6 things we learned from 2022 Omloop het Nieuwsblad

6 things we learned from 2022 Omloop het Nieuwsblad

The 2022 Spring Classics season kicked off with Omloop het Nieuwsblad. The men’s race saw the European part of the WorldTour start whereas the women’s race isn’t part of the WorldTour. Despite Flanders Classics applying for Women’s WorldTour status, the UCI declined to add the race in 2022. The Molenberg was the major change to […]

How Much do Pro Cyclists Make?

How Much do Pro Cyclists Make?

The world of cycling sees a wide gulf between how much pro cyclists earn and the many many cyclists scraping by at the bottom of the Continental level. Compared to other sports though – like football – cyclists actually still earn relatively ‘normal’ incomes through their sport.

In this article, I’m going to attempt to show some of the known figures for riders across different levels of men’s cycling and the difference in money between men’s and women’s cycling.

Top 10 Sprinters at 2021 Tour de France

Top 10 Sprinters at 2021 Tour de France

Mark Cavendish Team: Deceuninck-Quick Step2021 Victories: 5Tour de France Stage Wins: 30 Mark Cavendish is back! 2nd only to Merckx in terms of stage wins and 1st when you take out time trials, Cavendish is statistically the best sprinter in the Tour de France ever. His last stage victory came back in 2016 and it’s […]

2021 Tour de France Favourites

2021 Tour de France Favourites

The 2021 Tour de France looks to be one of the most hotly contested editions of the race for years. There are a few Tour de France favourites, especially after the dominance of Ineos Grenadiers was finally broken last year. UAE’s Tadej Pogačar and Jumbo-Visma’s Primož Roglič once again present the greatest challenge to a […]

Everything you need to know about the 2021 Tour de France

Everything you need to know about the 2021 Tour de France

It only feels like yesterday since Tadej Pogacar shocked us all by winning the time trial to La Planche des Belles Filles. Primoz Roglic had an advantage of close to a minute and it was an expected formality that day. Instead Pogacar blitzed the field, besting all other riders by at least 80 seconds and […]

Tadej Pogacar wins UAE Tour 2021!

Tadej Pogacar wins UAE Tour 2021!

The UAE Tour is a men’s cycling stage race organized in the United Arab Emirates since 2019. This race offers a route around all the Emirates that make up this oil state. The race was born from the merger of the Abu Dhabi Tour with the Dubai Tour. It has been part of the UCI […]

Women’s Riders Retiring Before the 2021 Season

Each year, the Cyclist’s Alliance publishes a report into the situation of women’s cycling. For the non-stars of the sport, it can be hard to make a living with 25% of riders receiving no salary and 32% receiving less than €15k. This means that some riders, such as Asja Paladin, have stepped away from the […]

Men’s Riders Retiring Before the 2021 Season

Before the start of each season, a number of riders end up leaving the sport. This can be through age, injury or that they’ve not found a team for the new season. There are no major stars on the list this season, nothing like say an Alberto Contador, but there are still plenty of riders […]

Men’s Cycling Team Jerseys 2021

It’s the new year and it’s the first time that riders get to wear the new kit of their new teams. A tonne of teams have released their kits for the 2021 season already As usual, some teams won’t have changed very much at all but others will go for a full-scale colour change and […]

2020 Spring Classics Race Dates and Favourites

2020 Spring Classics Race Dates and Favourites

In the early part of 2020 are the collection of races known as the spring classics. These races all have lots of character and tradition and for the most part take place in Belgium (with the odd exceptions in France, Italy and the Netherlands). A lot feature the brutal addition of cobblestones, some are on […]