Jim Cotton

Home star brings massed spectators something to cheer in day-long raid on KoM points.

Fabio Jakobsen beats back pressure to deliver in place of Mark Cavendish with comeback victory in Nyborg.

Pidcock turns attention to bottle carrying and stage hunting after blazing opening TT: 'I'm not here for GC but to learn and gain experience.'

Van Aert beats back theories that Lampaert had advantage of drying roads after seeing countryman blast past his provisional best time.

French star returns to Tour for first time since 2020 unsure of form but all set for aggression.

Tadej Pogačar begins his title defense at 17:05 CET in what will be a leg-burning 13.2km blast around Copenhagen.

Van der Poel at center of team looking to put new partner Deceuninck at front of Tour de France frame.

Officials confirmed to VeloNews Van Aert is 'good to go' and hopefuly 'ready to be in the mix for the first Tour jerseys' after knee knock last week.

Jumbo-Visma's Tour riders eat more, race less, and accumulate altitude more than ever before. Here's their Tour de France route map.

From Cavendish and Balsamo to Kopecky and Ganna: Here's your index of 2022 national champions, plus some watercooler trivia to store up your sleeve.

Aussie speedster confident of turning around a season that 'definitely hasn’t gone as good as I’d have hoped.'

Alaphilippe still waiting on Tour de France confirmation as he prepares to return to peloton at French nationals.

'Our goal is to take the team’s first podium at the Tour de France': Bahrain Victorious sets bar high for GC leaders as it confirms Tour team.

Alpecin-Fenix kit partner Kalas teams up with aero aficionados Vorteq, maker of top-price, top-tech time trial suits.

UCI provides further indication London will complete leading CX series for 2022-23.

Ethan and Leo Hayter dominate senior and U23 TT title defenses.

Peter Sagan, Adam Yates, Aleksandr Vlasov among victims of Suisse COVID wave yet to be confirmed for France.

Double world champ returns to peloton Sunday in comeback from Liège-Bastogne-Liège injuries.

Snack brand powerhouse Mondelēz acquires bike riders' favorite Clif Bar in huge $2.9 billion deal.

The conservative consistency of Geraint Thomas' Tour de Suisse is the antithesis answer to two firecracker Slovenian hares at the Tour de France.

Lampaert DQ'd from final stage of Belgian tour for manoeuver Wellens said 'cost me the overall victory.'

Thomas heads to Tour with open role as part of multi-rider tactic: 'Whether I stay up on GC to play another card, go for stages, help other guys ... whatever'

Slovak star infected for third time, exits Tour de Suisse: 'I have no symptoms, and I feel well.'

Pinot finds form and confidence with Tour de Suisse win as he zeroes in on Tour de France push with David Gaudu.

'I'm not good enough to compete with the best this week.' Evenepoel overcooked and relishing chance for recovery after stacked spring schedule.

Hagens Berman Axeon rider follows in footsteps of Tom Pidcock and Aleksandr Vlasov with victory in prestigious development race.

Coloradan lights up Swiss mountains in quest for Tour debut with Trek-Segafredo: 'I'm still trying to figure out what I can do ... I wanted to test myself.'

'Our main strength is not trying to fight Pogačar head-to-head:' Jumbo-Visma relying on Roglič-Vingegaard one-two and a squad for all scenarios.

From grand tour great Tom Dumoulin through young ace Pernille Mathiesen, racers are feeling the squeeze more than ever. We speak to the staffers who help keep them level.

Staff scramble to reconfigure schedules as top workhorses like Rohan Dennis and Sepp Kuss miss crucial pre-Tour efforts.

Bettiol shrugs off embarrassment after thinking he won stage 2 of Tour de Suisse: ‘My friends will all be joking with me today and tomorrow.’

'I’ve been feeling good in training, but it’s hard to know exactly how you’re going until you’re in the race.' Pogačar tests legs before Tour defense.

Simmons bosses breakaway to take KoM jersey after two months out of racing, Kuss sprints with Tour GC heavies in Swiss opener.

Can Bardet stop the Slovenians? DSM captain returns to home tour after lighting up Giro before being sidelined with sickness.

Aussie climbing ace reconfirms Tour de France credentials with resilient ride behind red-hot Jumbo-Visma on stage 7 of the Dauphiné.

Evenepoel joined by Tour-bound Martínez, Yates, Thomas, Vlasov, Pinot and more for a week of grinding long stages and huge summit finishes.

Tour de France champ makes rare appearance on Strava to log two huge training rides out of Livigno altitude camp.

US climbing ace heads to Tour de Suisse with stage wins in mind and Tour de France selection to race for.

Primož Roglič, Wout van Aert, Jonas Vingegaard flood the top seven in Critérium du Dauphiné TT as team dials down details ahead of Tour de France.

From Chris Froome and Primož Roglič through hot favorites Wout van Aert and Filippo Ganna, here's when to tune in Wednesday.

Hindley breaks new ground as first Australian Giro d'Italia champion, buries memories of near-miss in 2020.

Richard Carapaz crumbled out of pink in dramatic day in the Dolomites, but what else happened in the top-10? Here's an analysis.

A TT of pure strength Sunday could see 30-second gaps that rapidly erase any advantages forged in Saturday's mountain stage.

From Girmay and Kristoff to Van der Hoorn and Hirt, Intermarché-Wanty is the team that took on the WorldTour giants and won.

Richard Carapaz, Jai Hindley confirm status as two 'capi' of the Giro, Mikel Landa claws into podium range as João Almeida loses 1:10 on final climb.

British climber and double stage winner abandons Giro after struggling with 'edema of the bony spongiosa of the patella' since stage 4.

Intermarché-Wanty's motley crew of pick 'n' mix riders blend success and heartbreak as Hirt buries his Mortirolo miss and Pozzovivo loses time.

From one-hit wonders to doomed superdomestiques, the top of the Giro crop all carry question marks heading into the race's final week.

Double world champion back in the saddle after horror Liège crash and training with teammates atop Sierra Nevada.

Four riders within 1:01 of pink jersey Richard Carapaz sets the scene for a scintillating third week through the high mountains.

Dutchman crumbles out of grand tour comeback empty handed and empty legged after stage 14 abandon.

López loses grip on maglia rosa after 10 defiant days of Giro d'Italia debut.

Italian stalwart brings wealth of experience but old-school approach to nutrition and tech in push for career-topping Giro result: 'He's not the most up-to-date.'

Bernal spotted training on the Giro d'Italia course as part of multi-angled rehab program.

Mountain bike ace Zwiehoff turns full attention to career on the road: 'I'm a road cyclist now, not a mountain biker.'

Belgian pocket-rocket trades time conquering climbs for Quick-Step with life working the family farm.

Merlier linked to move to Quick-Step in 2023 while out-of-contract Cavendish hunts options to prolong career.

‘Kilometers in Fuga’ and ‘Traguardo Volante’ competitions give Drone Hopper opportunities for prizes in a peloton with far deeper purse-strings.

Richie Porte and Ineos Grenadiers at center of bruising ascent on the Blockhaus.

Hindley emerges from season lost to sicknesses and saddlesores to vault into GC contention in race where he first flashed his grand tour potential.

Rising Dutch star learning from French foil in final season before shift to Ineos Grenadiers in 2023.

Bora-Hanshrohe plans to keep Kelderman, Hindley, Buchmann and Këmna all in GC range for multi-rider threat.

Eritrean ace goes toe-to-toe with Mathieu van der Poel to score a fifth top-5 in stunning grand tour debut.

Second-youngest rider in the race Ben Tulett entering 'unexplored territory' with key role in very first grand tour.

Longtime friends and training buddies pull off barnstorming breakaway victory three days after team GC ambitions collapsed on Etna summit.

Cavendish and trainer Vasilis Anastopoulos not considering Tour preparation program as they go all-in for three full weeks at Giro d'Italia.

'For sure we'll see a big battle between GC riders.' Buzzsaw-shaped stage packs potential for ambush, attack, and sending sprinters out the back.

‘With 120km to go, we were wondering if we would wake up in time for the finale.’ Démare emerges from slumber to deliver sizzling sprint victory.

EF Education-EasyPost GC contender back in grand tour action and perfectly poised after flaming out early in 2021 Vuelta a España.

Cavendish: 'We knew that was going to happen. It was a bonus if we could sprint today but we had to try.'

Groupama-FDJ took a true gang of giants to the Giro to launch Arnaud Démare to sprint success. The problem with being massive? All those mountains.

Team releases further information about López's latest grand tour disaster: ‘Today I just could not push the pedals normally’

Kämna kicks to second grand tour win as he reaps rich run of form after a 2021 derailed by health problems: 'I'm even better than I expected myself'

Colombian climber under pressure to claw back GC time and keep top-three goal alive on high-stakes fourth stage summit finish.

‘We have something to build on.’ Bardet comes out of Budapest test in range and looking for more in pink jersey push.

Etna stage Tuesday brings first summit finish of the Giro. The hulking volcano will show who's hot, but may not fully erupt the race for pink.

'I blew myself up.' Dutch TT ace misses the win but sits perfectly poised on GC, within range of closest rivals Van der Poel and Yates.

From Mathieu van der Poel and Biniam Girmay to Tom Dumoulin and Richard Carapaz – here's when riders roll down the ramp for Budapest TT.