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A fast finish in Italy yields Peter Sagan's second win of the season, while BMC's Rohan Dennis takes the overall lead.

Simon Yates claimed his first win of 2017, attacking alone to win a hilly stage 6 at Paris-Nice, and Julian Alaphilippe fought hard to keep the lead.

The two-time defending world champion earns the victory in a bunch sprint ahead of Elia Viviani and Jurgen Roelandts.

Why Sky should start a book club, how Gaviria is trying too hard, the unspeakable things Axeon will do to the domestic peloton, and spies!

The 34-year-old Spaniard will need big rides in the three climbing stages, Friday-Sunday, that conclude the race.

British Cycling is dealing with several scandals, including one involving drugs and Team Sky general manager Dave Brailsford.

Which is better, sweet spot or polarized training? To find out, we invited in proponents of each method and explain what they actually mean.

BMC Racing and Quick-Step Floors have dominated the team time trial discipline for years, and Tirreno-Adriatico offered the latest face-off.

Sky boss David Brailsford visits team at Tirreno-Adriatico amid the swirling scandal underway in England, and his rider Thomas delivers a win.

Cannondale-Drapac rode a Superslice time trial bike with disc brakes in Tirreno-Adriatico's stage 1.

Sky's Geraint Thomas launches a late attack to claim stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico, while Greg Van Avermaet assumes the overall lead.

Longtime VeloNews contributor Rupert Guinness will ride across Australia in the 2017 Indian-Pacific Wheel Race.

Faced with a stiff headwind, Andre Greipel out-smarts and overpowers the Paris-Nice sprinters to win stage 5.

"The Gorilla" André Greipel sprints to victory in stage 5 of Paris-Nice, beating Milano-Sanremo champion Arnaud Démare in Bourg-de-Péage.

Sky's Geraint Thomas wins stage 2 solo in Pomarance, Italy, earning a bit of redemption after disastrous stage 1 team time trial.

Amgen Tour of California invites teams to the 2017 race. Eleven men's WorldTour teams will race in the May event, along with 16 women's teams.

The advent of a true Ardennes Week is reshaping the Women's WorldTour. Riders like Lizzie Deignan and Tiffany Cromwell can now specialize.

Emerging sprint star Fernando Gaviria is tapping veteran Alessandro Petacchi for expertise to help him aim for victory in Milano-Sanremo.

Cannondale-Drapac showcases a new disc brake TT bike while Team Sky suffers costly technical issues in Tirreno stage 1 team time trial.

Julian Alaphilippe claims his first win of 2017, beating Alberto Contador in Paris-Nice's individual time trial to Mont Brouilly.

BMC Racing beats TTT rival Quick-Step Floors in Tirreno's stage 1 test, while FDJ rounds out the podium in third.

Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe wins on home turf Wednesday, beating two-time Paris-Nice champ Alberto Contador and taking the overall lead.

The seven-day race across Italy kicked off with a team time trial along the Tyrrhenian Sea's coastline in Lido di Camaiore.

With the Tour of California's inclusion to the WorldTour, most Continental teams are being shut out from a spot in the field.

Tirreno-Adriatico is your place to see Giro stars and Milano-Sanremo hopefuls, but is there a curse?

Team Sky principal David Brailsford says his staff made mistakes but denies wrongdoing amid ongoing TUE/doping investigation.

Is Tirreno-Adriatico, a one-week Italian stage race, a good predictor of Giro success? It depends, but it worked for Nibali in 2013.

Irishman Sam Bennett gets the better of Alexander Kristoff, Marcel Kittel, and other top sprinters in Paris-Nice stage 3.

We try to unravel Team GB's medical mysteries, reflect on a classic edition of Strade Bianche, and blow some hot air about Paris-Nice crosswinds.

Sam Bennett stunned the sprint heavies Tuesday, winning his first career WorldTour race in stage 3 of Paris-Nice.

This week, Lennard Zinn answers a question about mixing SRAM and Shimano drivetrain parts.

The "Race of the Two Seas" kicks off Wednesday with a team time trial and runs through March 14.

Fierce, howling crosswinds ripped apart the peloton in the opening two days of racing at the annual ride through France.

Elisa Longo Borghini's victory at Strade Bianche, the first women's WorldTour race of the season, had much drama attached to it.

The victory is the first WorldTour triumph for the 26-year-old Italian who rides for Bahrain-Merida.

The race over Tuscany's white gravel roads has become a favorite in the peloton, and it's drawing comparisons to the classics.

Frenchmen Arnaud Démare (FDJ) wins another Paris-Nice opener as compatriot Romain Bardet (AG2R) finds himself on the outside looking in.

Romain Bardet pleads "mea culpa" post-race via Twitter for actions resulting in his ejection from the first stage of Paris-Nice on Sunday.

Britain's Adam Yates (Orica-Scott) won the GP Industria & Artigianato for the second time since 2014 on Sunday.

Frenchman Arnaud Démare (FDJ) outsprinted compatriot Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) to win opening stage of Paris-Nice on Sunday.

Last time Michal Kwiatkowski won Strade Bianche, he went on to win the world road race championship. Sign of things to come?

The third edition of Strade Bianche Women signals the start of the UCI Women's WorldTour calendar for 2017.

Olympic champion and race runner-up Greg Van Avermaet says Saturday's Strade Bianche was "old school" racing at its finest.

Poland's Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) claimed his second career Strade Bianche crown when he soloed to victory after 175km in Siena, Italy.

Italian Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle-High5) claims a sprint victory at Strade Bianche Women in Siena, Italy on Saturday.

Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford has revealed he was treated with the corticosteroid triamcinolone by former team doctor Richard Freeman.

Check out this week's roundup of tech news, which includes some geography-themed cycling jackets.

Guillaume van Keirsbulck is 'Belgian guy of the week,' ASO trolls Team Sky, while Velon trolls ASO, and whoops, Sky lost its medical records!

American Tejay van Garderen is gearing up for his first taste of the Giro d'Italia in May.

"The Race to the Sun" kicks off Sunday and traverses through France, from north to South, for eight days.

Kristen Legan breaks down the route of the Italian race and lists some riders to watch on Saturday.

In its 11th year, Strade Bianche has become a favorite for all types of riders in the peloton.

Belgian website NRC published an in-depth look at Peter Sagan's backstory. Here are a few things we can learn from his early years.

British Cycling chairman Jonathan Browning apologized for what he terms as organizational "failings," pledges to move swiftly to change culture.

Paris-Nice plays host to the first major showdown of 2017 for top GC riders Contador, Bardet, Porte, and Valverde.

UK Anti-Doping chief blasts British Cycling, Team Sky, and doctor Richard Freeman for not keeping medical records of Bradley Wiggins's TUE.

Velon and Infront Media partner to produce a new three-day race that offers a different format from most pro road races.

Phil Gaimon is done with pro racing, but he's got one final mission on the bike: snatching Strava KOMs, and you get to pick which ones.

American sprinter Travis McCabe records third sprint win of the season with stage 8 victory at Le Tour de Langkawi.

Strade Bianche is the newest classic, but it packs a punch with scenic dirt roads, steep climbs, and a finish in the ancient city of Siena.

Riding for American team Cylance, Sheyla Gutiérrez wins her first race of the season in Le Samyn, ahead of Amy Pieters in the Belgian race.

The Colombian is gearing up for an attempt to win both the pink (Giro d'Italia) and yellow (Tour de France) jerseys this season.

The UCI is issuing far less TUEs than it did before, now that president Brian Cookson has put tighter restrictions in place.

With the Defy Advanced Pro 0, Giant targets riders who enjoy all-day rides on challenging terrain.

With relaxed geometry and shaped carbon tubing, the RT-1000 is a blend of aero and endurance.

Tour of Flanders invites seven Pro Continental wildcard teams to the 2017 race, including three Belgian squads and two French teams.

Belgian team Quick-Step comes up short in opening classics weekend. With Boonen retiring and sponsorship unconfirmed, it needs to win soon.

We dissect exciting first week of cobbles racing — why didn't Vanmarcke attack? Is Kuurne better now? Plus, a talk about exercise addiction.

The Australian riding for Dimension Data said is on track to race the Tour of California this year, and perhaps the Vuelta a Espana.

The 4km Passage du Gois was last featured in the race in 2011, when it hosted the start of the French grand tour.

The pro cyclists association, the CPA, threatens legal action against UCI over its continued permissive stance toward disc brakes.

Chloe Dygert leads the way with gold in the individual pursuit and another in the team pursuit.

Peter Sagan performs a bevy of Oscar-worthy performances at Omloop and Kuurne, both on and off the bike.