Andrew Hood

The French national champion has emerged as the most successful rider in 2020.

WorldTour rookie making waves early in the Giro d'Italia.

Peloton will be wrong to overlook Joao Almeida if he can defend pink Sunday.

The early exit by Geraint Thomas means Ineos Grenadiers will attack for stage wins instead of racing for pink jersey.

Hagen Bermans Axeon graduate moves into lead of debut grand tour to back up block of solid summer results.

After just three action-packed days, what's in store for the rest of the Giro d'Italia?

Simon Yates tumbles out of the top-10 after ceding time on first mountain summit.

Former US champ hunting for stages with Ag2r-La Mondiale lacking a GC leader to protect in Italy.

Peter Sagan let his intentions be known for this Giro d'Italia with second place in uphill sprint and comes away with unexpected 'best climber' jersey

Russian rider Aleksandr Vlasov leaves Giro d'Italia with stomach problems, leaving Fuglsang just five teammates with 19 stages to go.

Four of the top-five riders in the first stage are racing in the youth category in the Giro d'Italia.

The 2018 Tour de France champion took more than one minute against several key rivals in the opening day of the Giro d'Italia.

Loaded with veterans, this year's Giro d’Italia bucks youth trend

Climber will be forced to attack in mountains to recover lost ground against the clock.

Worries grow about pandemic — and weather impacting alpine stages — in the second half of the race.

What was behind the race jury's strong hand at the Tour de France?

Dutch veteran hoping to erase disappointment of missing Tour de France.

UAE-Emirates giving Brandon McNulty freedom to test GC potential at his first-ever three-week race.

Amstel Gold Race also in crosshairs after spike in COVID-19 cases in Europe puts scare into race organizers.

Geraint Thomas and Vincenzo Nibali headline a Giro that will play off the climbers against the time trialists.

The circuit racing of road cycling world championships delivers unique — and sometimes surprising — race dynamics.

Japanese tech firm leaving Africa's first WorldTour team in a lurch.

Monday is last 'day off' for peloton as revised WorldTour calendar hits overdrive.

Tour de France runner-up laments not having legs in finale to help trade teammate chase down Alaphilippe.

French team pulls out perfectly-delivered tactic to take first world title since 1997 and heal wounds after a disappointing Tour de France.

UCI president backs rider's union from efforts to change voting bylaws within the group.

Richie Porte, Laurens De Plus, Daniel Martínez and Tom Pidcock round out 2021 squad having previously scooped Adam Yates.

A splinter group of top pro riders will no longer meet with the labor group CPA at the Imola world championships.

World championships and classics on radar, but no Vuelta a España for 2020.

Every race on the revised calendar has been rescheduled except the worlds, meaning 2019 champions will lose their titles before the pavé.

UAE spent months preparing for dramatic stage 20 time trial turn-around.

Tadej Pogačar raced so aggressively that even the Badger would be proud.

Three American riders in the 107th edition made their impact felt in unique ways.

What can Wout van Aert achieve in his career? Will any WorldTour teams not return in 2021? You have questions and we have answers.

Pogačar is first rider since Merckx to win three jerseys in Paris.

Several Spanish journalists leave race after Spanish-language reporter tested positive.

No Spanish rider won a stage, but Mas and Landa both landed in top-five and Movistar wins teams classification for fifth time in six years.

One Slovenian found his wings while another succumbed.

Just about every expectation I had when the Tour started has been turned upside down.

Carapaz in duel to salvage polka dots

Should the Tour de France bring back prologues and longer individual time trials? And who will win the UCI road world championships?

Zeeman evidently became upset — enough so to warrant his expulsion from the race — with the technicians when they began to take apart Roglič’s bike.

We get an American media darling, and speculation flies — about breakaways and transfers — into the final days of the 2020 Tour de France.

Thursday's stage 18 over the Plateau des Gliéres saw riders tackle a long stretch of gravel road. Afterwards, riders said they aren't convinced that gravel belongs in the Tour de France.

American Sepp Kuss shot down suggestions that he could one day target the Tour de France GC. Kuss will race the Vuelta a España later in the year.

Teammate suggests defending Tour champion struggled to adapt and prepare correctly through COVID lockdown.

López battles with Sepp Kuss for top honors at Tour's highest point.

In today's Active Pass roundtable, readers want to know of Peter Sagan can still win the green jersey at the 2020 Tour de France.

If it wasn't for the UAE-Emirates rider, the GC would be pretty much a snoozer. Jumbo-Visma is so dominant, and Primož Roglič is so strong that no one's been able to attack.

Pogačar now most direct threat to Roglič for decisive mountain battle in Alps.

Ineos Grenadiers Principal Dave Brailsford addressed the setbacks for his GC star, Egan Bernal, saying: 'He's proud, it's not in his nature to quit.'

Ineos Grenadiers Principal Sir Dave Brailsford defended his decision to leave Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome out of the 2020 Tour de France.

In today's Active Pass roundtable, one reader wants to know whether Romain Bardet will fit in at Sunweb. Another reader guesses which GC star will grab the final Tour de France podium spot in Paris.

The fateful consequences of last year's Tour played out in 2020 in dramatic fashion.

The lack of access to Team Ineos Grenadiers means everyone will be speculating about Egan Bernal's Tour de France collapse on Sunday, writes Andrew Hood.

Veteran Tasmanian is making the most of his last Tour as a protected leader.

Colodaran climber celebrates 26th birthday on the steep mountain roads he loves.

Jumbo-Visma cracks Bernal and puts end to Ineos Grenadiers' dominance at Tour de France.

UAE-Team Emirates balancing GC ambitions with losses of key riders ahead of Grand Colombier showdown.

On today's roundtable, one reader wonders when Sepp Kuss will get grand tour leadership duties, while another proposes a classification jersey for riders over 35 at the Tour de France. As always, we want to hear your best and wildest questions about the 2020 Tour de France!

The upcoming climbs of the Tour de France will be strange to see without fans, writes Andrew Hood, but the riders seem to think the fan restrictions won't impact the race. What should we expect from Saturday's stage 15 to Grand Colombier?

Bora-Hansgrohe making it hard on everyone as Sagan chases points and stage win.

Ineos Grenadiers is repeating the mantra 'the Tour ends in Paris' after Egan Bernal's setback on Puy Mary on Friday.

We want your questions about the 2020 Tour de France for our daily Active Pass roundtable! Submit them at the bottom of the page.

French hopes for a Tour de France victory were dissolved on Friday as the country's best riders both faltered.

Defending champion vows to keep fighting after a Massif drubbling.

Dane questions if Jumbo-Visma will use its strength in the best way to help Roglič.

GC rivals brace for potentially explosive stage across Massif Central.

We answer your questions about the 2020 Tour de France. Today, the biggest question is whether Peter Sagan's relegation on Wednesday was the right call.

Fans and journalists alike are confusing the Tour de France's green jersey man Sam Bennett with Peter Sagan. Plus, the September date shifts shadows and sunflowers alike, writes Andrew Hood.

Marc Hirschi's stage win is confirmation of Team Sunweb's aggressive, stage hunting strategy after years of targeting sprints and the GC.

Alejandro Valverde has been far from the front during the 2020 Tour de France. Valverde, 40, is shepherding youngster Enric Mas through the race, and looking for opportunities that come to him.

Is Tadej Pogačar in trouble now that two of his teammates have dropped out? And what's your take on Peter Sagan's decision to skip Paris-Roubaix to race the Giro d'Italia? Let's roundtable!

There are rumors that Colombian riders may work together to dislodge Slovenians Primož Roglič and Tadej Pogačar, but Andrew Hood isn't buying it. Plus, Peter Sagan is going to get his revenge for Wednesday's relegation.

Another positive case this week could see teams removed from the race.

Ineos Grenadiers veteran says real battle for yellow jersey comes in the Alps.

How is the September weather impacting the race? And what do we make of the Col de la Loze coming up on stage 17? Let's roundtable!

Egan Bernal is equal on time to Roglič but 21 seconds behind on the general classification.

Everyone here on the ground seems pretty invested in trying to push this Tour to Paris.

Slovenian now has target on his back after spectacular ride in Pyrénées.