Wout van Aert

A bruising start to 2026 has raised doubts around Visma and Vingegaard, but the 'Killer Bees' always seem to bounce back from adversity.

Some of the WorldTour's biggest stars are already sidelined after only 6 weeks of racing. Here's who's out and when we expect them back.

Cyclocross pushes for Olympic status as climate change reshapes the Winter Games and the IOC looks beyond traditional snow-and-ice sports.

With a record eighth worlds win now under his belt, Van der Poel admits he is weighing up his future direction.

'I'm still behind where I want to be': Belgian star in race against time to hit peak form in time for cobbled monuments showdown in latest Van Aert comeback story.

‘I finally came to terms with the position I was handed and did what I needed to do,’ says US EF Education star Powless.

Van Aert showing remarkable resilience and is now training with Matteo Jorgenson and others in Spain.

Van Aert in a big push to be ready for key Classics goals such as Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders.

Belgian ace Van Aert showing best form of the season but crashes out in snow-covered Mol cross.

Van der Poel faces off again with Van Aert on Friday while Brand is in a class of her own as both riders remain unstoppable so far in the 2025-26 cyclocross season.

Things could get crazy in 2026. Here are our five bold and (not-so) outrageous predictions set to shake up the racing season.

The peloton delivered all year, but these 10 race days stood apart with career makers, race breakers, and moments that defined 2025.

Brand continues to bulldozer the women's peloton as spectator questioned by police after incident at X2O Trofee Loenhout.

Wout Van Aert tries repeatedly to dominate his rivals in Dendermonde but Nys gauges tactics just right.

Cyclocross world championship not currently scheduled for Wout Van Aert, but Belgian coach says he is hopeful.

It didn't happen very often, but a few times across 2025, riders managed to win against the odds in manic duels with Pogačar to earn the honor of 'Pog-Slayer'.

Van der Poel look-alike Del Grosso stuns Van Aert in Zolder to seal a breakout Superprestige win: 'Tibor is a top talent.'

Beer, bottles, and now vape smoke: Mathieu van der Poel faced another fan incident during his runaway cyclocross win at Hofstade.

Cyclocross battles will rage between Van der Poel and Van Aert in the weeks ahead, a precursor to the spring classics.

Misfortune hampers Van Aert but Van der Poel looked a class above the rest in Antwerp cyclocross World Cup.

A signature Wout van Aert line and colorful Christmas gear show how $50 million super teams are getting creative with merchandising to build new revenue streams.

Van der Poel is on track for a record eighth world title, but the sport is already looking beyond the 'Big 3' era just as MVDP makes his CX season debut this weekend.

The countdown to Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel's latest cyclocross matchup is on.

Van Aert will face off with Van der Poel 5 times, but won't race worlds as part of his compact Christmas cyclocross calendar.

What in the world do riders do in the off-season?

Van Aert reveals to The Athletic he’s been forced to overlook his caution of crashes as ‘Project Roubaix’ begins four months early.

Nys displays his class on frozen course in Tábor, with WorldTour fitness putting him far ahead of rivals.

Belgian superstar sees an NBA-style financial model and more US backers bringing stability, calls for an expanded North American calendar.

The 2025-26 World Cup cyclocross series kicks off this weekend. With Van der Poel and Van Empel owning the world title stripes, can anyone stop them across the busy CX season?

Weighing up the stars and the surprises of the 2025 racing season. Who scored big, who showed major promise, and who slumped?

Del Toro may have lost the Giro in heartbreaking fashion, but it became the turning point that hardened him into an unstoppable WorldTour force.

Wout van Aert puts in determined performance in final race of road season, explains way back to top form in 2026.

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.

10 Canadians and 10 US riders line up for North America's only men's WorldTour races at Friday's 14th edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec.

‘He is very special’: Brennan has moved to center of Visma's ambitions in rookie WorldTour season, and he's not even started training like a pro.

'Maybe I'm longing for the end of the season': Demotivated Van Aert abandons previous plan to race GP Plouay, will focus on Canadian GPs.

Social Digest: A blast from the past from some of the biggest names on the road.

Van Aert joins Van der Poel in skipping Africa's first worlds, and many favorites are undecided about the climb-heavy Rwanda route.

Who are Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel, really? We delve into the depths of social media to uncover the characters of cycling's two-of-a-kind.

Estimated at €8 million per season, the new Red Bull deal launches Evenepoel up cycling's salary rankings. You'll be surprised who is behind him.

From the Van Aert-Montmartre mash-up to the sucky queen stages: 5 hot takes from a hit 'n' miss Tour de France.

‘Every Kind of Pain. Every Kind of Joy. That’s the Tour de France.’ 

Iconic climb which featured on final stage of the Tour could be a regular fixture in future editions.

Peter Cossins talks with Mike Levy about Wout's hunt for a stage win, the best moments from the Tour, and more.

Wout van Aert victory brightens frustrating Tour de France campaign for Vingegaard and Visma.

Belgian Wout Van Aert takes win he had been seeking all race, blows Pogačar away on Montmartre climb.

The race of truth has run into numerous problems in recent years. Doing away with dedicated TT bikes could solve many of them.

Tour de France drama ratchets upwards on wild, wacky day.

Giant Italian wins first Tour stage of his career, beating Wout Van Aert and Kaden Groves into Laval; Pogačar retains yellow.

Who has a better support crew, Pogačar or Vingegaard? Here are the stats, stakes, and hot takes underlying the biggest Tour de France team brawl of the century.

The opening half of this year’s race is angled towards the sport’s fastmen, making for very intense rivalries.

US stars Kuss, Jorgenson are key players in Visma's 'dream team' to support Jonas Vingegaard in bid for Tour de France supremacy.

Inside the incredible power numbers from Simon Yates and Co. in one of the biggest GC reversals in the history of the Giro d'Italia.

Vingegaard expected to be joined by Jorgenson, Kuss, Van Aert, Yates for box office brawl with Pogačar. UAE Emirates isn't intimidated: 'We're not afraid of anyone.'

Humanity behind the racing. A meaningful year for many riders at the Giro d'Italia and Unbound Gravel.

Tour de Hoody: Simon Yates' raid elevates Visma-Lease a Bike into class of its own and saves the 2025 Giro d’Italia from itself.

Visma-Lease a Bike phenom continues incredible breakout with stage and GC rout of Norway – but don't you dare draw comparisons: 'I'm not Van Aert or Cavendish'

Here are the stats that make some sense of a crazy, chaotic Giro d'Italia.

Yates celebrates a spectacular GC revival Sunday in Rome, Del Toro and Carapaz scrape for answers in the ashes of their own disappointment: 'I gave everything I had.'

A few favorites crashed or faded, and rising stars like Del Toro and Gee confirmed GC promise in a wild three weeks at the Giro d'Italia.

Del Toro, Carapaz were left reeling after Yates and Visma-Lease a Bike unleashed a devastating tactical ambush on the Colle delle Finestre at the Giro d’Italia.

What the stars said: Top names try to make sense out of one of most gripping days in modern cycling history.

Pogačar enjoys an F1 weekend, Del Toro lives la dolce vita and a Giro fan's dreams come true.

VIDEO: Fans capture different angles of decisive crash at the Giro d'Italia that shakes up GC as Van Aert denies unfair advantage: 'We were here to win the stage.'

After a few misses, Dutch sprinter ace Olav Kooij blasts to victory after perfect leadout from Wout van Aert. Isaac del Toro widens lead with time bonuses in a relatively quiet day at the Giro d'Italia.

'I expect chaos ... safety is being ignored': Peloton protests against a high-stress, high-stakes final while ASO chief defends hilly twist on Champs-Élysées procession.

Siena an emotional setting for Wout van Aert as he lands first-ever Giro d’Italia stage to join exclusive club.

'We will see in the end what it means': Roglič losses time in pink jersey quest after crashing in a chaotic gravel stage, slipping to 10th overall in drama on the white roads of Tuscany.

Huge day of racing sees GC chaos as Del Toro takes over pink jersey, Roglič and Pidcock cede time to Ayuso and others.

Crashes, protests, yellow cards, stage 6 of the Giro sunk into total chaos: Hindley's exit leaves Red Bull scrambling ahead of mountains.

Cycling’s latest craze? Lifetime contracts. Pedersen joins Wout van Aert and Marianne Vos in the peloton's newest elite club.

Plus, Tobin Heath is a confirmed Zwiftie, and Matteo Jorgenson is coming in hot.

Belgian star Wout van Aert stymied after first three days of Giro d’Italia: ‘I didn’t want to push my body too far.’

Pedersen and Lidl-Trek leave Albania flying high, Van Aert and Visma-Lease a Bike return to Italy searching for Giro salvation.

Gee, Arensman both lose time in explosive hilly finale of Giro d'Italia stage 1, Landa taken away in ambulance after horror crash.

Can Kooij confirm? Will Pedersen and Van Aert run riot? What of old dog Bennett? A range of rider characteristics and stage profiles leave things up in the air for the Giro’s sprinters.

Under the name 'super_bock,' a cycling fan is lighting up social media with a string of hilarious and delirious AI-generated reels.

Van Aert reveals viral infection derailed two weeks of training and leaves him unsure of form: 'Pink has become more of a dream than reality.'

Can Van Aert write a fairytale ending to his pothole-riddled path to the Giro? Spicy opening stage should throw WVA, Pidcock, Pedersen straight into a stage-hunting slugfest.

With the Giro starting next Friday, the entry list for the season’s first grand tour is deep and diverse.