Andrew Hood

'It's a disgrace': Spain's Juan Ayuso criticizes absence of race radio that he suggests might have contributed to the tragedy that rocked the UCI road cycling worlds.

Tour de Hoody: How many more rainbows for Pogačar, can USA Cycling ever end its men's medals drought, and what was Michael Woods slurping down?

Van der Poel and Evenepoel can only tip their hat: 'With any normal guy, 100km is too far. But Tadej this year is not normal.'

Ben O'Connor kicks to silver with a late-race attack, and Mathieu van der Poel defends his 2023 world title with bronze. Quinn Simmons 9th.

Jorgenson is relishing the chaos and opportunity of the world championships: 'Many can win in a chaotic race.'

Americans miss out on chase for U23 rainbow jersey, while pre-race favorites Del Toro and Blackmore gapped late in attritional race.

Officials confirm 18-year-old Swiss racer died Friday from 'a serious head injury' suffered in a crash during the junior women's road race.

Backed by a powerful Belgian team, Evenepoel eyes a rare double-double after his Olympic triumph: 'The race can open up at any time.'

Budding superstar Cat Ferguson doubles up with golds in junior women's road race and time trial.

A mid-season escape to the Colorado Rockies gave her space to reflect on her double-gold Olympic Games and to reload for a season-closing run at the rainbow jersey: 'It will be a race of attrition.'

Germany was 0.85 seconds slower in a nail-biting mixed relay finale to close out time trial competition at the Zürich road cycling world championships.

Race for the rainbow jersey: Zürich is playing host to the 2024 road world championships set against an explosive course that will also include para-cycling.

Tratnik will reunite with compatriot Roglič as the Red Bull 'super team' transformation continues. And the Evenepoel transfer rumors heat up again.

Tour de Hoody: A Pogačar solo attack seems inevitable at the world championships. Will any rider dare to try to go with him?

UCI boss Lappartient is among 7 candidates who will compete in a March election to become the new IOC president.

Solo attack by Pogačar at GP Montréal signals his intent for rainbow jersey: 'My chances are better in Zürich.'

North America's only WorldTour stops are drawing an elite field that includes a fleet of US and Canadian stars.

Speaking on their podcast, Rowe and Thomas admit it's time to shake things up at the former Tour de France dominator: 'It’s not one thing, but there are loads of things, and it all adds up.'

UAE is bullish on Isaac del Toro but 'super team' is giving Mexican GC talent room to grow: 'He’s a rider who will have a spectacular level.'

Pogačar has won every race he's started in 2024 except for 3rd Milano-Sanremo as his near-perfect season continues: 'I am eager to get back to it now.'

For now, Primož Roglič remains at the center of the team's Tour de France plans for 2025: 'If there is a top, top rider on the market next year, maybe now we can sign them.'

Ilkhan Dostiyev, 22, tested positive for CERA during a doping control this summer. His team states he admitted use of the drug.

Tour de Hoody: From brutal heat to near-record attrition, a chaotic Vuelta delivered non-stop thrills, but missed out on a larger narrative to make it great.

After brilliant 2023, Kuss and Visma-Lease a Bike leave the Vuelta a España wondering what could have been: 'It was a race of ups and downs.'

UAE's haul included three stage wins, the King of the Mountains jersey, the most combative rider prize, the team classification victory, and a top-10.

Full start times for Sunday's thrilling time trial finale at the Vuelta a España: Who will end up on the final podium behind Primož Roglič?

Twice finishing fourth in grand tours, can Aussie climber hold on for podium spot? 'Still two very important days.'

'I had a bad day and I paid for it:' Landa admits he didn't have great legs in GC debacle.

'This is a dream': A trio of stage wins and nine other top-10s through 18 stages slot the team's Vuelta among the best ever for a wild card team in modern grand tour racing history. 

Too little, too late: The gap was insurmountable by the time sport directors called Matteo Cattaneo out of winning breakaway to help.

Time running out for Thomas De Gendt and his final breakaway win at Vuelta a España: 'The legs have to cooperate too.'

Van Aert returns home to recover from horrific Vuelta crash as Visma-Lease a Bike faces another setback: 'We feel for him.'

Despite another gutsy defense, Australian seems to accept that his chances of winning the Vuelta are diminishing by the day: 'I had no power.'

'It's very sad': Van Aert abandons the Vuelta after winning three stages and leading both the green points jersey and King of the Mountains competition.

Double Olympic champion reveals that he has no say in who Soudal Quick-Step signs in the transfer season: 'The team knows what it is doing.'

The 2025 WorldTour transfer season sees key strategic moves, with Ineos Grenadiers, Lidl-Trek, Israel-Premier Tech, and Astana-Qazaqstan adding firepower.

A 20-second penalty to Primož Roglič gives Aussie an unexpected cushion in GC crunch-time: 'You can guarantee tomorrow he’ll go all-in to get it back.'

After Sunday's climbing chaos, it's still impossible to say who will win the Vuelta and who will step onto the final podium September 8 in Madrid.

Roglič’s drafting penalty after planned bike swap widens gap to O'Connor in race for red.

The Olympic rookie roared to bronze six seconds ahead of rival in individual pursuit: 'It feels pretty surreal.'

O'Connor and Gall try to balance ego and ambition as fight for red jersey heats up at Vuelta a España: 'We both have our goals.'

'It happens a lot in cycling': Road blockage debate heats up after O'Connor deletes his Twitter account in wake of social media firestorm.

'I want to win a pro race': Stites will be the first American on the Spanish second-tier squad since Justin Oien raced in 2017-18.

'Yellow cards' fly after controversial blocking incident provokes spill at Vuelta a España.

Reports that Mexican phenom Isaac del Toro is infected with COVID is latest in what's been a brutal, over-the-top Vuelta a España.

From crit racing to the WorldTour, Sheehan hopes to cap his meteoric rise with a breakaway victory at the Vuelta: 'Good chances to go for a stage.'

After a rough start, Colorado climber eyes Vuelta comeback with the hardest climbs on horizon: 'The form is there.'

The crash-defying descent steals the show Sunday and caps a solid first week for the Movistar captain: 'The key is that the sensations are good.'

The high-profile departure will push Isaac del Toro into a leadership role as the team's hopes of a 'grand tour sweep' look finished.

The Portuguese rider slipped out of a virtual podium spot while defending champion Kuss ceded another minute: 'I got held up by the crash.'

Arensman suffers from heat and Woods says it's time to introduce 'extreme weather protocol' in Vuelta's oven-like conditions: 'I saw 120F on the road.'

'I'm OK, just road rash': Climbing specialist is already looking toward the second half of the race to chase a stage victory after spill derails GC ambitions.

UAE boss waves off historical milestones as Pogačar zeroes in on 'Triple Crown' marker: 'We don't race for that. We race to win.'

Crashes send three more riders home, including Colombia's Urán racing his 25th and final grand tour of his legendary career.

Stage 6 breakaway talisman delivered Kuss to overall victory in 2023, will it be enough for O'Connor? '5 minutes is a lot.'

First of nine summit finishes leaves Vuelta GC scrambled and far from certain: 'There's still a lot of Vuelta left. Nothing is lost.'

Red Bull shakes off summer of setbacks with morale-boosting stage win and a return to red: 'There’s never a reason to doubt Primož Roglič.'

Roglič steals stage win and snags leader's jersey in Vuelta photo finish: 'You learn that as a junior that you have to sprint across the line.'

'It’s pretty cool to be up there with those guys:' Riccitello climbs to career-best grand tour 6th while defending champion Kuss limits the losses on brutally hot climb.

Kuss and the other GC stars ready to test the climbing legs in first summit finale in Vuelta: 'We are not stressed about tomorrow, but we will take it very seriously.'

Key Kuss helper Van Baarle crashes out, McNulty cedes leader's jersey as Vuelta's first road stage ends in a reduced bunch sprint in a broiling stage.

With McNulty's red jersey Saturday, the team has now claimed 40 grand tour leader's jerseys out of 43 days of racing so far in 2024.

Kuss cedes early time to top GC contenders: 'We don’t have the same strategy like in the Tour.'

Kuss returns to the Vuelta a España under very different circumstances than his historical win of 2023: 'The race is always decided in the mountains.'

The 20-year-old will race the Tour de l'Avenir, and then join Ineos Grenadiers for the remainder of the 2024 racing season: 'He's impressed us.'

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe star will be hoping back pain eases across the Vuelta and he can have the legs to save his grand tour racing season: 'We have to be realistic.'

Kuss insists there's no bad blood with Roglič now racing on rival Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe: 'It's a good relationship.'

Analysis: UAE's never won a grand tour without Pogačar. Now the team is poised to complete the 'grand tour sweep' if one of its stars comes up aces.

Cycling's version of 'yellow cards' are part of a wave of new safety rules being tested for the remainder of 2024 and riders with various infractions could be suspended.

'I'm ready to lead the team': 'GC Kuss' headlines a deep Visma-Lease a Bike, with Uijtdebroeks as co-captain, and Van Aert on stage-hunting rampage.

Riccitello will start as a protected GC rider, and grand tour rookie Sheehan will have freedom to attack: 'I have my eye on a few stages.'

American women dominate Paris Olympics with record-breaking medal haul for Team USA: 'There's nothing better than this.'

Valente wins her fifth career Olympic medal and helps Team USA leave Paris with six cycling medals.

Kuss carries momentum into his title defense at the Vuelta a España, with Visma teammate Vingegaard back in action this weekend.

'It shows anything is possible': Cavendish digs into what pushed him on against naysayers, age, injuries, and rivals.

Kuss carries 5-second lead into Friday's finale at Burgos tour, comeback kid Vine wins in first race back since life-threatening crash in April.

Team USA nips New Zealand by 0.621 seconds to win the elusive gold medal in women's team pursuit that the team's been chasing since 2012.

'Sepp finished it off fantastically:' The victory will see Kuss return to the Vuelta a España to defend his 2023 crown with renewed confidence.

After beating longtime foe Great Britain, Team USA will square off against New Zealand to race for gold Wednesday evening.

The 32-year-old blazed to Olympic gold to cap her dazzling off-road racing career, and now she wants to see how far she can go in road racing.