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Tour of Britain Men 2026 preview: Cosnefroy heads an open GC battle as Kooij and Merlier target the sprints

The 2026 Lloyds Tour of Britain Men begins in Lincoln on Wednesday with a route that looks relatively straightforward until you examine where its...

Tour de France 2026 in historical context

The Tour de France 2026 will be remembered first for Tadej Pogačar winning a fifth yellow jersey, but reducing the race to that one...

The greatest Tour de France sprinters

The Tour de France has never belonged only to climbers and general classification riders. Every July, the sprinters give the race its other kind...

Every British Tour de France stage winner

British riders have now won Tour de France stages in almost every possible way. They have won from sprints, breakaways, mountain attacks, prologues, individual...

The greatest British riders at the Tour de France

British cycling’s relationship with the Tour de France has changed completely over the last 70 years. What began with isolated pioneers trying to survive...

Telekom team history: Germany’s Grand Tour machine and its layered legacy

Team Telekom was more than a successful cycling team. For a period in the mid-to-late 1990s, it became the closest thing Germany had to...

Sir Mark Cavendish waves the flag to start the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans

Sir Mark Cavendish has officially started the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, waving the flag at 16:00 local time on Saturday, 13th June,...

HTC-Columbia men’s team history – from fresh start to one of cycling’s great winning machines

HTC-Columbia only existed for a few seasons in that name, but it left a much bigger mark on men’s cycling than its lifespan suggests....

Châteauroux becomes ‘Cavendish City’ in tribute to Tour de France sprint legend

Châteauroux has renamed itself ‘Cavendish City’ in honour of Mark Cavendish, recognising the British rider’s trio of Tour de France stage wins in the...

Mark Cavendish bids farewell with victory at the Singapore Criterium

Mark Cavendish closed the curtain on his illustrious career in style, securing victory at the Tour de France Prudential Criterium in Singapore. The 55-kilometre...

Cycling Records That May Never Be Broken

Speed is generally the name of the game in cycling, and who hasn’t enjoyed jumping on a bike to free-wheel down a steep hill,...

Mark Cavendish receives knighthood and clarifies final race will be in Singapore this November

In the latest chapter of his illustrious career, Mark Cavendish was honoured with a knighthood at Windsor Castle, conferred by Prince William. This recognition...