Mathieu van der Poel lays world championship warning with blitzing win in Hulst
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The race is set to expand to seven days for next season, as well as shifting from September to May in the calendar.
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Popular keirin speedster is battling back from heart surgery with an eye on winning Malaysia's first Olympic gold medal.
Mathieu van der Poel blazes to victory on season debut at World Cup Hulst
Four-time world champion rampages to win first 'cross race in 11 months, Tom Pidcock suffers heavy crash, buckles wheel, does not finish.
Puck Pieterse conquers crash-riddled World Cup Hulst
Pieterse snatched winning gap when rival Fem van Empel crashed and suffered series of mechanical issues.
The season starts in December: Pro peloton clicks back into gear at camps on Spanish coast
Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel and Co. build back for 2023 in first team camps of winter – here's what they do, and why they choose Spain.
Tom Pidcock dominates X20 Trofee Kortrijk to open world champion’s account
Pidcock goes solo for first win in rainbow jersey and scores timely mojo boost ahead of clash with Mathieu van der Poel on Sunday.
Marianne Vos powers to first victory in new rainbow jersey at X20 Trofee Kortrijk
Vos punches past Alvarado in sprint finish to score 108th career 'cross win and her first of this winter.
Astana-Qazaqstan renews U23 world champion Yevgeniy Fedorov through 2024
'We can confidently say that the first serious results will not take long': Vinokourov expects big things from Kazakh 22-year-old.
Does MIPS protect cyclists from traumatic brain injuries?
Determining helmet safety requires testing, so we tested six helmets beyond the certification tests required to sell bicycle helmets.
James Knox wants to help Remco Evenepoel win more grand tours
British climbing ace sees new opportunities to show his worth in the mountains as part of a growing 'Remco Express.'
Tour de France at center for Mathieu van der Poel: ‘It’s better for me to focus on one grand tour’
Dutch ace clicks back into race mode at World Cup Hulst this weekend ahead of 'cross worlds, spring classics, MTB, and Tour de France.
EF Education, Intermarché-Wanty latest teams to beat back Nairo Quintana contract speculation
Rumor mill continues to churn as Quintana drops more hints his future is secure.
Gallery: Classic bikes at Cinelli’s Milan headquarters
From classic double-triangle frames, to boundary pushing TT bikes, Cinelli has put together some memorable designs through the years.
Functional Threshold Power: What you need to know
FTP provides a snapshot of fitness that can be a useful, objective training metric for cyclists
Authorities dismantle doping ring across Spain
Two arrested in 'distribution of prohibited products,' according to Spain's Guardia Civil.
Everesting has 23,000 finishers — only one has done it on a unicycle
Ben Soja’s amazing ride from 2018 still stands alone in the record books.
Updated: James Piccoli and Alex Cataford will not continue with Israel Premier Tech
The Israeli-Canadian-backed team drops two of its five Canadian riders going into 2023.
Wout van Aert hints he will dabble in gravel racing
With the UCI-sanctioned gravel worlds slated for Flanders in 2024, it might be too close to home for Van Aert to avoid.
Lotte Kopecky sees opportunities with transfer of Lorena Wiebes to SD Worx
The arrival of the peloton's best sprinter will open things up for Kopecky who is already thinking about the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Gallery: The spirit of gravel, revisited
A chance encounter with an old story I wrote about the Spirit World 100 reminds me that gravel is just the medium — the spirit is how we ride it
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Rider transfers 2023: Everything you need to know about rider moves in the women’s peloton
All of the latest transfers in the women's peloton.
The transfer season is well underway after it officially opened on August 1, with several big names already switching teams ahead of the 2023 season.
Lorena Wiebes was one of the early movers after she decided to end her term with Team DSM early in favor of a contract with SD Worx. Meanwhile, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio will leave the Dutch squad at the end of the year as she extends her career for one more year at AG Insurance-NXTG.
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