand tours. But the Germa...

The 2025 season is history for Jonas Vingegaard. The Dane, surprisingly, has been criticized for his performance. Despite coming 2nd in the Tour de France (behind an invincible Pogacar) and winning the Vuelta a España, the feeling for some fans is that the Visma star is not racing as many races as h...

The Giro del Veneto returns for its 88th edition this Wednesday, continuing its late-season role as one of the final showdowns on the Italian racing calendar. Slotted just after Il Lombardia and ahead of the Veneto Classic, the one-day race offers a platform for classics specialists, puncheurs, and...

When Remco Evenepoel officially pulls on the colours of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe in 2026, it will not simply mark a high-profile transfer. It will also bring one of the sport’s most gifted riders under the guidance of one of its most respected performance minds. In Dan Lorang, the team believe th...

The road cycling season may be drawing to a close, but the final week has not been without controversy. The 2025 Tour de Mentougou ended in emphatic fashion for Burgos Burpellet BH, who dominated the general classification with three riders on the final podium, including overall winner Clément Allen...

The Tour of Guangxi is the final World Tour event of the year and it closes out the calendar in Asia. China hosts the six-day race where there are still lots of UCI points to attribute and some meaningful victories too. Stage 2 will take place on the 15th of October. The second day of the Chinese ra...

The organiser of the Pogi Challenge, a new end-of-season cycling event held in Slovenia, says the team behind it is already working to turn the race into an annual tradition — one built around the local roots and international stature of world champion Tadej Pogacar. “We were incredibly lucky to hav...

Dutch journalist and former pro Thijs Zonneveld has shared his thoughts on the World Gravel Championships, where Florian Vermeersch claimed the men’s title and Lorena Wiebes won the women’s race. Speaking on his podcast In de Waaier, Zonneveld didn’t mince words about the reaction from American ride...

When Fabian Cancellara and his management team began building Tudor Pro Cycling Team three years ago, the vision was clear: establish a stable structure, attract big names and results, and work their way towards the sport’s top tier. After an impressive 2025 season capped by Michael Storer’s podium...

Enric Mas has taken another step forward in his recovery after the crash that forced him out of the 2025 Tour de France. The Movistar Team leader, who hit the deck during the descent of the Mûr-de-Bretagne on Stage 2, was later diagnosed with thrombophlebitis in his left leg — a complication that si...

At just 21 years old, Isaac del Toro’s 2025 season has catapulted him from promising neo-pro to one of the most complete young riders in the peloton. But even in a year stacked with victories and standout performances, his fifth-place finish at Il Lombardia — while impressive — left some wondering w...

From the 14th to the 19th of October the pro peloton sees racing return to the Netherlands with a strong startlist. The Dutch race is a new event on the calendar and one that will bring a close to the European calendar when it comes to stage-races, providing last-minute opportunities for a few rider...

What should have been a showcase of gravel racing’s explosive growth has turned into a heated debate about the sport’s future. The 2025 Gravel World Championships descended into controversy when Dutch rider Yara Kastelijn chased down compatriot Shirin van Anrooij in the final kilometres, allowing a...

The 2025 Tour of Holland begins this evening with a short individual time trial held in The Hague, serving as the prologue to this comeback edition of the race. Find the start times and order of the day right here! The 4.3 kilometre course is based in and around Zuiderpark, offering a largely flat a...

Mattias Skjelmose has admitted he is racing through the pain barrier at the season-ending 2025 Tour of Guangxi, after being instructed by Lidl-Trek to travel to China just days after abandoning Il Lombardia with a flare-up of his long-term back injury. The 25-year-old Dane, who earlier this year bec...

Tadej Pogacar’s 2025 campaign was “spectacular” in the eyes of Joxean Matxin, with the UAE Team Emirates – XRG team manager hailing the Slovenian’s ability to deliver on every objective bar one: Milano–Sanremo. Pogacar sealed his season in emphatic fashion at Il Lombardia last weekend, claiming a re...

Urska Zigart has opened up about her future with long-time partner and cycling's biggest superstar, Tadej Pogacar, admitting that while the pair are looking forward to starting a family one day, a wedding remains on hold as both careers continue at full speed. The Slovenian rider, who has enjoyed th...

In a chaotic, crash-marred finale to the opening stage of the 2025 Tour of Guangxi, Paul Magnier powered to a statement sprint victory — his 15th of the season — further cementing his place among the elite winners of the year. Only one rider has stood on the top step more times in 2025: the reigning...

Tadej Pogacar has just ended his 2024 season, on a high and with no competition in what were several of the biggest races in the world in consecutive fashion. His performance at Il Lombardia was one of his best climbing performances of the entire season, proving his quality even in mid-October and i...

The 2025 Tour of Guangxi got underway with a 149-kilometre opener in Fangchenggang, where Paul Magnier claimed the stage win in a chaotic sprint finish disrupted by a heavy crash. The stage featured a flat, fast circuit with three passes over the finish line, offering few opportunities for attackers...

Tadej Pogacar has been virtually untouchable all season in 2025, but on Sunday afternoon, even the world champion couldn’t overhaul a flying British amateur on his home climb of Krvavec. In front of thousands of adoring fans lining the road in support, 40-year-old British hill climb specialist Andre...

The road season is drawing to a close, and that can only mean one thing — it’s cyclocross time. The stars of the mud are gearing up for a 2025/26 campaign packed with iconic races: World Cups, the European Championships, the World Championships… Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert, Thibau Nys and ma...

Tadej Pogacar has admitted that he came close to climbing off his bike during what he described as the hardest Tour de France of his career in 2025, revealing that knee pain and freezing conditions in the final week left him in genuine doubt about reaching Paris. The 27-year-old dominated the race t...

Primoz Roglic says it is time for “honest conversations” about his role at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe as the team prepares for a reshaped hierarchy in 2026. The 35-year-old Slovenian veteran is calling for “realistic goals” and “clear planning” after a 2025 campaign defined by both flashes of brill...

Kevin Vauquelin’s rise has been one of French cycling’s most promising stories of recent years, and now, after trying to help Arkéa–B&B Hotels fight for survival and sponsors, the 24-year-old will take the next leap of his career by joining INEOS Grenadiers in 2026. Seventh at this year’s Tour de Fr...

After twelve years, Jasper Stuyven’s time with Lidl–Trek came to a close on the roads of Paris-Tours, where the Belgian finished ninth in his final race wearing the team’s colors. At 33, Stuyven turns the page on a career chapter that began with the American squad’s very foundations, joining Soudal...

After decades shaping the identity of Italy’s most iconic races, Mauro Vegni has retired as the Giro d’Italia’s long-serving race director. His farewell came quietly but poignantly, at Il Lombardia, the last event organized under his watch at RCS. Before bowing out, he finalized one final masterpiec...

Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz has opened up about his close friendship with cycling superstar Tadej Pogacar, fresh off the Slovenian’s extraordinary end to 2025, a run that saw him win the World Championships, the European Championships, and a fifth straight Il Lombardia in three consecutive weekend...

Rafal Majka crossed the finish line of Il Lombardia for the final time on Saturday not as a winner, but as the man who helped make another piece of history happen. As his teammate Tadej Pogacar powered to a record-breaking fifth successive victory in the autumn Monument, Majka quietly brought the cu...

Crowned European champion earlier this month, Demi Vollering is heading into the off-season satisfied with her debut year at FDJ - Suez — but the Dutch star is the first to admit there’s unfinished business. A runner-up finish at the Tour de France Femmes and tactical disappointment at the UCI Road...

40-year-old British amateur Andrew Feather has reflected with a mixture of disbelief, pride and good humour on the moment he handed Tadej Pogacar a rare defeat — on the Slovenian’s favourite climb, in front of thousands of the world champion's adoring fans. The Brit produced the ride of his life to...

The Tour of Guangxi marks the final event on the UCI WorldTour calendar, bringing the curtain down on the professional road cycling season. Held in southern China, this six-day stage race offers a last opportunity for riders and teams to collect valuable UCI points, seal contract renewals, or end th...

INEOS Grenadiers have confirmed the use of carbon monoxide (CO) rebreathers during a 2025 training camp, following a report by The Times that claimed riders had been asked to sign consent forms before undergoing the now-controversial testing method. The British team had initially denied employing CO...

Under the soft October sun in Tours, with little fanfare but clear emotion, Arnaud Démare quietly drew the curtain on a 14-year professional career that saw him become one of the most successful and consistent French sprinters of the modern era. His final race, Paris‑Tours, was not marked by a trade...

Remco Evenepoel’s second place at Il Lombardia last weekend brought more than just the end of the 2025 season — it closed the chapter on a defining era for Soudal - Quick-Step. After seven years, 67 victories and some of the team’s most iconic modern moments, the Belgian superstar has officially sai...

Tom Pidcock has brought the curtain down on a landmark 2025 season in style — and, at last, he’s allowing himself a well-earned break. Posting on Instagram after one of the most punishing weekends of his career, the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team star reflected on a season that has seen him evolve from exci...

Every year, during this part of the season, we start to see riders across the peloton embark on their final professional rides. In 2025 it is of course no different, with the latest recognisable face hanging up his cycling shoes coming in the form of a former Vuelta a Espana stage winner.  Back in 2...

The Tour of Guangxi is the final World Tour event of the year and it closes out the calendar in Asia. China hosts the six-day race where there are still lots of UCI points to attribute and some meaningful victories too. We take a look at its startlist.  The Tour of Guangxi is a relatively young but...

In a season where UAE Team Emirates - XRG have shattered records, rewritten norms, and won with almost mechanical consistency, the team’s dominance is no longer simply a sporting marvel — it’s becoming a flashpoint for debate. The latest critique comes from Christian Scaroni (XDS Astana Team), who f...

Yara Kastelijn had a crucial say in the outcome of the women's Gravel World Championships, having chased down Shirin van Anrooij in the final kilometers for no apparent reason, ending her own chances of getting a medal in the process. The Fenix-Deceuninck rider explained why she did that at the end...

The name of Il Lombardia 2025 was Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian closed his season with one more victory to add to his incredible palmarès. However, many congratulations also went to Quinn Simmons. The American was undeniably one of the main protagonists of the "Classic of the Fallen Leaves" and was r...

Tadej Pogacar’s fifth straight Il Lombardia victory on Saturday sealed a season so complete that even his rivals, and former professionals turned analysts, can only speak of him in absolute awe. On The Move podcast, Johan Bruyneel, George Hincapie, and Spencer Martin broke down the race and the real...

Matteo Trentin rolled back the years at Paris-Tours, sprinting to victory at 36 in what was his final race of the season, and his first win of the year. The Tudor Pro Cycling Team rider outkicked Christophe Laporte and Albert Philipsen in a tense finale that capped off a chaotic edition of the Frenc...

Christophe Laporte closed his turbulent 2025 season on a high note with second place at Paris-Tours, finishing just behind Matteo Trentin. After months interrupted by illness and injury setbacks, the result offered the Frenchman a much-needed reminder of his quality and consistency. It was also a st...

Less than 24 hours after grinding through the 238 kilometres of Il Lombardia, Tom Pidcock was back on a start line, this time on the gravel roads of Limburg. The Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team leader had finished fifth on Saturday in the final Monument of the season, then flew overnight to the Netherlands t...

Groupama - FDJ is one of the many French teams who currently don't have a big hand in the market, and that has fallen into the criticism of Marc Madiot who believes there is a wrong idea of these teams being too traditional which then potentially costs them strong signings, such as for example Kévin...

Jonathan Milan is one of the very best sprinters in the world and with a luxurious leadout at Lidl-Trek, he has achieved a lot and promises to do even more in coming years. However, the Italian's goals go much beyond the sprints, but also towards the monuments.  Milan was the great favourite to win...

Tadej Pogacar turned Il Lombardia into a formality, and Chris Horner’s running commentary captured both the scenery and the inevitability of yet another Pogacar demolition. “This is the last and final of the five Monument races for the 2025 season,” he began, framing the day and its stakes. He set t...

Remco Evenepoel signed off from Soudal – Quick-Step with second place at Il Lombardia, the final race of his seven-year chapter in blue and white. The 25-year-old departs the team he joined as a teenager in 2019 with a palmarès that reshaped its identity: from classics juggernaut to bona fide Grand...

Matteo Trentin is a rider with plenty pro wins, including at the top level. But as the level in the peloton increased over the past years, netting big wins has become more and more complicated for the Italian classics specialist. But today, he took advantage of his climbing power, experience and spr...

Florian Vermeersch is one of UAE Team Emirates - XRG's incredibly strong riders, but is one who's struggled to get his breakthrough win. Although it hasn't come on the road, the Belgian may have finally reached this achievement today with a victory at the Gravel World Championships.  "Unbelievable.....

Tudor Pro Cycling Team are finishing their season on the best possible note, with Michael Storer stunning to an Il Lombardia podium, and this Sunday afternoon Matteo Trentin turned back the clock to take a magnificent victory at Paris-Tours.  A strong breakaway was formed early on and it included ve...

Florian Vermeersch has won the Gravel World Championships in formidable fashion, as today in Limburg the Belgian rider of UAE Team Emirates - XRG once again proved he is one of modern cycling's strongest classics specialists and bike handlers.  Vermeersch was no unknown name coming into the 180-kilo...

The Tour of Guangxi is the final World Tour event of the year and it closes out the calendar in Asia. China hosts the six-day race where there are still lots of UCI points to attribute and some meaningful victories too. We take a look at its startlist.  The Tour of Guangxi is a relatively young but...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG continue to bring in win after win this year, and today they have won the Trofeo Tessile & Moda, where they were the overwhelming favourites. Adam Yates managed to take his second victory in a short space of time, being the fastest rider up Monte Oropa this Sunday afternoon. ...

Besides Jonas Vingegaard, if there is one rider who knows well the power of Tadej Pogacar's attacks, it is Remco Evenepoel. At the end of the season the Belgian saw Pogacar get away with victories at the World Championships, European Championships and Il Lombardia, and simply not have the legs to re...

Paris-Tours is one of the biggest and most prestigious classics of the year, and it is the final big one-day race of the 2025 season. Taking place on the 12th of October, the day after Il Lombardia, the French classic will allow the sprinters and classics specialists fight for one last big win in th...

Paris-Tours is one of the biggest and most prestigious classics of the year, and it is the final big one-day race of the 2025 season. Taking place on the 12th of October, the day after Il Lombardia, the French classic will allow the sprinters and classics specialists fight for one last big win in th...

Remco Evenepoel started his pro career at Soudal - Quick-Step and throughout the entirity of his career thus far he was with the Belgian team, but this will change this winter. At the end of Il Lombardia Evenepoel closed his time with the team with another stellar performance, with his wife Oumi als...

Il Lombardia is the final monument of the season and in all five occasions that Tadej Pogacar took to the start, over the past five editions, he has taken the victory. Besides making history, he has simply set a benchmark in climbing performances that no-one in the current peloton can match, and tha...

The outcome of the Gravel World Championships was not a fully unexpected one with Lorena Wiebes taking the victory over Marianne Vos after the two were part of a select group that made it through the gravel sectors of the race in Limburg, however the way in which these two arrived at the first place...

The home Gravel World Championships were a clear demonstration of the Dutch national team's overwhelming strength. But also of a disharmony among its key riders, something that was underlined in the final kilometer of the race in Limburg. Shirin van Anrooij attacked with 10 kilometers to go and see...

The Dutch were always the big favourite today's women's elite Gravel world championships race, but no-one would've expected the victory to happen in the way that it did. Shirin van Anrooij looked certain for the win, until she was chased down by compatriot Yara Kastelijn who looked to be working in...

The women's race at the 2025 Gravel World Championships in Limburg was swarming with home country representants, all aiming to do one thing - win the rainbow jersey. Among them was also defending champion Marianne Vos who came close to winning for a second year in a row. The 38-year-old was always i...

Cian Uijtdebroeks missed a large part of the 2025 season due to recurring health problems in the first half of the year. However the Belgian's return at Clasica San Sebastian in August was a much needed restart for the young climber who has since once again resembled the star of future he was once r...

Paul Seixas' talent is getting more and more serious. For now it seems that he is going to be the best cyclist of a generation of 2006 that is coming on strong. At just 19 years old, the Frenchman is competing against the best riders on the planet and in the most important competitions on the calend...

The 2025 cycling season is coming to an end, and today it was turn for the last monument of the year. Il Lombardia, also known as the Classic of the falling (dead) leaves, is the most mountainous mounument, suiting perfectly someone like Tadej Pogacar, as could be seen today. A strong breakaway was...

The Gravel World Championships delivered on the action and the tension today, but also some very unusual tactics. Lorena Wiebes took the world title and her first rainbow jersey in the discipline, but she did not the happiest of wins as she saw her compatriot Shirin van Anrooij get stripped away of...

Il Lombardia was always expected to be a race ruled by UAE Team Emirates - XRG and Tadej Pogacar, with Remco Evenepoel as the only realistic rival. However few would've expected for the man who would come the closest to the duo would be Michael Storer, who thrived in the final monument of the season...

Remco Evenepoel's last race as a Soudal - Quick-Step rider was Il Lombardia 2025. held this Saturday. The Belgian was unable to beat Tadej Pogacar once again and came a distant second from the World Champion, but continued to show his best level in a finale where he was even blocked by two bikes on...

Tadej Pogacar is an history maker once again, being the first rider in history to win five consecutive editions of a monument in a row today at Il Lombardia, but also becoming the first rider to ever finish on the podium of all monuments in the same season. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider, in the...

To no-one's surprise, the four-time consecutive winner at Il Lombardia has done it again. Tadej Pogacar rode to his fifth victory in a row at the Italian monument, once again dropping the competition and beating a solo Remco Evenepoel as has happened both at the World and European Championships over...

The last monument of the cycling season is being held this Saturday, October 11, at Il Lombardia 2025. Tadej Pogacar was the man to beat in the race and he did not disappoint, launching one individual attack that managed to see all of his competition get dropped.  UAE Team Emirates - XRG comfortably...

Tom Pidcock is a man of many talents, on and off the bike. However when it comes to mid-race mishaps that develop, he is one of the best at fixing them, as shown today at Il Lombardia as he managed to change his shoe after a crash earlier in the day.  The Q36.5 Pro Cycling rider crashed on the desce...

In 2024 the Dutch conquered both world titles in the gravel World Championships and this time around, in the Netherlands itself, the home team has dominated the women's race and have crowned a new world champion. The fourth rider to put on the rainbow stripes in the women's field is Lorena Wiebes, t...

Edward Planckaert was one of the first transfers to be announced at the beginning of August, with the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider making a move to Soudal - Quick-Step on a three-year deal. But that will not happen, as the Belgian rider has changed his mind and will be staying with Mathieu van der Poel'...

Earlier this month, cycling’s transfer market was shaken when Cian Uijtdebroeks announced he would be leaving Team Visma | Lease a Bike for Movistar Team in 2026. The news caught much of the cycling world off guard, not least because the young Belgian still had a contract with Visma running until th...

Today’s Il Lombardia marks a major moment for UAE Team Emirates – XRG. Tadej Pogacar will attempt to win the race for an astonishing fifth consecutive time, while young Isaac Del Toro hopes to secure his first standout result in a Monument. But beyond the team’s ambitions for victory, the day also c...

Michael Boogerd has been sharing his thoughts with De Telegraaf ahead of today’s Il Lombardia, the final Monument of the 2025 season. The spotlight, as always, falls on Tadej Pogacar, who will chase an unprecedented fifth consecutive victory in the race, a feat that would tie him with Fausto Coppi f...

Tom Pidcock is preparing to make his long-awaited debut at Il Lombardia this weekend, with Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team backing their British star to deliver a strong performance in the season’s final Monument. For Pidcock, Saturday’s race represents the final piece in the Monuments puzzle — the last of c...

For years now, Tadej Pogacar has been shattering convention and, in 2025, he has taken that to a frankly ridiculous level. Nineteen victories and counting — including the Tour de France, the World and European Championships, plus multiple Monuments — delivered not through cagey race craft, but often...

Former Tour de France winner and Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins has alleged that Team Sky sacrificed him to shield someone else from doping scrutiny during the height of their dominance. Speaking to The Times ahead of the release of his new book The Chain, Wiggins reflected on the doping alleg...

On the 11th of October, the peloton takes on the final monument of the 2025 season: Il Lombardia. The Italian classic is the climbers' monument, the final of the season, and one of the last big races of the year. The race has been a cornerstone of the sport since its first edition in 1905. It quickl...

Remco Evenepoel may be gearing up for his final race in the colours of Soudal - Quick-Step, but that didn’t stop him from offering a playful — and pointed — comparison between two of cycling’s modern and historical giants on the eve of Il Lombardia 2025. Asked in his pre-race press conference whethe...

On the 11th of October, the peloton takes on the final monument of the season: Il Lombardia. The Italian classic is the climbers' monument. Here's how and where to watch it, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.  The race has been a cornerstone of the sport since its fir...

On the 11th of October the peloton takes on the final monument of the season: Il Lombardia. The Italian classic is the climbers' monument, the final of the season and one of the last big races of the year. The race is set to start at 10:55CET and finish at 16:45CET.  The race has been a cornerstone...

On a beautiful autumn morning in Como, the chatter before Il Lombardia carried a mix of curiosity, ambition, and quiet nerves. For some, like Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel, the race is about history and legacy. For others, like Tom Pidcock and Ben Healy, it’s about discovery and the search for b...

On the misty morning of Il Lombardia, Remco Evenepoel stood with quiet composure, knowing this was his final race with Soudal – Quick-Step. The Belgian three time world time trial champion, who has conquered Liège–Bastogne–Liège and multiple other one day races, faces his last day in the blue jersey...

The world champion stood calm at the start line in Como, speaking softly but with the poise of a man who knows his place in cycling history. Tadej Pogacar, already a winner of the Tour de France, World Championships, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Tour of Flanders, and the European Championships this yea...

It’s finally team for Il Lombardia, the final Monument of the cycling year. It arrives when the air is thinner, the leaves turn, and fatigue hangs on every wheel. Yet somehow, the race still produces some of the most emotional, chaotic, and transcendent moments in the sport. Across more than a centu...

Team SD Worx - Protime is arguably the strongest in the women's peloton, although their dominance has been alleviated by the arrival of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, and the departure of their biggest GC star Demi Vollering. The Dutchwoman set out to FDJ - SUEZ in search of more leader opportunities and a...

Matej Mohoric is one of the main stars of Bahrain - Victorious. But if you haven't followed cycling in 2025 too closely, you may have forgotten the Slovenian is still racing. The Milano-Sanremo winner from three years ago has been anonymous for most of the season, with only a third place in the neut...

Cristian Scaroni is one of the main reasons XDS Astana will be a WorldTour team also for the next three years. The Italian whose career nearly ended three years ago with the closure of Gazprom surpassed his limits and quadrupled his UCI points from last year to crucially contribute to the Kazakh tea...

The cycling season is almost over. For many cyclists, the year ends this weekend at Paris-Tours 2025. One of those who would wrap up the season was supposed to be Jasper Philipsen. However, the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider will not be able to say goodbye to the year from the saddle due to his fitness pr...

Remco Evenepoel's stint as a Soudal - Quick-Step rider is about to come to an end. This Saturday he gets on his bike at Il Lomabrdia 2025, his last race as a member of the 'Wolfpack' before leaving for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. That's why his teammates and former teammates wanted to share their e...

As the autumn sun casts long shadows over the lakes and ridges of Lombardy, EF Education-EasyPost will line up at Il Lombardia 2025 on Saturday with ambition, momentum, and a trio of leaders all capable of rewriting the script in cycling’s final Monument of the year. Ben Healy, Richard Carapaz, and...

Chris Froome has shared a raw and revealing glimpse into his recovery process, just weeks after a life-threatening crash during a training ride in southern France left the four-time Tour de France winner with multiple serious injuries. The British cycling legend, now 40, posted a photo update on hi...

Robin Orins should have been living the dream. In 2024, the young Belgian lit up the U23 ranks with a breakout season that promised a bright future at the top level. But while his peers celebrated, the lights quietly went out on his world. Now, after months of silence, therapy, and rediscovering wha...

Lorenzo Finn has barely completed his first season in the U23 ranks, but already, the hype in Italy is loud. The 18-year-old's Rainbow Jersey — won at the U23 World Championships just 12 months after claiming the junior title — has inevitably fuelled comparisons with the greats. Some are calling him...

For years, France has longed for a new homegrown rider capable of taking on cycling’s biggest stars. Now, according to Thibaut Pinot, they may already have one — and he could be even stronger than Tadej Pogacar was at the same age. Pinot, one of the most popular and charismatic figures of his genera...

Il Lombardia returns on Saturday, 11 October 2025, with a 241km course from Como to Bergamo and 4,400 metres of climbing, the capstone to road cycling’s five Monuments. It’s undoubtedly one of the most picturesque sporting events of the year, but in truth it seems unlikely that we will have much of...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Development Team has confirmed three roster moves ahead of the 2026 season: the signings of Aldo Taillieu and Sven Mernik, and a one-year contract extension for Jonas Hoydahl. Taillieu, a 20-year-old Belgian, joins on a two-year deal following a strong debut U23 season th...

In a significant move within the World Tour transfer market, INEOS Grenadiers have confirmed the signing of rising French talent Kevin Vauquelin on a three-year deal starting in 2026. The 24-year-old will make the switch from Arkéa - B&B Hotels as he takes the next step in what has already become on...

On the 12th of October the European road calendar will be close to coming to an end but off-road the fun is just starting. Cyclocross is soon to make a grand return but in the meanwhile, we also have the Gravel World Championships on the menu featuring some of the most prominent names in road cyclin...

The 2025 Gravel World Championships are taking place in South Limburg, Netherlands, and Romain Bardet will be present after his retirement from pro road racing. The French rider is still having the colours of Team Picnic PostNL but is now in a different phase of his career, where he enjoys the freed...

Israel - Premier Tech has had difficulties signing and renewing its riders this transfer season due to the team's head-to-heads with intense protests, however after the news broke that Sylvan Adams will move away from the team and so will the Israel sponsorship, several moves have gotten going and h...

Over the past few months Michael Matthews suffered a health scare that jeopardized his career in pro cycling. However, it seems as if the Team Jayco AlUla rider has been to put it behind and is ready to continue his career as a professional cyclist, as a renewal with the Australian team is soon to b...

The 2010's were host to many great sprinters and several of them remained in the pro peloton well into the 2020's in search of more pro wins, a comeback or a significant milestone to complete a great career. Elia Viviani joins the group of fast men that will hang up their wheels in 2025.  Alexander...

The European Championships time trial and road race were the main event last week. Same as last week, Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel headline this week's rankings for their dominant performances, in addition to Isaac del Toro, who cannot stop winning.  You can check the previous UCI rankings upda...

The UCI planned on rolling out a test at next week's Tour of Guangxi regarding gear restrictions, with the aim of providing input for a potential improvement in safety in cycling. However this will not move along after SRAM's pushback, with the likes of Jonathan Vaughters also criticizing the UCI ov...

Derek Gee decided a few weeks ago to terminate his contract with the Israel - Premier Tech team. Shortly after followed the Israeli team's statement, where it expressed disagreement over the departure. Since then, there has been a lot of speculations, but no updates. Ultimately, it was Gee who broke...

Tom Pidcock will close out his 2025 season with an audacious two-day schedule that underlines both his ambition and his appetite for racing. The Brit will tackle Il Lombardia on Saturday before flying straight to the Netherlands to line up at the UCI Gravel World Championships on Sunday — a gruellin...

The relationship between former Danish cyclist and sports director Brian Holm and legendary British sprinter Mark Cavendish has been marked by ups and downs, tensions, reconciliations and prolonged silences. In the most recent episode of the Danish podcast Café Eddy, Holm revealed that, after more...

The 2025 season is coming to an end, and with it also comes the end of a pivotal stage in Davide Piganzoli's young career. The talented 23-year-old Italian is preparing to finish off his last season with Team Polti VisitMalta in style, before embarking on a new and ambitious adventure with Team Vism...

French cycling is preparing to say goodbye to one of its greatest riders of recent decades. Arnaud Démare, the country's most prolific sprinter in the 21st century, announced on Thursday through his social networks that he will hang up his bike after racing the Paris-Tours classic this Sunday. At 3...

The autumn classics season is coming to an end, and the prestigious Il Lombardia is shaping up to be the grand finale of the series. Known as the "Race of the Falling Leaves", this competition is not only famous for its breathtaking scenery, but also for its demanding climbs that always test the end...

Mexico is about to write a new chapter in its cycling history. After a long pause of more than three years, the country will once again hold its National Cycling Championships from October 23 to 25, thanks to the official recognition of a new federation by the International Cycling Union (UCI). The...

Guillaume Di Grazia, one of the most recognisable voices in European cycling coverage, has died at the age of 52 following a tragic accident at a traditional bull-running event in southern France. The veteran Eurosport commentator passed away two days after sustaining serious injuries during an abri...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe’s high-profile signing of Remco Evenepoel has sent shockwaves through the World Tour, but not everyone is convinced it’s the right call. Veteran Eurosport commentator Karsten Migels believes the German super-team may be overlooking the Tour-winning potential of homegrown...

Bauke Mollema was all smiles at the finish line after a surprise third place at Gran Piemonte 2025, a result that signals a late-season resurgence for the veteran Dutchman ahead of this weekend’s Il Lombardia. Now 38 years old and set to retire at the end of the 2026 season, the 2019 Il Lombardia ch...

Marc Hirschi put in a classy ride on Thursday afternoon to claim second place at Gran Piemonte 2025, finishing just behind the dominant Isaac del Toro after outsprinting Bauke Mollema on the line. The Swiss rider, representing Tudor Pro Cycling Team, was part of the decisive trio on the final ascent...

Isaac del Toro’s extraordinary 2025 season shows no signs of slowing down. The 21-year-old Mexican added another remarkable chapter to his breakout year on Thursday afternoon, soloing to victory at Gran Piemonte 2025 to claim his 15th win of the campaign — a performance reminiscent of his superstar...

Isaac del Toro has had a year from his wildest dreams in 2025, and the Mexican's season just keeps getting better. This Thursday afternoon in Italy, the 21-year-old of UAE Team Emirates - XRG has taken a fantastic 15th win of the campaign by soloing to victory at Gran Piemonte in a style very much a...

Tadej Pogacar has dominated Il Lombardia for four consecutive years — and according to several seasoned analysts, there’s little to suggest that streak will end this weekend at the 2025 edition of the Autumn Monument. Speaking on Kop over Kop, Eurosport’s cycling podcast, commentators and former pro...

The fallout from months of sustained protests and political pressure has reached another major milestone in the world of professional cycling: Israel – Premier Tech will not start Il Lombardia 2025, with the full preliminary startlist now confirmed and the team a notable absentee. The official omiss...

As autumn grips the hills of northern Italy and the falling leaves herald the end of the European road season, Tadej Pogacar stands on the verge of cycling history. On Saturday, the Slovenian superstar will line up at Il Lombardia 2025 seeking an unprecedented fifth consecutive victory — a feat no r...

The Belgian cycling legend Johan Museeuw is set to make a sensational return to racing this weekend as the 59-year-old icon lines up at the 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships. Nearly two decades on from his retirement, the “Lion of Flanders” will roll out alongside some of the biggest names in mode...

The Vuelta a Espana is no stranger to drama on the road, but in 2025, it was the scenes off it that dominated headlines. Pro‑Palestinian protests, triggered by the participation of Israel – Premier Tech, marred multiple stages of the race and raised serious questions about rider safety, freedom of e...

The proposed merger between Lotto and Intermarché-Wanty is expected to be officially announced in the coming days. Yet, with the October 15 deadline set by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) for the submission of license applications for the 2026 season approaching, uncertainties remain. Depart...

Despite not reaching the very top step of the Tour de France podium this summer, Jonas Vingegaard insists there's still plenty to be proud of as he reflects on a 2025 season marked by resilience, perspective, and one major Grand Tour triumph. The Danish superstar wrapped up his professional racing c...

European cycling has witnessed a new exhibition of Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian once again left the peloton without a response at the 2025 European Championships. On the demanding course in the French region of Ardèche, Pogacar launched with 75 kilometers to go and that was the last time his rivals...

Tre Valli Varesine 2025 has become yet another trophy in Tadej Pogacar's extensive palmares. However behind him, the second place went to the man who could well become his successor at the Classics - Albert Philipsen. The freshly 19-year-old prodigy from Lidl-Trek managed to sprint towards a second...

The 2025 European Cycling Championships were Belgium's opportunity to get back on Tadej Pogacar for his authoritative demonstration of power in Kigali week earlier. While Pogacar had to make ends meet without the absent Primoz Roglic, Remco Evenepoel had the ever-strong Belgian fleet at his command....

From the 2024 Tour de France to the 2025 Criterium du Dauphiné, Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard did not meet in racing a single time. But in the second half of this year that is not the case as the two will meet each other on a few occasions, and in one specific with Primoz Roglic as well. The tr...

Pierre Latour, the 31-year-old French cyclist, may be confronting an early end to his career after being injured in a training accident in southern France. The Team TotalEnergies rider was cycling in Peyrins, in the Drôme department, on Tuesday when he was struck by a delivery truck. According to lo...

Belgian talent Cian Uijtdebroeks will leave Visma | Lease a Bike for a new chapter with Movistar, in a move that has stirred debate among cycling commentators. The 22-year-old still had a contract with Visma until 2027, making the transfer a notable shock, as leaving a team before the contract expir...

Giulio Ciccone will not ride anymore in 2025 due to an illness. The Italian rider fell ill during the World Championships in Rwanda, which took place almost two weeks ago, and has not been able to recover in time to participate in the last monument of the year. Il Lombardia was one of the main goals...

The European Championships took place last week, and the outcome was not a surprise. Tadej Pogacar was the overwhelming favourite and he didn't disappoint, launching a long range attack in a similar fashion as he did one week earlier at the World Championships and soloed to victory. Former professio...

On the 9th of September the pro peloton tackles its penultimate Italian autumn classic (out of the main block) and the last before Il Lombardia. It is Gran Piemonte, taking place in the hills of south of Milano. It is set to start at 12:15CET and finish at 16:15CET.  Formerly known as the Giro del P...

On the 9th of September the pro peloton tackles its penultimate Italian autumn classic (out of the main block) and the last before Il Lombardia. It is Gran Piemonte, taking place in the hills of south of Milano. It is set to start at 12:15CET and finish at 16:15CET. We take a look at its startlist. ...

It seems very complicated that this coming Saturday Tadej Pogacar will not win his fifth consecutive Il Lombardia. The Italian Monument, as long as it doesn't change its route as it used to do and becomes a little less hard, will continue to be perfect for the World Champion on the other hand, arriv...

The 2025 edition of Il Lombardia is taking shape and Soudal - Quick-Step is the first of the big teams to confirm their lineup for the final monument of the season. Remco Evenepoel is lining up for what should be the final race of his season and with the Belgian team, and although a win is unlikely,...

The route of the 2026 Giro d'Italia is going to be revealed within the next month but at the time being, a lot of it is still being kept a secret quite efficiently. It can't be confirmed at the time being even where the race will begin, with two different locations (and countries) fighting for the G...

The 2028 Olympic Games will be held in Los Angeles and provide a once in four years opportunity for the pro peloton to take an Olympic title. The same can be said of the professional mountain bikers and track racers, but not for the cyclocross specialists. This may be about to change, as the 2030 Wi...

Team Sky was the great dominator of Grand Tours throughout the 2010's and so when the news came out this year that David Rozman, an important staff member in the team, had close ties with Mark Schmidt who had been involved in Operation Aderlass - one of the most recent big doping scandals in pro cyc...

Team Polti VisitMalta's Davide Piganzoli has revealed that Team Visma | Lease a Bike first contacted him back in January, making it clear the Italian was an absolute priority for this transfer period. The Italian rider will be an interesting project in development for the Dutch team, who has taken a...

Juan Ayuso is one of the most controversial figures in pro cycling currently but the 23-year old argues that this is much because of how he was treated by the management of UAE Team Emirates - XRG. He admits in a recent interview that he had been pondering leaving the team for two years, that he was...

Christophe Laporte was diagnosed with a cytomegalovirus this year and the Frenchman ended up becoming one of the riders with the least amount of racing in the World Tour. The Frenchman only began his season in mid August, missing the entire spring classics campaign and Tour de France as he was origi...

Tre Valli Varesine, out of the Italian autumn classics, is one of the races best suited to the pure puncheurs and Julian Alaphilippe took advantage of that. Although he was not part of the late attacks that marked the race, including Tadej Pogacar's winning move, he had the legs in the final sprint...

On the 11th of October the peloton takes on the final monument of the season: Il Lombardia. The Italian classic is the climbers' monument, Here's how and where to watch it including in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia.  The race has been a cornerstone of the sport since its first edit...

What promised to be a new display of talent of the double Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard at the European Cycling Championships turned into an unexpected disappointment. The Danish cyclist, who arrived in France with medal aspirations, abandoned his ambitions just halfway into the race, unabl...

The 2026 UCI pro calendar has been announced and we've got plenty of new races in the professional calendar, as well as some date and category changes. We look at the highlights of what the new season will bring us.  There are plenty of newly-created events that are now on the UCI calendar, most of...

Mathieu van der Poel is perhaps the only rider in the pro peloton that managed to match and beat Tadej Pogacar in a race (two in this case: Milano-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix) where the Slovenian put his full focus on. In a recent interview he has widely discussed his current fatigue and how it compar...

INEOS Grenadiers have announced 1 transfer this winter, that of French champion Dorian Godon. The British team, looking to once again return to the top of the cycling world, has been rather quiet in this transfer period and it is not known which of the riders it's been linked with will actually be m...

Young Kazakh cyclist Alexandr Vinokurov Jr. of the continental XDS Astana Development Team has officially announced his retirement from professional cycling at the age of 23. Does the name ring bells? Yes, Alexandr is the twin brother of XDS Astana's WorldTour rider Nicolas Vinokurov and a son of fo...

This week's update features points scored in the stage races of Cro Race and Tour de Langkawi, the European Championships time trial and road race, Italian classics such as Giro dell' Emilia, Coppa Agostoni - Giro delle Brianze and Coppa Bernocchi - GP Banco BPM and the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro. ...

On a day marked by chaos on the roads of the Walloon region, Jordi Meeus (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) won the classic Binche - Chimay - Binche, taking his fourth victory of the season. Despite the multiple overtaking and the wind of uncertainty that reigned for much of the race, the Belgian sprinte...

Tre Valli Varesine on Tuesday was another in the line of Italian autumn Classics, forming a pathway towards the final Monument of the year - Il Lombardia. After the recent European Championships concluded, the race enjoyed an exciting startlist featuring the World and European Champion Tadej Pogacar...

The Italian autumn classic Tre Valli Varesine took place today, featuring a punchy terrain with a single categorized ascent (Montello, 2km à 5.1%) that was climbed 12 times. Tadej Pogacar promised organizers to ride this year after last year’s edition had to be cancelled due to heavy rains, and he f...

Just two days after winning the European Championships, Tadej Pogacar returned to competition at the Tre Valli Varesine 2025. The plan was to keep up the competitive pace to reach 100% for Il Lombardia, his final goal of the season.  UAE Team Emirates - XRG were tasked with controlling the hilly rac...

No surprise headlines this Tuesday in Italy - Tadej Pogacar has won Tre Valli Varesine, yet another high-level triumph for his unmatchable 2025 season. The World and European Champion shows no sign of fatigue as he wins his final preparation race ahead of Il Lombardia, having won this time around wi...

The sprinters had their opportunity at Tre Valli Varesine, the expected outcome but at the end of a race where the classics specialists did everything to disrupt this. Jordi Meeus of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe was the strongest by the end and beat Nils Eekhoff to win the Belgian semi-classic.  Ther...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe have Jai Hindley, Florian Lipowitz and Giulio Pellizzari as Grand Tour specialists all looking towards their opportunities, alongside Primoz Roglic. Now, the German team is preparing for the arrival of Remco Evenepoel as a new team leader and there are fair questions rega...

At 25 years of age Florian Lipowitz has completed an almost unprecedented ascent to the top of the cycling world. In the space of one year and three months, he went from a relatively unknown name in the sport to a Tour de France podium finisher. Now, after a breakthrough 2025 where he broke through...

Unlike the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, it is not yet known where the 2026 Giro d'Italia will start. There have been heavy rumours that Sofia in Bulgaria could be a surprise host for the Grande Partenza, whilst internally the city of Trieste in the northeast edge of the nation also has go...

The news has come out, Israel - Premier Tech will not be racing under Israeli nationality or have its name in associated with the team from 2026 onwards. It seemed like the only logical and possible step for the team to be sustainable, with owner Sylvan Adams also stepping away from his role as the...

2026 will be Cian Uitjdebroeks debut year with Movistar Team and the Belgian rider is one of the first riders to announce his main goals for the season. It doesn't come as a surprise, as he had said he wanted to aim for the Tour de France but not yet. Hence, the current Team Visma | Lease a Bike rid...

The women's edition of Tre Valli Varesine delivered a tactical and dramatic finale with two big stars, Demi Vollering and Elisa Longo Borghini, battling each other throughout the entire final hour of racing. In a sprint between the two however, the Italian champion was crowned the winner over the Eu...

On the 7th of October we have another one of the Italian autumn classics, the Tre Valli Varesine. This is one of the most prestigious late-season races and is often used as preparation towards Il Lombardia. The race starts off at 12:15CET and should finish at 16:40CET.  The 198-kilometer long race f...

If there is one rider who is capable of matching Tadej Pogacar in the hilly and mountainous one-day races in the current peloton, it seems rather obvious that Remco Evenepoel is the most likely. At age 25, the Belgian may still have room for development, and within Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe there...

Jonas Vingegaard arrived at Sunday’s European road race with a clear mission and a rare admission. He knows he hasn’t “really discovered how to perform” in one-day races and wanted France to be the laboratory. Instead, he was dropped on the Côte de Saint-Romain-de-Lerps with 108km still to ride and...

Like the World Championships, the Tour de France is an event planned and designed years in advance, only with minor adjustments being put in place in the final year building up to it. Hence we already know the 2026 edition is starting in Barcelona, Spain; and in 2027 the riders start from Edinburgh,...

On the 7th of October we have another one of the Italian autumn classics, the Tre Valli Varesine. This is one of the most prestigious late-season races and is often used as preparation towards Il Lombardia. The race starts off at 12:15CET and should finish at 16:40CET.  The 198-kilometer long race f...

Jonas Vingegaard’s long-awaited debut for Denmark’s elite men’s national team at the 2025 European Championships was met with crushing criticism on Sunday, as former Tour de France king of the mountains Michael Rasmussen labelled the performance “downright embarrassing” and accused the two-time Tour...

Slovenian national coach Uroš Murn has hailed Tadej Pogacar’s stunning solo victory at the 2025 European Championships as one of the champion's most hard-fought wins to date – and a collective triumph built on unity, trust, and sheer sacrifice from his teammates. While the narrative may now feel fam...

While there are still some more big competitions on the menu in 2025 (heck, we just finished World and European Championships), Thibau Nys already wrapped up his road campaign more than a month ago with view to cyclo-cross winter. The young Belgian, son of the legendary Sven Nys, will be rocking the...

In the block of Italian autumn Classics, Coppa Bernocchi was a rare opportunity for versatile fast men to show off after 191.6 kilometers of intense racing. And against prominent sprinters such Tobias Lund Andresen, Giovanni Lonardi or Michael Matthews, Dorian Godon prevailed in a bunch finish. For...

Toms Skujins may not be on par with the likes of Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel, but the Latvian's record at the biggest Championships is not any less impressive. It all started with Skujins finishing 5th at the Paris Olympic Games. Since then, the Lidl-Trek rider finished 4th and 5th at the two...

Romain Gregoire couldn’t help but shake his head in disbelief at the scale of Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel’s dominance after Sunday’s European Championships road race, describing the two superstars as “like aliens” after finishing 10th, almost seven minutes down on the Slovenian winner. The Fre...

In a sport that often prides itself on grit, silence, and stoicism, Demi Vollering is choosing to speak up — and speak plainly — about an issue that continues to remain largely unspoken in elite competition: the impact of the menstrual cycle on female athletes’ performance. Fresh off her dominant so...

After a bruising debut in the Danish national colours at the 2025 European Championships, Jonas Vingegaard is already looking to the horizon — both literally and figuratively. While his long-time rival Tadej Pogacar soared to yet another dominant solo victory, it was a very disappointing early implo...

In a landmark announcement on Monday, Israel – Premier Tech confirmed that it will shed its Israeli identity, rebranding ahead of the 2026 season after more than a decade in professional cycling. The decision comes amid mounting scrutiny and protests that have dogged the team in recent months, refle...

After a frantic day of racing at the 2025 edition of Coppa Bernocchi, French national champion Dorian Godon has secured victory in a photo finish with Tobias Lund Andresen.  The action began with fast racing from the flag, as several riders tried to form the day’s breakaway on the rolling roads arou...

At just 19 years of age, Paul Seixas produced a performance at the European Championships that may come to define the start of a generational career. While Tadej Pogacar stormed to a commanding solo victory and Remco Evenepoel chased behind in silver, Seixas stood firm against cycling’s two modern-d...

Jonas Vingegaard’s European Championships debut was over almost as soon as it began — but while his performance left plenty to be desired, one prominent Danish figure insists the race was still a success in its own way. According to former sports director Brian Holm, the Tour de France winner’s pres...

Another championship, another demolition job. Tadej Pogacar’s latest exhibition at the European Championships in France — a staggering 75km solo escape that left Remco Evenepoel once again battling only for silver — has reignited debate about whether anyone in the peloton can still touch the Sloveni...

This was a golden Sunday for UAE Team Emirates - XRG as Tadej Pogacar soared to victory at the European Championships, Adam Yates also rode to a solo win at the Coppa Agostoni, and at the Cro Race Brandon McNulty sealed the overall win to end his season in style.  “To finish the season like this is...

A transfer that had been rumoured for several months now has finally been made official. Coming over from Movistar Team, Gregor Mühlberger will be joining Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale as the team puts in more and more focus on it's mountain team.  "Gregor Mühlberger has spent several years with major...

Tadej Pogacar showed a very different face during the final week of this year's Tour de France, mentally fatigued and clearly looking to end the race to take some time off, but the questions regarding if he'd reach the peak of his career can be laid to rest. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG remains unbea...

Remco Evenepoel is on peak form and has proved that quite convincingly by winning both World and European time trial titles in the past two weeks. He would've made history by winning also both road world titles, adding to the current two Olympic titles, if it weren't for Tadej Pogacar who's been dom...

One of the big transfer news of this winter is definitely the move of Juan Ayuso to Lidl-Trek, a signing of great quality for the American team as the 23-year old mutually agreed with UAE Team Emirates - XRG to end his contract. However right away this move was met with some resistance from Mattias...

The European Championships men’s road race 2025 featured a hard route with plenty of categorized climbs and a star-studded start list, as very few top European riders were missing. The presence of the big three – Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel – for the first time in a one day r...

Another major one-day race. Another audacious solo move from Tadej Pogacar in the men's elite road race at the 2025 European Championships. And for Remco Evenepoel, another silver medal. Just one week after being forced to settle for second behind the Slovenian at the World Championships in Kigali,...

It was the kind of moment that demanded explanation. Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark’s Tour de France-winning talisman and one of the favourites heading into the European Championships road race, was unceremoniously dropped with around 110 kilometres still to ride. On the race’s very first major climb, as...

Jonas Vingegaard's long-awaited return to international competition after his historic victory at the Vuelta a Espana was cut short at the European Road Championships. The cyclist, who started as one of the big stars of the event, could not keep up with the pace of the peloton and was forced to reti...

Coppa Agostoni was not the biggest race to take place this Sunday, but it still delivered an entertaining race with UAE Team Emirates - XRG as protagonists of the stage. At the decisive moments, it was Ivo Oliveira leading out Adam Yates towards what proved to be a decisive move. Only one other ride...

Jonas Vingegaard's debut at the European Championships to challenge Tadej Pogacar for his throne was one of the big appeals of the 2025 edition in Ardeche. With multiple long climbs in the first part of the race, the parcours seemed ideal for the Dane to get into the right rhythm. However no spectac...

Team Belgium had to figure out a strategy to defeat Tadej Pogacar ahead of the European Championships road race. Otherwise, they wouldn't win - as simple as that. And so, the colleagues of Remco Evenepoel entered the race with offensive strategy to dethrone their Slovenian rival. The first step was...

Christian Scaroni crossed the line in fourth in the men's elite road race at the 2025 European Championships, utterly spent, emotionally raw, and with the weight of Italy’s national colours heavy on his shoulders. Just a few seconds off a career-defining podium — in a race lit up by the sport’s mode...

On the 7th of October the pro peloton takes on the Coppa Bernocchi, one of the Italian autumn classics, this one fit for the classics specialists and sprinters. We preview the race which is set to start at 12:30CET and finish at 16:20CET.  The race follows a profile that is rather similar to that of...

Paul Seixas didn’t just survive the chaos of the men's elite 2025 European Championship road race — he thrived in it. At just 19 years of age, the French sensation stepped onto the podium alongside two of cycling’s modern titans, Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel, and delivered a performance that an...

A Belgian masterplan looked like being played out to perfection on Sunday afternoon at the 2025 European Championships. They tried to do what so many have suggested for years: isolate Tadej Pogacar early, make him burn matches without team support, and then overwhelm him with numbers. For a moment,...

As Tadej Pogacar soared to yet another emphatic solo victory on the European stage, those left chasing him were not only fighting for silver — they were grappling with questions of tactics, teamwork, and, in the case of Juan Ayuso, personal loyalties. The 23-year-old Spaniard, long heralded as a gen...

Another brutal one-day test, another Tadej Pogacar masterclass. But while the Slovenian superstar rode to yet another solo victory – this time from a staggering 75 kilometres out – behind him, one of his biggest rivals endured a very different day. For Jonas Vingegaard, the 2025 European Championshi...

On a day where Tadej Pogacar phenomenally claimed the European Championship title, his right-hand man at UAE Team Emirates - XRG, Adam Yates has taken his own solo victory at Coppa Agostoni 2025. After a steady opening phase, the race began to ignite as the bunch hit the first ascent of the Lissolo...

Another major championship, another astonishing solo ride from the all-conquering Tadej Pogacar. Attacking clear from 75km to go, the recently crowned world champion from Kigali added a dominant 2025 European Championships victory to his palmares, with Remco Evenepoel having to settle for silver yet...

The final Italian autumn classics, held before Il Lombardia, offer intense racing in early October. Here’s when and how to watch Coppa Bernocchi (6 October), Tre Valli Varesine (7 October) and Gran Piemonte (9 October) in 2025, with a special focus on the UK, USA and Australia — plus global options....

Israel - Premier Tech's Oded Kogut has powered to a wet bunch sprint win on stage 6 of the 2025 Cro Race, as UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Brandon McNulty secured the overall race victory after safely navigating the final day.  Heading into the final 35km of the 2025 Cro Race, a 5 man breakaway remained...

If there's one thing Tadej Pogacar knows better than anyone, it's how to manage a long-range attack at a major championship. This Sunday afternoon, the Slovenian has made his move with 75km to go at the 2025 European Championships, dropping Remco Evenepoel and going solo. After Evenepoel was able to...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG appear keen to lock down their latest generational talent for the long term, with reports suggesting that Isaac del Toro is already in talks over a new contract – despite being tied to the Emirati super team until the end of 2029. The news was first reported by cycling journa...

Although he has three Grand Tour wins over the course of his career, Jonas Vingegaard famously does not have the best record when it comes to one-day races. Sadly for the Dane, those struggles seem to be hitting home once again at the 2025 European Championships.  Making his senior debut in the famo...

Cyclocross season is stirring again, even as its biggest stars are still on holiday. Mathieu van der Poel remains in the United States, soaking in a rare off-season pause, while Wout van Aert is also taking time away from the bike. Yet in Belgium, anticipation is already mounting. As the leaves fall...

Today we will see who will become the 2025 European Championships men’s road race winner. Will Tadej Pogacar add to his 2 world titles, or will Remco Evenepoel complete his set of world, Olympic and European titles on the road and time trial bike? Or, can Jonas Vingegaard upset the one day racers in...

Jonas Vingegaard lines up at today’s European Championships road race in Drôme–Ardèche stepping back into unfamiliar territory, a rare one-day appearance against two of his great rivals, Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel. For the two-time Tour de France champion, it’s his first major one-day outing...

Fresh from his latest time trial victory, Remco Evenepoel looked calm and confident ahead of today’s European Championship road race in Drôme–Ardèche. The Belgian, who won Wednesday’s European time trial title, is aiming to complete his remarkable set of continental, world, and Olympic victories wit...

Tadej Pogacar will line up at the European Championships road race today in Drôme–Ardèche as the clear favourite, but the Slovenian knows he faces a formidable field, including Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. Speaking to Cycling Pro Net before the start, Pogacar was relaxed but focused, acknow...

Remco Evenepoel stands on the brink of history. Having already claimed Olympic gold in both the road race and time trial, three world time trial titles, and a world road crown, the Belgian could complete an unprecedented Olympic–World–European triple set by winning today’s European Championship road...

Jonas Vingegaard will roll out at today’s European Championships road race, an unusual sight for a rider whose career has been built almost entirely around stage races. The two-time Tour de France and reigning Vuelta a España winner rarely ventures into the one-day scene, yet in France, he joins Mat...

The European Championships' men's road race will be taking place on the 5th of October and we take a look at its startlist. It is a race that will be featuring the world's very best climbers with Tadej Pogacar, Remco Evenepoel, Jonas Vingegaard, João Almeida and many others looking to win a title th...

Demi Vollering has taken her first win in almost four months today, but it was a big one. Before the end of the season, the Dutch rider still managed to show her best level and rode to victory today at the European Championships.  The breakaway of the day was formed by Carina Schrempf, Nora Jencusov...

We preview the Coppa Agostoni, one of the Italian Autumn classics that builds up towards Il Lombardia. Although this is a race for the classics specialists and sprinters, it is part of the October block of semi-classics that always provides a spectacle. It will take place on the 5th of October, star...

Tom Pidcock has ridden a very active race today at the Giro dell'Emilia and was trying to obtain the biggest victory of his season. He was close but for a second year in a row, the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team rider has been defeated by a UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider in one of the races that suit him bes...

Tadej Pogacar has made the trip from Rwanda to France, even if not as fast as Remco Evenepoel, and is now ready to try and finally conquer the European Championships' road race for the first time in his career. It is a viable goal, but he has to go through amongst others Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaa...

The European Championships will take place from the 1st to the 5th of October in Drôme-Ardèche, France, and will feature many of the world's best climbers. Here is when and how to watch the races, including in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia.  The race will be broadcast on the tradit...

The Netherlands lines up for today’s men’s European Championships road race with one of the youngest squads in the field. Without Mathieu van der Poel, national coach Koos Moerenhout has turned to new faces like Tibor Del Grosso, Huub Artz, and Menno Huising, aiming to build for the future rather th...

Jarno Widar turned disappointment into victory on Saturday, claiming the Under-23 European Championship road race just a week after a difficult day at the Worlds only a week ago. On a brutal 136-kilometre course through Drôme-Ardèche, the Belgian attacked on the final climb and soloed to the line in...

The headlines this week were dominated by Cian Uijtdebroeks’ impending move from Team Visma | Lease a Bike to Movistar Team, a transfer that will see the Belgian prodigy join the Spanish squad from 2026. Yet barely 24 hours after the announcement, Uijtdebroeks was back in Visma colours and fighting...

Demi Vollering capped her remarkable season by winning the 2025 Women’s European Championships road race, breaking clear on the final circuit to claim the continental title ahead of Katarzyna Niewiadoma and Anna van der Breggen. The race, held over the demanding climbs of Drôme–Ardèche, France, saw...

Isaac Del Toro continued his breakthrough season with another statement victory, powering up the iconic San Luca climb to win the Giro dell’Emilia for UAE Team Emirates – XRG. The young Mexican climber seized control of the race in the final kilometre of Bologna’s brutal ascent, dropping a select gr...

The cycling world barely had time to digest Kigali before attention shifted again. With the World Championships in Rwanda delivering another Tadej Pogacar masterclass, the focus now moves to France, where the 2025 European Championships road race will pit Pogacar against Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vi...

The Giro dell’ Emilia 2025 featured its traditional punchy route, with plenty of short but steep ascents and the iconic climb to San Luca (2.1km at 9.4%) that is always decisive for the outcome of the race. Five riders went down the road soon after the race started. The men in question were Enzo Lei...

The European Championships had Demi Vollering, Katarzyna Niewiadoma and Anna van der Breggen on the medals today at the women's elite road race, but nowhere to be seen is Elisa Longo Borghini in the results sheet - this is, despite the Italian being the rider who came the closest to matching Volleri...

Demi Vollering was the strongest rider at today's European Championships women's road race, and she stamped her victory with a long-range solo attack before even entering the final circuit. This was the Dutchwoman's plan all along, taking the example of Tadej Pogacar's trademark solo attacks to vict...

Isaac del Toro continues to impress not only at UAE Team Emirates - XRG but in the entire peloton. Today at the Giro dell'Emilia the Mexican has taken yet another win on an already incredible season that includes 14 victories. This was without a doubt one of the top triumphs, close to his residence...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG are unstoppable, and they have taken yet another win today. The Giro dell'Emilia saw a solo win from Tadej Pogacar last year, but this time around it was a much more difficult task. However, Isaac del Toro looked to be the strongest on the day and beat Tom Pidcock in a tense...

The Cro Race has been following the same pattern as the Tour of Slovakia, as in every single sprint Paul Magnier continues to dominate. Today he has brought in his fourth victory of the week on stage 5 of the race, whilst Brandon McNulty has remained in the lead of the race ahead of it's final stage...

Binche - Chimay - Binche is one of the final Belgian semi-classics of the year but is also a very prestigious race in its own right. Despite being outside of the World Tour, the hilly race - set to take place on the 7th of October - is often an important late-season goal for many sprinters and class...

Paul Seixas’ debut at the elite men’s World Championship road race in Kigali may have ended with a 13th-place finish, but the French teenager’s performance has marked him out as one of the most promising young riders in the peloton. Ahead of the European Championships in Drôme-Ardèche, Seixas refle...

At Equipo Kern Pharma, controversy has erupted over one of its cyclists. Francisco Galván will be sanctioned by the pharmaceutical squad after an unfortunate video of him that went viral. In it, the rider can be seen performing quite reckless maneuvers while training on the Rabassada road, between B...

As the elite men's road race at the 2025 European Championships draws near, Remco Evenepoel isn't shying away from the weight of expectation — or from sizing up the formidable competition that awaits him. Speaking to the press ahead of Sunday’s showdown, the Belgian star acknowledged the calibre of...

Belgium's Jarno Widar has bounced back from disappointment in Kigali and has taken victory in the U23 men's road race at the 2025 European Championships, following a thrilling conclusion to the action this Saturday lunchtime, holding off the chase of Maxime Decomble.  From a starting field of 133 ri...

As the elite men’s European Championship road race looms this Sunday, all eyes inevitably turn to Tadej Pogacar — the reigning world champion and overwhelming favourite to add continental gold to his glittering 2025 campaign. Yet one man who knows how to beat the best believes Denmark could have the...

Giulio Ciccone’s stop-start 2025 campaign looks to have hit another unwelcome twist, with Lidl-Trek confirming on Saturday morning that the Italian will not start the Giro dell’Emilia due to illness. The announcement comes just days after his return from the UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, w...

The European Championships on the women's side will have its grand finale on the 4th of October as the riders tackle the road race. We preview the race featuring some of the best climbers and classics specialists in the world. This race is expected to start at 14:00CET and finish at 17:00CET.  The E...

For years, Tadej Pogacar and Urska Zigart have been one of cycling’s most admired partnerships — two driven athletes navigating the demands of elite sport while maintaining an unshakeable bond. Now, as both prepare for this weekend’s European Championships, the couple find themselves in rare harmony...

Few in the cycling world were more surprised than Patrick Lefevere when news broke earlier this week that Cian Uijtdebroeks is walking away from Team Visma | Lease a Bike to join Movistar on a long-term deal through to 2029. Yet the iconic Belgian manager’s reaction wasn’t just one of astonishment –...

Alexander Kristoff’s illustrious career appears to have ended in cruel fashion. The 38-year-old Norwegian, racing what was set to be the final event of his professional career at the Tour de Langkawi, crashed during stage 7 and was forced to abandon, bringing an abrupt end to his pursuit of a landma...

The European Championships course, as was the case with the World Championships, is well suited to the climbers and as the same two men as main favourites for both. Remco Evenepoel has the backing of coach Serge Pauwels, who believes the tactics will be different and that a long-range attack as in K...

Juan Ayuso’s departure from UAE Team Emirates - XRG to Lidl-Trek has been one of the most talked-about transfer stories of the season, not least because of the timing of the announcement: it came in the middle of the Vuelta a Espana, with the Spaniard still in the race. The move laid bare the extent...

More and more in modern cycling the World and European Championships have been changing focus towards more climber-focused races, with the argument of it favouring more spectacular racing - specially over traditional sprints. However, the still-reigning European Champion Tim Merlier is highly critic...

The Giro dell'Emilia is one of the most prestigious races in pro cycling and it often sees many of the world's best climbers and puncheurs battle in the streets of Bologna for a victory in one of the Italian Autumn classics. We preview the race that is set to take place on the 4th of October, having...

The cycling market surprised the sports world on Friday with the unexpected signing of Cian Uijtdebroeks by Movistar Team. The Belgian rider, who arrived to Visma | Lease a Bike in 2024 as the great promise of the future, leaves the Dutch team without previous notice and with only two seasons wearin...

The media picked on Sarah Gigante and her descending skills following the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. There, the AG Insurance - Soudal climber spent a lot of time in the spotlight as one of the best riders uphill, but also one of the worst downhill. "I think a lot of it is just race experience becau...

This Saturday, October 4, Primoz Roglic returns to competition. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe superstar will lead the German team at the 2025 Giro dell'Emilia. The Slovenian is also one of the great favorites for the victory, which he already needs due to a drought that has already lasted more tha...

The Giro dell'Emilia is one of the most prestigious races in pro cycling and it often sees many of the world's best climbers and puncheurs battle in the streets of Bologna for a victory in one of the Italian Autumn classics. We take a look at it's startlist. The race that is set to take place on the...

Soudal - Quick-Step is a team that in the past swept the classics. The mythical 'Wolfpack' was unstoppable, and perhaps that's the path they need to return to without Remco Evenepoel. To that end, one of their greatest legends, Tom Boonen, has offered to return to serve as the team's coach from the...

On Sunday, October 5, one of the most anticipated races of the season will take place: the 2025 European Championships road race. The elite men's road race will pit, for the first time, Tadej Pogacar against Jonas Vingegaard, as well as other rivals such as Remco Evenepoel, Juan Ayuso or João Almeid...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG now has 87 victories this season and Brandon McNulty is certain to bring another one with the overall win at the Cro Race. However, several others could still come and Isaac del Toro wants to contribute to that, and at the Giro dell'Emilia he will have the opportunity to lead...

The European Championships have continued this afternoon in Drôme-Ardèche with the under-23 women's road race as well as the two junior events. Within these Spain has conquered two gold medals in both women's competition whilst Germany took a surprise victory in the men's junior event.  The 85-kilom...

Jasper Philipsen has had a strong end to his season and today he has won the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro, one of the final opportunities of the season for the sprinters to face each other. Tim Merlier crashed in the final kilometers, and in the middle of the chaos the Alpecin-Deceuninck thrived to t...

Jonas Vingegaard is a rider that can in no way be compared to Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel in terms of experience in the one-day races, however that does not prevent him from fighting for victory at the European Championships, specially when it may just come down to climbing ability.  "Tadej Po...

Cian Uijtdebroeks' transfer to Movistar Team came has shocked the cycling world this Friday morning, a move that seemingly came out of nowhere outside of the pro peloton. However it is one that was agreed on by both Movistar and Team Visma | Lease a Bike, and desired by the Belgian who is seeking mo...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG were the clear favourites to win the Cro Race and today they built the foundation for the overall triumph. On stage 4, the hardest of the week, Brandon McNulty attacked the race and took a successful solo win with a large margin over the rest of the competition.  For most, to...

Israel - Premier Tech are in an incredibly hard position currently in pro cycling, with a move to the World Tour on its way, but an existential crisis simultaneously. At the Vuelta a España a precedent was opened and protests became efficient at blocking the races and bringing consequences to the te...

How do you help develop a reigning Olympic, World and European time-trial champion? Is it even possible? At Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, who will be having Remco Evenepoel in their roster from 2026 onwards, that is the plan, albeit an ambitious one...  “I think it’s scary to bring in the Olympic cha...

Earlier this week it had been reported that after the Giro dell'Emilia, the Varese to Gaza Committee have requested the race organizers of several more Italian classics to remove Israel - Premier Tech from their race. After the first race has taken action in collaboration with the team, several more...

For the past few months it wouldn't have been a question in the head of many, but for the organizers of Tre Valli Varesine it meant everything. Tadej Pogacar, the reigning World Champion, will be present in the Italian autumn classic after the race was cancelled last year due to bad weather. It is b...

Mads Pedersen has had the best season of his career, one highlighted by many different strong results. However it has been cut short due to illness that began affecting him this week and won't allow him to race the European Championships road race.  There were signs that not everything was perfect a...

The transfer market has just been rocked with the news coming this Friday morning as we witness another contract breaking, from an unexpected source. Cian Uijtdebroeks, who had initially controversially broken his previous contract with Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, is officially joining Movistar Tea...

Oumi Rayane traveled to Kigali last week to support her husband during the UCI Road World Championships. The event was a sporting success for the Belgian, who won the gold medal in the time trial for the third time in a row, besides taking silver in the road race behind Tadej Pogacar. Yet, away fro...

João Almeida was forced to abandon the Tour de France but he has nevertheless had so far the best season of his career. He's going to be finishing it soon but at the European Championships there are more opportunities for him to net a strong result. He discusses the Europeans, the post-Vuelta a Espa...

Ben Tulett rode a strong Vuelta a Espana, often remaining as one of Jonas Vingegaard's last men on the hardest summit finishes. As a teammate of the red jersey, he didn't get many opportunities for himself in Spain, but the situation will be different this weekend. While the end of the 2025 season i...

This summer, a rather surprising encounter took place at one of the beaches in Ibiza. Two stars of their own sports, Tom Boonen (44) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (43) ran into each other at one of the Spanish resort's dining spots. The Swedish popular was one of the best footballers in the world of the la...

The 2025 European Championships is very close to celebrate its main event: the elite men's road race. It will be one of the most anticipated editions in history, as it will once again bring together the 3 big stars of the current peloton: Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. For ride...

France are once again the winners of the mixed relay team time trial at the European Championships, holding off Italy by just 6 seconds in an incredibly dramatic finale.  Ukraine were the first to finish, setting an initial mark of 51:10, but it was Luxembourg who provided the early benchmark. Alex...

The European Championships' men's road race will be taking place on the 5th of October and we take a look at its startlist. It is a race that will be featuring the world's very best climbers with Tadej Pogacar, Remco Evenepoel, Jonas Vingegaard, João Almeida and many others looking to win a title th...

The 2025 European Championships started for Remco Evenepoel in the same way as the recent World Championships in Kigali: with a convincing triumph in the time trial. In Rwanda, the Belgian overtook Tadej Pogacar to take the world champion's jersey. In France, he did the same by overtaking his 1-minu...

Alejandro Valverde is experiencing some of his first major moments as Spain’s national team coach. Under his leadership, Juan Ayuso finished eighth in the road race at the Kigali World Championships, and this coming Sunday, the Valencian will once again lead Spain at the European Championships. The...

Jan Bakelants, the former professional and outspoken commentator on the sport, has addressed the growing debate over criticism of women’s cycling, following Marijn de Vries’s outspoken reaction after the recent World Championships. Speaking on the latest episode of Wielerclub Wattage, Bakelants expr...

Jonathan Milan says his breakthrough performance at the 2025 Tour de France will stay with him forever after the Italian stormed to the points classification in his debut appearance at the sports biggest race. The Lidl-Trek sprinter pulled on the green jersey in Paris, marking the culmination of a s...

The European Championships on the women's side will have its grand finale on the 4th of October as the riders tackle the road race. We take a look at its startlist featuring some of the best climbers and classics specialists in the world. This race is expected to start at 14:00CET and finish at 17:0...

France have once again claimed the mixed relay team time trial crown at the European Championships, edging Italy by a mere six seconds in a tense finale that had fans on the edge of their seats. From the outset, the French squad, spearheaded by time trial specialists Bruno Armirail, Rémi Cavagna and...

Less than 24 hours after clinching a dominant victory in the European Championships time trial, most riders would be resting their legs and relishing the afterglow. But Remco Evenepoel is not most riders. At 10:38 a.m. local time, the reigning world and European time trial champion uploaded a 135.33...

Paul Magnier is just unstoppable at the moment. For the third day running at the 2025 Cro Race, the Soudal - Quick-Step sprinter has powered to the victory on stage 3, this time denying Ben Turner in a frantic finale.  Five riders went up the road early to form the day's breakaway. Notable among the...

This coming Sunday, October 5, the elite men's race of the European Championships 2025 will take place with Tadej Pogacar as great favorite. The Slovenian, two-time winner of the rainbow jersey, is the main favourite but he is facing competition that is perhaps better than what he faced in Kigali. T...

Uno-X Mobility is at this point in the season very close to obtaining a World Tour license for the upcoming three years. With Intermarché - Wanty and Lotto likely merging it means that besides Lotto and Israel - Premier Tech, there may be another team entering the top division in the sport. Right no...

Remco Evenepoel is without a single doubt the most successful time trialist in the current peloton but is he the best in history? That is a discussion that hasn't been brought up as much as Tadej Pogacar's credentials in the road races, but one worth a thought according to a Belgian pundit who sees...

What should have been a straightforward podium ceremony at the women’s 2025 European Championship time trial in France descended into farce on Wednesday, after Norway’s Katrine Aalerud was told she had secured bronze, only to be relegated to fourth place minutes later. The chaos overshadowed what wa...

On the 3rd of October, Germany hosts the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro, one of the country's top races and one of the most highly-rated end-of-the-season classics, guided towards the sprinters and classics riders. We preview the race. The race is expected to start at 13:15CET and finish at 17:15CET. T...

Daan Hoole entered the European Championships as the Netherlands' best option for a result in the men's elite time-trial and came away from the race with a solid sixth place, beating the likes of Mathias Vacek, Stefan Küng and Alec Segaert directly. The Lidl-Trek rider talked about how the wind affe...

Israel - Premier Tech have had their participation from the Giro dell'Emilia removed and there may be more races removed from their calendar. Protestors in Italy are now pressuring the Israeli team to be removed from Tre Valli Varesine, Coppa Bernocchi and lastly Il Lombardia.  The Varese to Gaza Co...

Filippo Ganna was quick to acknowledge the brilliance of Remco Evenepoel after finishing runner-up in the men’s elite time trial at the 2025 European Championships, but the Italian was left reflecting on the role of the wind in shaping the race. Evenepoel added yet another accolade to his glittering...

Joshua Tarling cut a disappointed figure at the finish line of the Men’s Elite Time Trial at the 2025 European Championships, after placing fifth, narrowly missing out on the podium in a race dominated by Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel. The 21-year-old Brit, considered one of the most promising time tria...

The 2025–2026 pro cycling transfer season has been unlike any in recent memory. With the deadline of October 1 for teams to deposit their bank guarantees with the UCI now here, at least three major teams still face an uncertain future. The turbulence has left riders, staff, and agents in limbo while...

The UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda, will be remembered for many reasons, mainly for Tadej Pogacar’s dominant victory and for being the first World Championships on African soil. It will also be unforgettable for Larry Warbasse, the 35-year-old former US national champion and veteran...

The European Championships time trial took place in France on October 1, with Remco Evenepoel taking the win as expected. What was not that expected was Niklas Larsen finishing in third place and get the bronze medal, beating some of the best time trialists in the world. The Danish rider had already...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe has welcomed back a familiar face as Zak Dempster assumes the role of Chief of Sports. The Australian already rode for the team between 2013 and 2016, participating in one Vuelta a España and two Tour de France, playing a key part during a formative period in the team’s h...

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot will miss the European Championships road race set to take place on Saturday due to a gastrointestinal illness that has been affecting her since the World Championships in Rwanda. At the Worlds, the French star was one of the main favourites to take the rainbow jersey, but she...

Remco Evenepoel’s emphatic victory at the 2025 European Championships time trial looked effortless on the road, but Belgian national coach Serge Pauwels has revealed just how demanding the build-up was for the newly crowned European champion. Evenepoel, who added continental gold to his World, Belgi...

Former Danish star Michael Rasmussen has poured cold water on Mattias Skjelmose’s Tour de France ambitions, suggesting his fellow Dane will never reach the podium in Paris, particularly following Lidl-Trek’s high-profile capture of Juan Ayuso. Speaking on Viaplay, the ex-pro argued that Ayuso’s arri...

In a performance that underlined his supremacy against the clock, Remco Evenepoel claimed time trial victory at the 2025 European Championship in dominant fashion — and in doing so, completed a rare and remarkable sweep of every major title in the discipline. Already the reigning World Champion (Kig...

World, Belgian, Olympic and now, once again, the European time trial champion. Remco Evenepoel has done it again to prove himself undoubtedly the best rider on the planet against the clock, dominating the European Championship TT ahead of Filippo Ganna.  Denmark’s Niklas Larsen was the first rider t...

Portuguese rider João Almeida was a no-show at the start line of Tuesday’s individual time trial at the 2025 European Championships in France, despite having been slated to return to racing after a brief break following his runner-up finish at the Vuelta a Espana. Almeida had been scheduled to roll...

Marlen Reusser has claimed her first win in the Rainbow Jersey in emphatic fashion at the 2025 European Championships, powering to another time trial crown just a week after sealing her maiden World Championship victory in Kigali, Rwanda last time out.  The Swiss rider stopped the clock in 33:06 on...

There is no stopping Paul Magnier at the moment. Following another impressive sprint win on stage 2 of the 2025 Cro Race, the Soudal - Quick-Step star now has six wins in his last seven race days! On a curiously short day of 51 almost pan-flat kilometres, there was an immediate fight from the flag d...

Marlen Reusser has taken her first win in the Rainbow Jersey, after powering to the time trial success at the 2025 European Championships, further proving herself as the women's premier rider against the clock. Great Britain’s Anna Henderson was one of the first marquee names down the start ramp, an...

Belgium arrive at the 2025 European Championships in the Ardèche with the spotlight firmly fixed on Remco Evenepoel. Fresh from claiming a historic third consecutive world time trial title in Kigali, the 25-year-old is now on the cusp of completing an unprecedented clean sweep of the discipline’s ma...

The European Championships have begun and this morning we've had all of the time-trial events except for the elite which will be taking place in the afternoon. We've seen lots of riders taking the wins in the junior and under-23 categories, and we take a look at the results of these races.  In the 2...

The 2025 World Championships are officially over but Tadej Pogacar's performance sent more shockwaves throughout the cycling world. Despite having achieved his first rainbow jersey in similar fashion 12 months ago, his ride in Kigali was nothing short of impressive and potentially even within his li...

Remco Evenepoel was one of the main favourites to win the World Championships road race in Rwanda, especially after his dominant performance in the time trial, where he won gold and even overtook Tadej Pogacar. However, after he stopped twice for a bike change, it was already clear that the Belgian...

Over the past few years Slovenia has been turned into the nation in cycling which has been obtaining the best results, much of them through just three riders. However, the small Balkan country is finally set to host a major week-long event as in 2026, Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic will get to race...

The women's European Championships time-trial will be taking place on the 1st of October, the opening day of the competition, and we take a look at the startlist which will include some big names. The time-trial will happen before the men's one, scheduled to start at 14:20CET and finish at 16:05CET....

Portuguese cycling has been in a rough state over the past few years specially after the W52-FC Porto scandal in which the team was revoked of its UCI license due to a widespread doping program that involved the team management and most of its riders. Flashbacks of that situation have been brought u...

We take a look at the start times and rider order for the European Championships time trials on Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, covering all categories: men’s elite, women’s elite, men’s under-23, women’s under-23, men’s juniors, and women’s juniors. A full overview of start and finish times can be fo...

It must be said that Jonas Vingegaard is a rider that does not do one-day races, lacking the experience in them and not carrying much of palmarès in them. His specialty is in the opposite type of racing, but he has the legs to perform and take big wins and this Sunday he's looking to do that at the...

The like of a professional cyclist is often busy but rarely as busy as Remco Evenepoel's last few days. After finishing second at the Rwanda World Championships, the Belgian has made the long trip back to Europe, arrived in France for the European Championships on Tuesday morning, and is going to be...

Tadej Pogacar's victory in Kigali this weekend saw him carry over a minute of advantage over Remco Evenepoel, his closest competitor. However, the winning difference was made with over 100 kilometers, and it never seemed likely that the Belgian would be able to close the gap. The commentary over the...

The European Championships men's time trial will be taking place on the 1st of October and feature a truly stellar field looking to take an important victory late in the season. We take a look at the startlist of the race, which is expected to have its start at 15:45CET and finish at 17:00CET.  The...

Remco Evenepoel is one of the most emotional riders in the modern peloton and that was truly visible during this Sunday's World Championships road race in Kigali. The time-trial World Champion had chances of conquering another rainbow jersey last Sunday, but lost it due to childish behaviours accord...

Doping has been a persistent shadow in cycling for decades, with media cases marking milestones in the history of the sport, although nowadays the scandals have diminished. However, cyclists continue to be caught using banned substances on occasion, and sanctions, usually suspensions, are imposed as...

The World Championships were the main event last week, awarding many points in both the individual time trial and the road race. Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel headline this week's ranking for obvious reasons, as they dominated the Worlds. You can check the previous update here. Tadej Pogacar onl...

The seeked-after victory was within hand's reach for Alexander Kristoff in the finish of stage 3 of the Tour de Langkawi. However Matteo Malucelli was just moments faster over the line, preventing the experienced Norwegian from adding 99th professional triumph to his palmares. And as the Malaysian s...

The recent World Championships in Kigali, first-ever on African soil, were a spectacular and unique event that will be remembered for many reasons. Mainly thanks to the impressive performances of all athletes involved with stunning Tadej Pogacar's championship ride to round off the festival in Rwand...

The elite cycling scene is about to welcome a new rising star. Young Italian Mattia Agostinacchio, junior cyclo-cross world champion, has signed a long-term contract with the EF Education-EasyPost. The American WorldTour team will welcome the talented youngster already in a few weeks from now, join...

The 2025 World Championships were directed by superstars Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel, once again keeping the two rainbow jerseys available to themselves. And while the Belgian dominated the individual time trial, in road race he had to overcome his own share of troubles. Especially those of a...

The women's and men's races in the Kigali World Championships have had completely different dynamics and the men's race proved to be one without real tactics deciding the winner. Marijn de Vries has shared an observation regarding the two races, in which she indirectly criticized those who verbally...

Israel - Premier Tech's presence in pro cycling have been causing issues to the pro peloton throughout the year but this has reached unforeseen heights at the Vuelta a España where on many occasions the race was disrupted due to protests on the road. For the first time this season the Israeli team h...

Paul Magnier is having a strong climb through the ranks in pro cycling and at the end of the 2025 season he is perhaps the rider who is carrying the biggest momentum in terms of victories. After winning stage 1 of the Cro Race this Tuesday afternoon, the French sprinter has now taken 6 wins in 16 da...

The European Championships men's time-trial will be taking place on the 1st of October and feature a truly stellar field looking to take an important victory late in the season. We take a look at the startlist of the race, which is expected to have its start at 15:45CET and finish at 17:00CET.  The...

Paul Magnier has in the past 16 days won the GP de Fourmies and four stages at the Tour of Slovakia, but the winning streak does not end. The Soudal - Quick-Step sprinter has taken the win in the first stage of the Cro Race, winning the opening bunch sprint with a convincing display of power.  The b...

This week in the cycling market we have seen a few teams put a stamp on their future positively, whilst a few meaningful transfers such as that of Juan Ayuso to Lidl-Trek were finally confirmed. Furthermore, with the World Championships taking place in Kigali, many teams were quick to talk or confir...

Comparing different period times in pro cycling is always a tricky conversation, because the power outputs of 10 years ago for example are no match for the pace that the peloton races at nowadays. However, if they are adjusted, some interesting rivalries that have never taken place would've been exc...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have announced an unexpected transfer this Tuesday morning but one with a very clear aim. As Olav Kooj departs the team and Matthew Brennan gains the status of head sprinter in the team, Visma has brought in a compatriot in Owain Doull to guide him through the sprints for t...

On the 3rd of October, Germany hosts the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro, one of the country's top races and one of the most highly-rated end-of-the-season classics, guided towards the sprinters and classics riders. We take a look at its startlist. The race is expected to start at 13:15CET and finish at...

Remco Evenepoel had set out in Kigali with the hope of doubling up at the 2025 World Championships, aiming to add the elite men’s road race to his rainbow-striped time trial hat-trick. In the end, the Belgian star had to settle for silver, 1 minute 28 seconds behind Tadej Pogacar, but his performanc...

Fresh controversy is brewing in women’s cycling following a turbulent edition of the 2025 Tour de Romandie Féminin. After five teams were disqualified by the UCI for allegedly failing to comply with new GPS tracking regulations, the governing body has now escalated the situation — threatening to rev...

Veteran Italian racer Elena Cecchini will extend her professional cycling career into 2026, signing a one-year contract with SD Worx-Protime for a farewell season after more than a decade and a half in the peloton. The 32-year-old, who turned pro in 2011, has been a key road captain and a solid dome...

The new cyclocross season will start without one of its most successful riders. Belgian star Eli Iserbyt is still recovering from multiple surgeries on his iliac artery and will not pin on a number for the first weeks of racing. His target is now a comeback in November, though even that goal remains...

The cycling calendar offers little respite for the riders, as the 2025 World Championships in Rwanda have just concluded and the European Time Trial Championships in southern France are already looming this Wednesday. For riders and teams combining both events, the transition is grueling.  Speaking...

The Dutch women’s team arrived at the World Championships in Kigali with high expectations and what was arguably the strongest squad, but ultimately missed out on the world title on Saturday. Riejanne Markus secured fifth place, finishing as the best Dutch rider. Behind her, Demi Vollering outsprin...

Juan Ayuso’s switch to Lidl-Trek from 2026 isn’t just a headline transfer; it’s a strategic reshaping, for the rider and for a team that wants to win on every front. The move follows a messy early exit from UAE Team Emirates - XRG, where a long contract through 2028 was torn up amid what both sides...

As the curtain fell on Kigali and the Grand Tours have wrapped, the 2025 cycling story might seem like its over, but it’s not just yet. Some chapters are closing; others still demand their spotlight. From continental honours to autumn one-day battles, and then the return to mud and wheels in cyclocr...

Whilst Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel went head-to-head in both the time trial and the road race at the World Championships in Kigali, Jonas Vingegaard was a notable absentee. The Dane, fresh from his Vuelta a Espana triumph, chose to stay home rather than travel to Rwanda. But this Sunday in Fra...

The Kigali World Championships are already history, but cycling’s calendar is relentless. Less than a week after the battle for the rainbow jersey, the focus shifts to France for the elite men’s European Time Trial Championships. On Wednesday, October 1, all eyes will be on Remco Evenepoel, the over...

Remco Evenepoel had to settle for silver at the World Championships road race in Kigali, finishing nearly 90 seconds behind Tadej Pogacar. The Belgian’s performance was clouded by repeated mechanical issues, multiple bike changes, and growing visible frustration as he waited for his support car. In...

The men’s road race at the 2025 World Championships in Kigali will be remembered as the day Tadej Pogacar moved yet another step closer to GOAT status. The Slovenian attacked with more than 100 kilometers to go and held the world’s best riders at bay to claim his second consecutive rainbow jersey. F...

Tadej Pogacar secured back-to-back victories at the UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, confirming once again his status as the best rider in the world, if not of all time. Behind him, Dutch leader Thymen Arensman endured a day that promised plenty but ended in frustration. The 25-year-old, fres...

On a scorching day in Kigali, as Tadej Pogacar launched one of the most audacious attacks in modern World Championship history, the man many tipped to challenge him found himself caught in a storm of mechanical misfortune, mental misfires, and mounting frustration. Remco Evenepoel may have salvaged...

Pavel Sivakov has confirmed reports that several riders in the French team were battling illness ahead of the men’s elite road race at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, describing how a “mystery virus” disrupted preparations and contributed to a tough day on the bike for the tricolore...

Belgium’s plans for the elite men’s road race at the 2025 Kigali World Championships were disrupted when Ilan Van Wilder, fresh off a bronze in the individual time trial, crashed out after just 50 kilometres. His withdrawal left team leader Remco Evenepoel to chase Tadej Pogacar largely alone, yet E...

The World Championships in Kigali promised a duel of the decade between Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel, but the battle never truly materialised. Pogacar stormed to his second rainbow jersey, while Evenepoel was left battling misfortune as much as rivals, forced into two costly bike changes. Belgi...

Primoz Roglic crossed the line in 11th place at the 2025 World Championships in Kigali, 9:05 down on Tadej Pogacar, but the Slovenian was full of praise for his compatriot’s extraordinary solo ride. Despite the personal disappointment of missing out on a podium, Roglic emphasised the collective effo...

The 2025 World Championships in Kigali came to a close for Isaac del Toro this Sunday, 28 September, with the elite men’s road race. The Mexican cyclist was one of the standout performers. Although he didn’t take home a medal, he secured an impressive 7th-place finish — firmly within the Top 10 — an...

Jai Hindley gave everything in pursuit of a result at the World Championships road race in Kigali, ultimately fading to 16th place at the line, 10:01 behind champion Tadej Pogacar. For the Australian, the sheer brutality of the Rwandan circuit and the unrelenting pace of the finale made for one of t...

Tadej Pogacar’s astonishing defence of his rainbow jersey in Kigali has deepened the debate about where he stands in cycling’s pantheon. For TNT Sports analysts Adam Blythe and Dani Rowe, however, there is no hesitation: the Slovenian is already the greatest rider the sport has ever seen. “He is the...

“He’s the greatest of all-time. Tadej Pogacar has changed cycling.” Those were the emotional words of Tomaz Poljanec, one of the mentors who guided Pogacar through his earliest years back in Ljubljana, as he watched his former rider storm to a second successive rainbow jersey at the 2025 World Champ...

Demi Vollering led a strong and diverse Dutch team at the women's elite road race in Kigali but the team was left stunned and lacking a top result. There was a tactical set of decisions that didn't work out for Vollering, who regrets the gamble she took after the winning group went up the road.  Fro...

Afonso Eulálio claimed ninth place in the road race at the World Championships in Kigali, finishing as the best Portuguese rider in a brutal 267.5-kilometre contest featuring more than 5,500 metres of climbing. Victory went to Tadej Pogacar, who once again pulled on the rainbow jersey, underlining h...

While Tadej Pogacar rode unchallenged to rainbow jersey glory at the 2025 World Championships in Kigali, Remco Evenepoel’s pursuit of silver was marked by frustration and mechanical misfortune. The Belgian star’s campaign never ran smoothly, beginning with an early setback when a crash on the openin...

Juan Ayuso admitted to a “tough day” on the cobbles after finishing eighth in the 2025 World Championship road race in Kigali, 6 minutes 47 seconds behind Tadej Pogacar, who rode to a commanding solo victory. The Spanish rider had been well-positioned during the decisive moments, but the combination...

Ben Healy has capped an extraordinary season with a superb performance at the 2025 World Championships in Kigali, securing the bronze medal behind Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel. The Irishman, who had already impressed with a Tour de France stage win and a spell in the yellow jersey earlier this...

In absence of Mathieu van der Poel, the Dutch elite men were given a free role to use any means available to reach a satisfying result. For Bauke Mollema, this was a great platform to prove his qualities after a lacking season. While young teammate Menno Huising presented himself in the breakaway, t...

The expected battle for rainbow jersey between world's best female cyclists did not come at the 2025 World Championships. Magdeleine Vallieres stole the show in Kigali and crowned herself the world champion, leaving the stars of the caliber of Marlen Reusser and Kim Le Court with nothing to write ho...

The tension was palpable this Sunday in the heart of Schepdaal, where the fan bar "In de Rustberg" became the emotional epicenter of the cycling World Championships. There, amidst flags, chants and an atmosphere decorated with African winks, hundreds of fans gathered to support their local idol: Rem...

The 2025 World Championships in Rwanda with what has been often dubbed as "the hardest race ever" left an indelible mark on the protagonists, and one of the names that resonated the most was that of Giulio Ciccone. The Italian cyclist closed the competition in an outstanding sixth position, but his...

Last Sunday, at the Cycling World Championships in Rwanda, Tadej Pogacar added a new page to his already impressive career. With this victory, the Slovenian cyclist joined an exclusive group of cycling legends who have managed to conquer the road race rainbow jersey multiple times in a row. This tri...

The World Championships men's elite road race 2025 took place in Kigali, Rwanda, in a demanding circuit with 5500 meters of climbing. Tadej Pogacar was the overwhelming favourite to win gold and secure the rainbow jersey for the second year in a row, and he absolutely fulfilled the expectations. The...

Toms Skujins endured one of the toughest races of his career to finish fifth in the 2025 World Championships road race in Kigali, crossing the line 6:41 behind Tadej Pogacar. While the medals had already been decided by the time he reached the final laps, the Latvian delivered a performance that und...

Tadej Pogacar’s masterclass at the 2025 Kigali World Championships didn’t just leave fans in awe — it left his Slovenian camp beaming with pride. From the very start, it was clear that the team had come prepared, and their strategy unfolded almost flawlessly, culminating in Pogacar’s breathtaking so...

Paul Seixas’ debut at the elite men’s World Championship road race in Kigali ended with a 13th-place finish, 9 minutes and 7 seconds behind winner Tadej Pogacar. While the French teenager missed out on a top-10 placing, his performance stood out as a breakout ride, finishing 40 seconds ahead of comp...

Tom Pidcock’s bid for World Championship glory in Kigali ended in a frustrating 10th place, 9 minutes and 5 seconds behind dominant winner Tadej Pogacar. The British rider, who had shown promise in the opening hours, described his effort as “probably the most unenjoyable race of the year,” a day def...

Mattias Skjelmose came agonisingly close to a first World Championship road race medal on Sunday, finishing fourth in Kigali, just behind Ben Healy, and 2 minutes 53 seconds down on the dominant Tadej Pogacar. The Danish rider had been in the thick of the action for much of the race, but the combina...

Tadej Pogacar celebrated a second World Championship road race title on Sunday, conquering the punishing Kigali course with a decisive long-range solo. The Slovenian launched his attack on Mont Kigali, initially joined by Juan Ayuso and Isaac del Toro, before committing to a solo bid that would last...

He's done it again! Tadej Pogacar has secured a second successive Rainbow Jersey with an astonishing 100km+ attack in the men's elite road race at the 2025 World Championships in Kigali. Best of the rest? Remco Evenepoel secured the silver with Ireland's Ben Healy powering to the podium in 3rd. Argu...

Fred Wright was among the many riders to climb off early in the attritional men’s World Championships road race in Kigali, but the Briton still found time to reflect on both his role and the spectacle unfolding on Rwandan roads. Speaking to TNT Sports after abandoning, Wright explained that his job...

As the 2025 UCI Road World Championships men's elite road race surged into its punishing early kilometres through the narrow, cobbled streets of Kigali, there was one team seemingly determined to ignite chaos from the gun: France. Julien Bernard was at the centre of it. He made the day’s early break...

Whilst his main rival Tadej Pogacar is flying at the front of the race, Remco Evenepoel is not enjoying his day out in Kigali at the men's elite World Championships road race.  Evenepoel is enduring something of a nightmare spell over the last 20 or 30 kilometres. After struggling on Mont Kigali, un...

Egan Bernal was talking a big game before the men's elite road race at the 2025 Kigali World Championships earlier this week. Sadly for the former Grand Tour winner however, the Colombian's day is already done with more than 80km still to go.  The expectation was that the high-altitude at which the...

Former Slovenian national coach Andrej Hauptman believes the outcome of the 2025 World Championships road race in Kigali could hinge not only on the strength of his riders, but also on the presence of Slovenia leader Tadej Pogacar's UAE Team Emirates - XRG teammates across the peloton. The Rwandan c...

Twelve months ago, Tadej Pogacar was on the attack for 100km en route to winning the Rainbow Jersey in Zurich. Is the Slovenian superstar trying to go even better and from even further in Kigali this time around? With around 105km to go of one of the most attritional World Championship courses in hi...

On the day of the men’s World Championship road race in Kigali, Alejandro Valverde left no doubt about the scale of the challenge awaiting his Spanish squad. The 2018 world champion and current national coach underlined the severity of the African course, pointing to the relentless gradients that wi...

On the morning of the World Championship road race in Kigali, Juan Ayuso set out his ambitions with quiet determination. The Spanish leader acknowledged both the uniqueness of the Rwandan setting and the sheer physical demands of the course, making clear just how much he has invested in this target...

The men’s World Championship road race in Kigali is barely underway, but the day has already been reshaped by early abandonments and crashes. Two-time world champion Julian Alaphilippe, who carried French hopes as a proven puncher for this climbers’ circuit, is out after just two laps. His exit came...

The men’s world championships road race in Kigali has started, and Sunday’s rainbow jersey will be won by the riders who spend most of the day in the wind for somebody else. The course’s repeated cobbled ramps and cumulative altitude load mean positioning and control will matter as much as one monst...

Egan Bernal heads into the World Championships in Kigali as Colombia’s main hope, buoyed by his stage victory at the recent Vuelta a España. It is his first appearance at the Worlds, and the 27-year-old believes the demanding African course could finally give him the chance to fight for a medal. Des...

Remco Evenepoel begins the men’s road race at the 2025 World Championships in Kigali as one of the strongest contenders to unseat defending champion Tadej Pogacar. The Belgian already secured his third straight time trial rainbow jersey last weekend, where he famously caught and dropped Pogacar on t...

Tadej Pogacar lines up in Kigali as the defending world champion, ready to test himself once again on cycling’s biggest one-day stage. Speaking before the race, the Slovenian admitted the atmosphere felt familiar. "It feels good. It feels like, it's just the same as last year before the race. So, uh...

Laurens ten Dam oversaw his first World Championships as head coach of the Dutch women’s team, but the day ended without the success they had hoped for. Anna van der Breggen struggled, Demi Vollering managed only seventh place, and Magdeleine Vallieres delivered a shock victory. For ten Dam, the dis...

The biggest day of the cycling year has arrived — and here you’ll find the full startlist for the 2025 UCI Road World Championships men’s elite road race. Kigali will provide the stage for the battle for the Rainbow Jersey, with a demanding course around the Rwandan capital promising a brutal showdo...

The 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali run from September 21–28, marking the first Worlds ever staged on the African continent. Rwanda’s vibrant capital will host a week of time trials, mixed relay, and road races on punchy urban circuits, with altitude and rolling terrain promising selecti...

We preview the men's elite World Championships road race, taking place in Kigali. Here is the profile and the favourites for the race that will take place on the 28th September. It is expected to start at 09:45CET and finish at 16:45CET.  The course will be 267.5 kilometers long and take on 15 laps...

Ethiopia’s Kahsay Tsige Kiros delivered a standout performance in the junior women’s road race at the UCI Road World Championships on Saturday, finishing seventh and marking a breakthrough result both for herself and her country. The 18-year-old from Adigudem animated the opening laps of the 74km co...

Cian Uijtdebroeks will represent Belgium at the upcoming men’s road race at the World Championships in Rwanda, taking place on September 28. The young talent will be one of the men surrounding Remco Evenepoel, who is one of the main favourites to become the new world champion. “When Serge (Pauwels)...

The Kigali 2025 World Championships are already unforgettable for Spanish cycling. Especially after what happened this Saturday, September 27. First, Paula Ostiz took the gold medal in the women's junior race, and then Mavi García multiplied the ecstasy with a historic bronze medal in the elite race...

The World Championships are taking place this week, and tomorrow is the turn for men to shine. With a daunting route awaiting them, featuring 267.5km and over 6000 meters of climbing that will push everyone to the limit, all eyes are on Tadej Pogacar. Manager of UAE Team Emirates - XRG Mauro Gianett...

Juan Ayuso was signed by Lidl-Trek but not everyone in the team was thrilled with it, in fact the opposite. Current leader Mattias Skjelmose is not a big fan of the move taking into consideration the team promised to build a block around him, and he does not see how the Spaniard fits in the current...

With the Men’s Elite Road Race at the 2025 UCI World Championships looming this Sunday, Julian Alaphilippe’s path to potential glory has taken yet another unpredictable twist. The two-time world champion had seemed to time his form to perfection after a daring solo victory at the GP de Québec earlie...

The women's road race at the Rwanda World Championships had it all! Drama, action, tactics and lots of surprise all the way to the finish. The race was extremely tactical and the main favourites saw the victory escape from their hands. And from a talented group that battled for victory, we've got a...

The World Championships are taking place this week, and on Sunday 28 September, it is the turn for men to be in the spotlight. A daunting route is awaiting them, with 267.5km and over 6000 meters of climbing that will push everyone to the limit.  Former Vuelta a España winner Chris Horner previewed...

The women's European Championships time-trial will be taking place on the 1st of October, the opening day of the competition, and we take a look at the startlist which will include some big names. The time-trial will happen before the men's one, scheduled to start at 14:20CET and finish at 16:05CET....

It had been reported earlier in the week that protests were being organized ahead of the Giro dell'Emilia, partly supported by members of the Bologna sports council. It had been said by the race director that it was not possible to remove Israel - Premier Tech from the race and that this would have...

France had so many quality riders at the start of the women's elite road race this Saturday at the Kigali World Championships. At the finish line, not a single one was in the Top10, but they were not the only case as the Netherlands and Italy also failed in their goal of reaching the medals despite...

The World Championships, with no team radios and a lot of individual ambitions within national teams, are often ground for unusual tactic races. Today's event in Kigali with the women's elite road race showed that exactly and one of the main favourites in Elisa Longo Borghini was quite vocal on what...

The World Championships are for many the highlight of the year and a race where many prepare so well and in such a difficult course, there weren't many chances of a surprise. But this did happen. Magdeleine Vallieres entered the race as a relative unknown but won the race after a masterclass in tact...

The 2025 edition of the Cro Race will take place from the 30th of September all the way to the 5th of October, and will be one of the final high-level stage-races of the season. We take a look at its startlist. The 2025 edition marks the tenth running of the modern Tour of Croatia, and the sixth und...

Juan Ayuso is currently concentrating with the Spanish National Cycling Team before facing this Sunday the road race of the World Championships in Kigali for which he is one of the favorites. However before the race, he was asked about many topics including his time with UAE Team Emirates - XRG, his...

The 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda will be among the toughest ever: 5,500 metres of climbing, countless explosive hills and a decisive long ascent about 100 kilometres from the finish. It seemed the perfect playground for Tadej Pogačar—few expected anyone else to wear the rainbow jersey...

The Kigali World Championships are marked by the very difficult courses and weather conditions, which will definitely not fit all riders. However, this can also apply to the top favourites such as Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel. Amongst those looking tot surprise is Thymen Arensman, a two-time st...

Giulio Ciccone believes the men’s World Championship road race in Kigali could explode long before the finishing circuits, with Remco Evenepoel and Tadej Pogacar both carrying unfinished business into Sunday’s showdown. “Remco will be full of confidence, but sometimes that can backfire,” the Italian...

Matthew Dinham, a former mountain biker and rider for Team Picnic PostNL, was a major breakthrough as he rode with the very best in the world at the 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, and finished 7th in a race only behind the likes of van der Poel, Pogacar, van Aert, Pedersen, etc. He hasn't fini...

We take a look at the startlist the women's elite World Championships road race, taking place in Kigali. The race that will take place on the 27th September. It is expected to start at 12:05CET and finish at 16:45CET. It will finish many strong contenders for the rainbow jersey including Tour de Fra...

We preview the women's elite World Championships road race, taking place in Kigali. Here is the profile and the favourites for the race that will take place on the 27th September. It is expected to start at 12:05CET and finish at 16:45CET.  The course will be 164.5 kilometers long and take on 11 lap...

Remco Evenepoel is the man to watch for Tadej Pogacar this Sunday at the Kigali World Championships and with 24 hours to go, tension is high and so are the stakes. The Belgian has talked about how the time-trial may or may not have changed his tactics, the main men to watch and his soon-to-be teamma...

Oscar Onley is one of the revelations of the season, performing strongly all year long and proving himself as a Grand Tour contender directly with a fourth place in one of the most difficult Tour de France editions in modern history. The Scottish climber has since been building towards the World Cha...

It’s finally time for the biggest weekend of the cycling season. It’s time for the rainbow jerseys to be handed out. This weekend’s world championships road race in Kigali will crown 2025’s world champions on one of the hardest courses in recent memory, but it will do so without several of the sport...

Paula Ostiz was proclaimed junior world champion in Kigali after an impeccable performance and a masterful final sprint against a group of five riders. The Spanish rider showed cold blood and power in the last meters, winning a historic gold medal for Spain in the World Championships 2025, at the ju...

Last year's Road Cycling World Championships in Zurich was a turning point for the Netherlands women's national team. That event, along with the iconic blowout at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, marked what many consider to be the Dutch squad's "worst moment" in its generally successful history. In Zurich...

Team AMANI, co-founded in 2018 by Mikel Delagrange and the late Sule Kangangi, is steadily making its mark in African cycling. The team, whose name means “peace” in Swahili, already features some of the continent’s top road and gravel riders from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. “If you told me...

Adrien Boichis will step up to the WorldTour in 2026 with Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe after a standout season with the team’s Rookies squad. The 22-year-old Frenchman, recently crowned U23 Mountain Bike XCC World Champion, has impressed in both mountain biking and road racing this year, demonstratin...

Astana rider Wout Poels participated in the Vuelta a España, where he finished in 36th place after an abnormally quiet race in which he was barely protagonist, not getting into any breakaway and never finishing inside the top 20 in any stage. Still, he played a vital role to support Harold Tejada's...

Team TotalEnergies and its title sponsor have announced that their partnership will conclude at the end of the 2026 season. The collaboration, which began in 2019 after the team had previously raced under the Direct Energie name, will have lasted seven seasons. During their time together, the ProTea...

Mathieu van der Poel has already finished his season and is enjoying some time off before returning to competition in December, where he is expected to dominate cyclocross races as usual. The Dutch prodigy's last race was disappointing for his high standards, as he just managed to finish in 29th pla...

On a scorching afternoon in the Rwandan capital, it was supposed to be Jarno Widar’s crowning moment. The Belgian rising star, touted as one of the heavy favourites for the U23 men’s road race, saw the carefully constructed plan of his national team unravel long before the race hit its decisive phas...

With the road cycling world having descended on Kigali for the first-ever World Championships to be held on African soil, the continent’s biggest star has delivered a sobering assessment of the event’s headline race. Biniam Girmay, the trailblazing Eritrean sprinter and figurehead of African cycling...

At the 2025 UCI World Championships in Kigali, UCI president David Lappartient has addressed questions regarding the controversy surrounding Israel - Premier Tech and the protests that disrupted the 2025 Vuelta a Espana earlier this year. Lappartient acknowledged the human toll of the ongoing confli...

As the 2025 World Championships roll towards what promises to be one of the most attritional editions of the men's elite road race in recent memory in Kigali, Rwanda this Sunday, former Belgian national coach and respected Sporza analyst José De Cauwer is under no illusions about what lies ahead. "Y...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe’s 18-year-old sensation Lorenzo Finn has added another rainbow jersey to his collection, storming to a solo victory in the U23 men’s road race at the 2025 UCI World Championships in Kigali on Friday. Just over a year after claiming the junior world title in Zurich, the It...

On a searing Friday afternoon in Kigali, Rwanda, Lorenzo Finn didn’t just cross the finish line first in the men's U23 road race — he crossed a threshold into cycling history. The 18-year-old phenomenon from Italy backed up his junior world title from Zurich last year with a stunning solo victory in...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's 18-year-old Italian wonderkid Lorenzo Finn has backed up the junior world title he took in Zurich last year with a stunning U23 World Championship win in Kigali this Friday afternoon. The race in Kigali quickly became a battle of attrition, with the relentless Rwandan c...

Primoz Roglic has finally joined up with the Slovenian squad in Kigali, flying in directly from an altitude camp in Sierra Nevada and landing only 48 hours before Sunday’s World Championship road race. While the rest of the team – including Tadej Pogacar, Matej Mohoric and Luka Mezgec – have been ac...

The UCI has announced that it will permanently retire the race number 84 in the junior women’s road race at the World Championships, as a tribute to Muriel Furrer, who tragically lost her life following a crash at last year’s event in Zurich. Furrer, an 18-year-old Swiss rider, crashed during the ju...

Great Britain added another rainbow jersey to its growing collection at the 2025 World Championships in Kigali on Friday afternoon, as 18-year-old Harry Hudson, who is set to ride for Lidl-Trek in the coming years, delivered a sensational lone victory in the junior men’s road race. The 119-kilometre...

Tom Pidcock insists he is untroubled by the conditions awaiting riders in the men's elite road race at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, brushing aside talk of altitude struggles and poor air quality that have been a feature of the Worlds so far.  The Yorkshireman, who arrives off the...

Mattias Skjelmose is embracing the challenge of leading Denmark’s charge at the 2025 World Championships in Kigali, stepping into the spotlight as Jonas Vingegaard’s absence leaves the Danish squad looking to him for inspiration. On his first ride along the Rwandan capital’s World Championship route...

Juan Ayuso is joining Lidl-Trek to be a leader, but he will not be a sole leader. The American team has been absolutely thriving in the sprinter and classics fields, however it also has its climbers which it looks to have satisfied including Mattias Skjelmose who is also on a long-term contract. But...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe has signed many leaders and the truth is in 2026 there will already be a very wide set of strong climbers. Even if Jai Hindley and Giulio Pellizzari are willing to put their ambitions aside, the team has to manage the goals of Florian Lipowitz, Primoz Roglic and now Remco...

The junior men took to the road this morning in Kigali to contest the road race in the World Championships and in the end of a dramatic race, Great Britain has conquered yet another gold medal. After Zoe Bäckstedt took the under-23 time-trial event, now Harry Hudson has won the junior's road race. ...

As the men’s peloton prepares for what’s being dubbed the “hardest Worlds ever” in Kigali, Geraint Thomas has shared his thoughts on the race, the course, and the elite names both present and absent — and he’s not hiding his disappointment at some of the withdrawals. “Van der Poel not going is a sha...

Danish cyclist Magnus Cort Nielsen has decided to end his 2025 season ahead of schedule. The Bornholm rider, one of the stars of the Norwegian Uno-X Mobility team, explained that after months of battling persistent fatigue it makes no sense to continue forcing a return to competition this year. "I j...

As the UCI Road World Championships make their historic debut on African soil, much of the spotlight has shifted from the roads of Rwanda to the political implications that surround them. For many riders, it's simply the next stop on a long and punishing calendar. But for Matej Mohoric, the decision...

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has officially announced that the Italian province of Trentino will host the 2031 Cycling Super World Championships. The decision was announced Wednesday during the UCI's annual congress held in Kigali, Rwanda, where the 2025 Cycling World Championships are curr...

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced a series of changes to the 2026 International Road Calendar, with modifications affecting both men's and women's races. The most relevant decision concerns the Tour de Suisse, which from 2026 will be held in parallel with the women's version of the...