Sam Bennett

After a few misses, Dutch sprinter ace Olav Kooij blasts to victory after perfect leadout from Wout van Aert. Isaac del Toro widens lead with time bonuses in a relatively quiet day at the Giro d'Italia.

Can Kooij confirm? Will Pedersen and Van Aert run riot? What of old dog Bennett? A range of rider characteristics and stage profiles leave things up in the air for the Giro’s sprinters.

With the Giro starting next Friday, the entry list for the season’s first grand tour is deep and diverse.

Two former alpha sprinters continue to return to form in 2025 with wins in Basque Country, Pays de la Loire.

Cavendish appears to leave door open to another Tour ride, Evenepoel weighs up ‘mythical’ course, and more.

Vuelta a España leader is heading elsewhere for 2025, leaving a big gap in team leadership.

‘My sprint is still good enough to win’: 33-year-old speedster returns to the Tour wiser, stronger, and chasing his 2020 prowess.

Sam Bennett second after Lidl-Trek and Decathlon Ag2r la Mondiale control the stage.

Irishman racks up first wins of 2024 in treble at Four Days of Dunkirk: 'That's why I am still here.'

Sprinting in spring will set the tone as a phalanx of fast-finishers line up to derail Cavendish's chase for Tour de France history.

Who will dominate the argy-bargy world of bunch sprints in 2024? Velo editors Andrew Hood, Jim Cotton, Shane Stokes argue it out.

Decathlon-Ag2r La Mondiale undergoes reinvention in quest to return Sam Bennett to Tour de France glory in 2024.

Some squads go with radical redesigns, others go with much more subtle tweaks. Catch up on the new colors for the men's teams here.

Bennett’s new coach Stephen Barrett talks comebacks, training clues and high-aiming ambition.

Irish sprinter says he is determined to turn things around after three frustrating years.

The French team unveiled a new-look kit to go with its new name, confirmed it will ride Van Rysel's RCR and XCR bikes in 2024. Sam Bennett, Victor Lafay, and more confirmed on roster.

The 2020 green jersey winner opens up about missing the Tour de France.

Follow all the Tour de France hype ahead of the Bilbao 'grand départ' on July 1.

Vingegaard rides hot into Tour de France title defense with dominant overall victory in prestigious tune-up race, Ciccone scores final stage with breakaway raid.

Bora-Hansgrohe sprinter debuts with a win and says he's 'back to my old self' after rocky 2022 season.

Here's the news making headlines on Thursday, December 15.

Some of the biggest names in the men's WorldTour will be facing make-or-break seasons during 2023.

The Bora-Hansgrohe team details its immediate and longer-term approach to the virus.

His racing schedule is uncertain and it is not guaranteed that the Irish sprinter will compete again in 2022.

As was the case in the Tour de France, Dutchman again gets unexpected opportunity.

Bora-Hansgrohe rider says he has 'no way of knowing' how he got infected but describes being able to smell the breath of fans as the peloton rides by.

Bennett returned a positive test with just an hour until his stage 10 time trial effort.

The Irishman pulled out of the Spanish grand tour ahead of his time trial start.

Giro d'Italia champ loses another minute on GC on stage 8, Bora-Hansgrohe co-captains Higuita and Kelderman drop further out of range of red.

Irishman extends lead in green jersey competition on a day he expected to lose out.

Less than a minute in it as the breakaway takes the win, despite a determined chase from the peloton.

Bennett finished stage 6 in the grupetto, which finished almost over 36 minutes behind the day's winner Jay Vine.

The 2022 Vuelta a España has been fruitful for the breakaway so far and stage 7 is another very good opportunity for the win.

‘We only wanted the intermediate today, limit the losses.’

It was a perfect day for Bennett and Bora-Hansgrohe who executed their plan perfectly, delivering the green jersey to back-to-back wins.

Mads Pedersen finishes second for the second day in a row as Edoardo Affini takes red jersey for Jumbo-Visma.

Irishman’s second win of season removes some pressure but the points jersey hunter says there’s still more to come.

Irishman roars back to the top to end frustrating period.

It’s a question of identity as the Irishman looks to ‘find himself’ and return to the top step of the podium.

Both riders arrive with a point to prove after seasons of differing fortune.

The German squad brings a wealth of GC talent, including Giro winner Jai Hindley, and looks set to target sprints with Sam Bennett and Danny van Poppel.

Hoping for a start at the Vuelta a España, Irish sprinter is waiting for things to click back into place.

Digging deeper into the reasons for leaving the 2020 green jersey at home.

With cycling’s biggest race one month away, the ‘steady as it goes’ approach taken by Bora-Hansgrohe may be about to pay off.

The Dutchman is embracing his new role as Sam Bennett's last man in the sprints.

Former Tour de France green jersey kicks back from a bleak 12 months and return some big favors from Bora-Hansgrohe.

Sam Bennett is yet to take a victory since returning to Bora-Hansgrohe this season. His coach explains the measured approach behind the Irishman’s gradual return to form.

The Irish sprinter says that he's making progress with each race and believes that a result is not far away.

Who are you going to be watching out for at the men's Gent-Wevelgem? VeloNews selects six stars expected to shine in Sunday's classic.

Follow the cobbled race live on TV, through a web browser, or via a mobile app.

Alaphilippe, Stuyven, Colbrelli and Degenkolb are also among riders who will miss the Italian monument due to sickness.

The ‘Race to the Sun’ will be streamed on television, and you can also watch it through a web browser or a mobile app.

Irish sprinter says his form is a month or two behind where it needs to be after his injury-hit 2021 season, but is happy with how his lead-out train is performing on his return to Bora-Hansgrohe.

Philipsen emerges from huge bunch of sprinters to beat Sam Bennett and Elia Viviani in Madinat Zayed.

Tadej Pogačar's road to Tour de France triple starts in the Emirates as top GC racers elbow a who's-who of sprinters.

'It will take a while, so I probably will get a bit of hardship from media. But I know it is all part of the process' says Irish sprinter

Bora-Hansgrohe has laid out its grand tour plans for 2022 with Sergio Higuita leading the squad at the Vuelta a España.

Who is the fastest finisher in the peloton? What can't Tadej Pogacar do?

A new year means new kit day. Here's a peek at what Coryn Labecki, Richard Carapaz, Lotte Kopecky, Peter Sagan, and many more will race in during 2022.

Here's a look at which men's teams have spent big to transform their rosters for 2022 — and how it will impact the peloton.

From Peter Sagan's move to Team TotalEnergies to Sam Bennett's return to Bora-Hansgrohe to Vincenzo Nibali heading to Astana, here are the latest transfers in the men's peloton.

Spat between Belgian team boss and Irish sprinter takes another turn as Sam Bennett returns to racing Friday for first time since May in a Deceuninck-Quick-Step jersey.

Sam Bennett is on the Deceuninck-QuickStep roster for the Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen and Gooikse Pijl.

Bennett has not been able to race since Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta in early June.

Here's the news making headlines for Saturday, August 7.

Patrick Lefevere admits he was wrong to liken Sam Bennett’s re-signing with Bora-Hansgrohe to domestic abuse victims returning home.

Sam Bennett returns to Bora-hansgrohe, the team he turned with back in 2014. Shane Archbold, Ryan Mullen and Danny van Poppel join him in the sprint train for the upcoming two seasons.

Sagan, Bennett, Rohan Dennis and Geraint Thomas are among those on the move in 2022 – here’s where they may go and what it could mean.

Irish sprint star returns to the team that helped to launch his professional cycling career following a two-year spell with Deceuninck-Quick-Step.

Patrick Lefevere wrote that Sam Bennett's expected return to Bora-Hansgrohe is "the same as women who still return home after domestic abuse."

Voices from the cycling world unify to condemn inflammatory remarks made by Deceuninck-Quick-Step boss.

Slovakian star refuses to comment about his 2022 contract and vows to reclaim green jersey at Tour de France.

Mark Cavendish will make an unexpected return to the Tour de France, but the peloton is very different since the last time he won in 2016.

Here's what's making headlines on Tuesday, June 22.

Patrick Lefevere has questioned and criticized one of his team's biggest stars.

Sam Bennett will not be able to defend his green jersey due to a knee injury.

Mark Cavendish to return as green jersey champ Sam Bennett left off Deceuninck-Quick-Step team.

Sam Bennett has reportedly received the green light to race the Tour, ruling out the possibility of Mark Cavendish making the start.

A closer look at the contenders for the Tour de France's points classification and where the battle for green will be won.

With uncertainty over Sam Bennett's participation, Mark Cavendish has made a case for himself as a possible replacement after his win in Belgium.