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Pro Cycling
Road World Championships winners and records: every elite road race and time trial champion
The UCI Road World Championships have produced some of cycling’s most recognisable champions, from Alfredo Binda, Eddy Merckx and Jeannie Longo to Marianne Vos,...
Men's Cycling
Vuelta a España 2026 in historical context
The 2026 Vuelta a España will be remembered first as the race Enric Mas finally won. After finishing second in 2018, 2021 and 2022...
Men's Cycling
A brief history of the Men’s Flèche Wallonne
The Men’s Flèche Wallonne has built one of the clearest identities of any major one-day race. It does not have the sheer scale of...
Men's Cycling
Vuelta a España 2024: A route laden with summit finishes and a Madrid Time Trial finale
The 2024 Vuelta a España, Spain's esteemed Grand Tour, will close with a significant twist – a final individual time trial in Madrid, the...
Men's Cycling
Alejandro Valverde reflects on near comeback and new role at Movistar
Alejandro Valverde, the celebrated Spanish cyclist, recently revealed in an interview with El Pais that he seriously contemplated a return to professional cycling, even...
Men's Cycling
A brief history of the road cycling world championships
The Road Cycling World Championships is one of the most prestigious events in the sport of cycling. It is an annual competition that brings...
Men's Cycling
Tadej Pogačar wins Il Lombardia second year in a row as 2 old stars retire
Tadej Pogačar collected another monument victory by retaining his Il Lombardia title from a year ago. He outsprinted the in-form Enric Mas of Movistar...
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.
Men's Cycling
Greatest Spring Classics Riders – Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde was one of the defining Ardennes specialists of his era, but even that description does not fully capture his range. He built...
Men's Cycling
Fleche Wallonne Photos 2019
After heading to the Netherlands for Amstel Gold, I stayed on and moved into Belgium for today's Fleche Wallonne. I last saw this race...
Men's Cycling
Men and Women’s Fleche Wallone 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
Wednesday 24th April sees the men and women's pelotons tackle Fleche Wallone. Unlike Amstel Gold the women's race has a solid continuous history since...
Men's Cycling
Men and Women’s Amstel Gold Race 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
Sunday's Amstel Gold Races see the men and women take on the hilliest part of the Netherlands - the enclave of Limburg tucked away...
