Road Racing

Veteran rider says UK super team isn't resting on laurels: 'We are still there, we are still challenging. We want to win the Tour de France.'

Officials signed off on the high-profile partnership between energy drinks giant and German-backed WorldTour team that could transform professional cycling: 'We have cleared an important hurdle.'

What do the winter races tell us about summer success? There might not be a straight line from January to July, but a strong start pays dividends later.

With debut Giro d'Italia and Paris Olympics two motivations, Frenchman's early momentum will help in bid to return to his best.

'It's too bad to miss the Tour, but the Olympics are the Olympics': Ganna puts gold medal quest ahead of Italian start of the Tour de France in 2024.

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.

The Vuelta a España champion returns to action with a pair of one-days and the Volta ao Algarve: 'That Vuelta victory did something to him. He gained so much confidence.'

'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.

Could the 27-year-old Welshman be a late bloomer? Israel Premier Tech is hoping so: 'He is now one of our main guys when we talk about winning races.'

Simon Carr blazes to victory at Trofeo Calvià to give EF Education-EasyPost big win in men's European season opener.

The once-underdog, now-mighty Dutch super team is pushing the accelerator in 2024: 'The mentality doesn't change. We do not sit back and relax.'

The popular American climber raced 14 grand tours and won a stage in the Giro d'Italia during his 11-year pro career.

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.

Who will dominate the argy-bargy world of bunch sprints in 2024? Velo editors Andrew Hood, Jim Cotton, Shane Stokes argue it out.

The WorldTour opener delivered some surprises with Sam Welsford and Sarah Gigante, but it also confirmed that the 'super teams' will be hard to beat in 2024.

Double wins set the tone for what could be a standout season for new U.S. team.

British rider Williams lands biggest career success atop Mount Lofty.

'It's part of the plan': The 21-year-old American could be heading to the Giro d'Italia in what could be a breakout season.

Unsung climber fends off attacks from Narváez and Del Toro to win the men's WorldTour opener with panache.

Ineos Grenadiers sport director says Brailsford remains closely involved in the WorldTour team: 'He is still in contact with us and involved in our successes and our structure.'

End of an era as Team Sky co-founder steps away from team principal spot, but he will still exert influence.

Bardet admits he initially had ‘doubts’ about Evenepoel's potential transferring to pro peloton.

Second year British professional lands first ever pro win, with Yates and Alaphilippe unable to snap elastic.

Sunday's summit finale at Mount Lofty will decide the overall GC at the Australian WorldTour stage race.

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

Sam Welsford completes hat-trick ahead of a pair of climbing stages that will decide the WorldTour opener across the weekend.

Analysis: Points and rankings dictate the Tour de France wild-card selection process that's now almost devoid of drama and intrigue.

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

Decathlon-Ag2r La Mondiale undergoes reinvention in quest to return Sam Bennett to Tour de France glory in 2024.

Mexico's Isaac del Toro defends lead as Welsford continues to impress to confirm his status as an emerging sprint star.

US national champion is using the Santos Tour Down Under as a trampoline into the spring classics and another stampede across the white roads of Tuscany.

The young Mexican rider is off to a phenomenal career start.

The first Mexican to win the Tour de l'Avenir bolts to a stunning victory to open his professional career.

Red Bull's arrival is 'huge' moment for cycling: 'Maybe it will turn on some lights for some other big brands.'

New Zealand climber looking for new opportunities in two-year deal to join Israel Premier Tech: 'I was always riding to help Roglič or Pogačar.'

The 2024 men's WorldTour season is underway in Adelaide, Australia.

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.

Analysis: How the trend of squads stacking their 2024 Tour rosters with top GC talent could alter the balance of power in July.

'I didn't have the legs to come around him': Ewan stalls to fourth, with Bauhaus and Girmay finishing out the podium in the opening sprint.

'We have a team that can deliver him in the best way. I know many doubt that, but I like to be underestimated.' Quick-Step vows to come out swinging in Evenepoel's Tour debut.

Julian Alaphilippe and Biniam Girmay might have something to say about that.

Despite an acrimonious split in 2018, Jayco-AlUla always had an eye on bringing back the Aussie sprinter: 'I always stayed in touch with him.'

'You will not find faster competition, harder course profiles, or tougher racing than SRC.'

Mexico's first winner of the Tour de l'Avenir debuts this week at the Santos Tour Down Under and expectations are sky high: 'I want to keep my feet on the ground.'

Ruth Edwards 15th on the stage as the Women's WorldTour race tackles the iconic Willunga Hill for the first time.

Basque rider never got his Grand Tour win but will now help Belgian star try to win the Tour de France.

The race concludes Sunday with a summit finale at Willunga Hill with everything still in play.

Commissaires tested all the bikes ahead of the first stage of the women's race, and two bikes were found non-compliant. More tests are slated during the men's WorldTour opener.

'I’ve had the chance to show and prove I do belong here': USA's criterium king steps up to WorldTour with Quick-Step in 2024.

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

A bunch sprint opens the 2024 WorldTour as Ruth Edwards marks her return to the peloton.

After a two-year hiatus, US star is hoping to pick up where she left off: 'I didn't want to return to the peloton to ride bikes and have fun. I want to compete.'

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

Officials confirm a minute's silence ahead of Friday's opening stage to honor the legacy of the two-time Olympian.

'We'll always be important in the classics, but we’re making a transformation for grand tours': The Wolfpack shifts identity for Evenepoel's bold ambitions.

'I just want to perform.' Two years after catastrophic accident, former Tour de France winner talks about his 2024 goals.

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

'The Tractor' saw the writing on the wall with Evenepoel's GC rise at Quick-Step: 'I would have never thought I'd change teams.'

US national champ stunned by tragedy: 'I was pretty convinced I was never going to race a bike again.'

UAE patiently grooming the 25-year-old to be one of the team's future GC anchors: 'Brandon has no limits.'

French climber says that winning the Giro d’Italia is a big dream, limits his future Tour de France ambitions.

American WorldTour squad Lidl-Trek taking on arch-rivals SD Worx and others in 2024

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 Pro Cycling's kits and Cannondale SuperSix Evo bikes might just be the coolest of the year.

A botched sprint in the final stage of the 2021 Tour de France put the wheels in motion for the Danish leadout ace to return for last chance at history.

'That's being a little grandiose,' says the former WorldTour pro. 'But at the same time, we are trying to do our part. Road racing needs a resuscitation.'

A look at what the biggest women’s teams in the world will be wearing this season.

From mud of Belgium to the Alps of France, Matteo Jorgenson's debut season with Visma-Lease a Bike is a race calendar brimming with quality.

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

Gear tests and team bonding: Sunny Spain is everyone's choice for the WorldTour's off-season training camps.

Some squads go with radical redesigns, others go with much more subtle tweaks. Catch up on the new colors for the men's teams here.

UAE star is targeting the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, but it doesn't stop there: 'Tadej will focus on winning his first race of the season, and the last.'

In this latest installment of Velo's predictions for 2024, European editor Andrew Hood looks into cycling's crystal ball for sweeps, doubles, triples, and other new historic markers.

'We will be aiming for the ultimate goal: to win,' declares Dutch team.

Ruth Edwards also returns with Human Powered Health, with Biniam Girmay, Caleb Ewan, Elia Viviani, and Filippo Ganna confirmed for the WorldTour opener next month.

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

Danish cobble-basher sticking to what works best in approach to monuments and Olympic Games in 2024: 'We have my plan to beat those guys.'

No race delivered as much spice and fireworks in 2023: How the 'Durango Kid' defied internal strife to elevate La Vuelta to one of the season highlights.