Shane Stokes

Evenepoel salvages silver medal after unravelling with mechanical issues as Pogačar delivers dominant road race title defense.

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Pre-race favorites for women’s elite world championship road race rue missed chances: ‘I honestly wasn’t the strongest’.

Pre-race favorites miss the key moves before 24-year-old Vallieres attacks out of three-rider group to become Canada's first elite world champion.

‘You really pay for every effort you do’: Ultra-difficult course will guarantee a very worthy winner, but who will it be?

A Canada conundrum for Pogačar: How world championship buildup hampered his TT, but could yet win him the road race.

Remco Evenepoel supreme against the clock ahead of Jay Vine and Ilan Van Wilder, Tadej Pogačar experiences slump on his 27th birthday.

Marlen Reusser aces tough Rwanda course to take first rainbow jersey ahead of Anna Van der Breggen and Demi Vollering.

Wout van Aert puts in determined performance in final race of road season, explains way back to top form in 2026.

US rider McNulty holds solid advantage over his rivals heading into Sunday’s concluder, but tough course looms.

Key contenders for Sunday’s time trial include American specialist Chloe Dygert, Marlen Reusser, Demi Vollering and others.

Time out for Lotte Kopecky as fracture diagnosed, tough decisions for Fem van Empel and Marta Cavalli.

‘One of the most memorable days of my career’: Breakthrough for McNulty, Simmons sees upside.

Defending champ Tadej Pogačar gives up chance of third career win in Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, waiting for McNulty after a solo attack.

No holding back for the Vuelta GC riders as top 10 is finally settled in daunting mountain clash.

Alaphilippe wins from the break, Tadej Pogačar launches several surges but can't gap rivals.

Mads Pedersen confirms he allowed fellow Dane to gain time on Almeida at Vuelta a España.

Alex Carera details how Girmay could end up staying put at merged Intermarché-Lotto team.

Joao Almeida and Jonas Vingegaard both falter on penultimate summit finish of race in energy shift.

Stage 18 preview of the 2025 Vuelta a España. Here's what to expect, as well as the route, distance, stage type, and more.

Vinegaard and Almeida show fatigue on stage 17 of Vuelta a España, Pidcock defends third in grueling summit finale hammered by strong winds.

Top agent Alex Carera speaks about finding the joy again, and how Tadej Pogačar can keep it: 'He was non-stop from January to July.'

Stage 17 preview of the 2025 Vuelta a España. Here's what to expect, as well as the route, distance, stage type, and more.

Stage 16 preview of the 2025 Vuelta a España. Here's what to expect, as well as the route, distance, stage type, and more.

Dutch sprinter wins all bar one stage in the Simac Tour, and scoops general classification. US rider Megan Jastrab is third.

Thomas retires, Evenepoel takes queen stage plus second overall in Tour of Britain.

Pedersen wins from the day’s long-distance break on stage 15 and solidifies his grip on the Vuelta a España green jersey.

Stage 15 preview of the 2025 Vuelta a España. Here's what to expect, as well as the route, distance, stage type, and more.

Worried by protests, squad embraces more discrete look in the Vuelta a España as the race heads towards its final week.

Jonas Vingegaard wins tight sprint to the line as he, João Almeida and Jai Hindley drop other GC riders.

Stage 14 preview of the 2025 Vuelta a España. Here's what to expect, as well as the route, distance, stage type, and more.

Jonas Vingegaard sees João Almeida as the most obvious rival, rues missed chance on Angliru.

Career best ride by Almeida who beats Jonas Vingegaard to the line after dropping all the other Vuelta GC challengers.

Stage 10 preview of the 2025 Vuelta a España. Here's what to expect, as well as the route, distance, stage type, and more.

Vuelta a España race leader Vingegaard suggests future stages could be disrupted too.

Tom Pidcock drops Jonas Vingegaard and other key GC riders on the final climb of disrupted Vuelta stage.

Stage 11 preview of the 2025 Vuelta a España. Here's what to expect, as well as the route, distance, stage type, and more.

Stage 10 preview of the 2025 Vuelta a España. Here's what to expect, as well as the route, distance, stage type, and more.

‘Maybe they didn’t want Jonas to have the jersey yet': Træen finds unexpected help to carry the leader's jersey into week 2 at Vuelta a España.

Vingegaard puts in his most dominant grand tour performance in years: ‘My legs felt super great’.

Jonas Vingegaard takes his second stage win and closes in on race lead of Torstein Træen.

Torstein Træen keeps red jersey but advantage plummets, Almeida and Pidcock limit losses

Stage 9 preview of the 2025 Vuelta a España. Here's what to expect, as well as the route, distance, stage type, and more.

Tour champion Pauline Ferrand Prévot returns to racing, Bredewold digs deep to triumph after difficult week.

Elia Viviani loses second place on stage 8 of the Vuelta, explains his actions in a social media post

Stage 8 Vuelta a España full results and standings: Jasper Philipsen takes messy bunch sprint in rare opportunity for the Vuelta fastmen.

Another triumph for Alpecin-Deceuninck fastman Philipsen, who beat a later-relegated Viviani for the win on stage 8 of the Vuelta a España.

Stage 8 preview of the 2025 Vuelta a España. Here's what to expect, as well as the route, distance, stage type, and more.

Softly-softly approach shown by Vingegaard and his squad at the Vuelta contrasts with UAE’s all-out tactics

GC battle fizzles but doesn't fully ignite on stage 7 of the Vuelta a Espana as Torstein Træen holds race lead.

Belgian star Evenepoel had a tough Tour but, rested and reenergized, he’ll line out in next week’s race.

'A bit special’: Norwegian rider seized race leadership of the Vuelta a España Thursday, putting in a storming ride in the mountains.

Stage 7 preview of the 2025 Vuelta a España. Here's what to expect, as well as the route, distance, stage type, and more.

Stage 6 preview of the 2025 Vuelta a España. Here's what to expect, as well as the route, distance, stage type, and more.

Danish rider retakes race lead after TTT but rival UAE Team Emirates squad is fastest.

Huge GC battle between two powerhouse squads continues as Vuelta reaches Spanish soil.

Squad comes to a near halt when banner blocks road early during Vuelta TTT effort. Squad comes to a near halt when banner blocks road early during Vuelta TTT effort.

Stage 3 preview of the 2025 Vuelta a España. Here's what to expect, as well as the route, distance, stage type, and more.

It was the first showdown for the GC riders at the Vuelta, and one of the sport’s top names came away with the win plus the race leader’s jersey.

Vingegaard shrugs off crash to pip Giulio Ciccone for Vuelta a España stage 2 victory, takes race leader's red jersey.

Pogačar lets fly after race jury strips Dutch champion Danny Van Poppel of stage victory

The predicted bunch sprint happened on stage 1 of the Vuelta a España, with a big name seizing the first race leader’s jersey.

Philipsen bounces back strongly in Vuelta following his bad injury in Tour de France.

British star Pidcock upbeat heading into sixth, and hopefully best, grand tour of his career.

Roglič officially welcomes Remco Evenepoel to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, indicates he will stay put.

Vaughters talks GPS trackers, rider safety, UCI responsibilities and if the data rights are a factor in new impasse.

Blanka Vas takes final stage after late break steals the show, Žigart has late mishap.

Former world champion Pedersen hammers the peloton with most successful Tour of Denmark campaign in two decades.

Tough final climb sees Žigart blow Romandie field apart and capture the yellow jersey with one day remaining.

Key squads and riders blocked from starting the Tour de Romandie Féminin in what is a controversial decision.

Andrew Hood and Shane Stokes join Mike Levy to talk about the biggest headlines and insights from the Tour de France Femmes on the Velo Podcast.

Olympic MTB champion Ferrand-Prévot becomes first home winner of Tour de France Femmes, winning the concluding stage 9.

Dygert’s withdrawal from Tour de France Femmes provoked by agonizing injury plus illness.

Ferrand-Prévot dominant on stage 8 of the Tour de France Femmes, finishing over 1:30 clear of Sarah Gigante and three minutes up on others

One of cycling's most storied climbs will help write a critical chapter of the Tour.

Overnight leader Kim Le Court dropped on final climb of Tour de France Femmes stage 7 but fights back, saving yellow with fearless descent.

The German supermarket giant buys a controlling stake in the Lidl-Trek team and commits long-term to the sport and to the US squad.

GC riders hold fire on first big day in the mountains, keeping powder dry for upcoming stages.

Stage 7 offers a chance for a breakaway before the weekend finale in the mountains.

Having returned to the road to target the Tour de France Femmes, French star Pauline Ferrand-Prévot poised in second overall.