Cavendish, Froome, Roglič Headline First Round of Curious Off-Season Criteriums
You know it's off-season when the year-end Asian exhibitions begin. Expect kimonos, martial arts, and very little racing.
You know it's off-season when the year-end Asian exhibitions begin. Expect kimonos, martial arts, and very little racing.
No cobbles or gravel, but plenty of drama should be delivered in a route heavy on uphill finals and explosive breakaway stages.
Pogačar sets a new UCI rankings haul as the race for WorldTour salvation tightens up for the teams at the bottom of the heap.
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe launches new U23 team: 'The goal is to discover and groom talent for a career in the WorldTour.'
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.
Roglič hints at return to Giro d'Italia in 2025 as Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe looks to satisfy 'super team' status: 'Improvements are possible in all areas'
Manxman has been vague about intentions, while Astana-Qazaqstan team indicates its position.
Both riders are chasing their first victory in the Giro Dell’Emilia, but a three time winner will also be there.
Analysis: Sunday's long-distance raid appeared spontaneous, but Slovenia's textbook setup for Pogačar reveals it was more than instinct and bravery.
From Van der Poel and Evenepoel to Powless and Pidcock: Ranking the five-star uber-favorites down to the one-star dark horses for the rainbow jersey.
‘Plenty more opportunities’: American Magnus Sheffield is determined while Josh Tarling is downbeat
The gravel world champion was injured during Sea Otter Europe Girona course reconnaissance, raising concerns about worlds.
Roglič reveals how he questioned his cycling future in the weeks before his record-equaling fourth Vuelta a España victory.
Tratnik will reunite with compatriot Roglič as the Red Bull 'super team' transformation continues. And the Evenepoel transfer rumors heat up again.
Solo attack by Pogačar at GP Montréal signals his intent for rainbow jersey: 'My chances are better in Zürich.'
Australian rider to head to Jayco AlUla with heightened ambitions after dazzling Vuelta performance.
We dive into the power numbers of Primož Roglič, Pavel Sivakov, and more at La Vuelta a España.
Vuelta a España winner Roglič will work with Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe to keep driving team standards upwards.
For now, Primož Roglič remains at the center of the team's Tour de France plans for 2025: 'If there is a top, top rider on the market next year, maybe now we can sign them.'
Tour de Hoody: From brutal heat to near-record attrition, a chaotic Vuelta delivered non-stop thrills, but missed out on a larger narrative to make it great.
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.
Stefan Küng wins first grand tour stage in final time trial as Ben O’Connor secures second overall ahead of Enric Mas.
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe hit by illness, causing late scare for Roglič on final mountain stage.
Full start times for Sunday's thrilling time trial finale at the Vuelta a España: Who will end up on the final podium behind Primož Roglič?
Roglič fends off all attacks from rivals on day of illness within his team.
‘I’m happy with the way I am functioning’: Roglič uncorks his most dominant ride in three years to seize Vuelta lead.
Twice finishing fourth in grand tours, can Aussie climber hold on for podium spot? 'Still two very important days.'
Ben O’Connor blows up on penultimate summit finish of race, with Roglič taking over at the top with two days to go.
Australian rider likely facing last day in Vuelta leader’s jersey Friday with big summit finish looming.
We dive into the power numbers of Primož Roglič, Ben O’Connor, and more at La Vuelta a España.
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe brings in former F1 aerodynamicist and track trailblazer Bigham as 'head of engineering' in its quest to top the Tour de France.
Despite another gutsy defense, Australian seems to accept that his chances of winning the Vuelta are diminishing by the day: 'I had no power.'
Ben O’Connor dropped on final climb but puts in huge fight to hold red jersey by several seconds.
A 20-second penalty to Primož Roglič gives Aussie an unexpected cushion in GC crunch-time: 'You can guarantee tomorrow he’ll go all-in to get it back.'
Roglič rues Cuitu Negru time penalty as O'Connor proves stubbornly resilient in red jersey: 'There’s still quite some work to do.'
American rider moves up three places in the overall standings following strong Vuelta display on Sunday: 'The Vuelta's been super hard.'
After Sunday's climbing chaos, it's still impossible to say who will win the Vuelta and who will step onto the final podium September 8 in Madrid.
Australian continues his long stint in the red jersey, setting a national record along the way.
Roglič’s drafting penalty after planned bike swap widens gap to O'Connor in race for red.
Enric Mas and Primož Roglič gain time on O’Connor, but Australian limits losses to stay in red jersey.
Showdown on the Cuitu Negru will decimate race, could define GC: ‘It looks crazy steep at the end.’
O'Connor and Gall try to balance ego and ambition as fight for red jersey heats up at Vuelta a España: 'We both have our goals.'
Mountain stage comes down to a big bunch sprint, with Groves and Van Aert flat out in drag race to the line.
Jeremy Whittle assesses how Decathlon-Ag2r La Mondiale needs to weigh the risk and reward of O’Connor racing for a career-first grand tour podium.
Australian continues as race leader but Roglič landed big blows Friday. ‘It is nice when you go good.’
Tech in cycling has transformed the sport, but is it all for the better?
Primož Roglič launches huge attack, dropping overall leader O’Connor and inching ever-closer to the red jersey.
Australian race leader O’Connor in admirably serene state of mind despite time loss Wednesday.
Equipo Kern Pharma rider lands team's first-ever Vuelta stage victory day after its ex-president’s death.
Race leader Ben O’Connor loses time following stinging attack by Primož Roglič and Enric Mas.
Van Aert attacked from the start of mid-mountain stage and didn't stop until he outsprinted last man standing Pacher, GC racers hit pause.
Close to 20,000m climbing in the leg-snapper grades of the northern mountains could blow the GC apart another half-dozen times.
After a rough start, Colorado climber eyes Vuelta comeback with the hardest climbs on horizon: 'The form is there.'
The crash-defying descent steals the show Sunday and caps a solid first week for the Movistar captain: 'The key is that the sensations are good.'
Briton races back into contention on grueling Vuelta mountain stage, as does Richard Carapaz while O'Connor keeps rivals in check.
The high-profile departure will push Isaac del Toro into a leadership role as the team's hopes of a 'grand tour sweep' look finished.
Australian race leader remains upbeat looking towards upcoming stage: ‘It should be more suited to me’.
Arensman suffers from heat and Woods says it's time to introduce 'extreme weather protocol' in Vuelta's oven-like conditions: 'I saw 120F on the road.'
Race leader O’Connor cracks on Vuelta's third summit finish, Almeida plummets down GC while Roglič, Mas make gains.
Stephen Barrett clear on Australian race leader’s qualities: ‘He’s come fourth in the Giro, he’s come fourth in the Tour.’
Rivals admit major setback at Vuelta a España after O’Connor seizes race lead: 'Five teams pulling, and he took time on all of us.'
Stage 6 breakaway talisman delivered Kuss to overall victory in 2023, will it be enough for O'Connor? '5 minutes is a lot.'
Australian rider completes grand tour treble, adding to previous wins in Giro and Tour.
Weird and wacky new solutions combine with old-school strategies as the peloton faces a first-week furnace at the Vuelta a España.
Fighting Irishman stays resilient after run of crashes: ‘You just have to roll with it.’
First of nine summit finishes leaves Vuelta GC scrambled and far from certain: 'There's still a lot of Vuelta left. Nothing is lost.'
DSM Firmenich-PostNL's rising sprinter scoops career-topping win in photo finish as Roglič rides home safe resplendent in red.
Red Bull shakes off summer of setbacks with morale-boosting stage win and a return to red: 'There’s never a reason to doubt Primož Roglič.'
Roglič steals stage win and snags leader's jersey in Vuelta photo finish: 'You learn that as a junior that you have to sprint across the line.'
'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.
Roglič sprints into eight-second GC lead atop the gruesome Pico Villuercas summit as race explodes on first climbing test of La Vuelta.
Kuss and the other GC stars ready to test the climbing legs in first summit finale in Vuelta: 'We are not stressed about tomorrow, but we will take it very seriously.'
Kuss cedes early time to top GC contenders: 'We don’t have the same strategy like in the Tour.'
American champ becomes first leader of 2024 race, and fifth US rider in history to top the GC leaderboard.
Kuss returns to the Vuelta a España under very different circumstances than his historical win of 2023: 'The race is always decided in the mountains.'
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe star will be hoping back pain eases across the Vuelta and he can have the legs to save his grand tour racing season: 'We have to be realistic.'
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.
Can Sepp Kuss strike twice? A wildly unpredictable GC field and a mass of mountaintop finishes will determine his title defense.