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Cycling Transfers: Analysing 8 top sprinters on the transfer market 🛒

From Molano to Groves and De Lie, the transfer market has several key sprinters available for 2027
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Race Analysis

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The domino effect of dealing with injuries and roster management 🂅 🁠
'A good quality, robust rider who sees the value in this is always going to be a bit of oil on the chain for the whole team' says Wegelius
 • Daniel Benson
From comfort to conviction: The season Niamh Fisher-Black learned to believe 🇳🇿
A new team, new pressure and a year of self-discovery that saw the Lidl-Trek rider transform potential into belief
 • Daniel Benson
Ben O'Connor adds his name to Giro d'Italia contender pool 🇮🇹
First Grand Tour of 2026 could decide the Australian’s contract future
 • Daniel Benson
Cycling transfers: All the latest news from the Challenge Mallorca 🇪🇸
Denk on the current transfer market, as Beloki, Cort, Teunissen, Nerurkar, Politt, and Wandahl discuss their calendars and futures
 • Daniel Benson
Inside Remco's world: 7 conclusions from Evenepoel's debut in Mallorca 🌏
Exclusive insight from the rider, Oliver Cookson and Jonny Wale
 • Daniel Benson
Rockets have their jets cooled by Tour de France snub 🚀
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA are awarded a wildcard invite in controversial fashion
 • Daniel Benson
Challenge Mallorca TTT gallery and analysis ⚙️
A new BMC on show, updates for Evenepoel and a closer look at bikes for Jayco, UAE, Uno-X, Unibet, XDS Astana and a saddle that costs over £1,000!
 • Andy Turner
Evenepoel: My gut says that if everything goes well, I can go for second place at the Tour
Exclusive interview with Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe’s leader ahead of his 2026 debut in Mallorca
 • Daniel Benson

Transfer mechanics

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Cycling Transfers: Analysing 8 top sprinters on the transfer market 🛒
From Molano to Groves and De Lie, the transfer market has several key sprinters available for 2027
 • Daniel Benson
Cycling transfers: Harry Sweeny set for contract extension at EF Education-EasyPost 🇦🇺
Australian started the season well with third place at the Tour Down Under and is looking at a three-year deal
 • Daniel Benson
Ben O'Connor adds his name to Giro d'Italia contender pool 🇮🇹
First Grand Tour of 2026 could decide the Australian’s contract future
 • Daniel Benson
Cycling transfers: All the latest news from the Challenge Mallorca 🇪🇸
Denk on the current transfer market, as Beloki, Cort, Teunissen, Nerurkar, Politt, and Wandahl discuss their calendars and futures
 • Daniel Benson
Ben Healy signs new contract with EF Education-EasyPost 🇮🇪
Irish rider extends deal until the end of 2029, and contract intel on several teammates
 • Daniel Benson
Cycling Transfers: Egan Bernal set to sign new Ineos Grenadiers contract 🇨🇴
Four-year deal on the table, with Colombian targeting Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España in 2026
 • Daniel Benson
Cycling Transfer Index 2026/2027
Analysis of all 220+ men's WorldTour riders who are out of contract for next season, and what each team should be looking for in the transfer market 🛒…
 • Daniel Benson
Bigham on working with Evenepoel, Balsamo on mental focus and Van Wilder talks about his GC future
Three exclusive interviews crammed into today's bumper newsletter
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Cycling transfers: Inside Tudor Pro Cycling's recruitment strategy🇨🇭
Exclusive interview with team boss Fabian Cancellara on scouting, signing Stefan Küng and balancing UCI points and wins
 • Daniel Benson
Top posts

Spring Classics

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Team-by-team ranking for the 2025 Spring Classics 🧱 🚴‍♂️
A comprehensive ranking of men's teams by their performances and results in the 2025 Spring Classics
 • Joseph Lycett
6 conclusions from Liège-Bastogne-Liège 🇧🇪
Analysing key performances from Tadej Pogačar, his rivals, Le Court, Fenix and how the UCI points system helps the Slovenian world champion
 • Daniel Benson
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2025 Race Preview 🇧🇪 🚴‍♂️
Joe Morgan is back with a preview of the men's edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, where world champion Tadej Pogačar aims to defend his crown
 • Joe Morgan
Inside WorldTour scouting at the junior E3 Saxo Classic 🕵️
On the ground at the Spring Classics as teams, agents, scouts, and riders discuss the nature of talent identification in modern cycling
 • Daniel Benson
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado set for Ardennes and Vuelta debut 🇳🇱
Star cyclo-cross rider kicks off her road season at Amstel as she looks to develop into a complete all-rounder
 • Daniel Benson
Amstel Gold Race 2025 Race Preview 🇳🇱 🚴‍♂️
A preview for the 59th edition of Amstel Gold Race, as the Ardennes Classics get underway in the Limburg region of the Netherlands
 • Joseph Lycett
10 major Ardennes narratives to follow 🍺🏹 👵
From a possible alliance against Pogačar, to course changes, transfers, wildcard picks and the dynamics within the women's peloton
 • Daniel Benson
Mathew Hayman: The teams I could have raced for
The Australian shares his story on teams he could have raced for and why he stayed at Rabobank and Team Sky for multiple contracts
 • Daniel Benson

Training Camps

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From comfort to conviction: The season Niamh Fisher-Black learned to believe 🇳🇿
A new team, new pressure and a year of self-discovery that saw the Lidl-Trek rider transform potential into belief
 • Daniel Benson
Max Poole on his Giro ambitions, stepping up after Onley's departure and aiming for a clear run
'I don’t really care what somebody says to me. I already know for myself that I want to step up' says young British all-rounder
 • Daniel Benson
Michael Matthews: If I kept doing the training I was doing for another two days, I could have died
Australian looks back at his major health issue, why he never thought about quitting and rolling the dice in 2026
 • Daniel Benson
Bigham on working with Evenepoel, Balsamo on mental focus and Van Wilder talks about his GC future
Three exclusive interviews crammed into today's bumper newsletter
 • Daniel Benson
Cycling transfers: Inside Tudor Pro Cycling's recruitment strategy🇨🇭
Exclusive interview with team boss Fabian Cancellara on scouting, signing Stefan Küng and balancing UCI points and wins
 • Daniel Benson
Your questions, John Degenkolb's answers 🇩🇪
We sit down with the former MSR and Roubaix winner to talk about the Classics, moving on from Oscar Onley, the evolution of training and racing, and…
 • Daniel Benson
Still Climbing: Mikel Landa eyes Giro redemption and another year in the peloton 🇪🇸
Eleven years after his breakthrough Giro, and one year on from a brutal exit, Mikel Landa is back with Soudal Quick-Step - older, wiser, and still…
 • Daniel Benson
Cycling transfers: Inside Soudal Quick-Step's recruitment strategy 🇧🇪
Exclusive in-depth interview with Jurgen Foré on how the team identify riders on the transfer market and builds their roster
 • Daniel Benson

Women's Cycling

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From comfort to conviction: The season Niamh Fisher-Black learned to believe 🇳🇿
A new team, new pressure and a year of self-discovery that saw the Lidl-Trek rider transform potential into belief
 • Daniel Benson
Bigham on working with Evenepoel, Balsamo on mental focus and Van Wilder talks about his GC future
Three exclusive interviews crammed into today's bumper newsletter
 • Daniel Benson
Jeremy Whittle: Super Grand Départ is a jaw-dropping undertaking 🇬🇧 🇫🇷
An overview of the men's and women's opening stages, a look at the legacy hopes, and what's missing from the routes
 • 5K2GO with Jeremy Whittle
Ella Wyllie: I'm just hungry to become a more consistent rider 🇳🇿
Liv AlUla Jayco rider had a solid 2025 but could be a breakout star this season
 • Daniel Benson
Cycling Transfers: Demi Vollering once again the central figure on the women's market 🛒
Get set for the busiest transfer window we’ve ever seen in the WWT, with over 120 riders out of contract
 • Daniel Benson
Back from the brink with Ricarda Bauernfeind
The German rider has a new team as she looks to continue rebuilding her career following double knee surgery
 • Daniel Benson
🚨 Cycling Transfers: Grading the latest moves from inside the WorldTour 📝
Featuring Poels, Jackson, Svestad-Bårdseng, Charmig, and Rex 🇳🇱 🇨🇦 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 🇧🇪
 • Daniel Benson
🚨 Cycling Transfers: Grading the latest moves from inside the WorldTour 📝
Featuring Vauquelin, Clay, Uijtdebroeks, Jastrab, and Mühlberger 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇧🇪 🇺🇸 🇦🇹
 • Daniel Benson

Tour de France

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Rockets have their jets cooled by Tour de France snub 🚀
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA are awarded a wildcard invite in controversial fashion
 • Daniel Benson
Evenepoel: My gut says that if everything goes well, I can go for second place at the Tour
Exclusive interview with Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe’s leader ahead of his 2026 debut in Mallorca
 • Daniel Benson
Jeremy Whittle: Super Grand Départ is a jaw-dropping undertaking 🇬🇧 🇫🇷
An overview of the men's and women's opening stages, a look at the legacy hopes, and what's missing from the routes
 • 5K2GO with Jeremy Whittle
Opinion: Jonas Vingegaard and the art of picking your battles 🇩🇰
The Dane will aim to win the Giro d'Italia and then head to the Tour de France but has he made the right decision?
 • Daniel Benson
Predicting the Ineos Grenadiers Tour de France team for 2026 🔮
The British team enjoyed their best transfer window in years. Can they make it work and deliver at the Tour?
 • Daniel Benson
Red Bull have plenty of new talents but Tratnik remains a major asset 🇸🇮
After a tough 2025 the Slovenian is looking to bounce back and his team should utilise his experience and versatility
 • Daniel Benson
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UCI Road World Championships

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6 conclusions from the Worlds elite men's road race 🌈
Pogačar analysis, Evenepoel the entertainer, Healy shines, Del Toro shows his inexperience and where the race was won and lost
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Magdeleine Vallieres: Making dreams come true, the Canadian way 🌈 🇨🇦
A look back and analysis of the elite women's road race at the World Championships
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Exclusive: The inside story on how Lidl-Trek signed junior world champ Harry Hudson 🌈
How Cat Ferguson's dad, the best junior climbing numbers and beating Ineos and others to the punch landed Lidl-Trek the new world champion
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6 conclusions from the women's U23 road race at Worlds 🌈
Analysing the key performances from France, and Chladoňová, looking at the course, and how the rest of the road races could pan out
 • Daniel Benson
The new UCI tech rulings: What do they actually mean and are they beneficial? ⚙️
There are new regulations for helmets, handlebars and price caps
 • Andy Turner
Next rider up: Beckam Drake 🌈 🇺🇸
American 17-year-old Beckam Drake was a surprise fourth in the junior TT at Worlds. We caught up with him to talk about his ride, his pathway into the…
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What's next for the top 10s in the U23 men's and women’s TTs at Worlds? 🌈
We look at where the stars of the future are going next after their performances in Rwanda
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🌈 UCI World Championships 2025 - Elite Women's Individual Time Trial Preview
Chloé Dygert, Demi Vollering and Marlen Reusser compete for the rainbow bands in the race against the clock
 • Joseph Lycett
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