Matthew Riccitello

Grand tour podiums, world titles, major wins, and milestones made 2025 a banner year as North American cycling reached a new generational high.

Changes in bike suppliers, lead sponsors, and team directors will be just as crucial to how 2026 plays out as the moves of Evenepoel and Ayuso.

'It's one of the best moments of my career': Vuelta champ Vingegaard moved by last-minute ceremony after protests forced the cancelation of final stage and winner's podium.

No stage wins, but the six Americans and two Canadians set new records, hit podiums, beat personal milestones, and worked in the service of their teams.

Riders end protest-ravaged Vuelta on their terms with improvised podium in a hotel parking lot: 'A pity that such a moment of eternity was taken from us.'

'No one thought we'd make it to Madrid:' With the 2026 Tour de France opening in Spain and IPT’s WorldTour return looming, anxiety shifts to next season.

23-year-old Arizonan joins LeMond, Hampsten and Van Garderen as the only the American males to crack a grand tour top 5 and win the white jersey.

Rising US star Riccitello to join Decathlon’s GC project: 'This team will push me to reach my potential.'

Pidcock and Riccitello big GC surprises while UAE racks up 7 stage victories and 2nd with Almeida in protest-marred Spanish grand tour.

Full stage results and standings from stage 20 at the Vuelta a España: Kuss climbs to second on Bola del Mundo and will finish 7th in Madrid.

Matthew Riccitello secures young rider's white jersey and top 5 going into Madrid to confirm his rise as America’s next GC star: 'I went into the stage with nothing to lose.'

Here are the full results and standings after Ganna rules 12km time trial in stage 18 of the 2025 Vuelta a España.

Vingegaard loses 10 seconds to Almeida in GC fight, Pidcock fends off Red Bull's TT threat, Riccitello moves up to sixth in 12km quad-crusher.

Full stage results and standings from stage 17 at the Vuelta a España: Riccitello climbs with the GC elite in key mountain stage.

Vinegaard and Almeida show fatigue on stage 17 of Vuelta a España, Pidcock defends third in grueling summit finale hammered by strong winds.

'The white jersey is a target:' Rising grand tour star Riccitello determined to finish protest-riddled Vuelta with breakout top 10.

Week 3 drama: Vingegaard’s lead is slim, Almeida’s growing, Pidcock fights for the podium, Kuss is back and Madrid isn’t a guarantee.

'I love these steep climbs': Kuss and Riccitello blaze up the GC after lighting up the Vuelta's hardest climb.

Led by Kuss and Jorgenson, eight North Americans line up for the 2025 Vuelta a España aiming for super-sized impact in the season's final grand tour.

Remco Evenepoel’s on-again transfer deal to Red Bull headlines a wild 2025 rider market full of trade rumors, mergers, and team takeovers.

Simmons riding strongly again Saturday, Matthew Riccitello forced to leave race due to injury.

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.'

Talented US climber Riccitello is just 22 but is already taking some big WorldTour results. Sunday's summit finish at the UAE Tour is his next target.

Tadej Pogačar, Jonathan Milan and others on the offensive, while many GC riders left panicking as race is shaken up.

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.'

From crit racing to the WorldTour, Sheehan hopes to cap his meteoric rise with a breakaway victory at the Vuelta: 'Good chances to go for a stage.'

Israel-Premier Tech's 21-year-old rookie becomes first Brit to earn prestigious victory at Tour de l'Avenir after only recently pivoting away from MTB, CX.

'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.

Crashes send three more riders home, including Colombia's Urán racing his 25th and final grand tour of his legendary career.

First of nine summit finishes leaves Vuelta GC scrambled and far from certain: 'There's still a lot of Vuelta left. Nothing is lost.'

'It’s pretty cool to be up there with those guys:' Riccitello climbs to career-best grand tour 6th while defending champion Kuss limits the losses on brutally hot climb.

American champ becomes first leader of 2024 race, and fifth US rider in history to top the GC leaderboard.

Young American climbing talent stretching grand tour wings with big ambitions as protected rider at Israel-Premier Tech: 'Physically I'm better.'

Can Sepp Kuss strike twice? A wildly unpredictable GC field and a mass of mountaintop finishes will determine his title defense.

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.'

Huge talent shows in the Tour de Suisse: 'Once you realize you can be up there in the mix, it really helps going forward.'

American rider Matthew Riccitello continues to impress with strong TT performance and fifth place overall.

American rider Matteo Riccitello takes fine third on stage and improves in overall standings.

Tadej Pogačar’s Tour de France superdomestiques Yates, Almeida go 1-2 on Cat.1 summit finish of Tour de Suisse, Bernal and U.S. sensation Riccitello impress.

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.'

Mexico's first winner of the Tour de l'Avenir debuts this week at the Santos Tour Down Under and expectations are sky high: 'I want to keep my feet on the ground.'

Mexican prodigy Del Toro joins through 2026 as Pogačar's crew turns to future winners to battle with Soudal-Visma merger.

A group of favorites isolated Riccitello in the final mountain stage, and the American tumbled off the podium.

Rivals attacked him in the afternoon stage, but Riccitello rode to limit his losses and defend the leader's jersey with one stage to go.

Riccitello could join elite company. Only one American won the Tour de l'Avenir, and that was Greg LeMond back in 1982.

Sepp Kuss helps Primož Roglič win again, Brandon McNulty hits highest highs, and Derek Gee is everyone's new working-class hero.

All the headlines for the season's first grand tour at the Giro d'Italia from May 6-28.

Roglič drops chain in final kilometers but still crushes mountain TT to all but seal Giro d'Italia victory ahead of Sunday's sprinter stage.

Israel-Premier Tech has the youngest and oldest riders at the 2023 Giro d'Italia with Matthew Riccitello and Domenico Pozzovivo.

Follow all the action in the Giro d'Italia warmup race that's drawing some of the peloton's top names.

Follow all the action in the Giro d'Italia warmup race that's drawing some of the peloton's top names.

US rookie clicks up another gear in top-tier Emirati race after impressing with top-10 finish at Vuelta a San Juan.

Teams are increasingly hoping to scout riders as young as possible, so who are some of the young riders stepping into the pro ranks for 2023?

Colby Simmons is the team's top finisher as Luke Lamperti and Matthew Riccitello struggle.

The Arizonian has been racing with the team as a stagiaire.

Down to four riders, the US team has enjoyed the highs and lows of the French U23 race.

Cooper Johnson also involved in the crash but Luke Lamperti takes seventh on stage 1.

'I’m pretty confident that once we get to the mountains I’ll be up there with the best guys,' says American youngster.

USA Cycling sends a strong team to a race that often highlights future Tour de France winners.

Hagens Berman Axeon does it again: Team of Axel Merckx steers another young star closer to the WorldTour.

American team heads to prestigious Italian race with high ambitions for its talented roster.

Up-and-coming junior Matthew Riccitello discusses how the coronavirus shutdown has impacted his life on and off the bicycle.