Road Racing

Velo analyses recent medal winners in world and European championships in light of reported UCI rule changes.

The 18 year old Briton scooped victory in Belgium Friday, having recently made her Team Movistar debut.

The gravel world champion was injured during Sea Otter Europe Girona course reconnaissance, raising concerns about worlds.

Visma-Lease a Bike plays down Giro d’Italia rumors for Vingegaard, Van Aert elaborates on injuries.

Decathlon wants to become the next Nike or Specialized, and it's got equal ambitions for its cycling team: 'They want to win the world's biggest races in the next four years'

Who will win time trial rainbows on Sunday? Here's a look at the favorites and the course for Zürich's race against the clock.

USA's world TT champion Dygert extends for two years, fellow American Skylar Schneider takes big decision to return to Europe with SD Worx-Protime.

USA's junior road and TT champion blew up the road, track, and gravel scene in 2024 and now has medals at Zürch worlds in his sights.

Breaking down why Tadej Pogačar's dominant ride in Montréal signals that he is likely on the cusp of a coveted triple crown.

Race for the rainbow jersey: Zürich is playing host to the 2024 road world championships set against an explosive course that will also include para-cycling.

'This team is unique': Van Aert signs blockbuster deal as the peloton's 'super teams' scramble to secure the big talents.

Roglič reveals how he questioned his cycling future in the weeks before his record-equaling fourth Vuelta a España victory.

Tratnik will reunite with compatriot Roglič as the Red Bull 'super team' transformation continues. And the Evenepoel transfer rumors heat up again.

Tour de Hoody: A Pogačar solo attack seems inevitable at the world championships. Will any rider dare to try to go with him?

Solo attack by Pogačar at GP Montréal signals his intent for rainbow jersey: 'My chances are better in Zürich.'

Dutchman lean after Spanish training camp and mean after Euros tune-up, but can he survive leg-zapping world championship course in Zurich?

Major morale boost prior to world championship goal for Pogačar.

Olav Kooij finishes inches behind in second place, Mathieu van der Poel and Mads Pedersen aggressive but can’t stay clear.

Hirschi goes one better than his team leader Tadej Pogačar on Saturday with another dazzling display.

Tour de France and Giro d'Italia champ Pogačar bullish after racing return, looks to Sunday's GP Cycliste de Montréal with heightened ambition.

Dutch sprinter crushes rivals in big bunch gallop to the line, Balsamo and Pikulik complete podium.

'We'll see what happens in the future': Cavendish floats possibility of another season in the pro peloton following new all-time Tour de France record.

Biniam Girmay and Rudy Molard rounded out the podium. Matthews dedicated the win to his grandmother who passed last week.

Texan racer Lawson Craddock looks back on his 11-year-career before his incoming retirement: 'I’ve got no complaints. I’ve given it my all every step of the way.'

North America's only WorldTour stops are drawing an elite field that includes a fleet of US and Canadian stars.

'Ideas from other sports can keep us competitive': Can a former Olympic swim guru fill the void left by Visma's retiring Tour de France mastermind Merijn Zeeman?

Speaking on their podcast, Rowe and Thomas admit it's time to shake things up at the former Tour de France dominator: 'It’s not one thing, but there are loads of things, and it all adds up.'

UAE is bullish on Isaac del Toro but 'super team' is giving Mexican GC talent room to grow: 'He’s a rider who will have a spectacular level.'

Multi-discipline ace kicked to second in her debut with Movistar and is swinging for the fences at junior road worlds: 'I won’t be happy with anything other than gold.'

World road race champion Kopecky crushes field for Euro TT title, Affini the surprise victor for Italy in men’s race.

Australian rider to head to Jayco AlUla with heightened ambitions after dazzling Vuelta performance.

Blummenfelt and coach Bu pull U-Turn on Tour de France project, refocus on 2028 Olympic triathlon: 'We want to give it one last shot.'

We dive into the power numbers of Primož Roglič, Pavel Sivakov, and more at La Vuelta a España.

Vuelta a España winner Roglič will work with Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe to keep driving team standards upwards.

Pogačar has won every race he's started in 2024 except for 3rd Milano-Sanremo as his near-perfect season continues: 'I am eager to get back to it now.'

For now, Primož Roglič remains at the center of the team's Tour de France plans for 2025: 'If there is a top, top rider on the market next year, maybe now we can sign them.'

Tour de Hoody: From brutal heat to near-record attrition, a chaotic Vuelta delivered non-stop thrills, but missed out on a larger narrative to make it great.

Intra-team dramas and understated superstars light up world championship tune-up racing across Britain, Romandie, Italy, Germany.

Opinion: The Vuelta a España was a wide-open thrill-ride in the absence of Pogačar and Vingegaard. But grand tour racing will be all the better when they're back.

After brilliant 2023, Kuss and Visma-Lease a Bike leave the Vuelta a España wondering what could have been: 'It was a race of ups and downs.'

UAE's haul included three stage wins, the King of the Mountains jersey, the most combative rider prize, the team classification victory, and a top-10.

Stefan Küng wins first grand tour stage in final time trial as Ben O’Connor secures second overall ahead of Enric Mas.

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe hit by illness, causing late scare for Roglič on final mountain stage.

Roglič fends off all attacks from rivals on day of illness within his team.

Shoddy pokes around the pits at the season's final grand tour to get a look at the latest time trial tech.

‘I’m happy with the way I am functioning’: Roglič uncorks his most dominant ride in three years to seize Vuelta lead.

Twice finishing fourth in grand tours, can Aussie climber hold on for podium spot? 'Still two very important days.'

Ben O’Connor blows up on penultimate summit finish of race, with Roglič taking over at the top with two days to go.

'I had a bad day and I paid for it:' Landa admits he didn't have great legs in GC debacle.

Australian rider likely facing last day in Vuelta leader’s jersey Friday with big summit finish looming.

'This is a dream': A trio of stage wins and nine other top-10s through 18 stages slot the team's Vuelta among the best ever for a wild card team in modern grand tour racing history. 

Too little, too late: The gap was insurmountable by the time sport directors called Matteo Cattaneo out of winning breakaway to help.

Berrade lands third stage win for small Kern Pharma team as GC chaos costs Landa, Kuss and Yates time.

In-form Belgian star Van Aert forced to end 2024 campaign early after big crash in Vuelta a España this week.

Kiwi hardman Dahlberg was a member of the iconic 7-Eleven and Motorola teams, often working for famous teammates including Andy Hampsten and Davis Phinney.

Time running out for Thomas De Gendt and his final breakaway win at Vuelta a España: 'The legs have to cooperate too.'

The UCI Road and Para-Cycling Road World Championships will take place in Zurich, Switzerland on September 21-29.

We dive into the power numbers of Primož Roglič, Ben O’Connor, and more at La Vuelta a España.

Long-range breakaway braves wet conditions at the Vuelta but is caught close to the end by late attack: 'Win number three is special.'

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe brings in former F1 aerodynamicist and track trailblazer Bigham as 'head of engineering' in its quest to top the Tour de France.

Van Aert returns home to recover from horrific Vuelta crash as Visma-Lease a Bike faces another setback: 'We feel for him.'

Stage win for Marc Soler and mountains jersey for Jay Vine on Covadonga see the 'super team' refusing to give up after GC chances look slim.

Despite another gutsy defense, Australian seems to accept that his chances of winning the Vuelta are diminishing by the day: 'I had no power.'

Ben O’Connor dropped on final climb but puts in huge fight to hold red jersey by several seconds.

'It's very sad': Van Aert abandons the Vuelta after winning three stages and leading both the green points jersey and King of the Mountains competition.

Double Olympic champion reveals that he has no say in who Soudal Quick-Step signs in the transfer season: 'The team knows what it is doing.'

The 2025 WorldTour transfer season sees key strategic moves, with Ineos Grenadiers, Lidl-Trek, Israel-Premier Tech, and Astana-Qazaqstan adding firepower.

A 20-second penalty to Primož Roglič gives Aussie an unexpected cushion in GC crunch-time: 'You can guarantee tomorrow he’ll go all-in to get it back.'

Roglič rues Cuitu Negru time penalty as O'Connor proves stubbornly resilient in red jersey: 'There’s still quite some work to do.'

American rider moves up three places in the overall standings following strong Vuelta display on Sunday: 'The Vuelta's been super hard.'

After Sunday's climbing chaos, it's still impossible to say who will win the Vuelta and who will step onto the final podium September 8 in Madrid.

Australian continues his long stint in the red jersey, setting a national record along the way.

Roglič’s drafting penalty after planned bike swap widens gap to O'Connor in race for red.

Enric Mas and Primož Roglič gain time on O’Connor, but Australian limits losses to stay in red jersey.

Showdown on the Cuitu Negru will decimate race, could define GC: ‘It looks crazy steep at the end.’

O'Connor and Gall try to balance ego and ambition as fight for red jersey heats up at Vuelta a España: 'We both have our goals.'

Mountain stage comes down to a big bunch sprint, with Groves and Van Aert flat out in drag race to the line.

Jeremy Whittle assesses how Decathlon-Ag2r La Mondiale needs to weigh the risk and reward of O’Connor racing for a career-first grand tour podium.

‘I was planning to have a rest day’: Van Aert adds polka dots to red and green Vuelta jersey collection, Kuss struggles in savage mountaintop showdown.

Australian continues as race leader but Roglič landed big blows Friday. ‘It is nice when you go good.’