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Men's Cycling
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...
Men's Cycling
Beginner’s guide to Il Lombardia 2026
Il Lombardia is the final Monument of the men’s road season and one of cycling’s most distinctive one-day races. The Italian Classic is built...
Men's Cycling
The 21 hairpins of Alpe d’Huez: every bend and Tour de France winner explained
The 21 hairpins of Alpe d’Huez form the most recognisable countdown in professional cycling.
The bends begin with hairpin 21 at the bottom of the...
Men's Cycling
Alpe d’Huez: 10 greatest moments in Tour de France history
Alpe d’Huez is neither the longest nor consistently the steepest climb used by the Tour de France, but no summit finish has produced a...
Men's Cycling
The greatest Tour de France climbers
The Tour de France has always been shaped in the mountains. The yellow jersey can be won in time trials, defended on flat roads...
Men's Cycling
The greatest Tour de France winners ranked
Eddy Merckx leads our ranking of the greatest Tour de France winners, with Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain, Jacques Anquetil and Tadej Pogačar completing the...
Men's Cycling
A history of Alpe d’Huez at the Tour de France
Alpe d’Huez is not the longest climb in the Tour de France. It is not always the hardest. It is not even used every...
Giro d'Italia
A brief history of the Men’s Giro d’Italia
The Giro d'Italia has always felt slightly different from the other Grand Tours. It has the prestige and scale of one of cycling’s defining...
Men's Cycling
A brief history of the Men’s Milano-Sanremo
Milano-Sanremo has always occupied a slightly unusual place in cycling.
It is one of the sport’s great Monuments, but it does not behave like the...
Pro Cycling
Alpe d’Huez: why the Tour still fears the 21 bends and its history
Alpe d’Huez has never needed to be the steepest climb in the Tour de France to feel like the hardest. It simply has to...
Men's Cycling
Puy de Dôme: the climb that punched Merckx from his throne
The Puy de Dôme has always been more than just a climb in the Tour de France. Over the years, this volcanic peak in...
Men's Cycling
Cycling World Champions List
The World Championships is the pinnacle one-day race of the cycling calendar. The list of winners contains so many iconic cyclists over the decades.
