UCI bans former Hess Cycling performance head Ladislav Demko for 10 years over ethics breaches

The UCI Ethics Commission has imposed a 10-year ban on former Hess Cycling Team Head of Performance Ladislav Demko after finding that he breached...

What does a pro cyclist FTP look like?

FTP is the acronym for Functional Threshold Power. In theory, this is the maximum power that you can sustain for an hour's riding. Once...

A brief history of Il Lombardia

Il Lombardia is cycling’s great autumn Classic, a race shaped by the lakes, climbs and descending roads of northern Italy and by more than...

Arlenis Sierra joins Lidl-Trek through 2028 to strengthen Elisa Balsamo’s lead-out

Arlenis Sierra will leave Movistar Team at the end of the 2026 season and join Lidl-Trek on a two-year contract running through 2028, with...

Rachele Barbieri joins SD Worx-Protime through 2028 as Lorena Wiebes lead-out

Rachele Barbieri will leave Team Picnic PostNL at the end of the 2026 season and join Team SD Worx-Protime on a two-year contract through...

Mireia Benito joins Movistar Team on three-year deal through 2029

Mireia Benito will leave AG Insurance-Soudal at the end of the 2026 season and join Movistar Team on a three-year contract running through 2029. The...

World Championships 2026 withdrawals & Which major riders will miss Montréal?

The 2026 UCI Road World Championships arrive in Montréal without several riders who would ordinarily have featured prominently in the battle for the rainbow...

Fem van Empel joins FDJ United-Suez with immediate effect

Fem van Empel has joined FDJ United-Suez with immediate effect, bringing one of cyclocross’s biggest names back into professional cycling after stepping away from...