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Israel-Premier Tech requests to race as 'IPT' at GP Québec and Montréal after human rights groups push for team to be barred.

Start list, maps and profiles plus listings of how to watch this weekend's GP Québec and GP Montréal in North America's only WorldTour races.

Tour de France stage winner and world championship medalist Woods announces impending retirement, has big plans for the future.

American and Canadian riders raced with grit in the Tour de France, earning respect in France and giving fans at home something to cheer for.

After years of being bored by the processional stage into Paris, Woods couldn't wish for anything more after a grueling third week at the Tour.

Michael Woods fills us in on his years of experience racing at the pointy end.

Pain at the Tour is a unique type of punishment: 'You don’t control your effort; it is dictated to you, and you can never truly predict how much or how little you will have to suffer.'

Canadian climber on why it’s been a grand tour for breakaways, Alpine ambitions and a possible career in writing after pro cycling.

Here are some of the 'WTF' things you might have missed in the frenzy of 15 breathless days at the 2025 Tour de France.

Remembering to pay bills and finding time to shave are a battle in a 'rest day' that's not always so restful.

Tadej Pogačar's rivals are in just as much awe as we are.

Riding a relentless pace and ingesting 120 grams of carbs per hour had Mike Woods stopping at an RV mid-race yesterday for a bathroom break.

After a week of playing it safe in the back of the peloton, Michael Woods is on the hunt for a stage win.

Crash highlight reels trigger safety debate at the Tour de France: 'No matter what ASO says, they love crashes.'

Cycling can be a highly individualistic sport, so keeping team camaraderie high is essential.

Some riders will be trying to win stage 5. Most, however, just want to get through as easily as possible.

ASO telling riders 'to take less risk' is like the NBA telling Steph Curry, 'shoot fewer threes.' Here's an insider's perspective of what the Tour de France needs to fix.

My job this week is to stay upright and forget all the carnage I watch unfold in front of me.

Five Americans and two Canadians: Stage wins or bust for North American contingent during the 2025 Tour de France.

The Canadian was late to cycling, but was always inspired by the Tour de France. Then he became a stage winner. He writes about his relationship with the race in the first of his Tour rider diary entries.

Simmons, Barta join a relatively thin US presence at the 2025 Tour de France, but one that makes up in quality for a lack in numbers.

More teams confirm Tour lineups: Girmay dreams of green repeat, no miracle return for Froome at stage-hunting IPT.

Michael Woods, Jonas Abrahamsen lose out as the peloton chases a Tour de France peak while risking injury and illness in 'necessary evil' racing at the Dauphiné, Suisse.

Chloe Dygert, Geraint Thomas, Michael Woods, and Ruth Edwards part of a strong lineup for men’s and women’s events.

US rider Powless lands second victory in ten days with an impressive end of season display: 'I was pretty confident.'

Sodium bicarbonate was once seen as a gut-crushing gain for short-form athletes. Fresh studies and a wave of new products are changing that.

Preview: No Roglič or Alaphilippe, but Evenepoel, Pidcock, Jorgenson look to pull the impossible and prevent Pogačar’s fourth-straight win in Italian monument.

Tour de Hoody: How many more rainbows for Pogačar, can USA Cycling ever end its men's medals drought, and what was Michael Woods slurping down?

Tour de Hoody: From brutal heat to near-record attrition, a chaotic Vuelta delivered non-stop thrills, but missed out on a larger narrative to make it great.

Primož Roglič launches huge attack, dropping overall leader O’Connor and inching ever-closer to the red jersey.

Arensman suffers from heat and Woods says it's time to introduce 'extreme weather protocol' in Vuelta's oven-like conditions: 'I saw 120F on the road.'

'I'm OK, just road rash': Climbing specialist is already looking toward the second half of the race to chase a stage victory after spill derails GC ambitions.

Riccitello will start as a protected GC rider, and grand tour rookie Sheehan will have freedom to attack: 'I have my eye on a few stages.'

Weight loss, altitude training gains and remarkable fatigue resistance: how Israel-Premier Tech are turning ‘exceptional’ Canadian riding high on Tour GC into a lean, keen grand tour machine.

Like many teams, Israel-Premier Tech will decide its 'Tour 8' after the Tour de Suisse: 'We want to have an objective every single day at the Tour de France.'

How a 'low-fiber, low-residue' diet allows riders to ditch fruit and veggies to stay lean and mean for the hardest stages of the Giro d'Italia.

Five US riders and two Canadians are part of the North American contingent in this year's 'corsa rosa': How far can they go?

The perfect Valentine's day cards for the special someone in your life, whether they're a cyclist or not.

The 37-year-old has found new fame in Canada since his Tour de France stage win, eyeing up potential retirement in 2025 or 2026.

First bike, first win, first contract: Canadian legend joined the New York Yankees of the 1980s as a rookie alongside Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault.

Pro racers increasingly turn to running in the winter – here's why they do it, and how crazy fast they are.

The two one-day races will feature a star-studded start list, including some major North American talent.

Brandon McNulty and Matteo Jorgenson are also expected to start, though have not officially been announced.

Messed-up sleep, fighting off sickness, damaged motivation: Michael Woods, Felix Gall, and Tom Pidcock on the highs and lows.

Four-time winner blames mechanicals for derailing his Tour ambitions and he's now at home watching from sidelines.

In this column, we dive into the power numbers of the world’s best riders at the Tour de France.

A former runner, Canadian blitzes Puy de Dôme to cap unconventional road to the top of the WorldTour: 'The window to win a stage was starting to close.'

The American on Movistar comes up 500 yards short of winning on one of the most famous climbs on the Tour de France: 'I am happy with the risk I took.'

A dramatic day of racing en route to the Puy de Dôme.

Woods caught Jorgenson in the final 500 meters after the American went on the attack with just under 50km to go.

There's a fierce debate behind the scenes about the best way to make an inherently dangerous sport safer without diminishing the essence of racing on the open road: 'More needs to be done.'

Israel Premier Tech leaves Froome on sidelines as squad confirms stage-hunters anchored by Michael Woods.

Here's the news making the headlines on Sunday, June 18.

All the key details and pre-race favorites for Switzerland's second most important stage race.

Timing and positioning are the keys to unraveling the secrets of the classics' most painful finale.

After a slew of bad luck this season, including bouts of illness and crashing out of La Vuelta a España on stage 3, the Canadian is looking forward.

Pidcock, Woods, Teuns, Sheffield center stage for eight days of steep climbs and narrow streets at Tour of Britain.

Froome on ambitions: 'I hope to target one or two stages in the back end of the Vuelta.'

Spanish riders relieved to leave behind narrow Dutch roads packed with traffic furniture as Vuelta returns to Spain.

The Israel-Premier Tech leader is the second rider to abandon the Vuelta a España after Steff Cras crashed out on stage 2.

More bad luck for Canadian climber who abandoned Tour de France on last day with COVID-19.

Though it's a thinner number compared to the Tour de France, the North Americans will be at the sharp end of the action.

The Canadian has a lot of promise as a grand tour rider, but he's only once made it into the top 10.

Michael Woods handed leadership for final grand tour of 2022.

Exact rider roles are set to be announced next week.

Illness stopped Boivin and Woods at the doorstep in Paris, but the North American contingent lit up this Tour de France in ways unseen in decades.

So close, so far.

Updated: 135 riders lined up for final stage into Paris as Boivin and Izagirre bow out; COVID-19 positives responsible for 44 percent of abandons.

A cruel time to quit the race for Israel-Premier Tech's Canadian climber. The team will race into Paris with four riders.

Tour de Hoody: Across this Tour de France, US and Canadian riders are attacking and delivering results unseen by North American riders in decades.

Hugo Houle vowed to win a Tour stage for his brother. The Canadian stalwart did that and much more with stunning solo win on Tuesday's stage.

The Canadian wins the attack-riddled 16th stage across the French Pyrénées while Jonas Vingegaard fends off Tadej Pogačar.

The team hungry for more stage wins as the Tour de France tips into the mountains.

The Canadian begins his search for stage wins with the polka-dot jersey on his mind.

The steep final climb of Super Planche des Belles Filles signals a change of rhythm.

The squad is hoping to earn stage wins from the likes of Michael Woods, Jakob Fuglsang and Simon Clarke.

Seven US riders and three Canadians are expected to roll down the start ramp Friday to open the 2022 Tour in Copenhagen.

'I’ve come close to winning stages the last two times I’ve done the Tour, but I feel that I’ve always been hampered by injuries from crashes,' says Canadian rider.

The team looks set to target stage wins throughout the Tour de France.

Stage win and GC lead for Canadian climber in France adds to all-star week at Tour de Suisse for struggling squad.