Tadej Pogačar tweaks road map to Tour de France with Spanish season debut
Slovenian superstar spicing up season debut with starts at the gravel-loaded Jaén Paraíso and Ruta del Sol in bypass of UAE Tour.
Slovenian superstar spicing up season debut with starts at the gravel-loaded Jaén Paraíso and Ruta del Sol in bypass of UAE Tour.
Strade Bianche and Tour of Flanders are early season targets, but Paris-Roubaix is not in the cards just yet.
'We want to create real bike racers, not just athletes.' EF Education-ONTO on a mission to create savvy racers ready for the WorldTour.
Only two men and one woman have achieved cycling's hardest treble. We asked Stephe Roche why it's so hard.
British all-rounder insists there's plenty of room to race to win in the ever-deeper UAE Team Emirates.
Giro d'Italia, Il Lombardia, world title defense highlight ambitions across rainbow jersey season.
Two-time Tour de France champion finishes second behind Slovenian champion Mihael Štajnar in Ljubljana 'cross race.
'Froome at his best, or Pogačar, these guys are psychological beasts.' Porte looks back on life in high-pressure, data-driven peloton.
Vingegaard anticipates new approach for Tour de France defense after blowing Pogačar out of yellow with haymaker attacks this summer.
Here's what's making headlines on Monday, December 19.
Tour de Hoody: The annual 'big loop' takes in the hidden corners of France, and these are stage cities everyone wants to return to.
The Vuelta a España podium finisher says that technology and information is helping young riders beat more experienced rivals.
Slovenian says he doesn't know how long he will continue to race after turning pro at a young age.
Spanish teen ace hopes to win the Vueta a España in 2023 as he follows hot in the wheeltracks of his illustrious UAE Emirates captain.
Marquee signings for new season both support Pogačar's Tour de France ambition and provide winning options all through the calendar.
UAE Team Emirates star says racing to win is a game, not some sort of way to settle scores.
We play hypothetical team manager and argue who we'd sign if we had the checkbook to take our pick among the peloton's biggest stars.
With confirmation that Evenepoel is targeting the pink jersey, our editors debate what he gains and what he loses by putting the Tour de France on hold.
The 'Race of the Two Seas' has something for everyone in the prestigious, early season GC prize.
Pogačar hints at Milan-San Remo, Tour of Flanders, world championship ambitions in a 2023 centered around reclaiming yellow jersey.
Top-level teams continue to bet on youth as Quick-Step, Astana, Bahrain-Victorious tap extra-young new riders.
Reigning Tour de France champion hints title defense still uncertain for 2023, talks of life in the media glare.
Tadej Pogačar will join fleet of Spanish stars in the event in early December.
From Annemiek van Vleuten mountain biking to Egan Bernal trekking in Peru, top pro riders finding new ways to unplug from the demands of racing.
Sepp Kuss on 2023 goals: 'I'd like to go back to the Tour and later the Vuelta'
Vincenzo Nibali, Domenico Pozzovivo, Biniam Girmay sign up to off-season FIFA-based rider tournament set to be streamed on Twitch.
We dive into the power numbers of the best climbers in the world at the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España.
Tour de France stars, world champions, hour record holders among favorites for long-running awards created by French magazine Vélo.
Lefevere believes Evenepoel can thrive in the mountainous Tour just as well as the TT heavy Giro: 'He can handle this course'
The Belgian looks destined to race the Giro d'Italia in 2023 but until he confirms his plans there's always a chance of an Evenepoel, Pogačar, Vingegaard battle.
'Of course, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Vingegaard goes to the Tour but it’s not decided yet,' says Zeeman.
The Slovenian is 'really motivated' to reclaim Tour de France title after losing to Jonas Vingegaard this year.
Hot off the back of the Tour de France 2023 route reveal, we pick through who's in the mix for the yellow jersey.
With just a single uphill time trial, the race is set to be decided in the mountains, where the climbs of the Puy de Dôme, Grand Colombier and Col de la Loze stand out.
Part bike store, part museum, part gallery, part café, the spacious two-story store looks to be a must-see for any cyclist visiting the country.
Frenchman says his 2022 was good but that it lacked a 'sparkle' it might have had without his Giro d'Italia abandon.
Former monument and grand tour stage winner laments loss of soul in an increasingly buttoned-down pro peloton.
20-year-old sensation carries Pogačar-esque grand tour and Ardennes ambition into 2023: 'He is the example to follow.'
Unpacking, comparing, and contrasting the two biggest seasons in the men's pro peloton.
Fernández Matxín: No matter what the 2023 calendar looks like, Pogačar will 'try to win every race he starts' next year.
'Finishing second in the Tour is going to give me motivation for next year,' Pogačar says to close out season with a win.
Pogačar and Mas go to finish line together after lighting up final with series of attacks on Civiglio and Battaglia climbs.
The Italian monument marks a new chapter in the pair's growing rivalry that now extends to one-day classics and monuments.
'From the first race until the last, it’s about having a balanced line-up for the team,' says Joxean Fernández.
From defending champions to dark-horse contenders, here are the five riders to watch out for in the final monument of the season.
The Slovenian star fended off Sergio Higuita and Alejandro Valverde to win just days before Il Lombardia.
'McNulty for me is a super, super rider and I believe a lot in him,' UAE's Fernández tells VeloNews.
Pogačar 'very happy' with his form ahead of title defense at Il Lombardia next weekend.
Mas claims first one-day victory of career in second day of racing since hitting the podium at the Vuelta a España.
Former sport director of Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault defends ear-piece ban: 'Long live the competitions without headsets, at least we see a show.'
Slovenian to close out another spectacular season with a pair of one-day races in Italy.
'It's outdated': Race radio debate resurfaces in aftermath of Wollongong podium chase.
Wout van Aert, Remco Evenepoel, Mathieu van der Poel and Julian Alaphilippe headline the final race of this year's worlds.
Pogačar knows he will have to race a very different kind of strategy than blitzing grand tours or more explosive races like Strade Bianche.
'Van Aert and Van der Poel, those guys you don't drop': Pogačar intent on disrupting the dominant nations seeking a sprint in Wollongong.
'If you win the Vuelta a España, you have to come to the Tour de France' — pro cycling's latest rivalry promises much but may have to wait .
'Everyone knows he’s a super talent but when the time is right we’ll try and fight against them,' says Quick-Step AlphaVinyl boss.
Matej Mohorič and Primož Roglič both missing from six-man team as they recover from illness and injury, respectively.
Van Aert on sharing leadership with Evenepoel: 'We have a strong team and it’s a big advantage that we have two cards to play.'
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal: Two-time Tour de France winner fires worlds warning shot to beat back rainbow jersey favorite.
Race comes down to five-rider sprint.
Pogačar on facing off against Evenepoel and other young GC guns: 'We're going to have a fantastic couple of years battling each other.'
After Pogačar rode to 24th at GP Québec, Bennett said he expects 'Montréal will suit us better.'
Pogačar relishing high stakes of one-day racing at GP Québec and Montréal: 'It's a bit like gambling.'
North America's only WorldTour races are back following a two-year hiatus with COVID with a superstar field.
McNulty on bad luck: 'It's been a really good season. it's hard now, but I hope to get back to winning soon.'
Van Aert kicks to first career victory at the GP Plouay WorldTour classic as he builds toward road worlds.
Tour de France stage-winner Hugo Houle will also start as Canadian races are back on calendar after two-year stop.
Slovenian rider moves across from Bahrain Victorious and joins Tim Wellens and Felix Grosschartner as new signings for the Emirati squad.
Belgian defends Pogačar against suggestion that he 'cracked' during the Tour de France: 'What Tadej did is still incredible.'
UAE keeps its core Tour de France group together, with Rafal Majka, Diego Ulissi and Mikkel Bjerg also to remain two more years.
Inside the numbers and narratives behind a race that never slowed down: 'This Tour was defined by constant pressure on the pedals.'
85% of proceeds to go to Tadej Pogačar Cancer Foundation.
Tadej Pogačar popped off the back at around 62km to go as Evenepoel roars to second victory in tough Basque race.
The field is arguably the deepest and most varied of any one-day race on the men's WorldTour calendar.
Soccer super-strategist Erik ten Hag played a key part in Jonas Vingegaard's ride to the yellow jersey. Here's how.
Today's top WorldTour pros are paid more and race less, so the prize money doesn't count as much as it used to, but it's still a nice cherry on the cake.
Sport director Joxean Fernández Matxín praised Pogačar's fighting spirit: 'He never stopped trying to win.'
Arizonan ace tipped for leadership at UAE Emirates after confirming potential at Tour: 'The world discovered we have a great, great rider.'
Pogačar will not start another stage race in 2022. Instead, he will line up in a series of one-day races across Europe and Canada, and return to the road worlds.