It’s now 28 years since the Vuelta a España changed from a mid-April to a late August start date. The switch was designed…
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As the Giro d’Italia gets back under way today, erstwhile race leader Remco Evenepoel is under fire…
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Any bike race can highlight the extreme highs and lows that have always been a fundamental part cycle sport, but Paris-Roubaix…
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Everyone knew what was coming, but no one could prevent it. Tadej Pogačar had signalled what his likely tactic would be…
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The cancellation of the Women’s Tour – hopefully for only a one year hiatus – was sad but not surprising news. To raise half …
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When a rider is good enough, their very presence on a startlist can completely change the way a race is raced…
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The Flemish Classics still matter to QuickStep, but Evenepoel is pulling them in another direction
Let’s hope that Patrick Lefevere has picked out a good spot for lunch during this Sunday’s Tour of Flanders…
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They call them ‘gifts.’ The one-day races, the stage wins, the classification jerseys, handed on a plate to other riders…
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Sport likes nothing more than a spicy rivalry, that extra competitive edge that is evident when Barcelona play Real Madrid…
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Milan-Sanremo isn’t a race that draws consensus. Glance down the list of starters and there may be two dozen names…
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The hashtag – tongue in cheek but right on the nose at the same time – captures it perfectly: #isMilanSanremoexcitingyet?…
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Patrick Lefevere may remain one of the most renowned and successful team managers in professional cycling, but outside the Belgian bubble…
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The morning after the afternoon before, the key players in Paris-Nice were taking stock of a week’s racing, from the French capital to the …
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In the wake of Tadej Pogačar’s shows of brilliance in winning Jaén Paraíso Interior and the Ruta del Sol last month, I wrote a …
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“Well, Jumbo-Visma have some work to do,” they kept saying — as if it was any comfort — in the vehicles descending from the …
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Sunday’s final stage of Paris-Nice will mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Andrei Kivilev at “the race to the sun”…
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Prize money parity underlines the difference two years can make
by Amy Jonesby Amy JonesTwo years ago, in 2021, I wrote about the controversy that ensued after the disparity in prize money between the men’s and women’s winners
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It used to be that Patrick Lefevere’s Soudal-QuickStep team set the performance standard in the cobbled Classics…
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Unfortunately, the many calculations that were made last week about whether it would be possible for Tadej Pogačar…
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Matteo Jorgenson always comes into my mind when I’m riding up the pass towards the top of the Pyrenean valley where I live…