Jim Cotton

Men’s race to start in Edinburgh, Scotland, with women’s race also slated for the UK in historic first ‘dual départ.’

Two-time yellow jersey 'not yet recovered sufficiently' after recent crash at Paris-Nice, not scheduled to race again until June. Will he be ready for his showdown Pogačar?

Startlists, maps, TV guide, riders to watch: Here's all you need to know ahead of Milan-San Remo, San Remo Women, and the most explosive finales of the season.

'The recovery process was very up and down': Alaskan superstar debuts her season Saturday at San Remo after delayed start to 2025.

A Pidcock masterclass, a Pogačar ambush, a rookie winner, and more: Here are some outrageous-but-possible finales that embrace the uncertainty of 'La Primavera.'

'It's a long journey': The dormant powerhouse squad has come out swinging after a winter reboot, but longer-term issues remain in its quest to catch back to the 'super teams.'

Huge day for USA as 22-year-old Sheffield wins final stage solo and Jorgenson defends overnight GC lead in three-hour thrill-ride around Nice.

No Vingegaard, no problem as Visma-Lease a Bike blow up Paris-Nice in echelon attack and set up Jorgenson for bonus-seconds raid.

'This is exactly what I need': Van der Poel hits monument form at Tirreno-Adriatico ahead of his punch-up with Pogačar at San Remo and Flanders.

Is rain jacket admin the hardest on-bike maneuver? 10-year pro Mirco Maestri might agree.

If you can't swallow 120g of carb per hour, you're getting dropped. Riders have to train their stomachs in precisely dialed feeding frenzies to keep up.

Pre-stage favorites outsprinted after wild final of filthy-wet, 240km trek across Italy; Ganna rubberstamps San Remo potential with climbing, pursuiting prowess.

More people need to think like Tom Pidcock now and in the future. We break down why.

Vingegaard 'honored' to represent building material supplier Bygma with custom Giro helmet; Astana has a clever reason behind its curious time trial socks and gloves curation.

Filippo Ganna blows away Juan Ayuso with 56kph TT in warning shot ahead of San Remo, Roubaix.

In a Strade Bianche peloton resigned defeat, Pidcock refused to leave it to Van der Poel and Vingegaard to beat Pogačar – and it nearly paid off.

Van der Breggen, Ferrand-Prévot roll back the years, shoot warning to women's peloton with blazing comeback rides at Strade Bianche.

Watch video: World champion left bloodied and banged-up after high-speed descending crash on way to victory at Tuscany's gravel classic.

Opinion: The new longer, harder 'Strade Bianche XL' format risks taking the fizz out of cycling's greatest thrill-fest.

Peloton VIPs push the accelerator on their road to monuments, Giro d'Italia, Tour de France next week at Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico.

Nail-biting Cipressa-Poggio combo confirmed as organizers reveal full details of reborn Italian monument.

Former champions, mad professors, and a super-wildcard make our pick of the outsiders for Strade's Tuscan dust-up.

The new Grand Prix TR puts the tech of the wildly popular GP 5000 into a more hard-wearing, wallet-friendly package.

'It could be as big a breakthrough as the first heart rate monitor': Visma is using a powerful new wearable from Tymewear that brings fourth dimension performance insights.

Sagan starts new chapter in wacky post-retirement career with star role in celebrity dance show: 'I’ve never danced and I couldn’t even imagine I could.'

Lidl-Trek uses SRAM Red XPLR gravel group, Visma-Lease a Bike goes all-aero as cobblestone racing enters new era.

Emirati 'super team' bullish on cobblestone chances for Omloop and Kuurne as Wellens, Politt, Narváez, Morgado bring mass offensive to the 'opening weekend.'

Sources confirm the governing body is investigating the in-competition use of new monitors which provide a 'gold standard' measure of metabolic output.

Dutch mega-bank will take a space of the Visma jersey from the Tour de France onward, 12 years after exiting cycling in the grizzly fallout of the EPO era.

Egan Bernal was training on open roads less than a week after he fractured his clavicle at Clásica Jaén. Here's how pros are returning to the bike so fast.

Governing body scrambling for new venue and date for UCI gravel world championships after ‘various constraints’ torpedo racing out of bustling French city.

The road to Flanders and Roubaix begins with cycling's greatest double-header. Here are the courses, storylines, startlists, and TV schedules for Omloop, Kuurne, and Hageland.

Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike up the stakes in the crank 'arms race' after Pogačar switched down to a 165mm set-up for his blockbuster 2024 season.

Vingegaard narrowly prevented a UAE grand slam last week, but peloton prankster Pogačar and his kindergarten of future crushers made the dominance 'acceptable.'

Vingegaard leapfrogs three UAE riders for Volta ao Algarve victory, Van Aert hits form with second-place finish, Roglič 'still with work to do' after quiet start to the season.

Pogačar's 'super team' continues to steamroller the season at Spanish tour, Pidcock sees more payoff from Q36.5 gamble with third overall.

Was it ever in doubt? Pogačar caps inch-perfect week with 8km solo victory on final stage of UAE Tour. Next? Strade, San Remo, Flanders.

'A good day out living the breakaway life': Pogačar continues to rip up the script by cruising more than 100km in the move during pan-flat UAE Tour stage.

Possibility of Pogačar chasing a Tour de France-Vuelta a España double to be decided ‘in the coming weeks,’ still radio silence about Paris-Roubaix.

'It's a stupid mistake': Jarrad Drizners claims poor signage caused meme-worthy finish Wednesday at Volta ao Algarve as officials accept responsibility for confusion.

Sprint teams left fuming after scores of riders diverted down road parallel to finishing straight in Algarve: 'There needs to be consequences for the officials.'

Rising Belgian sensation outkicks two UAE riders in final of hilly stage for first win since controversial transfer to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe.

Pogačar moves into GC lead of UAE Emirates-XRG's home race on Jebel Jais summit, Tarling digs deep to hold second-place overall.

‘Sometimes I like to do something crazy’: Uno-X’s Tour de France star won’t let 5 degrees farenheit put a freeze on his cobblestone chances.

'I didn't want to do one year too many and be the grumpy guy in the team': Former Tour de France champion confirms he'll hang up his wheels this September.

Lidl-Trek doubles up as Pedersen scores stage win and GC lead in Provence, Elisa Balsamo wins bunch kick in Valenciana.

Vingegaard, Kuss, Van Aert debut at Portuguese tour in first test of Visma’s 2025 quest to reclaim 'super team' superiority in cobbled classics and Tour de France.

Pogačar expected to set the tone for San Remo, Flanders, and Tour de France in sponsor-pleasing jaunt at the UAE Tour.

'The last few years haven’t been great': Ewan rips up script on training program in quest to rediscover winning groove and put momentum behind Ineos Grenadiers.

'There are still low-hanging fruits to grab': Visionary coach of tri dominators Blummenfelt and Iden believes he can bring his magic to new role at Uno-X Mobility.

Vollering opens new chapter with FDJ-Suez on Thursday in Valenciana in first step toward Tour de France showdown with Kopecky and Niewiadoma.

'Different rules dominate the cycling world from before': The raw power and wild aggression of modern racing is pushing the fat-burning efficiency of low carb training down the agenda.

Pogačar posts video of himself clattering across the cobbles of the Trouee d'Arenberg to raise speculation of shock 2025 debut at the 'Hell of the North.'

Here's what you need to know about the most hotly-hyped men's debuts of 2025 as racing clicks up a sprocket in the UAE and Europe.

Visma-LAB confirms selected use of aero-efficient TT helmets in road races after Wout van Aert and Niklas Behrens spotted training and racing in the Giro Aerohead.

Letizia Paternoster abandons and many left banged up after dozens of riders scatter to the tarmac in opening day of Women's WorldTour.

Opinion: The 'super team' stanglehold on grand tour racing means only superdomestiques have a chance at breaking the Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel, Roglič lockout.

ASO confirms key changes to men's race with promise of 'increased intensity' and a new speed-limiting measure for Arenberg; no changes to women's route.

Experts believe the supposed 'carb ceiling' can be shattered - the performance impact could be bonkers: '120g/hr is a reference, but the exact number is far higher.'

Van Aert trials radical Gravaa tire pressure regulator ahead of Paris-Roubaix, Ganna stomps over the segments of Spain as he steams toward San Remo.

Van der Poel takes Richard Mille timepiece for a trip through a filthy French field; meanwhile, Wout's Garmin goes AWOL.

'A bold and necessary stance': Governing body approves ban of dangerous method 'to protect the health and safety' of racers.

Ineos Grenadiers partners with US devo team Hot Tubes: 'This will expand our talent search and provide a pathway for American riders to U23 and the WorldTour.'

Cyclocross and classics crushers Van Aert and Van der Poel face off again Sunday at CX worlds. But is it still fair to compare the decade-long foes?

The rankings, the rivalries, the route, and the TV guide: Here's all you need to know about a mud-packed 2025 cyclocross world championships.

Dutch superstar doesn't shy away from revealing her suffering in quest to open the conversation about mental health in elite sport.

Therabody's entry-level boots aren't perfect, but would be a welcome addition to any rider's recovery toolkit.

Court of Cassation cannot save Visma-Lease a Bike superstar from whopping severance payment in final chapter of legal brawl with former employer.

Governing body made a statement last week with new regulations at TDU, but skeptics are pointing to possibility of 'professional fouls,' convoy stresses, and more.

Lidl-Trek's mountain man reluctantly heads to France to face the 'Big 4' in wild reversal of team priority versus personal ambition.

Chasing golden tickets: Audacious newbie ProTeams receive wildcards for Flèche and Liège as tension mounts ahead of must-have Tour de France invites.

Van Baarle's broken collarbone at the Tour Down Under continues a streak of utter calamity for cycling's cursed cobblestone contender.

Huge boost for US Cycling: Organizers bring back nation's only one-day men’s UCI race with new September date, confirm long-awaited women's race.

Ecuadorian aggro-attacker debuts at Tour Down Under ahead of high-profile role as Pogačar's policeman at Flanders, Tour de France.

USA Cycling's legendary trainer Jim Miller shares simple ways self-coached athletes can decode their data and fast-forward their fitness in the new year.

The UCI and its safety group won't wage war on high-speed tech or restrict race radios just yet, but they're thinking about it.

Ineos Grenadiers has been turned upside down by a management restructure and Pidcock's departure. Can Thomas set the tone into a transitional 2025?

'He can still improve': UAE Emirates performance staff have tweaked the dials on Pogačar's training plan to find even more power for the supreme Slovene.

UCI confirms 22-year-old Kazakh racer Ilkhan Dostiyev will be ineligible through 2028 after returning two positive tests for the CERA blood booster.

So long café ride, hello suffering: The UAE Emirates 'junk mile' methodology sent Pogačar to the top of the world, but some fear for its sustainability.