VN news ticker: Sergio Higuita to target grand tours, Lizzy Banks joins EF Education TIBCO-SVB
Here's what's making headlines on Thursday, November 25.
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Nokere Koerse triples women’s prize money to match men
Belgian race boosts winner's purse to €18,800, making it the richest one-day payday on the women's calendar for 2022.
Faster, tougher, younger: Pro peloton hits warp speed in 2021
Veteran racers are feeling the pinch as professionalization and 'datafication' raises the game – but the old-timers know brains can beat brawn.
Vos and Van Aert will race a packed CX program to prepare for road Classics
Jumbo-Visma pair Marianne Vos and Wout van Aert will return to the mud and sand of cyclocross in December to prepare for the Spring Classics.
VN news ticker: Gigante on the mend, Ilan Van Wilder freed from Team DSM, moves to Deceuninck-Quick-Step
Here's what's making news on Thursday, November 18.
Voxwomen Sharon Laws Rider of the Year Awards
Help decide the top riders of the year
Power analysis: Comparing cycling’s three grand tours
We dive into the power numbers of top-performers the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, and the Vuelta a España.
Wout van Aert is selling his three biggest victories as NFTs
Oh, Wout. Not you too.
6 breakthrough stars of the 2021 men’s racing season
The 2021 season saw a handful of pros take big steps forward.
6 breakthrough stars of the 2021 women’s racing season
This season proved to be an important one for several up-and-coming riders.
Do gravel and cobbles belong in the Tour de France?
How much do these non-paved surfaces add to the overall outcome and spectacle of the Tour de France courses? Cheap thrills, or real racing? Our editors chime in.
Back to basics in 2022 for Julian Alaphilippe in rainbow jersey repeat season
French star will focus on the Ardennes classics and stage victories at the Tour de France in 2022, leaving Tour of Flanders and a GC run for another season.
Anna van der Breggen on retirement: ‘I never felt it’s too early or I made the wrong decision’
Anna van der Breggen on adjusting to life after racing and why it isn't just an adjustment for her but also for her whole family.
VN ticker: No Tour of Flanders for Alaphilippe in 2022; Novo Nordisk signs Czech junior champion
Here's the news making headlines for Monday, November 1.
What Tiffany Cromwell, Tanner Ward, and others said about BWR Kansas
Third-place Danielle Larson: 'That course was everything I have ever wanted in a course. There was a full cyclocross race at like mile 60. I jumped over barriers and someone offered me a beer hand-up.'
Bikes of the Bunch: Surly Midnight Special
Built for commuting during the week and exploring on weekends.
Tiesj Benoot is reportedly joining the long list of riders who have left DSM early
The 2018 Strade Bianche winner is apparently set to depart the team despite having signed a contract through 2022.
Ždenek Štybar staying put with Deceuninck-Quick-Step
Czech superstar fought back from a string of health issues in 2020 and 2021 to return to form just in time to sign one-year deal.
The eight stages of the inaugural Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
Riders lament the exclusion of a time trial, but otherwise see the route as a perfect challenge with plenty of opportunities for every type of rider.
Has ASO Tadej Pogačar-proofed the 2022 Tour de France? They’ve sure tried.
Tour de France organizers have built a course designed to disrupt and unsettle two-time champion Pogačar at every turn.
Analysis: What will be the prize money purse for Tour de France Femmes?
How ASO handles the question of prize money for the Tour de France Femmes could set the tone of the conversation going into 2022's inaugural edition.
Wout van Aert takes extended break before CX season, uncertain of trip Stateside for world championships
Van Aert, Jumbo-Visma assessing if trip to Fayetteville for cyclocross worlds is viable soon before classics season kicks off.
What was it like to ride the first wet Paris-Roubaix in 19 years? We asked the riders
After an almost two-decade wait, the men's peloton got a taste of riding a wet Paris-Roubaix. We asked Matteo Jorgenson, Mikkel Bjerg, Zdeněk Štybar, and more, what it was like.
Five riders to watch for the inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes
From Marianne Vos to Lisa Brennauer to Ellen van Dijk, these are some of the riders to watch for the first edition of the women's 'Hell of the North'.
Preview: What you need to know about the first women’s Paris-Roubaix
After over a year of waiting, Paris-Roubaix Femmes is finally here.
The first-ever BC Bike Race Gravel Explorer has begun!
Check out BCBRGravel's author page.
Wahoo Systm training app: so much choice for indoor riding
Wahoo aims to create the "world's most complete training app" with Systm, the new home for The Sufferfest and a host of other features.
Julian Alaphilippe after worlds repeat: ‘I don’t want to become a robot’
Newly crowned two-time world champion promises never to change: 'Even if you lose sometimes, it's even more beautiful when you win'
Preview: What you need to know about the elite men’s road race at Flanders Worlds
Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe, and plenty of other big names are set to battle for the rainbow jersey on Sunday.
Lotte Kopecky is hunting rainbows in Belgium
Lotte Kopecky is the home favorite for the World Championships. Can she bring the rainbows to Belgium?
Ranking the favorites for the world championship road race, from Wout van Aert through Peter Sagan
Sure, van Aert is top favorite, we all know that. But who are the riders likely to shade him into silver at this weekend's men's road race? We've ranked them all.
Bikes of Team BikeExchange stolen at Tour de l’Ardèche
Trek Segafredo, Liv Racing, and Movistar helped out to keep the team in the race.
Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe set benchmark for road worlds with Great Orme duel
With the road world championships fast approaching, Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe gave everyone a taste of what's to come with their duel at the Tour of Britain.
Tour of Britain stage 4: Wout van Aert bests Julian Alaphilippe by slimmest margin
Wout van Aert took over the race lead with a two-second advantage over Ethan Hayter.
Leah Thomas learned a lot at Movistar but she’s ready to be aggressive at Trek-Segafredo
After suddenly finding herself without a team at the end of 2020, the American rider is looking forward to a stress-free off-season and riding for Trek-Segafredo next year.
Egan Bernal on looming showdown with Tadej Pogačar: ‘It will be something special’
Colombian star leaves door open on Pogačar clash even as he continues to fight in the Vuelta a España that he admits he likely won't win.
Elisa Longo Borghini: Expanded four-day Challenge by La Vuelta is ‘even more valuable’
The Italian national champion got her late-season campaign off to a great start with victory at GP Plouay and is building up to rides at the road worlds and Euros.
Leah Thomas signs with Trek-Segafredo through 2023
Leah Thomas will step in to fill the gap left by former U.S. champion Ruth Winder, who is set to retire at the end of the season.
Quinn Simmons hits racing stride with Tour of Wallonie GC win: ‘The confidence is back’
Fabio Jakobsen takes second sprint win of the race to seal remarkable comeback from injury as 20-year-old Simmons secures GC.
Quinn Simmons relishes return to winner’s circle after lost 2020 season
Simmons wins for first time in nearly two years ahead of stacked summer to include debut grand tour, world championships, Paris-Roubaix.
Fireworks spark 30th Giro Donne stage win for Marianne Vos
A hilly circuit opened up the finale of the seventh stage of the Giro Donne and allowed for the Dutchwoman to take an exciting 30th victory in Italy.
Lost Boys: The Fighting Spirit of Stefan de Bod at the Tour de France
Stefan de Bod left the Tour de France after stage 9 as one of the many victims of the time cut. He had crashed heavily a day before.
Giro d’Italia Donne: Anna van der Breggen leaving us wanting more in her final season
With Anna van der Breggen's retirement fast approaching, we must appreciate the time we have with one of the classiest bike riders in the bunch.
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig: ‘I’ve dreamed about the Olympics since I was a little girl’
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig has been riding high in 2021 with her first WorldTour win and will complete a dream this year by competing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Power Analysis: Matej Mohorič on stage 7 of the 2021 Tour de France
We dive into the power numbers of Matej Mohorič at the 2021 Tour de France.
Giro d’Italia Donne a family affair for Elisa Longo Borghini
The double Italian champion on racing on home roads, getting stuck in at the Olympics, and what she and her teammates are doing with the Strade Bianche prize money.
Here’s what’s going to happen (we think) at the Giro Donne
Some predictions ahead of the 2021 Giro Donne.
A star in the making: Introducing young Kiwi talent Niamh Fisher-Black
The 20-year-old New Zealander is a star of the future and a rider to keep an eye on at the upcoming Giro Rosa.
Is this the last La Course? ‘Let’s hope so’
The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift could change women's cycling forever.
Preview: Your guide to the 2021 La Course by the Tour de France
Everything you need to know about the course and contenders ahead of La Course by the Tour de France.
How much money do professional cyclists make?
What the stars make, what the domestiques make, and the riders that aren't making any money at all.
Brent Bookwalter will retire at the end of the year
Brent Bookwalter has decided to hang up the proverbial wheels.
Brent Bookwalter to retire at end of 2021 season
Brent Bookwalter will conclude his professional racing career with Team Bike Exchange at the end of the current season.
Pogačar and Žigart: The power couple of Slovenian cycling
Urska Žigart and Tadej Pogačar are two of Slovenian's best cyclists. Get to know the couple.
USA Cycling announces women’s road Tokyo Olympic team
Chloe Dygert, Ruth Winder, Leah Thomas, Amber Neben and Coryn Rivera will represent the USA in Tokyo.
Doctor, ‘rookie’ racer, national champ: Elise Chabbey is living her best life
Get to know the Swiss champion and the winner of the first stage of the first-ever women's Tour de Suisse.
Elise Chabbey’s not too shabby tactics at the Tour de Suisse
Odds were on Lizzie Deignan to win the fist stage of the Tour de Suisse Women on Saturday, but up-and-coming Elise Chabbey defied the odds to take her first professional win.
All eyes are on Quinn Simmons ahead of Unbound Gravel
Top riders at Unbound Gravel point to Quinn Simmons as the favorite to win Saturday's 200-mile race.
As the Anna van der Breggen era nears its end, SD Worx lays foundations of future domination
With Lotte Kopecky set to join rising star Demi Vollering in 2022, the Dutch team shores up its future and should continue to dominate for years to come.
2022 Women’s WorldTour Calendar includes Tour de France Femmes
Plus, the Battle of the North will take place in August of 2022.
2022 Women’s WorldTour calendar headlined by eight-day Tour de France
10-day Giro Rosa returns to the lineup, as well as a six-day Battle of the North.
Lotte Kopecky signs for SD Worx through 2024
Kopecky will join SD Worx in 2022 after one year with Liv Racing.
VN news ticker: Mathieu van der Poel makes final tweaks before Tour de France, Olympics bid; Tom Pidcock breaks collarbone in training crash
Here's the news making headlines for Wednesday, June 2.
Analysis: Women’s cycling is as strong as ever, but there is a long way to go for parity
Women's cycling is as good as it has ever been with TV coverage, a deep peloton and better wages, but there is still a lot to do for it to achieve parity with the men.
A chat with Johan Museeuw, the greatest Classics rider of his generation
The three-time Flanders and Roubaix winner still follows the sport closely.
Thuringen and the last chance for Olympic dreams
With four days down and two days to go the general classification at the LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour is tight, but three riders have separated themselves from the rest.
Giro d’Italia: How crashes, abandons have shaped the race
A swathe of early exits has shorn the race of key players and opened the door for Egan Bernal.
What if Joao Almeida hadn’t ridden for Remco Evenepoel?
Would the Portuguese rider be higher up the GC? Let's run the numbers (with a little guesswork).
Giro d’Italia stage 17: Egan Bernal on the edge as GC opens up
Wednesday's stage to Sega di Ala provided a dramatic finale and another shake-up in the overall standings.
Giro d’Italia: Damiano Caruso, the podium player nobody is talking about
Veteran domestique has ridden into second on GC without anyone noticing – and he won't let go of his once-in-a-career opportunity easily.
Gallery: Snapshots from the Giro’s most brutal finish
Saturday's stage 14 of the Giro ended atop the fearsome Monte Zoncolan.
Giro d’Italia: Remco Evenepoel, Deceuninck-Quick-Step reconsider options after Zoncolan losses
Team forgoes podium dream after Evenepoel lost another 1:30 on the Zoncolan, considers pivoting to stage-hunting.
Giro d’Italia: Egan Bernal lands Zoncolan slam in battle for pink jersey
Bernal and his Ineos Grenadiers pain-train assert authority on Zoncolan summit as Astana-Premier Tech comes unstuck.
Lauren Kitchen retires from pro peloton
Lauren Kitchen announced today she is retiring from the pro peloton with immediate effect. She hopes to focus on a new job in town planning and to help women's cycling development back in Australia.
Giro d’Italia: Monte Zoncolan to bring steep serve of suffering to pink jersey players
With gradients up to 27 percent, the Zoncolan summit finish on Saturday is sure to bring spectacle – but not necessarily race-defining action.
Giro d’Italia: Five storylines to be stoked for in the final phase of the race
From Peter Sagan's pain-train to a Remco Evenepoel renaissance – here's why the final week of the Giro will pack a punch.
Giro di Hoody: Is the Giro d’Italia now on par with Tour de France?
The Italian grand tour upped its game more than a decade ago, and now it stands alongside the 'grande boucle' with nothing to envy.
Getting the shot: Piazza del Campo, Siena, Italy
Photographer James Startt relates the challenges — including the price of admission — of photographing the start of stage 12 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia.
VeloNews Podcast: Giro d’Italia gravel chaos! Larry Warbasse on bottle chucking
Is Remco done? Did Bernal just win the Giro? We discuss the Giro d'Italia's stage 11. Then, Larry Warbasse answers your questions.
Giro d’Italia: Simon Yates quietly hanging in there
Team BikeExchange captain so far has avoided the mishaps, crashes and time gaps that can prove fatal to a podium run in a grand tour.