Gallery: Dust and drama on the Giro’s ‘Strade Bianche’ stage
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Giro d’Italia GC gravel shake up: Egan Bernal stamps authority as Remco Evenepoel loses time
The big winners and losers of the Giro d'Italia gravel stage to Montalcino.
2021 Giro d’Italia stage 11: Mauro Schmid wins from breakaway on dusty, white gravel roads
Egan Bernal adds time to buffer to his defense of the leader's jersey as main rivals tumble down GC.
Giro d’Italia: Egan Bernal wants over a minute on Remco Evenepoel before Milan TT
The Ineos Grenadiers rider wants a big cushion ahead of the final Giro d'Italia time trial, but he will play a more tactical race in the second and third weeks.
Giro d’Italia: Gravel stage could puncture pink jersey hopes
'It’s a mini Strade Bianche but tougher and more technical.' Some 35km of white roads feature in high-stakes 11th stage.
Remco Evenepoel lights up intermediate sprint at Giro d’Italia
Egan Bernal shrugs off suggestions of a rivalry with the young Belgian, and cautioned that he will 'respect' all his rivals at the Giro's halfway point.
VeloNews Mailbag: Proper tires and air pressure for the Giro d’Italia’s gravel stage
What tires and pressure will the riders choose for Wednesday's strade bianche stage at the Giro d'Italia? We asked the experts.
Giro d’Italia: Remco Evenepoel, Egan Bernal rise above classification pack
Gravel summit Sunday saw the Giro's GC shake into shape – but the race remains on a knife-edge.
Egan Bernal can’t believe his Grand Tour stage win
After a year of pain and frustration, Bernal was understandably emotional about moving into the lead of the Giro d'Italia.
Mavi García: ‘The sooner I can win, the better’
García is the double Spanish national champion and has achieved top-10 results in numerous WorldTour races, but the Alé BTC Ljubljana rider often flies under the radar.
Giro d’Italia: Simon Yates vs. Egan Bernal for a trip through purgatory to bike racing paradise
La Course En Tête previews the 2021 Giro d'Italia, which features a punishing course, an all-star battle, and a trip to cycling paradise.
Preview: Your guide to the 2021 Giro d’Italia contenders, sprinters and more
Your guide to the riders to watch at the 104th Giro d'Italia.
If you thought watching Mathieu van der Poel on the road was fun, wait until this weekend’s MTB World Cup
After stunning 'cross and road campaigns thus far in 2021, the Dutchman is ready to rip the singletrack all the way to Tokyo.
Romain Bardet: Giro d’Italia gravel as important as the mountains
Romain Bardet excited about 'new adventure' as he sets off for Giro d'Italia debut.
Giro d’Italia: Egan Bernal still searching for Tour de France magic
Egan Bernal hasn't had it easy since his 2019 Tour de France win and wants to rediscover the winning legs during the Giro d'Italia.
Giro d’Italia: Ineos Grenadiers and the Egan Bernal enigma
Which version of Egan Bernal will show up at the Giro d'Italia? The Ineos Grenadiers star packs plenty of question marks and expectation into the season's first grand tour.
Giro d’Italia: Six must-watch stages for 2021
From gravel roads, high mountains and crucial time trials, VeloNews takes a look at six of the most important stages in the 2021 Giro d'Italia.
Preview: Your stage-by-stage breakdown of the 2021 Giro d’Italia course
Plan your viewing for the 104th Giro d'Italia with this breakdown of every stage.
Giro d’Italia: Our picks to win the pink jersey
From Egan Bernal to Romain Bardet, our editors pick their favorites to win the Giro d'Italia.
Stage 11: Perugia to Montalcino (Brunello di Montalcino wine stage)
With four sections of strade bianche gravel and a bunch of climbs, including a difficult one just before the finish, this should be a monumental stage.
Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Demi Vollering is a superstar in the making
The newly minted Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner is poised to pick up the baton from SD Worx teammate and world champion Anna van der Breggen.
Sean Bennett braced for ‘fireworks’ at debut Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Young Californian supports Qhubeka-Assos captains Domenico Pozzovivo, Simon Clarke, Fabio Aru in his first-ever 'Doyenne' on Sunday.
Preview: Your guide to the 2021 women’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Everything to know about the course and the contenders ahead of the Women's Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Preview: Your guide to the 2021 men’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège
What you should know about the course and the contenders.
Simon Carr is flying under the radar … for now
Simon Carr went under the radar for quite some time but has now started his steady rise in the peloton.
Preview: What you need to know ahead of the women’s Amstel Gold Race
Everything you need to know about the course and riders to watch during Sunday's Amstel Gold Race.
Preview: Your guide to the 2021 men’s Amstel Gold Race
After last year's edition was cancelled, the 2021 Amstel Gold Race is back, albeit in a markedly different form.
Mark Cavendish and the last of the 20-win seasons
Tour de Hoody: Why sprinters are having a harder time winning, and how Deceuninck-Quick-Step keeps piling on.
The Spartacus Papers: Fabian Cancellara on his greatest Paris-Roubaix victory, his kudos for Peter Sagan
In part two of a three-part series, Cancellara discusses going 'full gladiator' in the 2013 Paris-Roubaix and how Peter Sagan loves to 'kick asses.'
The Spartacus Papers: Fabian Cancellara on the postponement of Paris-Roubaix, and why he prefers Tour of Flanders
In part one of a three-part series to celebrate Paris-Roubaix, Cancellara talks about the postponement of this year's race, the sizzling 2021 season, and why he loves De Ronde the most.
VN news ticker: Kasia Niewiadoma extends with Canyon-SRAM, Romain Sicard retires, Bernal to skip Tour of the Alps
Here's what's making the headlines on Friday, April 9.
Tour de Hoody: How Deceuninck-Quick-Step went 4-for-10 in northern classics, and why did we ever doubt Annemiek van Vleuten?
This week, we look at how the 'Wolfpack' defanged Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel, stand in awe of Annemiek van Vleuten, and soak up the ambiance of the Basque Country.
Tour of Flanders redux: what’s next for Kasper Asgreen and Annemiek van Vleuten?
Here's what's next for two stars at opposite ends of their career trajectories after winning Tour of Flanders.
Tadej Pogačar, Primož Roglič tread tightrope of form toward the Tour de France
Does the Slovenian duo's red-hot start to 2021 point toward a risk of peaking too soon?
Tour of Flanders: Paterberg plays a defining role in Annemiek van Vleuten victory
Dutchwoman winds back the years with second Flanders win in 10 years after brutal Paterberg attack.
Why Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert didn’t dominate spring classics
The dynamic duo didn't dominate the spring classics in the way many expected — here are some of the reasons why.
VN tech ticker: Specialized cotton clinchers, custom Canyon Aeroad CFR in the pro ranks
What's making tech headlines on Monday, April 5.
Kasper Asgreen poses team a Tour of Flanders puzzle
On-form Dane could be the strongest rider on Deceuninck-Quick-Step, but may be hampered by team deference to Julian Alaphilippe.
Preview: Your guide to the 2021 men’s Tour of Flanders
It's one of the best races of the year. Here's what you should know.
Preview: Your guide to the 2021 women’s Tour of Flanders
The list of favorites is as long as the list of climbs for this years Ronde van Vlaanderen.
Women’s Cycling Weekly: Issue 19
Welcome to another issue of Women's Cycling Weekly.
Mathieu van der Poel will take a break after Tour of Flanders: Daily News
The inaugural women's Tour de Suisse is in danger before it even got off the ground.
Julian Alaphilippe on Tour of Flanders return: ‘I am not racing for revenge’
World champion turns the page on last year's crash and vows to play his part to help ‘Wolfpack’ win De Ronde.
Was Mathieu van der Poel too ambitious this spring? ‘I have no regrets’
Dutch superstar's spring calendar ends Sunday with De Ronde, and he hopes it's with a bang.
Marianne Vos ready to rip at Tour of Flanders: ‘You cannot just wait and hide’
Dutchwoman eyes return to the top of De Ronde after winning Gent-Wevelgem last weekend.
‘Expect the unexpected:’ Four things to watch at the Tour of Flanders
Van der Poel and van Aert no longer invincible, Deceuninck-Quick-Step hot and then not, no Roubaix adds intensity: Get set for De Ronde.
Analysis: A surprising parity as peloton powers toward Tour of Flanders
The depth and quality in both the men's and women's pelotons will deliver unpredictable racing tactics at Tour of Flanders.
Ellen van Dijk dreams of a solo win in Roubaix
Ellen van Dijk is looking forward to Flanders' holy week and has her fingers crossed for Paris-Roubaix.
Gallery: Vos adds Gent-Wevelgem to her incredible CV
One of Belgian's top one-day races as captured by our photographers.
Sometimes patience wins bike races, and Vos knows how to wait
Vos won Gent-Wevelgem when the peloton brought back Elisa Longo Borghini and Soraya Paladin inside the final kilometer.
Ineos Grenadiers sends warning to rivals after Catalunya domination
Ineos Grenadiers off to flying start to 2021 as momentum builds toward season's grand tours.
Tour of Flanders form-book: Five thoughts from E3 Classic and men’s Gent-Wevelgem
What did the last block of cobblestone racing tell us about the key players for De Ronde?
Peter Sagan is winning again, just in time
A week ahead of the Tour of Flanders, Peter Sagan found his winning legs.
Was Wout van Aert too hot for his own good in E3 Saxo Bank implosion?
Jumbo-Visma remains confident Wout van Aert is 'right where he needs to be' ahead of top goals at Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.
Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert, Greg Van Avermaet lick wounds after E3 Saxo Bank Classic
Three classics stars react after Deceuninck-Quick-Step placed the full press on Friday's cobblestone race.
Preview: Who will win Gent-Wevelgem?
Jolien d'Hoore, Lotte Kopecky, Marianne Vos, Grace Brown, and more line up for the fourth round of the Women's WorldTour.
E3 Saxo Bank Classic and Gent-Wevelgem: Stories to follow and riders to watch
Here's our inside guide to the two marquee men's and women's cobblestone races.
‘It’s going to be totally different:’ Teams forecast a cobbled classics campaign like no other
Rivals brace for more dynamic and open racing as they look to upend the dominance of Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel.
How Trek-Segafredo’s bet on young talent propelled team back to top of classics hierarchy
Milano-Sanremo was franchise's first spring monument since Fabian Cancellara won Tour of Flanders in 2014.
Bennett sprints to victory at Brugge-De Panne: Daily News
Wednesday was a busy day for bike racing.
Jolien D’Hoore, Lorena Wiebes, and other sprinters face off at Brugge-De Panne
Favorites Jolien d'Hoore, Lorena Wiebes, and Lotte Kopecky already have multiple podium finishes at the Belgian classic.
Preview: The Belgian classics begin with Brugge-De Panne
Race three of the Women's WorldTour takes place along the Belgian coastline, where crosswinds will hopefully shake things up.
The app that adds adventure to your everyday cycling
There's a perverse joy in being caught off-guard by something so unrideable.
From Volta a Catalunya to Gent-Wevelgem, a look at this week’s packed pro racing calendar
The GC stars converge at Volta a Catalunya while cobblestone classics ramp up with E3 Saxo Bank Classic and Gent-Wevelgem.
Elisa Longo Borghini hits back for Trek-Segafredo ahead of cobbled classics
Trek-Segafredo delivers timely reposte to SD Worx dominance ahead of prestigious northern classics.
Rating Milano-Sanremo: Still bubbly or has it lost its sparkle?
Boring or breathtaking? No race provokes wider reactions than Milano-Sanremo. Here's our rating of the 2021 edition.
Trek-Segafredo’s 1-2-3 punch won Trofeo Alfredo Binda
On Sunday in Italy teamwork really did make the dream work.
Trofeo Alfredo Binda: Elisa Longo Borghini unstoppable with long-range move
Longo Borghini time trials away from elite chase group to win on local roads, Marianne Vos wins sprint for second-place.
Tim Merlier wins Bredene Koksijde Classic: Daily News
The news on Friday was all over the board, with a sprinters race in Belgium, a contract extension for an American hero, and the release of L39ion of LA's 2021 kit.
Freewheeling Podcast: SD Worx is winning the numbers game
Loren, Abby, and Amy discuss the season so far and the next WorldTour race Trofeo Alfredo Binda.
Let’s rank the monuments
We rank cycling's monuments according to our personal favorites, and then argue our choices for the sake of... fun!
Quinn Simmons makes monument debut at Milano-Sanremo
Trek-Segafredo will try to disrupt the pre-race favorites with Vincenzo Nibali and Jasper Stuyven at Milano-Sanremo.
Milano-Sanremo: Snoozer or sizzler?
The 300-kilometer monument is a race you either love or hate. So what do VeloNews editors think – is 'La Classicissima' boring or breathtaking?
Analysis: Why is Mathieu van der Poel attacking from so far out?
Writer Joe Lindsey thinks Mathieu van der Poel's long-range attacks are more deliberate than they appear.
Preview: Women’s WorldTour racing continues with Trofeo Alfredo Binda
Round two of the Women's WorldTour is approaching! Here's what you need to know ahead of the race.
The Best Bike Race Bracket Challenge
We've decided to pit the world's biggest races against each other to determine which event is truly worthy of the title: The Best Bike Race
VN news ticker: USA Cycling 2021 ’cross nationals, former Team Sky doctor Freeman stripped of license, Wout van Aert poised for Milano-Sanremo repeat
Here's what's making headlines on Thursday, March 18.
Mathieu van der Poel hints at possible Cipressa raid at Milano-Sanremo
Mathieu van der Poel has been rewriting the script all season long — will he dare to try to attack on the Cipressa?
How to watch Milano-Sanremo in North America
One cycling's five Monuments will be contested this Saturday. Here's how you can tune it and watch it live.
Here’s why Lizzie Deignan, Mikayla Harvey, and other pros love Trofeo Alfredo Binda
The venerable Italian Women's WorldTour race is a favorite in the peloton. Here's why.