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Mads Pedersen is at the peak of his powers
A second stage win and a return to the maglia rosa is a fitting reward for a rider in some of his best ever form
Giro d'Italia 2025 stage four preview: A fast finish in Lecce
A chance for the pure sprinters to take a stage win as the Giro resumes in Italy's heel
The Dilemma: Should Primož Roglič give away the Giro d'Italia pink jersey?
The Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe rider will next be able to take time on his rivals during stage seven's mountain-top finish and stage nine's gravel. Does he...
Insatiable Mads Pedersen keeps Classics momentum going at Giro d'Italia: 'I'm hungry for more'
The former world champion credited his latest victory to the tireless work of his Lidl-Trek teammates. Continue in this manner, and the Dane could rack...
Giro d'Italia 2025 stage two preview: Against the clock
The first individual time trial of the Giro presents an opportunity for early gains in the general classification
Giro d'Italia 2025 stage one preview: A sprint for pink?
The opening stage of the Giro d'Italia will be a tightly fought contest between the sprinters and the attackers for the first maglia rosa of...
The race for second place: It is time for a new approach to try and beat Tadej Pogačar
Another solo win for the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider in Liège–Bastogne–Liège once again highlights that the rest of the peloton needs to anticipate rather than...
A Roubaix romance: Why this is sport's greatest stadium
The finish of Paris-Roubaix is like no other and the velodrome will be home to legends for years to come, writes Rachel Jary
‘He will be like Merckx’ - Paris-Roubaix is proof that Tadej Pogačar will win all five Monuments
The world champion narrowly missed out on a victory at his Hell of the North debut – his performance is a menacing sign for years...
All about anticipation: How Paris-Roubaix Femmes signified a shift in the dynamics of the women’s peloton
Teams like Lidl-Trek, Visma-Lease a Bike and EF Education-Oatly are proof that aggressive racing can pay dividends
Mountains, mud, cobbles: There is nothing Pauline Ferrand-Prévot cannot do
The Visma-Lease a Bike rider won by almost a minute in the Roubaix velodrome. Her weighty palmarès has another glorious victory.
'I don't think we made many mistakes': Visma-Lease a Bike almost nailed the Tour of Flanders
Wout van Aert is without a victory in a cobbled Classic this season, but the Belgian and his teammates did everything they could at the...
‘We are trying everything, it’s just not possible’ - Mads Pedersen and the Pogačar puzzle
The Danish rider says Lidl-Trek tried everything they could to beat the world champion, but still came up short
'We Can Do It': How a €4 gift made Lotte Kopecky the Queen of Flanders again
The world champion is up and running for the season and is now chasing a Flanders-Roubaix double
Everything is perfect if you’re Tadej Pogačar
Another bike race, another Monument win – all in a day’s work for the world’s best cyclist
‘It would be a shame to get stuck in disappointment’ - Wout van Aert is a fighter
Despite the criticism he has faced following his Dwars door Vlaanderen disaster, the Belgian is still motivated ahead of the Tour of Flanders
Does Visma's Dwars door Vlaanderen disappointment reveal the blueprint for Flanders victory?
Dutch team’s challenging Classic’s campaign continues after three teammates squander winning opportunity at Dwars door Vlaanderen
The final dress rehearsal: Who will win Dwars door Vlaanderen 2025?
Can Visma-Lease a Bike turn their Classics season around? Will a changed route make a difference to the riders we see at the front of...
Where is Wout - Is this the end of Visma-Lease a Bike’s Classics dreams?
It was another disappointing showing from the Belgian rider at a key warm-up race for the Tour of Flanders, E3 Saxo Classic
How Tadej Pogačar will win Milan-Sanremo
The Slovenian has said that he’s “getting so close but it’s so far, it’s unbelievable”. But his tortured relationship with the Italian Classic will end...
Amstel Gold Race: Everything you need to know
The WorldTour heads to the Netherlands for the start of the Ardennes Classics
‘From learning to walk again to learning to win bike races’ - Tom Gloag is on his way back
The British rider has had a turbulent few years with crashes but remains positive about his place in the sport
‘Massive cojones, but absolute suicide’ - How Jhonatan Narváez proves that the smartest bike racer wins
The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider executed a perfect victory on the penultimate stage of the Tour Down Under, while others fumbled ambitious plans
‘The yellow card system isn’t changing anything’ - Is it really possible to make sprinting safer?
For the second time in the race, there was discourse surrounding fair sprinting after stage four of the Tour Down Under
The importance of instinct: Is a reliance on race radios impacting rider performance?
The third stage of the Tour Down Under saw a surprise victory from Javier Romo as other riders failed to react to the Movistar rider’s...
‘Lighter, faster, stronger’ - Is 2025 going to be the year of Sam Welsford?
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe’s Australian sprinter opened his win tally at the Tour Down Under, and his teammates say this is just the beginning of a big...
Heat training, pure instinct and learning to believe – Noemi Rüegg’s 'rocket' ride to the top
The Swiss rider outclimbed the favourites to win the Queen stage of this year’s Tour Down Under – many were surprised by her performance, but...
How to outsmart the peloton – a lesson from Daniek Hengeveld
On a stage that was meant to be one for the sprinters, the Ceratizit-WNT rider surprised everyone on the first day of the Tour Down...
Do bigger budgets and salaries in the WorldTour really make cycling better?
With limited income streams and job security for just a select few, how sustainable is the growth of the sport?
Laurence Pithie: I want to challenge Van der Poel for Monument wins next year
The New Zealand rider talks about his journey to the top of the sport, moving to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and his ambitions to start to win...
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