Tour de France

Back-to-back wins at Paris-Nice has convinced Jorgenson that a grand tour could be in his future: ‘Now it’s time to set the bar higher.'

'It's a long journey': The dormant powerhouse squad has come out swinging after a winter reboot, but longer-term issues remain in its quest to catch back to the 'super teams.'

Huge day for USA as 22-year-old Sheffield wins final stage solo and Jorgenson defends overnight GC lead in three-hour thrill-ride around Nice.

'It is best for him to recover at home': Visma-Lease a Bike is relieved because a serious fracture would have forced him off the bike for weeks.

The mentality has changed so markedly since the days of Hampsten and Vandenbroucke that riders were queueing up to lambast ASO for not canceling stage 4.

Strade Bianche spill had a thorny twist: Pogačar resumes training and is on track for Milan-San Remo, monument assault.

Feeling strong again and soaking up Pogačar’s enthusiasm, Michael Matthews is focusing in on long-held target.

Tour de Hoody: Big money is pouring into cycling, but is anyone asking if it's good for the sport and cycling's fans?

Peloton VIPs push the accelerator on their road to monuments, Giro d'Italia, Tour de France next week at Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico.

Bobby Julich rode countless bikes in his 20-year career, but only kept a special handful.

Dutch mega-bank will take a space of the Visma jersey from the Tour de France onward, 12 years after exiting cycling in the grizzly fallout of the EPO era.

The opening stage of next year's Tour de France will be a 19.7km team time trial, the first in the Tour since 2019.

Vingegaard narrowly prevented a UAE grand slam last week, but peloton prankster Pogačar and his kindergarten of future crushers made the dominance 'acceptable.'

Tadej Pogačar sets the early-season standard while the other 'Big 4' are left gasping: 'Still some work to do.'

Injury at UAE Tour is a setback to Froome’s stated goal of returning to Tour de France or Vuelta a España.

Cycling legends, more pro athletes on bikes, and chaos in the early racing season in this week's social digest.

'My first pro win is a top goal this season': Vermaerke, one of America's diamonds-in-the-rough, is betting on a breakout season in 2025.

Possibility of Pogačar chasing a Tour de France-Vuelta a España double to be decided ‘in the coming weeks,’ still radio silence about Paris-Roubaix.

Kurt Bogaerts bullish on Pidcock and high-stakes road pivot: 'What he’s done so far is just the tip of the iceberg.'

‘Sometimes I like to do something crazy’: Uno-X’s Tour de France star won’t let 5 degrees farenheit put a freeze on his cobblestone chances.

'I didn't want to do one year too many and be the grumpy guy in the team': Former Tour de France champion confirms he'll hang up his wheels this September.

Vingegaard, Kuss, Van Aert debut at Portuguese tour in first test of Visma’s 2025 quest to reclaim 'super team' superiority in cobbled classics and Tour de France.

Pogačar expected to set the tone for San Remo, Flanders, and Tour de France in sponsor-pleasing jaunt at the UAE Tour.

After a winning end to 2024, Neilson Powless is setting monumental ambitions ahead of season debut: 'Last fall was about the best I’ve ever been.'

After three seasons, the streaming giant confirms the end of 'Unchained,' but there are hints the Tour de France Femmes could be a new project.

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe’s Rolf Aldag explains why the Giro-Tour double strategy could give Primož Roglič his best chance at the yellow jersey.

'There are still low-hanging fruits to grab': Visionary coach of tri dominators Blummenfelt and Iden believes he can bring his magic to new role at Uno-X Mobility.

'Different rules dominate the cycling world from before': The raw power and wild aggression of modern racing is pushing the fat-burning efficiency of low carb training down the agenda.

Here's what you need to know about the most hotly-hyped men's debuts of 2025 as racing clicks up a sprocket in the UAE and Europe.

Two wins in four days end near-four year drought for former Tour de France champion Bernal.

UCI’s SafeR panel is committed to making road racing less dangerous, but everyone admits it's a complicated issue: 'It's not going to happen overnight.'

Egan Bernal claimed an emotional victory in the Colombian national time trial championship, his first win since a near-fatal crash in 2022.

Tour de France course designer Thierry Gouvenou says TTTs will be back, but hints that format tweaks might leave some purists unhappy.

Opinion: The 'super team' stanglehold on grand tour racing means only superdomestiques have a chance at breaking the Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel, Roglič lockout.

Tour de Hoody: The 'Big 4' have never faced off in a TTT in the 'super team' era at the Tour de France, who doesn't want to see that?

New Jayco AlUla leader O’Connor shows ambition tempered with modesty as his new adventure begins: 'My aim is to perform all year round.'

Experts believe the supposed 'carb ceiling' can be shattered - the performance impact could be bonkers: '120g/hr is a reference, but the exact number is far higher.'

Italy’s sprinting ace Milan has been working on his only weakness. Can he challenge Philipsen and Merlier for sprint supremacy at the Tour de France?

One of the UK's most promising talents, Hayter hopes a new team and fresh approach will help him get back to his winning ways.

'A bold and necessary stance': Governing body approves ban of dangerous method 'to protect the health and safety' of racers.

Face Off: From big budget WorldTour juggernaut to upstart second-tier crew, we debate whether Pidcock made the right call to leave Ineos Grenadiers.

Ineos Grenadiers partners with US devo team Hot Tubes: 'This will expand our talent search and provide a pathway for American riders to U23 and the WorldTour.'

Where's Remco? Soudal Quick-Step star remains on an indoor trainer as he awaits a crucial medical check next week that will determine when he can return to road training.

Cyclocross and classics crushers Van Aert and Van der Poel face off again Sunday at CX worlds. But is it still fair to compare the decade-long foes?

Eurosport will cease operations in the UK and Ireland from February 28, 2025, when cycling coverage will be folded into TNT Sports.

Pidcock traded the sure bet of the WorldTour for the chance to start something new at Q36.5. How did the deal go down? ‘We all knew it was a game-changer.’

Simon Yates opens up about cycling’s carbohydrate revolution and its transformative impact on his career as he hits re-set in high-profile transfer to Visma-Lease a Bike.

What is 'One Cycling', and could it reshape professional cycling? We dive into the proposed overhaul to racing's economic model, its key backers, and whether it could become a reality by 2026.

Tour de Hoody: The stakes are high in the early season races, even if the prestige is not. Here are the hottest story lines and hype I'm most stoked about to open 2025.

Swiss star expects more freedom after leaving 'super team' UAE for upstart Tudor: 'Here there's no fight internally for any leadership.'

Lidl-Trek's mountain man reluctantly heads to France to face the 'Big 4' in wild reversal of team priority versus personal ambition.

After a breakout season, Jorgenson rebalances his goals and ambitions: 'Winning a grand tour is a perfect carrot to chase.'

After breaking his contract with Jayco-AlUla to join another team, Ineos offers late-hour one-year deal: 'I'm still only 30, I can rediscover my best form here.'

Chasing golden tickets: Audacious newbie ProTeams receive wildcards for Flèche and Liège as tension mounts ahead of must-have Tour de France invites.

Van Baarle's broken collarbone at the Tour Down Under continues a streak of utter calamity for cycling's cursed cobblestone contender.

Bruce Hildenbrand remembers cycling's 'Bullet,' a pioneering rider who blazed trails, won big races, and touched lives.

Van Aert maps out 2025 ambitions that include a Giro debut, a return to the Tour, and unfinished business in the monuments: 'That's what makes me hungry.'

Ecuadorian aggro-attacker debuts at Tour Down Under ahead of high-profile role as Pogačar's policeman at Flanders, Tour de France.

The Ineos Grenadiers re-boot has now become an annual ritual. Amid talk of an urgency to 'win races' and a hunt for new sponsors, Jeremy Whittle wonders how much time they really have left.

Colorado climber content to stay out of spotlight in return to Tour and Vuelta helper's role: 'If there's an opportunity I will take it.'

'He can still improve': UAE Emirates performance staff have tweaked the dials on Pogačar's training plan to find even more power for the supreme Slovene.

With Tour de France off the table, Q36.5 hoping Pidcock's star power will deliver Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España invites.

Vingegaard lays down some ambitious markers for 2025, with a return to the Tour and Vuelta. Nemesis Tadej Pogačar will be waiting.

Quick-Step is bucking the trend and will bring Belgian sprint demon Merlier to the Tour de France: 'We want to show the world it's possible.'

Belgian star still has not trained on the bike since December crash and hopes for Ardennes return: 'It's been a tough period for me.'

When Tudor Pro Cycling needed one more rider to fill out its roster, American ace Warbasse fit the bill.

Fabian Cancellara's Swiss project could be on the fast track to race the Tour de France in just its third season in the pro ranks. Will ASO deliver?

'It's in the process of being transformative': UAE Emirates is leading the WorldTour's race to decipher its data with an AI bot that could accelerate strategy decisions and open doors to 'micro-training'.

The ever-optimistic Savio helped nurture and extend pro careers since the 1980s, and gave Egan Bernal his first pro contract.

Rogla revenge, Pogi on the pavé, a French Tour de France winner: Here are 5 wacky race predictions for 2025 that might just happen.

Analysis: Gone are the heady days when British cycling ruled the pack. Jeremy Whittle dives into how the fizzle faded, and what might bring it back.

American Paris-Nice winner made a big leap forward, and believes more is to come in 2025.

Visma Lease a Bike team leader clear on challenge: ‘To beat him I need to reach a new level’.

From the Angliru and Bola del Mundo climbs, a start in Italy, and the likely return of Pogačar, what's not to love about La Vuelta 2025?

His victories across all five monuments and two world titles made him one of the superstars of the 1950s and 1960s. He died from a long illness at 90.

Canada's Gee continues on his extraordinary progression by targeting the podium at the 2025 Giro d'Italia: 'There is definitely a little more pressure.'

'We need to invest in the details': Roglič's crew leverages Red Bull's portfolio of performance experts in bid for 'super team' status.

UCI calls for ban on controversial use of carbon monoxide after revelations that Tour de France-toppers Visma-Lease a Bike and UAE Emirates were tinkering with the toxic gas.

Commentary: The troubles at ailing soccer juggernaut Manchester United echo those of Ineos Grenadiers as ‘periods of transition’ become cycles of failure within the Ratcliffe empire.