Jim Cotton

Tadej Pogačar's road to Tour de France triple starts in the Emirates as top GC racers elbow a who's-who of sprinters.

Aussie adventurer to attempt mountain bike FKT on the Menorcan 'Camí de Cavalls 360º' trail Friday.

Danish dynamo has started the season on a tear as he goes on a mission to right the wrongs of last spring.

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl not intimidated by rising strength of rivals as new 'packs' come to the cobblestone party.

Flanders, Roubaix, Tour de France also possible for 2022 as Trek-Segafredo hails young American's increased responsibility and experience.

Jumbo-Visma rules nothing out for Dumoulin's return to Giro d'Italia, says Tour de France start unlikely but not impossible.

Organizers of Superprestige Gavere trial drone footage at race Saturday only for the UCI to remove the flying camera.

Jumbo-Visma to continue building Coloradan’s GC creds with ambitious spring schedule ahead of return to Tour de France.

Quick-Step is braced for big things ahead of Van Wilder's debut this week: 'If Remco is the new Merckx, then he is also the new Merckx'

Valverde withdrawn from home race the Vuelta a Murcia this weekend as COVID precaution.

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl anxiously waits to see if Asgreen develops symptoms as cobblestone-crusher misses vital tune-up races.

After two seasons torn up by COVID and crashes, this year could give Evenepoel the runway to show what he's about.

Sport director Matteo Tosatto says Richard Carapaz remains focused on Giro d'Italia rather than switching attention to Tour de France.

Evenepoel believes stoney Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana finish was a grade too far, Alejandro Valverde finishes fifth with flat tire.

Grischa Niermann downplays role of controversial supplement, says it's only part of team's increasingly pinpoint approach to performance.

Even with his hazy history, Valverde's retirement will end an era.

Our VeloNews European team picks the rivalries they will be watching on the road in 2022.

With or without van der Poel and van Aert, it was an inevitability Pidcock would be crowned cyclocross king some day.

Your quick guide of riders, routes and talking points ahead of a blockbuster bout of men's and women's racing.

Heavily favored Belgian 'crossers hoping to avoid road worlds fiasco as absence of van Aert, van der Poel levels the playing field.

Who will be the peloton's next Remco or Demi? VeloNews' European team picks the riders they'll be watching this season.

Leading riders Denise Betsema and Annemarie Worst among a swath of riders out of Arkansas 'cross worlds due to COVID, concussions, sickness.

Doctors say it's too early to make any sort of predictions about his recovery, but the Tour de France looks all but impossible in 2022.

Bernal undergoes successful surgery for fractured femur, patella and spinal trauma after training collision Monday.

Ayuso is already snapping at Pogačar's heels in his first full season with UAE Emirates and has eyes on surpassing the Slovanian sometime soon.

Here's all you need to know about the men's and women's races that will get the season rolling in the coming weeks.

What single race should we be stoked for in 2022? VeloNews' European team picks the races they won't be missing.

Pidcock will race Strade Bianche, Flanders, Amstel, Liège, and much more in stacked spring schedule as he looks to back up breakout 2021.

Vegan and vegetarian diets are becoming more mainstream – but does making the pivot to plants work for pro racers?

Staffers, teammates, believe Pogačar has plenty more to come as he enters ambitious 2022 season including a Flanders debut and grand tour double.

Sicilian veteran to race all five monuments, Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in first season back with Astana-Qazaqstan.

 Jean-René Bernaudeau believes his newly reinforced team can take it to the likes of van Aert and van der Poel in 2022.

From Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel to Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde – here's who's racing where, and what it all means.

Organizers of this month's Fayetteville worlds plowing on and pumped as ever in face of travel, health and start-list troubles.

Van Aert closed out his 'cross season with nine wins from 10 and the Belgian title, setting home hype to warp-speed for cobbled classics.

Pogačar will make his Flanders debut this season as he takes ever-increasing form to Tour de France, Vuelta a España, and more.

Sagan 'not afraid' of pressure to perform with new team despite latest health setback – can Slovak star return to the top in 2022?

After a breakout WorldTour season and a debut grand tour, Pidcock has a bigger engine, more experience, and bold plans for the 2022 road classics.

Team DS Matteo Tosatto outlines a 2022 season of renewal as a swath of young stars join the team and the back-room takes a reshuffle.

'Rest should really be the priority now:' Team officials and medics paint bleak picture of MvdP's chance of making 'cross world championships.

Our editors weigh in on the 21 must-know, high-drama headlines of 2021 and why they matter: Part three.

2019 champion Carapaz slated to return to Giro, team DS hopes to see Viviani at Sanremo, Giro, road worlds while also racing track.

Mark Cavendish and Marianne Vos make their mark on the history books.

Our editors weigh in on the 21 must-know, high-drama headlines of 2021 and why they matter: Part one.

Van Aert has won five out of five ‘crosses into the final week in December and looks unbeatable. So why hasn’t he committed to the Fayetteville worlds?

Was there anything Wout van Aert couldn't win in 2021?

Sepp Kuss had us waving the stars and stripes in multiple grand tours.

Quinn Simmons and Magnus Sheffield dominated as juniors. Now they're both in the WorldTour, they could propel the US back into classics contention.

Van der Poel, van Aert, Pidcock to clash multiple times this 'kerstperiode' – here's who's racing when, and what to expect.

Spanish tour expands to five stages, iconic Koppenberg and Kemmelberg climbs come to the classics as women's calendar continues to grow.

Racing with Roglič, victory celebrations with Valverde, and the possibility of GC – Kuss looks back on 2021 and throws forward to the future.

Pros with experience of groundbreaking tech weigh in on how it could change racing and training forever – and if that's a good thing.

Dutchman postpones CX start after injuring knee during fall in training, will debut in Dendermonde on December 26.

Scandinavian squad expands beyond men's division with brand-new women's team that lands directly in the top-tier of racing.

Mathieu van der Poel returns to 'cross next weekend, setting stage for highly anticipated showdown with van Aert on December 26.

Dutch fastman released from Jumbo-Visma contract two years early to accept three-year deal with BikeExchange-Jayco.

Nairo Quintana and his second-tier team receive invites to all WorldTour races next season ahead of push for WorldTour status in 2023.

All-terrain ace sketches out ambitious 2022 race program in journey toward triple world title bid.

American supertalent Sheffield emerged from two lost seasons with a three-year contract with the world's biggest team.

Van Aert smashes season standouts Iserbyt and Aerts with bullish performance at Superprestige Boom: 'I had not expected this'

Pidcock confirms long-nagging knee problem is back after recent indications of improvement.

Alpecin-Fenix bosses indicate MvdP likely to bring green jersey ambitions to 2022 Tour, confirm Dutchman 'well on schedule' after shaking back injury.

Coloradan climbing sensation explains how a little of everything in moderation keeps him raring to race and lovin' life 12 months a year.

Pidcock, van Aert to make high-profile 'cross debuts in Boom on Saturday as organizers push on in face of surge in COVID cases.

The autumn hill climb season sees intense competition mingle with all-for-one community spirit in a small grassroots scene.

Surging coronavirus cases in northern Europe see Antwerp race shut down with risk of further cancelations later in winter.

Tom Pidcock, Wout van Aert, and Mathieu van der Poel outline CX schedules, and right now, the stars will align only on three occasions.

Veteran racers are feeling the pinch as professionalization and 'datafication' raises the game – but the old-timers know brains can beat brawn.

The UCI currently forbids the use of continuous glucose monitors in competition. Insiders are pushing back on the ban – is that a good or bad thing?

Bust or boom? Peter Sagan brings his familiar entourage with him in a high-profile transfer that will define his next chapter — our editors debate his prospects.

Forget power meters and heart rate monitors – glucose monitors are poised to change pro cycling forever. Here's a look at how the new tech could push the peloton forward.

Here are five of the hottest stories of 2021 and what they could mean for the years to come.

Pogačar and van Vleuten came out top, but who won and lost lower down the ranking? From Cavendish and Carapaz to Vollering and Vos, these are the takeaways.

Team boss hopes new signings and fresh wind will see the US-registered all-diabetic team back on track in 2022.

‘Sometimes I just put my head down, closed my eyes and hoped for the best:’ Aussie veteran recounts the mayhem of an unforgettable muddy Roubaix.

American climber talks the transfer to Astana Qazaqstan, the intensity of racing for the break, and the need for a little luck.

Hammond and Ben Williams join directing group as supersquad looks toward ‘new chapter’ in 2022.

Wout van Aert remains undecided about trip to Fayetteville for 'cross world champs for fear of disruption to classics training.

Reports this week indicate Ilan van Wilder is taking legal action to leave team early while Tiesj Benoot is negotiating contract curtailment.