The GC battle has been dull. I’ll call on Philippe Gilbert to provide supporting evidence for this verdict…
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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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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 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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“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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Although the time trial purists were not wholly swayed by the new format for the team time trial at Paris-Nice today…
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As was the case last year after he had blitzed his rivals up sharp incline into the small Creuse town of Dun-le-Palestel…
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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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Matteo Jorgenson always comes into my mind when I’m riding up the pass towards the top of the Pyrenean valley where I live…
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Pogačar blasts onto the scene as trains, planes and automobiles plan revives past exploits
Tadej Pogačar has already stunned the peloton with a jaw-dropping performance to win his debut race of the year…
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Demi Vollering has stamped her authority on stage race season…
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Whilst the start of May means a lap around Italy for the men, it’s a month in Spain for the women’s peloton as the …
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Mid term report: who’s got it right so far this season and who still has some work to do?
by Amy Jonesby Amy JonesWe’re over half-way through the classics and there’s been plenty of races so far to give us an idea of the landscape of women’s …
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Sat having breakfast in the dining room of my hotel prior to the start of the third stage of the Tour of the Basque …
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‘Conflicts are a bike ride away’: Morton cycles 1063km to Ukraine border
by Sophie Smithby Sophie SmithThe same day Matej Mohoric put his body on the line to win professional cycling’s longest one-day race on a dropper seat post…
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The start of 2022 has ushered in several changes at SD Worx, some big, some subtle…
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“Organised” or “formulaic”, tactics and growth in women’s road racing
by Amy Jonesby Amy JonesWomen’s cycling is still divergent from men’s in terms of tactics. As the depth within the field grows we might see more ‘organised’ races …
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Switzerland isn’t a country that should need putting on the cycling map. It has all the ingredients to produce great cyclists, even before the …
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‘It’s unpredictable’: UAE Tour to help filter sprinting’s pecking order
by Sophie Smithby Sophie SmithThe UAE Tour will surely pack a punch this week having attracted an All-Star field, but some notable absences and extenuating circumstances…