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Giro d’Italia winners: A brief history

Giro d’Italia winners: A brief history

Only one rider can win the Giro d’Italia each year, and those that do etch their names among the greats of the sport. Ahead of...

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Liane Lippert: Next in line

Liane Lippert: Next in line

After six years with Team DSM, German rider Liane Lippert has made big changes for 2023, joining Movistar to learn from world champion Annemiek van Vleuten. The...

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Reigning Remco: How the world champion defended his Liège-Bastogne-Liège title with last year's winning formula

Reigning Remco: How the world champion defended his Liège-Bastogne-Liège title with last year's winning formula

This year's Liège-Bastogne-Liège was not the epic battle we had expected, but Remco Evenepoel still stole the show with a solo victory to take the...

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One for the history books: Demi Vollering secures the Ardennes Classics hattrick with Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes victory

One for the history books: Demi Vollering secures the Ardennes Classics hattrick with Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes victory

The SD Worx rider is the second-ever woman to secure the Ardennes hattrick, but the victory didn't come as easy as it did at Amstel...

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Egan Bernal: 'It's about character, not numbers'

Egan Bernal: 'It's about character, not numbers'

The Tour and Giro winner opens up about his new outlook since his accident, and why he isn't placing expectations on himself

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Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2023 - contenders and predictions

Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2023 - contenders and predictions

Will it be an Ardennes hattrick for Demi Vollering, or will those hot on her heels finally catch up?

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Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2023 - contenders and predictions

Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2023 - contenders and predictions

Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel face off for the season's fourth Monument in the Ardennes

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The waiting game: Pogačar continues domination with perfectly poised Flèche Wallonne performance

The waiting game: Pogačar continues domination with perfectly poised Flèche Wallonne performance

The Slovenian forwent his usual solo escape tactic to power ahead of everyone on the final stretches of the Mur de Huy

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Gallery: It's a block party on the Mur de Huy

Gallery: It's a block party on the Mur de Huy

A look at some memorable moments from the Mur de Huy at this year's Flèche Wallonne

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Years in the making: Demi Vollering reigns as queen of the Mur at Flèche Wallonne

Years in the making: Demi Vollering reigns as queen of the Mur at Flèche Wallonne

The SD Worx rider is on her way to the Ardennes trebel with a glorious win at La Flèche Wallonne

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'The season is long, we'll be back' - Lizzie Deignan on challenging SD Worx, her return to racing and the changing peloton

'The season is long, we'll be back' - Lizzie Deignan on challenging SD Worx, her return to racing and the changing peloton

The Trek-Segafredo rider discusses her return to the Women's WorldTour, SD Worx's dominance and the ambitious targets that still motivate her

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La Flèche Wallonne Femmes preview 2023 - Route, predictions and contenders

La Flèche Wallonne Femmes preview 2023 - Route, predictions and contenders

The women’s peloton will face the Mur de Huy three times again in 2023, who will be Marta Cavalli’s successor?

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The Ardennes hattrick: why Flèche Wallonne could be Tadej Pogačar’s trickiest challenge

The Ardennes hattrick: why Flèche Wallonne could be Tadej Pogačar’s trickiest challenge

Shorter and with fewer metres of elevation than the other Ardennes Classics, Flèche Wallonne could prove less than straightforward in Pogačar's quest for the prestigious hattrick

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What next for The Women's Tour?

What next for The Women's Tour?

This race paved the way for other women’s stage races to follow, but sadly, in a time when women’s cycling is finally gaining momentum, the...

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Sheer dominance: Amstel Gold Race follows the Pogačar playbook

Sheer dominance: Amstel Gold Race follows the Pogačar playbook

Tadej Pogačar continues his history-making, jaw-dropping dominance with a crushing solo victory in Limburg

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More of the same: harmonious SD Worx execute perfect plan at Amstel Gold Race

More of the same: harmonious SD Worx execute perfect plan at Amstel Gold Race

The Dutch superteam delivers another 1-2 finish at the Classics with another well-timed attack

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The win that was, and then wasn't: Benoît Cosnefroy's road to redemption at Amstel Gold Race

The win that was, and then wasn't: Benoît Cosnefroy's road to redemption at Amstel Gold Race

The Frenchman finished second last year only after initially being declared the winner, but this year he's back with a renewed confidence

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Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition 2023 - contenders and predictions

Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition 2023 - contenders and predictions

No rider has won the women’s Amstel Gold Race more than once, but with previous winners returning to the race this year, there is plenty...

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Amstel Gold Race 2023 - contenders and predictions

Amstel Gold Race 2023 - contenders and predictions

A look at the leading contenders for the hilly one-day race in Limburg

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‘Better than I could have expected’ - Shirin van Anrooij on her big Trofeo Binda win and going for Ardennes glory

‘Better than I could have expected’ - Shirin van Anrooij on her big Trofeo Binda win and going for Ardennes glory

The multi-talented Dutch superstar talks about her love for racing, how Trek-Segafredo feels like home and why the punchy Classics are her favoured terrain

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Biniam Girmay is smashing barriers: From the Classics Issue

Biniam Girmay is smashing barriers: From the Classics Issue

Intermarché-Circus-Wanty’s Eritrean star has been one of the revelations of the last couple of seasons. He followed up his historic silver medal in the 2021U23 Worlds...

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The power numbers it takes to compete in the fastest ever Paris-Roubaix

The power numbers it takes to compete in the fastest ever Paris-Roubaix

The Strava numbers behind the men’s Hell of the North

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Gallery: Inside the fastest ever Paris-Roubaix

Gallery: Inside the fastest ever Paris-Roubaix

Images from another gruelling edition of the Hell of the North

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‘It's very sad and disappointing’- Cruel Paris-Roubaix leaves Jumbo-Visma rueing missed opportunity

‘It's very sad and disappointing’- Cruel Paris-Roubaix leaves Jumbo-Visma rueing missed opportunity

Team manager Richard Plugge and third place Wout van Aert struggle to remain optimistic in the face of Paris-Roubaix disaster

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A king of the Classics: Clinical Van der Poel joins the greats with Paris-Roubaix triumph

A king of the Classics: Clinical Van der Poel joins the greats with Paris-Roubaix triumph

Fortune favoured the brave at the 120th edition of Paris-Roubaix, where luck and ruthlessness saw Mathieu van der Poel clinch his third Monument

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Untouchable Vingegaard - the 2023 Itzulia Basque Country in review

Untouchable Vingegaard - the 2023 Itzulia Basque Country in review

It was a one-sided affair in the Basque Country as the Tour de France champion romped to victory

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‘Be your best cheerleader’ - Alison Jackson: The Canadian TikTok queen who conquered the Hell of the North

‘Be your best cheerleader’ - Alison Jackson: The Canadian TikTok queen who conquered the Hell of the North

Self-belief, strength and determination in abundance, Alison Jackson’s Roubaix win will go down in history

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