3 Key Visma-Lease a Bike Riders Down Before Cobbles Classics Kickoff at Omloop
Wout van Aert and Matteo Jorgenson headline Visma-Lease a Bike in cobbles opener as illness and injury strike Dutch super team after an 'unlucky week.'
Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen is a Danish professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jumbo–Visma. He won the 2022 edition of the Tour de France. Vingegaard started as a youth rider for various Danish teams, making his breakthrough as a senior rider as part of UCI Continental team ColoQuick–Cult in 2016. Wikipedia
Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen is a Danish professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jumbo–Visma. He won the 2022 edition of the Tour de France. Vingegaard started as a youth rider for various Danish teams, making his breakthrough as a senior rider as part of UCI Continental team ColoQuick–Cult in 2016. Wikipedia
Wout van Aert and Matteo Jorgenson headline Visma-Lease a Bike in cobbles opener as illness and injury strike Dutch super team after an 'unlucky week.'
Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike up the stakes in the crank 'arms race' after Pogačar switched down to a 165mm set-up for his blockbuster 2024 season.
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.'
Vingegaard leapfrogs three UAE riders for Volta ao Algarve victory, Van Aert hits form with second-place finish, Roglič 'still with work to do' after quiet start to the season.
UAE slots 3 into top-10 to derail the hyped ‘Big 2’ duel between Vingegaard and Roglič in key Volta ao Algarve mountain finale.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
After a breakout season, Jorgenson rebalances his goals and ambitions: 'Winning a grand tour is a perfect carrot to chase.'
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.'
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.'
Yates, Campenaerts are key additions in Visma-Lease a Bike's bolstered lineup for this summer's epic 'super team' clash with Pogačar and UAE Emirates XRG.
Vingegaard lays down some ambitious markers for 2025, with a return to the Tour and Vuelta. Nemesis Tadej Pogačar will be waiting.
No Pogačar, no problem? Roglič expected to be the only one of the 'Big 4' to race this year's Giro, but that could be a good thing.
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.'
Can Kuss kick back after an off-key '24? Will Vollering vanquish SD Worx? Can Pogačar possibly get better? Here's what we're watching for in 2025.
Visma Lease a Bike team leader clear on challenge: ‘To beat him I need to reach a new level’.
North America’s most promising road racing talent signs on with Dutch super team’s junior squad for 2025: 'It’s incredibly inspiring to sign with the same team as riders like Wout van Aert and Jonas Vingegaard.'
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?
Jonas Vingegaard flys past some amateurs while out on a training climb.
Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel, Roglič, Van der Poel and Van Aert form elite men's 'Super 6,' but they won't be crossing paths too often in 2025.
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.
Vuelta a España to make history next August with a first-ever race start in Italy. Early details are emerging.
Two-time Tour winner Vingegaard talks injuries, miracles, key rivals and a ‘crazy year.’
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe still backs 35-year-old Roglič in his eternal quest to win the Tour de France after 'big disaster' of 2024 crash and DNF.
Double Tour winner left ‘smashed’ after turbulent and testing season.
Breaking down where each major grand tour contender stands as we slowly approach the 2025 season.
‘We really believe he can be one of the top GC guys,’ says the Lidl-Trek team of talented youngster.
Jonas Vingegaard confirms he's mulling a run at the Giro but only if it makes sense for July: 'The Tour de France is the biggest thing in cycling.'
Defending champ says bring it on after Tour organizers revisit scenes of his past weaknesses.
American GC contender assesses storming 2024 season while also discussing gap to top rivals.
Visma-Lease a Bike bullish Vingegaard can return to top of grand tour hierarchy, but accepts it won't be easy: 'We need to step up in all areas.'
Looking at four key metrics to rank the top riders during the 2024 season.
Evenepoel bullish on 2025 after key arrivals at Quick-Step: 'I want the feeling of winning a grand tour again.'
Ventoux chronicler Jeremy Whittle charts the history and challenges of the most notorious climb of the Tour de France.
The Tour goes 'back to the future' in 2025 with leg-sapping mountain sufferfests and few modern gimmicks - is that a good thing?
Next year's Tour is loaded with climbs where Vingegaard stomped on Pogačar – but Visma-Lease a Bike accepts it needs to 'close the gap'.
No cobbles or gravel, but plenty of drama should be delivered in a route heavy on uphill finals and explosive breakaway stages.
Visma-Lease a Bike not forcing US sensation in any direction after breakout first season.
Looking at four key metrics to see which UCI teams over, and under, performed during the 2024 season.
Two-time Tour de France champion already back on the bike and ironing out the wrinkles ahead of a 2025 showdown with Tadej Pogačar.
Can't wait for the official route reveal to see what Pogačar will face in the 2025 Tour de France? We dug through the French press to find out what's coming.
Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, Vuelta a España: Here are the likely key grand tour showdowns for the ‘Big 4’ in 2025.
Visma-Lease a Bike gave Jorgenson the tools he needed to succeed, and now the 'Killer Bees' have full confidence he can 'ride grand tour GC next year.'
Visma-Lease a Bike plays down Giro d’Italia rumors for Vingegaard, Van Aert elaborates on injuries.
'Ideas from other sports can keep us competitive': Can a former Olympic swim guru fill the void left by Visma's retiring Tour de France mastermind Merijn Zeeman?
Speaking on their podcast, Rowe and Thomas admit it's time to shake things up at the former Tour de France dominator: 'It’s not one thing, but there are loads of things, and it all adds up.'
Opinion: The Vuelta a España was a wide-open thrill-ride in the absence of Pogačar and Vingegaard. But grand tour racing will be all the better when they're back.
Visma-Lease a Bike management refuses to blame crashes and sickness for 2024 downturn as it maps out masterplan for 2025.
Paths diverge for Tour de France toppers: Evenepoel logs huge training miles ahead of end-of-season assault, Vingegaard calls time on 2024.
Kuss insists there's no bad blood with Roglič now racing on rival Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe: 'It's a good relationship.'
Analysis: The absence of the Tour de France dominators creates a power vacuum at the top of a wide-open classification pack that should bring wild, dynamic racing.
Kuss carries momentum into his title defense at the Vuelta a España, with Visma teammate Vingegaard back in action this weekend.
The race saw huge triumphs and crushing disappointments, but the human side of the Tour is what persists.
The top Tour de France finishers, except Pogačar and Vingegaard, are heading to Paris for the Olympic Games time trial and road race.
Breaking down what a dominant performance tells us about Tadej Pogačar's historic greatness and the challenge of defeating him at future Grand Tours
History was made and records were broken, but this year's Tour de France wasn't all awesome. Here are the disappointments and duds of a three-star three weeks.
There was high action and intense racing through the Alps during the third week of the Tour de France
In this column, we dive into the power numbers of Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, and more at the Tour de France.
Brutally tough Tour de France takes its toll as question marks also linger over summer schedules of Cavendish, Roglič.
Third overall behind Pogačar and Vingegaard marks a stunning debut, but Belgian cycling history tells a cautionary tale.
From Cavendish's 35th to high-speed bunny-hops, to Jorgensen's MVP ride and Girmay's breakthrough, here are the best moments of a Tour de France that never stopped delivering.
UAE Team Emirates won nearly one-third of the €2,282,200 prize pot, with a surprising name at the bottom of the list.
We take a look at this year’s L’Étape du Tour winner's performance and see how it compares to the Tour de France peloton.
‘To get second in the Tour de France is still a very very big result.’
Pogačar reached behind his back with his hand to show 1-2-3, a sign of his third yellow jersey by age 25: 'This is the real Tadej.'
Slovenian tears up TT course, beating Vingegaard and Evenepoel into second and third on stage.
What crank arm lengths do the pros use in the Tour de France?
For the defending Tour winner, a likely podium finish after returning from a nightmare crash is a victory in and of itself.
Third-placed Belgian reflects on foiled attacks as Vingegaard proves stronger; Soudal Quick-Step team boss Lefevere says Evenepoel has silenced critics with his Tour performances.
Slovenian lands fifth stage win of this Tour, Vingegaard bolsters advantage over Evenepoel with final-climb surge.
'Imagine a sprinter not contesting a sprint stage just to let someone else win': Pogačar's winning ways trigger debate over Cannibal-like supremacy.
'Mentally this is not a blow:' This Tour de France was one weekend too long and two months too soon for Visma-Lease a Bike.
'This is one of the best versions of me': Pogačar makes new mark on high-altitude Isola 2000 climb, and he's not the only one shattering records at this Tour de France.