Jim Cotton

Monument champion Terpstra, 'tractor' Declercq, Vanmarcke brought in as team returns to classics identity following grand tour experiment.

Lidl-Trek secures Tour de France green jersey Milan through 2029 as wild rumor GC talent Juan Ayuso will join also surfaces.

Breakout rider of 2021 Tour de France Franck Bonnamour banned from competition by UCI due to abnormalities on biological passport.

From Vingegaard and Kuss through Pidcock and O'Connor: How the favorites, outsiders, and wildcards stack up for the 2025 Vuelta a España.

Road to red jersey clears for Vingegaard as Carapaz, Ciccone withdraw from GC battle in latest flurry of teams to confirm Vuelta selections.

Dunbar, Wright join increasingly ambitious Q36.5 Pro Cycling next year – are they the superdomestiques Pidcock needs to level up to cycling's 'Big 6'?

Images circulate of cycling's superstar wearing jersey requesting privacy while he attempts to reboot from post-Tour de France fatigue.

MVDP back racing on the road this week after Tour de France abandon, confirms plans to race MTB World Cup in Les Gets ahead of cross country worlds.

Kuss, Jorgenson bounce back from Tour de France to join Vingegaard as podium-potential superdomestiques at the Vuelta a España.

Analysis: Vingegaard needs a statement win to reassert authority in the GC landscape and settle the scales after another Tour defeat to Pogačar.

'Time for working on my mental resilience': Australian sidelined again after long recovery from Iliac artery surgery, out of hilly road worlds.

'It's sad, a pity': 22-year-old neopro wins uphill TT after five leading teams disqualified from race by UCI over tracker dispute.

Too many cooks in the kitchen at Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe in 2026? Team insists leadership trio will collaborate after Evenepoel's big-hype arrival.

'I don't know if I'll continue or not': Froome acknowledges his long-spanning career may end this winter, speaks out on Pogačar and his recent ennui.

'We secretly hoped she wouldn't be successful': GC star Marlen Reusser warns of wider impact of Ferrand-Prevot's 4kg cut ahead of Tour de France Femmes.

Vingegaard, Kuss, Ayuso will battle for the Vuelta's red jersey across the hardest grand tour parcours of the year.

You can watch Vingegaard, Kuss, Jorgenson, Almeida, Carapaz at the 2025 Vuelta a España live on television or streaming, or via catch-up.

'The current system isn't set up to protect health': The Cyclists' Alliance pushes UCI to collaborate on safeguarding measures after initial proposals were shelved.

Who are Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel, really? We delve into the depths of social media to uncover the characters of cycling's two-of-a-kind.

If you want to pedal like Pogačar, don't skip your sit-ups: The Tour de France champion crushed his core workouts to develop a new race-winning weapon.

Six wins in 9 race-days but no Vuelta a España for UAE Emirates-XRG's 21-year-old prodigy: 'What I am experiencing this year is unreal.'

Breaking down who won what at the Tour de France Femmes, and how it does – or doesn't – stack up to the men's race.

'Cycling has given me more than I could ever have imagined': Breakaway-killer Tim Declercq and top UAE climber Rafal Majka both call time on long careers.

Pogačar blew up the leaderboards last month, but are his KOMs safe? Slovenian super-climber famously caught the ire of local riders last year at the Giro d'Italia.

UAE team sport director Matxin reveals how conservative strategy in the Alps killed Pogačar's mojo as questions arise over future motivations.

There's no Tadej Pogačar, but a stupid-deep start list is assembling for 'the last chance saloon' of the GC racers.

From the Van Aert-Montmartre mash-up to the sucky queen stages: 5 hot takes from a hit 'n' miss Tour de France.

What to do with unsightly artwork? Convert it into a billboard for Tour de France Femmes, duh.

'I don’t see myself continuing for too long': Grueling Tour de France campaign and reports of skipping Vuelta suggest Tadej Pogačar is mortal, after all.

Former champion Vollering clears concussion protocol but heavily bruised after coming down in ugly high-speed pile-up on Monday.

Exclusive data from the Tour de France shows how pros actually fuel, and what we can learn from the elites.

US champion Quinn Simmons and Irish breakaway master Ben Healy pick up two of the Tour's more niche awards ahead of stage 21 into Paris.

Le Court takes yellow jersey from Vos, Spanish veteran García fends off the charging pack on Quimper hilltop after solo attack.

Groves completes 'grand tour grand slam' with emphatic solo; too-tired Pogačar and Co. cruise in the peloton and keep safe.

The old school nose strip is back at the Tour – even though team trainers and physiologists think they're nearly pointless for performance.

A new type of aggression in the Vingegaard vs. Pogačar rivalry? Yellow jersey laughs off riding into car ahead of 'D-Day' in the Alps: 'I don't know if he wanted to brake check me.'

Arensman converts long-range raid as Pogačar all-but secures fourth yellow jersey on final mountain stage of the Tour.

Bahrain-Victorious has the stickiest bidons in the bunch, it seems. Three way-too-long tows from the team car come with sanctions for French sensation.

Pogačar twists knife into Vingegaard with 11 second gain after Visma-Lease a Bike masterplan doesn't deliver: 'We tried everything.'

Rodríguez fractures pelvis in heavy crash Wednesday as Tour de France braces for more dropouts across 10,000m climbing in the Alps.

Kopecky pivots to stage hunting with teammates Wiebes, Van der Breggen after injury setback, Ferrand-Prévot all-in on yellow for Tour debut.

Bruyneel issues spicy note on social media following UCI warning, claims to have contacted governing body to address presence at Tour de France.

Would Tadej Pogačar winning the green jersey of sprinters and puncheurs be Tour de France overkill? Sort of, but this is Pogi's world.

Vingegaard falls, hits shoulder after plowing into finish line photographer following huge Tour de France showdown with Pogačar.

Pogačar outkicks Vingegaard on stage 16 summit finale after Visma launches multi-rider assault on the infamous 'Geant de Provence.'

Huge division in fortunes at the Tour de France as minnow teams struggle to win enough to cover their fuel bills.

Here are some of the 'WTF' things you might have missed in the frenzy of 15 breathless days at the 2025 Tour de France.

'Like an idiot, I sprinted to try and win': Wild day at the Tour de France for Alaphilippe, who smashes both his shoulder and his radio in early crash.

GC racers hit pause as Pogačar's superdomestique Wellens completes the 'grand tour grand slam' of stage wins with barnstormer attack.

The hyper-speed modern peloton is powered by as many as 5 gels per hour. Is that radical 120g carbohydrate rate a quick ticket to a personal best?

Team support car collides with a fan crowding onto race-course on the Peyresourde climb of Tour de France stage 14.

'He didn't have the legs to suffer': Evenepoel climbs into team car after crumbling on the Tourmalet during stage 14 to Superbagnères.

'I was targeting all-out start to finish, and to smash the pedals as much as possible': Who said the Tour de France is rocket science?

Beleagered Frenchman narrowly survives time cut after bizarre injury in latest twist to his rough and tumble Tour de France.

Rice Krispies Treats are the only 'real food' remaining in a Tour de France powered by sport nutrition. We got the recipe for the Pogačar-approved rocket fuel.

Pogačar brushes off stage 11 crash and romps to 3:31 GC lead over Vingegaard with 12km mountain assault.

Several team-issue Look bikes stolen from Cofidis Women's squad ahead of Baloise Ladies Tour.

Privitera's Hagens Berman Jayco team pays tribute after Italian rider dies in hospital following descending crash: 'He was and always will be the life and personality of this team.'

Pogačar crashes hard around 5km from finish of stage 11 of Tour de France but doesn't lose GC time after favorites neutralize racing.

Can Evenepoel stun the Tour de France big two in the Pyrénées? 'It's good for me they are focused on each other ... I'm going to let them play their games.'

Whether it's mountains of rice or controversial eggy oatmeal, a Tour de France breakfast is a multi-course carb-fest. Here's what's on the menu.

The Tour de France peloton is down 12 riders after a damaging day that saw three exits, 10 sanctions, and the award of more than $4,000 in fines.

Pogačar and Vingegaard cross line together after late attack from GC group, gain precious seconds on Evenepoel, Vauquelin, Roglič.

'My stomach couldn't handle the effort. I vomited five times': Rickaert's Strava reveals the gut-churning power of an epic stage 9 escape.

Olympic champion Pidcock takes blinged-out gold jersey to sensational solo victory in first MTB race since August 2024.

Ketones were the pariah of the pro peloton. A shift in stance from the UCI and new study with Team Visma might end the furor behind the most divisive drink of the Tour.

Two super-flat sprint stages on a Tour de France weekend? WTF? Race officials push back against bubbling discontent from a peloton of keyboard critics.

Almeida banged up and hoping to survive through to Tuesday's rest day after fracturing rib and smashing hand in high speed fall on Friday.

Tensions mount at Tour de France as Visma-Lease a Bike and UAE Emirates bicker over tactics, Vauquelin calls out Evenepoel.

'We had a plan, we stuck to it': UAE Emirates controls finale like PlayStation but Pogačar can't gap Vingegaard in final hilltop kick.

Abandon of experienced domestique Cattaneo puts extra pressure on Evenepoel and an already underpowered Quick-Step team in battle with super teams of Pogačar, Vingegaard.

Reusser handed yellow card, fined $940 USD after sprint altercation with Giro d'Italia rival, Kopecky abandons race as 'precaution' ahead of Tour de France Femmes.

Old school favorites like bananas, rice cakes, and wraps have been banished from a Tour de France that feeds almost exclusively on synthetic super fuels.

'This is a very good day': Pogačar goes one minute faster than Vingegaard and claims yellow in huge GC shakeup, Evenepoel uncorks world champion-status winning performance.

Overnight leader Henderson slides out of GC contention as pre-race favorites Reusser and Longo Borghini lock into top slots on grueling stage 4 finish.

Vingegaard and Pogačar blew the doors off the peloton Tuesday in a 24kph romp up the cruelest climb of the Tour de France so far. We unpack the performance.

'You get adrenaline, it's pure racing.' Pogačar claims landmark victory, Van der Poel retains yellow as Roglič, Mas, and many more GC hopefuls lose time.

'We strongly condemn any form of harassment or insults directed at our riders': Cofidis rushes to sprinter’s defense after involvement in crash and DNF of Jasper Philipsen.

UCI Rakes in $3,100 in sanctions, dishes out yellow cards to Coquard, Theuns, Ballerini, Van Poppel in fractious Tour de France sprint stage.

What's the red stuff riders are swigging at the end of Tour stages? 'It’s probably a rather marginal gain, but everything counts.'