Mathieu van der Poel wasn’t going to race at Benidorm on Sunday, but his friends talked him into it, and Lucinda Brand was coming off two straight defeats, so she had something to prove. But whatever the motive, the two dominant cyclocross riders of the…
The WorldTour season begins more or less officially on January 17, with the first stage of the Santos Women’s Tour Down Under, raced over a slightly lumpy course in and around the Australian town of Willunga. All 14 WorldTour teams are taking part for the…
After Jumbo-Visma won all three Grand Tours in 2023, still the only team to have accomplished that feat, the two years after that were letdowns for its successor, Visma–Lease a Bike, primarily due to the injuries suffered by its two superstars, Jonas Vingegaard and Wout…
João Almeida has made his intentions unmistakably clear ahead of the 2026 Giro d’Italia, setting his sights on overall success as he prepares to lead UAE Team Emirates-XRG in May’s Corsa Rosa. The 27-year-old Portuguese rider is stepping out from support roles of the past…
