Jim Cotton

Olympic champion Roglič to sit out worlds time trial before joining Pogačar and Matej Mohorič for road race.

British squad brings young talents in search for rainbow jersey as Geraint Thomas misses selection.

Here's all you need to know for this year's worlds, including how to watch, who to watch, and when to watch.

Van der Poel blasts back to winning ways after struggling with injuries through summer, rates chances for world championships ‘better than 50/50.’

Cycling world unites to praise Eenkhoorn after Dutchman passes bidon to young fan racing alongside the breakaway.

The 22-year-old Hayter has scored Olympic Madison silver and notched his first stage-race win – and he still doesn’t know what he’s best at.

A series of long hilly stages in the UK make for perfect preparation two weeks ahead of Flanders world championships.

Roglič takes huge 2:22 lead over Enric Mas as Jumbo-Visma dominates the first of two back-to-back mountain stages at the Vuelta.

Bou became king for a day when Valencia welcomed its home rider with painted roads and party passion – and Bou reciprocated with a ride fit for his hero 'El Pistolero.'

Team director confident in strong selection for world championships later this month: 'We’re in a good position for a medal finish in multiple races.'

Stages 17 and 18 to the iconic Covadonga and leg-breaking Gamoniteiru climbs this week are set to crush hopes of many GC pretenders.

WorldTour pro looks to return to Unbound after crashing out in opening hours of this year's race, also plans to race Leadville, SBT GRVL.

Roglič faces race against time and growing pressure as third red jersey remains far from his reach.

Carapaz cites heat for Vuelta abandon, starts looking toward 2022 after scoring Olympic title and Tour de France podium this year.

Sagan to test knee after Tour de France crash and surgery at Benelux Tour and European champs ahead of late-season goals.

Long-running Basque team returns to Vuelta after eight-year absence, bringing its fervent orange-clad fans and social ambitions with it.

American racer riding into unknown in first-ever first three week race as he sets long-view on worlds, Paris-Roubaix

Jack Haig, Damiano Caruso spearhead "Plan B" as Landa slides out of GC contention in Vuelta's mountaintop showdown.

Hofstede spent his youth training and racing with his brother – their half-wheeling horseplay continues to motivate the Jumbo-Visma domestique to this day.

Roglič has looked faultless through the opening week while his rivals have faded – but does he have enough of a buffer to last through to the final?

Roglič vows to fight for red jersey in fearsome climbing stage and special-category summit finish Sunday.

Van der Poel continues to struggle with consequences of Olympic crash, team plans to decide next steps over the weekend.

Two huge stages Friday and Sunday will see Roglič fending off GC attacks and hoping to pass red jersey to a breakaway rider.

Antonio Nibali is the embodiment of Sicilian family values. He speaks about living in reference to his brother Vincenzo and life away from his nine-month-old daughter.

Jakobsen's return to top form gives Patrick Lefevere tough decisions as he negotiates contracts and race allocations with Mark Cavendish.

Movistar makes a statement, Jumbo-Visma and Ineos Grenadiers lose leaders as GC favorites shadowbox on Vuelta's first summit finish.

Jumbo-Visma gets title defense rolling with Primož Roglič taking red jersey and the Coloradan ace Kuss poised 15 seconds back after opening time trial.

Strong winds look set to blow the race apart from Sunday's stage and into the next week as the peloton races through exposed central Spain.

Kyle Murphy, Colin Joyce each score within the space of an hour to keep Rally Cycling's week of European wins rolling into the weekend.

Richard Carapaz, Egan Bernal and Adam Yates all bring personal ambition to Vuelta a España in scenario set for intra-team tension.

Basque climber has momentum under his wheels and an extra powerful Bahrain-Victorious squad behind him – what could go wrong?

UAE-Team Emirates is leading a clutch of dominant squads signing increasingly young supertalents. They explain how and why they're doing it.

Sepp Kuss steps aside for Primož Roglič at Vuelta a España as the Coloradan ace eyes steady progression toward GC captaincy.

Can Roglič make it three in a row? Can Pidcock score on debut? And can Fabio Jakobsen crown his comeback? Here's what to watch at the Spanish tour.

Kuss, Primož Roglič, Steven Kruijswijk all hoping to keep in contention after Tour de France showed fragility of all-for-one approach.

Pogačar to race through autumn in bid to win Il Lombardia as UAE-Team Emirates looks to keep things fresh for young superstar.

No easy retirement as Sagan shoulders burden of taking TotalEnergies to the top tier in high-stakes move: ‘I want to help make it a great team.’

Sagan, Bennett, Rohan Dennis and Geraint Thomas are among those on the move in 2022 – here’s where they may go and what it could mean.

Danish squad ruled as winners after heat was marred by collision with a distanced GB rider, will race Italy for gold medal Wednesday.

Egan Bernal, Mikel Landa, Romain Bardet, Aleksandr Vlasov among heavyweight startlist revving their engines in Burgos this week.

Powless outthinks and outfights opposition to score first pro win and join elite club of U.S winners on the sport's biggest stage.

Hotly-tipped Spanish prodigy Juan Ayuso to make WorldTour debut for UAE Emirates at hilly Basque race.

Thomas is out of contract and far from guaranteed a slot with Ineos Grenadiers next year as team realigns behind Egan Bernal, Richard Caraapz, Tom Pidcock.

Primož Roglič comes out of summer setbacks with Olympic time trial gold after seeing his Tour de France hit the tarmac.

For better or worse? The absence of race radios in Olympic competition shaped the outcome of the women's road race in a big way.

Pidcock’s Olympic gold medal adds fuel to a fierce fight across three disciplines with van der Poel.

Van Vleuten cheered a ‘victory’ as she crossed the line, unaware that Anna Kiesenhofer had already taken gold.

Fabio Jakobsen takes second sprint win of the race to seal remarkable comeback from injury as 20-year-old Simmons secures GC.

Ecuadorian ace cements spot at top of the pro peloton with an Olympic medal that reconfirms a palmarès brimming with grand tour success.

Dumoulin will have big decisions to make about his future as a cyclist after racing for gold in the Tokyo Olympic time trial next week.

Simmons wins for first time in nearly two years ahead of stacked summer to include debut grand tour, world championships, Paris-Roubaix.

Tour de France stars, last-chance veterans and rising phenoms headline the three teams to watch in Tokyo on Saturday.

Team director sees advantages in Geraint Thomas, Simon Yates and Tao Geoghegan Hart's crash-riddled Tour as GB aims at the Olympic podium.

Wout van Aert won a sprint, a time trial and a mountain stage, but GC ambitions are on pause – and that's good for all of us at home.

New French hope Bonnamour voted 'most combative rider' after 900km in the break and four top-10 finishes in debut Tour de France.

Greipel to enjoy one last Tour de France sprint on the Champs-Élysées before retiring at the end of the year.

Here are five key moments of the 2021 Tour de France, from Mark Cavendish's remarkable comeback to Tadej Pogačar's Alpine assault.

Cavendish sees the iconic sprint on the Champs-Élysées as his best chance to break the Tour de France stage win record.

Trek-Segafredo staffer started life at the Tour over 20 years ago, working in the caravan and on the podium – and she’s never left the race since.

What would a prestigious Tour de France top-three mean to the diverse bunch of GC hopefuls chasing behind a peerless Tadej Pogačar?

A second consecutive Tour de France without a result would put Egan Bernal in the center of the squad and team brass back in the strategy room.

Wout van Aert, Michael Woods, Wout Poels and Nairo Quintana lock into fierce 'king of the mountains' battle that will highlight Tour's final week.

A pivot to GC-mode after landing two stage wins would hand Jumbo-Visma the team strength and solo sizzle needed to unseat Pogačar.

Heralded ‘the best leadout man in the world,’ Mørkøv has piloted Cavendish to his four Tour stage wins through experience, poise, and ruthless execution.

Sequence of fearsome stages through the Pyrénées are likely to decide the yellow, green and polka dot jerseys at the Tour de France.

Some of the hardest racing of the Tour de France takes place way off-camera as the 'gruppetto' battles against the jury's stopwatch.

Jonas Vingegaard exposes tiniest of cracks in Pogačar's armor as Tour de France GC battle takes on a new twist.

Sagan is battling to recover from injuries, but opportunities in second week and refusal to give up on green keep Slovak in the frame.

Alpecin-Fenix treads a tricky line between being defined by Mathieu van der Poel while wanting to be independent of his success.

Colombian veteran attacks through the Alps to take the mountains jersey that he won in 2013.

Tightly coiled battle for the podium develops as rookies with nothing to lose tussle with established GC riders harboring high expectations.

Ineos Grenadiers, Jumbo-Visma left looking for answers after leaders crumble in wake of Tadej Pogačar's mountain raid.

Pogačar takes one big step toward the Paris podium with pummeling performance in the Alps.

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert's lifelong rivalry and Movistar's tactical plays are gifts that keep giving – and they rewarded the Tour on Friday.

Pogačar saw his team crumble around him Friday as Ineos Grenadiers went on the offense – it sets the tone for two explosive days in the Alps.

Team chef battles to keep riders motivated and excited to eat with food that 'brings a little holiday to the table' – though burgers also get have their place.

From the spluttering Ineos Grenadiers to a resurgent Primož Roglič – what did Wednesday's TT do to the GC and how could it impact the days to come?

Trainer Vasilis Anastopoulos reconfigured Cavendish's training and helped rebuild the confidence that saw the Manxman land victory number 31.

Primož Roglič, Geraint Thomas will start battered, bruised and with time to regain in crucial time trial Wednesday.

Mørkøv has had to wait two full Olympic cycles for the return of the Madison event as he eyes a long-awaited gold medal.