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A brief history of ADAC Cyclassics

The ADAC Cyclassics has become one of Germany's most important one-day races by doing something relatively unusual in European cycling: building a modern Classic...

Beginner’s guide to ADAC Cyclassics 2026

The ADAC Cyclassics returns on Sunday 16 August 2026 as Germany’s biggest men’s one-day race and one of the fastest events on the UCI...

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...

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...

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...

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the Tour de France Green Jersey

The Tour de France Green Jersey, known as the "maillot vert," is awarded to the leader of the points classification in the Tour de...

Greatest Spring Classics Races – Milan San Remo

La Classicicissima is another old old bike race, starting up in 1907 (and an amateur 2-day version in 1906). The soon to be 2-time Tour de France winner Lucien Petit-Breton won the first race. The 1920s were dominated by Costante Girardengo who won the race 6 times and had 5 further podium places. The Italian dominance continued into the 1940s with heavyweights like Alfredo Binda, Gino Bartali & Fausto Coppi all winning the race.

Pro Cycling Families Part 1

Most walks in life are well used to the idea of the family business and in cycling, this comes across as well. We've not...