Peter Cossins

Although Visma DS Niermann admits Jonas Vingegaard has been better, ending a two-year Grand Tour drought was important for the Dane

Vuelta is forced to a premature end as protesters flood onto the finishing circuit.

Full stage results and standings from stage 20 at the Vuelta a España: Kuss climbs to second on Bola del Mundo and will finish 7th in Madrid.

Tom Pidcock proves doubters wrong after going the distance to secure third place: 'I'm pretty proud of myself.'

Jonas Vingegaard takes a big step towards his third grand tour success at the Bola del Mundo

Mathieu van der Poel's brother explains why MVDP loves mountain biking so much as he chases the world title in Switzerland

Although still in an artificial coma, Filippo Baroncini's condition is stable according to his UAE team

Brandon McNulty avenges his queen stage loss to Victor Langellotti to take Pologne title

Pogačar in his first major interview since winning a fourth yellow jersey: ‘I’m counting the years until I’m retired.’

Peter Cossins talks with Mike Levy about Wout's hunt for a stage win, the best moments from the Tour, and more.

The rain doesn't dampen the action as the Tour finishes on a new circuit in Paris.

A stage of ups and down in terrain and fortunes ends up with a solo win by a sprinter

Sickly cows, sticky bottles, and an O'Connor win recap the last stages of the Tour de France, plus a preview of the last few stages to come.

A shortened and drama-packed stage where an aggressive approach pays off for a previous stage-winner

A huge mountain day brings a breakaway win and changes in the top 10

The break can't foil the sprinters on likely their last chance to taste glory in the race.

Remco Quits, Alaphilippe “Wins,” and Pogi Reigns: Mike Levy and Pete Cossins discuss stages 14 through 16, and what we can expect to see for the remaining stages of the Tour de France.

The long road to the Ventoux brings a change of fortune for the home nation.

A stage of non-stop action through the rolling hills of south-west France

The break goes the distance on a "queen stage" with 16,000 feet of climbing

Pete and Levy shout out Mr. Short Socks, talk about Pogi's HC dominance, and they preview tomorrow's Queen stage that features a remarkable 4,950 meters of climbing in the latest Velo Podcast.

The momentum continues to go the way of the yellow jersey in the mountain TT.

The first big mountain stage brings yet another change in race leader.

Another rapidfire stage where the action was ceaseless between the start and finish.

Peter Cossins sits down with Mike Levy to talk about stages 8, 9, and 10 of the Tour de France.

A day of relentless ups and downs produces a new race leader.

Jonas Rickaert and Mathieu van der Poel's opening kilometer attack almost goes the distance.

The sprinters' teams lock down a flat stage bringing the inevitable finale

Another day of relentless attacks on the many undulations of northern France

A stage of endless undulations serves up almost relentless action

A day of upsets at the top of the GC standings

The final run of kickers brings out the big guns in Rouen.

Green jersey Philipsen abandons on crash-hit stage with no breakaway

Final climbs split the peloton and bring out a new race leader

Echelons break up nervous Tour opener in Lille.

With just a single uphill time trial, the race is set to be decided in the mountains, where the climbs of the Puy de Dôme, Grand Colombier and Col de la Loze stand out.

Starting in Clermont-Ferrand and ending with a Tourmalet summit finish and a time trial, the TDF Femmes has taken another step up.

Hailed as 'an example,' Alejandro Valverde didn’t make the right choices when he should have, writes Peter Cossins.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Hampsten’s solo win atop Alpe d’Huez, a summit the Tour will return to on stage 12. In this extract from his new book Peter Cossins speaks to the illustrious climber about discovering his ability and what actually makes a climber.

'I had the tingles,' says Chris Hamilton of hearing of historic win, while Lucas Hamilton is 'proud to be an Aussie and proud of Jai.'

Young Briton Ben Tulett’s longest race before the Giro was eight days, and says he learned a huge amount from working for Ineos leader Richard Carapaz.

Bahrain Victorious rider says he will likely ride the Tour de France after a strong Giro performance that’s boosted his motivation.

Giro runner-up Richard Carapaz says one bad day cost him the race, switches focus to the Vuelta a España.

'Everything was going to plan on the Fedaia, Richard said he was feeling good,' says Ineos Grenadiers manager Rod Ellingworth.

Bahrain-Victorious captain gained time on Richard Carapaz and will go into the Verona TT 26 seconds behind the Ecuadorian.

Jumbo-Visma’s GC challenge may have come to nothing, but Koen Bouwman provided plenty to celebrate with two stage wins and a likely king of the mountains prize.

After another day where the Giro’s three leading contenders couldn’t be split, Richard Carapaz insists that the final section of Saturday’s last mountain stage will produce a GC verdict.

Three huge Dolomite passes, two trips to thin air, and a fearsome final 5km look set to split the GC contenders on the Giro’s penultimate day.

Groupama-FDJ sprinter mixes disappointment at not being able to sprint and pride in his team for its efforts in failed stage 18 chase.

The second half of the stage is packed with testing climbs, notably the Kolovrat, before the short and sharp uphill finale to the Santuario di Castelmonte.

Quick-Step director Davide Bramati says the four escapees were stronger than the bunch and the only way to catch them was if he’d used his car to lead the chase behind them.

Five stages on from their last thrilling battle into Cuneo, sprinters Arnaud Démare and Mark Cavendish get a final chance for glory as the Giro heads for Treviso

A veteran cycling reporter finally makes his way to the Giro d’Italia after 30 years. 

Australian says that it’s easy to commit fully to Richard Carapaz because "he’s a great leader".

Strapping Dutchman surpasses all expectations with breakaway antics in the high Alps of stage 17.

UAE Team Emirates veteran will retire when the Giro finishes in Verona but is hoping to set up sprinter Fernando Gaviria for an elusive stage win before he bows out.

Stage 17 features the Vetriolo pass where Andy Hampsten wrapped up the 1988 Giro d’Italia title, followed by the testing ascent to Monterovere.

After spending two consecutive mountain stages in the break, Jumbo-Visma’s Koen Bouwman has the climbers’ title in his sights despite a back issue he blamed on riding his aero bike

Pello Bilbao said it was 'a shame' that Bahrain Victorious didn’t gain more from their aggressive performance to Aprica, while Mikel Landa pledged to keep taking the fight to his rivals.

Spanish climber believes that the longer ascents and higher altitudes of the Giro’s third week will play to his advantage in the battle for the pink jersey.

Guillaume Martin’s yo-yoing Giro took an upward turn on Sunday’s stage to Cogne, where he managed to boost himself back into the top 10 and regain confidence going into the final week.

After more than two years without a victory, Giulio Ciccone bounced back in the best way with a win in the mountains that also extended Trek-Segafredo’s run of success at the Giro.

He may be out of the GC contest, but Simon Yates now has two stage wins in the bag and will be chasing success in the final week.

Three years on from breakout Giro victory, Carapaz is back in pink, but the Ecuadorian admits that he was surprised by the strength of rivals.

BikeExchange-Jayco overall challenge may have faded after Simon Yates’ setbacks, but Craddock believes the team can still enjoy success in final week.

Arnaud Démare’s Groupama-FDJ lead-out train offers their perspective on one of the most thrilling finishes of the Giro so far.

UAE Team Emirates leader says there’s been little chance for the GC favorites to test each other yet, but believes he’ll be ready for this weekend’s more testing stages.

Quick-Step sprinter states he would like to stay with his Belgian team, confirms that he’d like to continue racing for at least another two years.

DSM captain forced to quit the race due to illness that had affected him for two days. 'We gave it a go, but it just wasn’t possible,' says Matt Winston

While some of the well-established names remain, Ineos invested heavily in young talent and is already seeing the benefit at the Giro d'Italia and beyond.

EF Education-EasyPost puncheur hopes to complete a set of grand tour stage wins after comeback from injury.

Ben Tulett is tipped as a future grand tour contender, but has come to his first three-week race with the aim of helping Carapaz and learning all he can.

UAE Team Emirates sprinter thought he got a repeat win in Reggio Emilia but admits that he couldn’t match Alberto Dainese’s stage-winning surge in the final meters.

Matt Winston explains how Team DSM’s focus on consistency in the sprints was the key to Dainese’s breakout Giro victory.

EF Education-EasyPost rider on the positives of compatriot Girmay’s Giro stage win rather than the disappointment of the bizarre way he departed the race.

The Giro’s leading sprinters will have their sights set on victory in Reggio Emilia six days after Scalea matchup.

Belgian team’s director Valerio Piva says the Eritrean’s victory is huge for him, for his team, for African cycling, and for the sport.

Team DSM’s French leader won’t be letting his guard down on the less challenging stages during the Giro’s second week as he bids to maintain his GC push.

The Giro d'Italia didn't pick up as much as expected on the first stage on Italian soil, but the race nonetheless has been shaken up.

Evenepoel caps off a thrilling classics season.