Road Racing

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.

'Enormous potential': Storm steps straight to WorldTour on three-year deal as team continues to look long-term.

Bettering Merckx, a new Dutch super talent, and a once-mighty team trying to find its way back. These are Shane's tips for 2024.

Bennett’s new coach Stephen Barrett talks comebacks, training clues and high-aiming ambition.

Belgian warns about pressure: ‘You don’t want to read what a young rider has to deal with on social media.’

Ben Healy anchors EF bet on youth: 'A long time since we’ve had such a young roster.'

Officials confirm that the American star, Jonas Vingegaard, and Fem van Empel all extend contracts to stay at Visma-Lease a Bike for the long-term.

UCI also sidelines formal COVID measures, and says tramadol use dropped to under 1 percent after it introduced its ban in 2019.

New-look jerseys and some wild new programs confirmed by team at media event as it looks to repeat historic 2023 season.

From Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard to Mark Cavendish and Mathieu van der Poel, here's who we expect to see at each grand tour.

The Spanish grand tour features two time trials, nine mountaintop finales, and plenty of action in between Lisbon and Madrid. Ideal for a Sepp Kuss title defense?

Explainer: A lot of factors lined up for Pogačar to confront the elusive challenge of the Giro-Tour double for 2024. 'He's Tadej. There is no other rider like him.'

The 2024 updated colorway brings a new set of colors, lighter frames, and a Prologo saddle sponsorship.

UAE will load up all of its firepower behind Tadej Pogačar after he races the Giro d'Italia for the first time in ambitious calendar with Olympics, worlds also on his docket.

Israel and Premier Tech say they will focus on men’s squads only in 2024, will return to women's cycling at some point in future.

There won't be any improvisation in the 'Cavendish Express' with the arrival of confirmed stars like Mørkøv and Ballerini for 2024 in quest to better Eddy Merckx record.

Giro d'Italia organizers post a video on social media revealing that Pogačar will race the 2024 edition.

Astana-Qazaqstan confirms final 29-rider roster for 2024, with Michael Mørkøv and Davide Ballerini as key arrivals.

Talented Briton doesn’t disclose goal but is aiming higher than a solid showing: ‘Top ten is not really my motivation.’

First bike, first win, first contract: The Belgian super-domestique is renowned as one of the biggest and most consistent motors in the bunch: 'I'm no Ferrari, but I can always keep going.'

RCS revealed the route of the rebranded Giro d'Italia Women earlier this week, with a big opening TT and a summit finish on the Blockhaus.

Bora-Hansgrohe takes on a new tone as Sportful replaces Le Col as team's apparel partner in 2024.

Governing body plans to restrict aero-optimized hood and lever angles in 2024 ahead of further regulation in 2025.

Former world champion will see renewed support from Lidl-Trek ahead of classics, Tour de France, Olympics: 'We have a plan to beat those guys.'

Chasing the yellow jersey and Olympic glory: 'A top-5 is the ambition, and two medals in Paris.'

Leap of Faith: Just months after breaking his hip, the 2020 Giro d'Italia winner will be at an unknown level in his Lidl-Trek debut.

Ever-improving US talent will see opportunities in transfer to Visma-Lease a Bike: 'We want him to race to win as well as to learn.'

Eusebio Unzué says Colombian's arrival will take pressure off Enric Mas, laments missing out on signing Carlos Rodríguez: 'He had an escape clause in his pre-contract.'

German team says Uijtdebroeks is ‘contractually bound’, but rider’s agent says legal action is ongoing.

Young Belgian talent ends Bora-Hansgrohe contract one year early to move to Dutch superteam.

'I hope to become best all-rounder in the world.' Junior road and MTB champion chooses Lidl-Trek after interest from across the WorldTour.

11-day stint in Calpe will mark the first time the Colombian will join his new teammates ahead of return to WorldTour in 2024.

Sam Boardman and Scott McGill bring additional heft to the Continental-level squad looking to punch above its weight across road and gravel.

World No. 1 UAE Team Emirates confirms key arrivals ahead of another season to back Tadej Pogačar and Co.

When Bäckstedt isn't building what looks set to be a glittering career, the Welshwoman is building massive Lego structures.

Dutch ace concedes it's either Tour de France or Olympic MTB in 2024, vows not to leave Tour early in pursuit of cross country gold.

The once-mighty UK squad overhauls management with a new CEO, head of performance, and race director. Will it work?

Groupama FDJ team prepares for life without its star rider. ‘The baton is being passed. We are ready’.

Nationwide Scarpetta Rossa association combats violence against women, with its message to be amplified following agreement with RCS Sport.

Frenchman looking to reboot as he rides Australian race for only the second time.

Italian fastman commits to key leadout role for Fernando Gaviria, saying it will help him reclaim confidence and enthusiasm.

World TT champion revisits scene of near-lethal crash, and also has a sit-down chat about life, the bike and everything with Velo.

Featuring 25 pro teams, 1.2-ranked event will join Maryland Cycling Classic as only UCI single-day road races on US calendar.

Jumbo-Visma star says it would be a ‘shameful sacrifice’ to stake everything on overall classification.

Frenchman lauds Remco Evenepoel’s defiance in Vuelta a España, says debut Tour win is possible.

No cobble sectors appear to feature, but wind could be a big factor.