Pro Cycling

Brooklyn team history – De Vlaeminck, style and a team built for one-day violence

Brooklyn lasted only five seasons under the name that made it famous, but few teams from the 1970s are as instantly recognisable. The stars-and-stripes...

Tour de France Femmes Stage 2 penalties explained: sticky bottles and vehicle drafting

The Tour de France Femmes commissaires issued several fines and sporting penalties after Stage 2, with vehicle drafting and two short-distance “sticky bottle” incidents...

GC and jerseys after Tour de France Femmes 2026 Stage 2

Lorena Wiebes leaves Switzerland with two stage victories, the yellow jersey and a commanding lead in the points classification after winning again in Geneva. The...

Tour de France Femmes 2026 abandons after Stage 2: Lotto-Intermarché lose three riders in one day

Lotto-Intermarché were reduced to only four riders during a punishing second stage of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes, with Marieke Meert, Elisabeth Ebras...

Riejanne Markus and the Tour de France Femmes Stage 2 victory that nearly was

Riejanne Markus came within the final 500 metres of producing the first major upset of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes after a long...

Can anyone stop Lorena Wiebes winning every Tour de France Femmes sprint stage?

Two stages into the 2026 Tour de France Femmes, Lorena Wiebes has already won two very different versions of a sprint. She survived the repeated...

Beginner’s guide to Bretagne Classic 2026: route, climbs, history and how the race works

The Bretagne Classic is one of those races whose importance can be easy to underestimate if you are new to professional cycling. It is...

Tour de France Femmes 2026 Stage 3 preview

Lorena Wiebes takes the yellow jersey into Stage 3 after completing back-to-back victories in Switzerland, but the 156.5km road from Geneva to Poligny presents...