The past Sunday has been a throwback to the pre-Pogacar classics era when we followed closely which of the cyclocross duo Wout Van Aert-Mathieu van der Poel would prevail on the cobbles. And the 2026 In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem provided us with another of these traditional duel...

The narrative around Remco Evenepoel has taken an unexpected turn. After publicly ruling out riding the Tour of Flanders 2026, the chance of seeing him on the start line has grown within days. According to Wielerflits, the Belgian will join his Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe teammates on Thursday to re...

On the 4th of April the peloton takes on the GP Miguel Indurain; and then from the 6th to the 11th the Itzulia Basque Country. Both races take place on the northeast of Spain, and are often combined, providing over a week of explosive racing on roads where the fans are very passionate. Here is when...

Middelkerke - Wevelgem has delivered a lot of action with Mathieu van der Poel and Wout Van Aert going on the attack. On the final ascent of the Kemmelberg, one fan got a closer look at the spectacle than others, has he got headbutted by Van Aert who was on the side of cobbled road attempting to fol...

Tadej Pogacar has already made history this season by conquering Milano–Sanremo, one of the only two Monuments that was still missing from his palmarès. However, the Slovenian remains hungry for the great Classics, and the next one is imminent. This Sunday, 5th of April, comes the next target: the T...

On the 1st of April, the women's peloton will take on the final cobbled classic before the monuments: Dwars door Vlaanderen. The Belgian one-day race is a mix of a sprinter's opportunity with some terrain where the classics specialists can attack, and make for tactical racing. We take a look at its...

Dwars door Vlaanderen is the fourth out of five World Tour classics in Flanders which make up for the final block of cobbled classics in the region. It takes place on the 1st of April this year and is the final big race before the Tour of Flanders. We take a look at its startlist, which is estimated...

Riccardo Riccò’s life has taken a sharp turn away from professional cycling. Banned for life after several doping-related episodes, the Italian has rebuilt his day-to-day outside competition, focused on his business and a calmer relationship with the bike. In an interview with La Stampa, the former...

Grischa Niermann has been tasked with being the head man on Team Visma | Lease a Bike's car during the cobbled monuments, a position that comes with a lot of responsibility. The team has the arduous task of contesting with Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel at the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roub...

Johan Museeuw is a three-time winner of the Tour of Flanders and compatriot of Wout Van Aert, Belgium's biggest card to take the win this Sunday. But doing so will not only require the very best level from him, but also luck and perhaps risky tactics.  "He withstood a challenge from Mathieu van der...

The Move podcast, regularly brings together George Hincapie, Johan Bruyneel, and Spencer Martin to dissect pro cycling from the inside, blending racing and managerial experience with an analytical lens. They have discussed the upcoming Tour of Flanders and Tadej Pogacar; Mathieu van der Poel and Wou...

The GP Miguel Indurain is going to take place on the 4th of April and splits the headlines on the weekend of the Tour of Flanders. Over on the northeast of Spain however it is the climbers and puncheurs which will be at the forefront of the action. We take a look at the race's profile. It is expecte...

Dwars door Vlaanderen is the fourth out of five World Tour classics in Flanders which make up for the final block of cobbled classics in the region. It takes place on the 1st of April this year and is the final big race before the Tour of Flanders. We preview the race, which is estimated to start an...

Lenny Martinez did not just beat Jonas Vingegaard at Paris-Nice. He left that final stage in Nice with something else as well, a shift in how he sees himself against the very best. The two riders went head-to-head in a reduced sprint, but the dynamic of the move caught Martinez by surprise. “It felt...

Florian Lipowitz’s third place at the Volta a Catalunya has reinforced what his results over the past year have already suggested. He is no longer an outsider trying to break into the elite of Grand Tour racing, but a rider operating just behind the sport’s two dominant forces. That is the view of i...

Jonas Vingegaard’s future at Team Visma | Lease a Bike has rarely been a subject of serious debate. The Dane remains tied to the Dutch squad long-term, and all signs point towards continuity as he targets further Grand Tour success. Yet comments from Magnus Cort Nielsen have offered a rare glimpse i...

The decisive moment at In Flanders Fields may not have come on the Kemmelberg, but much earlier and in a far more unexpected way. Long before the race reached its defining phase, Mathieu van der Poel had already made his intentions clear. Not publicly, not over the radio, but in a brief exchange wit...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe could be set to continue an emerging trend in the transfer market, with another rider from Team Visma | Lease a Bike reportedly under consideration ahead of the 2027 season. After already bringing in Jan Tratnik and the Van Dijke brothers in recent years, the Red Bull-ba...

Lately, nobody seems to believe in Wout van Aert. Not because he’s a dud, as some (many) suggest. It’s because Wout van Aert is taking on two of the best riders in history while helping another beat one of them. In this modern cycling we’re holding in our hands, where it feels like it’s always bee...

Ben Turner has provided an update after his heavy crash at In Flanders Fields, revealing he has avoided any fractures despite a violent fall that ended his race. The INEOS Grenadiers rider was brought down during the chaotic middle phase, going over the handlebars in a high-speed incident that immed...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s Classics plans have taken an early hit, with Timo Kielich ruled out of the Tour of Flanders after breaking his collarbone in a crash during In Flanders Fields. The Belgian went down with around 170 kilometres still to race and was immediately in visible discomfort, holdin...

Mads Pedersen’s 2026 Classics campaign has already been shaped by disruption, but his latest admission offers the clearest insight yet into just how compromised he has been at a crucial point in the season. After a winter and early spring already affected by injury, the Lidl-Trek leader arrived at E...

The absence of Kyrylo Tsarenko from Solution Tech NIPPO Rali has not gone unnoticed. After a season in which the Ukrainian was one of the team’s key riders, his name is missing from both the official website and the UCI listings, despite having previously indicated that he'd continue with the ProTea...

Thibau Nys’s season has taken an unexpected turn after recent knee surgery, but his ambitions remain intact. The Lidl-Trek rider, forced to stop for several weeks, is already looking beyond recovery to one of the calendar’s biggest targets: the 2026 Montreal World Championships, where Tadej Pogacar...

Axel Laurance’s Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2026 left mixed feelings: brilliant on stage wins, but with a bitter ending in the fight for the overall. The INEOS Grenadiers rider came within a hand's reach of winning both the final stage and general classification, but marginal difference...

Before he established himself as one of the peloton’s rising forces, Matthew Brennan was already making an impression with his personality. That’s how his former coach, Giles Pidcock, remembers it, revealing how the young rider’s leadership was evident even in his first steps over the cobbles. As Br...

Victor Lafay’s delayed start to 2026 has taken another turn, with the Frenchman once again forced to postpone his long-awaited return to racing as illness continues to disrupt his early season. The Unibet Rose Rockets rider has yet to make an appearance this year despite being scheduled for multiple...

Jonas Vingegaard’s commanding start to the 2026 season has raised a familiar question. Not whether he can win again, but whether he is finally moving back towards the level that defined him before his career-threatening crash at the Itzulia Basque Country in 2024. The Dane has already delivered over...

For a brief moment on the Kemmelberg, In Flanders Fields seemed set to deliver the head-to-head finish that cycling has been waiting for. Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert rode clear together, distancing the rest of the field and turning the race into a familiar duel between two of the defining...

The investigation into the fatal crash of Muriel Furrer at the 2024 Road World Championships in Zurich has been closed, with authorities confirming that no criminal wrongdoing was found in relation to course safety or the emergency response. Furrer, aged 18, died after sustaining severe head injurie...

The final metres of In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem ended in frustration for Jordi Meeus, who saw his chances in the sprint disappear after a high-speed incident inside the final 300 metres. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe sprinter was forced to brake sharply as the fight for posit...

Florian Vermeersch forced his way into the key selection on the Kemmelberg at In Flanders Fields, but ultimately fell just short of the level required to stay with Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert as the race split under pressure. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG was the only rider able to follow t...

Jonas Vingegaard’s dominant overall victory at the Volta a Catalunya has sparked a familiar question across the peloton. Not whether he is winning again, but whether he has finally returned to the level he held before his devastating crash in the Basque Country in 2024. Across the week in Catalunya,...

Paul Seixas’ rapid rise has reignited a familiar sense of anticipation within French cycling, but Miguel Indurain has offered a measured reminder that even the brightest talents must be given time to develop. The teenage Frenchman has emerged as one of the most talked-about riders in the peloton fol...

Lorena Wiebes rode to victory at the Middelkerke - Wevelgem, a triumph based on climbing power, tactical prowess and sprinting ability. CyclingUpToDate was present at the post-race press confernce to hear what the Dutch champion had to say regarding her triumph.  Wiebes impressed by taking the victo...

With just days to go before the Tour des Flandres on the 5th of April, the pre-race analysis is taking shape among authoritative voices in the peloton. One of them is Juan Antonio Flecha, former professional, podium finisher in this very race, and current classics commentator on Eurosport, who share...

"My dream since I was little has been to be a professional cyclist". French biathlete Émillien Jacquelin has become one of the very best in his sport, and at age 30 he is making the switch to pro cycling. The Olympic gold medalist has signed a contract with Decathlon CMA CGM Team's development team...

Remco Evenepoel left the Volta a Catalunya with a familiar feeling. Not frustration at a single moment, but at a pattern that repeated itself across the week, culminating once again on the final stage in Barcelona. “Was there more possible? I’m not frustrated, because there were a lot of riders who...

Tom Pidcock came closer than anyone else to matching Tadej Pogacar at Milano-Sanremo. He followed every move on the Cipressa and the Poggio, arrived on Via Roma alongside the world champion, and still left without the win. For Italian cycling icon of the noughties and 2003 Milano-Sanremo winner Paol...

Domenico Pozzovivo is set to rejoin the professional peloton more than a year after announcing his retirement. The Italian called time on his career after Il Lombardia 2024 at 41, but now he is preparing an unexpected comeback to competition in 2026. According to reporting from Gazzetta dello Sport,...

Remco Evenepoel lost again to Jonas Vingegaard at the Volta a Catalunya, and while the crash he suffered earlier in the race offers some mitigation, not everyone is willing to leave it at that. Marc Sergeant, one of Belgian cycling's most respected voices, gave his analysis to Het Nieuwsblad, and he...

The peloton has a new powerhouse backer, and the early returns are already making headlines. Following the transition from Israel-Premier Tech to the NSN Cycling Team for the 2026 season, Spanish football icon Andrés Iniesta was celebrating his squad's breakout success at the Volta a Catalunya. NSN...

Jasper Philipsen may have taken the top step at In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem, but the reduced bunch sprint was only made possible by a monumental chase behind the scenes. After his team successfully hunted down a late breakaway from Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, 23-yea...

The final stage of the Volta a Catalunya delivered a spectacular showdown on the Montjuïc circuit, culminating in a career-defining moment for NSN Cycling Team's Brady Gilmore. The young Australian timed his sprint to perfection to snatch his first WorldTour victory ahead of Dorian Godon and Remco E...

Jasper Philipsen proved to be the fastest in a breathless finale at In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem, sprinting to victory ahead of Tobias Lund Andresen and Christophe Laporte. While the podium finish was a decent outcome, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider made no attempt to hide...

Florian Lipowitz and Remco Evenepoel completed their first stage race together at the Volta a Catalunya, and while the week ended with Lipowitz on the podium and Evenepoel fifth, it was a crash during stage 3 that ultimately defined how things unfolded. Team director Klaas Lodewyck, who joined Red B...

Stage 4 should have been a straightforward day at the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali. Instead, Team Visma | Lease a Bike found themselves at the centre of a deeply unsettling incident in Valdobbiadene, when two men, believed to have been drunk, jumped onto one of the team cars, attempted t...

The final Sunday of March delivered a double serving of high-level racing, with both In Flanders Fields - From Middlekerke to Wevelgem and the closing stage of the Volta a Catalunya providing contrasting but equally compelling narratives. In Belgium, In Flanders Fields once again lived up to its rep...

Joao Almeida has openly admitted concern over his current condition after a difficult week at the Volta a Catalunya, where the UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider struggled to make an impact in the general classification. Speaking ahead of the final stage in Barcelona, Almeida was candid about how he has...

Jonas Vingegaard’s overall victory at the Volta a Catalunya may have underlined his early-season dominance, but inside Team Visma | Lease a Bike, there is a clear belief that the Dane is still building towards a higher level. Sports director Jesper Morkov offered a revealing assessment after the rac...

Lorena Wiebes delivered one of the most dominant performances of her spring, but very nearly undid it all in the final metres of In Flanders Fields, easing up too early before narrowly holding off a charging Fleur Moors on the line. The Dutch rider had been the strongest throughout the decisive phas...

Race officials will play a decisive role throughout the Volta a Catalunya 2026, with penalties, time sanctions and fines capable of influencing both stage outcomes and the overall general classification. Here is a full breakdown of all Jury and Fines decisions issued during the race. This rolling re...

Crashes, illness and withdrawals are an inevitable part of any stage race, and the Volta a Catalunya 2026 is no different. From fast and technical finishes to demanding mountain stages, incidents can quickly reshape both stage results and the overall classification. Here is a full overview of the ra...

Lorena Wiebes turned expectation on its head to win the 2026 In Flanders Fields, attacking on the Kemmelberg before finishing it off from a reduced group to secure a third consecutive victory at the race. The Dutch rider had been marked as the clear favourite for a sprint, but instead took control o...

Wout van Aert’s aggressive approach at In Flanders Fields looked set to deliver a defining result, as he matched Mathieu van der Poel on the Kemmelberg and forced the race into a two-man move that briefly reshaped the outcome. For a moment, the race tilted towards a direct duel between the two rival...

Mathieu van der Poel’s role in Jasper Philipsen’s victory at In Flanders Fields was far from accidental, with the Dutchman revealing a deliberately measured approach in the decisive phase of the race. After helping shape the race on the Kemmelberg alongside Wout van Aert, Van der Poel resisted the i...

Jasper Philipsen delivered on a long-standing target with victory at In Flanders Fields 2026, finishing off a chaotic race that had been turned on its head in the closing kilometres after Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert were brought back. For much of the finale, the race appeared destined to...

Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory in the fastest ever edition of In Flanders Fields 2026, but the race will be remembered for another gripping chapter in the rivalry between Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert. After a long day marked by crosswinds, crashes and constant attacking, the final as...

Ben Turner’s In Flanders Fields came to an abrupt and alarming end after the INEOS Grenadiers rider was sent somersaulting over his handlebars in a high-speed crash that appeared to come from nowhere. The incident occurred during a tense phase of the race, with teams beginning to organise behind the...

From the 25th of March to the 1st of April, there are four World Tour races taking place in the region of Flanders, Belgium: The Tour of Bruges, E3 Saxo Classic, Middelkerke - Wevelgem and Dwars door Vlaanderen. Here is when and where to watch the race live and on TV, including in the USA and UK. As...

On the 29th of March, the peloton takes on Middelkerke - Wevelgem (formerly knows as Gent - Wevelgem). The Belgian classic is part of the World Tour calendar and is one of the most prestigious one-day races in the calendar, where classics specialists and sprinters go head-to-head in a route that is...

Mauro Schmid secured overall victory at the 2026 Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali after winning the final stage in Gemona del Friuli, overturning a two-second deficit to Axel Laurance on the decisive last day. Laurance had started stage 5 in the race lead, but Schmid’s late move and stage wi...

Mathieu van der Poel won the E3 Saxo Classic, however with a much less dominant performance than a year back. Whilst he has taken the win on the 'mini Tour of Flanders', the performance didn't look convincing against a modest field that is likely going to be no match to Tadej Pogacar next week.  The...

Jonas Vingegaard completed an emphatic overall victory at the 2026 Volta a Catalunya, closing out the race in control after a week where every serious challenge was met and neutralised. The Dane arrived at the final stage with a commanding advantage and, despite repeated pressure on the Barcelona ci...

Brady Gilmore of NSN Cycling Team won stage 7 of the Volta a Catalunya, a breakthrough victory as he beat Dorian Godon in the final sprint. The stage was marked by the heated GC fight in which Remco Evenepoel and Florian Lipowitz attacked Jonas Vingegaard several times.  The stage began with a break...

Mathieu van der Poel on his third consecutive E3 Saxo Classic this Friday and has matched Fabian Cancellara, who won the same race in 2010, 2011 and 2013. Although the Belgian classic is extremely difficult, part of racing the cobbled classics comes down to tactics, positioning and ultimately luck....

On the 29th of March, the peloton takes on 8n Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem (formerly knows as Gent - Wevelgem). The Belgian classic is part of the World Tour calendar and is one of the most prestigious one-day races in the calendar, where classics specialists and sprinters go head-...

We are in the heart of the spring classics currently, however behind the scenes the agents and teams are working towards the 2027 season already. The top teams are putting in efforts as early as possible so as to try and secure their priority deals quickly. Arnaud de Lie is a heavily disputed rider...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have set out in search of a win today at Middelkerke - Wevelgand and the Dutch team's strongest hopes are that Wout Van Aert can do it. Following a tailor-made program, he makes his cobbled classics return for this Sunday's headliner.  The Belgian made the conscious choice...

Middelkerke - Wevelgem features a not-too-different profile from the E3 Saxo Classic, but the tactics certainly won't be the same in the Alpecin-Premier Tech camp. Mathieu van der Poel took a solo win after a long-range attack on Friday but this Sunday he's at the start in Middelkerke with a more co...

On the 5th of April the women's peloton will take on the second monument of the season. It is none other than the Tour of Flanders, home to the region's hardest and steepest cobbled climbs, where almost all of the peloton's best riders will take part in. We take a look at its profile. The race is es...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG is finally seeing daylight after a start to the season hampered by crashes. In that context, Tadej Pogacar regains a key piece for the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix: the return to racing of Mikkel Bjerg. The Dane reappeared on Friday after a long spell away from competit...

Mathieu van der Poel’s victory at the E3 Saxo Classic did not settle questions, if anything it raised more. Despite winning in Harelbeke, his ride sparked debate, especially among authoritative Belgian voices like José De Cauwer and Karl Vannieuwkerke. Both agreed that the Dutchman’s tactics were ha...

The absence of Mads Pedersen from In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem 2026 has sparked notable concern across the cycling world. The Dane will not start this Sunday due to illness, a setback arriving at the worst possible time, just as he fine-tunes for his major spring targets. The Li...

The chase group’s performance at the E3 Saxo Classic 2026 continues to draw criticism, none sharper than Patrick Lefevere’s. The veteran boss did not hide his bewilderment after watching the race unfold, especially the reaction - or lack of it - to the attack by Mathieu van der Poel. In his column...

The Team Visma - Lease a Bike heads into another key appointment at the heart of the Flemish Classics determined to shape the race. The arrival of In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem finds the Dutch squad ambitious and equipped for multiple scenarios. In full spring momentum, the tea...

Jonas Vingegaard delivered another commanding performance in Stage 6 of the Volta a Catalunya, attacking on the final climb to Queralt and distancing all his rivals. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader secured his second stage victory in as many days, further underlining his dominance in the high m...

A tense moment unfolded during stage 4 of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2026. Team Visma | Lease a Bike were the victims of a serious incident that endangered the safety of their staff. The events took place in Valdobbiadene, mid-stage in the Veneto region, when two intoxicated fans s...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours; which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

Tadej Pogacar’s 2026 season is already drifting beyond dominance and into something more historically loaded. Victory at Milano-Sanremo finally ticked off the Monument that had long resisted him, leaving Paris-Roubaix as the final Monument gap in a palmares that is rapidly starting to resemble one o...

Remco Evenepoel’s view of the sixth stage of the 2026 Volta a Catalunya differed from that of Florian Lipowitz after Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe reshaped the race but did not take the win. While Lipowitz focused on the opportunity that slipped away behind Jonas Vingegaard, Evenepoel pointed instead...

Cian Uijtdebroeks was left to reflect on what might have been after the sixth stage of the Volta a Catalunya, with a single moment on the descent ultimately undoing an aggressive plan to move up the general classification. Riding his first stage race since returning from a broken elbow, the Belgian...

Jonas Vingegaard tightened his grip on the Volta a Catalunya with another commanding display on the summit finish, responding decisively after pressure from Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe had briefly reshaped the race and extending his overall lead in the process. The Danish rider once again proved the...

Florian Lipowitz was left reflecting on a missed opportunity after the sixth stage of the Volta a Catalunya, as the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader could not convert a decisive team move into victory despite the work of Remco Evenepoel. The German was part of the select group that formed after a...

Tadej Pogacar's Milano-Sanremo victory will be remembered for a long time, but the race was also marked by several heavy crashes. One of the worst involved INEOS Grenadiers inside the final 70 kilometres, with Michal Kwiatkowski among those who came off worst. The former world champion has since sha...

Jonas Vingegaard tightened his grip on the Volta a Catalunya with a decisive solo victory on Stage 6, attacking on the final climb to Queralt to distance all of his rivals and take a major step towards overall success. The Dane made his move inside the final kilometres after a prolonged selection dr...

Tadej Pogacar’s long-awaited Milano-Sanremo triumph is already etched into the sport’s recent history. Now, a physical piece of that moment is being offered to the public, with a growing price tag to match its significance. The Slovenian’s race-worn, crash-damaged rainbow jersey from the 2026 editio...

Axel Laurance took his second win of the week at the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, sprinting to victory on Stage 4 in Valdobbiadene after the race came back together inside the final 15 kilometres. The INEOS Grenadiers rider was fastest from the peloton in a controlled finish, adding ano...

Mads Pedersen’s stop-start Spring has suffered another setback, with the Lidl-Trek leader confirming he will not take the start at In Flanders Fields after falling ill in the days following E3 Saxo Classic. The Dane had already been navigating a disrupted return to racing after his early-season cras...

Mathieu van der Poel won the E3 Saxo Classic, but by the time he reached Harelbeke, the race looked very different to the one he had opened on the Paterberg. “I think Pogacar was sitting in front of his television thinking, ‘If this is it, I’m riding away on the first or second passage of the Kwarem...

The E3 Saxo Classic played out perhaps as expected when it comes to Mathieu van der Poel taking the victory, but not as expected regarding team tactics. In the finale the chasing quartet didn't complete the chase of the Dutchman which was on the verge of being completed; whilst in the peloton Mads P...

The 2026 Tour of Bruges was a race marked by the echelons, thrilling final sprint in which Dylan Groenewegen took the win, but also a protestor who blocked the peloton. Yves Lampaert saw the incident first-hand from the head of the peloton and was dumbfounded by what was happening.  Lampaert is a to...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours, which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike finished the E3 Saxo Classic with a second and seventh place. Overall not a bad day for the Dutch team who did not have Wout Van Aert and Matteo Jorgenson at the start; and Matthew Brennan recovering from an illness. Per Strand Hagenes took the opportunity and was only beat...

The UCI Rankings (WT) undergoes a real shake-up after an intense week of racing defined by the first Monument of the season, Milano–Sanremo, alongside a packed slate of classics and stage races that have redistributed points in style. As of today, Thursday 26.03.2026, the table reflects not only wha...

Tom Pidcock was left counting himself fortunate after a dramatic crash on Stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya, revealing he went off the road and down a ravine during a high-speed descent before the race’s decisive final climb. The Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team leader was among several contenders af...

The E3 Saxo Classic was marked by Mathieu van der Poel's solo victory and one spot behind him on the podium was Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Per Strand Hagenes who rode a strong race. However not every Visma rider was in the spotlight for the right reasons, as Axel Zingle was seen being towed by a te...

Jonas Vingegaard delivered a decisive statement on Stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya, attacking on the final climb to take both the stage victory and the overall race lead on the first true summit finish of the week. After four days of limited GC movement, the race finally ignited on the slopes of th...

Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team has confirmed the decision this morning to pull Tom Pidcock out of the Volta a Catalunya. The Briton's crash on the fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya was a huge blow to his ambitions and the injuries that he sustained as a result made his continuation in the race...

Mathieu van der Poel has won the E3 Saxo Classic for the third year in a row, holding off a four-man chase after a long-range solo that came within seconds of being undone in the closing kilometres. The Dutchman launched his decisive move on the Paterberg and spent more than 40 kilometres alone at t...

On the 5th of April the women's peloton will take on the second monument of the season. It is none other than the Tour of Flanders, home to the region's hardest and steepest cobbled climbs, where almost all of the peloton's best riders will take part in. We take a look at its startlist. The race is...

While Tadej Pogacar was winning his first Milano-Sanremo and Tom Pidcock was giving everything in the sprint on the Via Roma, Silvan Dillier had already done his job long before the race reached its climax. The 35-year-old Swiss rider spent four and a half hours on the front of the peloton, alone, a...

Daan Hoole was one of the riders who caught the eye in late February and early March. A late attack in stage two of Paris-Nice and a solo finish in the team time trial the following day had many sitting up and taking notice. Unfortunately, a massive crash at 70 km/h during stage 4 left him with a ba...

The Milano-Sanremo Women was not short of drama, but nothing came close to the moment Debora Silvestri went headfirst over a roadside barrier on the descent of the Cipressa, falling several metres onto a lower section of road while trying to avoid a pile-up involving Katarzyna Niewiadoma and Kim Le...

Giulio Pellizzari is no longer just a promising climber. At Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, serious work is being done to transform the young Italian into a rider capable of competing in every terrain, including against the clock. With a 40-kilometre time trial on the 2026 Giro d'Italia route, the timi...

Jonas Vingegaard and Mathieu van der Poel delivered two of the most significant performances of the early European spring season, with the Dane taking control of the Volta a Catalunya on the first summit finish of the race, while the Dutchman claimed a dramatic third consecutive victory at the E3 Sa...

Felix Gall emerged as the closest challenger to Jonas Vingegaard on Stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya, but the Decathlon CMA CGM Team rider made clear the effort came at a cost after being left to shoulder the workload behind the race leader. On the decisive climb to the Coll de Pal, Gall was part of...

Remco Evenepoel moved quickly to downplay the significance of his time loss on Stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya, insisting there is “no reason to panic” despite losing ground to Jonas Vingegaard on the race’s first summit finish. The Belgian framed the day less as a setback and more as part of a bro...

Mattias Skjelmose was left weighing what might have been after Stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya, as the Lidl-Trek rider pointed to race dynamics shaped by the conditions on a shortened summit finish. The Dane crossed the line in seventh place on the Coll de Pal, part of a fragmented chase behind Jon...

Axel Zingle’s E3 Saxo Classic ended not in the fight for position, but on the side of the road after one of the clearest rule breaches of the race. In a day defined by Mathieu van der Poel’s long-range solo and a chaotic finale behind, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider was removed from the results...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours; which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

Florian Vermeersch was central to the moment that decided the E3 Saxo Classic, not just a witness to it. As Mathieu van der Poel’s long-range solo began to fade in the final kilometres, it was Vermeersch who helped drive the chase that brought the race to the brink. From over half a minute down, the...

Mathieu van der Poel’s third consecutive victory at the E3 Saxo Classic was supposed to be another demonstration of long-range dominance. Instead, it became a survival effort that pushed him to his absolute limit. After attacking on the Paterberg and riding clear for more than 40 kilometres, the Dut...

Jonas Vingegaard’s first major move of the week in the Volta a Catalunya was decisive, emphatic and ultimately race defining, as the Dane powered to a solo victory on Stage 5 to take control of the general classification. After a stage shaped by early GC pressure, repeated crashes and a long, draini...

Tommaso Dati pulled off the standout result of his career Stage 3 at the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, with the Team UKYO rider beating WorldTour opposition in Iseo after a selective day built around Passo Tre Termini. Dati won ahead of Mauro Schmid of Team Jayco AlUla and Diego Ulissi o...

Mathieu van der Poel arrives at the E3 Saxo Classic with two narratives following him from Milano-Sanremo: a lingering hand injury from his late crash, and the decisive moment on the Poggio where Tadej Pogacar rode clear. As the defending champion returns to Harelbeke, the Dutchman has addressed bot...

From the 6th to the 11th of April, the peloton will travel to the Basque Country, one of cycling's holy regions, for Itzulia Basque Country. The six-day stage-race is always marked by the steep climbs, the narrow roads, unstable weather and passionate fans, which are never missing in one of the spri...

The fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya is going to provide a lot of action, with 4500 climbing meters and a difficult summit finish in La Molina, on the Coll de Pal. Jonas Vingegaard is the man to beat at the start of the day, but both Remco Evenepoel and Tom Pidcock are expected to be headliners...

The main block of the cobbled classics are upon us, with the E3 Saxo Classic starting this Friday. Mathieu van der Poel is going to be at the start whilst Tadej Pogacar is not as he is recovering from his Milano-Sanremo crash and preparing for the Tour of Flanders; And Isaac del Toro was never a pos...

Stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya will see the peloton finally head into the mountains, and with a profile that is rather brutal, featuring several climbs and a very different summit finish. Remco Evenepoel is having his first post-altitude camp climbing test in-race, but Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe...

Patrick Lefevere has for many years been a strong defender of Remco Evenepoel, having brought him up from the junior ranks directly to Soudal - Quick-Step and seeing the constant pressure that the Olympic Champion has had to endure. However currently, Lefevere believes Evenepoel is not making the ri...

On the 5th of April, the first weekend of April, fans will be able to watch the 2026 Tour of Flanders - the men's race followed by the women's - on the roads of the Belgian region, which are packed with the short, steep and cobbled climbs. Here is when and where to watch the race live and on TV, inc...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours; which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

On the 27th of March the peloton takes on the E3 Saxo Classic, nicknamed often as the 'mini Tour of Flanders'. With the peloton taking on the famous Paterberg and Oude Kwaremont, the races comes as the most similar event to the first cobbled monument and is a key part of most riders' spring campaign...

On the 27th of March, the peloton takes on the E3 Saxo Classic, often nicknamed the 'mini Tour of Flanders'. With the peloton taking on the famous Paterberg and Oude Kwaremont, the race comes as the most similar event to the first cobbled monument and is a key part of most riders' spring campaign. W...

Marcel Kittel’s return to professional cycling hasn’t been on the bike, but from the team car. The German, one of the foremost sprinters of his generation, has started a new chapter as a coach with the Unibet Rose Rockets project, working closely with Dylan Groenewegen. A collaboration that, for now...

Norwegian rider Tobias Foss has revealed the true extent of the injuries he suffered in a training crash in Valencia, an incident that initially seemed less serious than it has proved to be. According to the rider, the first diagnosis pointed to a fractured scapula. However, subsequent medical tes...

Matteo Trentin is back in Belgium. For the fifteenth time as a professional, the Italian tackles the Northern Classics campaign after travelling from Munich, where temperatures hovered around 20 degrees, to a very different scene in Harelbeke, with forecasts of just 11 degrees for the E3 Saxo Classi...

Stage 4 of the Volta a Catalunya was marked by an important route change that completely altered the nature of the day. The stage had originally been designed as the first real clash between the climbers, with a summit finish at Vallter 2000, but the organizers removed the final ascent, turning wha...

The duel between Mads Pedersen and Mathieu van der Poel returns to the E3 Saxo Classic after last year’s showdown. Back then, the Dane fought for the win until he cracked on the iconic Oude Kwaremont, where the Dutchman launched the decisive move that carried him solo to the line. Pedersen had to se...

Christophe Laporte does not look like a rider rebuilding. A stage win early in the season and a strong ride at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad point to someone already back at a high level, already embedded again in the rhythm of the Classics. Which is exactly why the scale of what came before it has been so...

Mathieu van der Poel’s Milano-Sanremo crash has introduced a rare question mark ahead of the cobbled Classics, but not everyone is convinced it changes anything at all. Despite the Dutchman being left unable to properly hold his handlebars in the decisive phase of the race, the expectation remains t...

Carys Lloyd struggled to process what she had just done. In a race built for the fastest sprinters in the world, the 19-year-old Brit delivered the biggest win of her career at the Ronde van Brugge Women 2026, catching the favourites off guard in a chaotic sprint finish. The Movistar rider had not b...

Jonas Vingegaard spent much of Stage 4 of the Volta a Catalunya towards the back of the peloton, with Team Visma | Lease a Bike making a deliberate call to avoid the front on a day that offered little for the general classification contenders. With the original summit finish removed due to strong wi...

Ethan Vernon converted control into victory on Stage 4 of the Volta a Catalunya, with NSN Cycling Team timing their sprint to perfection on a day that offered little beyond a long, controlled run-in and a tense uphill finish. After missing earlier opportunities through a puncture and a misjudged run...

Tom Pidcock continued his consistent start to the Volta a Catalunya with third place on Stage 4, gaining small time advantages over both Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard, but the Brit was quick to downplay their significance in the general classification. On a stage reshaped by the removal of it...

Carys Lloyd stunned the sprint favourites to win the Ronde van Brugge Women 2026, launching a long-range sprint and holding off Lorena Wiebes in a chaotic finale in Bruges. In a race that had been tightly controlled throughout and widely expected to end in a sprint dominated by Wiebes, the decisive...

Ethan Vernon powered to victory on Stage 4 of the Volta a Catalunya, timing his effort perfectly on the uphill run-in to beat Dorian Godon and Tom Pidcock in a reduced bunch sprint. The Brit delivered a controlled and decisive finish after a tense and hesitant sprint build-up, with Godon forced to s...

Filippo D’Aiuto produced a perfectly timed late attack to win Stage 2 of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, going solo inside the final kilometres and holding off a fast-closing peloton into Massalengo. The General Store - Essegibi - F.Lli Curia rider made his move shortly after the race...

Wout van Aert’s decision to skip the E3 Saxo Classic has already been framed as a calculated move towards the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. But not everyone is convinced the trade-off works in his favour. Speaking on the Wielerclub Wattage podcast, Tom Boonen questioned whether removing one of...

Chris Froome has recently been announced as a key collaborator in a new project within cycling, although over recent months there were reportedly rumours that he would join a new team according to NSN Cycling Team's George Bennett. The former teammate of Chris Froome at Israel - Premier Tech also de...

The Volta a Catalunya has not even entered the mountains yet and the race has been lit on fire. On the least expected of locations, Remco Evenepoel set the Catalan race on fire on stage 3, and Jonas Vingegaard joined him. But his lack of immediate work stunned Renaat Schotte, who criticized the Dane...

Remco Evenepoel is an emotional rider and the end of stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya was a true whirlwind of events. A surprising late attack in the crosswinds; an argument with an uncollaborative Jonas Vingegaard and a crash out of nowhere in the final kilometer marked the Olympic Champion's day....

In 2024 Tadej Pogacar took a leap that saw him become an almost unmatched figure in pro cycling. As we learn through insight from several of his teammates, that was due to lacking some details in his preparation during the early years of his career. According to George Bennett, former teammate at UA...

The Belgian classics are highly exciting races but also for those within the peloton, they are highly dangerous. The high tension often leads to crashes, and the high speeds often lead to the consequences being large. Timo Roosen of Team Picnic PostNL suffered serious injuries following a fall at th...

The second monument of the season will take place on the 5th of April. That is the Tour of Flanders, the queen of the Flandrien classics and the one in which the riders go through the most big cobbled 'bergs' in the region. We take a look at its profile; with the race estimated to start and finish a...

Tadej Pogacar’s Milano-Sanremo victory is still being picked apart days later, not just for how he won, but for what the peloton failed to do when the race briefly tilted in their favour. The decisive moment came before the Cipressa had even begun. Pogacar crashed on the approach to the climb, teari...

Jay Vine has a 50% win to DNF ratio thus far in the 2026 season. The 30-year-old opened his season with a national time trial season, then abandoned the road race, and followed up with an overall victory at the Tour Down Under. However that wasn't as simple as it would've seemed. On a penultimate st...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG’s dominance not only holds, it hardens after a week in which the Classics scattered points more unevenly. Unlike the previous competitive block - focused on Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico - where the Emirati squad built its cushion through stage race GCs, they have now sust...

Mathieu van der Poel suffered a painful defeat at the hands of Tadej Pogacar in last weekend's Milano-Sanremo. For three years in a row, the Slovenian has been unable to break through his Dutch opponents defenses... until the race context had changed. And with it also the outcome of the 2026 edition...

Tadej Pogacar has taken another step towards placing his name alongside the cycling's greats last Saturday. At just 27 years of age, the Slovenian is only missing the Paris-Roubaix, Vuelta a Espana and Olympic gold in his palmares following his most recent Milano-Sanremo triumph. And while the Hell...

Dorian Godon seems to have settled in INEOS Grenadiers rather quickly. The French champion demonstrated this again on Wednesday with his third victory of the season. As this is already Godon's second stage won at this Volta a Catalunya, the 29-year-old maintains a steady lead in the general classifi...

Those cycling fans who chose to follow the Ronde van Brugge on a Wednesday afternoon were granted a special privilege to enjoy an all-out echelon carnage with groups all over the Belgian roads. Ultimately, the race lead to a reduced sprint where Dylan Groenewegen overpowered Jasper Philipsen to secu...

The third stage of Volta a Catalunya seemed like a regular sprint of slightly more versatile sprinters, however a daring attack of Remco Evenepoel followed by Jonas Vingegaard nearly stole the spotlight from fast men. Ultimately, poor cooperation would put a bitter ending to the day with finish line...

Stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya featured the toughest route of the race so far, with three classified climbs and over 2,000 metres of elevation before a flat run-in to Vila-Seca that suggested another sprint finish, although the strong wind later turned the stage into something far more chaotic. A...

The Volta a Catalunya has been forced to alter the route of its fourth stage, scheduled for this Thursday. It's a decision that significantly reshapes the upcoming general classification battle, reducing the number of GC stages from three to just two. The organisers announced that, due to a level-...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours; which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

The 2026 Tour of Bruges has been won by Dylan Groenewegen in an impressive display of power and form. However it was a race where not all sprinters made it to the finish - some due to the echelons, some due to crashes. But none other than defending champion Juan Sebastián Molano was taken out of the...

Remco Evenepoel hid his cards during the hilly phase of the third day at the Volta a Catalunya but put them on full display at the end of the day, launching an attack on the flat section of the stage. He was followed by Jonas Vingegaard, but the aggressive stance ended up in a crash inside the final...

The Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2026 opened with results that perfectly reflected the parity in the bunch on this high-speed opening day, finished without time gaps. After 3:44:52 of racing, the peloton hit the line as one, delaying any real selection to the coming days. The winner was...

Stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya 2026 was utter chaos. With under 30 kilometers to go, as the road flattened towards the finish, Remco Evenepoel sprang a surprise, attacking on the flat when the bunch split. Only Jonas Vingegaard could follow, and the pair began trading pulls to chase victory in Vil...

Stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya has delivered perhaps the most possibly unexpected finale that could've realistically happened. Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard looked to be on the way to stage victory at the end of a stage that was only attacked on the flat roads, but the Red Bull - BORA - han...

Stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya had a lot of climbs with historic significance in the race, but the peloton moved quietly through them. It was only on the flat roads that the race exploded, and it happened in quick succession. Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard attacked; the Olympic Champion cras...

The Tour of Bruges has seen a lot of crosswind action today and a bunch sprint finish that, as usual, decides the outcome of the race. Unibet Rose Rockets were the team that came out on top, with Dylan Groenewegen taking yet another win, the biggest of the year for the Dutch sprinter who has found h...

Now a World Tour rider for over 10 years, Yves Lampaert have seen many come and go from the battles in the cobbled classics. This also allowed him to see the rise and confirmation of the best Grand Tour specialist in the world, Tadej Pogacar, in the terrain in which he used to thrive in - one where...

Santiago Buitrago has made his intentions clear ahead of the 2026 Giro d’Italia, with the Bahrain - Victorious rider confirming he will target the general classification rather than stages at the upcoming Corsa Rosa. After building his Grand Tour reputation through stage wins and consistent top 10 f...

Mathieu van der Poel is heading into the cobbled Classics still feeling the effects of his Milano-Sanremo crash, with Alpecin teammate Silvan Dillier admitting the injury has not gone away. Van der Poel was left with a hand issue after crashing on the run-in to the Cipressa, later revealing he strug...

The Volta a Catalunya returns for its 105th edition from March 23 to March 29, 2026, bringing together one of the strongest stage race fields of the early season. The seven-stage WorldTour race, known for its demanding climbing and explosive finales, once again serves as a key test for general class...

Wout Van Aert ended up caught up in the crash of Tadej Pogacar at Milano-Sanremo, but drew the shortest straw as the Belgian had to wait for a bike change. That made it impossible for the 31-year-old to follow the world champion's attack on Cipressa, which ultimately meant a third place through a la...

Tadej Pogacar’s start to 2026 has been highlighted by a long-awaited breakthrough at Milano-Sanremo, finally winning a Monument that had previously resisted him. The Slovenian also opened his campaign with victory at Strade Bianche, a race he has made his own in recent seasons. Asked to assess his r...

Mount Teide has long been one of cycling’s most trusted high-altitude training bases, the sort of place riders and teams head to for controlled blocks far from the noise of racing. However, over the course of just a few days, that familiar picture has been disrupted twice: first by the interruption...

The possibility of a late change had been left hanging. Now, that door is firmly closed. Team Visma | Lease a Bike have confirmed that Wout van Aert will not ride the E3 Saxo Classic, ending days of speculation around a potential last-minute addition to his programme and underlining a clear, deliber...

Enric Mas has finally begun his 2026 season after months on the sidelines, but the Movistar Team leader admits he arrives at the Volta a Catalunya with major uncertainty over his form. The Spanish climber made his return to racing at the Clàssica Terres de l’Ebre, approaching the comeback cautiously...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours; which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

The Ronde van Brugge 2026 takes place on March 25, with the WorldTour peloton returning to Bruges for a flat, wind-exposed test that is set to favour the fastest finishers in the sport. Below, you can find the final startlist for this year’s edition as it begins to take shape ahead of race day.Down...

The 2026 season carries special weight for Carlos Verona. The Madrid native will be a key piece at Lidl-Trek, especially in support of Juan Ayuso in a year where the goal is to fight for the Tour de France podium. His experience and adaptability have made him a pivotal rider within a structure aimin...

The 2026 Tour of Bruges (Ronde van Brugge) will be taking place on the 25th of March and is the first of the World Tour Belgian spring classics from the main block. The race formerly known as the Classic Brugge-De Panne is suited to the sprinters; however, usually on a route where the wind also caus...

Eddy Merckx is widely considered to be the greatest pro cyclist of all time. Currently Tadej Pogacar is being compared to the 'Cannibal', some even arguing the Slovenian is already above. In the words of Merckx himself, the comparisons are futile because the eras of the sport are completely differen...

Magnus Cort Nielsen has won stage 2 of the 2026 Volta a Catalunya, the day that best suited the sprinters. The Uno-X Mobility rider took an important victory, his first of the year and first at the World Tour level since the 2024 Criterium du Dauphiné.  The stage had a calm start, with a breakaway f...

Jonas Vingegaard made a measured start to his Volta a Catalunya 2026 campaign, opting for control over risk as stage 1 descended into a chaotic and selective sprint in Sant Feliu de Guixols. While Dorian Godon edged Remco Evenepoel in a photo finish, with Tom Pidcock completing the podium, Vingegaar...

Maxim Van Gils seems as if he had been cursed by cycling gods ever since his departure from Lotto at the end of 2024. The young Belgian puncheur suffered multiple setback during the previous season, but the worst was yet to come at the start of this year. Heading into the last 200 meters of Clasica...

Mikel Landa’s return to racing at the Volta a Catalunya marks the start of his 17th professional season, a phase in which the Soudal - Quick-Step rider approaches the sport with a different perspective, in step with cycling’s evolution. Before opening his calendar, the Basque rider reflected in an i...

It was probably bound to eventually happen one day, but Tadej Pogacar finally broke Mathieu van der Poel at the 2026 Milano-Sanremo. However their battle was heavily influenced by a crash that occured before the race's finale, leaving Pogacar severely bruised and Van der Poel with a visible left han...

Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility) won stage 2 of the Volta a Catalunya in Banyoles after a bunch sprint, beating Noa Isidore (Decathlon-CMA CGM) and Francesco Busatto (Alpecin-Premier Tech). The peloton caught the last breakaway rider, Liam Slock (Lotto-Intermarché), with one kilometre remaining, setting...

Stage 2 of the Volta a Catalunya was a day for the sprinters but perhaps because of that reason, the risks for Jonas Vingegaard and Team Visma | Lease a Bike were higher. The Dutch team stayed safe and are now gearing up towards several consecutive days of hard racing where in each and every one of...

From the 25th to the 29th of March, the peloton in Italy will continue its racing calendar following Milano-Sanremo with the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali. The five-day race has high-level competition but nevertheless gathers several World Tour teams in search of results.  Download the st...

The Volta a Catalunya has started off with two stages fit for the sprinters, both of which with uphill finales. Whilst the opening day saw more of a GC-oriented sprint, day 2 saw the fast men more present; and it was none other than Magnus Cort Nielsen who took the victory for Uno-X Mobility.  "Yes,...

The provisional startlist for the E3 Saxo Classic initially included Isaac del Toro, which briefly led to actual questions being raised on whether the Mexican was going to make his debut in the big-time cobbled classics. However it is a false alarm, an error from the organizers, who have now confirm...

Tom Pidcock said that Tadej Pogacar told him he would stay away from Milano-Sanremo after finally winning it this past weekend, jokingly, however, there is likely some truth to it. The Slovenian recognized the danger of the Italian roads and also felt it in his skin. Most likely, he will stay away f...

Milano-Sanremo is a race that takes place close to Tadej Pogacar's home in Monaco. He lives close to many of the sport's best, and many of the best from other sports as well, in what is often described as a tax haven. At the finale of the Italian monument, he was cheered and greeted by Formula 1 dri...

Tadej Pogacar has finally done it. After five previous attempts, the World Champion claimed his first Milano-Sanremo title on Saturday, beating Tom Pidcock by half a wheel in a dramatic two-up sprint on the Via Roma. It was one of the most chaotic and memorable editions in recent memory, and former...

Jonas Vingegaard may have conceded six bonus seconds to Remco Evenepoel on Stage 1 of the Volta a Catalunya, but the early general classification picture is already being framed in different ways. Speaking to Eurosport.dk, Danish cycling expert Jesper Worre, not only played down the significance of...

Mathieu van der Poel’s Milano-Sanremo ended not with a collapse, but with a margin finally slipping away. After surviving the decisive acceleration on the Cipressa, the Dutchman could not hold the wheel when Tadej Pogacar went again on the Poggio, leaving Pogacar and Tom Pidcock to fight out victory...

Tadej Pogacar’s breathtaking Milano-Sanremo victory has been widely hailed as one of the most extraordinary performances of his career. But not everyone has been swept up in the wave of admiration that followed. Erwann Mentheour, a former professional rider who admitted doping during his career, has...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours; which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

Tadej Pogacar’s Milano-Sanremo victory has already been explained through tactics, chaos and raw power. But one of Slovenia’s most respected former riders has pointed to something else as the decisive factor. Speaking on the Tour 202 podcast, Slovenian cycling great and former Criterium du Dauphine...

The assumption heading into the 2026 Giro d’Italia is clear. Jonas Vingegaard arrives as the standout favourite, with Joao Almeida widely seen as his closest challenger. But Mikel Landa is not entirely convinced the script will play out so cleanly. Reflecting on how the Vingegaard-Almeida dynamic un...

Tadej Pogacar’s long-awaited Milano-Sanremo victory was already one of the most dramatic of his career. A crash just before the Cipressa, a frantic chase back into position, a searing attack on the climb and a full-gas run over the Poggio all built towards a head-to-head sprint with Tom Pidcock on t...

Tom Pidcock has been on a cloud nine ever since he joined Q36.5 Pro Cycling. Those who thought the 26-year-old Brit had no more aces up his sleeve after a breakthrough season with runner-up result at Strade Bianche and third place at Vuelta a Espana, couldn't be more wrong. Further stepping up his g...

The second edition of the reborn Milano-Sanremo Women was full of stories. While Lotte Kopecky stole the spotlight with an epic victory in Sanremo, clearly showing that she's back to her former level after a lesser season, the mass crash on the descent from Cipressa sparked even greater emotions amo...

Lidl-Trek have entered the 2026 season with ambition to confirm their position as a top-3 team in the UCI world ranking. But a string of heavy crashes, injuries and illness that have haunted its leaders derailed the German-licensed machine that now sits all the way back in 15th place - surrounded by...

It seemed as though Marcel Kittel was done with cycling when he announced his retirement half-way through the 2019 season, less than two years since he won five Tour de France sprint stages in a single edition. And indeed, the legendary German sprinter remained mostly out of cycling for the next fiv...

Chris Froome celebrated his 40th birthday last year, but was the 2025 season also the final chapter of his career as an active cyclist? Froome's contract at Israel - Premier Tech run out at the end of December, and the re-branded NSN Cycling Team showed no interest in keeping the four-time Tour de F...

The opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya 2026 produced an intense and selective finale, with Dorian Godon taking victory in a photo finish ahead of Remco Evenepoel after a fast and tactical run-in to Sant Feliu de Guíxols. What had looked set to end in a controlled bunch sprint instead turned into...

Wout van Aert’s spring schedule looked settled. After fighting back from a crash to finish third at Milano-Sanremo, the focus was expected to shift firmly towards recovery and preparation for the cobbled Monuments. Now, that plan may not be as fixed as it once seemed. According to HLN, it is “not ye...

Remco Evenepoel came within centimetres of opening his Volta a Catalunya 2026 campaign with victory, only to be denied on the line by Dorian Godon after a dramatic and exhausting sprint in Sant Feliu de Guixols. In a finale shaped by late accelerations and constant changes in pace, the Belgian produ...

Dorian Godon opened the Volta a Catalunya 2026 with victory on stage 1, but only just, holding off a charging Remco Evenepoel on the line after a sprint that unravelled in dramatic fashion in Sant Feliu de Guixols. What initially looked like a perfectly timed move quickly turned into a fight for sur...

Tom Pidcock’s third place on the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya 2026 may not have delivered victory, but it reinforced a growing sense that the British rider is carrying some of the best form of his career into the early season. Just days after finishing second at Milano-Sanremo, where only...

The opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya 2026 delivered a dramatic and unpredictable finale, as Dorian Godon narrowly edged Remco Evenepoel in a photo finish after a late race surge had briefly torn the peloton apart. On a stage that had appeared set for a controlled sprint, it was instead a day s...

Tadej Pogacar’s long-awaited Milano-Sanremo victory on 21 March has already shifted the focus towards what comes next. After conquering the Monument that had eluded him, attention now turns to another long-standing ambition: Paris-Roubaix 2026. The Slovenian edged Tom Pidcock on the line to secure o...

Remco Evenepoel’s Volta a Catalunya campaign will begin after all, but not without a chaotic lead-in that briefly left his participation in doubt. Stranded on Mount Teide following heavy snowfall, the Belgian’s carefully planned altitude block turned into a logistical scramble before a late resoluti...

João Almeida arrives at the Volta a Catalunya 2026 with a course that plays to his strengths, but also with preparation that has not been entirely straightforward. After illness ruled him out of Paris–Nice, the Portuguese rider lines up against a stacked general classification field led by Jonas Vin...

Victor Campenaerts was a last-minute entry at Milano-Sanremo, replacing the ill Matthew Brennan on Team Visma | Lease a Bike's lineup. This was ultimately a decision that did seem to bring the team benefit as Campenaerts' support was key in bringing Wout Van Aert back to the peloton after his crash,...

Tadej Pogacar’s Milano-Sanremo victory has shifted the conversation around his career once again, with former British national champion Adam Blythe arguing that the Slovenian is now within touching distance of something that has long felt out of reach in modern cycling. After finally adding La Prima...

The cycling season has barely begun, yet it has already etched itself in fans’ recent memory. The Milano–Sanremo exhibition remains vivid, still “blinking,” as Javier Ares describes on his YouTube channel, after one of those moments that transcend the calendar. But cycling never stops. It shifts sta...

Tom Pidcock heads to the Volta a Catalunya with renewed confidence after coming within a whisker of victory at the recent Milano–Sanremo, where only Tadej Pogacar beat him in a tight finish. The Briton, who delivered a standout performance, has turned the page in record time and tackles this new wee...

Italian rider Linda Laporta has been provisionally suspended from pro cycling following a positive test for the substance Enobosarm. The Vini Fantini-Bepink rider has had the analysis of her sample show traces of the non-steroidal anabolic agent which is not allowed neither in or out of competition,...

Milano-Sanremo showed a Tadej Pogacar that was stronger than ever before in the Italian monument and it is legitimate to question if that will translate into the other monuments. If so, he might be unbeatable at the Tour of Flanders; however in Jan Bakelants' eyes, Sanremo did not change the outlook...

Jonas Vingegaard heads to the Volta a Catalunya on the back of his recent Paris–Nice victory, a performance that has boosted his confidence at the start of the season. The Dane sees clear progress compared to last year and is satisfied with his current condition. “It’s true that overall my shape is...

Many are already calling the 2026 edition of Milano-Sanremo one of the finest classics in years. Pogacar crashed with 30 kilometres to go, Van Aert was left stranded behind, and yet both still ended up on the podium. On their podcast The Move, George Hincapie and Spencer Martin tried to make sense o...

Tadej Pogacar took all the headlines after Saturday's Milano-Sanremo, but further back in the bunch, others had their own stories to tell. For Corbin Strong, fifth place in a Monument was the perfect response to one of the most frustrating starts to a season he could have imagined. Strong has had ve...

Tadej Pogacar's first Milano-Sanremo victory was one for the ages, but the celebrations at UAE Team Emirates - XRG came with a bitter side note. Jan Christen, one of the team's most promising young riders, crashed out of the race and was later confirmed to have suffered a broken collarbone, the late...

Saturday's Milano-Sanremo was not just spectacular from the front. Further back in the bunch, riders were living through their own version of the race: crashes, desperate chases and a Cipressa that blew everyone apart. Mike Teunissen, who finished 14th, shared his thoughts about what he saw up close...

It is no secret that Milano-Sanremo can be one of the most dangerous races on the calendar; not due to the roads themselves being dangerous, but due to the meaning of the race and the importance of a few key points. Crashes can happen at any moment and this year they have affected several of the mai...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours, which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

Colombian rider Nairo Quintana has announced his retirement from professional cycling at a press conference ahead of the Volta a Catalunya 2026. The veteran climber will close, at the season's end, a career spanning more than 15 years at the highest level, most of it with Movistar Team, where he est...

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours, which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

Remco Evenepoel is starting the Volta a Catalunya this Monday, but it was something that was at risk due to the cut of the roads up to the Teide Volcano in the Canary Islands where the Belgian was training at altitude. He has commented on that complicated situation as well as competing with Jonas Vi...

The second monument of the season will take place on the 5th of April. That is the Tour of Flanders, the queen of the Flandrien classics and the one in which the riders go through the most big cobbled 'bergs' in the region. We take a look at the race's startlist.  The 'Ronde van Vlaanderen' was crea...

The pre-Cipressa crash was the race-marking moment of Milano-Sanremo this year. It also played a big role in the race of many favourites, something which Sporza commentators José de Cauwer and Karl Vannieuwkerke discussed following the first monument of the season.  "They crashed quite a bit before...

The E3 Saxo Classic is the mini Tour of Flanders, which is both good and bad for the race. Whilst it serves as the most identical preparation towards the Flandrien monument, at the same time it is a brutal race that is hard to recover from. Most likely for that reason, we should not see Wout Van Aer...

Tadej Pogacar's Milano-Sanremo victory this Saturday defied all logic. The World Champion has achieved massive feats of success, however few would've expected him to win, the way he did, after crashing hard mere kilometers away from the bottom of Cipressa. Eddy Merckx, whom Pogacar is often compared...

Dylan Groenewegen of Unibet Rose Rockets has taken yet another victory this season, a very prestigious one at the GP Jean-Pierre Monseré has he battled a World Tour peloton packed with sprinters.  The race was flat and included a circuit with a few cobbled sectors, not too selective but enough to ma...

Tadej Pogacar’s Milano-Sanremo win has already been dissected from every angle, from the crash before the Cipressa to the relentless pace that followed and the sprint on Via Roma. Most readings land in the same place: chaos survived, brilliance delivered. Tom Danielson sees it differently. “The cras...

Milano-Sanremo 2026 was decided by the finest of margins, as Tadej Pogacar edged Tom Pidcock in a dramatic two-up sprint on the Via Roma after a race defined by crashes, chaos and relentless attacking. For more than 200 kilometres, the first Monument of the season followed its familiar rhythm. A siz...

What unfolded on the Cipressa at Milano-Sanremo 2026 was already chaotic on the road. In the aftermath, it has also triggered a far sharper debate about Mathieu van der Poel’s level, with Thijs Zonneveld delivering a stark assessment of what it could mean for the weeks ahead. Speaking on the In de W...

Mads Pedersen’s fourth place at Milano-Sanremo 2026 was one of the standout rides of the race, not just for the result itself but for what it represented. Less than two months on from a heavy crash and only six weeks after surgery, the Dane returned to racing and immediately mixed it with the very b...

Wout van Aert’s podium finish at Milano-Sanremo 2026 came after a race defined by adversity, but the performance has also reignited a broader conversation around criticism and resilience, with those closest to him pointing to the mentality behind the result. After crashing with around 34 kilometres...

Michal Kwiatkowski has provided a reassuring update following his heavy crash at Milano-Sanremo, confirming he avoided serious injury after a high-speed incident on the approach to the Tre Capi. The INEOS Grenadiers rider was one of several caught up in a crash with around 65 kilometres to go, colli...

Tadej Pogacar’s long pursuit of Milano-Sanremo finally ended in victory, but the immediate feeling after the finish was not one of ambition for more. Instead, it was relief. After years of targeting the race, training on its roads, and repeatedly coming close without winning, Pogacar made clear that...

Debora Silvestri is conscious and on her way to the hospital after being involved in the frightening crash on the descent of the Cipressa during Milano-Sanremo Women 2026. The Laboral Kutxa rider was at the centre of the most dramatic moment of the incident, going headfirst over the roadside barrier...

Kasia Niewiadoma has shared a calm and reflective update in the aftermath of the heavy Cipressa crash that disrupted Milano-Sanremo Women 2026, confirming she escaped without serious injury despite the severity of the incident. The Polish rider was one of the key figures caught up in the crash on th...

Cycling legend Eddy Merckx has revealed that he suffered a "minor stroke" last August, adding to a difficult string of recent health issues. The 80-year-old Belgian icon, widely considered the greatest rider in the history of the sport, opened up recently about the scary incident, which was initiall...

Italian rider Sergio Meris finished as the top performer for Unibet Rose Rockets at this year's Milan-San Remo, crossing the line in 50th place. While the team successfully brought all seven of their riders to the finish line on the Via Roma, they missed out on the early breakaway and played a quiet...

After fighting her way into the decisive lead group at the women's Milano-Sanremo Women, Puck Pieterse was left bitterly disappointed to finish just off the podium. The Fenix-Premier Tech rider was visibly frustrated after crossing the line in fourth place. She was outsprinted by winner Lotte Kopeck...

Tadej Pogacar has done the unthinkable, claiming his first-ever Milano-Sanremo victory in spectacular fashion. Despite suffering a heavy crash just 33 kilometers from the finish line, the Slovenian superstar fought his way back to win a thrilling sprint against Tom Pidcock, breaking a 43-year-old cu...

A terrifying high-speed crash on the descent of the Cipressa drastically altered the finale of the Milano-Sanremo Women's race on Saturday. Two of the main contenders, Katarzyna Niewiadoma and Kim Le Court saw their chances evaporate with 19 kilometers to go after going down hard on a blind corner....

Sanremo, Italy - The 2026 editions of Milano-Sanremo delivered two spectacular finales, with Tadej Pogacar claiming the men’s Monument after a dramatic two-up sprint against Tom Pidcock, while Lotte Kopecky timed her move to perfection to win the women’s race from a select front group on the Via Rom...

Tadej Pogacar’s long-awaited Milano-Sanremo triumph was defined not only by his own resilience, but by the collective effort of UAE Team Emirates - XRG, and few riders embodied that more than Brandon McNulty. After a race shaped by crashes, uncertainty and constant pressure, McNulty was one of the k...

The Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monsere 2026 takes place on Sunday 22 March in Belgium, offering one of the final opportunities for sprinters and classics specialists to fine-tune form ahead of the biggest cobbled races. Here is where you can find the final startlist for this year’s edition. The race ha...

The Belgian semi-classic will be held on the 22nd of March and is a day for the sprinters to perform. The GP Jean-Pierre Monseré is held in tribute to one of Belgium's greatest, and we take a look at its profile. The race is expected to start and finish at 11:35 and 15:50CET. The first edition of th...

Mads Pedersen returned to racing in remarkable fashion at Milano-Sanremo 2026, finishing fourth just six weeks after surgery following his early-season crash at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. The Lidl-Trek rider had not raced since that incident, making his performance in cycling’s longest Mon...

Tom Pidcock produced arguably the ride of his career at Milano-Sanremo 2026, but the Brit was left to process the narrowest of defeats after being edged out by Tadej Pogacar in a dramatic two-man sprint on the Via Roma. In a race defined by chaos, crashes and relentless attacking, Pidcock was the on...

Wout van Aert’s Milano-Sanremo ended with a place on the podium, but his race was shaped by the same moment that defined the entire Monument: the high-speed crash on the approach to the Cipressa. The Belgian was among several riders brought down in the incident, alongside eventual winner Tadej Pogac...

Tadej Pogacar’s long pursuit of Milano-Sanremo finally ended in triumph, but not before the race appeared to slip away from him entirely in the most chaotic moment of the day. The world champion, already marked by a torn rainbow jersey and visible cuts after a heavy crash on the approach to the Cipr...

Mathieu van der Poel’s Milano-Sanremo challenge was undone before the race reached its decisive point, with the Dutchman admitting the impact of a crash on the run-in to the Cipressa left him chasing rather than dictating the race. The defending champion had been positioned as one of the key protago...

The wait, the pressure and the repeated near-misses finally gave way on the Via Roma, as Tadej Pogacar secured the Milano-Sanremo victory that had long eluded him. For UAE Team Emirates, this was not just another Monument win. It was the end of a storyline that had been building for years, with Poga...

Milano-Sanremo 2026 has been thrown into chaos just before the Cipressa, with several of the race’s biggest contenders caught up in a crash at the worst possible moment of the day. Tadej Pogacar was the first to go down in the high-speed run-in to the climb, bringing a group of riders with him as th...

Milano-Sanremo 2026 was rocked by a heavy crash involving INEOS Grenadiers inside the final 70 kilometres, with Michal Kwiatkowski among the riders brought down during the fight for position ahead of the Capi. The incident occurred as tension in the peloton sharply increased, with multiple teams for...

Lotte Kopecky celebrated her Milano-Sanremo Women 2026 triumph with a smile, confidence and the satisfaction of a race that had fallen perfectly into place, but the Belgian also made clear after the finish that the scary Cipressa crash had stayed on her mind. “This is just amazing,” Kopecky said aft...

Lotte Kopecky claimed a brilliantly timed victory at Milano-Sanremo Women 2026, winning from a select group after a race shaped by Cipressa chaos and a decisive Poggio selection. The Belgian positioned herself perfectly in the closing kilometres, launching her effort from the front group of five to...

A major crash on the descent of the Cipressa has shaken Milano-Sanremo Women 2026 at a critical moment in the race, with several riders brought down just as the finale was beginning to take shape. The incident occurred shortly after the summit of the Cipressa, where the pace had already intensified,...

Patrick Lefevere is no longer in charge of Soudal - Quick-Step or directly involved in the planning for Milano-Sanremo. However, the Belgian manager has supported many winners and contenders in the past, and has had discussions over decades on how to approach the race correctly. He has shared his in...

Milano-Sanremo is the most unpredictable of the five monuments in cycling, however even still, the former 'sprinters' monument' sees only two riders realistically seen as the potential winners: Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel. In a luxury field including Filippo Ganna, Wout Van Aert, Tom Pidc...

Team VIsma | Lease a Bike began Milano-Sanremo with several leaders, however with an important man down as Matthew Brennan fell ill ahead of the race. Whilst Matteo Jorgenson and Christophe Laporte both carry strong form and are good options for a top result, most eyes will ultimately be on Wout Van...

The start of Milano-Sanremo saw plenty of pro cycling stars present and one of them was Mads Pedersen. The Lidl-Trek rider didn't expect to be healthy to make it to the Italian monument, neither was he scheduled to do it when the week started. However, the circumstances in the German team led to the...

Remco Evenepoel’s carefully structured build towards the 2026 Tour de France has hit an unexpected and potentially significant disruption, with the Belgian currently stranded on Mount Teide following heavy snowfall that has cut off access to and from his altitude camp. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgroh...

Today is special for two reasons. First, because the first Monument of the season takes place, Milano–Sanremo, the longest and most iconic Italian one-day race. Second, because the race will also revive memories from another era of cycling history. That memory takes us back in time, deep into the ar...

Tim Merlier’s long rehabilitation is finally nearing its end, with the Soudal - Quick-Step sprinter set to make his season debut this weekend at the GP Jean-Pierre Monseré on Sunday, March 22. The Belgian has yet to pin on a race number in 2026, after months on the sidelines due to a knee problem th...

Team Picnic PostNL left Paris-Nice with more doubts than certainties, and the Dutch WorldTeam now finds itself in an unfamiliar position. After losing several key riders at the end of last season, the squad is still without a victory in 2026 and has become the only WorldTeam yet to win this year. In...

Valerio Piva, sports director at Team Jayco AlUla, believes that the presence of Isaac Del Toro alongside Tadej Pogacar could fundamentally change the tactical balance of Milano-Sanremo, giving UAE Team Emirates - XRG a strategic advantage the Slovenian has not always had in previous editions of La...

The INEOS Grenadiers have announced their lineup for the Volta a Catalunya 2026, presenting a balanced squad of climbers and all-rounders, but without fully clarifying the situation surrounding Egan Bernal,which will not be present in Spain next week. The British team is expected to rely on shared l...

At Milano-Sanremo, everyone knows what is coming. Tadej Pogacar will try to break the race on the Cipressa. Mathieu van der Poel will try to follow. The question is what happens just behind them. Because in a race now decided by seconds rather than gaps, staying close enough can be the difference be...

For Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the defining question ahead of Milano-Sanremo is not how to control the race, but how to be present when it inevitably breaks apart. In a Monument increasingly shaped by early aggression from Tadej Pogacar and the ability of riders like Mathieu van der Poel to absorb i...

The queen of all classics: Milano-Sanremo. The Italian race is the first of the five monuments of the cycling season and is the longest race on the professional road calendar. Every year it delivers a lot of action and is often termed the closest out of all monuments in the calendar. The race is exp...

Jonas Vingegaard’s dominant victory at Paris-Nice may have answered early-season questions, but it has also raised a bigger one heading into the summer: Can the Dane take another step by attempting the Giro d’Italia before the Tour de France? According to Italian coach Paolo Artuso, the answer is cl...

Milano-Sanremo Women 2026 takes place on Saturday, March 21, as the second edition of the revived Monument brings the biggest names in the sport to the Ligurian coast. From Genoa to the iconic Via Roma finish in Sanremo, this is one of the defining one-day races of the season. Below you can find the...

The queen of all classics: Milano-Sanremo. The Italian race is the first of the five monuments of the cycling season and is the longest race on the professional road calendar. Every year, it delivers a lot of action and is often termed the closest out of all the monuments in the calendar. We take a...

Dylan Groenewegen has made clear where his focus lies this season, with the Dutch sprinter outlining his ambitions ahead of Unibet ROSE Rockets’ first-ever Grand Tour appearance at the Giro d’Italia following his victory at the Bredene Koksijde Classic 2026. “I am here with this team to win. We have...

On the 21st of March, the women's peloton will go through the first monument of the season: Milano-Sanremo Women. The race ends in Sanremo with the climbs that make it famous and provide an opportunity for the sprinters in the peloton to win their own big classic. We take a look at its profile.  The...

For all the debate around Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel, and whether their dominance is good or bad for cycling, former Belgian commentator Michel Wuyts has cut through the noise with a different concern ahead of Milano-Sanremo. The problem, Wuyts explained in conversation with Wielerflits,...

Dylan Groenewegen delivered a commanding performance to win the Bredene Koksijde Classic 2026, launching a long-range sprint to secure victory after the final breakaway was reeled in late on the streets of Koksijde. The Dutchman timed his effort perfectly in a fast, flat finale, opening his sprint f...

For INEOS Grenadiers, the question ahead of Milano-Sanremo is no longer whether Tadej Pogacar will try to break the race on the Cipressa, but how to be ready when it happens. That shift in thinking was made explicit by sport director Leonardo Basso, who outlined a plan built around the expectation t...

For all the focus on Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel, the shape of Milano-Sanremo often leaves space for a different kind of contender to emerge. It is a race that rarely rewards the strongest rider outright, and just as often punishes those who cannot convert strength into position at the de...

INEOS Grenadiers already has a substantial core of its roster set for the medium term. Looking ahead to 2027, the British squad has 14 riders under contract beyond the 2026 season, a group that provides the starting point for shaping the team in the coming years. Within this block, three names sta...

The 2026 GP de Denain saw two figures emerge stronger than the rest of the field: Per Strand Hagenes and Alec Segaert. The latter had more in the tank on the final decisive kilometers of the race, however, and perfectly timed the catch and attack against the Visma rider. There was questioning of Hag...

Óscar Freire won Milano-Sanremo on three occasions: 2004, 2007 and 2010. He is now no longer a pro rider and although he is a sprinter, he knows how to win this race in all its scenarios. He as shared his point of view on how UAE Team Emirates - XRG and Tadej Pogacar should attack the race so as to...

At the end of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar was physically and mentally exhausted, and admitted thoughts of retirement from pro cycling existed. However these were never going to be put to action, neither was there a date for that to happen. He confirms this ahead of the 2026 Milano-Sanremo, whe...

Although in recent years race strategy has been shaped by UAE’s brutal pace on the Cipressa and Tadej Pogacar’s repeated digs at Mathieu van der Poel, historically Milano–Sanremo has been the most unpredictable Monument on the calendar, and its finales have evolved clearly from 1982 to today. We rev...

Mathieu van der Poel is the defending champion at Milano-Sanremo and perhaps the main favourite to win it this Saturday; however he is facing a Tadej Pogacar that has his eyes on the Cipressa. There is likely to be no element of surprise, but instead the Dutchman will need his absolute best day to m...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have made a last-minute change to their plans for Milano-Sanremo. Whilst Wout Van Aert remains the team's headliner, its main sprinting option in Matthew Brennan has fallen ill and will skip the first monument of the season.  The 20-year old rider won Kuurne - Bruxelles - K...

Dutch veteran says tougher winter training and team focus give him motivation ahead of another year with Team Visma | Lease a Bike Wilco Kelderman has made peace with his role as one of the most reliable domestiques in the peloton, and the experienced Dutch rider says he is fully motivated to suppor...

Just one day after the arrival of spring, the WorldTour peloton lines up in Pavia for the start of Milano-Sanremo, the first Monument of the cycling season and one of the most unpredictable races on the calendar. Soudal - Quick-Step returns to 'La Primavera' with ambition, aiming to add another vict...

Since Isaac del Toro burst onto the international scene with his overall victory at the 2023 Tour de l’Avenir, cycling interest in Mexico has grown at an unprecedented rate. The country is now looking to build on that momentum with plans to revive the historic Vuelta a México, a stage race that once...

The Milano-Sanremo that takes place this Saturday is the central topic of all cycling conversations. With the relentless search for victory in the first Monument of the season by Tadej Pogacar, which has been denied to him over the years by Matej Mohoric (2022), Mathieu van der Poel (2023, 2025) an...

After seeing victory slip away in the final metres of Nokere Koerse, Alec Segaert joined forces with Per Strand Hagenes of Team Visma | Lease a Bike with 48 kilometres to go, before powering to a convincing win at the 2026 Grand Prix de Denain. In the flash interview after crossing the finish line,...

In 2025 Filippo Ganna was at the absolute top of his game and took on Milano-Sanremo alongside the very best. He joined Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel on the winning attack and rode to second on the day. The leader of INEOS Grenadiers wants to improve on that result but he knows that he face...

The Bredene Koksijde Classic 2026 takes place on Friday, March 20, with the Belgian one-day race once again running between Bredene and Koksijde on the West Flanders coast. Held in the build-up to Milano-Sanremo weekend, the race has become a regular fixture on the ProSeries calendar and often produ...

Taking place on the 20th of March, the Bredene Koksijde Classic is the third of three consercutive semi-classics that are highly prestigious, even if they are not part of the World Tour division. The sprinter's classic has had great quality in its short history, however it delivers exciting action e...

Milano-Sanremo is getting an unexpected headliner this Saturday: Mads Pedersen. In a surprise choice, the Dane is going to return to racing ahead of schedule, as he replaces Jonathan Milan in the Lidl-Trek camp in a highly anticipated return.  “Honestly, the plan was not to race Sanremo, but we have...

The queen of all classics: Milano-Sanremo. The Italian race is the first of the five monuments of the cycling season and is the longest race on the professional road calendar. Every year it delivers a lot of action and is often termed the closest out of all monuments in the calendar. We preview the...

In 2024, a super Jasper Philipsen was able to resist the ascent to the Poggio di Sanremo and then win the final sprint after Mathieu van der Poel closed down late moves. Two years later it's a completely different race in which he believes he stands little chance, but that is certainly not the case...

Primoz Roglic and Giulio Pellizzari are both racing Milano-Sanremo this weekend. Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe did not reveal the lineup yet with two days to go, however, they released a preview from one of the team's leaders, Laurence Pithie, in which the New Zealander has revealed the presence of th...

After losing out on victory in the very final meters of the Nokere Koerse, Alec Segaert set off for the GP de Denain with intentions of attacking. The Bahrain - Victorious rider was the winner, although he was almost caught in the finale exactly the same way he was the day before.  The breakaway of...

Milano-Sanremo is right around the corner, and it is a race where climbing and endurance capacity are just as important as positioning. Hence, even the teams that want to make a difference uphill need a lineup with classics specialists and heavyweight riders. In UAE Team Emirates - XRG's case, Tadej...

The UCI has put a definitive end to the licence controversy with a decision that directly affects cases like, among others, Carlos Verona’s. The international body has made it clear that riders must process their licence in the country where they reside, shutting the door on alternatives such as reg...

For all the attention on Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel and the familiar question of how Milano-Sanremo will be won, Mauro Gianetti has put his finger on a less glamorous part of the problem for UAE Team Emirates - XRG. The route has not changed. The tactical dilemma has not changed. Pogacar st...

Jordi Meeus did almost everything right at Nokere Koerse, but still had to settle for second place behind Jasper Philipsen after a chaotic and hard fought finale that only came together in the final metres. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe sprinter was among the strongest throughout the closing phase...

Last week brought Tirreno–Adriatico and Paris–Nice, which naturally cements Isaac del Toro as the year’s top rider in the UCI WorldTour Ranking. After his win in France, Jonas Vingegaard climbs to 13th in 2026. Mauro Schmid and Christian Scaroni remain on the podium after their strong start to 2025....

The reality of retirement is still settling in for Amund Grondahl Jansen, with the former Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider admitting that the way his career ended continues to weigh heavily weeks after stepping away from the sport. Sharing a reflective update on Instagram after competing in ski mount...

Isaac del Toro’s 2026 programme at UAE Team Emirates - XRG may already be evolving, with respected journalist Daniel Benson reporting that the Mexican is set to add the Ardennes Classics to his spring schedule. According to Benson, sources suggest del Toro could be drafted into the Ardennes block, a...

The rapid emergence of Paul Seixas has quickly moved beyond results and into something far bigger. In a matter of weeks, the 19-year-old has gone from one of cycling’s brightest prospects to a rider shaping conversations at the very top of the sport, with questions already being asked about where hi...

Taking place on the 19th of March, the GP de Denain is the second of three consecutive non-World Tour semi-classics which mark the spring calendar. We take a look at its profile, the race expected to start and finish at 11:20 and 15:45CET.  The French race was created in 1959 and has always given sp...

Paul Seixas and the possibility of his participation at the 2026 Tour de France are the hot talk at the moment. The 19-year-old rising star of French cycling made great strides at the start of this season. So great, that his team bosses at Decathlon CMA CGM can't hide that the odds of Seixas' Grande...

This week's update features points scored in two of the most prestigious World Tour stage races: Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico. You can check the previous UCI Rankings update here. There have been substantial changes in the leaderboard, although that was not the case on top. UAE Team Emirates -...

Filippo Baroncini's promising career has been halted by a heavy crash at the Tour de Pologne 2025. The young time trialist subsequently spent some time in an induced coma to allow his body to recover from the worst of injuries. Since waking up, the Italian's progression has been remarkable. In just...

This year's edition of Danilith Nokere Koerse culminated in an expected sprint finish won by Jasper Philipsen. But it didn't need to end that way. At least it seemed so for a long time thanks to Alec Segaert, whose acceleration within the last 15 kilometers nearly caught the entire peloton by surpri...

Ever since the Milano - Torino regained its title as a preparation race and appetizer ahead of the first Monument of the season, the Milano-Sanremo, the Italian one-day race classic has managed to deliver a spectacle year after year. And the 2026 edition has been no different. With a traditional dou...

The first Pogacar-Van der Poel showdown of this season at the Milano-Sanremo is just around the corner, and the greatest mystery before the race start is, can the current world champion dethrone his Dutch rival in his 4th attempt at La Primavera? Tadej Pogacar is rarely defeated, but so far, Mathieu...

Tom Pidcock and Jasper Philipsen delivered two very different, yet equally compelling victories on Wednesday, as Milano-Torino and Nokere Koerse produced contrasting showcases of climbing precision and sprint power in the 2026 season. In Italy, it was a race defined by relentless aggression and timi...

For UAE Team Emirates - XRG, the task at Milano-Sanremo is not simply about how Tadej Pogacar wins, but about overcoming the one rider who has consistently matched him when it matters most. Speaking to TNT Sports, team boss Joxean Matxin made clear that Mathieu van der Poel remains central to that e...

Taking place on the 19th of March, the GP de Denain is the second of three consecutive non-World Tour semi-classics which mark the spring calendar. We take a look at its profile, the race expected to start and finish at 11:20 and 15:45CET.  The French race was created in 1959 and has always given sp...

The future of Nairo Quintana has come sharply into focus once again after Movistar Team confirmed the Colombian will address the media this Sunday, just 24 hours before the start of the Volta a Catalunya. In isolation, a pre-race press conference would not raise eyebrows. But the timing, combined wi...

Lidl-Trek will be without one of their most important weapons at Milano-Sanremo 2026, with Jonathan Milan ruled out of Saturday’s Monument through illness. The team confirmed the late change in schedule, announcing that the Italian sprinter will miss the race as he recovers. The official Milano-Sanr...

Jasper Philipsen’s first win of the 2026 season did not come from control or comfort, but from navigating a race that repeatedly slipped away from him before falling back into place at exactly the right moment at Nokere Koerse. After a disrupted build-up, a mid-race mechanical issue and a finale tha...

Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory at Nokere Koerse 2026, denying a courageous late solo effort from Alec Segaert in a dramatic uphill finish that saw the attacker caught inside the final metres. What had long looked like a controlled build towards a sprint was turned on its head in the closing ph...

Tom Pidcock struck the perfect balance between confidence and caution after his Milano-Torino victory, underlining both his form and the unpredictability that awaits at Milano-Sanremo in the days ahead. Having timed his late move to perfection on the Superga climb, the Brit emerged from a chaotic an...

Cian Uijtdebroeks returned to racing with an aggressive ride at Milano-Torino, placing himself firmly among the key contenders on Superga before ultimately falling just short in the decisive moments. The Movistar rider, coming back after a disrupted start to his 2026 season, was active throughout th...

Tom Pidcock surged clear inside the final kilometre to win Milano-Torino 2026, timing his move to perfection on the steep slopes of Superga after a relentlessly aggressive finale. The Brit attacked with around 600 metres remaining from a reduced lead group, immediately opening a gap that none of his...

Lotte Kopecky’s victory at Nokere Koerse was not about proving her level, but about removing a pressure that had quietly built through the opening weeks of her 2026 season. After a steady rather than spectacular start to the campaign, the Belgian finally turned progression into a result, delivering...

Lotte Kopecky sprinted to an emphatic victory at Danlith Nokere Koerse WE 2026, timing her effort perfectly on the uphill run to the line after a chaotic and tactical finale. The race had looked set for a reduced bunch sprint after a series of late attacks failed to produce a decisive split. Kopecky...

Cycling’s push towards mandatory GPS rider tracking has taken a significant step forward, but the momentum behind it has not emerged in isolation. It has been shaped by a series of incidents that have exposed a persistent vulnerability in the sport. When a rider leaves the road, detection is not alw...

Cian Uijtdebroeks returns to the start line at Milano-Torino after a disrupted opening to his 2026 season, but the Belgian is not measuring his comeback in results. Instead, his focus is on timing, condition, and a deliberate decision not to rush the process after injury. “It’s been a few weeks of r...

Primoz Roglic has moved to clarify his racing plans after recent reports suggested he was set for a prolonged mid-season break, insisting there may have been confusion around his schedule as Milano-Torino 2026 gets underway. The Slovenian, speaking ahead of the midweek Classic in Italy, addressed th...

Urska Zigart has acknowledged that her relationship with Tadej Pogacar has often placed her under a level of scrutiny few riders experience, admitting that the attention surrounding cycling’s most recognisable couple made it difficult at times to establish her own identity in the peloton. Speaking r...

Tom Pidcock arrives at Milano-Torino with a clarity that cuts through the usual pre-race noise. On a day where the oldest race in cycling is once again expected to be decided on the slopes of Superga, the Brit has made his approach unmistakably simple: no excuses, no unknowns, just legs. “Yeah, for...

The first quarter of the 2026 season is not yet complete, but it is already possible to draw some early conclusions about how the year is unfolding. One team attracting particular attention is INEOS Grenadiers, who appear to be showing signs of recovery after a difficult period in recent seasons. Lo...

Romain Bardet believes Jonas Vingegaard’s dominant victory at Paris-Nice should be viewed within the wider hierarchy of modern cycling rather than dismissed because of the field he faced. Speaking in analysis for Eurosport.fr, the former Tour de France podium finisher argued that the Team Visma | Le...

Two key one-day races take place on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, as the peloton splits between Italy and Belgium for Milano-Torino and Nokere Koerse. Milano-Torino, the oldest race in professional cycling, once again finishes on the steep slopes of Superga, while Nokere Koerse delivers a very different...

One of the most anticipated weeks of the cycling season has finally arrived. The days leading up to a Monument are always special. The tension builds among riders and fans alike, and time seems to move slowly until the moment the race finally begins. This Saturday, 21 March, Milano-Sanremo 2026 will...

Taking place on the 18th of March, Milano-Torino is a race that is still adapting to its new spot on the calendar. The Italian classic is one usually fit for the climbers, and that is once again the occasion this year.  Its first edition was in 1876, making it one of the oldest cycling events in the...

For all the talk around Tadej Pogacar and how he might finally win Milano-Sanremo, the race continues to revolve around a more stubborn reality. The Slovenian has already shown he can make the race selective. He has already proven he can arrive at the Poggio with only a handful of riders left. And y...

The 2026 edition of Milano-Torino takes place on 18 March, bringing the peloton back to the oldest race in professional cycling. First held in 1876, the historic Italian one-day race has become a key midweek fixture on the calendar in the days leading into Milano-Sanremo. This article contains the f...

The duel between Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar is once again expected to shape the finale of Milano-Sanremo, but Johan Bruyneel believes the Dutchman currently holds the advantage. Speaking on The Move podcast ahead of the first Monument of the season, the former team manager predicted that...

The Nokere Koerse is one of Belgium's most popular semi-classics and a firm holder of a key position in the spring calendar. Taking place on the 18th of March this year, it provides the classics specialists and sprinters with a golden opportunity to perform in spring classics territory. We take a lo...

Modern cycling is all about the perfectioning of details and few other riders in the peloton are doing it like Victor Campenaerts. Since joining Team Visma | Lease a Bike in 2025 the Belgian has improved significantly and seems to be a perfect fit with the team's strict programs. Even more so, he is...

The decisive move at Milano-Sanremo has increasingly shifted towards the Cipressa, but according to Thijs Zonneveld, that trend may actually favour Mathieu van der Poel more than Tadej Pogacar. Analysing the likely race scenario on the In de Waaier podcast, Zonneveld suggested that Pogacar’s aggress...

The Nokere Koerse is one of Belgium's most popular semi-classics and a firm holder of a key position in the spring calendar. Taking place on the 18th of March this year, it provides the classics specialists and sprinters with a golden opportunity to perform in spring classics territory. We take a lo...

Ludovic Robeet has a contract with Team Cofidis through 2027, yet he's not raced since last August. And no future starts are on his schedule at the moment. And, unfortunately, the 31-year-old Belgian may well never race his bike competitively again. Robeet's story is that of how life can turn upside...

The wispers were right - the renaissance of Indian cycling has indeed arrived. The innaugural edition of Pune Grand Tour in January seemed like a shot in the dark. After all, India has not hosted an international UCI road race for over a decade. And despite the local athletes failing to leave their...

Kern Pharma will end its spell as title sponsor of the cycling team at the close of the current season, drawing a line under seven years of continuous backing for the project. The pharmaceutical company thus closes a cycle defined by the squad’s sporting growth, its commitment to young talent, and t...

The start of Alpecin-Premier Tech's 2026 has so far only seen Mathieu van der Poel take the spotlight with three with three WorldTour victories. The only other winner in Alpecin colours has been Henri Uhlig at Etoile des Besseges. Meanwhile, the Belgian team's key riders Jasper Philipsen, Kaden Grov...

The end to a seemingly eternal wait of French cycling fans might be on the horizon. Four decades passed since Bernard Hinault's fifth Tour de France victory in 1985, but a talent which seems to have the qualities to become Hinault's successor has emerged in Paul Seixas. The 19-year-old demonstarted...

Michael Storer is not trying to rush the process. In a peloton increasingly shaped by riders who reach the very top at a young age, the Tudor Pro Cycling Team climber has taken a more gradual path to the elite level and is comfortable with that trajectory. Speaking recently in conversation with Tutt...

Jonas Vingegaard’s dominant triumph at Paris-Nice has already begun to shape the early narrative ahead of this summer’s Tour de France. For race director Christian Prudhomme, the manner of the Dane’s victory carried a clear meaning within the sport’s biggest rivalry. Speaking to RMC Sport after the...

A court hearing aimed at reaching a settlement in the case surrounding the alleged attempted killing of former world champion Alejandro Valverde has ended without agreement, meaning the case is now likely to move towards a full trial. According to reports from Spanish media following the hearing at...

The rise of Paul Seixas has quickly turned into one of the defining storylines of the early 2026 cycling season. At just 19 years old, the rider from the Decathlon CMA CGM Team has gone from promising talent to one of the most sought-after young riders in the sport, with major teams already circling...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe will arrive at Milano-Torino 2026 with a clear two-pronged threat on the steep slopes of Superga, with both Primoz Roglic and Giulio Pellizzari named in the team’s lineup for the historic Italian one-day race. The pair headline a climbing-focused squad for Wednesday’s rac...

Juan Ayuso is already back on the bike following the crash that forced him to abandon Paris-Nice earlier this month, with the Spanish rider expected to resume racing in the coming weeks. The Lidl-Trek rider went down during stage four of the French stage race and was forced to withdraw from the even...

The story behind Tour de France victory number four for Tadej Pogacar continues to take on new layers months after the race itself. What appeared at the time to be a commanding overall win is now being revisited through fresh revelations about the final week of the 2025 edition. Pogacar ultimately s...

Sam Bennett will return to racing on Wednesday at Nokere Koerse, marking the Irish sprinter’s first appearance in the peloton since undergoing a cardiac procedure late last year. The Belgian semi-classic, therefore, becomes more than a routine early-season race. For the 10-time Grand Tour stage winn...

Tadej Pogacar has made no secret of the race he still wants most on his palmares, and ahead of Milano-Sanremo 2026 the world champion once again admitted the first Monument of the season remains a major ambition. “It’s no secret that Milano-Sanremo is a race I would love to win,” Pogacar said as UAE...

With anticipation building ahead of the 117th edition of Milano-Sanremo, Eddy Merckx believes Tadej Pogacar may finally have the chance to win the Monument that has repeatedly slipped from his grasp. But the seven-time winner of La Classicissima has also issued a clear warning: if Mathieu van der Po...

For more than a decade, Addy Engels was part of the inner machinery that helped transform what was once LottoNL-Jumbo into one of the most dominant teams the modern peloton has seen. But after ten years inside the project, the experienced Dutch sports director felt it was time to step away. Speaking...

Mathieu van der Poel’s final stage blast at Tirreno-Adriatico was one of the most talked-about moments of the week, not because it won him the stage, but because of what it said about his priorities. On a day that had been expected to end in a routine sprint in San Benedetto del Tronto, Van der Poel...

The 2026 Milano-Sanremo once again promises to be one of the most fascinating races of the cycling season, and once again the spotlight falls firmly on Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian is chasing a clear objective: finally adding the Classicissima to his palmares, one of the two Monuments still missing...

As he approaches the final chapter of a career that has spanned nearly two decades in the professional peloton, Damiano Caruso believes the nature of cycling has changed profoundly. The Italian veteran, who will retire at the end of the season, spoke during Paris-Nice about the transformation he has...

The cycling week defined by the simultaneous Tirreno–Adriatico and Paris–Nice left two standout names in journalist Javier Ares’ analysis on his YouTube channel. On one side, the definitive breakthrough of Isaac del Toro as an emerging force in the WorldTour peloton; On the other, Jonas Vingegaard’s...

Back when Remco Evenepoel was announced at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe and Florian Lipowitz took the step of finishing on the Tour de France podium, there were lots of questions on what Primoz Roglic's role and goals would be. The Slovenian has cleared up the situation a little better at Tirreno-Adr...

After twice finishing second at Milano-Sanremo, Filippo Ganna heads into this year’s edition aiming to take the next step and fight for victory against some of the peloton’s big favourites such as Tadej Pogacar or Mathieu van der Poel. His recent form at Tirreno-Adriatico has reinforced the sense th...

The Milano-Sanremo 2026 preview again revolves around the peloton’s marquee favourites, primarily Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar. Yet other big names are poised to seize any opening, among them Wout van Aert. For former sports director Marc Sergeant, the Belgian has a shot, but only if he ra...

Tadej Pogacar’s camp has responded publicly for the first time to criticism surrounding his recent sponsorship agreement with crypto exchange KuCoin, with agent Alex Carera defending the deal and arguing that the public does not always see the full context behind the partnership. Speaking on the Dom...

Remco Evenepoel’s arrival at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe has stirred major interest, both for his performances and for how he is settling into the new team. After his first races with the German outfit, sports director Sven Vanthourenhout revealed in Het Laatste Nieuws what daily life with the Belgi...

Lidl-Trek keeps expanding its commitment to developing young riders with the launch of Lidl-Trek Junior Racing, a new project designed to identify and nurture talent from an early age and smooth the pathway to the professional ranks. In recent seasons, cycling has undergone a clear shift: riders are...

During his days, Tom Boonen was an absolute powerhouse when it came it cobbled Classics, Monuments included. Next to the four Paris-Roubaix cobbles, we also find three Tour of Flanders trophies in Boonen's palmares. Despite having retired in 2017, the Belgian continues to follow the Flemish Monument...

Jonas Vingegaard did not just win Paris-Nice on his first outing of the 2026 season. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader took control of one of the calendar’s toughest week-long stage races with the kind of authority that immediately reshaped the narrative of the early spring. That was the central...

Isaac del Toro’s commanding ride to overall victory at Tirreno-Adriatico left a strong impression on new teammate Benoit Cosnefroy, who admitted he was struck by the Mexican’s leadership during their first race together for UAE Team Emirates. The young overall winner had already taken control of the...

Jonas Vingegaard has added Paris-Nice to his palmarès for the first time, crushing the competition in a historic display of dominance. However, cycling analyst José De Cauwer argues that the massive winning margins must be viewed in context.  While Vingegaard looked untouchable, the early crash of h...

Lenny Martinez produced a decisive performance on the final day of Paris–Nice, finishing off a two-up sprint to take victory ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and give Bahrain - Victorious a major early-season success. The stage had already been shaped by a hard tempo before the decisive climb, with the pel...

The chaotic finale of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 ended in a frightening crash for two of the race’s fastest finishers, but the first medical updates have brought reassurance for both Jasper Philipsen and Paul Magnier. The pair were among the sprinters preparing for the expected bunch finish in San Bened...

Wout van Aert heads into Milano-Sanremo acknowledging that the balance of power at the top of the sport has shifted. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider accepts that riders like Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel currently occupy the position of standout favourites for cycling’s first Monument o...

Altercations during or right after cycling races are not a thing of the past, and although TV broadcast or spectators didn't capture footage of it, after the the end of stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico it has been reported that Movistar's Javier Romo looked to assault Matteo Jorgenson of Team Visma | Le...

Former American pro rider Chris Horner has talked about the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico on his Youtube channel and has launched very harsh remarks on the racing of Mathieu van der Poel. The Alpecin-Premier Tech rider pushed on the day's final climb and broke the peloton apart, dropping Jasper P...

It's been month and a half since Mads Pedersen suffered a fractured collarbone and wrist in a crash at the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana, and he is not yet back to racing. The hope is that he is able to recover in time for the cobbled classics, both health wise and in terms of being able to have good...

Matteo Jorgenson delivered a brilliant performance at the Tirreno-Adriatico, capping off a stellar week by stealing second place overall on the very last day. After finishing second on the brutal queen stage, the American rider executed a clever tactical move during the final stage's intermediate sp...

The final stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico delivered thrilling action from start to finish. While Jonathan Milan ultimately claimed the sprint victory and Isaac del Toro safely secured the overall title, the day was defined by a massive 30-kilometer offensive from Mathieu van der Poel and a late crash...

South African cyclist Alan Hatherly is proving that his massive career shift from mountain biking to the WorldTour peloton is paying off. Celebrating his 30th birthday over the weekend, the Jayco AlUla rider secured a highly impressive 13th-place overall finish at Tirreno-Adriatico. Now, Jayco AlUla...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe capped off a wildly successful week of racing with Daniel Martinez securing a hard-fought second place overall at Paris-Nice. The Colombian rider had to dig incredibly deep on the final stage after a painful collision with his own teammate threatened to derail his entire...

The final stage of Paris-Nice delivered a thrilling finale as Lenny Martinez managed to outsprint heavy favorite Jonas Vingegaard for the stage victory. Just seven seconds behind the leading duo, INEOS Grenadiers rider Kévin Vauquelin crossed the line to secure an impressive fourth place in both the...

The 2026 Tirreno-Adriatico concluded with a thrilling final day of racing in San Benedetto del Tronto. While Jonathan Milan showcased his raw power to win the bunch sprint and Isaac del Toro safely secured the overall title, late GC drama unfolded as Matteo Jorgenson executed a perfect tactical move...

The final weekend of the early-season stage racing calendar delivered two very different but equally dramatic conclusions, as Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico wrapped up with attacking racing, late tension and dominant overall winners. In France, Lenny Martinez claimed a prestigious stage victory in...

Sam Welsford came within touching distance of victory on the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026, but the Australian sprinter ultimately had to settle for second place behind Jonathan Milan after a chaotic sprint finale in San Benedetto del Tronto. The closing kilometres of the race were thrown in...

Jonas Vingegaard’s commanding overall victory at Paris-Nice left few in the peloton surprised after a week in which the Dane repeatedly proved the strongest rider in the race. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader sealed the Maillot Jaune in Nice after controlling the general classification for much...

Crashes, illness and withdrawals are an unavoidable part of any stage race, and Paris-Nice is no exception. From wind-affected finales and high-speed sprints to decisive time trials and mountain stages, we take a look at the medical reports, as well as looking into the riders who have withdrawn from...

Race officials play a central role in shaping each stage of Paris-Nice, issuing formal decisions that can impact individual results, team strategies, and the overall classification. Here are the Jury  Fines from the race's panel of commissaires.  This rolling jury and fines report documents all offi...

Crashes, illness and withdrawals are an unavoidable part of any stage race, and Tirreno-Adriatico is likely to be no exception. From high-speed sprints to decisive time trials and mountain stages, the "Race of the Two Seas" often places riders under physical stress.   This rolling medical report tra...

Race officials will likely play a central role in shaping each stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026, issuing formal decisions that can impact individual results, team strategies, and the overall classification.  This rolling jury and fines report documents all official rulings released during Tirreno-Adr...

Jonas Vingegaard completed a commanding week at Paris-Nice by sealing overall victory in Nice, finally conquering a race he admitted had long resisted him. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader arrived on the Côte d’Azur with a comfortable advantage after two stage wins earlier in the week and contro...

Lenny Martinez ended the 2026 edition of Paris-Nice with the biggest victory of his season so far, outsprinting overall winner Jonas Vingegaard in a two rider showdown on the streets of Nice. After a brutally selective final stage around the Côte d’Azur, the Bahrain - Victorious climber was the only...

Isaac del Toro secured overall victory at Tirreno-Adriatico 2026, yet the Mexican rider insisted afterwards that the performance still fell short of the level he ultimately expects from himself. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider completed a week of consistent racing across multiple terrains to seal...

Lenny Martinez sprinted to victory on the final stage of Paris-Nice 2026 after outsprinting Jonas Vingegaard in a two-rider finish in Nice, while the Danish rider comfortably secured the overall title. The Bahrain Victorious climber was the only rider able to follow Vingegaard when the Team Visma |...

Jonathan Milan’s victory on the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 came after a sprint finale that was suddenly thrown into chaos inside the final kilometre in San Benedetto del Tronto. A crash in one of the final bends eliminated two of the expected contenders from the sprint. Paul Magnier went...

Jonathan Milan powered to victory in the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026, winning the bunch sprint in San Benedetto del Tronto as Isaac del Toro safely sealed the overall title after a controlled final day of racing. The Mexican rider from UAE Team Emirates - XRG finished securely within the p...

The Tour de France hasn't been won by a French rider in 40 years and naturally that leads to all eyes landing on all the riders from the nation who can climb at a top level. At 19 years of age, Paul Seixas has captured the imagination of many, already being one of the riders who comes closest to Tad...

Originally from San Severino Marche, Giulio Pellizzari had the pleasure to race through home roads on stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico. Despite being second in the overall classification, it was that aspect that kept him in the race as he has been suffering from a tendon injury.  With the Italian slight...

Stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico was won by Isaac del Toro, the race leader and strongest climber in the Italian stage-race. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG played it cold on the final climb to Camerino, but in the ultra-steep ramps of the final climb he closed down both attacks of Giulio Pellizari and then...

The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice will be taking place from the 8th to the 15th of March and is, as every year, one of the key pro cycling events of the spring. It features opportunities for the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists alike. Here is when and where to watch the race live and on TV,...

Stage 7 of Paris-Nice was meant to be a day in the mountains but was cut down to 47 kilometers of flat roads and a freezing peloton. However not everyone was unhappy with the outcome of the day, as INEOS Grenadiers benefited from it and managed to deliver Dorian Godon to his first win in the team's...

Despite his fierce outburst against the current president of the Spanish Cycling Federation, José Vicioso, for allegedly promising him the national coach role and then handing it behind his back to Alejandro Valverde, Óscar Freire does not rule out taking the reins in the future. "You should never...

Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 is taking place from the 9th to the 15th of March and is, as is the case every year, one of the most important races of the spring. It not only provides sprinters, time trialists and climbers with golden opportunities in one of Italy's top events; but also provides the classic...

The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice will be taking place from the 8th to the 15th of March and is, as every year, one of the key pro cycling events of the spring. It features opportunities for the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists alike. We preview stage 8, which is estimated to start and fini...

The transfer market is bustling in March and there is an active negotiation war between UAE Team Emirates - XRG and Decathlon CMA CGM Team. Not only is Paul Seixas in discussion with both teams, but so is Pavel Sivakov.  Seixas' brilliancy means that both UAE and INEOS Grenadiers are already display...

At UAE Team Emirates - XRG, few riders know Tadej Pogacar as well as his compatriot Domen Novak. The Slovenian has followed Pogacar into the team back in 2023 and has been a key domestique ever since. He shares insight on the comparisons with Paul Seixas and what differentiates the two.  Seixas is n...

Tirreno-Adriatico is providing the riders with long stages and several days packed with explosive efforts with hilly profiles. That is proving to be the ideal preparation for Milano-Sanremo and many of the favourites are present. Mathieu van der Poel has discussed the Italian monument, Tadej Pogacar...

Matteo Jorgenson delivered a valiant effort during the punishing sixth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico, launching a late attack on the steep final climb. However, the American rider ultimately had to settle for third place behind stage winner and overall race leader Isaac del Toro. On the decisive fi...

Jonas Vingegaard is tearing the Paris-Nice record books to shreds. Looking for redemption after a tough race last year, the Danish star has blown the competition away with two stage wins and a massive overall lead. As the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider cruises toward a historic overall victory, pun...

The seventh stage of Paris-Nice almost did not happen because of terrible winter weather. However, after a lot of debate and some major changes to the route, the riders finally faced the rain and snow. While the peloton managed to finish the day, the dangerous final kilometers still sparked a debate...

The cycling world has always debated what kind of rider Remco Evenepoel truly is. After a blistering start to the season with his new team, Red Bull- BORA - hansgrohe, the young Belgian star is once again at the center of this conversation. While his one-day race results are undeniably historic, his...

Jonas Vingegaard is absolutely crushing the competition in France this week. The 29-year-old Team Visma | Lease a Bike star currently holds a massive three-minute and 22-second lead at Paris-Nice to second place, the Colombian Daniel Felipe Martínez. While this was not his original plan for the spri...

The brutal weather at Paris-Nice" took a heavy toll on the peloton during the seventh stage. With the route changed to suit a fast sprint finish, Biniam Girmay fought through freezing temperatures to secure a podium spot, falling just short of the victory against INEOS Grenadiers rider Dorian Godon....

The cycling transfer market is already heating up around the sport's newest teenage sensation. After a stunning string of victories and podium finishes the early season, 19-year-old Paul Seixas is suddenly one of the most wanted riders in the peloton for obvious reasons. Now, the boss of his current...

Extreme weather and decisive climbing action defined the latest stages of both Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico, with Dorian Godon sprinting to victory in a drastically shortened French stage while Isaac del Toro strengthened his grip on the Italian race with an impressive win on the steep finish to...

Paul Seixas is likely the rider who is the most shining diamond in the cycling transfer market at the moment, although he does still have a contract for next season. Not only UAE Team Emirates - XRG is looking to sign the Frenchman into the 2028 season but it can now also be understood that INEOS Gr...

The queen stage of Tirreno-Adriatico saw Team Visma | Lease a Bike very active, as the only team who really tried to disrupt a battle on the final climb where Isaac del Toro was always going to be difficult to beat. Wout Van Aert describes the team's tactics and his late attack; Whilst Tobias Johann...

INEOS Grenadiers started Paris-Nice with one of the best lineups they could and so at the start of today's stage at Paris-Nice, the team wanted to race and make use of their strong lineup. It was a positive decision for the British team as one of their winter signings, Dorian Godon, stormed to his f...

After six days of racing there has been little to no doubt on who was the dominating figure of Tirreno-Adriatico. Whilst Mathieu van der Poel did win two stages, Isaac del Toro was the strongest figure on all three days that were key to the overall classification. He has virtually sealed his overall...

This year's Paris-Nice is leaving its mark in the professional calendar due to the bad weather conditions. The rain, wind and snow have not only exploded the race beyond expectations on stage 4; but have also forced the organizers to cut stage 7 which headed into the Alps almost fully. Whilst there...

There is a lot of movement this morning in Nice for the start of stage 7 of the French race, but not for the ordinary reasons. Whilst the riders were initially set out to take to the stage early in the morning into Auron; that is no longer the case. The stage has been altered two times in order to s...

Stage 7 of Paris-Nice was originally designed to finish in the Auron ski station, avoiding some of the longer climbs of the Alpes Maritimes but still delivering a summit finish in the region. However this was not enough to prevent the race from being changed due to the weather. For the second time i...

Last week Patrick Lefevere talked about how he wanted to have signed Paul Seixas before he became a big international name. This week he reveals that Soudal - Quick-Step was interested in signing Juan Ayuso at the end of 2024, but the transfer terms were not the same as last year. Furthermore, he cr...

The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice will be taking place from the 8th to the 15th of March and is, as every year, one of the key pro cycling events of the spring. It features opportunities for the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists alike. We preview stage 7, which is estimated to start and fini...

Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 is taking place from the 9th to the 15th of March and is, as is the case every year, one of the most important races of the spring. It not only provides sprinters, time trialists and climbers with golden opportunities in one of Italy's top events, but also provides the classic...

Belgian rider Thibau Nys will miss the Ardennes classics (La Flèche Wallonne, Amstel Gold Race and Liège-Bastogne-Liège) this season. The Lidl-Trek rider underwent surgery on his left knee this week to fix a long‑standing issue that caused recurring discomfort during training. The aim is to have him...

The confirmation that INEOS Grenadiers has secured a major sponsorship for the coming years has drawn positive reactions across the international peloton. Many in cycling believe the deal could return the British team to Grand Tour contention, echoing the era when it dominated as Team Sky. According...

Although the cycling season has only just begun, teams and federations are already mapping out their major goals for the year. In Belgium’s case, national selector Serge Pauwels has held talks with his leading star, Remco Evenepoel, to define the rider’s focus for the key events of 2026. Evenepoel c...

Matteo Jorgenson delivered a standout performance on stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026. The American from Team Visma | Lease a Bike was the only rider able to match Isaac del Toro’s pace on the final climb of the day. Thanks to that effort, he climbed the general classification and now sits in third...

Michael Valgren's victory on stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 is far more than a routine stage win. The Dane from EF Education-EasyPost celebrates a major success after a long spell marked by injuries and doubts about his future in the professional peloton. His career was in serious jeopardy afte...

Stage racing in Europe delivered two very different but equally aggressive days of racing, as Harold Tejada powered to victory at Paris-Nice while Michael Valgren took a breakaway success at Tirreno-Adriatico, with the general classification fights intensifying in both WorldTour events. At Paris-Nic...

The penultimate day for the climbers at Tirreno-Adriatico proved to be quite difficult, ridden at pace despite the roller-coaster profile with tons of climbs. Isaac del Toro had UAE Team Emirates - XRG control the stage and prepare his attack, which was done successfully. Nevertheless, the Mexican s...

Jonas Vingegaard won the previous two stages at Paris-Nice and this Friday afternoon he only had to defend it in the hilly arrival into Apt. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader responded to the late attack of Lenny Martínez but otherwise, he remained in the wheels of his teammates throughout the st...

Stage 6 of Paris-Nice was another punchy day and although the sprinters had the opportunity to succeed, it was a late attack from XDS Astana Team rider Harold Tejada which ended up leading to success. The Colombian rider was successful after an opportunistic attack in the final kilometers.  The brea...

Stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico has delivered the biggest gaps of the race so far, and although the day lacked big climbs in its decisive section, the fatigue from a long day with plenty of ascents was enough for Isaac del Toro to make the difference after an attack late in the day. The UAE Team Emirat...

Michael Valgren has won stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico, one of the rare instances this year in which a breakaway has won in a top race. The Danish classics specialist has ridden himself into his first win since 2021. In the peloton it was a conservative race, however Isaac del Toro attacked the final...

In 2024, Niklas Behrens won the under-23 road race World Championships and signed a contract with Team Visma | Lease a Bike. Whilst the future was and potentially still is promising for the 22-year-old German rider, he is having to deal with multiple health issues. After a fractured collarbone, his...

Wout van Aert missed out on the victory on stage 4 of the 2026 Tirreno-Adriatico; the Belgian showed good form. Stage 5 of the race features almost 4000 meters of climbing, and although the course differs from Milano-Sanremo, Van Aert will use it as preparation for the first monument of the season s...

The 2026 season has only gotten underway two months ago, but many teams already have their eyes on the upcoming transfer market. The negotiation game is no longer played within just a few months, especially when it comes to the big stars of the peloton. Arnaud de Lie is going to be one of the bigges...

It would be hard to imagine that any rider at the start of 2026 would be able to share the spotlight with Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Mathieu van der Poel, Remco Evenepoel... But that is the case, as Paul Seixas' stratospheric rise through the ranks of the sport has gotten everyone's attention...

Paris-Nice wasn't a race that was on Jonas Vingegaard's initial schedule and is also one that lacks the long mountain stages where the Dane usually thrives in. However, he has been dominating the overall classification now with two consecutive stage wins, which is a very convincing first shot ahead...

The startlist for the 2026 Giro d’Italia is beginning to take shape as teams reveal the riders expected to line up for the first Grand Tour of the season. Among the early names are several of the peloton’s most established stage race contenders, including Jonas Vingegaard, Joao Almeida, Richard Cara...

Taking place on the 15th of March this year, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda is one of Italy's most important races in the women's peloton. Above all, it is a race that has no match in the men's field, and with the addition of Milano-Sanremo to the calendar, it also provides ideal preparation for the first...

Mathieu van der Poel won Stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico after surviving the selection on the steep ramps of Tortoreto and finishing with a powerful sprint in a reduced group of favourites, while Jonas Vingegaard delivered a dominant solo performance to win Stage 5 of Paris–Nice and strengthen his lead...

For Tom Pidcock, the road to Milano-Sanremo is not following the usual script. While many of the riders targeting the season’s first Monument traditionally arrive via Tirreno-Adriatico or Paris-Nice, the British rider has opted for a different build-up this spring. The decision reflects a wider appr...

Wout van Aert is one of the favourites for stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico, an interesting day which consists of many climbs of different lengths. It is certain to be an explosive day where the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider is going to look out for his opportunities.  "I handled yesterday's stage wel...

After an incredible string of early-season results, fans and media are already begging to see 19-year-old Paul Seixas race the Tour de France this summer, a possibility that might be closer than ever. However, cycling legend Sean Kelly is pumping the brakes on this hype train, warning that throwing...

Wout van Aert admitted the sense of a missed opportunity after Mathieu van der Poel edged him in the sprint at the end of a gripping fourth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, but the Belgian was quick to acknowledge that his long-time rival had ultimately been the strongest rider in the decisive finale. Th...

The sport of cycling is becoming increasingly fast-paced in recent years. In practice, that means that power numbers that would've comfortably won you a Grand Tour a decade ago would not suffice even for a top-10 contender in 2026. On one side, that puts great expectations on the young talents comin...

The medical room at UAE Team Emirates - XRG is getting very crowded this spring. While the team is still winning races, several of their riders have suffered crashes and accidents over the past few weeks. However, amidst the bad news from Italy and training camps, there is finally a positive update...

Everything changed overnight for Groupama - FDJ at Paris-Nice. On Wednesday, David Gaudu rode brilliantly on the difficult roads of Uchon to climb to 5th place in the overall standings. However, by Thursday afternoon, the team leader had stepped off his bike and abandoned the race. With his teammate...

The cycling world has been hit with more disciplinary news, as the Colombian Continental squad, Team Medellin - EPM, will be forced to stop racing for a full month. This penalty comes directly from the sport's governing body after two of their athletes had serious issues with their Athlete Biologica...

Soudal - Quick-Step might not have a big overall leader or a top sprinter at Paris-Nice or Tirreno-Adriatico right now. However, they are still building confidence for the upcoming Spring Classics. After Jasper Stuyven took a third place in the second stage of Paris-Nice, 21-year-old talent Paul Mag...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG are refusing to panic after Isaac del Toro surrendered the Tirreno-Adriatico leader’s jersey, with teammate Jan Christen insisting the decisive moments of the race are still to come. The Mexican rider slipped from the top of the standings after the latest stage, handing the r...

Kevin Vauquelin admitted frustration after a key moment slipped away during the latest stage of Paris-Nice, with the French rider revealing that hesitation in the group prevented what could have been a decisive move in the race. The INEOS Grenadiers rider was active during a fast and aggressive stag...

Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 is taking place from the 9th to the 15th of March and is, as is the case every year, one of the most important races of the spring. It not only provides sprinters, time trialists and climbers with golden opportunities in one of Italy's top events; but also provides the classic...

The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice will be taking place from the 8th to the 15th of March and is, as every year, one of the key pro cycling events of the spring. It features opportunities for the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists alike. We preview stage 6, which is estimated to start and fini...

Jonas Vingegaard delivered one of the most commanding performances of the 2026 Paris-Nice so far, launching a long-range attack on Stage 5 that left the rest of the general classification contenders scattered across the Ardèche hills. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader attacked with around twenty...

Victor Campenaerts said even inside Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the scale of Jonas Vingegaard’s performance on Stage 5 of Paris-Nice left riders impressed, after the Danish race leader tore the race apart with a devastating long-range attack. Vingegaard accelerated on the steep slopes of the Côte de...

Jonas Vingegaard delivered a devastating long-range attack to win Stage 5 of Paris-Nice, riding clear on the steep slopes of the Côte de Saint-Jean-de-Muzols before extending his advantage across the final climbs to seal a dominant solo victory in the maillot jaune. The Danish rider launched his mov...

Mathieu van der Poel’s second stage victory of the week at Tirreno-Adriatico did not come from a solo attack or a spectacular gravel ambush this time. Instead, the Dutchman won through patience and tactical awareness, reading the finale perfectly before striking in the final metres of Stage 4. The A...

Giulio Pellizzari continued his impressive week at Tirreno-Adriatico by sprinting to second place on Stage 4 behind Mathieu van der Poel, delivering another unexpected result in a reduced-group finish. The Italian rider, who had already finished second earlier in the race after the decisive gravel m...

Mathieu van der Poel powered to victory on Stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico after surviving a brutal selection on the steep slopes of the Tortoreto climb before outsprinting a reduced group of favourites in the final kilometres. The Alpecin-Premier Tech rider delivered a perfectly timed sprint from the...

A frightening incident unfolded during Stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico when Michael Gogl was struck by a television motorbike after crashing during the rain-soaked stage. The Austrian rider went down on a wet section of road as the race intensified in the closing phase of the stage. Moments after hitti...

One of the most dramatic and incredible days of racing of the year, Paris-Nice stage 4, is going down also as the day where performance won by a mile over fashion. Jonas Vingegaard took the stage win whilst wearing a second pair of bibs over his winter jersey; but he and Victor Campenaerts reveal ho...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe is a team of many talents and many leaders. Primoz Roglic is now a veteran and looking to find his position within a team that has several emerging talents including Giulio Pellizzari. At Tirreno-Adriatico, he might just take on a supportive role for the Italian taking in...

Remco Evenepoel has had a roller-coaster of a first part of the season, but it didn't end anywhere near the terms he hoped for at the UAE Tour. In what were his first long climbing efforts of the season in race, he struggled against a world-class field. Belgian national coach Serge Pauwels believes...

Today's stage of Paris-Nice was ravaged by the bad weather. 15 riders abandoned in a day where the rain and the wind hit the peloton hard, and amongst them was the race leader Juan Ayuso. Following his fall there was fear that there could be a fracture for the Spaniard which would end his spring cam...

Stage 4 of Paris-Nice is a day that will stay in the memory of many in pro cycling, fans and riders alike. The brutal weather conditions, the importance of the riders who have crashed, Jonas Vingegaard's clothing... There were dozens of stories to be told from the stage. We take a look at those from...

Paris-Roubaix takes place one month from today, and today Tadej Pogacar is returning home after winning Strade Bianche and conducting a more in-depth recon of Paris-Roubaix. The World Champion has his eyes on the 'Hell of the North' and has spent two days in northern France to remind himself of the...

Under normal circumstances, Wout Van Aert would have to viewed as one of the favourites of the Tirreno-Adriatico stage 2. Of course, he's no longer the king of gravel, but with rather kind slopes of the final sector, he definitely stood a chance against Mathieu van der Poel. Or he would, if he didn'...

This week's update features points scored in just three one-day races: Strade Bianche, Ename Samyn Classic and Trofeo Laigueglia. You can check the previous UCI Rankings update here. It has been a relatively quiet week of racing in terms of number of races, but it brought a few important changes in...

Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 is taking place from the 9th to the 15th of March and is, as is the case every year, one of the most important races of the spring. It not only provides sprinters, time trialists and climbers with golden opportunities in one of Italy's top events; but also provides the classic...

The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice will be taking place from the 8th to the 15th of March and is, as every year, one of the key pro cycling events of the spring. It features opportunities for the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists alike. We preview stage 5, which is estimated to start and fini...

Paul Seixas is undeniably a major discussion topic at the moment as a rider who has shown glimpses of brilliance already in his first professional season, and doubled down at the start of 2026 with a runner-up result at Strade Bianche as the only rider capable of countering - even if only briefly -...

This year's edition of Paris-Nice is packed with stages with potential to completely shake up the race, as we've witnessed on Wednesday. But if you asked organizers before the race started, they'd probably pinpoint the penultimate stage with a summit finish to ski station Auron as a key point toward...

Unlike the exciting racing over in France, the Wednesday's stage of Tirreno-Adriatico passed rather quietly with parts of the stage neutralised due to safety concerns on wet descents. At the end of the rainy day, many sprinters have already found their matches soaked through and through, but not Dec...

The fourth stage of Paris-Nice 2026 offered unique spectacle. Echelons, torrential rain, crashes and undulating slopes contributed to the general classification completely blowing up after three relatively calm days. That Jonas Vingegaard slipped into the overall lead does not come as a complete sur...

Weather conditions brought two key factors into the third stage of Tirreno-Adriatico and the fourth stage of Paris–Nice. Forecasts warned of heavy rain and strong crosswinds, putting the pelotons in both races on high alert from the very start. Chaos erupted very early in the French race, where the...

The potential move of Paul Seixas to UAE Team Emirates - XRG in the near future is not a rumour or something to be cast aside. Decathlon CMA CGM Team is fully aware that their French diamond, despite still having two seasons of contract remaining, is already being 'hunted down' by UAE Team Emirates...

Jonas Vingegaard experienced disaster last year at Paris-Nice, but this time around he has the race virtually sealed. On stage 4, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider thrived in the crosswinds, avoided the crashes, thrived in his clothes selection and climbed better than anyone to take over the yello...

Jonas Vingegaard is back wearing the yellow jersey at a pro race. The last time that happened was 12 months ago, where he was wearing the race leader's jersey also at Paris-Nice, but crashed out. Today on stage 4 of the Race to the Sun, the curse fell on Juan Ayuso who abandoned under similar circum...

The action that lacked over the opening days of Paris-Nice was all unleashed this Wednesday afternoon, as the weather, luck and short explosive climbs led to all kinds of chaos and drama in the French race. Stage 4 of the French race saw Juan Ayuso crash and abandon, the race completely destroyed be...

Stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico was the first day for the sprinters and there was star-studded list of riders looking to fight for the stage win. The strongest on the day was the man that benefited from the best leadout as well: Tobias Lund Andresen, who continues his breakthrough season with what is p...

Cycling has more exposure than ever currently, and the big stars of the peloton face a new danger that comes with the large number of fans who chase the riders during their training sessions. The amount of riders asking for pictures, chasing riders down, recording videos and even chasing them in car...

Stage 4 of Paris-Nice is delivering the chaos that the first days have not had, however not for the positive reasons. The stage, hit very hard by strong rain and wind, saw plenty splits happen right from the start of the day. However splits were far from the most important moment of the afternoon, a...

Tadej Pogacar and Strade Bianche is a combination that keeps on delivering. For a third year in a row, the Slovenian left no room for doubts about who's the king of Italian sterrato roads with a 79-kilometer solo, just a tiny bit shorter than in 2024. His dominance was without question; however, spe...

When Tadej Pogacar attacked on Monte Sante Marie during Strade Bianche, the result quickly became familiar. Another long-range solo. Another race was decided before Siena. But according to former professional rider Laurens ten Dam, the most startling part of the Slovenian’s latest victory may lie in...

The start of the 2026 season has one defining name in the international peloton: Paul Seixas. The young French rider has become, without any real debate, the biggest confirmation of the year in the opening weeks of competition. At just 19 years old, his emergence is breaking every expectation and ma...

Paris-Nice has quickly become a significant test for Davide Piganzoli in his first season with Team Visma | Lease a Bike. The 23-year-old Italian arrived at the Dutch team over the winter after two seasons with Team Polti VisitMalta, but this week marks his first stage race with the squad, and it ha...

Mathieu van der Poel believes the dramatic gravel finale of Stage 2 at Tirreno-Adriatico offered an early glimpse of the tactical battle that could unfold later this month at Milano-Sanremo. The Alpecin-Premier Tech leader powered to victory in San Gimignano after launching his attack on the rain-so...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike may only be two stages into Tirreno-Adriatico, but the dramatic gravel finale in San Gimignano has already forced the Dutch squad to reassess their ambitions for the week. Mathieu van der Poel’s explosive move on the sterrato reshaped the race late on Stage 2, eventually le...

After the first major reshuffle of the general classification at Paris-Nice, Jonas Vingegaard begins Stage 4 facing the challenge of responding to time lost in Tuesday’s team time trial. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader sits 17 seconds behind race leader Juan Ayuso after his team finished fourth...

The preliminary startlist for Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 has been revealed ahead of the race, which runs from 9 to 15 March. The Race of the Two Seas once again looks set to host one of the strongest fields of the early WorldTour season, with Grand Tour winners, Classics stars and elite sprinters all cu...

Giulio Pellizzari emerged as one of the revelations of Tirreno-Adriatico’s chaotic second stage, matching attacks with Mathieu van der Poel and Isaac del Toro before sprinting to third place after a dramatic gravel finale in San Gimignano. The 206-kilometre stage from Camaiore had unfolded patiently...

INEOS Grenadiers delivered the standout performance of Stage 3 at Paris-Nice, claiming victory in the 23.5-kilometre team time trial and transforming the early general classification picture in the process. The British squad edged their rivals by the narrowest of margins after a blistering ride thro...

Victor Campenaerts has been added to UCI's naughty list on Sunday's stage of Paris-Nice. The opening day of the "Race to the Sun" led to a bunch sprint where Visma | Lease a Bike opted to not get overly involved besides Axel Zingle who crossed the line 9th on his own. But Campenaerts was still award...

The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice will be taking place from the 8th to the 15th of March and is, as every year, one of the key pro cycling events of the spring. It features opportunities for the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists alike. We preview stage 4, which is estimated to start and fini...

Tadej Pogacar’s new look continues to spark debate on social media. After another dominant performance at Strade Bianche, the Slovenian once again found himself at the centre of attention, not only because of his performance on the road but also because of his bleached hair. Across digital platforms...

The final startlist for Paris-Nice 2026, set to take place from 8 to 15 March, has been revealed, and the Race to the Sun is already shaping up to be one of the most competitive early-season stage races on the calendar. With Grand Tour winners, proven week-long specialists and emerging GC talents al...

Max Poole entered the 2026 season with ambition, however his first start of the year at the Volta ao Algarve was merely testing the waters with an 18th place in individiual time trial. But for the Briton, the result was not disappointment - rather a reassurement of being able to return to his level...

This week's update features points scored in just three one-day races: Strade Bianche, Ename Samyn Classic and Trofeo Laigueglia.  You can check the previous UCI Rankings update here. It has been a relatively quiet week of racing in terms of number of races, but it brought a few important changes in...

Tiesj Benoot will be one of the main absentees of this year's Classics season. While others are either competing at Paris-Nice, Tirreno-Adriatico, or giving their preparations some final touches, the Belgian is forced to watch action from sidelines. The 31-year-old's preparation was disrupted by a b...

Julian Alaphilippe was once again, though only briefly, in the center of attention at the Tirreno-Adriatico as the first rider to launch a brave attack on the final gravel stretch. Had it been five years ago, the Frenchman would have quite possibly made a winning move, but there are bigger fish in t...

The 2026 edition of Strade Bianche had two stars. And it might've been one of the few races where the runner-up's name was praised more than that of race winner. As if it was just another training session, Tadej Pogacar rode to a comfortable fourth victory on white roads. As much was expected of the...

It was a day full of action and drama, both at Tirreno-Adriatico and Paris-Nice. The gravel stage in Italy promised excitement, attacks and time gaps, and it fully delivered on expectations. Meanwhile, the team time trial in France was thrilling to follow right down to the final seconds. Days like t...

Paris-Nice produced its first major shake-up of the general classification on Stage 3, with the team time trial forcing several of the race favourites to reassess their position in the fight for the yellow jersey. For Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the day ultimately became one of limiting losses rather...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have insisted Matteo Jorgenson was exactly where he needed to be in the decisive moment of Stage 2 at Tirreno-Adriatico, even if a crash on the gravel ultimately denied the American the chance to follow the move that decided the race. The stage exploded on the wet Tuscan st...

Juan Ayuso emerged from the Stage 3 team time trial at Paris-Nice in the race lead, with the Lidl-Trek rider taking control of the Maillot Jaune after a dramatic reshuffle of the general classification. Although Lidl-Trek narrowly missed out on the stage victory in the 23.5-kilometre test against th...

Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 is taking place from the 9th to the 15th of March and is, as is the case every year, one of the most important races of the spring. It not only provides sprinters, time trialists and climbers with golden opportunities in one of Italy's top events; but also provides the classic...

The victory of INEOS Grenadiers in the Stage 3 team time trial at Paris-Nice represented more than just a stage success. For Director of Racing Geraint Thomas, it also served as another sign that the British squad is beginning to rediscover the collective strength that once defined the team. INEOS e...

Isaac del Toro admitted he was riding on instinct in the chaotic gravel finale of Stage 2 at Tirreno-Adriatico, but the Mexican’s aggressive response to Mathieu van der Poel’s decisive attack ultimately earned him the overall race lead. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider was the only rider able to im...

The INEOS Grenadiers have powered to victory on Stage 3 of Paris-Nice, winning the 23.5-kilometre team time trial between Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and Pouilly-sur-Loire by the narrowest of margins. The British squad held off a late challenge from Lidl-Trek, securing the stage win by just 2.47 seconds a...

Mathieu van der Poel admitted the final kilometres of Stage 2 at Tirreno-Adriatico pushed him to the limit after his decisive gravel attack ultimately delivered victory in San Gimignano. The Alpecin-Premier Tech rider launched the move that decided the stage when the race hit the Tuscan sterrato, sp...

Mathieu van der Poel powered to victory on Stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico after igniting the race with a decisive attack on the Tuscan gravel roads before winning a three-man sprint in San Gimignano. The Alpecin - Premier Tech rider launched his move the moment the race hit the sterrato sector in the...

Ethan Hayter has explained the gesture that led to a 550 CHF fine during the opening stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, admitting frustration got the better of him during the race’s fast time trial in Lido di Camaiore. The Soudal - Quick-Step rider finished eighth in the 11.5-kilometre test, a stage domina...

For more than a decade, Mathieu van der Poel has built his seasons around a familiar rhythm. Winter belonged to cyclocross, where he established himself as one of the most dominant riders the discipline has ever seen. Spring then brought the road campaign, where he added Monument victories and a wor...

Race organiser Amaury Sport Organisation has responded to recent safety criticisms from Jonas Vingegaard at the 2026 edition of Paris-Nice, insisting that no complaints had been raised through the race’s official channels. The Danish rider, who is racing with Team Visma | Lease a Bike, had previousl...

Oliver Naesen is part of Decathlon CMA CGM Team and at the time being, the team is in the center of the spotlight in cycling. That is because of Paul Seixas, the sport's new star, who is already being actively pursued by UAE Team Emirates - XRG, who could have Seixas join Tadej Pogacar.  "UAE will p...

Stages 1 and 2 of Paris-Nice have perhaps been in the spotlight not as much due to the bunch sprints that have taken place, but instead due to the safety issues and Jonas Vingegaard's remarks after stage 1. But the Dane is certainly not alone, as from within and outside the peloton, there are more v...

British pundit and commentator Brian Smith has talked about some of the most relevant figures in British cycling over the past few months, sharing his thoughts on the retirement of Simon Yates; and also the signing of Oscar Onley by INEOS Grenadiers, reported to have cost several million euros.  In...

Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 is taking place from the 9th to the 15th of March and is, as is the case every year, one of the most important races of the spring. It not only provides sprinters, time trialists and climbers with golden opportunities in one of Italy's top events; but also provides the classic...

Wout van Aert had his first test of the season at Strade Bianche where a 10th place was a promising sign of good form. Today at Tirreno-Adriatico, the riders find a finale right after a sterrato sector where the Belgian is going to be tested once again, however with better chances of a victory as th...

Stage 2 of Tirreno–Adriatico 2026 serves up a finish that could light up the peloton. With a stretch of sterrato in the final kilometres, the profile looks ideal for explosive riders with sharp handling on mixed terrain, and one name immediately among the favourites is Mathieu van der Poel. The Du...

Stage 3 of Paris-Nice 2026 brings the first major shake-up of the general classification as the peloton tackles the race’s decisive team time trial on Tuesday, 10 March. The 23.5 km test between Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and Pouilly-sur-Loire is expected to create the first meaningful time gaps among th...

Jonas Vingegaard is a rider that has went through a lot in terms of crashes throughout his career, and in his first race days of 2026, he has felt like security should take over the discourse in pro cycling. The Dane has elaborated on his thoughts regarding the Paris-Nice roads and the responsibilit...

La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es has unveiled the route for its 2026 edition, the fourth in its young history. Spain’s Grand Tour will run from Sunday, 03.05 to Saturday, 09.05, with seven stages starting in Galicia and concluding on the demanding Alto de L’Angliru in Asturias. The course promises...

INEOS Grenadiers can be overly satisfied with the outcome of the opening time trial of this year's Tirreno-Adriatico. Not only has Filippo Ganna secured a dominant victory, his success was underlined by GC leader Thymen Arensman's second place on the day while Magnus Sheffield jumped into the lead o...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike signed Victor Campenaerts in 2025 and could've hardly hoped for a better outcome. The Belgian adapted to the role of a domestique and right-hand man for Jonas Vingegaard so well, that the team removed the classics from his schedule in 2026, where he had nowhere near as much...

Tadej Pogacar has joined forces with Slovenian businessman Joc Pececnik for the charity initiative "Never Give Up, Always Give Back". The initiative aims to raise funds for the Tadej Pogacar Foundation and the Red Ball Foundation, focused on helping disadvantaged young people and other vulnerable gr...

The second stage of this year's Paris-Nice had "sprint finish" written all over it. Among a mix of hilly and mountain stages, the Monday's transfer was the only opportunity offered by organizers to true sprinters, and Max Kanter (XDS Astana) emerged victorious in Montargis. But one man - Daan Hoole...

Two stages into his Paris–Nice debut, Juan Ayuso’s bid for the overall remains firmly on track. The Spanish rider avoided one of the many crashes that marked the start of the race and also banked bonus seconds on stage 2, a result that keeps him well placed on GC. The Lidl–Trek leader explained afte...

Just like stage 1, the second day of Paris-Nice was quite calm for most GC contenders, including Visma | Lease a Bike's star Jonas Vingegaard. What was different about Monday's stage for the Dutch team was their approach to protecting Vingegaard. Rather than competing with sprint trains to stay towa...

This Monday we had on the road the second stage of Paris-Nice and the opening stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026. In France, the peloton faced a road stage that finished as expected, with the outcome decided in a bunch sprint, while in Italy we had an individual time trial to determine the first leader...

Magnus Sheffield admitted he had almost forgotten he was still eligible for the Best Young Rider classification after a strong ride in the opening Tirreno-Adriatico time trial placed him among the leading contenders in the race. The American finished fourth in the fast 11.5-kilometre test in Lido di...

The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice will be taking place from the 8th to the 15th of March and is, as every year, one of the key pro cycling events of the spring. It features opportunities for the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists alike. We preview stage 3, which is estimated to start and fini...

Matteo Jorgenson admitted he had hoped for more from the opening stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 after the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider conceded time to several of his main rivals in the traditional time trial in Lido di Camaiore. The American finished outside the very top times in the fast 11.5-...

Tim Rex is one of Team Visma | Lease a Bike new signings for this season and has put himself in a position of high responsibility at Strade Bianche. The Dutchman was in the day's breakaway and put on a strong display, but couldn't help but to get shocked at the moment he was caught by an all-out lea...

Max Kanter could scarcely believe what he had achieved after sprinting to victory on Stage 2 of Paris-Nice 2026, admitting afterwards that he had not even been certain he would make it through the day after struggling physically in the days leading up to the race. The XDS Astana Team sprinter emerge...

Max Kanter powered to victory in the bunch sprint on Stage 2 of Paris-Nice 2026, taking the win in Montargis after the peloton caught late attacker Daan Hoole inside the final kilometre. The XDS Astana Team rider emerged fastest from the chaotic sprint finish, beating Laurence Pithie on the line aft...

Filippo Ganna admitted he did not feel at his best midway through the stage, even as he powered to a dominant victory in the opening time trial of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026. The INEOS Grenadiers rider stormed to the win in the traditional 11.5 kilometre test in Lido di Camaiore, stopping the clock in 1...

Wout van Aert insisted he had no intention of pushing for a top result in the opening time trial of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 after finishing well down the standings on stage one in Lido di Camaiore. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike star crossed the line 59th, 1 minute and 10 seconds down on the eventual...

Filippo Ganna powered to victory in the opening stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 on Monday afternoon, producing a commanding ride in the traditional individual time trial in Lido di Camaiore. The INEOS Grenadiers rider stopped the clock in 12 minutes and 8 seconds over the 11.5-kilometre coastal cour...

Mads Pedersen has delivered his clearest assessment yet of the challenge facing his Spring Classics comeback, admitting that even an early return to racing may now be unrealistic. Speaking on his Lang Distance podcast, the Lidl-Trek rider explained that both injuries sustained in his violent crash a...

Stage 1 of Tirreno-Adriatico is an 11-kilometer-long time trial in Lido di Camaiore, the traditional start to one of the spring's main races. We take a look at the start times and order of all the main favourites and figures in the race, including Filippo Ganna, Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poe...

According to Belgian outlet HLN, UAE Team Emirates - XRG are reportedly interested in bringing in young French rider Paul Seixas to bolster their long-term structure alongside Tadej Pogacar. This could mean a massive shift in the outlook of professional cycling once the 19-year-old comes to the end...

Mathieu van der Poel is a physiologically gifted rider, however his technical ability on the bike is perhaps what has him stand out from the race in the most difficult days of the year. That is the realization of his compatriot and classics specialist Dylan van Baarle, who often sees the Alpecin-Pre...

Tirreno-Adriatico starts today with Isaac del Toro as one of the headliners. After winning the UAE Tour and finishing third at Strade Bianche, the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader takes on the responsibility in a route that lacks the high mountains and will provide a different challenge for him.  Del...

The Tour de France may grow in competition this year with the addition of Paul Seixas. The Frenchman looks quite likely to be at the Grand Boucle and the quality he has been displaying over recent months has convinced Jonas Vingegaard that he is certain to be up there already in the near future.  Vi...

Team SD Worx - ProTime for some time had in Demi Vollering, Lotte Kopecky and Lorena Wiebes all at their prime leading the team. Besides the internal clashes, Vollering still looked to improve despite the team's absolute dominance of the sport, and that was part of the reason why she left.  “In my f...

Primoz Roglic is known for entering his racing season in good form, and at Tirreno-Adriatico the veteran will be tested against some of the world's best time trialists, climbers and classics specialists. There is no way around it, the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe head is going into a difficult week o...

INEOS Grenadiers, formerly known as Team Sky, was the most influential team of the 2010's, conquering multiple Tour de France editions with four different riders and providing Great Britain with another golden era in the sport. However in the 2020's, it has been overtaken in terms of quality and bud...

Red Bull is getting ready to make a huge investment in women's cycling. According to multiple sources from Cyclingnews, the famous energy drink company will become a title sponsor for the FDJ United-SUEZ team. As part of this massive deal, star rider Demi Vollering is expected to sign a new, long-te...

Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 is taking place from the 9th to the 15th of March and is, as is the case every year, one of the most important races of the spring. It not only provides sprinters, time trialists and climbers with golden opportunities in one of Italy's top events; but also provides the classic...

Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 is taking place from the 9th to the 15th of March and is, as is the case every year, one of the most important races of the spring. It not only provides sprinters, time trialists and climbers with golden opportunities in one of Italy's top events; but also provides the classic...

Juan Ayuso is having a great start with his new team, Lidl-Trek. After leaving UAE Team Emirates - XRG, the 23-year-old cyclist won a stage and the overall general classification at the Volta ao Algarve. His next challenge is Paris-Nice, which already started on Sunday, where he hopes to be the firs...

During Strade Bianche Donne, a large group of chasing riders took a wrong turn, ruining the race for big names like Demi Vollering and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. In the cycling podcast In Het Wiel, former pro rider Roxane Knetemann shared her honest thoughts about the situation. Knetemann did not hold...

Filippo Ganna is returning to the Tirreno-Adriatico race with a new plan. Last year, the Italian rider almost won the whole race, but this season, he wants to do things differently. As the big Spring Classics get closer, the Ineos Grenadiers star is trying to build his fitness slowly so he does not...

Former American professional cyclist Tom Danielson recently went on social media to share his thoughts about the 2026 Strade Bianche. While everyone was amazed by Tadej Pogacar's 80-kilometer solo victory, Danielson focused on the technique of the young rider who tried to follow him. He compared Pog...

In 2023, Primoz Roglic dominated the Tirreno-Adriatico with three stage wins and the overall victory. This year, the 36-year-old Slovenian returns to the Italian stage race for the first time since that win.  Before the start of the race, the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe team leader spoke to the pres...

Tadej Pogacar’s solo victory at the 2026 Strade Bianche was exactly what fans expected, but it was still incredible to watch nonetheless. On the latest episode of The Move podcast, Spencer Martin, Johan Bruyneel, and George Hincapie broke down the race. The most important moment of the race happened...

With the signing of Remco Evenepoel and the growth of Florian Lipowitz, Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe have multiple and strong options to lead in the Grand Tours and stage-races... There are several other figures, and this allows for Primoz Roglic to calmly follow his plan, away from the spotlight as...

One day after Strade Bianche, top-level cycling returned with the opening stage of the 84th edition of Paris–Nice. If yesterday marked the first race of the season for one of the contenders for the 2026 Tour de France, today it was the turn of another favourite to make his debut, the Danish Jonas Vi...

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert were highly awaited to be battling throughout the cyclocross winter, but bad luck struck the Belgian there. The same happened once again at Omloop het Nieuwsblad, where he had to stay home due to illness. However at Tirreno-Adriatico, the duo is finally going t...

Jonas Vingegaard has begun his 2026 season today at Paris-Nice but his feedback from the opening stage was not the best. In fact, the Danish rider did not stay silent in regards to what he felt was a route that put the riders in danger, and has shared that several of his colleagues felt the same at...

Soudal - Quick-Step is now trailing behind teams such as UAE Team Emirates - XRG and a few others who surpass it in budget by a big margin, but until a few years ago that was not quite the case. The Belgian team for many years was able to sign many of the world's best at their prime; but currently r...

The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice will be taking place from the 8th to the 15th of March and is, as every year, one of the key pro cycling events of the spring. It features opportunities for the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists alike. We preview stage 2, which is estimated to start and fini...

Stage 1 of Paris-Nice was a day where the sprinters managed to fight for the win, and most were in contention by the time the peloton arrived for the final time at Carrières-sous-Poissy. Luke Lamperti took an American win for the American EF Education-EasyPost team, the biggest of his career and als...

EF Education-EasyPost do not often win sprint stages at World Tour level, however today is a big exception. A perfectly timed leadout and well executed sprint led to the victory of Luke Lamperti at the end of stage 1 of Paris-Nice.  Six riders formed the day's breakaway, featuring Luke Durbridge, Ma...

The latest edition of Strade Bianche produced another extraordinary display from Tadej Pogacar, and even his rivals were left struggling to find the words afterwards. Among them was Wout van Aert, who could only admire the world champion’s long-range solo after finishing tenth on the Tuscan gravel r...

Strade Bianche provided what may be the first of many battles between Tadej Pogacar and Paul Seixas. The Frenchman is very highly regarded, and often termed the 'new Pogacar'. After the Italian classic this Saturday, many more will believe that the two may at some point in the near future be matched...

Tadej Pogacar opened the 2026 season in the most impressive way possible, winning the 20th edition of Strade Bianche with another commanding performance on the gravel roads of Tuscany. The World Champion decided the race with a long-range attack on Monte Sante Marie, around 78 kilometres from the fi...

Strade Bianche is a race where the climbers and puncheurs mix, but its become more of a climber's race since the addition of a final lap in 2024. Mathieu van der Poel is a former winner of the race, but against a current-day Tadej Pogacar he would stand no chance, Thijs Zonneveld argues.  Whilst the...

It comes to the surprise of no-one that UAE Team Emirates - XRG dominated the 2026 Strade Bianche, matching last year's first and third place with Tadej Pogacar and Isaac del Toro. However, it was a necessary performance for the World Champion who continues to prove he is evolving, despite his firm...

Whilst Strade Bianche took the spotlight his Saturday, over in the Netherlands there was a separate racing incident which captured the attention of many on social media. During the Ster van Zwolle race, NSN Cycling Team's development rider Kiaan Watts punched a fellow rival, captured on the TV broad...

Tibor del Grosso is known as one of the best bike handlers in the peloton, known for his prowess in cyclocross. Like Mathieu van der Poel, his teammate and leader, the Dutchman is coming through onto the road scene quite successfully. However, after dropping out of contention at Strade Bianche, he e...

The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice will be taking place from the 8th to the 15th of March and is, as every year, one of the key pro cycling events of the spring. It features opportunities for the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists alike. We preview stage 1, which is estimated to start and fini...

Former MotoGP star Aleix Espargaró became a trending topic on social media this Thursday after a video circulated showing him riding a bicycle up a mountain pass and overtaking a car in an area with reduced visibility.  The images generated an intense debate among fans and internet users. The episod...

A change of scenery can make all the difference for a professional cyclist. After a highly publicized and turbulent exit from UAE Team Emirates, Spanish climbing sensation Juan Ayuso has quickly found his footing as the new leader of Lidl-Trek. Kicking off his season with an impressive showing at th...

The iconic white gravel roads of Tuscany always deliver a demanding and exhausting race, and this year's Strade Bianche Donne was no exception. Dutch star Puck Pieterse fought hard for a podium spot before running out of energy on the infamous Via Santa Caterina climb, ultimately finishing sixth in...

Paris-Nice 2026 already has its route. The organizers unveiled the course for the 84th Race to the Sun on Wednesday in Versailles, starting on Sunday, March 8th 2026 in Achères and finishing a week later in Nice. It’s a varied edition: chances for sprinters, wind-exposed days, a team time trial, pun...

Tadej Pogacar has delivered another extraordinary performance on the Tuscan gravel roads to win Strade Bianche, attacking from distance before riding alone to Siena in the opening race of his 2026 season. The world champion launched his decisive move with 78 kilometres remaining on the brutal Monte...

The white dirt roads of Tuscany demand a unique combination of endurance, bike handling, and tactical patience. For former gravel world champion Gianni Vermeersch, the Strade Bianche provided the perfect opportunity to showcase those exact skills. The 33-year-old rider was the first Belgian to cross...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike riders Matteo Jorgenson and Wout van Aert both finished in the top ten at this year's Strade Bianche. After 203 grueling kilometers, including 64 kilometers of unpaved gravel sectors, the duo crossed the line in Siena well behind the unstoppable race winner, Tadej Pogacar....

Behind another devastating victory from Tadej Pogacar at Strade Bianche, teammate Isaac del Toro played one of the most important tactical roles of the race. The Mexican rider helped shape the decisive phase when Pogacar launched his long-range attack on the Monte Sante Marie sector, controlling mov...

For Giulio Pellizzari, the 2026 edition of Strade Bianche proved both brutal and instructive. The young Italian began the day among the riders many observers believed could fight for a strong result on the Tuscan gravel. Instead, a single misjudgement on the race’s most decisive sector ultimately sa...

The decisive moment of Strade Bianche came more than 70 kilometres from the finish when Tadej Pogacar launched another devastating long-range attack on the Monte Sante Marie sector. From that moment on, the race behind him became something very different. For Tom Pidcock, who spent much of the final...

Second place at Strade Bianche might normally be overshadowed by another dominant solo from Tadej Pogacar, but Saturday’s race in Tuscany also marked a defining moment in the rapid rise of Paul Seixas. The 19-year-old Frenchman delivered the performance of his young career to finish runner-up on the...

A brutal edition of Strade Bianche produced another dominant victory for Tadej Pogacar, but further behind the Slovenian’s long solo, one of the most encouraging rides of the day came from Romain Gregoire. The Groupama - FDJ United rider crossed the line in fourth place on the Piazza del Campo after...

Tadej Pogacar revealed that his devastating attack at Strade Bianche was partly a test of one of cycling’s most exciting young talents. The world champion launched his race-winning move with 78 kilometres remaining on the Monte Sante Marie sector, riding alone to Siena to claim victory in the openin...

A dramatic afternoon at Strade Bianche Donne produced both triumph and frustration for FDJ United - SUEZ, as Elise Chabbey stormed to victory while team leader Demi Vollering saw her own chances disappear in a moment of cruel timing. Vollering had been positioned among the leading contenders when a...

Tadej Pogacar has once again blown apart Strade Bianche with a trademark long-range attack, accelerating clear with around 78 kilometres remaining on the brutal Monte Sante Marie gravel sector. After UAE Team Emirates - XRG had set a relentless pace through the sector, Pogacar launched from the sadd...

The dramatic finale of Strade Bianche Donne produced several unexpected twists behind the race-winning move, including a wrong turn that derailed the chase group containing Lotte Kopecky. Speaking afterwards in comments reported by Sporza, the two-time winner of the race described the confusion that...

Victory on the white roads of Tuscany produced one of the most emotional moments of the early Women’s WorldTour season as Elise Chabbey surged to a surprise win at Strade Bianche Donne. The Swiss rider crossed the finish line in Siena after a brutal race across the gravel sectors, delivering what sh...

The 2026 edition of Strade Bianche Donne was perhaps as eventful as anyone could've expected. Many of the race's main favourites were taken off the race after following a motorbike off course; punctures and mechanicals turned the race on its head; the attacks over the gravel sectors didn't succeed a...

Professional cycling is a sport that is raced on public roads and this can lead to chaotic situations. It is incredibly rare for something as dramatic to happen as was the case today at Strade Bianche Donne as many of the race's top favourites have been taken out of contention due to... Following a...

Wout van Aert has had a winter with several setbacks and is starting his second race day of the season today at Strade Bianche. He doesn't know where he stands in terms of form however, having been forced to miss Omloop het Nieuwsblad and also having a puncture ruin the finale of Le Samyn for him. ...

Tom Pidcock is a former winner of Strade Bianche and, last year, the only man who could give Tadej Pogacar a challenge. At his very best level, the Briton can be a threat; but that will also depend on the World Champion not having his best legs on the day.  An off-road specialist (Pidcock is a two-t...

Strade Bianche is a race that over the past few years has become more and more adapted to the climbers, with the addition of more kilometers, more gravel and much more climbing. The race has become less explosive and more suited to a rider such as Tadej Pogacar and also Isaac del Toro; the two men J...

Jonas Vingegaard is starting his season this weekend at Paris-Nice, but that wasn't always the plan. The Dane is doing so because his preparation in the winter was hampered by a crash, partly caused by an amateur cyclist following him in the Málaga region of Spain. Vingegaard talks through the incid...

Few riders in modern cycling command the kind of attention that Tadej Pogacar generates inside the sport. Monument victories, Grand Tour triumphs and a relentless attacking instinct have made the Slovenian one of the defining athletes of his generation. Yet according to Fabian Cancellara, Pogacar’s...

Jonas Vingegaard and João Almeida have battled in 2025 over several races and this spring the same was expected. However after Vingegaard joined the startlist of Paris-Nice, Almeida was removed as he has fallen ill ahead of the race and will have to delay the duo's first battle of the year.  "Unfort...

Paul Seixas reaches Strade Bianche 2026 as one of the standout names of this early season. The young Frenchman will make his debut in the Italian classic in Siena after a brilliant start to the year, already claiming his first two professional wins and as one of the very few men who stands a chance...

7 of March is going to be a big day for cycling fans, as in the roads of Tuscany the World Tour returns both for the men's and women's peloton alike, with the one and only Strade Bianche. Here is where and when to watch the race live, including in the United States and the United Kingdom.  As always...

Tadej Pogacar lines up at the 2026 Strade Bianche this Saturday aiming to open his season on the front foot and defend last year’s win on Tuscany’s white roads. The Slovenian sounded upbeat before the start of Strade Bianche and fully aware of the demands of returning to a race where expectations ar...

The preliminary startlist for Strade Bianche 2026 has been revealed, and once again, the white roads of Tuscany are set to welcome one of the strongest early-season fields in cycling. With the race returning to Siena on 7 March, the 20th edition promises another showdown between established champion...

Jonas Vingegaard’s 2026 is officially starting this Saturday at Paris-Nice as the Dane has landed in France, eyeing the overall win in a race that destroyed his previous spring campaign. He has been asked about Tadej Pogacar ahead of the race but was unmoved by the remarks.  “It’s the first race of...

On the 7th of March, the men's peloton takes on one of its most unique and prestigious classics: Strade Bianche. On the gravel roads of Tuscany, the riders find every year a brutal route that goes through steep hills, extensive off-road sectors, and scenic landscapes, which quickly turned the race i...

The Strade Bianche Donne is undeniable one of the most exciting races on the women's cycling calendar. As a two-time champion (2022 and 2024) of the Italian classic, the 30-year-old Lotte Kopecky knows what it feels like to raise her hands in Siena very well. However winning for a third time will no...

Cian Uijtdebroeks is entering the final stretch of his recovery from the elbow fracture he suffered at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2026, an injury that abruptly halted his Movistar Team debut. The 23-year-old Belgian crashed on stage 3 and was forced to abandon, then focused on regaining sen...

The Ename Samyn Classic was a race Team Visma | Lease a Bike had been looking forward to with a notable excitement as it was the race Wout Van Aert finally made his 2026 road season debut. And, following in the footsteps of 2025 winner Mathieu van der Poel, the Belgian was in a seemingly good positi...

The one week in spring that all general classification riders eye is just around the corner. Next week of racing will be filled with action as dual-programme of Tirreno-Adriatico and Paris-Nice centralizes the cycling action in mid-March. The importance of these two stage races can be felt through t...

An old saying goes that "at the end of the day, only one can win in a race". And most of the time, that's indeed true... but not at the 2026 UMAG Classic! A traditional season opener for many central-European continental teams and WorldTour development teams alike, the Croatian 1.2 race had seen spr...

What do super talents have in common? One of the many things is that they make it seem as if they never fall out of shape. And if, just like us, you consider Paul Seixas one of these generational riders, then it's not hard to draw the conclusion that at the start of 2026 season, he picked up where h...

Quinn Simmons has begun his road race season in France, doing one-day races over the past two weekends; and is racing Strade Bianche this Saturday as one of the outsiders for a top results. The 24-year old could be very well adapted to racing in the gravel and in an event where the short efforts and...

Strade Bianche is one of the most difficult races on the calendar with its steep climbs and descents; gravel roads and consistently challenging roads from start to finish. Hence, it's often a race where the strongest does come away with the win, and in this case Tadej Pogacar is likely to be in that...

The preliminary startlist for Strade Bianche Donne has been revealed, with many of the biggest names in the women’s peloton preparing to take on the white roads of Tuscany on 7 March. Among the headline riders expected to line up in Siena are Demi Vollering, Lotte Kopecky, Marianne Vos and Elisa Lon...

On the 7th of March the women's peloton takes on one of its most unique and prestigious classics: Strade Bianche Donne. In the gravel roads of Tuscany the riders find every year a brutal route that goes through steep hills, extensive off-road sectors and scenic landscapes that quickly turned the rac...

We have not yet reached the end of the first quarter of the 2026 season, yet the list of riders who have already crashed continues to grow at an alarming rate. In almost every race there are incidents in the peloton, and many riders end up experiencing the terrible feeling of hitting the tarmac. The...

Mathieu van der Poel will not return to Strade Bianche in 2026, despite having won the race in spectacular fashion just five years ago. The Dutchman’s absence from the Tuscan gravel Classic has again raised questions, particularly as the race continues to grow in prestige and difficulty. But accordi...

In 2025 Jonas Vingegaard had his spring campaign ended due to a crash at Paris-Nice. It wasn't in the Dane's plan to race it this year; but after another injury hampered his preparation this winter, the change was made. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader begins the race as its main headliner.  His...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG has had plenty of injuries in its roster throughout the opening month and a half of the season which have hampered it, but nevertheless, they go into most races with winning ambitions. At Tirreno-Adriatico, it could be the case that Isaac del Toro will be the winner; and he h...

The young Alpecin-Premier Tech rider opens his road campaign on the white roads of Tuscany after a winter in cyclocross, but admits he still needs racing rhythm to reach his best level. Tibor del Grosso will begin his road season this Saturday at the Strade Bianche, carrying the momentum of a busy w...

Paris-Nice is having Jonas Vingegaard as its headliner, a rider who was not initially scheduled to be racing in France this spring. However, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike will not have as much competition as initially expected, as both João Almeida and Mattias Skjelmose have been confirmed to be abs...

Just days after publicly backing Egan Bernal as their reference rider for Strade Bianche, INEOS Grenadiers have revealed an official lineup for the Tuscan gravel classic that does not include the Colombian at all. The announcement has raised eyebrows because Bernal had been presented internally as t...

When Wout van Aert powered clear on the final climb of Montmartre during the closing stage of the 2025 Tour de France, the images quickly became some of the most replayed moments of that year’s race. Dropping Tadej Pogacar on the streets of Paris and riding solo to victory on the Champs Élysées felt...

On 9 March, just one day after Paris-Nice concludes, Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 gets underway. It is always one of the most fascinating weeks of the cycling season, with two of the sport’s most important WorldTour stage races running at the same time. While Jonas Vingegaard will headline the battle at P...

A major blow has hit Team Jayco AlUla ahead of the Italian Classics, with Michael Matthews ruled out of Strade Bianche after suffering a training crash on Thursday. The Australian rider was transferred to the hospital following the incident, where medical examinations confirmed fractures to both of...

For Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, the long wait for racing is finally over. After a winter built around training and altitude preparation, the reigning Tour de France Femmes champion will begin her 2026 season at Strade Bianche Donne, a race where she believes she arrives stronger than ever. Speaking in a...

For Florian Vermeersch, lining up alongside Tadej Pogacar at Strade Bianche leaves little room for ambiguity about the team’s objective. The Belgian is expected to play a key supporting role for the three-time winner in Tuscany this weekend, helping soften the race on the sterrato sectors before the...

Preparations for Strade Bianche are rarely quiet, but Wout van Aert still found time for a light-hearted moment while scouting the gravel roads around Siena. During a reconnaissance ride ahead of Saturday’s race, the Belgian rider crossed paths with a Spanish cycling fan who proudly showed him a vid...

Few races expose the gap between belief and reality as clearly as Strade Bianche. For Tom Pidcock, that tension will again revolve around one name. Tadej Pogacar. “In all the big races you’re going to encounter him,” Pidcock’s coach Kurt Bogaerts explained in conversation with Wielerflits ahead of t...

The white roads of Tuscany rarely forgive hesitation. When the race explodes on the gravel sectors of Strade Bianche, the difference between contenders and survivors is often measured in seconds. For EF Education-EasyPost, the 2026 edition will once again revolve around two riders capable of shaping...

After months of waiting and several early setbacks, Jonas Vingegaard is finally set to return to racing. The start of Paris-Nice 2026 marks the Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader’s long-awaited season debut after a winter disrupted by crashes and illness. For cycling fans, the Race to the Sun therefor...

The cycling season truly begins to ignite with the arrival of one of the most eagerly anticipated races of the early calendar: Strade Bianche. The Italian classic, raced across the iconic gravel roads of Tuscany, has quickly established itself as one of the most captivating events in modern cycling....

Jonas Vingegaard will finally begin his 2026 season this weekend at Paris-Nice after a winter that has already tested his preparations before a single race has been ridden. A crash during training in Spain and a subsequent illness forced the Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader to delay his campaign and...

The debate around Lance Armstrong refuses to fade. Years after his public confession and stripped Tour de France titles, the former cycling icon is still dissecting the mentality that powered both his dominance and his downfall. In a revealing appearance on the Frodeno Going Mental podcast, Armstro...

On the gravel roads outside Siena, Tadej Pogacar was given a rare honour in cycling before the 2026 edition of Strade Bianche. One of the race’s decisive sterrato sectors has now officially been dedicated to the Slovenian star, marking his remarkable success on the Tuscan white roads. The newly name...

Dylan Groenewegen spent a decade riding for Jumbo-Visma and Team Jayco AlUla before signing with Unibet Rose Rockets for two seasons. In 2026, he started his campaign with a victory in his first race of the year in Spain, beating Paul Magnier in the sprint at the Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana (1.1)...

In a cycling world increasingly dominated by data, physiological measurements, and performance analysis, Axel Merckx continues to argue that the foundations of the sport remain surprisingly simple. During his team’s pre-season training camp in Italy, the Belgian spoke about developing young cyclists...

When talking about Matej Mohorič, it can be said that he has already won a race that his compatriot Tadej Pogacar still has not added to list of achievements and continues to chase. We are, of course, referring to Milan-Sanremo, the race the Slovenian rider won in 2022. This year, Matej Mohoric bega...

Kim Le Court’s rise to the top of women’s cycling has taken her from mountain bike stages in South Africa to victories in some of the sport’s biggest races. But long before she became one of the most recognisable riders in the Women’s WorldTour, her story almost ended before it had even begun. The M...

French cycling has been waiting decades for a rider capable of reshaping its Grand Tour ambitions. After one extraordinary afternoon in the Ardeche hills, some voices believe that the wait may finally be over. Former professional rider Jerome Pineau did not hide his excitement when discussing the la...

For Wout van Aert, the white roads of Tuscany hold some special memories. Four years after his last appearance at Strade Bianche, the Belgian will line up once again in Siena on Saturday, having personally asked for the race to be reintroduced into his programme. Speaking ahead of the race in commen...

As Tadej Pogacar prepares to return to racing at Strade Bianche, the world champion does so with a familiar conversation following him around the peloton. In recent seasons Pogacar has not only won frequently, he has often done so in devastating fashion. Long distance attacks have repeatedly settled...

A year ago, the Spring Classics exposed a problem inside Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. Despite strengthening the roster with riders suited to the cobbled races, the German squad completed the entire campaign without a single podium. Twelve months later, the tone around the team is noticeably differen...

Stefan Küng has left hospital and begun the first steps of his recovery after the heavy crash at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad that left the Tudor Pro Cycling Team leader with a fractured femur and ended his Spring Classics campaign before it had even properly begun. The Swiss rider confirmed the update on...

Mathieu van der Poel’s commanding victory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad has already sent a clear message to the peloton ahead of the Spring Classics. For former Tour de France winner Tom Dumoulin, the Dutch superstar’s latest display only reinforced a belief many riders already share: stopping Van der Po...

Santiago Buitrago delivered a perfectly timed attack to win the Trofeo Laigueglia, turning a tactical decision inside the final kilometres into a decisive solo victory for Bahrain - Victorious. The Colombian made his move from a select front group on the final circuit around Laigueglia and held off...

Tadej Pogacar’s pursuit of Milano-Sanremo has become one of the most intriguing unfinished chapters in modern cycling. The Slovenian has conquered the Tour de France, dominated the Monuments and claimed the rainbow jersey, yet the Classicissima remains one of the few major prizes still missing from...

Opening Weekend always delivers chaos, but for Geraint Thomas the 2026 edition came with an entirely new perspective. No longer battling in the peloton after retiring from racing at the end of last season, the former Tour de France winner watched Omloop Het Nieuwsblad unfold from the INEOS Grenadier...

A fresh debate around cycling’s fight against doping has emerged after the agent of Tadej Pogacar dismissed the need for new anti-doping monitoring tools, comments that arrive at a moment when questions around the sport’s credibility are once again circulating. Those questions have resurfaced in rec...

Remco Evenepoel left the UAE Tour searching for explanations. Former Vuelta a Espana stage winner Adriano Malori is not convinced they are the right ones. Evenepoel’s week in the Emirates followed a sharp arc. A dominant time trial victory. Then heavy time losses on Jebel Mobrah. Then another mounta...

Mathieu van der Poel’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad victory may have looked inevitable from the outside. For Oliver Naesen, the certainty came much earlier and in far more surreal fashion. Speaking in the HLN Wielerpodcast, Naesen described the precise in-race exchange that convinced him the race was alrea...

The image jarred with the narrative of the past month. After a sharp block in Spain and a stage win at the Vuelta a Andalucia, Tom Pidcock arrived at Opening Weekend as one of the more intriguing names on the startlist. By Saturday evening at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, he was 48th and never a factor in...

Demi Vollering is one of the main faces of women's cycling. Beyond her outstanding sporting performances, the Dutchwoman is also known for her earnest honesty during interviews, often saying more than less. But that's not always for naught as her openness helped to break some barriers and taboos of...

This week's update features points scored in stage races Giro di Sardegna and one-day races Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne, Faun-Ardèche Classic, Faun Drome Classic, Visit South Aegean GP and Region on Dodecanese GP. You can check the previous UCI Rankings update here. The Openi...

The season start was not perfect for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe as their super-star signing Remco Evenepoel failed to deliver the widely expected victory at the UAE Tour, meanwhile 2025 Tour de France podium finisher Florian Lipowitz didn't impress at the Volta ao Algarve either. That is why Daniel...

Fourteen years after his Olympic silver on the London 2012 velodrome, Bryan Coquard has decided to return to the track with a bold, unambiguous goal: win gold at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. The Frenchman, who shocked many by taking silver in the omnium at just 20 before switching his focus full...

Team Flanders - Baloise is having the best season of its history in a while thanks to their young sprinter Tom Crabbe's two victories at Etoile de Besseges and two weeks later at the Vuelta a Andalucia. But not everyone is on a cloud nine at the moment. Such is the case for Leander Van Hautegem who...

The growing sense of danger in the professional peloton has been thrust back into focus at the start of the 2026 season, with one French rider warning that tension inside the bunch has reached a constant and dangerous level. Damien Touze, who narrowly survived a horrific crash at the Tour of Oman in...

Paul Seixas’ stunning solo victory at the Faun-Ardèche Classic was not simply the result of instinct in the heat of racing. According to Decathlon CMA CGM Team sports director Luke Rowe, the move that decided the race had already been called before the decisive climb. Speaking on the Watts Occurring...

For Julian Alaphilippe, Strade Bianche has long been a race that perfectly matches his instincts as a rider. The Frenchman claimed victory on the white roads of Tuscany in 2019 and returned to the podium with second place in 2021, two results that confirmed just how well the explosive mix of gravel...

Santiago Buitrago claimed victory at the 63rd edition of the Trofeo Laigueglia, attacking from the front group in the closing kilometres before riding solo to the finish on the Ligurian coast. The Colombian from Bahrain - Victorious accelerated from a select trio with just over 10 kilometres remaini...

On the 3rd and 4th of March, inbetween massive World Tour weekend, we've got two smaller classics that nonetheless pack luxurious startlists. Le Samyn in Belgium and the Trofeo Laigueglia in Italy will provide top-notch racing. Here is where and when to watch the race live, including in the United S...

For Tao Geoghegan Hart, the past few seasons have been defined less by results and more by recovery. Injuries, illness and repeated setbacks have repeatedly disrupted the career of the 2020 Giro d’Italia winner since his move to Lidl-Trek, turning what was meant to be a fresh chapter into a prolonge...

Organisers of Le Samyn have rejected suggestions that anything suspicious lay behind Wout van Aert’s race-ending puncture, insisting that no evidence of sabotage has emerged following the event. Van Aert’s comeback race unravelled deep in the finale when he suffered a puncture inside the final 10 ki...

Once again, Tadej Pogacar will attempt to win one of the two cycling Monuments still missing from his palmares: Milano-Sanremo. It is also the Monument that has resisted him the most so far. The unique nature of the Classicissima explains why. Unlike races such as the Tour of Flanders, Liege-Bastogn...

The 2026 season is confirming what many had already suspected: Paul Seixas is no longer just a promising talent. At only 19 years old, the French rider has emerged as one of the biggest revelations of the year and now faces one of the toughest challenges in cycling: taking on Tadej Pogacar at Strade...

When INEOS Grenadiers line up at Strade Bianche this weekend, the British team will do so with a clear focal point: Egan Bernal. The Colombian is the rider the team intend to build around on the gravel roads of Tuscany. Speaking about the upcoming race programme, sports director Leonardo Basso made...

On the 4th of March the peloton in Italy will take on the Trofeo Laigueglia. After France and Spain have had incredibly extensive domestic racing; the competition in their historical neighbour begins in the Ligurian one-day race. We take a look at its startlist.  The Italian one-day race was first h...

On the 4th of March the peloton in Italy will take on the Trofeo Laigueglia. After France and Spain have had incredibly extensive domestic racing; the competition in their historical neighbour begins in the Ligurian one-day race. The expected start and finish time is at 11:00 and 16:05CET.  The Ital...

The UCI Cyclocross World Cup will return to Britain for the first time in more than a decade this winter after organisers confirmed Glasgow will host a round of the series in December. The race is scheduled for 13 December 2026 at Kelvingrove Park, forming the third stop of the 2026–2027 World Cup c...

The 2026 season is extremely important for Team Cofidis. The French formation dropped out of the cycling's prime division at the end of the 2023-2025 UCI ranking cycle. And so, for the first time since their promotion to WorldTour in 2020, Cofidis has to put up a fight to ensure the team will be abl...

This week's update features points scored in stage races Giro di Sardegna and one-day races Omloop Nieuwsblad, Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne, Faun-Ardèche Classic, Faun Drome Classic, Visit South Aegean GP and Region on Dodecanese GP. You can check the previous UCI Rankings update here. The Opening Week...

The 2026 Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne had an unusually controlled run for a second year in a row with once again a large group sprint for the victory. The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad follow-up race sometimes brings forth many unexpected names, this time, fourth place Matevz Govekar was among them. With thi...

Cian Uijtdebroeks was slated to debut at Paris–Nice this spring, but his start in the French race is in doubt after the injury he suffered in February. The young Belgian, a headline Movistar Team signing for 2026, was forced to abandon the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana after a crash on stage 3 tha...