Pauline Ferrand-Prevot

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

All you need to know about Iliac artery flow limitation and endofibrosis, the mysterious and misdiagnosed scourge of elite cycling.

Ferrand-Prévot isn't shying away from pre-favorite status as she targets an historic Tour de France Femmes title defense: 'I want to win more.'

Where will cycling’s biggest stars open the 2026 racing season? Here's what we know so far with the first races just weeks away.

From the Tour de France to the monuments, why 2026 is shaping up as a perfect storm for a wave of new records in modern professional cycling.

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.

In the turbo-charged 2025 season that sent pro racing into overdrive, European editor Andrew Hood discovered that unplugging can be as important as staying plugged in.

These cyclists established themselves as the riders to beat in an exciting 2025 race year, but two stood above the rest.

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

Today's generation of stars boasts some pretty weak nicknames compared to the pirates, devils, GOATs, and lion kings of cycling's past. We can do better.

We nailed a few and missed on others. With next season is just around the corner, what are your (not-so) outrageous predictions for 2026?

‘There are days I feel weak and sick’ says Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, while speaking of mental boost of off season activities.

A smash-mouth San Remo, a rogue raid at road worlds, crippled grand tours, and more: The highs and lows of the 2025 pro cycling season.

The European road race champion feels misinterpreted by media: ‘An eye-opener to see clickbait was made out of my comments’.

The women’s Tour is evolving year on year, with 2026 shaping up to be the most dramatic edition yet.

Burnout once defined pro cycling. Top stars today like Tadej Pogačar and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot thrive all year thanks to smarter recovery and training.

Ferrand-Prévot pulls plug on dream 2025 season after falling ill, Vasseur leaves Team Cofidis as long-running French squad faces WorldTour relegation.

It's only a week to go until the unveiling of the season's biggest stage races: Here's what we know and the juicy rumors floating around about the 2026 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes.

Do the Euros even matter? This year they do, but there are growing worries about more protests after Israel vows to bring athletes to the annual event.

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Pre-race favorites for women’s elite world championship road race rue missed chances: ‘I honestly wasn’t the strongest’.

Here are the full standings as Canada's wildcard attacker Vallieres wins rainbows in the elite women's road race Saturday in Kigali.

Pre-race favorites miss the key moves before 24-year-old Vallieres attacks out of three-rider group to become Canada's first elite world champion.

The first wave of road races on the Kigali circuit has produced wild and unpredictable outcomes, and Saturday's double-header should be no different.

Pogačar, Vollering, PFP, Evenepoel flex verbal muscles ahead of rainbow jersey showdowns: 'I'm in a completely different mindset from last year'

‘You really pay for every effort you do’: Ultra-difficult course will guarantee a very worthy winner, but who will it be?

Will Pogačar, Del Toro, Ayuso go 1-2-3? Can Le Court shift the focus of Africa's first road worlds? The hot takes and key stories of the elite road races.

Wider global participation, headline-grabbing results and feel-good vibes seem to have the first-ever African-based road worlds off to a flying start.

Tour de France Femmes obliterator carries fresh legs and a new mindset into her push for first road rainbow jersey since 2014.

Pogačar, Ferrand-Prévot, Evenepoel, Dygert headline historic and brutally hilly Kigali road worlds. Here's all you need to know to follow along.

Training algorithms, ultrasound scans, and hormone checks have turned the chase for 'race weight' from a hunger game to a sophisticated science.

Start lists take shape as Ferrand-Prévot, Vollering, Roglič, Carapaz buck trend of riders chosing to skip gruelling Rwanda world championships.

Tour champion Pauline Ferrand Prévot returns to racing, Bredewold digs deep to triumph after difficult week.

‘There are always riders who want to be lighter than we advise': Teams strive to save riders from themselves in the chase for race-weight and shift the focus to raw power.

'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.

Ferrand-Prévot refreshed and prime for post-Tour de France reboot: 'The priority was to recover and get away from all the hype that caused psychological fatigue.'

Dutchman defends Ferrand-Prévot’s weight loss amid spiral of controversy, highlights how discourse differs between men's and women's peloton.

'We secretly hoped she wouldn't be successful': GC star Marlen Reusser warns of wider impact of Ferrand-Prevot's 4kg cut ahead of Tour de France Femmes.

'The current system isn't set up to protect health': The Cyclists' Alliance pushes UCI to collaborate on safeguarding measures after initial proposals were shelved.

Ferrand-Prévot speaks out for first time since big win: 'My weight loss was controlled and intelligent. It was not a disease.'

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

Vollering says she won’t sacrifice health to win another yellow jersey: 'I don’t want to force my body to become something it’s not.'

The watts behind one of the greatest climbing performances in women’s cycling history.

Andrew Hood and Shane Stokes join Mike Levy to talk about the biggest headlines and insights from the Tour de France Femmes on the Velo Podcast.

The most complete rider in cycling? Multi-discipline queen Ferrand-Prévot just proved it at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

The 2027 world championships in France could be Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's retirement party — two years after she won the Tour de France Femmes.

Breaking down who won what at the Tour de France Femmes, and how it does – or doesn't – stack up to the men's race.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot said that her Tour de France Femmes weight will not is 'not forever' after being criticized on social media

Olympic MTB champion Ferrand-Prévot becomes first home winner of Tour de France Femmes, winning the concluding stage 9.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot looks set to win the Tour de France Femmes on her very first appearance, and ahead of her own expectations.

Team of Demi Vollering confirms shortfall of usual performance on stage 8 of the Tour de France Femmes

Ferrand-Prévot dominant on stage 8 of the Tour de France Femmes, finishing over 1:30 clear of Sarah Gigante and three minutes up on others

The Tour de France Femmes will be decided with two epic stages in the Alps – but have the GC contenders made a mistake by waiting?

Overnight leader Kim Le Court dropped on final climb of Tour de France Femmes stage 7 but fights back, saving yellow with fearless descent.

Having returned to the road to target the Tour de France Femmes, French star Pauline Ferrand-Prévot poised in second overall.

The first African to win a stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is bullish about her overall chances.

Le Court wins stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes from elite group, becoming first African rider to triumph.

Vos, Ferrand-Prévôt, Niewiadoma lurking close to maillot jaune and ready to strike in days to come.

Ferand-Prévôt and Niewiadoma shine on uphill finish to stage 1 of women's Tour.

What you need to know for the biggest race of the year.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt goes close to stage win in first-ever Tour de France stage, Vos swoops.

Big favorites talk tactics, ambitions, and the toughest route yet for the blockbuster French Tour.

Vollering vs. the world? The toughest route yet and a deep GC field promise fireworks for the Tour de France Femmes.

Kopecky pivots to stage hunting with teammates Wiebes, Van der Breggen after injury setback, Ferrand-Prévot all-in on yellow for Tour debut.

Vollering, Thomas, Niewiadoma, Powless headline Tour de France primers as officials roll out long-sought safety feature: 'We can fly to the moon, but we don’t know where a cyclist is.'

Seven takeaways from La Vuelta Femenina as a goat chomps up more wins, a great inches closer to her best form and two stars run out of oomph.

Ferrand-Prévot 'not fit enough to continue' Spanish tour after suffering crucial time-losses on Wednesday's stage.

Criticism from Ferrand-Prévot following Vuelta chaos: ‘Can’t believe what happened…this is SO amateur’

The 2025 Vuelta Femenina could be a blockbuster, with reigning champ Demi Vollering facing off against a resurgent Pauline Ferrand-Prévot.

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Comebacks, world champions, and super-deep startlists drive the narratives as Pidcock, Longo Borghini, Evenepoel, Kopecky take on the peloton's two prime puncheurs.

Gravaa hit the big time when Ferrand-Prévot and Visma-LAB won Roubaix Femmes with tire pressure regulators. But skepticism remains over reliability, weight, and usability.

Tour de Hoody: Paris-Roubaix weekend saw records fall, yellow cards doled out, fines imposed, brutal crashes, flying highs, and riders missing time cuts.

Olympic MTB champion making rapid progress since returning to the road, including a storming win this weekend.

Dutch team neutralizes the threat of world champion, with Ferrand-Prévot and Vos taking first and third.

Lotte Kopecky looks strongest but later fades; SD Worx riders defend their tactics.

RESULTS: Olympic MTB champion staggers rivals, using all her skill and instinct to take first road race victory since 2015.

Pogačar, Kopecky, forecasts of rain, cobblestone pain: Here's your ultimate guide to the two-day thrill ride of Paris-Roubaix Femmes and Paris-Roubaix.

Home hero Kopecky outsprints Ferrand-Prévot, Lippert, Niewiadoma for record-breaking hat trick at De Ronde.