INEOS Grenadiers have confirmed a significant shift in their race-winning ambitions for 2026 and beyond, announcing the signing of Australian sprinter Sam Welsford on a two-year contract. The move brings one of the WorldTour’s most explosive finishers into a squad better known in recent seasons for...

For much of his first season at UAE Team Emirates, mechanic Bostjan Kavcnik was not allowed anywhere near Tadej Pogacar’s bike. “That meant I had to prove myself, literally,” Kavcnik explains in conversation with Siol. “At the beginning I was not even allowed to touch Pogacar’s bike.” Today, the rel...

Mattias Skjelmose has committed his long-term future to Lidl-Trek, signing a new contract extension that will keep the Danish rider with the team through to the end of the 2028 season and firmly end any speculation around his next move. The decision locks in one of Lidl-Trek’s most important leaders...

The route of the Vuelta a Espana 2026 is about to be revealed, with the official presentation scheduled for Wednesday 17 December in Monaco. From 19:00 local time, organisers will unveil the full course of next year’s race, including the host cities for all 21 stages, during an event that will be br...

Eric Igual is already one of the visible faces of the new Movistar Team development squad. The Valencian rider signed for the Academy and was officially presented in Valencia on the 11th alongside the rest of the stars such as Enric Mas, Cian Uijtdebroeks and Marlen Reusser. During the event, Igual...

Mathias Norsgaard has switched teams this off-season, leaving Movistar Team after spending six years and joining Lidl - Trek, where he hopes to develop his career further. Before starting the season, the Dane has made some comments regarding what has been one of the hottest topics in the past weeks....

Remco Evenepoel is not short of motivation as he looks ahead to the next phase of his career. Speaking after being crowned Belgian Sportsman of the Year for a fifth time, the Olympic champion made his long-term ambition crystal clear. “I want to try to be the greatest sportsman Belgium has ever know...

This weekend, Juan Ayuso’s calendar with Lidl-Trek became clear. It gives him exactly what he wanted at UAE Team Emirates but was never able to secure. After exiting the Emirati squad through the back door, the Valencian will lead the German team at the Tour de France, with his entire programme buil...

At 38, Peter Stetina is retiring from elite competitive cycling, closing a chapter that began when he was just 16 years old. The American rider abandoned road race in 2019 after 10 seasons in the World Tour because he wanted to commit fully to gravel racing at a time when the discipline was still em...

Ahead of the new season, Tadej Pogacar faced the media for a wide-ranging press conference, covering everything from Roubaix ambitions and Tour de France legacy to team depth, safety in racing and his long-term motivation at the top of the sport. CyclingUpToDate were present to capture every word. I...

After skipping the most important cycling race of the year in 2025, Mads Pedersen will return to the Tour de France in 2026. The Dane star will be the sole leader for the sprints, as Jonathan Milan is instead going to the Giro, and his main objective will be to secure the green jersey plus some stag...

Ion Izagirre has confirmed that the contract extension he signed with Cofidis in October will be the last of his professional career. The 36-year-old will put an end in 2026 to a highly successful career in which he managed to win a stage in all three Grand Tours, a feat very few riders achieve. The...

Matthew Brennan has arguably been the biggest surprise of the season, going from an unknown to a star. The British rider won twelve professional races during the 2025 campaign and finished the year with fourteen victories in total. His outstanding performances even earned him a place on one of the c...

One of the most common debates in the last months has been whether Tadej Pogacar's superiority makes races too boring. For Belgian legend Johan Museeuw, this is indeed the case. Speaking to La Dernière Heure, the former World Champion, Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix winner suggested that racing...

Lidl-Trek’s decision to hand Juan Ayuso leadership of the Tour de France has prompted immediate debate, but one prominent Danish voice believes the move could ultimately work in Mattias Skjelmose’s favour rather than against him. Speaking on Eurosport, Brian Holm argued that the arrival of Ayuso cou...

Unibet Rose Rockets have confirmed the termination of Italian rider Giovanni Carboni’s contract following irregularities identified in his biological passport, bringing an abrupt end to his time with the team. The squad, which was founded in the Netherlands and previously raced under the name Unibet...

Movistar Team’s presentation in Valencia has prompted renewed discussion around the squad’s future direction, particularly following the arrival of Cian Uijtdebroeks and the reshaping of Enric Mas’ Grand Tour calendar. Eurosport commentator Javier Ares analysed the project on his YouTube channel, fo...

Thibau Nys did not dress it up after the World Cup in Namur. He believed the chance to beat Mathieu van der Poel was there, and he believed he let it go. “You have to take your chance and not complain, because it was my own mistake,” Nys said after the finish. For Nys, the frustration was not just a...

Mathieu van der Poel’s long awaited return to cyclocross in Namur ended in victory, but the reigning world champion was quick to stress that the performance itself fell short of his own standards. Rather than overwhelming the field from the outset, Van der Poel needed time, patience and a late inter...

Mathieu van der Poel wins at World Cup Namur. It was his season debut and he prevailed partly due to a technical mistake by Thibau Nys, who made things difficult but faltered at the end. The Belgian couldn’t do it and the world champion returned with a victory. Michael Vanthourenhout completed the p...

Mathieu van der Poel’s much anticipated return to cyclocross in Namur briefly took an unexpected turn after a heavy crash midway through the race. The reigning world champion hit the deck in the fourth of nine laps when his front wheel locked in a corner, sending him over the handlebars on the deman...

Lucinda Brand was forced to dig deep in Namur after a late puncture briefly threatened to turn control into chaos, but the Dutch rider kept her composure to secure a fifth career World Cup victory at the Citadelcross. “That was really stupid. But it can happen here,” Brand admitted after the race, r...

Victory for Lucinda Brand in a spectacular World Cup Namur. A stunning display for the Dutch rider’s fifth win in the event. Second was Aniek van Alphen, who holds onto the overall lead by just a single point. Third place for the French rider Amandine Fouquenet ahead of Puck Pieterse on her return....

The 2025 season saw INEOS Grenadiers finish the year as the eighth best team in the UCI rankings for the year, whilst being fifth in the 2023-2025 UCI rankings that decided the promotions and relegations. Overall, a poor result for a team with a budget of around €50 million a year, perhaps only surp...

In UAE Team Emirates - XRG, Tim Wellens has found a perfect position. He no longer has the pressure of being a leader, and ran ride within his own terms, having great legs and taking huge wins; but putting a lot of focus into the team's and Tadej Pogacar's success.  This winter, the Belgian national...

Round 4 of the Cyclocross World Cup arrives this Sunday, December 14, on one of the sport’s most iconic venues. The slopes of the Citadel of Namur will once again host many of the world’s best riders, all battling for crucial World Cup points on what is widely regarded as the toughest course of the...

Rui Oliveira begins his 2026 season still without a pro win to his name. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider, after six full years with the team, crossed the line at the Tour of Slovenia and raised his arms for the first time since turning pro in 2019, but was unjustly relegated in his opinion. In Ben...

Being a World Tour rider quickly points towards a rider's quality, but winning if a different game and two riders who have felt this quite a lot were Rui and Ivo Oliveira. Signed to UAE Team Emirates - XRG since 2019, the Portuguese twins have had long successful years as domestiques, but in 2025 Iv...

Tadej Pogacar, João Almeida and Isaac del Toro all unveiled their plans for 2026 this Saturday afternoon in Benidorm, at the team's training camp. Whilst Almeida aims for the Giro and Vuelta, the team will experiment with the Pogacar-Del Toro combination at the Grand Boucle. Team manager Joxean Matx...

Cofidis rider Ludovic Robeet has spoken publicly about his recovery after suffering a stroke in September, revealing he has already returned to training and hopes to rejoin the peloton in time for the Flemish Classics. In quotes gathered by Cyclism Actu, Robeet shared some details of the frightening...

João Almeida was the first rider to go up when it came to talking about the 2026 season at UAE Team Emirates - XRG's training camp. The Portuguese rider is racing the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España, being given the freedom to lead in both Grand Tours in search of his first win. He has discussed h...

December always provides a frenzy of news regarding the top riders' schedules and goals for the 2026 season. At UAE Team Emirates - XRG's story, an interesting story regarding the Giro d'Italia and a mystery rider developed. João Almeida would lead the race at the Italian Grand Tour, but who joins h...

Tibor del Grosso has stepped into the World Tour this year with Alpecin-Deceuninck, and he has immediately proved his quality. The Dutchman was a very valuable domestique for Van der Poel, and he also delivered when given the opportunity, as he secured his first professional victory in Turkey.  He i...

The 2026 transfer market is still far from finished and some of the big players are still on the move. Derek Gee is a name that has been circling around for several months since breaking his contract with Israel - Premier Tech, and his next destination looks to be quite certain.  Gee was fourth at t...

Niels Vandeputte secured his first major victory of the cyclocross season in Urban Cross Kortrijk, prevailing in a hard-fought race and finishing ahead Cameron Mason. While he had already won the Cyclocross UC Dippach (C2) in Luxembourg back in September, today's race was of a much higher level. The...

António Morgado is a rider with a huge amount of confidence, and he believes that in 2026 he can take a big step. The Portuguese rider is going to be working now with Javier Sola who also coaches Tadej Pogacar; and has talked about racing with the Slovenian, his Giro d'Italia debut alongside João Al...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe held their media day on Wednesday, announcing a lot of information about next season. During the event, the German team revealed the race calendars of their main riders, amongst them the brand new signing Remco Evenepoel and also Primoz Roglic. Evenepoel was confirmed to...

As French cycling searches for its next defining star, few names are generating more noise than Paul Seixas. But inside the peloton, the tone is calmer. Speaking to Cyclism'Actu, Aurelien Paret Peintre offered a measured perspective on the growing hype surrounding his young team mate, praising his...

Mathieu van der Poel will stand on the start line at Namur World Cup on 14 December with history hanging over his shoulders as heavily as the mud on his tyres. The reigning world champion begins his 2025-26 cyclocross campaign already tied for the all-time record of seven elite world titles. One mor...

Lidl-Trek have confirmed that Thibau Nys will make his Giro d’Italia debut in 2026, with the Belgian emerging as a central part of the team’s plans for the Italian Grand Tour. Jonathan Milan and Giulio Ciccone are also expected to line up, giving Lidl-Trek a balanced Giro line-up built around stage...

At the official presentation of the Lidl-Trek team, Luca Guercilena, the team’s general manager, highlighted the role they expect Juan Ayuso to play next season. Speaking to Eurosport, Guercilena underlined that the team has designed a very clear plan for the young Spaniard. Carlos Verona also spok...

Isaac del Toro spoke to the media during UAE Team Emirates - XRG’s press conference, discussing his race programme for the season, his upcoming Tour de France debut alongside Tadej Pogacar, lessons learned from his near miss at the Giro, and how he sees his long term development as a rider.  You wil...

The 2026 season is starting soon. In Benidorm, UAE Team Emirates - XRG is assembled today, and its star riders are revealing their calendars for the upcoming season. Tadej Pogacar has confirmed his 2026 schedule, which includes the Tour de France as the sole Grand Tour; all monuments and two races i...

Today marks the media day of UAE Team Emirates - XRG ahead of 2026, the best cycling team in the world, and from Valencia we can confirm that Isaac del Toro will ride the 2026 Tour de France as a domestique for Tadej Pogacar. It was only recently announced that Joao Almeida would skip the Grande Bo...

Victory for Niels Vandeputte in a beautiful Urban Cross Kortrijk that delivered a show on Belgian soil in another round of the prestigious Exact Cross, ahead of the return of the Cyclocross World Cup and Mathieu van der Poel this Sunday in Namur. He finished ahead of Cameron Mason after a great batt...

Joao Almeida spoke to the media at UAE Team Emirates - XRG’s press day about his race programme, his return to the Giro d’Italia, leadership ambitions across two Grand Tours, and how he views competing in one of the most competitive eras of modern cycling. CyclingUpToDate was present as the Portugue...

The cyclocross world has rallied around Toon Aerts after the European champion and his partner Tamara shared the devastating news that they had lost their unborn child. What began as one of the most uplifting chapters of Aerts’ career has, within days, turned into a period of profound personal grie...

The 2026 season is soon to start and the Grand Tour startlists begin to take further form. João Almeida is returning to the Giro d'Italia in 2026 and will not be racing the Tour de France alongside Tadej Pogacar.  The Portuguese rider was the first to take the stage during UAE Team Emirates - XRG's...

Inge van der Heijden secured an undeniable victory at the Urban Cross Kortrijk. Marion Norbert Riberolle and Julie Brouwers followed, and by the fifth lap the race was completely decided, with the Dutch rider leading the first Belgian by 19 seconds and the second by more than 50. Absolute dominance...

Niamh Fisher-Black has been a very active rider for several years in the women's peloton, but has taken a step up this year with Lidl-Trek after getting more independence and leadership after her departure from Team SD Worx - ProTime. A few media outlets including CyclingUpToDate questioned the Kiwi...

Oscar Onley is currently in the middle of a conversation that promises to still deliver a lot. The 23-year old has put on a stellar exhibition at this year's Tour de France, proving himself to be a capable Grand Tour contender and one who can realistically aim to take victories in the future. His co...

Jakob Söderqvist's great power lays on the time trial bike. The Lidl-Trek rider is the current under-23 World Champion in the discipline, but talking to several news outlets including CyclingUpToDate, he revealed that his great objective is to become a top classics rider.  After two years in the tea...

More than ever, pro cyclists and teams are preparing for specific events such as Paris-Roubaix with the utmost attention to detail, and that can be seen by the figures that have already been present at the cobbles of the 'Hell of the North' up until early December. More recently, Tadej Pogacar and s...

Out of all the riders that spoke at Lidl-Trek's media day this Friday afternoon, the youngest out of all was Albert Philipsen. At age 19, the Danish rider is a huge promise in the cycling world. A multi-disciplinary specialist, Philipsen hopes to grow into the level of some of his idols such as Tade...

We are at the very start of pre-season for all teams, and it’s also time to unveil various races. Pascual Momparler, former head of the Spanish national team, has spoken about the country's biggest hopes for the World Championships and also tackled the Juan Ayuso topic, an interesting rider who has...

It's almost there. Already this Sunday, we will see Mathieu van der Poel return to his cyclocross roots during the Hulst World Cup. Later this year, the Dutchman, who can already be considered a legend of the sport, will have an opportunity to become the sole leader of historical records with what c...

The reading of the judgment in the “Prova Limpa” operation, which brought 26 defendants to trial, including several former cyclists, took place in a pavilion next to the Paços de Ferreira Prison in Portugal. The former heads of the W52-FC Porto team have been sentenced to jail after leading a major...

Thought the transfer market was close to closing in the middle of December? Not in the slightest. While the aftermath of the commotion caused by the Lotto-Intermarché merger is fading away with 2026 roster of the new team finally confirmed, there is still much going on behind the scenes of team's of...

Juan Ayuso has begun his new chapter with Lidl-Trek, speaking to the media at the team’s press conference about his move, his ambitions for the Tour de France, leadership within the squad and the lessons learned from recent difficult seasons. CyclingUpToDate was present as the Spanish GC rider answ...

Mattias Skjelmose spoke to the media at Lidl Trek’s press conference about his evolving ambitions, his focus on the Ardennes, shared leadership with Juan Ayuso in stage races, managing a long term back issue, and how he views his role within a rapidly growing team. CyclingUpToDate was present as the...

The 2021 Paris-Roubaix was a special race for many reasons. As the most recent edition that can be truly titled as "muddy", it wrote many incredible stories. From the unlucky Gianni Moscon, through epic sprint win of Sonny Colbrelli, to Michael Valgren's, uh, abandon. Despite his moderate success o...

Paul Seixas seems to be the biggest hope since the days of Thibaut Pinot and Romain Bardet of French cycling at one day winning the Tour de France. Yet despite his undeniable talent, his directors at Decathlon CMA CGM Team are cautious about taking this next step in his career too soon. But after th...

At Lidl-Trek's media day, Mathias Vacek has talked about his goals into the 2026 season. He has officially become Mads Pedersen's right-hand man, and will follow the Dane straight into his Tour de France debut. A lot can be expected of the 23-year old, who will also be racing the classics and has an...

The 2025 season was Quinn Simmons' best so far. He won stages at the Volta a Catalunya and Tour de Suisse; helped close friend Mattias Skjelmose to big wins; found consistency and his best level thus far; and even battled Tadej Pogacar on a couple occasions. CyclingUpToDate was present at Lidl-Trek'...

A routine training ride on Spain’s Costa Blanca has ended with an unexpected bill for Groupama - FDJ, after ten of the French WorldTour team’s riders were fined by local police near Lliber. The incident occurred close to Calpe, where many professional teams are currently based for winter training ca...

Mathis Le Berre’s professional career has been given a vital lifeline, with TotalEnergies stepping in to secure the French rider for the 2026 season following the collapse of Arkea’s WorldTour project. After weeks of uncertainty surrounding Arkea’s future, the French structure has now formally shut...

The 2026 season is shaping up to be one of the most exciting for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, a team that has chosen to reinforce its identity and growth model with clear, strategic moves and, above all, with the bombshell signing of Remco Evenepoel on the cycling market. The arrival of the Belgian,...

Jonathan Milan spoke to the media at Lidl Trek’s press conference about his revised Grand Tour programme, his decision to target the Giro d’Italia, his sprint ambitions, the evolving demands of modern sprinting, and how he approaches pressure and risk in the fast finishes. CyclingUpToDate was presen...

Juan Ayuso left UAE Team Emirates - XRG on very bad terms, especially during the Vuelta a Espana, where there was an ugly exchange of statements. Now, at the presentation with his new team, Lidl-Trek, he has wanted to apologize to his former squad and especially to Mauro Gianetti. CyclingUpToDate w...

Mads Pedersen spoke at length during Lidl-Trek’s press conference, addressing his continued hunt for a Monument, his confidence in Paris-Roubaix, team support for the classics, compromises around the Tour de France and the Green Jersey, tactical dynamics with the sport’s biggest names and how modern...

Puck Pieterse will return to cyclocross this weekend at the World Cup in Namur, sharing the spotlight with fellow Dutch superstar Mathieu van der Poel as both make their long awaited winter debuts on one of the sport’s most iconic courses. For Pieterse, the comeback is not about ticking boxes or cha...

The Tour de France begins to gain more and more shape, and from Dénia come the news that has been expected since Juan Ayuso's transfer to Lidl-Trek. The Spaniard will make his debut at the Tour de France as the sole leader for the overall classification - and the team's sprinter has also already bee...

Movistar Team presented its project for the new season yesterday, with several major developments. The team confirmed that new signing Cian Uijtdebroeks, arriving from Visma, will take on the main leadership role in the Grand Tours, while Enric Mas will, for the first time in years, change his calen...

Nelson Oliveira is 36 years old and has been part of the World Tour peloton since 2011. With 22 Grand Tours and 19 monuments under his belt, Grand Tour stage wins, national titles, and top results over the course of over a decade in the peloton, he has seen many riders come and go. In an interview w...

The presentation of Movistar Team 2026 in Valencia brought together a large part of the team and provided an update on the current condition of Enric Mas, one of the team's leaders. The Mallorcan cyclist faces a crucial moment in his career after a difficult end to the season, marked by the crash an...

Felix Gall has offered a note of caution around the rapid rise of Paul Seixas, warning that excessive expectations could prove dangerous, even as he praised the young French climber’s ability and maturity. Speaking during the Decathlon CMA CGM Team presentation, Gall was asked about the depth of cli...

Two careers are beginning to converge inside the UAE Team Emirates - XRG structure, and they are doing so with a shared sense of patience rather than urgency. Pablo and Jaime Torres are approaching the next phase of their development together, grounded by family, shaped by gradual progression, and c...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have moved decisively to secure one of British cycling’s fastest rising talents, confirming a new long-term contract for Matthew Brennan that will keep him with the Dutch WorldTeam until at least the end of 2029. It is the third time in just over two years that Brennan has...

A routine recon of the Tour of Flanders route led to an unexpected moment in Waregem, where world champion Tadej Pogacar stopped for a haircut after a heavy day of training. The visit was first reported by Het Nieuwsblad, and the reaction from the local barber showed just how memorable the stop tur...

Einer Rubio is not framing his ambitions around a single race or a single result. Instead, the Movistar Team climber is looking at the season as a whole, with one clear objective guiding his year: lining up at the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana in the same campaign. “The i...

Thomas Gloag is not pretending the last two years were easy. He is not pretending he was close to his potential. And he is definitely not pretending he coped with Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s famously brutal training standards. In quotes collected by Cycling Weekly, the Gloag admitted that a 2023 alt...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe held their Media Day on Wednesday at a studio in Binissalem, Mallorca. During the event, the German team revealed the race calendars of their main riders for the upcoming season. The announcement comes at a key moment for the squad, which heads into a year full of expecta...

Sometimes, pressure can be crushing in the highly performance-oriented sports such as road cycling. Team leaders, sponsors, fans and media all come to the sport's greatest stars with high expectations and the weight of these hopes can become too much for one too handle. As a winner of three Grand To...

The news is already out since Tuesday. Cycling in Scandinavia will have to recover from another blow to its domestic scene with the cancellation of 2026 Tour of Norway while future return of the race is not in the organizers' hands for the time being. After all the financial side of the race was mos...

Heading into his 10th season with Decathlon CMA CGM Team, the once-rookie Oliver Naesen is now the longest serving rider in the French team. From his position, he is therefore the right person to reflect on how the team developed from a team whose mind was solely locked onto the Tour de France succe...

The United States will have one of the most exciting teams on the men's professional peloton next season. The debut of brand new project backed by US cycling's legend George Hincapie is anticipated by all cycling fans. Modern Adventure Pro Cycling hope to bring back on the roads what has been long m...

Cian Uijtdebroeks was one of the starts at Movistar Team's presentation this afternoon in Valencia, in which CyclingUpToDate attended. A relaxed Cian Uijtdebroeks talked to the media and discussed his move to the Spanish team, why he left Team Visma | Lease a Bike, and why he is racing the Tour de F...

Tiesj Benoot has stepped into a new chapter of his career with Decathlon CMA CGM Team, and he already senses a shift in responsibility. After leaving Team Visma | Lease a Bike with what he openly described as mixed emotions, the Belgian has embraced his fresh surroundings with real enthusiasm. Spe...

Maxim van Gils has chosen an unusual reference point as he resets for a fresh push in 2026. Speaking in quotes collected by Sporza, the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe rider revealed he has taken encouragement from the way Kylian Mbappe recovered from a difficult first campaign in Spain. The Belgian se...

Olav Kooij has waited a long time for his chance to lead at the Tour de France. After years operating in the shadow of GC ambitions at Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the Dutch sprinter now has a clear runway at Decathlon CMA CGM Team. And as he settles into his new environment, he makes no attempt to h...

Mathieu van der Poel has not even pinned on a number yet, but the tone among the established cyclocross names is already shifting. Speaking to Wielerflits, Lars van der Haar did not sugarcoat the reality facing the elite field once the world champion steps back into the mud. For the Dutchman, this...

Jose De Cauwer believes Remco Evenepoel’s 2026 project with Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe has the potential to mirror one of the most effective Grand Tour partnerships of recent years. Rather than dwelling on disappointment from fans who hoped for a more spectacular racing calendar, he sees the new s...

At 29 years of age, Lorenzo Fortunato has had a more traditional rise through the world of cycling and continues to improve every year. The Italian climber has reached his best ever level in 2025 and will continue to aim higher in the World Tour, and next season he is pointing towards the general cl...

Before making the switch to the road full-time, Gianni Vermeersch was a full-time cyclocross specialist. Alongside Mathieu van der Poel, albeit at different levels, the two have raced for Alpecin-Deceuninck for plenty years and turned their success off-road onto the spring classics. Now after many y...

The answer many in France want regarding Paul Seixas is whether he will race the Tour de France or not this year. The signs point towards a yes, but a decision has not been made yet. Most likely, it won't until the summer comes, as Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale look to develop the 19-year old in the be...

INEOS Grenadiers, over the past two seasons, has saw many of its staff members leave the team. Several of them have headed directly to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, much to its advantage as the German team benefits from what general manager Ralph Denk describes to be the lack of proper leadership.  “...

Remco Evenepoel wasn't involved in Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's stunt to lift up a glide plain in Mallorca, but he is ready to set off towards the 2026 season. The Olympic Champion was the headliner of the team's press conference this Wednesday, and has discussed plenty topics ranging from the Tour...

The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe training camp is currently in full force and Primoz Roglic was one of the riders that talked to the media this Wednesday, after the reveal of the race's main calendar.  "I don't want to think about it. I still have the hunger to compete with the best. You shouldn't lo...

Oscar Onley’s future is again under the spotlight after respected journalist Daniel Benson reported that the Scottish climber did not attend the start of Team Picnic PostNL’s pre-season training camp in Calpe. Benson, writing on his SubStack from the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe presentation in Mallo...

Standing out in today's peloton, marked by the supremacy of Pogacar, Vingegaard and Evenepoel, is a task for few. João Almeida is one of those exceptions, not just because of the quality he demonstrates in the races, but above all because of the way he thinks about and interprets cycling. However it...

With UCI finally confirming the set of teams that will compete at the WorldTour level in 2026, we can finally consider the Lotto-Intermarché merger reality. Although the bloody battle of 55 riders to fit into a single team left behind some victims, the European cyclocross champion Toon Aerts is not...

The Palau Martorell, located next to the port of Barcelona and very close to the canvases of Sorolla exhibited there (an inevitable nod to the recent concentration of the team in Denia) was the setting chosen for the presentation of the NSN Cycling Team, direct heir of the controversial Israel - Pre...

The 2025 season went anything but as Michael Matthews had planned. Although it's not quite reflected in his results, the Australian was forced to sit out nearly the entire summer due to pulmonary embolism and therefore he completed only 29 race days this year. But despite the adversity, the 35-year-...

Johan Museeuw (60) was at the starting line of Boonen & Friends charity cyclocross just two weeks ago, sporting his iconic rainbow jersey. Although the Belgian legend was lapped by his faster rivals in the "former professional" category, it did not take anything from his good spirits on a Sunday eve...

The Vuelta a Espana is one of cycling’s three Grand Tours and one of the most important and prestigious races in the sport’s history. Like many people, we enjoy comparing eras and riders. That is why we are going to look back at the careers of the two greatest riders this three week race has ever se...

Team SD Worx - Protime have started the 2026 season with one of the most eye catching kit reveals of the winter. The Dutch WorldTeam have committed to a dramatic redesign built around colour, identity, and momentum. With Lotte Kopecky returning to full team colours for the first time since 2023, the...

The 2026 Giro d’Italia has been described by Vincenzo Nibali and others as a balanced edition rather than an excessively brutal one. But balance does not mean easy. Inside the twenty-one stages sits a sequence of climbs that can reshape the race if they are approached with courage and the right tac...

The UCI has officially confirmed the UCI WorldTour teams that will compete in 2026, highlighting several significant developments in the cycling landscape. Among the most notable is the merger between Belgian teams Lotto and Intermarché, which will take effect under the new name Lotto-Intermarché. M...

The 2026 season will once again inevitably revolve around Tadej Pogacar, the figure around whom the entire UAE Team Emirates - XRG project is built. The Emirati team has spent recent years constructing a structure fully focused on maximising the performance of its leader, and it has done so with an...

Biniam Girmay faces a new stage in his career after leaving Intermarché-Wanty and joining the NSN Cycling Team, the team that was born out of the Israel - Premier Tech structure. He's talked to the media for the first time since his new jersey was announced, and has high ambitions into 2026.  The Er...

Ever since the World Tour peloton began arriving to Spain for their team training camps, there has been entertainment everyday. From new jersey reveals, to cyclist traffic jams on the Col de Rates, Lidl-Trek riding around with winter coats covering them and now... Rider pulling an airplane into flyi...

This Tuesday, before making the trip to Spain for their training camp in Benidorm, Spain; Tadej Pogacar and a few of his teammates made the trip to northern France to test material and further explore the cobbled sectors of Paris-Roubaix. This was to the delight of a few local cyclists, however ther...

Remco Evenepoel is currently in Mallorca with Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe and today is the German team's media day, in which the schedules and intentions of many riders will be revealed. Evenepoel has talked extensively about how he likes a strict and clear plan from early on, and so it is possible...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike have arrived to Spain for their first training camp of the winter. Whilst they won't talk to the media in until about a month, their schedule preferences should already be quite clear by then. At the moment there are only 28 riders publicly confirmed to ride for the team in...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG is a team that is now hugely successful, the most out of any in the modern peloton, but it is also rather recent. It doesn't carry the history of the likes of Visma or INEOS, or Movistar as a matter of fact, but it carries big winners in all fronts. So who are the riders that...

After the Tour de France, Kévin Vauquelin tripped whilst walking down the stairs in his home and suffered a leg fracture. It is odd that pro cyclists, who undergo such dangerous training and racing conditions, get injured from unusual home accidents but it happens from time to time. This week, Movis...

Matthew Brennan is one of Team Visma | Lease a Bike's big bets and for good reason. The British sprinter has already shown himself to be one of the best in the world this year, and is also a terrific climber among his peers. Tibor del Grosso, another incredible talent in the sport, knows that he is...

Isaac del Toro has had a breakthrough season, achieving over a dozen wins - dominating the late-season Italian autumn classics, and proving himself as a Grand Tour rider with a fabulous Giro d'Italia in which he surpassed every expectation. He has talked about that Giro, his mentally and more.  "It...

INEOS Grenadiers have signed their 28th rider for the 2026 season. Oscar Onley, Derek Gee and Sam Welsford continue to not be in the squad, meaning of them is certainly not joining. Instead, the British team has confirmed the transfer of Jack Haig from Bahrain - Victorious.  Haig is present at the t...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike are saying goodbye to Olav Kooij, the team's head sprinter. The 24-year old has been a pro with the team since February 2021 and has net 47 pro wins, but the absence from the Tour de France and lack of full leadership was a factor that led him to want to leave the project....

INEOS Grenadiers are still active in the market despite it already being in Spain for their first training camp, and one of the men who's made the trip if Kévin Vauquelin, it's - so far - star signing, who is aiming for Tour de France success.  "It's the second training camp... And it's all in Engli...

The 20th stage may not be the most exciting of the 2026 Giro d'Italia, at least compared to some of the other dishes prepared by the retiring race director Mauro Vegni. In any case, on the stage with double ascent up Piancavallo, the race shall find out with certainty who will become the overall cha...

Specialized and AliExpress have joined forces with Chinese law enforcement to uncover two counterfeit manufacturers, resulting in closure of both productions, arrest of seven people, and seizure of fake cycling products worth over $1.5 million. Specialized is one of the leading bike suppliers in pro...

The 2026 roster of Picnic PostNL is coming together with the most recent signing of Alexy Faure-Prost. The 21-year-old promise of French cycling joins from Intermarché - Wanty after two seasons during which he wasn't quite able to show off his undeniable climbing potential due to health problems. Wi...

Visma | Lease a Bike's planning for 2026 draws a scenario of controlled transition: the block has been significantly renewed, but without giving up its two big flagships, Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert. The new arrivals and departures in the cycling market make the sporting message clear: the t...

This winter, Wout van Aert will opt for a reduced cyclocross calendar that will see him compete for only 5 weeks. At least according to the initial work plans shared by his team week ago. Thus, unlike his biggest rival Mathieu van der Poel, the Belgian won't start racing already this weekend, nor wi...

Tadej Pogacar will race the 2026 Paris-Roubaix. Whilst the confirmation is set to take place this Saturday at UAE Team Emirates - XRG's media day in Benidorm, this Tuesday Tadej Pogacar and several of his teammates were in France doing a recon and testing material for Paris-Roubaix where the team wi...

In the 2019-2020 season, Mathieu van der Poel raced a full cyclocross schedule from early November to February, winning every single race but one, which was won by Toon Aerts. The current European Champion recalls a different race however, soon after, in which he had a memorable battle against the n...

In 2026, the Santos Tour Down Under will once again be the first World Tour race of the season, with a new edition to be held from January 17 to 25 in Australia. The women's race will be run from January 17 to 19. Meanwhile, the men's race will start with a prologue on the 20th and conclude on the 2...

Biniam Girmay has moved from Intermarché - Wanty to NSN Cycling Team. This was a move in the making for several months, delayed by the merger of Intermarché with Wanty and also the complete rebranding of Israel - Premier Tech after the departure of all its title sponsors. Alex Carera, agent of Girma...

Soudal - Quick-Step is one of the team that is undergoing the biggest of changes this winter, with Remco Evenepoel leaving the team and turning the page on a years-long story, and with the team putting its full focus back in the classics and sprints once again. Jurgen Foré, team CEO, has talked abou...

Team time trials are back in full force in the world of cycling and in 2026 we're getting several of them once again. One of cycling's least frequently raced disciplines will be part of the 2026 Paris-Nice according to several sources, which will serve as important training ahead of the Tour de Fran...

Stephen Williams of NSN Cycling Team is a good example of how even some of the top riders in the peloton can be completely absent from the peloton due to 'invisible' health issues. The Welshman had his best season ever in 2024 but was not able to back that up after suffering from a lingering injury...

This Tuesday, 9th of December, was scheduled to be the presentation of the newly rebranded NSN Cycling Team. The squad formerly known as Israel - Premier Tech had a complete sponsor change and had its license bought by a different entity into the 2026 season, and with it comes a new name and new col...

Mathieu van der Poel is a cyclocross and mountain bike specialist, known for his excellent bike handling skills that have translated onto his road racing. It is a great part of the reason why he is the current three-time reigning winner of Paris-Roubaix, and it is not by chance. Thijs Zonneveld beli...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike finished the year as the second-best UCI points scoring team, nowhere near UAE Team Emirates - XRG however ahead of all other World Tour outfits - this, despite having the least race days out of any World Tour team in 2025. So, who contributed the most for this tally, and w...

João Almeida is preparing to take his first steps towards the 2026 season next week, when he joins UAE Team Emirates - XRG for a pre-season training camp in southern Spain. The training camp will mark the official start of the Emirates team's work for the new year, in a decisive moment of physical a...

At the end of the 2025 season, Magdeleine Vallieres appeared out of blue to upset the women cycling's biggest stars by becoming the first Canadian road world champion. In Kigali, the 24-year-old wasn't afraid to attack from far out and while favourites hesitated, she made a quick work of her breakaw...

At 28 years of age, Harrie Lavreysen is already a legend of track cycling and on the day he retires, they'll most likely build him a statue in his birth city Luyksgestel. With 5 Olympic gold medals, 20 rainbow jerseys and 14 european titles, the Dutchman's palmares will be hard, if not impossible to...

Nothing wrong with getting in some quality training kilometers in the winter. But as far as Mathieu van der Poel is concerned, he'd much rather prefer to get covered in mud while fighting his cyclocross up-close, rather than only having watch them on his TV. You can tell that the Dutchman has alread...

There will be no 15th edition of the Tour of Norway in 2026. The Norway's biggest stage race had been running on yearly basis since 2011 (with exception caused by COVID in 2020) with iconic winners including national heroes Edvald Boasson Hagen, Alexander Kristoff, but also the likes of Remco Evenep...

Bart Wellens is a two-time cyclocross World Champion and up to this day continues to take on staff roles at some of the discipline's major teams and knows exactly what is necessary to run a team. This is specially challenging during international events, such as that of the Terralba World Cup race t...

Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Roubaix Femmes are, for each peloton respectively, two of the most exciting races in the entire pro cycling calendar. Since its creation in 2021, the women's race had taken place the Saturday before the Sunday's men event, however both races will take place on the 12th of Apr...

Paul Magnier is an incredibly talented rider and one of Soudal - Quick-Step's brightest figures. With the Belgian team moving back into its classics focus Magnier himself could become a clear leader, and the Frenchman wants to go all-out this spring as the team has its other needs covered.  "The Tou...

Tadej Pogacar is the best pro cyclist in the current peloton and without a doubt the most successful rider of this generation. Everything from his nutrition to training is explored in the tiniest of detail by riders of all sizes and levels in order to find aspects in which to improve, based on a rid...

Team Picnic PostNL continue to resist in the World Tour, but their market situation continues to be unfavourable, perhaps more than ever currently. The team had one major breakthrough in Oscar Onley this year who was fourth at the Tour de France, but already risks losing him despite the long-term co...

Tom Dumoulin, Michael Matthews, Marc Hirschi, Charlotte Kool... Oscar Onley? Team Picnic PostNL over the past decade have gained a reputation for losing their star riders and leaders before the end of their contract and this means that every rider that grows within the team is object to interest fro...

It has been one of the longest kept open-secrets of the entire winter. As early as the 27th of August, it was already known that XDS Astana Team was looking to sign Thomas Silva of Caja Rural - Seguros RGA, and a transfer had been known virtually for quite a long time. Yet it was never announced, un...

Team Jayco AlUla have completed their 2026 team. After financial issues delayed their decision-making this winter, the team was a late hitter in the market. Today it has confirmed its final two signings in Rudy Porter who returns to the team, and Dries de Pooter who had already been confirmed to be...

Nacer Bouhanni has stunned followers with an eye-catching marathon performance in Valencia, clocking 2h 31m for the full 42.2km — an extraordinary pace of 3:34 per kilometre and by far the most impressive post-retirement result yet from the former French sprinter. The run, uploaded to Strava on Sund...

Tom Boonen is a legend in cycling, and he is one of the men who has marked the history of Soudal - Quick-Step the most. Besides the World titles and the success in races such as the Tour de France, the Belgian has won the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix several times. He could've been part of the...

The 2025 season was a statement year for the men’s Lidl–Trek road team. Across cobbles, hills, and high mountains, they seemed to be everywhere that mattered, winning big and rarely going missing from the front of races. From Mads Pedersen’s rampage through the spring to a historic sweep of Grand To...

James Shaw has confirmed he will remain in the WorldTour for 2026 after weeks of uncertainty that left the British climber training without knowing whether his professional career would continue. The 29-year-old revealed the news in a new YouTube video, where he openly detailed the stress, setbacks...

Jasper Philipsen is heading into 2026 with clarity over the rider he believes will define his sprint season: Jonathan Milan. Speaking in conversation with La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Alpecin sprinter made no attempt to play down the scale of the challenge ahead, identifying the Italian as the benc...

Sam Welsford’s long-running transfer saga has taken yet another twist, with the Australian sprinter now physically present at the INEOS Grenadiers training camp in Spain — but still without a signed contract according to the latest well-placed reporting. British journalist Daniel Benson broke the de...

Mathieu van der Poel has found himself back in the spotlight this week — and for three very different reasons. His long-awaited return to cyclo-cross is now locked in, with the Dutch star set to race the Namur World Cup on 14 December. His team have also unveiled a major change, announcing the new A...

Sam Bennett's transfer to Q36.5 has been one of the main stories of the offseason. The veteran Irish rider, after spending two seasons with Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, has switched teams and will represent the Swiss Pinarello - Q36.5 Pro Cycling in 2026. His move to Q36.5 has allowed him to reu...

Team Jayco AlUla have confirmed a significant addition to their revamped 2026 sports-director group, welcoming Alessandro De Marchi back into the organisation just weeks after he ended an 18-year professional career. The Italian will step directly into the team car next season, continuing with the s...

Tadej Pogacar has revealed how a running joke on the team bus during the 2023 Tour de France turned into an expensive gesture of thanks for his UAE Team Emirates - XRG teammates. Speaking on Jakob Fuglsang’s new podcast Fuglsang i Feltet, Pogacar explained that coffee talk became such a daily obsess...

Professional cycling finds itself in the middle of one of its most debated controversies: the widespread use of ketone supplements. The “clean-cycling” group Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible (MPCC) has publicly criticised Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) for failing to resolve the ketone issue...

Professional cycling is increasingly shaped by the structural distortions of the UCI points system, a mechanism intended to organise the competitive hierarchy in theory, but which has gradually pushed the sport towards a one-day-race-dominated model. A change is needed, and a reform proposal is bein...

Romain Grégoire's 2025 season was the best of his still short career, with six victories and impressive performances, mostly in punchy terrains. The 22-year-old even got one World Tour win (the first stage of the Tour de Suisse), and is looking to take a step forward in 2026. His first win of the se...

After seven years and 67 professional victories, Remco Evenepoel has concluded his tenure with the Soudal - Quick-Step team. "The Wolfpack" watched him grow, as he debuted with them at the young age of 19 after dazzling in the junior categories. His impact was immediate, and he soon became the team'...

Neilson Powless has reflected on one of the standout moments of the 2025 Spring Classics, revealing both the instinct and the emotion behind his surprise victory over Team Visma | Lease a Bike at Dwars door Vlaanderen. In a newly published interview with Wieler Revue, the EF Education-EasyPost ride...

Jasper Philipsen has offered a revealing insight into what he believes truly sets Tadej Pogacar apart from every other rider in the modern peloton — and it has nothing to do with watts, trophies or rainbow jerseys. Speaking in conversation with La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Belgian sprinter said the...

Marc Madiot does not hand out superlatives lightly, but the two-time Paris-Roubaix winner made his stance crystal clear when speaking this week. Asked about Tadej Pogacar’s growing palmares and whether the reigning world champion could one day conquer Roubaix, the Groupama - FDJ boss instead pivote...

The Tour de France is the event that has the most media attention out of all in the world of cycling and this year, several big stories broke out just as the race began. Some of them, carefully planned. This was the case with a pre-recorded interview with Trine Hansen, Jonas Vingegaard's wife, which...

Michael Vanthourenhout returned to winning ways in Terralba with a perfectly timed last-lap move, ending a subdued opening phase of his winter with a World Cup victory that came down to pure positioning and razor-sharp decision-making. After more than an hour of racing in the Sardinian mud, the Belg...

Michael Vanthourenhout returned to the top step of a World Cup podium with a razor-sharp final-lap move in Terralba, out-kicking Joris Nieuwenhuis and Laurens Sweeck in a tense five-rider showdown on the Sardinian mud. After more than an hour of racing without a single successful breakaway, the Bel...

Lucinda Brand extended one of the most remarkable streaks in modern cyclocross as she claimed her ninth victory of the season — and her 52nd consecutive podium — with a commanding solo performance at the World Cup round in Terralba. The Dutch former world champion rode away from the field as early...

Round 3 of the cyclocross World Cup will take place this Sunday, December 7, on the Italian island of Sardinia. In the small town of Terralba, many of the sport's best will battle for key points in the discipline's most important competition. We take a look at its course, the startlists, favourites,...

Lucinda Brand delivered one of the most commanding performances of her season with a dominant victory at World Cup Terralba, riding alone from the early laps and crossing the line in tears as she kissed a hand to the sky. Behind her, World Cup leader Aniek van Alphen and a resurgent Shirin van Anroo...

Wout van Aert’s winter plans have prompted fresh concern just as he closes in on his long-awaited return to cyclocross. The Visma | Lease a Bike rider briefly stepped away from training this week, an interruption that comes at a sensitive moment in his preparations. Only later did Van Aert give a sm...

Lotte Kopecky has urged the sport to take menstruation seriously after what she describes as persistent embarrassment, silence and misunderstanding around the subject — even at the highest level of women’s cycling. Fresh from being crowned Flandrienne of the Year, the former world champion sat down...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe may be heading into 2026 with what many are already calling a “fantasy team”, but Primoz Roglic could still define the season ahead in ways that go far beyond the transfer headlines. The arrival of Remco Evenepoel has pushed the German squad to a new level, adding yet ano...

Fernando Gaviria’s drink-driving conviction has drawn a blunt and brutally honest reaction from someone who knows him well: his former Soudal - Quick-Step sports director Brian Holm. Speaking on the Café Eddy podcast, the Dane admitted he was disappointed by the news — but far from surprised. Holm,...

DS Francesco Frassi has spoken openly about the hostility faced by riders and staff during the turbulent final months of the 2025 season, describing the treatment of the then–Israel - Premier Tech squad as unfair and often deeply uncomfortable. Speaking to Bici.Pro, Frassi reflected on the surge of...

South African Alan Hatherly is one of the world’s top mountain bike racers, having won each of the two most recent cross-country world titles. However, he is still finding his way in road racing with Team Jayco AlUla, having completed his first WorldTour season in 2025. His only professional victory...

After eight years of absence, the London Nocturne criterium will return to the British racing calendar in 2026. Formerly known as the Smithfield Nocturne, the race has a prestigious history, with past winners including Hannah Barnes and Geraint Thomas, who recently became INEOS' new Director of Raci...

Leo Hayter was not long ago one of the brightest and most talented British prospects, as he won important races such as multiple British U23 time trial titles, a bronze medal at the U23 World Championships, Liège-Bastogne-Liège U23 and the Giro d’Italia Giovani. All those performances convinced INEO...

The 2025 season has not been an easy one for Lotte Kopecky, as it was marked by constant setbacks. The Belgian superstar struggled with winter knee problems, persistent back issues that forced her to abandon the Giro d’Italia, a disappointing Tour de France Femmes, and a fractured vertebra that rule...

Biniam Girmay has recently switched teams, and he will ride for NSN Cycling Team (formerly Israel - Premier Tech) starting in 2026. The Eritrean sprinter is looking to revitalize his career after a winless and disappointing season, aiming to regain his top form with his new squad. In another episod...

Michael Matthews has opened up on the terrifying pulmonary embolism that almost ended not just his season, but his life — and says the ordeal has triggered what he describes as the true “rebirth” of his career heading into 2026. Speaking in conversation with Cycling News, the Australian revealed jus...

Roger De Vlaeminck’s attack on Tadej Pogacar continues to ripple through the cycling world — and now one of Italy’s most respected voices has weighed in. Speaking to Bici.Pro, veteran journalist Claudio Gregori offered a firm rebuttal of the Belgian’s position, directly challenging the tone and sub...

Premier Tech CEO Jean Belanger says several WorldTour and ProTeams tried to secure the Canadian company as a sponsor after its abrupt exit from the former Israel project — but many of those approaches were dismissed as “opportunistic”, with Alpecin ultimately winning out thanks to years of personal...

Jeannie Longo has never been shy about calling things as she sees them — and in conversation with Cyclism’Actu, the French cycling great offered a striking comparison: watching Tadej Pogacar tear races apart reminds her of her own peak years. The multiple Tour de France winner said she has always l...

Haimar Etxeberria is the latest rising talent to walk through the doors of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, sealing a move that instantly places him alongside two of the biggest names in the sport: Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic. At just 22, the Basque rider has gone from modest post-race croquette...

Tour of the Alps general manager Maurizio Evangelista has pushed back against growing calls to introduce ticketing at major road races, insisting that paid access, while viable in cyclocross, would “impact negatively” on the sport when applied to roadside viewing. Speaking to SpazioCiclismo, Evangel...

INEOS Grenadiers have announced this Friday the renewal of five riders into the 2026 season, the five riders that were still not signed into the upcoming season. Hence, now with 27 riders for the upcoming season, the team is close to its final form. But who will still be added? Derek Gee and Oscar O...

The 2026 season unofficially begins today, Friday the 5th of December. Why? Because for the first time this winter, a World Tour opens up to the media to openly discuss their objectives for the upcoming season. From today onwards, many teams begin to heavily assemble in Spain to prepare. These are t...

It was cycling's worst-kept secret and this Friday, unsurprisingly, Tadej Pogacar was once again in the spotlight at the Velo d'Or gala by taking his third title - and second consecutive. This came at the end of an historic season where he's won almost every race he set out to, including many of the...

The proposal for a switch in the order of the Grand Tours is a topic that has been gaining popularity and traction recently. Whilst there are hard objections to it, including the Giro organizers which make it virtually impossible, there are many in agreement. Vincenzo Nibali not only believes it cou...

INEOS Grenadiers, or as it was previously known, Team Sky, was created in 2010. There was one rider who has raced all the way from the year it was created until 2025 without any interruptions, a whole 16 seasons with the team. Who was he? And who are the riders who have raced for the British team th...

The Velo d'Or awards were handed out this Friday evening in Paris after months of anticipation, but with two winners that were already largely expected. Tadej Pogacar and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot were voted as the best male and female riders of the year.  In addition to that, Ferrand-Prévot also won t...

Until today, Alpecin-Deceuninck had 19 riders signed for the 2026 season. After the team's presentation and reveal of its new sponsor in Premier Tech, the Belgian team finally announced the signings it had worked for in the last few months. Eight new riders were revealed to be joining the World Tour...

Mads Pedersen has in the past few years found the consistency he lacked earlier in his career and is really showing the full extent of his talent. The 2019 World Champion has surprisingly never won a monument despite his incredible classics performance, but this could change according to Danish pund...

Francisco Mancebo made his debut as a professional before many of the current peloton were even born, and will enter his 50th year still racing as he joins the Chinese Pingtan International Tourism Island Cycling Team for 2026, reversing his decision to retire at ŧhe end of the season.  "When you st...

Alpecin-Deceuninck team manager Philip Roodhooft has admitted the announcement of Canadian firm Premier Tech as the organization's new co-title sponsor, on a three-year deal, brought a feeling of relief following a turbulent off-season which has seen the demise of the Arkéa–B&B Hotels outfit and a m...

E-Sports World Champion Jason Osborne has recently talked about the issues that indoor cycling currently faces regarding doping, however in a recent interview he has also discussed how in it, he finds his best numbers. He has tried out in the World Tour for Alpecin-Deceuninck, however he didn't find...

A generation before the likes of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, Zdenek Stybar ruled cyclocross and also had a stupendous transition to the road where he was one of the very best in the cobbled classics. Retired in 2023, he no longer follows a training program such as what he did when he rac...

The spring classics are very tense races, and most of the riders fighting for the top results are specialists in positioning and also in the difficult fights for positioning that take place throughout hours. Remco Evenepoel is a rider that at times struggles with this, and his compatriot Oliver Naes...

It might be the most anyone has ever payed for a bike. But can that person be blamed? The bike Tadej Pogacar rode to several stage wins at the 2025 Tour de France, almost one-of-a-kind in terms of looks but certainly unique in terms of its history, has been sold by a whopping €163.430 euros!  This i...

This Friday morning, Alpecin-Deceuninck has hosted an event in Antwerp with its team management. Yesterday, the team has said goodbye to Deceuninck as a sponsor, and has welcomed Premier Tech who will be a title sponsor from next season onwards. And alongside this came the confirmation of Mathieu va...

INEOS Grenadiers have announced the renewal of five riders: Michal Kwiatkowski, Ben Swift, Lucas Hamilton, Brandon Rivera and Kim Heiduk. As the team gather in Spain for its first training camp towards 2026, they have signed several contracts, some of which for riders whose delay in the renewal was...

Mattias Skjelmose says the reaction to his 2025 Amstel Gold Race victory went far beyond simple congratulations. Riders and staff told him his triumph was “a blessing for the sport”. Not because he was an unlikely winner, but because of what the win represented: proof that even when Tadej Pogacar an...

Wout van Aert enters the winter with a clearer sense of who he is as a rider — but getting to that point took longer, and cut deeper, than most realised. Speaking candidly to Het Nieuwsblad after what he describes as one of the hardest years of his career, the 31-year-old reflected on the mental fa...

Remco Evenepoel’s seismic move from Soudal - Quick-Step to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe has already reshaped the WorldTour conversation – and on their Watts Occurring podcast, Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe didn’t hold back on just how big they think this transfer really is. Their discussion covered th...

Premier Tech’s comeback to the sport’s top tier is now official. Less than a month after its dramatic split from the former Israel – Premier Tech organisation, the Canadian company has been unveiled as the new co-title sponsor of Mathieu van der Poel’s squad for 2026 — completing a rapid and strikin...

Juan Ayuso’s messy departure from UAE Team Emirates - XRG has been one of the most talked-about storylines of the transfer window — and on the latest episode of the Watts Occurring podcast, Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe made it clear they fully understand why the Spaniard walked away. The pair sympat...

In 2026, there is no doubt that Paris-Roubaix will once again be one of Tadej Pogacar's main objectives. The Slovenian loves monuments and the spring classics, and intends on winning them all before the end of his career. But to do that, he has to get through an incredible Mathieu van der Poel, and...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG have been dealt a quiet but meaningful blow to the core of Tadej Pogacar’s inner circle, with long-serving personal soigneur Joseba Elguezabal leaving the squad to join Athletic Club’s backroom staff. Elguezabal, 44, has been one of the closest day-to-day figures around the r...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike had in Victor Campenaerts perhaps its best signing of 2025 - alongside, of course, Giro d'Italia winner Simon Yates. But the Belgian, besides evolving substantially and thriving in his new domestique role, has quickly put himself deep in the Jonas Vingegaard block, and in 2...

Starting from the 2026 season, Bahrain - Victorious will race with a completely different bike brand than the one it had been riding for 9 years. After days of rumors, the World Tour team has made official a multi-year agreement with the legendary Bianchi. The historic Italian firm, founded in 1885...

Clément Champoussin's first year with XDS Astana Team has been a success. With nearly 1.000 UCI points to his name in 2025, the French rider was one of the key contributors to his team's successful rescue mission with the aim to retain the World Tour license. And for 2026, his second season in Kazak...

Alpecin-Deceuninck will change its identity in 2026, as much is becoming clear. Alpecin will continue to occupy the first of the two title sponsor slots, renewing a sponsorship deal that runs since 2020 and will continue to do so until at least 2027. On the other hand, Deceuninck is not expected to...

The cyclocross World Cup is fully underway with third round already on the horizon this weekend. The riders will travel to the exotic Sardinia for a World Cup Terralba.... But not all of them. As it happens most years, the first December week coincides with road teams' first pre-season camps, and th...

For 2026, it is being widely rumored that Jonas Vingegaard will make his debut at the Giro d'Italia. In fact, the Danish cyclist himself confirmed his desire to try the Corsa Rosa, the only grand tour he is yet to add to his palmarès. However, the Visma | Lease a Bike star needs the approval from hi...

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale are arranging their plans for the 2026 season and today already, they have unveiled what awaits youngster Paul Seixas this spring. The Frenchman will race a packed spring schedule and a Giro d'Italia presence is very unlikely. Simultaneously, we learn that Felix Gall is ve...

Team Jayco AlUla's stars will open up to the media this December the 5th, and its leaders will be talking about their ambitions for the 2026 season as well as their schedules. There will be lots of insight from many riders including the new signing Hamish McKenzie who was confirmed today... And a Be...

In Belgium, cycling is a golden sport and the list of awards at the end of each season is extensive. This week, the riders themselves have voted amongst them to elect the 'Flandrien of the year' (not exclusive to riders from the region however), and Remco Evenepoel has collected another trophy to ad...

Tadej Pogacar set a new time record up Mont Ventoux this year at the Tour de France, racing up the Géant de Provence in 54 minutes and 30 seconds. The Colgago Y1Rs bike that he rode up it alongside Jonas Vingegaard is now up for sale in an auction and it has reached the staggering value of €60.000. ...

The spring calendar for French supertalent Paul Seixas has been revealed. Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale will have the young Frenchman start his season at the Volta ao Algarve, focus on the Ardennes Classics... And what we see may hint at a possible Tour de France debut.  The 19-year old will start his...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe has finally completed their 2026 lineup. After firing Oier Lazkano, the German team still had two spots left to fill, and the team signed Spaniard Haimar Etxeberria, bought from Equipo Kern Pharma; and has now confirmed the signing of Arne Marit from intermarché - Wanty. ...

INEOS Grenadiers might have a big problem on its hands, as it seemingly continues to have under contract David Rozman, one of the team's long-standing soigneurs who this summer was revealed to have connections with a disgraced German doctor Mark Schmidt who was the head of a doping ring in the 2010'...

Wout van Aert is a rider who has high ambitions. Despite the evolution of Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel in the past few years into an almost unreachable level, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider has not reduced his goals and continues to dream of victory at Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Fl...

Tadej Pogacar is racing Milano-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix next spring, that can be given as a certain as the World Champion has expressed his desire to race both monuments again in 2026. He finished on the podium of both last spring, but hasn't added either to his palmarès yet, and he believes that n...

The 2025 season proved to be a challenging campaign for Intermarche – Wanty. After riding a wave of momentum the previous year, particularly thanks to Biniam Girmay’s historic 2024, the Belgian WorldTour team found 2025 far tougher, with close calls, scattered highlights, and an overall results shee...

Paris-Roubaix is one of the most important races in cycling. It is probably also the most difficult to win. Not for nothing is it known as the "Hell of the North". In 2026, a very exciting edition is expected, with Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar as big favorites for victory. But for those wh...

Cycling is a very demanding sport, one of the toughest in the world. And in the women's peloton there are no exceptions. In fact, there are many athletes who suffer too much from competing at the highest level season after season, such as Veronica Ewers. The 31-year-old EF Education-Oatly rider has...

Jan-Willem van Schip is known to have become a track world champion in Madison (2023) and Points Race (2019), but even more so for his never-ending battle with UCI technical board. Focused on aerodynamics, the Dutchman has brought about a plethora of innovations to the peloton with the aim to make r...

Every year, very few countries have the pleasure of organizing any of the major international races on the cycling calendar. On the road, the desired events are the World Championships and the European Championships, basically the same as in cyclo-cross. Well, Dutch fans will get lucky twice in 2028...

As the 2026 season approaches, anticipation is building for what could be one of the most compelling years modern cycling has seen. Among the storylines generating real intrigue, few stand out more than Juan Ayuso’s change of colours. After more than a year of tension at UAE, the highly rated Spanis...

How much does a pro cyclist eat during the Tour de France? This is one of the most interesting questions that most sports fans in the world are interested in, and it varies widely depending on the rider and the day of the competition. Velon gathers some of this data from the riders throughout the ra...

Cycling in the United States is far from its best moment. Since the dark stain produced by U.S. Postal and their biggest star Lance Armstrong as his 7 Tours de France were taken away due to doping, the free fall has been considerable in the North American country. However, in recent years they have...

Johannes Staune-Mittet drew unexpected attention on Monday after revealing he had been fined while training on the roads around Alicante. The Decathlon CMA CGM Team rider published a short clip on Strava showing the written sanction issued by the Spanish authorities, accompanied by a caption that q...

Uno-X Mobility have added two big voices to the team car ahead of their first season in the WorldTour, bringing in former pro Asbjorn Kragh Andersen — brother of current Danish national champion Soren Kragh Andersen — and experienced Danish figure Michael Blaudzun as new sports directors for 2026. T...

Mauro Gianetti has been named Manager of the Year at a prestigious ceremony in Milan, rounding off a record-breaking 2025 campaign in which UAE Team Emirates - XRG set a new all-time benchmark for victories in a single season. The Swiss team principal received the Prime Cycling Manager Award during...

Victor Campenaerts has spoken with rare candour about the personal toll of the Lotto-Intermarché merger, telling Domestique that riders and staff he has worked closely with have been left without contracts or clarity at the end of the 2025 season. Now racing with Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the Belgi...

The 2026 Giro d'Italia route was announced this week. It features a few difficult mountain stages that will make for an exciting GC battle, but also a lot of hilly days. This could trigger a few classics specialists to choose the Corsa Rosa over the Tour de France and amongst them is quite likely go...

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert evolved at the same period of time in cyclocross, jumped to the road virtually at the same time and achieved similar levels of (extreme) success all throughout the early years of their careers. However in recent years a gap has opened, favouring the Dutchman, w...

Cycling is a sport that stars can emerge in for several different reasons. The sheer amount of work, sacrifice and tactics that go into being a professional and into actual racing makes it easy for idols to come out of just about any race. Sporza commentator José de Cauwer had a specific remark to g...

Cian Uijtdebroeks is Movistar Team's big signing for the 2026 season. The Dutchman lands in Eusebio Unzué's team after forcing his departure from Team Visma | Lease a Bike and hopes to be an alternative to Enric Mas to lead the team in grand tours. This weekend he has been in the Canary Islands in G...

Jonas Vingegaard has dismissed growing speculation about a potential move away from Team Visma | Lease a Bike, insisting he has no intention of leaving the team he has ridden for since 2019. Despite renewed interest from rival setups — particularly following Uno-X Mobility’s promotion to the WorldT...

Simon Yates says he wants to defend his Giro d’Italia title next May — but admits Team Visma | Lease a Bike have not yet confirmed whether he will be on the start line. Speaking to Eurosport/TNT Sports at the 2026 route presentation in Rome, the reigning champion said he is still waiting for clarit...

12 months ago, I reviewed the 2024 season for the INEOS Grenadiers, and it is safe to say I didn’t have many kind words to say about the team. Was this year any different? The 2025 season was a significant chapter for INEOS Grenadiers, the British WorldTour squad once known as the most dominant forc...

Bad news in professional cycling. The shadow of doping is once again hanging over the sport, in particular over the BMX discipline. This summer, UCI has already informed the Italian BMX champion Martti Sciortino of an adverse finding and have thus provisionally suspended the rider. Now, the UCI has...

In 2026, Juan Ayuso will make his debut with Lidl-Trek. In his new team, the Spaniard will be looking for the spotlight he has not been able to enjoy much in the shadow of UAE Team Emirates - XRG's other stars. He is likely to be present at the Tour de France whilst Mattias Skjelmose is heading to t...

The 2028 World Championships will, after 12 years, return to Middle East with a race set to take place in Abu Dhabi. The vicinity of United Arab Emirates capital is a desert without any significant paved climbs. This would normally prompt a notable excitement within the sprinters guild, however that...

For the 2025/26 cyclocross season, the calendars of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert are already known. Both will debut at the end of December, and will coincide in a total of 5 races (pending what the Belgian will decide to do with the World Cyclocross Championship in Hulst). The excitement i...

Belgian national coach Angelo De Clercq believes Thibau Nys is now capable of joining Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert in a genuine three-way fight at the top of cyclocross this winter. Speaking to Wielerflits, De Clercq said Nys has reached a level where he can threaten to fill the role previ...

Paul Penhoët has returned to training with a sharpened mindset and, crucially, a stronger sense of who he wants to be as a rider. Speaking to Direct Velo, the Groupama - FDJ sprinter reflected on a demanding 2025 season that tested him, reshaped him, and ultimately gave him the confidence that he c...

Jonas Vingegaard heads into the 2026 season with a sharper awareness of cycling’s risks than at any point in his career. Speaking to Marca, the Dane reflected on life after his 2024 crash in the Basque Country, the rising speeds inside the peloton, and why safety now weighs more heavily on his mind...

Jasper Philipsen has opened up on the dynamic that drives him forward, insisting that his close training relationship with Mathieu van der Poel is a major source of motivation as he sharpens his focus on the 2026 Classics, Paris-Roubaix in particular. Speaking in conversation with Het Nieuwsblad, t...

Wout van Aert has stepped directly into cycling’s increasingly heated discussion over ticketing at major races, arguing that asking fans to pay a small fee does not betray the sport’s roots as a people’s pastime. Speaking to De Tijd, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike star pointed to cyclocross as proof...

Former cyclocross world champion Bart Wellens believes Wout van Aert is “almost obliged” to race the 2026 UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Hulst, insisting the Team Visma | Lease a Bike star risks disappointing thousands of home-border fans if he stays away. Speaking to Wielerflits, Wellens arg...

Matteo Jorgenson has issued a pointed defence of Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s aggressive approach to the 2025 Tour de France, insisting the Dutch team were the only outfit consistently willing to attack Tadej Pogacar throughout the three weeks. Speaking on the Domestique Hotseat podcast, the America...

The unveiling of the 2026 Giro d’Italia route has triggered an immediate round of speculation on Eurosport’s Kop over Kop podcast, where analysts suggested the profile is unusually inviting for classic-style riders — even those more commonly associated with the Tour de France. With a spread of punc...

The CEO of RCS Sport, Paolo Bellino, has firmly dismissed the idea of swapping the dates of the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana, stating that the Italian Grand Tour will not move from its traditional May slot. Speaking to Cycling News, Bellino made clear that the proposal raised this week by Tadej...

The 2026 Giro d’Italia is being billed as a classic, punishing edition, opening in Bulgaria and concluding in Rome after 3,459 kilometres and more than 50,000 metres of climbing. With long transfers, traditional summit finishes and a rare 40 km pan-flat time trial, it is a route built to expose flaw...

Team boss Grischa Niermann says the newly unveiled 2026 Giro d’Italia route is “a nice parcours” filled with brutal late-race mountain stages — but made clear that Team Visma | Lease a Bike have not yet decided whether two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard will ride the race. Speaking afte...

Vincenzo Nibali has never been shy about what makes the Giro d’Italia special, but for the Italian Grand Tour icon, the 2026 route unveiling has clearly stirred something deeper. Speaking to Tutto Bici Web, the two-time Giro winner said the new design sets up a decisive final week and even carries...

Filippo Ganna has been handed one of the most symbolic roles in the build-up to the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, with the Italian star chosen as the first person to carry the Olympic flame once it is formally passed to the Italian delegation in Athens. The 29-year-old from INEOS Grenadiers w...

20-year old Matthew Brennan is one of Team Visma | Lease a Bike's shining diamonds and in 2025 he turned pro and immediately began battling with the big guns. A dozen pro wins, including several at World Tour level at the age of 19 is not for everyone, and American Matteo Jorgenson believes he is ra...

After sixteen seasons in the professional peloton, Davide Cimolai has decided to bring his long career to an end. The Italian rider leaves behind nine victories, 15 Grand Tours, 27 Monuments, and experience across six teams, the last one being Movistar, where he spent his last two years as a pro. In...

In 2026, Movistar Team will once again begin its fight to avoid relegation from scratch. To this end, the team has prepared meticulously: finally creating an under-23 development team and making high-caliber signings in the cycling market. The most notable is undoubtedly Cian Uijtdebroeks, but Raúl...

Soudal - Quick-Step has suffered the loss of Remco Evenepoel in this latest cycling market. Although several high-profile signings have been made to fill in the power vacuum, the Belgian team will have to make a do without its superstar in 2026. Fortunately they can at least partially lean on their...

Finally, Team Visma | Lease a Bike published the long-awaited winter calendar of three-time cyclocross world champion Wout Van Aert. And already in his debut in Antwerp, he'll clash heads with arch-rival Mathieu van der Poel who kicks off the 2025/26 season one week earlier. Van Aert will race exten...

The news of today has been the official presentation of the 2026 Giro d'Italia route. After the 21 stages were unveiled, everyone agrees that the edition is going to be very hilly and with a big role for the men in the general classification. Will 49,000 meters of elevation gain convince Jonas Vinge...

Tibor del Grosso has turned into a World Tour rider this year with Alpecin-Deceuninck, and far away from the spotlight of Mathieu van der Poel, has been evolving as a quality classics rider who is eager to take his opportunities in 2026 to perform in the absence of his teammate.  In 2025, besides a...

The 2026 Giro d'Italia will take place from the 8th to 31st of May. We take a look at the profiles of the first Grand Tour of the season, a race that will include stages in the Dolomites, Valle d'Aosta, a 40-kilometer flat individual time trial and also summit finishes in iconic climbs such as Block...

The 2026 Giro d'Italia Donne will be taking place from the 30th of May to the 7th of June and it is one of the most important races in the women's calendar. It will feature nine stages and amongst them is a mountain time trial in Nevegal, a brutal stage through the Dolomites and even an ascent to th...

The route of the 2026 Giro d'Italia has been made official! A special and difficult route awaits the riders with Bulgaria officially hosted the start of a Grand Tour for the very first time in its history; 40 kilometers of individual time trialing; mountain stages spread throughout the Apennines and...

The 2026 Giro d'Italia Donne route has been announced. The best climbers in the world will be assembling in Italy for the 9-day stage-race that grows more prestigious by the year, and in 2026 will be featuring iconic climbs such as the Colle delle Finestre and a mountain time trial to Nevegal. All s...

Cameron Mason is an incredibly talented cyclocross rider and currently he is the leading figure of British cross. He finished for the first time on the podium of a World Cup race this Sunday in Flamanville, in a race that didn't actually go his way right from the start.  "I pulled my foot out of the...

The full 2025-2026 cyclocross schedules of both Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert have been revealed, with the two having very different goals and races in mind. However, cycling fans will get to enjoy the duo race against each other on five separate occasions throughout the months of December...

The grand reveal of the 2026 Giro d'Italia route is today in Rome and what the riders will get to know will have a great influence on their calendar decisions for the upcoming season. Take Jonas Vingegaard who is likely to race it, and Remco Evenepoel who is in doubt. Former winner and Italian legen...

Wout van Aert has recently been training on the cyclocross bike and we knew that a return was imminent. Today, Team Visma | Lease a Bike have made his schedule official, including eight races but no World Championships and likely no battle with Mathieu van der Poel in Hulst where the Dutchman can ma...

The news has finally been made official. After months of waiting, Biniam Girmay has ended his contract with Intermarché - Wanty and has signed with NSN Cycling Team, the new Swiss outfit born out of the former Israel - Premier Tech structure.  “We are incredibly excited to welcome Biniam to the NSN...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike closed the 2024 financial year with an operating loss of 6.1 million euros, a figure that reflects the cost of sustaining a workforce geared to winning grand tours and classics in an environment of constant wage inflation. Its revenues reached 58.1 million, a very high figu...

The 2025 season was a tumultuous ride for Groupama – FDJ. France’s long-standing WorldTour squad mixed bright flashes from its young talents with long, frustrating stretches where big results never quite arrived. I think that it is safe to say that this team has continued on its underwhelming trajec...

Tadej Pogacar’s call for a rethink of cycling’s Grand Tour calendar has received public support from Adam Hansen, who endorsed the idea in a post on X. The reaction adds immediate weight to Pogacar’s suggestion that the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana should swap places on the racing calendar due...

Tadej Pogacar has delivered his first public response to the fierce criticism levelled at him by Roger De Vlaeminck, breaking his silence during an appearance on Rai Sport Radiocorsa. De Vlaeminck had made headlines earlier this year for a blistering attack on the four-time Tour de France winner. Sp...

Biniam Girmay and Kim Le Court were crowned the continent’s top riders for 2025 at the Africa Cycling Excellence Awards, held in Kigali. The Rwandan capital, which hosted the Road World Championships in September, welcomed the ceremony that honoured two cyclists with very different seasons. Girmay r...

Paul Seixas has just completed his first season as a pro, and it is safe to say he has exceeded all expectations. The 19-year old is the brightest and most exciting prospect coming from France, where they hope Seixas will be the man bringing the yellow jersey back to the country more than 40 years a...

Dutch sprinter Fabio Jakobsen had a very difficult 2025 season once again, marked by two major crashes, surgery, and several months away from competition. The 29-year old has been struggling a lot in the past two years, as he finished the year winless for the first time in his professional career. S...

Cyclocross is going through a very difficult patch in the United States, with the traditional World Cup rounds not being held anymore, with the money having moved to gravel, and with many of the top riders also switching their focus away from the winter discipline. Cyclocross is truly at risk in Ame...

Mark Cavendish retired at the end of last season after a 20-year long career that crowned him as the best sprinter ever. Having smashed the Tour de France stage wins record and with over 160 professional wins, the Manx missile has been enjoying a well-deserved retirement. So far, he has not accepted...

The full route of the Giro d’Italia 2026 will be presented on Monday 1 December in Rome, with both the men’s race and the Giro d’Italia Women set to be unveiled together at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone. The presentation begins at 15:30 local time and will confirm the detailed la...

Before a single race number has been pinned on for 2026, Demi Vollering has already set the tone. On stage at the Grand Départ presentation, she repeated a line she had been practising in French — one that doubled as the most unfiltered declaration of intent you’ll hear all winter: “I want to win t...

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado celebrated a long-awaited return to cyclocross with a podium finish at the Flamanville World Cup, marking her first race back after recovering from a knee injury. The former world champion started further down the grid, battled through the field, and secured third place be...

Jonas Vingegaard has acknowledged the strain of his racing and training schedule in comments that echo the concerns raised by his wife during the 2025 Tour de France, where her interviews about workload, family balance and excessive demands went viral across Denmark. Speaking as he ramps up his prep...

Thibau Nys extended his sparkling run of form with victory at the Flamanville World Cup, then immediately pointed to the looming return of Mathieu van der Poel as the moment the shape of the season will change. The Belgian champion claimed his second World Cup win in as many rounds and his third co...

Thibau Nys claimed his latest major victory with a composed and forceful performance in Flamanville, attacking decisively when Joris Nieuwenhuis suffered a costly mechanical and riding the final quarter of an hour alone. The result completed a one-two for the Baloise Glowi Lions, with Lars van der H...

Remco Evenepoel is heading to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe and his contract buyout from Soudal - Quick-Step was perhaps the most meaningful transfer of the winter. The Olympic Champion was always reserved about the why he left the Belgian team, but has talked about a negative aspect this year that le...

The INEOS Grenadiers have confirmed two major additions to their 2026 leadership structure, announcing that Elia Viviani and Daryl Impey will join the team as Sports Directors next season. The pair arrive with more than three decades of combined racing experience and become central figures in the sq...

Mads Pedersen has offered a strikingly honest reflection on the early years of his career, admitting on the Lang Distance podcast that his lack of focus cost him results and slowed his development. The Lidl-Trek leading Dane says that if he could give one piece of advice to his younger self, it woul...

Calls for stricter safety standards in professional cycling resurfaced this week after former Dutch rider Stef Clement argued that newcomers to the peloton should be required to pass a basic skills test before turning pro. In quotes collected by Wielerflits from Dutch TV talk show De Laatste Etappe...

Aniek van Alphen claimed the most significant victory of her cyclocross career in Flamanville, powering to her first ever World Cup win after riding clear almost from the opening lap. The Dutch rider delivered a complete performance on the heavy Normandy course, then admitted afterwards that even s...

Aniek van Alphen has claimed the biggest win of her career at the Women’s World Cup round in Flamanville, converting a dominant early display into her first ever victory at this level. On a heavy, rhythm-breaking course in Normandy, the Dutch rider rode with confidence and control throughout, buildi...

Remco Evenepoel's schedule will be decided in the next few days with the route reveal of the Giro d'Italia. Along the decision to race (or not race) the Corsa Rosa will come the decision to focus on the spring classics, and make his debut in races such as Milano-Sanremo and Tour of Flanders where he...

João Almeida is a rider that has performed strongly all-year long in 2025 and wasn't often affected by crashes. But this did happen at the Tour de France, which led to his withdrawal in a key goal. The Portuguese rider believes that the responsibility for the falls mostly rely on the attitude of the...

Antonio Tiberi faced a 2025 much more complicated than he expected. The Italian, leader of Bahrain-Victorious, saw his season marked for the worse by a hard crash in the stage of the Giro d'Italia that ended in Nova Gorica. However, after several attempts at the Giro and Vuelta, in 2026 he will make...

The Cyclocross World Cup began last week in Tabor and this weekend we've got another international race. It is round 2, which will take place in the town of Flamanville, in France. We take a look at its course, the startlists, favourites, how and when to watch it - including information on the Unite...

João Almeida is one of the best stage-racers of this generation and in 2025 he has won a lot and likely had the best season of his career. Despite this, he has renewed his contract with UAE Team Emirates - XRG for another set of years as he feels he is in the right place to perform, and that outside...

Remco Evenepoel had a rocky 2025 season, starting only in April due to extensive injuries he suffered in a crash back in December; and then having another crash at the national championships derail his Tour de France preparation. The Olympic Champion has explained in more detail what went wrong at t...

France's next hope? Maybe this isn't the best term for Lenny Martínez anymore, but in his own right he is carving his way as a mythical stage hunter and one of the best climbers in the peloton. His 2025 lacked perhaps in what is his biggest goal, but in terms of evolving in what he is good at, there...

The 2025 Tour de France was not an easy edition for Tadej Pogacar, even if his four stage wins might say otherwise. The Slovenian prodigy suffered a knee injury that kept hindering him and threatened to derail his entire race, something that in the end did not happen. After Tim Wellens talked about...

In today's peloton there are several brands of bikes: Colnago, Specialized, Canyon, Pinarello... and Merida Bikes as a co-sponsor of the Bahrain Victorious team, at least until this year. However, the long relationship between them has come to an end, and Bahrain has found a new partner in the Itali...

Tom Dumoulin made history in 2017, becoming the first Dutch to conquer the Giro d'Italia. An excellent climber and time trialist, he had all the skills to keep adding Grand Tours to his palmarès. However, after 22 professional wins and a Tour de France podium in 2018, the Butterfly of Maastricht une...

In less than 2 days, the Giro d'Italia will become the main topic of conversation in the cycling world. The first day of December, the full route will be unveiled for an edition that might be very special for many reasons. First of all because Jonas Vingegaard is rumoured to make his debut in the C...

In 2026, one of Tadej Pogacar's main objectives will once again be to win the Milano-Sanremo for the first time. The Slovenian is not giving up on "La Classicissima", even though it doesn't suit him at all, and even less so with Mathieu van der Poel as his rival. However, in the 2025 edition, the UA...

Jonas Vingegaard and Team Visma | Lease a Bike head into 2026 facing the same dynamic that defined the previous two Tours: Tadej Pogacar remains the dominant force. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader controlled both the 2024 and 2025 editions, and even a deep Visma support line-up could not shift hi...

Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates - XRG are heading into 2026 with multiple major ambitions, but two races dominate their agenda: Milano-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix. They are the only Monuments missing from Pogacar’s record, and the first of them has become an increasingly stubborn challenge. Milano...

Jonas Vingegaard’s reported interest in riding the Giro d'Italia in 2026 has sparked plenty of early-winter debate, but one man who sees the upside immediately is Belgian analyst Jose De Cauwer. Speaking on the podcast De Grote Plaat, he made clear that the two-time Tour de France-winning Dane has...

Mathieu van der Poel has finalised a provisional cyclocross programme for the 2025/26 winter, with his campaign set to build towards a bid for an unprecedented eighth World Championship title in Hulst, something that would see the Alpecin-Deceuninck superstar overtake the legendary Eric de Vlaeminck...

A rare pairing appeared on the roads around Calpe this week, as Remco Evenepoel and Mathieu van der Poel linked up for a training ride during their winter blocks in Spain. The two were photographed riding in a small group that also included Freddy Ovett, Arvid de Kleijn and Luke Verburg. Ovett share...

Geraint Thomas might have hung up his wheels, but he has no intention of stepping away quietly while Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates - XRG dominate the Tour de France. In his new role as Director of Racing at INEOS Grenadiers, the 2018 Tour champion has laid out a clear, ambitious mission: rebui...

Tiesj Benoot may have signed a major three-year deal with the ambitious Decathlon CMA CGM Team, but the Belgian admits the emotional cost of leaving Team Visma | Lease a Bike still weighs heavily — especially when it comes to one person. The 31-year-old had been a cornerstone of the Dutch squad for...

Cian Uijtdebroeks is the big signing of the winter for Movistar Team. The Spanish team made one of the biggest and most surprising deals of the cycling market by getting the talented Belgian sprinter from Visma, who hopes to do important things in grand tours with his new team.  This weekend the win...

'If it ain't broke don't fix it' is an expression that can be used in lots of different contexts and in this case, it perfectly applies to Mathieu van der Poel. The Dutchman will be returning to cyclocross on the 14th of December if everything goes as planned and will follow a rather traditional and...

In an extensive interview, Primoz Roglic has discussed many topics including his main goals into 2026; the Tour de France; his teammate Oier Lazkano's doping case; his possible retirement and more. The four-time Vuelta winner has 91 pro wins and could reach the magical '100' number this year whilst...

It’s been a rollercoaster 2025 for EF Education-EasyPost. The American WorldTour squad mixed some of its best-ever rides on the biggest stages with long stretches of quiet results. From surprise success on the cobbles to a Grand Tour podium and a yellow jersey cameo, they found ways to matter when i...

João Almeida has built a remarkable career and established himself as one of the rare UAE Team Emirates - XRG riders with the freedom to explore his own opportunities. Usually placed at the service of Tadej Pogacar, the Portuguese rider was able to take on personal ambitions at the 2025 Vuelta a Esp...

In the 2025/26 cyclocross season, everything is happening. The excitement is at its peak, but there is one rider who is managing to stand out above the rest: Thibau Nys. Although the Belgian was unable to retain his European championship title, he is winning almost every race. The last one was the o...

For years, Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel have stood as two of the defining forces in modern cycling — rivals at the very top level, both capable of blowing races apart. While Van Aert remains one of the sport’s most complete riders, the biggest one-day victories have recently swung more oft...

Unibet Rose Rockets have a handful of exciting names among their ranks for the 2026 season. One of those that stand out is the Slovakian champion Lukas Kubis. A year ago, the 25-year-old was merely a continental rider who was mostly unknown to the general public. But Unibet Rockets spotted untapped...

Giacomo Nizzolo is one of the many big names that have bid goodbye to the road peloton at the end of this season. The 35-year-old can look back at his career with satisfaction. He had become the 2020 European Champion, won a Giro d'Italia stage and twice the Points classification at Corsa Rosa. Besi...

Remco Evenepoel above all hopes that this off-season will go without any remarkable incidents for himself. Last winter, the Belgian superstar had to comeback from a training collision with postman car. For the young rider, it was already a third major injury in his career, adding to the trauma of 20...

Joris Nieuwenhuis has given a stark assessment of the challenge facing the men’s cyclocross field this winter, stating on the Live Slow Ride Fast podcast that only a rare off-day brings Mathieu van der Poel within reach. “I think Thibau Nys can show something in the races that suit him perfectly or...

The 2026 season is shaping up to be one of the most significant in recent years for INEOS Grenadiers. The team is entering a new chapter with Geraint Thomas installed as the new Director of Racing following his retirement, and the objective is clear: return the British squad to the highest level of...

Ben Healy has offered an unusually candid insight into the decisive moments of the 2025 UCI Road World Championships, describing how Remco Evenepoel reacted when Tadej Pogacar delivered the winning attack on Mount Kigali — and how the Belgian’s frustration spilled over in the aftermath. Healy was cl...

Australian Grand Tour stage winner Ben O’Connor will begin his 2026 season on home soil, with organisers confirming the Santos Tour Down Under 2026 as his first race of the new year. The 30-year-old becomes the first rider officially announced for the event and will lead Team Jayco AlUla on a route...

Mathieu van der Poel will start his cyclocross campaign as reigning world champion and the rider chasing an eighth world title in the field, but there is a sense that this winter might not be quite as straightforward as the last few years. Speaking on the Live Slow, Ride Fast podcast, Van Gucht flo...

Tadej Pogacar has floated a radical idea for cycling’s Grand Tour calendar, suggesting the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana should swap places in the season to make it easier for riders to target multiple three-week races. Speaking during UAE Team Emirates - XRG’s training camp in Gran Canaria, th...

INEOS Grenadiers’ long-awaited 2026 reset may finally be taking shape, with new reports suggesting that Australian stars Jack Haig and Sam Welsford are both closing in on moves to the British squad. The timing is significant: these would be the first major roster steps taken since Geraint Thomas mo...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG is a talent factory due to their unmatched financial resources, and one of the very few men coming in to the team in 2026 is Adrià Pericas. The 19-year old Spaniard is another bright talent, who is looking forward to race with Tadej Pogacar and the other stars who are now his...

If Remco Evenepoel does make his long-anticipated debut at the 2026 Tour of Flanders, he may walk straight into one of the most punishing editions the race has ever known. That is the view of analyst Benji Naesen, who believes Evenepoel’s physical tools make him a serious contender – but warns the...

Intermarché - Wanty's Tom Paquot has shared a video on social media announcing his retirement from cycling. Over the past few weeks, several young riders have stopped their careers in what is a very worrying trend for the sport. Paquot, a World Tour rider for several years now, is moving away from t...

Thijs Zonneveld has talked about Sylvan Adams and his alleged involvement with NSN Cycling Team and also the gap between Tadej Pogacar and Juan Ayuso which formed in 2024. He criticized the World Champion over his reaction to what happened at the 2024 Tour de France.  "Over the past year, we’ve seen...

Jonas Vingegaard is a generationally talented cyclist but in a very honest interview recently, he has talked about what his post-cycling life could look like. He may step away from the sport and the spotlight he admits, whilst also revealing that he could potentially pursue a career in carpentry, so...

It has been an open secret for months now, and only on the 28th of November did Intermarché - Wanty and Biniam Girmay confirm their mutual separation. The contract between the Eritrean star and the Belgian team lasted until 2028 but the team's merger with Lotto opened space for a change. Now, Girmay...

In 2024, Tadej Pogacar signed what for many was the best individual year in cycling history. So when in 2025 he surpassed that year's records, the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader's status as an invincible rider became even heavier. If he were to improve this in 2026, what would he have to win?  If on...

INEOS Grenadiers, or as it used to be called until 2018, Team Sky, was created in 2010. Throughout its 16 seasons of existence, a few riders stood out, and a few have won a lot - both in quantity and quality. Take the likes of Chris Froome or Bradley Wiggins, or more recent figures such as Filippo G...

The post-Brexit era was hard for cycling on British Isles. While there was a healthy competition in UK's domestic level with six continental teams and a long list of high-level amateur formations in 2019, there's nothing left in 2025. The last two surviving continental teams Saint Piran and Trinity...

Few riders in women's cycling are as criticized as Demi Vollering. It has only taken one "regular" year of the FDJ - Suez superstar for the Dutchwoman to be practically always in the negative spotlight of "experts" and analysts. The latest to speak out was Jip van den Bos, although he was more muted...

In the 2025 season, Isaac del Toro has established himself as one of cycling's biggest stars, doing so at just 21 years of age. Although still exteremely young, his autumn campaign in particular was that will be remembered by history books. The Mexican turned 22 on November 26, and celebrated in sty...

The 2025 edition of Vuelta a España was tainted by the numerous protests against the presence of Israeli team: Israel - Premier Tech team. As a consequence, multiple stages were altered, many stage arrivals moved, or even neutralized, and the final stage of the race in Madrid, including podium cerem...

Tactically, Team Visma | Lease a Bike is one of the most advanced squads in the peloton. Their execution of race plans is usually flawless, except for one anomaly in 2025. During this year's edition of Dwars door Vlaanderen, the Dutch team was once again on top of its game, riding away from peloton...

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado has given the strongest indication yet that her long-awaited cyclocross comeback is close, after posting a pointed update on social media suggesting her knee injury recovery has finally turned a corner. The 27-year-old former world champion shared a photo of herself in run...

Just a matter of weeks after claiming the European cyclocross title in Middelkerke, almost four years after the positive test that derailed his career, Toon Aerts has spoken with striking rawness about the ordeal he endured, the unanswered questions that still haunt him, and the emotional weight lif...

European cyclocross champion Toon Aerts has never been afraid to give an honest assessment of the sport, and in a wide-ranging conversation with Humo he offered one of his frankest verdicts yet — arguing that the current men’s peloton has drifted into predictable patterns under the dominance of Tade...

Jonas Vingegaard’s early exit from the 2025 European Championships sparked plenty of chatter, but one rider inside the Danish camp insists the reaction should come with perspective. Speaking openly on the Domestique Hotseat Podcast, Rasmus Pedersen described a brutal race, a ruthless opening climb,...

Cameron Mason insists he is delivering the strongest form of his career this winter — but the breakthrough victory continues to hover over him, a milestone he admits is becoming increasingly present in his mind. Speaking in a wide-ranging chat with Sporza, the 25-year-old revealed he feels closer t...

Olav Kooij’s move to Decathlon CMA CGM Team has created a big stir for 2026 — and few people understand his potential better than Michael Morkov. According to the Danish national coach, the 24-year-old is stepping into an environment that could finally show just how fast he can really be. Speaking o...

Patrick Lefevere has revealed he spent 24 days in hospital, confirming the news in a personal message shared on his social channels. The former boss and founder of the Soudal - Quick-Step team admitted the past month has been one of the toughest periods of his life, but says he is finally able to re...

Belgian national coach Serge Pauwels has suggested that Remco Evenepoel may not always be the rider Belgium should build around when trying to defeat Tadej Pogacar at the biggest championships. Speaking in a wide-ranging interview with DirectVelo, Pauwels outlined a more flexible vision for Montrea...

The next chapter of Geraint Thomas’ storied career has begun — and it brings him straight back into the heart of the organisation where he made his name. On Wednesday morning the confirmed that the Welshman is officially stepping into a newly created role as the team’s Director of Racing, signallin...

José De Cauwer has delivered one of the most striking assessments yet of Cian Uijtdebroeks’ surprise move to Movistar, warning that the young Belgian’s intense, near-total fixation on cycling is becoming counterproductive. Speaking on De Grote Plaat, the former national coach said the 21-year-old’s...

Tim Wellens has wrapped up a standout 2025 season with UAE Team Emirates - XRG, a year that saw him play a pivotal role in Tadej Pogacar’s Tour de France victory while also celebrating a milestone of his own. His stage win at the Tour not only capped a brilliant campaign but also secured his place i...

Tom Dumoulin has delivered one of the bluntest verdicts yet on Isaac del Toro’s dramatic collapse on the Colle delle Finestre — the day the pink jersey slipped from the young Mexican’s shoulders and the 2025 Giro d’Italia turned on its head. Speaking during De Laatste Etappe at the Wielergala, in q...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's 2026 roster is shaping up to be almost too strong for its own good. Between Primoz Roglic, Remco Evenepoel, Florian Lipowitz, Giulio Pellizzari, Jai Hindley, Dani Martinez and Aleksandr Vlasov, deciding who leads where is already a nightmare jigsaw for the team. But now...

Chris Froome has stunned fans with a major update in his long road back from the brutal crash that left his career hanging by a thread earlier this year — posting pictures on social media of himself riding outdoors again for the first time since August. The 40-year-old, who has been recovering near...

Thibau Nys is winning races, shaping trends, and grabbing headlines — and according to former cyclocross world champion Bart Wellens, that mix of performance and personality is creating a ripple of envy elsewhere in the cyclocross peloton. Speaking after Nys’s latest dominant outing in Tabor, Welle...

A French triathlete has completed a rather extraordinary sporting tattoo collection — and the final piece came courtesy of none other than the back-to-back world road race champion Tadej Pogacar. After having previously secured permanent ink tributes from French swimming superstar Leon Marchand and...

At 38 years of age, Damiano Caruso is going through a phase of his career that he himself describes as surprising. A season that began with doubts about his retirement has turned into a path of rediscovery, where the recovered physical condition, the pleasure of sacrifice and the unexpected victory...

This weekend, the cyclocross World Cup visits France for the second round of this winter in Flammanville. France will have favourites for victory in under-23 categories mainly thanks to Aubin Sparfel and Célia Gery, but odds of a big success in the main events are slim. And as success, we're referri...

Neil Stephens (62) had a successful road career including a Tour de France stage victory, before he became a sports director and one of the founding member of GreenEDGE Cycling’s staff when the team launched in 2012. After a couple years, he made a switch to UAE Team Emirates, and later Bahrain - Vi...

Paul Seixas made a stunning entrance into the world of professional cycling. Especially towards the end of the season, the still teenager won the Tour de l'Avenir, podiumed the European Championships in elite category, and later arrived 7th at Il Lombardia. That's an incredible feat for a rider that...

The new chapter of Fernando Gaviria’s career has taken an unexpected and deeply uncomfortable turn. Less than 24 hours after Caja Rural - Seguros RGA proudly announced the Colombian sprinter as their marquee signing for 2026, news emerged from Monaco that the 31-year-old had been sentenced to two mo...

In just over a month, the 2026 road season will begin. It promises to be a pivotal year for cycling as a new three-year cycle gets underway. Yet beyond the usual promotions and relegations on the WorldTour, a huge part of the sport’s present and future may hinge on one decision: Jonas Vingegaard’s c...

Ben Healy has described his spell in the yellow jersey at the 2025 Tour de France as a mixture of pride and frustration, admitting that the experience did not feel like the complete triumph he has always imagined. Speaking on The Roadman Podcast, the EF Education-EasyPost rider was disarmingly hones...

Alberto Contador is convinced that the Tour de France in 2026 is far from a foregone conclusion — and believes only one rider has the tools to genuinely unsettle Tadej Pogacar at the height of his powers. Speaking to Marca in Tenerife during the launch of his new Aurum Magma bike, the Spanish legend...

Bas Tietema says he is “very confident” that Unibet Rose Rockets will receive a wildcard for the 2026 Tour de France, describing the team’s chances as “looking good” as ASO prepares to make its final selections. What seemed impossible 12 months ago now appears firmly within reach — and Tietema beli...

When the last Italian men’s world champion speaks about the state of modern cycling, people still listen — and Alessandro Ballan believes the narrative around one man “killing races” has been blown well out of proportion. For him, the sport isn’t lacking drama at all. In fact, he argues the opposite...

Since stepping into the professional ranks, Enric Mas has always had a strong advocate in Alberto Contador. The Spanish cycling legend has never doubted the Movistar Team leader’s climbing ability. And even though the Mallorcan is currently recovering from a knee injury, Contador believes he could r...

Matteo Jorgenson has never been shy about showing his personality, but the American may just have pushed his luck with one of cycling’s most passionate nations. In a new behind-the-scenes video released by Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the 26-year-old unveils a frankly outrageous post-ride meal — and f...

Tadej Pogacar has drawn a hard line through his 2026 season — one half for the cobbles, one half for yellow — and he isn’t hiding the scale of what’s coming. Fresh from a rare spell of downtime, the world champion has confirmed that his year will be built around two separate offensives: an all-in pu...

After 16 seasons in the international peloton, Esteban Chaves has announced his retirement from professional cycling at the age of 35. The Colombian puts an end to a career marked by success, constant effort and a personality that won the affection of fans around the world. He is one of the best cyc...

Omar Fraile puts an end to a long and solid professional career after thirteen seasons in the peloton, the last of them with INEOS Grenadiers. The Basque rider, winner of stages in the Giro and the Tour, as well as Spanish champion, leaves behind a legacy marked by his aggressiveness and also his re...

INEOS Grenadiers are changing their focus fully and after a season where they have raced differently and put less emphasis on their Grand Tour results, the entry of TotalEnergies as a sponsor also means a change in signing priorities. The French national champion is something the French giant wished...

The cyclocross debuts of superstars Mathieu van der Poel and Wout Van Aert this winter are still written in the stars, but for both, we already have an approximate estimate of when they should join the action. For the Belgian, one of the options seems to be the returning cyclocross in Hofstade just...

The most recent World Championships, as well as the upcoming ones, have at least one thing in common - they do all but suit the sprinters. In fact, the fast men's last opportunity dates back to the 2016 race in Doha, Qatar. Or alternatively a year later in Bergen, Norway. Both races were won by Pete...

Geoffrey Bouchard announced his retirement from professional cycling in October... and has returned just a month later. The winner of KOM classifications at both Vuelta a Espana (2019) and Giro d'Italia (2021) was already done with cycling after he struggled to find a new team as his current team De...

Thibau Nys can be "hot and cold" rider at times, but at the opening World Cup round in Tabor, he silenced any haters with a dominant victory. The Belgian has taken off in the opening lap and would never get caught again. In a sense, the Belgian champion's solo reminded us of Mathieu van der Poel's o...

Wout van Aert’s winter schedule is finally taking shape — even if the team is still keeping fans guessing. After a busy week that included filming for television and a cold, soaking recon on the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix, the Belgian star now has three possible dates for his long-awaited return to cy...

Giulio Pellizzari’s rise through the WorldTour keeps gathering pace — and for the 22-year-old Italian, the defining ingredient is simple: learning every day from Primoz Roglic. Speaking in a recent interview with TV Slovenija, the Red Bull – BORA - hansgrohe talent opened up about his growing bond...

Former Tour de France stage winner Cyril Saugrain has admitted that Tadej Pogacar’s dominance is beginning to strip the unpredictability from major races — even if the Slovenian’s brilliance is undeniable. Speaking to Cyclism'Actu, Saugrain said he “100%” agrees with Thomas Voeckler’s assessment th...

Neilson Powless has offered a strikingly honest reflection on the state of the sport — and on Tadej Pogacar in particular — in comments made during an end-of-year interview with Wieler Revue. Speaking about everything from dominance at the top to his own breakthrough victories, the American admitte...

Kevin Colleoni is heading into winter training with no contract, no guarantees and a brutally honest assessment of how the sport currently values riders. As the merger between Intermarché - Wanty and Lotto leaves dozens of riders scrambling for places, the 26-year-old Italian has found himself as on...

Movistar Team’s headline signing for 2026, Cian Uijtdebroeks, has finally lifted the lid on why he pushed for an unexpected move away from Visma after just one season. Speaking to Sporza, the 22-year-old Belgian offered a candid explanation of his decision to leave one WorldTour giant in favour of...

Sean Kelly has offered one of the clearest, most grounded assessments yet of Remco Evenepoel’s prospects at the Tour de France, arguing that the Belgian can win the race in the coming years – but only once the sport’s two dominant forces loosen their grip. Speaking in conversation with Velo, the Ir...

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For Pablo Torres, the moment everything became real came at Tre Valli Varesine, when he suddenly found himself lining up alongside his childhood hero. The 20-year-old told Marca that sharing a race with Tadej Pogacar felt like “a dream”, admitting that the world champion’s influence inside the team...

After a season he openly admits was “not the easiest”, Maxim van Gils is banking on a small but significant off-season operation to help him reset and finally show his true level in 2026. The Belgian underwent nasal surgery following a year repeatedly disrupted by illness, crashes and allergy flare...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe have moved again to strengthen their one-day options for 2026, confirming the arrival of 22-year-old Haimar Etxeberria after a season that marked him out as one of Spain’s most exciting young all-rounders. The WorldTour squad see the move as a long-term investment in a r...

Fernando Gaviria is now officially heading to Caja Rural - Seguros RGA for the 2026 season, ending a turbulent three-year spell at Movistar Team and opening a new chapter that both parties hope will reignite his sprinting career. The Colombian star has not lifted his arms since February 2024, but hi...

Torstein Traeen is heading back "home". After two seasons at Bahrain - Victorious, the Norwegian climber will return to Uno-X Mobility on a two-year deal starting in 2026 — a move the rider himself describes as deeply emotional and “almost like getting back together with a childhood sweetheart”. The...

Another World Tour rider has confirmed his retirement from cycling: Movistar's Davide Cimolai. The 36-year old has turned pro in 2010 already in the World Tour and spent his entire career in top teams where he has achieved a lot but also been a reliable domestique for many quality riders.  "I'd been...

Another young rider has decided to retire from the professional peloton, this time 24-year-old Dutchman Lars Boven. After two seasons in the WorldTour with Alpecin - Deceuninck, where he served as a valuable domestique for Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen, Boven has chosen to end his road c...

Tom Boonen is no longer working on his list of professional victories as the Belgian legend retired from peloton nearly a decade ago. But his name will once again be in the center of attention this weekend with the cyclocross event around Zilvermeer lake in Mol. No, the 45-year-old doesn't plan a co...

Cycling is a sport with limited circulation of resources, mainly financial. At the moment, a future of any team is exclusive in the hands of its sponsors who generate absolute majority of its budget. One way to change this fragile balance is by finding a new source of income. In particular, what is...

The figures are not quite official (the first updates from the International Cycling Union will come later), but the results are there for all to see: the 2026 season has barely begun and Burgos Burpellet BH has already accumulated a very significant amount of UCI points. When the 2026 calendar come...

The entire 113th edition of Tour de France is built around the two massive mountain days in the proximity of the mythical Alpe d'Huez on race's last week. In particular the 20th, final GC day, crossing Col de la Croix de Fer, Col de Galibier (via Télegraphe) and Col de Sarenne, before finally arrivi...

Cyclocross is bracing for one of its most dramatic structural shifts in years, with former world champion Niels Albert declaring in conversation with HLN that a major team merger is effectively a done deal. According to Albert, “the merger between Pauwels Sauzen and the Ridley Racing Team is 99 per...

Isaac del Toro has become the great revelation of the 2025 season, driven by an outstanding year in which he took second place in the Giro d'Italia and accumulated 16 victories, consolidating himself as one of the great stars of world cycling at the moment and, objectively, as one of the men called...

Things can change quickly in the world of cycling and Geoffrey Bouchard can say that quite well. Only just over a month ago, the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider had announced his retirement from pro cycling at age 33. This Monday afternoon, TotalEnergies announced him as their newest signing for th...

Tadej Pogacar is a special cyclist for many different reasons. However it is a combination of all of them that makes him stand apart from the rest. In a recent interview where he was more relaxed and open about details of his surrounding staff and lifestyle, it is possible to understand more about t...

In Bretagne, a disaster almost took place this week as World Tour rider Thibault Guernalec was hit by a driver going at high speed and suffered multiple fractures, a concussion, loss of consciousness and was on the verge of becoming paraplegic. The Arkéa - B&B Hotels rider is now stable and has shor...

Mads Pedersen recently criticized the post-Tour de France criteriums, pointing out the fixed-results aspect and saying they are awful to watch. This has been brought up to Jonas Vingegaard, who was the winner of the recent Tour de France Saitama Criterium, who has responded to the harsh words of his...

Paolo Bettini has come out in support of the controversial idea of charging fans for access to select roadside sections at major races, arguing that cycling must modernise its model and give greater recognition to the athletes out on the road. Speaking to Bici.Sport, the two-time world champion sai...

Little by little, the major WorldTour giants are locking in their plans for the 2026 season. Nothing has been officially announced yet, but everything coming out of UAE Team Emirates - XRG suggests a star pairing of Tadej Pogacar and Isaac del Toro for the next Tour de France. And that is something...

Tony Martin has tested himself in competition for the first time since hanging up his wheels at the end of the 2021 season, and the four-time world time trial champion wasted no time in showing that the famous “Panzerwagen” engine is still very much intact. The German, formerly of teams such as Jum...

Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar are the two riders in the current peloton who have reached the highest historical value, and certainly, they remain the riders with the most dominant wins against their peers. There are questions, though, on how long they can keep it up after such a high amount...

Greg Lemond is a three-time Tour de France winner, two-time World Champion and a rider who has marked the history of the sport in the 1980's and 90's. He was reported to have a VO2Max of 92.5mL/kg/min which is said to be the highest amongst pro cyclists that have achieved meaningful results up to th...

The transfer market has been boiling in the past months, as it always happens every year, with plenty of riders switching teams. One of them was Attila Valter, as the Hungarian champion is leaving Team Visma | Lease a Bike after 3 seasons to start a new adventure with Bahrain - Victorious. The 27-ye...

In 2025, many high-profile riders have announced their retirement. One of them has been the Italian sprinter Elia Viviani, who is hanging his bike after an extremely successful career both on the road and on the track. Although he ended on a high note by winning the elimination race at the recent W...

The 2026 season is coming closer and closer and lots of riders remain without a contract for the 2026 season. Some do, but are not publicly revealed by their teams. But amongst those who aren't known by the public to have a sitting contract for the upcoming year are the likes of Biniam Girmay, Richa...

The 2026 season will start soon and lots of riders will race for the first time in a World Tour team. This list includes some pretty interesting names including Grand Tour stage winners, Top5 finishers, big classics winners and some of the most talented riders in the world who actually hadn't raced...

The 2026 season is taking shape and so are the plans of the top teams. Although the Giro d'Italia route has not been officially announced yet, most details are known and at this point in time there are some choices that are rather obvious within a few teams. At Bahrain - Victorious, there is already...

XDS Astana Team entered the 2025 season with a major UCI point deficit and an almost certain chance of meeting relegation at the end of the year. It now feels distant, but team manager Alexandr Vinokourov has brought up the team's achievement, closing the gap and overtaking several teams in its way...

Matteo Jorgenson was signed by Team Visma | Lease a Bike two seasons ago, and last winter the Dutch team brought in Victor Campenaerts. The two riders have significantly increased their level after their move, have fit in absolutely perfectly as Jonas Vingegaard's right-hand men, and have also becam...

Thibau Nys is a rider that often suffers from inconsistency however he has started off the 2024-2025 season on the right foot. After winning the Koppenbergcross, he has once again hit hard where it matters, winning today the Tabor World Cup, the first of the discipline's most important competition. ...

Baloise - Glowi Lions are trying to take hold of the cyclocross cups and today in Tabor they have done a good job to take the lead of the World Cup. Thibau Nys has taken his first win in the Belgian national champion jersey this winter, taking a dominant win after his teammate Lucinda Brand did the...

The Cyclocross is for many the most important cup of the season and it began today in the Czech Republic after two months of smaller races; the Superprestige Cup and the X2O Badkamers. Lucinda Brand took the victory in the opening round and has reacted to another top result alongside European Champi...

The Cyclocross World Cup began today in Tabor and the winner was not a surprise in the women's field. Lucinda Brand has thus far been dominating the women's field and she has done so once again, beating Crelan duo Sara Casasola and Inge van der Heijden.  The race started off with Marie Schreiber tak...

Professional cycling’s organisational landscape has shifted, with Vuelta a Espana director Javier Guillen elected as the new president of the AIOCC — the influential body representing organisers of the sport’s major races. His appointment brings an end to Christian Prudhomme’s 15-year tenure, markin...

So far in the 2025 season reviews, it feels like its been quite negative. But today, that mood will change. The 2025 season proved to be another significant chapter for the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team. Across spring classics and three Grand Tours, they mixed steady returns with a few near-misses...

Former Belgian national coach Rik Verbrugghe will tie his future to the R.EV Brussels Cycling Academy in 2026, the development structure run by Remco Evenepoel and his father Patrick Evenepoel.  The R.EV Brussels Cycling Academy is a cycling academy in Brussels that focuses on making cycling accessi...

The name of Freddy Ovett might not sound familiar to most cycling fans, but this former pro is actually Mathieu van der Poel's current social media cameraman, having accompanied him over the past years. The Australian rider, son of former Olympic 800-meter champion Steve Ovett, began his sporting li...

After years of trying to establish himself as a Grand Tour general classification contender, Giulio Ciccone has decided to end that chapter of his career. The 30-year-old Lidl-Trek rider, once seen as Italy’s next great GC hope, confirmed that he will no longer chase overall results, shifting instea...

Sam Bennett's transfer to Q36.5 has been one of the main stories of the offseason. The veteran Irish rider, after spending two seasons with Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, has switched teams and will represent the Swiss Pinarello - Q36.5 Pro Cycling in 2026, with renewed ambitions of riding the Tou...

Many have warned that at this point in cycling, the riders may begin to retire earlier in their careers. That certainly seems to be an ongoing trend already and today 29-year old Jonas Gregaard has announced his retirement from the sport after many years racing at the top level.  "After many years a...

The 2026 season is getting closer and closer. Although the cycling market is still active, the main signings have been closed. There have been very mediatic signings, others thinking long term, and some key renewals. All thinking about the new three-year period until 2028. Here are some of the most...

More and more top riders retire at younger ages from the sports. Whilst this is widely feared due to their early development, what we're currently seeing are riders left without a contract earlier on in their careers as the teams make continuous pushes to sign younger riders. It's a transition phase...

Training on the road for pro cyclists is a dangerous job, as many have learnt this year. The list of injuries from riders getting hit by drivers on the road, however, continues to extend and is leaving a dent in the peloton. This Friday, Arkéa - B&B Hotels' Thibault Guernalec was the victim of a car...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike has several long-term veterans in the team, many of them climbers. Whilst the level increases by the year, Wilco Kelderman continues to be competitive throughout the generations and although he is fully on a domestique role currently, he continues to have the motivation at...

Remco Evenepoel is most likely going to the Giro d'Italia. This can already be accurately accessed at the time being as, if the Giro d'Italia route features a 40-kilometer long time trial as its rumoured, Remco Evenepoel has already expressed that it is perfect for him and should be the natural choi...

The Cyclocross World Cup will begin this Sunday the 23rd of November in Tabor, Czech Republic. It is the last of cyclocross' big cups to start and it will feature many of the world's best. We take a look at its course, the startlists, favourites, how and when to watch it - including information on t...

In 2025, Tadej Pogacar outdid himself with an even more outstanding season than the one in 2024, which already seemed unbeatable. The Slovenian added further victories in the Tour de France, World Championships and other major races on the calendar, as well as his first victory at the European Champ...

Remco Evenepoel's calendar selection will be mostly decided after the 1st of December when the Giro d'Italia organizers reveal the route for the 2026 edition. Knowing what the Belgian has said, there is a high incentive to have a long flat time trial and rumours suggest this will indeed be the case,...

Unibet Rose Rockets continue to make their big push towards the 2026 Tour de France wildcard. Its signed Tour de France stage winners in Dylan Groenewegen, Victor Lafay and Wout Poels; Its gotten a French nationality; and its increased its level significantly in riders and also staff. The team has n...

Tadej Pogacar is having no thoughts  of retiring anytime soon despite the potential for it that began after his exhausting fourth Tour de France win. He is staying with UAE Team Emirates - XRG until 2030, and in recent interviews he has discussed also Remco Evenepoel who could emerge as his new top...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG, as it is known today, was created in 2017 out of the former Lampre-Merida project. For much of its existence it was a mostly Italian-based team, however over time this has changed quite a bit, and currently it has evolved into the world's wealthiest and most successful team...

In the 2026 season, Lidl-Trek will welcome many new faces among their ranks, including the big GC talent of Juan Ayuso. The Spaniard has been their stellar signing in the cycling market, although the American team's activity has not stopped there. They have also added Matteo Sobrero, who will arrive...

Marcel Kittel was one of the great sprinters of his generation. He dominated the big sprints of the 2010s, won 14 stages in the Tour de France and became a reference in world cycling before retiring young. He has recently shared his opinion on doping and how it's changed and hasn't changed since the...

In recent weeks, many sprinters have raised their voices. Why? Above all because of the announcement of the route of the 2026 Tour de France, where the finish in Montmartre has been reinstated after this year's success. The problem is that for the sprinters, one of the most mythical possible victori...

The Tour de France 2025 included a novelty that pleased most cycling fans. In the mythical stage 21 in Paris, instead of the classic route along the Champs Elysées, with a finish for the sprinters, there was a day in classic format with Montmartre as the key climb, where Wout van Aert defeated Tadej...

A big show is set to take place this evening in Milan, Italy. And many of the biggest stars of cycling peloton such as Tadej Pogacar, Biniam Girmay, Jasper Philipsen or Isaac del Toro are among invited. The common denominator? Alex Carera's A&J All Sports Agency is working in the background on contr...

A quiet but transformative shift has swept across the WorldTour: the long-running Israel - Premier Tech project has been reborn as the NSN Cycling Team, marking the end of its Israeli-Canadian identity and the start of a Spanish-Swiss era built around one of the most unusual backers the peloton has...

Jonas Vingegaard may have ended the 2025 Vuelta a Espana in the red jersey, but the memories that linger most vividly are not of mountain attacks or GC battles — they are of the chaotic scenes that repeatedly disrupted the race. Speaking to TV2 after returning home to Denmark following a short holi...

Remco Evenepoel’s debut season in Red Bull – BORA  hansgrohe colours looks set to open with a surprise twist, as La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the Belgian superstar is expected to take on Milano-Sanremo for the first time in his career. The Italian outlet’s well-connected journalist Ciro Sco...

Biniam Girmay, Fernando Gaviria, Richard Carapaz, Leo Hayter and a few World Tour teams securing several of their riders are the main stories in this week's cycling market. Despite heading into the second half of November, there is still plenty activity in all corners of the cycling world and the ac...

Tadej Pogacar has signed one of the best seasons in the history of cycling after winning the Tour de France, Strade Bianche, three monuments (Flanders, Liège and Lombardia), the World and European Championships and more. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader seems to have no rival and there are only th...

Peter Sagan has reflected on the state of contemporary professional cycling, arguing that increasing levels of scientific control and predictability have reduced the sense of suspense that once defined racing. Speaking to Marca in Abu Dhabi in his role as a MyWhoosh ambassador, the three-time World...

In a sense, cyclocross is the most traditional of the current cycling disciplines. The sport has barely changed over the last decade, both physically and technically. With the rise of gravel and it's wide tyres, the obvious question is often brought up; wouldn't it be better to race on gravel or mou...

Remco Evenepoel’s blockbuster move to Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe is already reshaping the team’s identity — and according to Johan Vansummeren, it could come at a painful cost for one of Belgium’s fastest finishers. Speaking in his column for Het Belang van Limburg, the 2011 Paris-Roubaix champion...

Thomas De Gendt has offered one of the most frank assessments yet of the turbulent Lotto–Intermarche merger, admitting that riders caught in the middle of the process are living through a “hellish” period of uncertainty and have been left without the information they need to plan their futures. The...

Lidl-Trek general manager Luca Guercilena has urged cycling’s authorities to rethink safety from the ground up, arguing that the sport is stuck in a cycle of opinion-based fixes rather than evidence-driven solutions. Speaking in conversation with Bici.Pro, he outlined a striking proposal: invest he...

Cofidis has lost Jesús Herrada and now Stefano Oldani heads to Caja Rural - Seguros RGA. Two of the French team's Grand Tour stage winners are leaving towards Spanish second-division teams and will provide direct competition in 2026.  Oldani will wear green after completing six seasons at the highes...

Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are the Grand Tour rivals of a generation and a decade. From 2021 to 2025, they have finished first and second on every single Tour de France, and the presence of one another raises the level of both. Vingegaard had admitted it, and the Slovenian believes the same....

Wout van Aert is a rider who has had his career recently marked heavily by crashes, and explains the effects it's had on him physically and mentally. Alongside that, in a recent interview, he explained what was going through his mind in the iconic 2025 Tour de France finale, in which he dropped Tade...

Cameron Mason has started off the cyclocross season strongly and before Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel make their return, he still has a few opportunities to hit big. The Briton has been close, but a resurgence and a new training strategy over the summer might trigger his best level.  "Mathi...

Davide Piganzoli was one of Team Visma | Lease a Bike's signings this winter, a young Italian climber who has potential to develop in future years and maybe even gain a leadership position depending on his evolution. For the time being it is a period of adaptation for the Team Polti VisitMalta rider...

Iván Romeo is one of the most promising riders at Movistar Team. The rider from Valladolid has established himself as one of the great promises of Spanish cycling with an extraordinary 2025 in which he has consolidated his position by winning a stage in Dauphiné, winning the Spanish Championship and...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike is a structure that has lasted for several decades now in the world of cycling and it continues to function as a top team, although it has changed names plenty times over the years. With over 40 years of existence, there is room for a few riders to have spent most of their...

The XDS Astana Team staff will have an interesting new member in 2026. While it's no news that the Kazakhstan cycling's legend Alexander Vinokourov is in charge of the whole projects, his name being listed twice on the team staff page from next season is. The 23-year-old Alexandr Vinokurov jr. wrapp...

TotalEnergies have complicated period up ahead. The team's title sponsor is confirmed to be pulling out of the sponsorship at the end of 2026 and following the disbandment of Arkéa - B&B Hotels who were unable to find enough funds to continue, it's clear that the finishing pond for rich sponsors in...

The 2025 season was, besides many outstanding cycling performances, also tainted by the many political protests for which cycling races have unfortunately served as a perfect platform with its free access and limited security restrictions. Although Vuelta a Espana will be remembered mostly with canc...

Diego Ulissi will start his seventeenth season in professional peloton in 2026. The only two-time junior world champion (in this millenium) can already look back at overly successful cycling career, but the 36-year-old rider is not yet planning to hang up his bicycle. Although his contract at XDS As...

When Tadej Pogacar won the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the World Championships in 2024 - alongside others, many wondered if this was the greatest season ever seen in cycling. However, 50 years earlier, one man had already achieved that triple. That man, of course, was Eddy Merckx, the prot...

It's been known for a few weeks now that Israel and Premier Tech will part ways with the formation led by Kjell Carlström at the end of the 2025 season, but who will become the successor of the project which previously had an Israeli-Canadian image was a well-kept secret. Although rumours surfaced t...

Jesús Herrada has recently talked about his step down to ProTeam level, as he joins Burgos Burpellet BH on a one-year contract. He does not consider it a step down in his career, but instead a necessary boost in motivation to get back to his winning ways. However, at 35 years of age, he recognizes t...

Victor Campenaerts has transferred from Lotto to Team Visma | Lease a Bike in 2025 and it has transformed him fully. He was brought on top be a luxury domestique and has truly become one of the very best for the likes of Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert. Not only that, but he has reached his best-...

Jordan Jegat was the great revelation of the Tour de France, a rider whom few had even predicted could be in GC contention, ended up finishing in the Top10 through good climbing performances, heavy consistency and also well timed breakaways. The Frenchman embodied the aggressive spirit of the French...

Tadej Pogacar is without a doubt the fruit of an incredible cyclist who has found himself fitting perfectly in the requirements of the sport. But at the same time, he is incredibly gifted, genetically speaking. The Slovenian is a perfect mix of many factors that work in his favour and a new study ca...

Giulio Ciccone is a tremendously talented climber and a rider who often performs well in the stage-races. But the Grand Tours are a different monster, and the Italian has often encountered tough obstacles that got in his way. Hence from 2026 onwards, Ciccone will not be aiming for a overall classifi...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG was the top scoring team when it comes to UCI points in 2025, by far. It had Tadej Pogacar who was absolutely uncontested in individual terms, however when it came to the collective, the team had no problems in placing several riders close to the top. Here is a full breakdown...

Although it is not yet official, as expected Biniam Girmay will not ride for the renovated Lotto from next season despite a running contract with the disbanding Intermarché - Wanty. Instead, the Eritrean sprinter will bring his talent over to the current Israel - Premier Tech, which will be known un...

Jonas Vingegaard has offered his most candid explanation yet for the difficult end to his 2025 season, admitting he arrived at the European Championships in France so physically depleted that he is now relieved he pulled out of the World Championships in Rwanda. Speaking in conversation with Feltet...

Francesco Moser sees storm clouds gathering over Remco Evenepoel’s long-term Grand Tour ambitions. The Italian legend believes the new Red Bull leader is already boxed in by Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France – and now faces a fresh obstacle in Italy if rumours around Jonas Vingegaard’s 2026 progra...

Mario Cipollini, one of the most dominant and charismatic sprinters in cycling history, has confirmed that he has been admitted to hospital in Ancona for medical tests due to ongoing heart concerns. The 58-year-old, who famously won 42 stages of the Giro d'Italia and the 2002 Road World Championship...

In it's last years, team Vini Zabú was hardly even taken seriously by anyone in the cycling community. Although the Italian formation spent over a decade at the ProContinental level, and even celebrated success at the Giro d'Italia with three stage wins and KOM jersey in early 2010s, the downfall fr...

Norwegian continental team Coop-Repsol went through a horror last summer, but through hard work and collective efforts, they were able to turn the page and reward their long-term sponsor Coop with a fairy-tale victory of Storm Ingrebrigtsen at the home Tour of Norway in the company's last year as te...

In a time where UCI points matter more than ever before, many World Tour teams seem to be missing out on a rider who could potentially be very fruitful. Clément Venturini is currently still looking for a team into the 2026 season, despite the factor that make him more and more of a valuable rider. ...

Marco Pantani is remembered by a legion of fans as one of the greatest climbers in cycling history. If the comparison is limited to the mountains, few names can dispute his place among the best of all time. However, his figure was always shrouded in controversy: he was part of a generation hit by do...

Oscar Onley is a tremendous climber and was known to be a very promising talent, but only at the Tour de France did the cycling world learn just how high the Scottish rider could aim for. This year's fourth place at the Tour came close to the final podium and rode a perfect race in what is one of th...

Jesús Herrada is a rider that has been around the top teams for a very long time already, having made his pro debut in 2011 with Movistar, and ever since having ridden either with the Spanish team, or Cofidis since 2018 - all but two years at World Tour level. He has won plenty times including three...

Thomas van der Spiegel, president of Flanders Classics - which organizes the Cyclocross UCI World Cup - is surprised with the lack of World Tour teams that properly invest in cyclocross. With extra months of TV exposure and soon also more UCI points coming from the discipline to aid their World Tour...

Paul Seixas' future is one of the most interesting current plotlines in pro cycling, with the Frenchman delivering incredible results this season as an 18 and 19-year old. His potential is immense, he is France's best hope when it comes to winning the Tour de France in the next few years and his pot...

Bahrain - Victorious have recently announced several riders who were departing the team into the 2026 season, but it did not feature several names that had not yet had a public contract for the upcoming years. Amongst those were Matej Mohoric and Damiano Caruso, who are now confirmed to stay with th...

Granada has emerged as the definitive choice to host the final stage of the 2026 Vuelta a Espana, following a dramatic shift shaped by political decisions and calendar clashes. Reports from both local and national outlets confirm that the iconic finish traditionally held in Madrid was ruled out beca...

Alpecin-Deceuninck’s masterminds Philip and Christoph Roodhooft have rarely been ones for bold proclamations. But as they reflected on their third consecutive Team Manager of the Year crown in Belgium, one quote cut straight through the noise — and perfectly captured their mindset heading into 2026....

Slovenia’s most celebrated sporting couple, Tadej Pogacar and Urska Zigart, have been crowned the nation’s cyclists of the year for 2025 — a rare double triumph that reflects not only their individual success but also the remarkable rise of a partnership that has become one of the most recognisable...

Carlos Verona believes Lidl-Trek have finally found the Grand Tour leader they have been searching for — and he has no concerns whatsoever about the arrival of Juan Ayuso. In fact, the 33-year-old insists that big personalities are essential for winning the sport’s biggest races, welcoming the forme...

The Canary Islands have withdrawn their interest in hosting the 2026 Vuelta a Espana, citing political concerns linked to the continued presence of the former Israel - Premier Tech team in the professional peloton. Officials in Gran Canaria argue that the squad’s planned name change and shift in reg...

George Hincapie has returned to frontline professional cycling with a clear message: his new Modern Adventure Pro Cycling Team is not an extension, revival, tribute nor disguised continuation of his long association with Lance Armstrong. The American former Classics specialist, who retired in 2012...

It's still nearly four years until the 2029 Tour de France, but the battle to host its Grand Depart is already in full swing. One of the frontrunners, Czech Republic, have presented their bid to Tour director Christian Prudhomme this week. And from the reactions of both parties, it seems like the me...

The UAE Team Emirates - XRG have been in the spotlight more often than any other team in 2025, winning 97 professional races, enough to comfortably break the previous records. But a bit away from the main ruckus, the team is also working on development of its next generation of stars within the "Gen...

Will cycling ever come clean of doping? Probably no. But at the very least, it appears so that systematic doping is no longer haunting the beautiful sport. However individuals can still end up being pushed over the edge for various reasons; hunger for success, pressure to perform, inner uncertainy,...

The Wolfpack will not be the same without its pack leader Patrick Lefevere, but that doesn't necessarily mean that Soudal - Quick-Step will no longer be a team to follow in years to come. The approach of new manager Jurgen Fore is diametrically opposed to his predecessor's, but we'll have to wait an...

A significant move has taken place in the professional cycling transfer market. After an eye-catching 2025 campaign, Haimar Etxeberria is set to leave Kern Pharma and step up to the WorldTour with Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe, one of the most ambitious and strategically-driven teams in modern cycling...

Lorena Wiebes had an excellent 2025 season that was concluded with three world titles (in gravel and track) in October. In total, the fastest woman in peloton had won 24 road professional races including a Dutch title, among others. Since her crash in madison at the track World Championships in Sant...

Slovenia has officially secured the 2026 European Road Championships, paving the way for reigning champion Tadej Pogacar to attempt one of the most symbolic title defences of his career on home roads between 3 and 7 October, having famously claimed the European title for the first time in his illust...

Just weeks after severing its crisis-ridden partnership with the former Israel - Premier Tech structure, Canadian industrial group Premier Tech has officially secured its return to professional cycling — this time via a strategic move into the French Continental scene with St Michel - Preference Hom...

Team Jayco AlUla have confirmed the arrival of highly rated British climber Finlay Pickering, securing the 22-year-old from Bahrain - Victorious on a two-year contract that will see him race with the Australian WorldTour squad through to the end of 2027. The move follows a season that showcased his...

Cycling’s fight against doping never stops. Unfortunately, although the dark past of Lance Armstrong and his Tour de France victories is now behind us, cases continue to emerge that stain this beautiful sport. Following the provisional suspension of Oier Lazkano for abnormalities in his biological...

Belgian climbing talent Jarno Widar has confirmed that his first season in the senior ranks will include a debut appearance at the Vuelta a Espana, signalling the beginning of a long-planned transition from U23 phenomenon to WorldTour contender. Speaking in conversation with HLN, the 20-year-old ma...

Competitive indoor cycling is a discipline that has been created and developed significantly over the past few years, growing in popularity as well as in support and prize money. This has attracted many towards the discipline, but also more potential for wrongdoings and possible doping. Recently cro...

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe are showing up to the 2026 season with a major lineup containing several Grand Tour specialists. Florian Lipowitz has had a major breakthrough this year and can become the team's next Tour de France, and the entry of Remco Evenepoel in the German team might actually benef...

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale are putting in serious resources to build the best sprint block in the cycling world. After signing Olav Kooij as their new leader and several of his compatriots to form a strong leadout train, the French team has also signed Mark Renshaw and Heinrich Haussler to provide s...

Team Jayco AlULA has had financial guarantees to survive into the 2026 season given only recently, to a point where it didn't deliver the paperwork for their World Tour license until after the designated date. This made it difficult for them to make big deals this winter, but now things are back on...

Whilst in the men's peloton almost all of the big stars and firmly secured with leadership roles in their own teams, the women's peloton saw a major shift. Demi Vollering, Marlen Reusser and Elisa Longo Borghini were some of the riders making moves this winter, into new teams and roles which have wo...

Remco Evenepoel has in a recent interview provided massive amounts of insight into his mentality, training, ambitions moving forward and even some of his racing data. Besides hinting at a possible debut at Milano-Sanremo and Tour of Flanders, the Olympic Champion has talked about his wattages at the...

UAE Team Emirates - XRG has the biggest budget in pro cycling currently and they are putting that money to good use. The Emirati team has announced the renewal of a big name this Tuesday morning, as João Almeida has extended his contract for another two seasons with the team in which he's achieved t...

Simon Yates was close to conquering the Giro d'Italia back in 2018, but then lost it on the Colle delle Finestre. In a theatrical way, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider managed to win the overall classification of this year's Corsa Rosa on the same mountain. He recalls that day, where he outplayed...

During the 2025 road season Léo Bisiaux established himself as one of the great promises of cycling. At just 20 years of age, the Frenchman from Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rose to fame at the Vuelta a Burgos, where he took his first professional victory with a daring move on stage 3. Ahead of cyclis...

Aleix Espargaró has retired from professional cycling. His adventure has lasted less than a year in the Lidl-Trek structure (he was under contract in the development team). He will not ride a professional cycling race again in order to focus 100% on his work as a Honda test rider. Espargaró rode wit...

The men's cyclocross season so far has a name and a surname: Thibau Nys. Although there have been more winners, such as Toon Aerts (European champion), the young Belgian rider's consistency, along with his two victories, are leading him to stardom. And he is doing so in a discipline that is still wa...

Arkéa - B&B Hotels will no longer be a part of the professional peloton in 2026. Having failed to find sponsors, the French squad announced its demise, leaving many riders without a contract for the following season. While a tragedy for many cyclists, it's also a great opportunity for some of the sm...

The 2026 Giro d'Italia route will be announced on the 1st of December but most details will be known beforehand. For example the Grande Partenza in Bulgaria, and the overall structure of the route alongside most of its mountain stages. One key aspect to the route is the presence of many flat time tr...

Fernando Gaviria is one of the riders that is not getting a new contract with Movistar Team, after Spain's only World Tour team renewed with Orluis Aular whom they're betting on. However the Colombian, after a few unsuccessful seasons, is not hanging up the wheels just yet as he seems set to join Ca...

EF Education-EasyPost team does not publicly share informations regarding all of the team riders and contractual situation, which often leads to speculation. Richard Carapaz for example, officially, is not known to have a contract for next year. But new information suggests that this is the case and...

Wout van Aert is a tremendously talented rider and one with a lot of history in cycling. This year he only won twice, but both were perhaps the most spectacular stages of both Giro d'Italia and Tour de France - in Siena and Paris. He recalls these, as well as his everlasting motivation to win a cobb...

Tadej Pogacar is currently the best cyclist in the world. On the bike, the Slovenian is practically unrivaled, but off the bike, as a person, he is also a role model. Whenever he can, the two-time world champion is seen doing his bit for different charities. He even has one of his own, which has now...