Jim Cotton

Jumbo-Visma rides into Vuelta as top favorite with a historic sweep of the season's grand tours at stake.

Vingegaard, Roglič, Evenepoel set to suffer through a whole host of horror stages in the race for red – these are the most important.

The Vuelta boasts the strongest GC field of the season's grand tours – we pick the favorites, dark horses, and outsiders.

Danish fast-finisher adds another victory to a 2023 palmarès that even Van Aert, Van der Poel would be stoked for.

'I came here to improve, I think I did that'. Victory at Vuelta a Burgos sees Roglič swagger toward Vuelta unbeaten in season's stage races.

'I leave the WorldTour very proud, and very grateful.' Linda Jackson calls time on the long-running US team she established in 2007.

Team trainer lifts lid on framework that forged Vingegaard's yellow jersey dominance – how will it carry the Dane into Vuelta a España?

Ineos Grenadiers come out swinging in quest to win its first grand tour in two years with Arensman, Ganna also part of blockbuster selection.

Climber carnage at Ineos Grenadiers, more heft behind Pogačar, questions over Evenepoel, Cavendish, and all the other nuggets to know.

Jorgenson joins Dutch team on three year-deal to add weight to calendar-dominator's classics and grand tour units.

Pidcock continues to thread the needle between three disciplines – but his Tour de France mission may force him to reconfigure.

EF Education-EasyPost dominated and Arkéa-Samsic disappeared – breaking down the road worlds startlist and diving in to what it means.

The labrynthine Glasgow circuit Sunday mixed opinions but served its purpose by bringing only the strongest to the top.

Road race world title sees the Dutch ace step closer to owning one of the most complete one-day palmarès of the modern peloton.

Dutch ace survives crash 16km from the line and rides to victory with damaged shoe, defending champ Evenepoel drops 35km out.

Police remove and arrest five individuals that glued themselves to the road, oil and gas activist movement claims responsibility.

Valente levels with Sarah Hammer as the most decorated American track cyclist in history after emphatic victory in Glasgow.

Van Aert, Evenepoel, Philipsen pledge to race 'all for one' after concerns over internal clashes rattle across Belgian nation.

Tim Merlier wins final stage for second victory of the Tour as Mohorič beats back GC rival João Almeida in tense final day of racing.

Sagan opens career-themed 'SP Resort' in Slovakia, starts work on 'Sagan Hall of Fame'.

Who's going to rule the elite men's road race this Sunday? We rate the favorites, dark-horses, and everyone in between.

Cobbled climbs, marathon time trials, and a gnarly Glasgow circuit all feature in the 2023 races for men's and women's rainbow jerseys.

Slovenian megastar saddles up for road race, time trial after suffering post-Tour fatigue.

'We must not be disappointed by our way of racing.' After the tactical trauma and Belgian beef of 2021, personal and national ambitions could collide again in Glasgow.

SD Worx sweeps time trial top-3, Van Vleuten slides off final podium in last grand tour before retirement.

Follow the latest news and headlines for the 2nd Tour de France Femmes.

Evenepoel outsprints Pello Bilbao to defend San Sebastián title in show of strength ahead of next weekend's world championship road race.

Evenepoel dismisses transfer rumors as 'small bullshit', rates his form for title defences at San Sebastián, road worlds, Vuelta a España.

Rising climber leaves the Tour after crashing hard and riding final 50km of stage 6 with race-ending injury.

Chasing sprinters caught in pileup 900m out; US star Veronica Ewers crashes 50km out, loses almost ten minutes to GC favorites.

If Vingegaard or Roglič win the Vuelta a España, Jumbo-Visma will be the first team to sweep a season's grand tours – and its reputation will be changed forever.

From the Jumbo-Visma steamroller and Pogačar's panache, to polka perfection and Plan Bs: Here's a pick'n mix of talking points.

SD Worx-Protime kick-starts its Tour campaign in style as Lorena Wiebes finishes second from the chase group.

Pidcock leaves the Tour with lessons for the future as he strives to become Ineos Grenadiers' next yellow jersey.

Vingegaard finishes safe in third to all-but guarantee final victory, Pinot animates explosive 'home' stage through the Vosges.

Coaches of Tour's 'big two' lift the lid on how fundamental training principles still rule in the biggest race in the world.

Belgium's green jersey-in-waiting poses 'luxury' dilemma for Belgian worlds team after selection alongside Van Aert, Evenepoel.

After years of dominance, Sagan flames out in a race he helped reconfigure.

Vingegaard blows race apart with TT that leaves him almost two minutes ahead in advance of Col de la Loze 'queen stage'.

With only 10 seconds between them, Pogačar and Vingegaard are almost inseparable – but only one can win. Who will it be?

Check the start time for every rider in the peloton ahead of a 22km burner that could decide the yellow jersey.

Kuss at center of pileup on stage 15 after rider collides with crowd-member's outstretched arm.

Ewan's agent blasts team CEO Stéphane Heulot after he issued withering public put-down to Aussie sprinter.

Pogačar 'lost' bonuses to Vingegaard on stage 14 that could have brought GC gap to four seconds in race of fine margins.

Huge crash in opening 10km forces officials to neutralize the stage for almost 30 minutes, second crash soon after causes more injuries.

High-profile segments are being raced faster than ever before as power numbers continue to reach higher peaks.

With Soudal Quick-Step on course for its worst Tour in a decade, the pressure's on to keep 'Project Remco' a reality for 2024.

Sylvan Adams makes brutally honest assessment of Froome's performance but leaves door open on long-running contract.

Manxman receives surgery on 'complicated' fracture, not talking about returning to the Tour in quest to top the 'Merckx mark'.

Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard are riding away from the pack in this Tour – here's how their rivals plan to catch back.

Bilbao tributes breakaway victory to Gino Mäder, Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard finish together in the bunch.

Van der Poel plays leadout-de-luxe to teammate Jasper Philipsen in evolution of personal and Alpecin-Deceuninck ambitions.

Serving hors categorie cuisine from a tiny food truck is tough – Here's how EF Education-EasyPost chef Owen Blandy makes it happen.

Former yellow jersey dominator accepts it's a level below Pogačar and Vingegaard, but is plotting its return to the top.

Pogačar plays it smart to deliver stinging rebuke to Vingegaard in stage 6's Pyrénéan brawl.

Just six weeks after he piloted Primož Roglic to the pink jersey, Kuss is making his presence felt in Jumbo-Visma's yellow jersey quest.

Jumbo-Visma dominates on day it didn't expect success: 'We didn’t think today was the perfect stage for me.'

After months of devotion to development and a series of stunner results in spring, Jorgenson hunts a confirming first Tour stage win.

EF, Movistar were forced to switch gears after the loss of Carapaz, Mas on stage 1 – but Tour history proves adversity breeds opportunity.

'I was getting chills': U.S. star brings crowds to a frenzy in daylong break, hopes to keep jersey through Pyrénées.

Van Aert loses opportunity, Pogačar nabs bonuses in frustrating second stage for Dutch dominators.

'This is a tough blow': Enric Mas, Richard Carapaz crash out while UAE take control in dramatic final of hilly Bilbao stage.

Yellow jersey favorites push pressure onto each other ahead of explosive opening stage in the Basque Country.

How is Pogačar's wrist? Does Cavendish believe in number 35? Is Van der Poel hunting green? We got the answers to all the big questions.

There's no room for the four-time yellow jersey Chris Froome at the 2023 Tour. We explore whether he'll ever return to the race he once ruled.

Longo Borghini, Skjelmose, Kopecky among other big winners in blockbuster weekend of national road championship racing.

We speak to WorldTour chefs and nutritionists to reveal the mega-carb menus that power the race for the yellow jersey.

Three racers that drove the narrative of the modern Tour de France see one last ride this summer – we look at their legacies.

From Hindley and O’Connor through Mas and Carapaz, who's looking hot and who's not after the Critérium du Dauphiné, Tour de Suisse.

Seven-time Tour-topping team stuck in limbo as it waits on new talents to flourish while questions hang over proven winners.

We investigate how and why cross-training, nutrition, and psychology have become crucial to forging modern Tour de France champions.

Vingegaard rides hot into Tour de France title defense with dominant overall victory in prestigious tune-up race, Ciccone scores final stage with breakaway raid.

Could Sagan stun in swansong summer? Is Van Aert on course to crush? Here are some key threads to follow as the Tour-bound peloton rides through Switzerland.

Dutch ace chooses training over racing through late spring, and now he's raring to blitz the Tour de France and a road-MTB worlds double.

Lifting the lid on how riders peak for three weeks, why they don't taper, why Pogačar is sacrificing racing for training, and more.

Reuters reports strict anti-COVID measures will be enforced as masks, distancing, and 'bubbles' return to the Tour de France.

'Maybe the wrist won't be 100 percent, but the legs can be': Pogačar choses training over stage racing ahead of yellow jersey bout with Vingegaard.

Jumbo-Visma secures early GC lead after Laporte sprints past daylong breakaway rider Herregodts in heartbreaker finale.

Multi-discipline dazzler signs longest-known contract in women's cycling as investment in the sport continues to snowball.

Roglič penciled in for Vuelta to put Jumbo-Visma in frame for possible grand tour sweep, sponsor confirms imminent withdrawal of funding.