Ranking the Tour de France Contenders Based on Their Best Performances of 2025
Power data reveals who’s really ready for the 2025 Tour de France. Pogačar leads, but his direct rivals are refusing to buckle.
Power data reveals who’s really ready for the 2025 Tour de France. Pogačar leads, but his direct rivals are refusing to buckle.
João Almeida climbs the Tour de France power rankings after an impressive Tour de Suisse comeback confirms his podium possibilities.
Is it possible to bring a rider to the level of Pogačar? Performance gurus across the WorldTour are still searching for the solution on the eve of the Tour de France.
Remco Evenepoel enters the Tour de France with questions over his form and little support from an injury-plagued Quick-Step squad. Can he turn it around in time?
Bobby J muses on which of Critérium du Dauphiné and Tour de Suisse works best, and recounts some juicy intra-team rivalries in the chase for Tour de France selection.
Tour de Hoody: Pogacar’s Dauphiné domination scrambles the Tour de France pecking order. Now it's not if he will win, but rather by how much.
Remco Evenepoel identifies two factors behind challenging Critérium du Dauphiné performance.
Pogačar again drops Jonas Vingegaard but Danish rider limits his losses compared to Friday’s first summit finish.
Pogačar humiliates rivals to take control of the Critérium du Dauphiné and telegraph a message to the peloton ahead of the Tour de France: 'He showed he is the best in the world.'
American talent Jorgenson braces for GC fight in three straight summit finales that will decide the Dauphiné and set the stage for the Tour de France: 'We want to move up.'
'It's nothing, just some skin off': Race leader Evenepoel comes down in sprint 'safe zone' and pedals to finish, retains GC lead ahead of mountain triple-header starting Friday.
Warning signs are blinking red after Pogačar gives up big swaths of time to Evenepoel and Vingegaard, but was there something else to it than ‘pacing’? Ex-pro Tom Danielson raises some interesting points.
Evenepoel carves out stunning gaps to Vingegaard and Pogačar in the 17.4km time trial to surge into lead at Dauphiné: 'The time differences are a bit of a surprise.'
Romeo attacks out of power-packed breakaway to thwart top favorite Van der Poel; Pogačar, Evenepoel, Vingegaard cool their jets in the peloton.
In a rare superstar alignment, Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel square off only for the sixth time in their careers in pre-Tour de France tug-of-war of egos and form. Here's why it matters.
Critérium du Dauphiné: Lidl-Trek's Milan is dropped, battles back to beat Mathieu van der Poel and snatch yellow to prove he's ready for the Tour de France.
Opening day of Critérium du Dauphiné gives strong encouragement to Pogačar’s Tour de France rivals as well as Van der Poel.
Pogačar outsprints Vingegaard and Van der Poel as the race’s top names steal the win from the sprinters.
Huge battle with Pogačar and Vingegaard in store, with Remco Evenepoel in a determined mood: ‘I’m here with ambition.’
Tour de France champion Pogačar speaks on eve of Critérium du Dauphiné, talking Vingegaard, Evenepoel, reinvention and form.
After a stunning Giro setback, UAE Emirates-XRG barrels into Dauphiné to remind the peloton who's boss with powerful team to support Pogačar.
Dauphiné brawl between Vingegaard, Evenepoel, Pogačar will paint only half the picture of Tour de France form: 'Nicer to need to make one more step.'
Tour de France titans Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel face off in all-star dress rehearsal in June's Dauphiné.
'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.
Heat training is the blood-boosting buzzword of modern endurance. But is the hype for heat putting athletes at risk of overcooking?
Cycling’s latest craze? Lifetime contracts. Pedersen joins Wout van Aert and Marianne Vos in the peloton's newest elite club.
Under the name 'super_bock,' a cycling fan is lighting up social media with a string of hilarious and delirious AI-generated reels.
Remco Evenepoel more upbeat as he ends the Tour de Romandie with a TT win: 'Finishing off on a strong note was important.'
Evenepoel bounces back from Liège disappointment, Almedia deposes race leader Martinez in race against the clock.
Son of Olympic legend Miguel Martinez suffers under Almeida’s pace but then shows more speed in uphill dash to line.
Evenepoel hits back after a journalist suggests his wife and her family might be affecting his performances: 'That is complete nonsense.'
Remco Evenepoel fades to 59th at Liège-Bastogne-Liège after under-cooked star becomes undone: 'I haven't trained much, and that showed today.'
Both riders are double winners of Liège-Bastogne-Liège but have never truly gone head to head in race.
The episode in which we discuss how surprised Mattias Skjelmose to win Amstel Gold and much, much more.
Brutal weather at Flèche Wallonne served as a stark reminder that cold, rain, and cycling's outdoor arena can upturn any marginal gain in an instant: 'I was wearing too much, or too little.'
Liège-Bastogne-Liège preview: Closing out the spring classics campaign of 2025, La Doyenne should be a thrilling capstone to a wild season of racing.
After crashing out of Paris-Nice with a concussion, Vingegaard says he's fully recovered and focused on a Tadej Pogačar rematch: 'Leaving nothing to chance.'
Coming off second places at Paris-Roubaix and Amstel Gold Race, an unforgiving Pogačar reminded everyone he's still king of the hill.
Tour de Hoody: Is winning the only thing that matters in professional cycling? Probably not, but it's usually the only thing that anyone remembers.
A shock upset for Pogačar at Amstel and a golden Easter resurrection by Evenepoel throw kinks into the narratives of their 'Big 4' brawl this summer with Vingegaard, Roglič.
Evenepoel pins lost chance of Amstel victory on mid-race fall: ‘I had to push 100 watts more to come back’
Shock result after world champion Pogačar goes solo but cracks and is caught with 8km remaining.
Van Aert and Evenepoel go to the line in thrilling finale at Brabantse Pijl in comeback victory for the double Olympic champion: 'Incredible to open season with a win.'
Evenepoel reveals nerve damage in the same shoulder he injured at Itzulia last year will require heavy taping: 'I'm for sure behind my top shape.'
Comebacks, world champions, and super-deep startlists drive the narratives as Pidcock, Longo Borghini, Evenepoel, Kopecky take on the peloton's two prime puncheurs.
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Q&A with longtime coach Kurt Bogaerts on Pidcock's unbridled ambition, Giro plans, and the Ardennes rematch with Remco and Pogi.
Flamboyant double Olympic champion reveals he hit rock bottom after being 'doored' in December: 'I doubted a lot of my future.'
T-shirts from Tadej, Fabio Jakobsen's road to recovery and Kristen Faulkner is coming in hot.
Spring has sprung in the world of road cycling.
Once kings of the cobbles, will Soudal Quick-Step pack a bite again in the northern classics? ‘The Wolfpack mentality still lives.'
Tour de Hoody: Crashes, comebacks, and questions — Roglič is last man standing in the Big 4’s rocky start to 2025.
19-year-old Matthew Brennan beats back experienced pros at GP Denain in northern France: 'He has a nose for the right moment.'
Never a dull day: Van der Poel makes surprise road pivot, Evenepoel sports a new look, and Groves slapped with a yellow card.
A busy week on social featuring a birthday win for Jasper Philipsen, cherry juice recovery cocktails, and more.
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.'
Double Olympic champ Evenepoel is making gradual progress but clock is ticking towards first big goals.
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.
If you’re a cycling fan, there’s no better place to be in December or January than Spain’s Calpe region.
Paul Magnier is creating a buzz inside the 'Wolfpack' with his fast finishing kick and big engine. Sound familiar? He'll be headlining at Omloop.
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.
New uncertainty about planned return to racing for Evenepoel, who admits situation is ‘a downer’.
Quick-Step is bucking the trend and will bring Belgian sprint demon Merlier to the Tour de France: 'We want to show the world it's possible.'
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.'
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?
His career spanned a huge period of societal change, in which opinions, once characterized as 'plain-speaking,' have become seen as divisive, uneducated, and even offensive.
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.
Breaking down where each major male one-day contender stands as we slowly approach the 2025 season.
‘It's often easy to put on a smile in front of the cameras, but behind the scenes it’s still painful and difficult,' says Evenepoel.
Last of the old school? Lefevere retires from CEO position as one of the most successful, if divisive, leaders in the sport: 'A life-changing moment.'
Evenepoel received successful surgery and discharged from hospital after training crash but faces slow rehab for devastated shoulder.
Olympic champion suffered multiple fractures in accident on Tuesday, interrupting his pre-season buildup.
Quick-Step confirms Evenepoel suffers fractures after plowing into open door of postal vehicle, gold 'Olympic edition' bike snapped in two.
Louis Vervaeke has worked with both Mathieu van der Poel and Evenepoel, and sees big differences between them.
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.