Andrew Hood

The Tour de France director says running a women's Tour de France on the same days as the men's race is not feasible.

Geraint Thomas confirms he will forgo another run at the pink jersey as he targets the Tour de France as defending champion.

The 28-year-old Frenchman finished third in the 2014 Tour de France and wants to record another podium finish this summer.

Neilson Powless and Sepp Kuss are beginning their second seasons in the professional ranks with high hopes.

Early season races in Australia and South America afford important opportunities for domestiques to win, and these results have a broader impact as well.

The big German speedster is aiming to return to the top of the sprinter ranks this season.

Several of CCC Team's classics riders head to Valencia to build form and team cohesion.

After Tour de France organizers throw a curveball, Dutch time trial star Tom Dumoulin plans return to Giro d'Italia to aim for second maglia rosa.

Andrew Hood takes a look at the results sheets from the year's first races in Australia and discovered five riders who showed big promise for the season.

The Italian is targeting Milano-Sanremo this season, a race in which he finished ninth in 2017.

After five editions, the one-day race is marketing itself as an 'Australian classic' and is drawing more and more top riders.

Victory at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race silences demon from 2018 and marks a "perfect" start to Viviani's season.

Ewan keen to deliver first official victory in Lotto-Soudal jersey on home roads.

Australian ex-pro set to streamline Flanders Classics programme and promote it to more international audience.

With the tough Challambra climb at nine kilometers to go, Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race pits pure sprinters against those who can kick on the climbs.

The 20-year-old is one race into his WorldTour career and his team believes he has grand tour abilities.

Teams don't bring their coach buses to the Australian WorldTour race, so each squad is given two cars and a van to use.

Racing at the Tour Down Under presents a logistical challenge, but once there things generally run smoothly for the mechanics.

The 2016 Paris-Roubaix champion retires at age 40 at the end of his home race, the Santos Tour Down Under.

Andrew Hood examines what has made this annual event in Australia so successful.

Woods growing in confidence and ambition despite leaving Tour Down Under empty-handed.

Ewan disagrees with UCI jury's decision and claims headbutts were necessary to avoid crash.

Race leader crashes in final 10 kilometers, while headbutts see sprint victor relegated at Tour Down Under stage 5.

The Kazakhstan-based squad has some fun off the bike and puts together a rap video.

The three-time world champion grabs his first victory of 2019 on just his third day of racing.

The Canadian is hoping that EF Education First will select him for its eight-rider Tour de France squad.

The 27-year-old is able to ride for victories on the CCC Team, now that Richie Porte has moved to another outfit.

The Italian grand tour's spot on the season schedule is not ideal for Peter Sagan, who says he'd like to race it at least once.

Former Austrian pro cyclist's dream of a bicycle tour across Israel, Jordan, and Palestine put on hold due to increasingly fraught political climate.

Australian takes confidence-boosting victory while team looks to rebuild sprint train around him.

GC clash expected to come down to closing-day finale on emblematic Old Willunga Hill after course redesign.

A dominant force in Formula 1, McLaren is now a 50-percent partner in the Bahrain-Merida team and expected to offer extensive expertise.

Rumors of a merger or an extension with Comcast are intensifying. Sky is in an unusual situation because its exiting sponsor is also the team owner.

With Team Sky's future in doubt, there is speculation that Israel Cycling Academy might merge with the British superteam in 2020.

After a successful debut in the 2018 Giro, Israel Cycling Academy hopes to make the wildcard list again, and in 2020, the Tour de France is its goal.

The Sky rider says he wants to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège this season.

Fellow pro team managers know how hard it is to bring on new sponsors, but they bet that Brailsford can keep his program afloat.

The Italian will attempt to win the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France this season, an elusive feat in today's peloton.

Quintana starting season in Argentina before likely starts at Tour of Colombia and Paris-Nice.

Negotiations with Nibali on hold while team finalize details with new partner, who return to cycling following previous involvement with Team Sky and Specialized.

The Dutch-based team landed the three-time defending cyclocross world champ as he transitions to the road.

The UCI will open the door for two top-ranked second-division teams to race grand tours and will create a Classics Series.

Zoidl returns to WorldTour having raced with Trek-Segafredo until 2016, while Denifl pulls out of new team on "personal reasons."

If Team Sky can't survive, the bidding war for Chris Froome will be intense, right? In fact, he may not be right for most WorldTour teams.

After wowing fans with his attacking style and fourth-place overall result at the Tour, Primoz Roglic will race for pink in 2019.

The route that was unveiled this week is old school — at least by Vuelta standards, writes Andrew Hood.

The Spanish squad is reserving judgment on Team Sky's sponsor woes as both squads prepare for the 2019 season.

We interview the main protagonists to re-create the spectacular stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia when Chris Froome seized the GC lead.

The Italian won 33 races, including Milano-Sanremo and three grand tour stages.

Egan Bernal, 21, is under contract at Sky through 2023, but the team's sponsor woes could force him to look elsewhere next year.

A dismantling of 'Fortress Froome' would level peloton, though possibility of wealthy team purchasing a block of Sky and becoming new dominant force remains.

Veteran team manager Vincent Lavenu likes Larry Warbasse's talent as well as his personality, welcoming his team's first American rider.

A glut of top riders like Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas could rock the transfer market for 2020 if Team Sky can't find new sponsor.

The UCI keeps the same 18 teams at the WorldTour level for 2019, but the Pro Continental level sees some changes.

The team says it must secure post-2019 funding before the start of next summer's Tour de France.

Team Sky's riders only learned about the squad's sponsorship news Tuesday night, hours before it was announced.

The British super-team announces that its main backer is pulling the plug following the upcoming campaign.

Organizers are expected to move Liège-Bastogne-Liège finish to flatter terrain, opening the door for fast-finishing classics riders.

Some riders and team managers contend that power meters ruin pro racing, but the reality of the situation is far more complex.

With less recovery time between the Giro and Tour in 2019, it is unlikely any heavy hitters will try to win the overall in both.

The Australian outfit is a perfect fit for the American all-rounder, who can support Yates or Chaves in the mountains at grand tours.

After a life-altering crash while training in June, Vogel returns to Berlin velodrome, receives cyclist of year award from German federation.

The young Colombian climber lost six months to Epstein-Barr, but now team officials say he's ready to return to the front of the GC field.

After 33 years commentating the Tour de France alongside Paul Sherwen, Phil Liggett remembers his partner who died Sunday at 62.

The Colombian says he's not in favor of having multiple riders vying for the same win within Movistar, which was the case in the 2018 Tour.

NBC Sports analyst Paul Sherwen dies at age 62. He was a pro cycling pioneer in the 1970s and 1980s.

His first season with UAE Team Emirates was a year to forget. Now, Fabio Aru needs to find the spark that won him the 2015 Vuelta.

Nearly four dozen riders are calling an end to their careers. Here are some of the notables.

Valverde will race on the cobbles wearing the rainbow jersey, while van der Poel will continue to transition from cyclocross to the road.

Euskadi-Murias fighting for wildcard slot on the Tour after elevation to Professional Continental level.

Riders come to Minguez's defense after successful coach's contract is not renewed.

Javier Minguez tells VeloNews the newly crowned world champion deserves several sets of rainbow stripes.

The always-exciting Vuelta is expected to return to mountainous terrain in Andorra for 2019. Full route will be unveiled mid-December.

UAE Team Emirates brass say Fernando Gaviria's potential is unlimited, and as the team's #1 sprinter, he'll have plenty of opportunities.

The Italian won the 1999 edition of Paris-Roubaix and wants to return to the race next season to challenge for another title.

The 2018 Tour de France had its setbacks and frustrations, but some insiders believe the race is stronger than it has ever been.

The Spanish duo struggled this season at the French grand tour, but they'll return next year for another run.

The Australia-based squad picked up its first grand tour win this year courtesy of Simon Yates at the Vuelta a España.

American Ben King recalls his two stage wins at the Vuelta a Espana this season.

We caught up with Reuters cycling correspondent Francois Thomazeau regarding how he told the world about the infamous doping affair.