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Recent posts

Sean Kelly: I can see Pogačar winning Paris-Roubaix before Milan-San Remo

Irish legend talks Classics and the likely showdown between Pogačar and Vingegaard at the Tour in 2025

Nov 22 •

Maxim Van Gils will leave Lotto but are there any real winners in this transfer?

Ending contracts is never easy and while the Belgian wants to move, the transfer system may need reform

Nov 21 •

Cat Ferguson: The main focus is on the longevity of my career ⏳🌈

No Grand Tour plans in 2025 as the British rider looks to keep developing and winning at her own pace

Nov 20 •

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Transfer mechanics

Maxim Van Gils will leave Lotto but are there any real winners in this transfer?

Ending contracts is never easy and while the Belgian wants to move, the transfer system may need reform

Nov 21 •

🚨 Confirmed: dsm-firmenich PostNL sign Marta Cavalli

Italian makes the move on a three-year contract from FDJ-SUEZ

Nov 20 •

🚨 Exclusive: Lotto Kern-Haus PSD Bank-Ineos roster revealed

We've seen the line-up that includes no Brits so far but two current Ineos Grenadiers riders

Nov 18 •

Bob Jungels: Ineos Grenadiers is my last shot at some proper victories 🇬🇧 🇱🇺

Former Monument winner targets wins and road captain role but it's not about replacing Luke Rowe

Nov 17 •

How the deal between Ineos and Lotto Kern-Haus PSD Bank was formed 🇩🇪 🇬🇧

Zoom calls at the Tour, a trip to Denmark and avoiding a 'team within a team'

Nov 14 •

Soudal Quick-Step plan to rescue 'lost' Ethan Hayter

The Belgian team have been chasing the 26-year-old since his U23 days but can they put his career back on track?

Nov 8 •

Grading the latest WorldTour transfers

Analysing a new batch of moves for Vollering, Hamilton, Masnada, Hatherly, and Knaven

Nov 7 •

Cédrine Kerbaol signs with EF-Oatly-Cannondale for 2025

Meanwhile, FDJ-SUEZ will race on Specialized bikes next season

Nov 6 •

Tom Pidcock joins Ineos teammates for the first time since Il Lombardia de-selection

British team hit 30-rider limit but their transfer activity might not be over

Nov 4 •

Top posts

Everything that went down when Tom Pidcock was on stage at Rouleur Live

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Exclusive: Bradley Wiggins interview

Oct 26 • Daniel Benson

John Allert's to-do list for 2025

Nov 12 • Daniel Benson

Exclusive: Alex Dowsett takes 'dream job' at Astana Qazaqstan 🇰🇿

Nov 11 • Daniel Benson

🚨Breaking news: Steve Cummings confirms Ineos Grenadiers departure

Nov 6 • Daniel Benson

Next Rider up

Cat Ferguson: The main focus is on the longevity of my career ⏳🌈

No Grand Tour plans in 2025 as the British rider looks to keep developing and winning at her own pace

Nov 20 •

Fensham Howes – MAS Design confirms 2025 roster 🇬🇧

The UK junior team that developed some of the best British talents returns with six riders

Nov 19 •

Ben Wiggins: I want to join the WorldTour when I'm prepared 🇬🇧

The British rider is taking aim at the top of the sport and the LA Games in 2028

Nov 6 •

Next rider up: Lucy Bénézet Minns 🇮🇪

The Irish junior has just signed her first pro contract and we caught up with her to talk about her route into cycling, racing juniors, studying, and…

Oct 24 •

Women's Cycling

Cat Ferguson: The main focus is on the longevity of my career ⏳🌈

No Grand Tour plans in 2025 as the British rider looks to keep developing and winning at her own pace

Nov 20 •

🚨 Confirmed: dsm-firmenich PostNL sign Marta Cavalli

Italian makes the move on a three-year contract from FDJ-SUEZ

Nov 20 •

🚨 Lizzie Deignan set to retire at the end of 2025

British star signs one-year contract at Lidl-Trek

Nov 15 •

Is it too soon for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to challenge for the Tour de France podium?

We talk to Visma-Lease a Bike coach Jos van Emden about the French star and the team's 2025 roster

Nov 7 •

Cédrine Kerbaol signs with EF-Oatly-Cannondale for 2025

Meanwhile, FDJ-SUEZ will race on Specialized bikes next season

Nov 6 •

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift: Stage-by-stage race guide 🇫🇷

We look at all nine stages and pick out our favourites for the race

Oct 30 •

Confirmed: Demi Vollering signs for FDJ-SUEZ 🇳🇱 🇫🇷

French team land their Grand Tour leader for the next two seasons

Oct 28 •

Grading the latest WorldTour transfers

Analysing a new batch of moves for Žigart, Cepeda, Champoussin, Moscon, McLay and Reusser

Oct 24 •

Tour de France

Sean Kelly: I can see Pogačar winning Paris-Roubaix before Milan-San Remo

Irish legend talks Classics and the likely showdown between Pogačar and Vingegaard at the Tour in 2025

Nov 22 •

Confidence and consistency are key for Tao Geoghegan Hart, says Guercilena

Exclusive interview with the Lidl-Trek boss on his belief in the former Giro winner, improving the men's and women's rosters and possibly sending Milan…

Nov 13 •

Reading between the lines, an Evenepoel Giro d’Italia challenge feels unlikely

The Belgian's sports director, Klaas Lodewyck, talks Tour de France build-up and areas of potential improvement

Nov 11 •

Ben O'Connor to target Tour de France and specific one-day races in 2025 🇦🇺

The Australian will be Jayco AlUla’s first-ever home-grown Tour leader

Nov 1 •

10 GC riders we want to see at the 2025 Tour de France

Pogačar and Vingegaard are likely to dominate but that doesn't mean the GC race will be a turn-off

Oct 30 •

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift: Stage-by-stage race guide 🇫🇷

We look at all nine stages and pick out our favourites for the race

Oct 30 •

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🌈 War of the Worlds: Latvia calls out UCI for not disqualifying Mathieu van der Poel

'It seems that some are more equal than others' says the president of the Latvian Cycling Federation after Dutch rider 'endangered spectators'

Oct 2 •

7 conclusions from the Worlds elite men's road race 🌈

Pogačar has no equal, O'Connor caps an exceptional year, as Evenepoel and van der Poel are left scratching their heads

Sep 30 •

8 conclusions from the Worlds elite women's road race 🌈

A Kopecky masterclass, OTT scapegoating of Vollering and superb cameos from Dygert, Longo Borghini and Roseman-Gannon

Sep 29 •

Niklas Behrens has a 2025 contract with Lidl-Trek Future Racing but looks set to join Visma-Lease a Bike 🐝

The new U23 World champion is a rider in demand but roster space is an issue at Lidl-Trek

Sep 27 •

7 conclusions from the Worlds junior road races 🌈

Movistar, Lidl-Trek, and Red Bull are winning the recruitment wars as we look back at two amazing junior races and what they could mean for the elites…

Sep 26 •

United States head into Worlds road races with confidence high and cards to play 🌈

From the juniors to the elites, the US team will be hunting more medal success from Thursday

Sep 25 •

The rise of Iván Romeo 🌈

The behind-the-scenes story of how Movistar's patience paid off with the young Spaniard now on top at the World Championships

Sep 24 •

What next for the top 10 in the junior men's TT at Worlds? 🌈

We look at where the stars of the future are going next after their performances in Zurich

Sep 23 •

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