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Greg LeMond was the last reigning grand tour champion to claim a world title back in 1989. Can Roglič or Pogačar end the drought?

The Dutch rider says Paris-Roubaix Femmes will be a 'milestone' in women's racing and would like to be there to soak it in, but is unsure if she'll go.

Annemiek van Vleuten has come close to taking the time trial and road race world titles in the same year, can she do it in Flanders?

Marlen Reusser is still coming to terms with her swift rise in cycling but she's not ready to stop achieving and she wants a rainbow jersey to add to her collection.

The inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes will include traverses of Mons-en-Pévèle and Carrefour de l’Arbre as part of 17 cobble sectors.

Women's road racing isn't all about the Dutch: Here are the teams to watch out for at this year's worlds.

Anna van der Breggen will retire after the world championships. She's unsure if she will defend her time trial title but wants to help her team to gold in the road race.

Marianne Vos will be one of the key contenders at the road worlds before she takes in the inaugural women's Paris-Roubaix a week later, where she'll also be a favorite.

The Dutchman had the world at his feet during the summer, but now he's fighting to race again due to a lingering back issue. Should he race, or cut his losses?

With the road world championships fast approaching, Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe gave everyone a taste of what's to come with their duel at the Tour of Britain.

From Primož Roglič and Egan Bernal going on the attack to Miguel Ángel López's dramatic departure from the race, these are the moments that made the 2021 Vuelta a España.

From Olympic champion Anna Kiesenhofer's return to racing to Filippo Ganna in the time trial, to Tadej Pogačar's form ahead of the worlds.

Marianne Vos has won almost everything but she still loves racing. She's in strong form this autumn and she is focused on the worlds and the first women's Paris-Roubaix.

From Annemiek van Vleuten and Marlen Reusser riding high to Anna van der Breggen's lack of form. This is what we learned from Challenge by La Vuelta and what it means for the road worlds.

Podium place boosts Haig's season after Tour de France crash and missed Olympics, while Mäder takes breakthrough grand tour performance with fifth.

After suddenly finding herself without a team at the end of 2020, the American rider is looking forward to a stress-free off-season and riding for Trek-Segafredo next year.

With the memory of losing last year's Tour de France on the final day, Primož Roglič goes into the final stages of the Vuelta with caution despite extending his GC lead.

The Spanish race expands to four stages this year and takes advantage of the mountains of Galicia. Annemiek van Vleuten and Anna van der Breggen headline a strong start list.

Egan Bernal said he just wanted to have fun on the bike as he launched a long-range attack on stage 17 of the Vuelta a España. It didn't work out, but he still had fun.

Egan Bernal wants to go big in the final mountain stages of the Vuelta a España, but he says that taking a big amount of time on Primož Roglič will be difficult.

Carlos Verona was inspired to take up racing when he saw the 2003 Vuelta a España go through his hometown and he hasn't looked back since.

Evie Richards is a whirlwind of smiles and energy, but she feels the pressure too. For her, a strong family and friend network and being honest with herself helps her in difficult times.

The Italian national champion got her late-season campaign off to a great start with victory at GP Plouay and is building up to rides at the road worlds and Euros.

Miguel Ángel Lopez believes he and Enric Mas will need two minutes on Primož Roglič ahead of final TT to win the Vuelta a España.

Some quick thinking and a strong sprint from Florian Sénéchal saved Deceuninck-Quick-Step after Fabio Jakobsen cracked in the final kilometers.

Freddie De Los Santos lost most of his right leg after he was injured in a rocket attack in Afghanistan. Cycling has become his passion, and his way to manage PTSD.

Kristen Faulkner had to rely on rider flashcards to help her when she turned professional last year, but the Alaskan is now competing with the best and has taken her first WorldTour win.

Primož Roglič and Adam Yates took a tumble on stage 12 of the Vuelta a España but avoided any time losses or serious injuries.

Primož Roglič has twice lost the Vuelta a España's red jersey on purpose. Why has he done it and can he win it back when it really matters?

The 37-year-old Mikel Nieve is one of the most experienced riders in the peloton with 20 grand tour finishes under his belt and only one abandon.

Primož Roglič had a lucky escape after crashing while on the attack on stage 10 of the Vuelta a España.

Ineos Grenadiers pushes for breakaway success as Egan Bernal and Adam Yates suffer another difficult day at the Vuelta a España and losing more time in the GC.

From Movistar's attempts to overthrow Primož Roglič in the red jersey to Ineos Grenadiers trying to bounce back from a bad first week to a new summit finish to contend with.

From Fabio Jakobsen's emotional return to the grand tour stage winner's circle to Primož Roglič and Enric Mas duking it out in the mountains.

The Dutchman will ride Benelux Tour is still holding out hope that he can race at the road worlds next month and Paris-Roubaix despite his ongoing back problems following Olympics crash.

Chloe Hosking returned to winning ways at the Tour of Norway after nearly six months off racing due to catching COVID, but says she's still far from her best.

In his first video since the Tour de France, Chris Froome talks about finishing the race, athlete mental health and being mistaken for a tourist on French television.

Primož Roglič took the red jersey off Kenny Elissonde and took more time on his rivals as the Vuelta a España heads back into the mountains, while Hugh Carthy lost a lot of time.

Tom Pidcock is helping guide Ineos Grenadiers teammates Egan Bernal, Richard Carapaz, and Adam Yates to Vuelta a España but he's also eying a potential stage win.

Primož Roglič has kept his nose clean at the Vuelta a España as some of his rivals have faltered. With the mountains looming, he could be back in red soon.

From the swansong of Anna van der Breggen to the first-ever Paris-Roubaix Femmes, these are a few things to look out for over the final months of the women's cycling calendar.

Egan Bernal says that Ineos Grendaiers still has three leaders, despite Adam Yates and Richard Carapaz losing time in the opening stages of the Vuelta a España.

Andreas Kron is riding his debut grand tour at the Vuelta a España. For Kron, cycling was an escape when his mother died from cancer but her memory is often with him when he races.

Chloe Hosking was sidelined with COVID-19 at the start of the year, leaving her wondering if she should pull the plug on her season. She didn't and now she's back to winning ways.

Anna Kiesenhofer has no desire to return to the peloton full-time, but hopes to take on more cycling projects following her Olympic road race victory.

Primož Roglič will show off his new TT bike in the opening stage of the Vuelta a España.

For Egan Bernal, beating Primoz Roglič will be about taking opportunities and creating a big buffer ahead of the final, decisive time trial.

From Tadej Pogačar to Tom Boonen, many big names have made their grand tour debut at the Vuelta. What can the class of 2021 do?

Leah Thomas will step in to fill the gap left by former U.S. champion Ruth Winder, who is set to retire at the end of the season.

The final edition of the Ladies Tour of Norway will feature a tough summit finish and host of big names, including Annemiek van Vleuten and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig.

From Primož Roglič to Egan Bernal to Mikel Landa, these are the GC favorites for the Vuelta a España's red jersey.

Anna Kiesenhofer captured the world's attention with her goliath-beating win in the Tokyo road race. VeloNews talks to the new Olympic champion about how she's coping with her new fame.

Primož Roglič could become only the third rider in history to win three Vueltas in a row. He will have to get past the likes of Ineos Grenadiers duo Egan Bernal and Richard Carapaz first.

Team USA bounced back from a disappointing opening ride at the Olympic Games to set a national record and take bronze in the women's Team Pursuit.

The USA and Great Britain will go head-to-head in round one of the Team Pursuit. The world record could tumble again in this face-off but can either team step up to beat the Germans?

Laura Kenny has never won anything other than gold at the Olympic Games. The Brit goes into Tokyo with a shot at becoming the most successful female cyclist.

'Stick to sports' is a phrase used to silence people but sport cannot ignore the injustices and inequalities of society because it is not separate from it but an extension of it.

From Anna Kiesenhofer's breakaway win to Tom Dumoulin's return to the podium, these are some of the biggest moments in the Tokyo Olympics road race program.

Bora-Hansgrohe confirms that Peter Sagan and Pascal Ackermann will depart the team at the end of the year. Sagan has been linked to a move to Team TotalEnergies.

As American superstar gymnast Simone Biles takes time out of Olympic competition for mental health reasons, Tom Dumoulin shows it is possible to come back at the highest level.

Annemiek van Vleuten switched off social media and the rest of the world as she turned focus to time trial gold.

The road riders take center stage once again at the Olympic games with the time trial. Who can win gold and who is in with a shot of a medal? VeloNews takes a look at some of the contenders.

Five years ago, the Dutchwoman was in a hospital after a horror crash at the Rio Olympics. With silver in Tokyo, she's completed a chapter in her journey that saw her become one of the world's best riders.

Evie Richards enjoyed a breakthrough ride at elite level in 2020 and less than a year later she is making her debut at the Olympic Games, fulfilling a long-held dream.

Anna Kiesenhofer was far from the radar of the big favorites for the women's Olympic road race, but the Austrian took gold and did it strictly on her own terms. Who is the new Olympic road race champion?

Tour de France yellow jersey Mathieu van der Poel says he thought a ramp used during training on a big rock drop would still be there during the race.

The Australian time trial champion has had to come back from a huge setback to make her dream come true in Tokyo after she broke her collarbone, fibula, and elbow in a crash in April.

Tom Pidcock has been training in a tent in the spare room of his apartment to prepare for the heat of Tokyo in his bid for Olympic glory.

The Dutch riders are the overwhelming favorites for gold in Tokyo, but they will not get it all their own way and there are plenty of riders ready to upset the form book.

U.S rider Alexis Ryan says cycling's white western ‘bubble’ needs to be burst so the sport can ‘join the real world.’

Geraint Thomas and Simon Yates are both confident they've overcome their Tour de France injuries to lay it on the line in the men's Olympic road race.

Canyon-SRAM's diversity and inclusion program was launched after controversy about Chloe Dygert's conduct on social media. The new team will aim to support under-served countries in cycling.

Hungarian road race, time trial, mountain bike, and cyclocross champion Kata Blanka Vas is a future cycling star and the 19-year-old was snapped by SD Worx earlier this year.

Japanese champion Eri Yonamine has been racing for a decade, six of those as a professional, but the 2021 Olympics will be her first international race on home soil.

The Dutch women made history when they won back-to-back Olympic road race titles in London and Rio. Can they do it again with a third straight victory? There are few who would bet against it.

Mark Cavendish's return to winning ways at the Tour de France has been remarkable and it could have a big impact on the sport in his native Isle of Man.

While the battle for the yellow jersey looked all but done, there were still plenty of opportunities for the GC riders to gain and lose time in final Tour de France time trial.

Mark Cavendish's path towards the all-time Tour de France stage win record has read like a Hollywood script at times, but can he get his happy ever after on the Champs-Élysées?

Mark Cavendish is on the verge of setting a new all-time Tour de France stage win record. VeloNews spoke to his first coach to see where it all began.

With two mountaintop wins in the final week, Tadej Pogačar is ending his Tour de France campaign with a flourish.