Peter Sagan

Amgen Tour of California invites 18 teams to the 2015 event, expects sprint showdown between Sagan and Kittel for race's 10th anniversary

Cancellara is keenly aware that his reign as one of the kings of the classics is reaching its zenith as up-and-comers vie for the crown

Tinkoff-Saxo CEO insists team finances are on solid footing, despite suggestions by Oleg Tinkov that crisis in Russia could mean trouble

Grand tour stage winners, points classification champions, and classics superstars will take on the early-season race in Qatar

Peter Sagan feels pressure to deliver victory for Tinkoff-Saxo, and American Bobby Julich steps in to train the young star

Riders still without a contract face a precarious future as 2014 comes to a close, and several big names are still waiting on the sidelines

Five Italians from the Italian-based team will jump over to the new squad that combines Garmin-Sharp and Cannondale

The three-time green jersey winner is looking for a victory in the spring classics

Nearly 80 Tinkoff-Saxo riders and staff members will attempt to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa as part of a team-building camp

Whether pounding cobbles, battling in sprints, or winning mountain stages, these young riders will deliver excitement in the coming years

On the shoulders of a young, talented rider, expectation hangs like a thick cloak, leading to a cascade of physical and mental stresses

At worlds, Kwiatkowski, 24, leads the way for a young cohort that is talented and promising

Global Cycling Network breaks down the list of favorites in the men's and women's elite road races in Ponferrada, Spain

Though his 2014 results don't show it, Peter Sagan is one of the riders to watch in Ponferrada, but he is cagey about his chances

Peter Sagan withdrew from the Vuelta in stage 14, but his trainer says he is in a perfect spot to perform well in the world championships

The trio joins many others who have succumbed to the heat and the climbing in the Spanish grand tour

Peter Sagan, who has struggled through the Vuelta a España, finally called it quits on stage 14

Four of the biggest favorites for Ponferrada are at this Vuelta: Fabian Cancellara, Philippe Gilbert, Tom Boonen, and Peter Sagan

The Slovak sprinter has won the points title at the last three Tours de France

The Slovakian has won the points classification at the last three editions of the Tour de France

One of Spain's most elegant cities, San Sebastián will be on display at the end of the 219km race this weekend

Cannondale pulled out all the stops for Peter Sagan's custom-painted SuperSix EVO

With riders at the front for almost the entire day, Garmin capped stage 19 at the Tour with a victory by Ramunas Navardauskas

Tony Gallopin attacks twice in the final kilometers of stage 11 at the Tour, which leads to France’s second stage win

Rumors are flying about the future of Cannondale Pro Cycling as Sagan struggles to win a Tour stage

Though he leads the green jersey competition by a wide margin, Sagan needs a stage win to be satisfied with his Tour

Stage 7 a difficult day for American GC contenders, as both van Garderen, Talansky down in separate crashes inside the final 20km

The Italian road champ steals a march on an elite pack hunting both stage and overall, and as they hesitate, he takes the win and the jersey

Bike racing sometimes goes according to the book, but there are days when it respects neither plot nor narrative

Mark Cavendish and Simon Gerrans hit the deck in the finale and Marcel Kittel escapes the pileup to win the first stage of the 2014 Tour

Ted King doesn't want to dwell on what happened in last year's Tour and is focusing instead on helping Peter Sagan win a third green jersey

Cannondale's roster is built for stage wins and the green jersey competition, and American Ted King hopes to play a key role this year

Going downhill on two wheels is much more complex than simply letting gravity take over

The Italian received a solid leadout from Martin, who retained the overall race lead with three stages left

A crash with 500 meters left takes out Mark Cavendish and several others vying for the sprint win

Tony Martin, meanwhile, retains his overall race lead with five days left

The Cannondale rider wins the stage in an uphill sprint finish

The Tour de Suisse begins on Saturday with a deep field including Peter Sagan, Mark Cavendish, Bradley Wiggins, and defending champion Rui Costa

With an unlimited budget, Tinkoff-Saxo’s owner says he will sign a handful of “stars” to further bolster his squad for 2015

Russian millionaire Tinkov would tell Formula One champ Fernando Alonso that it's a lot easier to buy a team than to try to build one from scratch

Sagan claims his first victory of the 2014 Amgen tour, making short work of former world champ Hushovd, while Wiggins easily holds his lead

Trek debuts its latest women's bike, a pair of lace-up Bontrager shoes for the pros, and special-edition Peter Sagan jerseys

Olympic and former Tour de France champion is the man to beat when the Amgen Tour sets off in Sacramento on Sunday

The field for the 2014 race is one of the deepest in the event's nine-year history

Sagan leaves the classics without a monument, but his camp says the spring campaign was a success — and a learning experience

The young Slovak says he's not bothered by a poor finish at Flanders and hopes — with a bit of luck — to come out of the Arenberg in the front group

Anything can happen over 51 kilometers of cobbles, but "Spartacus" is the overwhelming favorite with oddsmakers for the "Hell of the North"

Slovak champion tries to put Flanders behind him with one final shot at a monument victory Sunday at Paris-Roubaix

Three-time winner Mark Cavendish will not race because of an illness

The Swiss rider made the right moves at the right times before sprinting to victory

Sagan was clearly on an off day, unable to follow the attacks on the Oude Kwaremont, but hopes to bounce back in time for Paris-Roubaix

2013 Flanders runner-up refuses to take on pressure heading into De Ronde

Boonen, Cancellara, Sagan, and Vanmarcke are the favorites, but 17 climbs, a half-dozen teams, and forecasted rain don't care about odds

Slovak champion takes first stage of De Panne for the third year in a row

The entire Cannondale squad is using the Synapse endurance bike for the classics because of its added comfort features

Several riders go down hard in E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem

With Boonen and Cancellara fit and motivated for a monumental win, will 2014 mark the final full-steam showdown in a decade-old rivalry?

The young Slovak's boss thinks his classics star could, with desire and effort, become a contender for the greatest race of them all — the Tour de France

Belgian squad confident, but disappointed after Terpstra, Vandenbergh fall short in bid to outdo Sagan in late breakaway

With his victory Friday at E3 Harelbeke, expectations again mount on Peter Sagan's ability to deliver a victory at De Ronde

Slovak champion takes cagey victory from late escape at E3 Harelbeke after Belgian team's tandem fails to drop him

Fabian Cancellara held tight when Vincenzo Nibali jumped on the Cipressa and said he's not interested in attacking just to put on a show

The season's first major classic is the longest and most unpredictable, and while Sagan is the favorite, no one knows who will win on Sunday

Peter Sagan won stage 3 at Tirreno-Adriatico and dedicated it to his ailing mother; Kwiatkowski finished second on the stage and now leads

The absence of Chris Froome makes for a more unpredictable GC in Italy

After the two escape a strong group of contenders Kwiatkowski rockets away from Sagan on the final climb to take the victory in Siena

The Tinkoff-Saxo rider went to high school with Peter Sagan and raced against him growing up

La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the move could also bring Cannondale bicycles to the squad

American is close on the overall and says Chris Froome isn't playing any poker in Oman

Between now and late April, Peter Sagan must concentrate on classics, not contracts, says Cannondale team director

Former world champion says he could sign three riders capable of beating Sagan for the Slovak champion's price tag

Matthew Beaudin lays out his thoughts on the 2014 cycling season, and they include a Richie Porte win at the Giro d'Italia

After spending a week in Argentina, Neal Rogers provides a final analysis of the Tour de San Luis

Moreno Moser impresses at Cannondale's U.S. presentation, but he's no Axl Rose

Reports show the route for this year's race offers something for everyone in the field

The German says he's not a pure sprinter, and that he's targeting the hilly and unpredictable classics

Andrew Hood reviews his 10 biggest stories of the year, from Horner to Froome, and everything in between

Argentina’s Tour de San Luis is attracting some of the biggest names in pro cycling for the January 19-26 season opener

Slovak champion will make his third start at the "Hell of the North" and will return to California

The young Slovak wins almost at will and is our Most Versatile Men's Rider of the Year for 2013