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Noble describes her decision to take a sabbatical from racing as 'simultaneously devastating and euphoric' and promises she'll be back when her health improves.

The former doctor talks to VeloNews about her desire to return to the medical profession when she retires, as well as her love-hate relationship with the violin.

The Swiss time trialist has quickly risen through the ranks since racing for the World Cycling Center in 2019 and will ride for SD Worx next season.

Last week, Nokere Koerse tripled its prize money for the women's event to match the men's. It was met with mixed response, but is there a 'right' way to grow women's cycling?

The second round of the new UCI Track Champions League will take place in Lithuania on Saturday after a successful opener. Can it help grow the sport?

You could fill a book with all the drama and action from the 2021 season, but VeloNews has picked just seven moments. Which moments made the cut?

There were plenty of talking points from the 2021 women's season, including the first-ever women's Paris-Roubaix, the dramatic Olympic road race, and the thrilling world championships.

The 2021 road season was record-breaking and record-equaling at times — here are some of the key stats and figures that made the year.

The German team is in the process of finalizing its eight-rider roster ahead of the 2021 season.

The highly decorated Dutch rider is looking forward to a return to the Tour de France next year, a moment she says will be 'really important' for women's racing.

The Hungarian multi-discipline rider saw a breakthrough year in 2021 and is looking ahead to bigger challenges next season.

For the fourth year in a row, the Giro d'Italia's pink jersey will be decided by a time trial. The route will be the same as the TT Chad Haga won in 2019.

The transfer season has been open for several months, but there are still lots of riders without a deal for 2022. Here are five from the men's peloton.

Organizer RCS continues to unveil route details, featuring four major mountain summit finishes, ahead of the full announcement Thursday.

New name for the American team comes as the organization behind the squad launches a new 'wellness platform'.

The Canadian speaks about how he's enjoying racing more than ever, putting off thoughts of retirement and whether or not he wishes he'd started cycling at an earlier age.

Lars Boom says he is a ‘little bit jealous’ of van der Poel and van Aert and wishes he could have kept racing cyclocross longer into his career.

Extended race looks to provide a more challenging parcours than in previous seasons after two years of cancellations.

Despite missing the target distance, Alex Dowsett's hour record attempt helped to shine a light on a rarely talked about condition, and gave hope to many.

The Texan returns to the team where his pro career began almost a decade ago and joins up with former WorldTour riders Ben King and Joey Rosskopf.

Anna van der Breggen doesn't expect to be good at her new DS right away and says she won't be following other former pros and racing gravel.

Anna van der Breggen on adjusting to life after racing and why it isn't just an adjustment for her but also for her whole family.

Ineos Grenadiers has made some big staffing changes in recent weeks and added a raft of young riders to its roster. Is this the beginning of something new for the team?

There have been some big-name signings during the 2021 transfer window and VeloNews delves deeper into some of the most interesting.

After half her life spent in the peloton, Trixi Worrack hangs up her racing wheels but she's not giving up the world of cycling as she aims to use her experience to coach.

Nicola Bagioli had a contract for 2022 but he's decided to give it all up to follow his other passion, soapstone pottery, and build his burgeoning business.

Annemiek van Vleuten's season highlight was winning gold at in the TT at the Tokyo Olympics, but she didn't see it as closure or revenge after her Rio crash.

Multiple world champions, national champions, and some of the most experienced legs in the peloton are among those stepping off the bike in 2021.

The 2012 Tour de France winner, and multiple Olympic gold medalist, says he found it hard to deal with the fame his success brought.

Organizer SweetSpot has said it wants at least eight stages to bring the event in line with the men's Tour of Britain, but its attempts have been rebuffed.

Marion Rousse gives her thoughts on the route for the first edition of the revived women's race, why she won't miss the Alps, why there's no TT, and more.

The 39-year-old is not slowing down as she becomes the first two-time winner of the Women's WorldTour. With some rivals retiring, who will challenge her in 2022?

After being canceled in 2020, the one-day Ronde van Drenthe will close the Women's WorldTour this season with cobbles and climbs set to decide the race.

Experts found the presence of tizanidine, which is not banned by WADA, in hair samples from three riders at the Tour de France. A team was not named, but Bahrain-Victorious has spoken out.

Experts tested hair samples from seven Tour de France cyclists with three revealing the presence of tizanidine, a muscle relaxant that is not currently banned by WADA.

With the Women's WorldTour set to grow again in 2022, who are the new teams stepping up, and will anyone be able to fill the final spot?

The recently crowned world champion on bouncing back from Olympic disappointment and stepping up to WorldTour with Trek-Segafredo.

From Peter Sagan's move to Team TotalEnergies to Sam Bennett's return to Bora-Hansgrohe to Vincenzo Nibali heading to Astana, here are the latest transfers in the men's peloton.

From Anna van der Breggen's retirement to Elisa Balsamo signing for Trek-Segafredo to Uno-X building its 2022 roster, here are the latest moves in the women's peloton.

The route launch of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes was a historic occasion, but with no Alps, Pyrenees, or time trial is the parcours the right one?

Movistar Women adds just two riders to its squad for 2022 with Arlenis Sierra and Sarah Gigante joining the Annemiek van Vleuten-led squad.

The Paris-Roubaix Femmes champion says that the one-day race will 'only get harder to win' as it becomes a specialism within women's cycling.

The Dutchwoman becomes only the second rider in the race's history to win two days in a row as Demi Vollering maintains her race lead.

The former junior road race world champion is back on the road again with Team DSM this fall and loving it, despite some heavy crashes recently.

Lorena Wiebes took victory ahead of Chiara Consonni and Chloe Hosking as Demi Vollering maintains her race lead.

Race director Mick Bennett says the race's highlights package is more valuable than a 45-minute internet stream but he hopes to have live TV by next year.

Demi Vollering beat her nearest rival by over a minute in the Atherstone TT as she stormed into the race lead with three stages to go.

Amy Pieters sprints to victory after 10 riders break clear on aggressive second stage as French 22-year-old Clara Copponi takes over the race lead.

Lucy Kennedy was supposed to retire from professional racing last month but a late call-up to the Women's Tour means she has one last hurrah.

The inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes was a day for the record books, but where will it sit in cycling's rich history, and where does it go from here?

After an almost two-decade wait, the men's peloton got a taste of riding a wet Paris-Roubaix. We asked Matteo Jorgenson, Mikkel Bjerg, Zdeněk Štybar, and more, what it was like.

The American had to stop twice for a 'nature break' after developing stomach problems mid-race. He also crashed in training the day before.

Everything you need to know about the six-day Women's Tour, the penultimate race on the Women's WorldTour calendar.

Marianne Vos came close as she tried to chase down a lone Lizzie Deignan but the Dutchwoman had to settle for second one more time

Riders fight for grip in wet and muddy inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes that saw only 61 of the 129 starters record an official time in the velodrome.

SD Worx comes with a team of three potential winners for the first Paris-Roubaix Femmes with Chantal van den Broek-Blaak, Christine Majerus and Jolien D'hoore.

From Marianne Vos to Lisa Brennauer to Ellen van Dijk, these are some of the riders to watch for the first edition of the women's 'Hell of the North'.

Remco Evenepoel says Flanders worlds was a 'missed opportunity' for him to win the world title. Wout van Aert questions why the 21-year-old attacked so early.

Marianne Vos already won almost every race on the women's calendar — will she become the first Paris-Roubaix Femmes winner?

Jolien D'hoore, Ellen van Dijk, and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig share their thoughts as the women's peloton prepares itself for a date with history.

A week after hanging up her racing wheels, van der Breggen will be in the team car for SD Worx as she transitions into new sport director role.

The British rider will attempt the hour record Thursday after unofficially breaking it in February.

Paris-Roubaix asks for a later date as French Presidential elections put the cobbled monument at risk of being canceled once again.

An estimated 1 million fans packed the roadsides from Antwerp to Leuven, creating a festival-like atmosphere unlike anything anyone's seen before.

Mathieu van der Poel's back holds out under pressure in Flanders but he lacked top form after major disruptions to his racing and training schedule.

The 22-year-old British rider rues a 'lack of experience' after missing final cut and finishing sixth in worlds road race.

Anna van der Breggen has no regrets as she ends her illustrious career playing a team role at the world championships in Flanders.

The Danish men's road race squad at the world championships comes with what Magnus Cort believes is 'historically strong' for the nation.

It has been 41 years since Beth Heiden won the rainbow jersey in Sallanches. Can Leah Thomas, Ruth Winder, Coryn Rivera, Kirsten Faulkner, Lauren Stephens, or Tayler Wiles end the drought?

The 21-year-old Eritrean hopes that his silver medal in the U23 men's road race will turn to gold in years to come.

Riders give big thumbs down to integrated women's elite and U23 race, while Lizzie Deignan slaps down Patrick Lefevere for comments on women's cycling.

From the Dutch going for five in a row to unpredictable racing and a whole load of attacking.

The mixed team relay got its second outing at the worlds in Flanders on Wednesday. It got a resounding thumbs up from the pros, who say it's harder than a traditional TTT.

Asma Jan and Kanza Malik were the first women from Pakistan to compete in an international cycling event when they competed in the elite time trial in Bruges.

The Olympic road race champion had to ride with damaged forks after an ill-fitted component came loose during training.

Amber Neben broke her pelvis in three places when a car driver turned into her path during training. The 46-year-old led the U.S. home with Leah Thomas taking 14th.

Born in London, Chris Symonds represented Ghana for the second time in the worlds time trial. The House of Commons employee will be back at work this week.

The four-time individual TT world champion bows out of discipline with best performance in five years: 'I think I will get a bit more emotional when I’m alone.'

Lawson Craddock and Brandon McNulty are both upbeat about Team USA's chances in next week's road races.

The Danish rider missed out on a podium place by two seconds to Remco Evenepoel, and now turns his focus to the road race.