Tour de France

Evenepoel forged his GC advantage at Volta ao Algarve on a 62T time trial chainring, and nearly lost it a day later when his derailleur died.

Face-Off: Should rules allow that injured riders be swapped out of grand tours? Our editors argue out the 'replacement' theory.

Analysis: Nearly five years since its last yellow jersey, major restructuring at the British 'super team' reveals that billionaire team owner Jim Ratcliffe is pushing for return on his investment.

'Flanders is now a climber's race': Cobbles guru Wilfried Peeters believes Belgian superstar will race De Ronde when the time is right.

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.

37-years-young Welshman believes he's still got more to give ahead of his Giro d'Italia-Tour de France 2024.

British rider Pidcock continues jumping between disciplines in what is a key season in his evolution as a pro road rider.

Tadej Pogačar's double Giro-Tour dare opens up road to Vuelta a España for favored wingman: 'I'm the last man in the mountains.'

The season-opener success will only heighten expectation for his season-long chase to better Eddy Merckx's all-time Tour stage win record.

Why isn't the WorldTour topper to be seen in the early season? Jonas Vingegaard's crew is already on Teide and tuning for the the Tour de France.

Unzué confirms Movistar's participation in 'Super League' talks: 'The sport hasn't changed in 40 years.'

The WorldTour rookie is already making waves as new hot prospect from Eritrea: 'I will not sleep, now is the time to work even harder.'

To 'cross or not to 'cross? The outcome of MVDP's far-stretching 2024 season could crush or confirm the multi-discipline dream.

Mads Pedersen fastest in France, and Jonathan Milan hits out in Spain for debut wins in sneak preview of the team's ambitions: 'It’s a huge confidence boost for what’s to come.'

Kuss carries winning high-volume training framework into boosted role with the Visma-Lease A Bike WorldTour bulldozer in 2024.

The unknown Canadian burst into prominence with no less than seven breakaways in the 2023 Giro d'Italia: 'That left me hungry for more.'

Jayco-AlUla star on racing as an underdog: 'I am still hungry to do more, to improve, and to do better.'

With a stage in the AlUla Tour his next goal, Dutch sprinter is aiming to reach July in giant-killing form: 'Hopefully my fastest legs are in the Tour.'

Veteran rider says UK super team isn't resting on laurels: 'We are still there, we are still challenging. We want to win the Tour de France.'

Officials signed off on the high-profile partnership between energy drinks giant and German-backed WorldTour team that could transform professional cycling: 'We have cleared an important hurdle.'

'It's too bad to miss the Tour, but the Olympics are the Olympics': Ganna puts gold medal quest ahead of Italian start of the Tour de France in 2024.

Pidcock's coach is convinced a multi-discipline approach is no waste of time as the Brit wrecking ball quests for Tour de France fame.

The Vuelta a España champion returns to action with a pair of one-days and the Volta ao Algarve: 'That Vuelta victory did something to him. He gained so much confidence.'

'A massive challenge': Soon-to-be-retired warhorse to make Strade Bianche debut and join Pogačar in targeting cycling's most troubling double in 2024.

Team Sky caused a stir with its fasted and low-carbohydrate training strategies, but new findings add fuel into the high-carb revolution that's shifting pro cycling.

The popular American climber raced 14 grand tours and won a stage in the Giro d'Italia during his 11-year pro career.

New CEO John Allert insists GC racing remains the squad's North Star as he kick-starts mission to catch up to Visma-Lease a Bike, UAE Emirates.

'It's part of the plan': The 21-year-old American could be heading to the Giro d'Italia in what could be a breakout season.

Analysis: Points and rankings dictate the Tour de France wild-card selection process that's now almost devoid of drama and intrigue.

Will the new Red Bull-Bora superteam get wings with the arrival of Van Aert and Evenepoel in 2025?

'We have a team that can deliver him in the best way. I know many doubt that, but I like to be underestimated.' Quick-Step vows to come out swinging in Evenepoel's Tour debut.

Despite an acrimonious split in 2018, Jayco-AlUla always had an eye on bringing back the Aussie sprinter: 'I always stayed in touch with him.'

Roglič to see stripped-back schedule and heavyweight backing in an all-out push for the victory that would complete his palmarès.

First bike, first win, first contract: Mørkøv's unlikely rise to become the peloton's most dangerous leadout man and Madison gold medalist.

'We'll always be important in the classics, but we’re making a transformation for grand tours': The Wolfpack shifts identity for Evenepoel's bold ambitions.

'I just want to perform.' Two years after catastrophic accident, former Tour de France winner talks about his 2024 goals.

'The Tractor' saw the writing on the wall with Evenepoel's GC rise at Quick-Step: 'I would have never thought I'd change teams.'

US national champ stunned by tragedy: 'I was pretty convinced I was never going to race a bike again.'

UAE patiently grooming the 25-year-old to be one of the team's future GC anchors: 'Brandon has no limits.'

French climber says that winning the Giro d’Italia is a big dream, limits his future Tour de France ambitions.

A.I. has been creeping into pro cycling for years. Tadej Pogačar's team is taking it a step further: 'A.I. analysis could reveal anything.'

A botched sprint in the final stage of the 2021 Tour de France put the wheels in motion for the Danish leadout ace to return for last chance at history.

From mud of Belgium to the Alps of France, Matteo Jorgenson's debut season with Visma-Lease a Bike is a race calendar brimming with quality.

Bora-Hansgrohe hops onto the 1X hype-train as German team undergoes Visma-Lease a Bike-inspired overhaul in 2024.

Gear tests and team bonding: Sunny Spain is everyone's choice for the WorldTour's off-season training camps.

UAE star is targeting the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, but it doesn't stop there: 'Tadej will focus on winning his first race of the season, and the last.'

In this latest installment of Velo's predictions for 2024, European editor Andrew Hood looks into cycling's crystal ball for sweeps, doubles, triples, and other new historic markers.

Slovenian ace says intra-team tensions at Vuelta a España not the cause of Visma exit as his Tour de France quest becomes priority.

Danish cobble-basher sticking to what works best in approach to monuments and Olympic Games in 2024: 'We have my plan to beat those guys.'

No race delivered as much spice and fireworks in 2023: How the 'Durango Kid' defied internal strife to elevate La Vuelta to one of the season highlights.

Bettering Merckx, a new Dutch super talent, and a once-mighty team trying to find its way back. These are Shane's tips for 2024.

Ineos boss Ratcliffe acquires 25 percent, Tour de France ace Brailsford to have 'prominent role' in soccer squad in latest off-season twist for struggling cycling crew.

From the Tour de France to the Olympic Games via some wild new training tech, here are Jim's takes for 2024.

'Unfortunately that has been at a standstill for a while,’ says Visma-Lease a Bike’s Richard Plugge who hints at possible 2026 rollout.

Velo's 'Behind the Ride' series digs into the performance practices that power the pro peloton. Here are some of our favorite features of the year.

UCI also sidelines formal COVID measures, and says tramadol use dropped to under 1 percent after it introduced its ban in 2019.

New-look jerseys and some wild new programs confirmed by team at media event as it looks to repeat historic 2023 season.

From Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard to Mark Cavendish and Mathieu van der Poel, here's who we expect to see at each grand tour.

Explainer: A lot of factors lined up for Pogačar to confront the elusive challenge of the Giro-Tour double for 2024. 'He's Tadej. There is no other rider like him.'

There won't be any improvisation in the 'Cavendish Express' with the arrival of confirmed stars like Mørkøv and Ballerini for 2024 in quest to better Eddy Merckx record.

Giro d'Italia organizers post a video on social media revealing that Pogačar will race the 2024 edition.

Talented Briton doesn’t disclose goal but is aiming higher than a solid showing: ‘Top ten is not really my motivation.’

Froome asserts he'll keep racing until at least 2025, insists there's no beef with Israel-Premier Tech team owner Sylvan Adams.

Bora-Hansgrohe takes on a new tone as Sportful replaces Le Col as team's apparel partner in 2024.

The Australian says he was 'in pieces' in the final week of the Tour de France after injuring his back in a major crash on stage 14.

Chasing the yellow jersey and Olympic glory: 'A top-5 is the ambition, and two medals in Paris.'

The Manxman is aiming to become the outright record holder of Tour de France stage wins and needs just one more win this summer to take it.

Ever-improving US talent will see opportunities in transfer to Visma-Lease a Bike: 'We want him to race to win as well as to learn.'

Eusebio Unzué says Colombian's arrival will take pressure off Enric Mas, laments missing out on signing Carlos Rodríguez: 'He had an escape clause in his pre-contract.'

Briton says he has ‘no memory’ of Tour de France victory moment or Olympic podiums in emotional interview.

11-day stint in Calpe will mark the first time the Colombian will join his new teammates ahead of return to WorldTour in 2024.

Insiders remain upbeat that Visma-Lease a Bike will thrive without 'king' Roglič, but its grip on the Tour de France is at threat.

World No. 1 UAE Team Emirates confirms key arrivals ahead of another season to back Tadej Pogačar and Co.

Dutch ace concedes it's either Tour de France or Olympic MTB in 2024, vows not to leave Tour early in pursuit of cross country gold.

The American says grand tour stages and one-day races remain his major focus, but considers a GC bid at the Giro or the Vuelta in the future.

Frenchman lauds Remco Evenepoel’s defiance in Vuelta a España, says debut Tour win is possible.

No cobble sectors appear to feature, but wind could be a big factor.

First bike, first win, first contract: Canadian legend joined the New York Yankees of the 1980s as a rookie alongside Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault.

Can Jumbo-Visma keep Van Aert happy without torpedoing its chances at the Tour? Or does it have to reign in the Belgian's bold new ambition?

'That's still not going to earn him a position on a grand tour team': Sylvan Adams shows no mercy on former Tour de France dominator.