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Belgian superstar extends contract with Dutch team, putting an end to speculation he may move to Ineos Grenadiers.

Defending champion confident UAE Team Emirates has the firepower to control the race at this year's Tour de France.

Dutchman to bypass Ardennes races in favor of joining up with Wout van Aert at E3 Saxo Bank Classic and Tour of Flanders.

Wout van Aert is under contract with Jumbo-Visma until the end of 2021 and the team is said to be close to negotiating a contract extension.

Wout van Aert and Marianne Vos will eventually get new Cervelos to suit their palmares.

A number of top teams traded bike sponsors in the new year. Here's a look at some new-look BMC, Cervélo, Bianchi and Scott machines.

Arrival of Jumbo-Visma into women's peloton marks one of a number of shakeups in women's racing for 2021.

Team Jumbo-Visma switched from Bianchi to Cervélo bikes on January 1 – except there is no CX machine ready for racing.

There's financial inequity in the peloton, but is imposing spending caps the right answer? We explore both sides of the argument.

Transfer to Ineos Grenadiers? Wout, say it ain't so.

Jumbo went big in 2020; Boels-Dolmans has dominated for for years.

Primož Roglič's Vuelta a España-winning Bianchi currently stands at €7,000 in online auction that includes bikes ridden by Sepp Kuss, Wout van Aert and more.

Van Aert succeeds Remco Evenepoel as the recipient of the award that recognizes the best Belgian cyclist of the year.

Van Aert simply crushed it this year, from the white roads of Strade Bianche to the mountains of the grand tours.

Last month Wout van Aert published the recipe for his broth-flavored Champion Oats oatmeal. Our intrepid editor decided to cook and then eat this savory concoction.

Eugenia Bujak also named best female cyclist of the year by Slovenian Cycling Association.

Dutchman looking to rally from 'difficult' year in preparation for 2021 Tour de France and Olympics.

Team director Merijn Zeeman reveals the 'nice challenge' of transforming Coloradan talent into grand tour star.

Fans, the team and the riders all have something to cheer about with Dutch star's move to the newly-formed squad.

The Belgian all-star is hoping to target one-week races in 2021. I'm all for it – provided he keeps crushing it in the classics.

Roglič, with his recent victory in the Vuelta as well as his runner-up spot in the Tour de France, is the most consistent stage race rider in the world at the moment.

Jumbo-Visma sprinter out of action until May 7 after incident he said 'will forever be a black page' in his career.

Though he fell short at the Tour de France, Primož Roglič is going to be hard to beat in 2021.

GC rivals eyeing last mountaintop finale at La Covatilla to try to upturn Vuelta a España.

Primož Roglič safe in the leader's jersey a day following his fourth stage win.

Victory at Liège-Bastogne-Liège gave Roglič a timely confidence boost after Tour de France disappointment, says team.

The Slovenian scorched the individual time trial and took time on Richard Carapaz and Hugh Carthy.

Sunday's Vuelta a España stage atop the Alto de l'Angliru produced thrilling action, as Hugh Carthy took a career-defining win, Primož Roglič bent but didn't break, and Richard Carapaz stormed into red. Here's how the other GC stars fared:

Watch the exciting final kilometer and highlights of stage 11 of the 2020 Vuelta a España.

With the stage win and time bonus, Primož Roglič and Richard Carapaz are equal on time.

If a few things align, Sepp Kuss could get a chance to win atop Spain's toughest mountain this weekend.

Roglič, Carapaz, Martin and Carthy emerged as the strongest on Wednesday and have marked themselves out as the key GC contenders ahead of a series of pivotal stages.

Carapaz loses 17 seconds in mano-a-mano battle in the Cantabrian mountains, later admitting Roglič was too hot to handle. With just 13 seconds between the pair, the Vuelta is wide-open once again.

Richard Carapaz rides another day at the top of the general classification, but behind him, a big shuffle redistributes the race standings.

Dutch star faded in the opening stages but will try to help teammate win Vuelta a España.

Sepp Kuss describes how struggles with rain jackets cost him 10 minutes and the team the leader's jersey in Sunday's stage at the Vuelta a España.

Aggressive riding in the rain by Astana and Ineos Grenadiers pays off atop Formigal.

Primož Roglič — in the familiar position as overall race leader — finished second on the stage.

Race leader Primož Roglič finishes in second, pads overall lead with bonus seconds.

Watch the video highlights of the explosive finale on stage 1 of the 2020 Vuelta a España.

Sepp Kuss took on Ineos Grenadiers and prevailed during Tuesday's stage 1 of the Vuelta a España.

Chris Froome appeared to struggle in the first stage in his final grand tour with the Ineos Grenadiers.

WorldTour teams shuffle bike sponsors for 2021 season, with Cervélo, Scott, and Bianchi finding new partnerships with Mitchelton-Scott, Jumbo-Visma, and Sunweb.

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Primož Roglič and Tom Dumoulin lead at Vuelta a España, with Sepp Kuss as wingman.

Dutch team to add women's WorldTour team and development team

The Tour of Flanders came down to a dramatic sprint between Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel. In the final push to the line, van der Poel was fastest.

Riders express concern about how teams forced to share hotels with tourists.

COVID 'bubble' is stretched to limit after several riders and staffers test positive.

Dutch outfit exits Giro d'Italia following COVID-19 positive of its captain Steven Kruijswijk.

Rest day testing Monday reveals a total of eight positive cases as two riders, four Mitchelton Scott staffers, and two staff from other teams test positive.

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert said the cancelation of Paris-Roubaix shifts more importance to Gent-Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders.

Dutch veteran hoping to erase disappointment of missing Tour de France.

Dutch sprinter is still waiting outcome of disciplinary review in aftermath of crash with Fabio Jakobsen.

American Sepp Kuss said that Jumbo-Visma's Tour de France leader Primož Roglič helped the entire team move past the disappointment on La Planche des Belles Filles.

Three American riders in the 107th edition made their impact felt in unique ways.

Jumbo-Visma's chief architect Richard Plugge admitted to being 'stunned' by the outcome of Saturday's Tour de France time trial. Plugge said that while the team is pleased with its three stage wins, the 2020 Tour de France will be viewed as a disappointment.

David Green created Epic Ride Weather years ago for his commute. Today, Jumbo-Visma uses it for races.

Just about every expectation I had when the Tour started has been turned upside down.

Slovenian star's pathway toward Tour victory has come through a cocktail of strength, robustness, tactical savvy, and the touch of lady luck.

It's looking likely Sagan's long run of green jersey dominance will end in Paris on Sunday – is it the end of an era?

Zeeman evidently became upset — enough so to warrant his expulsion from the race — with the technicians when they began to take apart Roglič’s bike.

We get an American media darling, and speculation flies — about breakaways and transfers — into the final days of the 2020 Tour de France.

Details are unclear about alleged incident following stage 17 involving a member of the UCI's bike check and Jumbo-Visma director Merijn Zeeman.

American Sepp Kuss shot down suggestions that he could one day target the Tour de France GC. Kuss will race the Vuelta a España later in the year.

Primož Roglič confirmed that Jumbo-Visma is using ketone supplements. The supplements, while not banned, are believed to give a performance boost to endurance athletes.

TV commentators criticized Sepp Kuss after he briefly gapped team leader Primož Roglič up the Col de la Loze. Roglič later confirmed he had told Kuss to attack.

'When you are tired, it can be easy to lose concentration, and stupid things can happen. We cannot afford that,' Tour leader says of final week.

Colodaran climber celebrates 26th birthday on the steep mountain roads he loves.

On today's roundtable, one reader wonders when Sepp Kuss will get grand tour leadership duties, while another proposes a classification jersey for riders over 35 at the Tour de France. As always, we want to hear your best and wildest questions about the 2020 Tour de France!

Ineos can’t crack Jumbo-Visma as Roglič establishes himself as strongest in race.

Primož Roglič extends his lead with big shakeups in the top 10 of the general classification.

We all know the Tour de France's GC leader wears the yellow jersey. The problem is, too many other riders are also sporting yellow in this year's Tour de France.

Dane questions if Jumbo-Visma will use its strength in the best way to help Roglič.

Egan Bernal is equal on time to Roglič but 21 seconds behind on the general classification.

Unbranded wheels abound in this year's Tour, from Princeton Carbonworks on Richard Carapaz's bike, to mystery hoops from Shimano on several riders' bikes.

Tour de France leader Primož Roglič was surprised by the size of the crowds in the Pyrénées. Roglič praised countryman Tadej Pogačar and admitted that the Tour is far from over.

Roglič, Pogačar leave Pyrénées with friendship now rivalry.

Is the Tour de France's crowd control strategy working? Also, which GC stars looked strongest in the Pyrenees?