Pello Bilbao

Was it ever in doubt? Pogačar caps inch-perfect week with 8km solo victory on final stage of UAE Tour. Next? Strade, San Remo, Flanders.

Triple crown star keeps world guessing on Vuelta and Roubaix plans; UAE Tour rivals admit difficulty of taking on world champion.

French leader was expected to play an aggressive role in tough Swiss event.

Solo attack by Pogačar at GP Montréal signals his intent for rainbow jersey: 'My chances are better in Zürich.'

Injuries and illness start to bite at the Tour de France peloton as 10 riders leave in the space of 48 hours.

Updated: Cavendish's leadout man Michael Mørkøv among many to exit Tour de France with sickness in recent days as health fears rattle through the peloton.

Lightning-quick reflexes and strong bike handling skills save race leader, but others go down.

Vingegaard suffers collapsed lung, broken ribs; Evenepoel's 'long-term plans not in danger'; peloton points to bumpy corner as crux of horrific accident.

Dramatic day at UAE Tour sees race upended on final climb, Vine crack and victory determined by time bonuses.

Evenepoel outsprints Pello Bilbao to defend San Sebastián title in show of strength ahead of next weekend's world championship road race.

Simon Yates revives podium hopes after long-distance break on stage 17.

The Bahrain-Victorious rider revived the GC hopes of his team by vaulting into fifth place overall after picking up the stage win from the break.

Bilbao tributes breakaway victory to Gino Mäder, Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard finish together in the bunch.

Basque rider gets better with age, and won three times in 2022 and was fifth at the Giro d'Italia.

The victory is Spain's first stage in any grand tour since Ion Izagirre in the 2020 Vuelta.

The Colombian attacked on the steepest part of the final wall to win the stage.

Reviewing the top riders from this year's Giro d'Italia and where they go from here.

Richard Carapaz crumbled out of pink in dramatic day in the Dolomites, but what else happened in the top-10? Here's an analysis.

Pello Bilbao said it was 'a shame' that Bahrain Victorious didn’t gain more from their aggressive performance to Aprica, while Mikel Landa pledged to keep taking the fight to his rivals.

Giro di Hoody: Nothing ever goes to script at the Giro d'Italia, and that's why this week should be one of the best of the season.

Spanish climber believes that the longer ascents and higher altitudes of the Giro’s third week will play to his advantage in the battle for the pink jersey.

Carapaz has the strongest team but Bora and Bahrain have cards to play, and Almeida remains a threat.

The Spanish tandem hopes to go into the final week with all GC options still in play.

Bahrain Victorious rider takes over race lead from Geoffrey Bouchard.

Primož Roglič retains overall race lead after making late-race selection with teammate Jonas Vingegaard.

A late-race puncture proved costly to the Basque climber at Strade Bianche, and he's hoping his luck turns this week at Tirreno-Adriatico.

More pressure for Egan Bernal and Remco Evenepoel suddenly sees fewer rivals in his podium bid.

The Bahrain-Victorious rider was whisked away from the race in an ambulance following a crash in the closing kilometers of stage 5.

Pello Bilbao wins after thrilling descent and Simon Yates tightens grip on overall lead.

With just 15-seconds between the top-3 on GC, the Giro d'Italia is still wide open with just one mountain stage and one TT left to decide the 2020 champion.

João Almeida finally ceded pink, while Wilco Kelderman took a tenuous grip on the race lead. Tao Geoghegan Hart emerged as perhaps the best contender to win the overall. Thursday's stage 18 at the Giro d'Italia upended the GC picture.

Wilco Kelderman clawed back valuable time, while João Almeida turned himself inside out to hold pink. Veterans flailed while youngsters soared. Here's how the GC stars fared during the Giro d'Italia's 15th stage.

João Almeida soared while Jakob Fuglsang struggled. A few pure climbers did better than expected. Here's how the Giro d'Italia's stage 14 ITT shook up the race's GC standings.

Carapaz finished fourth on the stage to all-but guarantee his pink jersey, with teammate Landa pushing Roglic out of the top three on GC.

In an opening 11 stages of the Giro that were largely flat and dominated by sprints, there was a small band of opportunists who made their mark by other means

As if 239km ahead of a key time trial wasn't enough, there's forecasted rain and a steep, narrow descent on the run-in of stage 8

Astana rider takes first grand tour stage as Conti retains overall lead

Pello Bilbao (Astana) rode away from his breakaway companions to win the sixth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Team Astana opens up Tour of the Alps with strong showing as Pello Bilbao wins stage 1 ahead of teammate Luis Leon Sanchez.

Matti Breschel and Pello Bilbao among four new signings announced by Astana on Wednesday

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Caja Rural's Pello Bilbao climbs to a stage win, while Kristijan Durasek wrestles the GC lead away from Rebellin on a cat. one summit finish