Jim Cotton

'Keen to create something beautiful': Dutch steamroller plows forward without Wout van Aert and could still usurp Pogačar, Van der Poel.

Is Philipsen set to leave the Alpecin-Deceuninck team that took him to the top? UAE Emirates and Bora-Hansgrohe sniff at super-speedster's signature.

Who's hot, who's not, and what next for the yellow jersey favorites after Paris-Nice, Tirreno-Adriatico, Strade Bianche?

McNulty and Jorgenson go 1-2 on GC to leave race poised for wild weekend finale.

'A great sense of responsibility and excitement': 11-time US track champ braces for missions to the Moon and more.

Bora-Hansgrohe could be bringing Red Bull-branded bikes and kits to the Tour in mid-season launch of new identity.

Cycling knows how to get its kicks out of caffeine. The peloton is now scratching around at 'smart drugs' and different dosing methods for a new buzz.

Tour de France dominators fear ban of helmet after it reportedly spent more than a year developing with Giro Sport.

Vingegaard, Pogačar, Roglič ... Evenepoel? Belgian's quest for Tour de France glory truly begins this week.

Jonas Vingegaard and teammates test radical new design from Giro in advance of team's Tour de France defense.

Pogačar makes audacious solo move on longest gravel sector of the race to set the tone on wildly ambitious 2024 season.

World champion kicks at 500m from the line for emphatic victory in Siena, Vollering rounds out podium for SD Worx-Protime 1-3.

Questions over Vollering's future and tension-riddled final last spring hang over SD Worx-Protime's Strade Bianche favorites.

Powless kick-starts classics campaign at Strade Bianche with Van Aert, Van der Poel, and a victory in his sights.

'Anything I set my mind to is possible': The sky's the limit for 21-year-old talent, and the Brit crew wants in on the journey.

Pogačar's wildest season yet will drive a narrative through 2024 that will oppose any Visma victory parade.

What did it take to hold the wheels of Visma-Lease a Bike's classics rout? Wild wattages and KoM-bothering efforts shared on Strava tell the story.

All-slaying Slovenian debuts season at race he won in 2022 in road toward Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double.

Slovak megastar received heart ablation surgery Friday after hitting an unprecedented 200bpm during recent MTB race.

'We'll have to wait and see how Tadej does it': Vingegaard chews over possible Giro-Tour double, but he wants to know if it's achievable first.

No Van der Poel and Pedersen leaves Van Aert six-star favorite for classics opener, but no 'big three' makes it only an appetizer ahead of the spring's biggest prizes.

'2023 was my first season without a victory ... I want to reverse that trend': Deignan returns to Lidl-Trek leadership after season in the shadows.

A shift toward performance fueling is reshaping historically problematic attitudes toward food, but the watt/kilo equation will always cause complications.

Evenepoel forged his GC advantage at Volta ao Algarve on a 62T time trial chainring, and nearly lost it a day later when his derailleur died.

Face-Off: Should rules allow that injured riders be swapped out of grand tours? Our editors argue out the 'replacement' theory.

Sprinting in spring will set the tone as a phalanx of fast-finishers line up to derail Cavendish's chase for Tour de France history.

'Because jeans are great for any occasion, no?' asks Belgian team in launch of wild new Kalas-created uniform.

Organizers scramble to salvage race with hastily planned 5km TT, 100km circuit stage, and as-scheduled final stage.

'The Vuelta a Andalucía is in danger': Organizers scramble for 'Plan B' solutions in fear of further action this week.

37-years-young Welshman believes he's still got more to give ahead of his Giro d'Italia-Tour de France 2024.

Several WorldTour teams openly use the 'grey area' performance enhancers, but some still fear their influence: What's driving the division?

Pedersen blitzed to six victories in eight race-days already this year – but monument fame is all that counts as time ticks against the Dane.

Will Van Aert break his Flanders-Roubaix curse in 2024? Form-finding February racing in Spain, Portugal will give clues.

Kuss kick-starts in Spain on Saturday, Evenepoel clicks into gear in Portugal, Wout van Aert and Mikel Landa also launch 2024 as 'busy season' begins.

Why isn't the WorldTour topper to be seen in the early season? Jonas Vingegaard's crew is already on Teide and tuning for the the Tour de France.

'Growth has not rebounded at a fast enough pace': Co-CEO Kurt Biedler steps away amid latest round of layoffs at embattled online giant.

To 'cross or not to 'cross? The outcome of MVDP's far-stretching 2024 season could crush or confirm the multi-discipline dream.

Kuss carries winning high-volume training framework into boosted role with the Visma-Lease A Bike WorldTour bulldozer in 2024.

'It's not impossible against Mathieu': Could the 21-year-old starlet and 'son of Sven' stun MVDP in Tábor?

'Completely bespoke for athletes on the road to Paris ’24': Assos releases Fenoq skinsuit ahead of Swiss team's assault on the Olympics.

'It used to be about stuffing yourself, drinking, partying': The winter break was once a time to kick back and gain kilos. Here's why that changed.

Sunday's race in Tábor could be Van der Poel's last cyclocross worlds. Will his winter have been a waste without a sixth rainbow jersey?

Pidcock's coach is convinced a multi-discipline approach is no waste of time as the Brit wrecking ball quests for Tour de France fame.

'A massive challenge': Soon-to-be-retired warhorse to make Strade Bianche debut and join Pogačar in targeting cycling's most troubling double in 2024.

Team Sky caused a stir with its fasted and low-carbohydrate training strategies, but new findings add fuel into the high-carb revolution that's shifting pro cycling.

New CEO John Allert insists GC racing remains the squad's North Star as he kick-starts mission to catch up to Visma-Lease a Bike, UAE Emirates.

Swiss squad joins Israel Premier Tech, Polti Kometa, Bardiani CSF-Faizane as invited teams to 2024 race, Lotto-Dstny turns down call-up.

Organizer of GP Alfred Gadenne Marc Duquesnoy convicted after young Belgian rider died in collision with vehicle at 2019 race.

Welsford got three chances to win at his home race – and he took every one.

Lidl-Trek partners F1 whizzkids Aerosensor to record aerodynamic data on the road: Will it be a game changer or half-percenter?

Aussie stars Sam Welsford and Luke Plapp at the center of Thursday's stage Down Under, for good reasons and bad.

Gazzetta dello Sport estimates pay for the top-10 earners in the WorldTour – and there are a few surprises.

Wild new designs by Toot and Lambda offer ultra-narrow hood width while remaining within new UCI regulations on lever angles.

Will the new Red Bull-Bora superteam get wings with the arrival of Van Aert and Evenepoel in 2025?

Indoor trainer with winter kit on? Why not? How heat acclimation protocol get riders ready for TDU and pump their performance all year round.

Step aside VO2 Max and Power-to-Weight: 'Durability' is now seen as the defining marker of monument champions and grand tour greats.

Roglič to see stripped-back schedule and heavyweight backing in an all-out push for the victory that would complete his palmarès.

Face off: Roglič and Geoghegan Hart headline newly ambitious squads in 2024 – but can they displace Visma and UAE?

Sennheiser's Momentum Sport earbuds will bring beats to your ears and heartbeats to most major fitness trackers.

Van Aert shuns Italian classics in hunt for glory at Flanders, Roubaix; backs Visma's classics core as 'even stronger' in 2024.

Stefan Küng calls for change after face-in-forearms position caused horror crash: 'Riders will always do what makes them fastest.'

A.I. has been creeping into pro cycling for years. Tadej Pogačar's team is taking it a step further: 'A.I. analysis could reveal anything.'

EF Education-EasyPost rider Harry Sweeny lists all his team-supplied swag for the 2024 season, and there's a hella lot of it.

Van der Poel steamrollers the CX elite on iconic sandy course for ninth win in nine, fellow world champ Van Empel dominates women's.

Face off: MVDP has won eight from eight this winter, is he taking the stoke out of cyclocross? Velo's editors argue it out.

Strava's end-of-year data-dive highlights speeds, motivations, and mileage of its users in 2023 – where do you stack up?

Bora-Hansgrohe hops onto the 1X hype-train as German team undergoes Visma-Lease a Bike-inspired overhaul in 2024.

'I can never imitate this intensity in training': Strava files, rider insights reveal how CX is the ultimate catapult into the spring classics.

Slovenian ace says intra-team tensions at Vuelta a España not the cause of Visma exit as his Tour de France quest becomes priority.

'He's a level too high': MVDP deploys inch-perfect power-up to pummel Pidcock and Iserbyt in Diegem and continue unbeaten streak.

'Enormous potential': Storm steps straight to WorldTour on three-year deal as team continues to look long-term.

'This is the best Mathieu I've ever seen': Alpecin Deceuninck insiders explain how MVDP has gone four-in-four and looks set to go faster.

Ineos boss Ratcliffe acquires 25 percent, Tour de France ace Brailsford to have 'prominent role' in soccer squad in latest off-season twist for struggling cycling crew.

From the Tour de France to the Olympic Games via some wild new training tech, here are Jim's takes for 2024.

Velo's 'Behind the Ride' series digs into the performance practices that power the pro peloton. Here are some of our favorite features of the year.

New-look jerseys and some wild new programs confirmed by team at media event as it looks to repeat historic 2023 season.

Belgian squad partners 'revolutionary ketone ester' supplier deltaG as nutritional supplement becomes less taboo in pro cycling.

From Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard to Mark Cavendish and Mathieu van der Poel, here's who we expect to see at each grand tour.

Froome asserts he'll keep racing until at least 2025, insists there's no beef with Israel-Premier Tech team owner Sylvan Adams.

CLM could provide the truest indicator of training stress yet, but some experts are tamping down the hype on these hotly anticipated devices.