Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson: Poulidor, Zoetemelk and a French team’s defining years

Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson was not a team that appeared from nowhere in 1972. It was the latest name for a Mercier organisation that had already spent...

Per Strand Hagenes wins Paris-Tours 2026 after late six-rider move

Per Strand Hagenes won Paris-Tours 2026 in 4:31:46, finishing two seconds ahead of Jasper Stuyven and Christophe Laporte. The result came from a late...

Michael Vanthourenhout wins HG Cross Dendermonde 2026 as Pauwels Sauzen take one-two

Michael Vanthourenhout won HG Cross Dendermonde 2026 ahead of Yordi Corsus and Joran Wyseure. Race analysis and the full top-ten men's result.

Safiya Alsayegh retires from cycling after 10-year journey in the sport

Safiya Alsayegh has announced her retirement from bike racing and cycling, bringing a 10-year journey in the sport to an end at the age...

Lucinda Brand wins HG Cross Dendermonde 2026 in three-rider finale

Lucinda Brand beat Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado and Denise Betsema to win the 2026 HG Cross Dendermonde women's race. How it unfolded and top-ten result.

Il Lombardia 2026 in historical context: Seixas rewrites a century of records

Paul Seixas's Il Lombardia win belongs in the race's history for a simple reason: at 20, he beat experienced contenders on a 239-kilometre course...

Lorena Wiebes completes Tour of Chongming Island 2026 clean sweep on Stage 3

Lorena Wiebes completed a clean sweep of the 2026 Tour of Chongming Island by winning Stage 3 in another bunch sprint, beating Lara Gillespie...

What Il Lombardia 2026 means for the season

Paul Seixas did not need another promising performance to finish 2026. He needed a win that stood alongside his fourth place at the Tour...