Latest articles by Dan Challis
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'It was a dream to win this stage' - Paula Blasi dethrones Anna van der Breggen to win La Vuelta Femenina 2026 as Petra Stiasny conquers L'Angliru on stage 7Swiss rider takes biggest win of her career on one of the sport's toughest ascents as overnight red jersey fades early
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'He was able to make it to the team car under his own power' - Yet more misfortune for Visma-Lease a Bike as Matthew Brennan abandons Omloop NieuwsbladChristophe Laporte salvages fourth place for the team in race strewn with crashes
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'Everybody knows what is expected' - Perfect teamwork enables Demi Vollering to claim women's Omloop Nieuwsblad ahead of Kasia Niewiadoma-PhinneyDutch rider comes out on top in clash of former Tour de France Femmes winners, Lorena Wiebes third
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'I'm really happy with today' - Mathieu van der Poel wins men's Omloop Nieuwsblad with crushing acceleration on the Muur van GeraardsbergenFormer World Champion will hope to break the Omloop-Flanders curse in five weeks' time
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Are the Rwanda World Championships the chance to grow cycling, or is this just more sportswashing?The Kigali Worlds are a milestone for African cycling but Rwanda's human rights record could prove their millstone.
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Jonas Vingegaard wins Vuelta a España as protests curtail final stage in MadridDane wins third Grand Tour of his career, but celebrations dampened as thousands of activists cause cancellation of stage 21
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Mathieu van der Poel fades in mountain bike World Championships as Alan Hatherly retains men’s XCO titleSouth African dominates men’s race as Van der Poel powers from 33rd to 2nd in opening laps before slipping back
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Marc Soler wins Vuelta a España stage 14 from breakaway as Joao Almeida and Jonas Vingegaard deadlocked once moreUAE Team Emirates-XRG climber attacks in final 15km to take his fourth career Vuelta stage win
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Remco Evenepoel denies British challengers to win stage 5 of Tour of Britain on the TumbleOlympic Champion defeats Thomas Gloag and Oscar Onley in the sprint as Romain Gregoire retains overall lead
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Israel-Premier Tech remove ‘Israel’ from team kit for remainder of Vuelta after pro-Palestine protestsTeam name remains the same, but kit changed to align with team vehicles
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Jasper Philipsen takes Vuelta a España red jersey after sprinting to stage 1 winBelgian beats Vernon and Aular to the line in Turin after Alpecin-Deceuninck masterclass
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‘He crashed pretty hard’ - Another set-back for Fabio Jakobsen as sprinter breaks collarboneDutchman was making comeback from iliac artery flow limitation at Renewi Tour
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Marianne Vos takes Tour de France Femmes yellow jersey after winning gruelling uphill sprint on stage 1Vos beats Le Court-Pienaar in final metres after Ferrand-Prevot lights up finale with explosive attack
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'I just suffered to the line' - Kaden Groves solos to breakaway win on Tour de France stage 20Australian takes first Tour stage win as attackers dominate penultimate day and Pogačar closes in on yellow jersey
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British Cycling 'optimistic' about the future of the Tours of BritainAfter stepping in to rescue the events last year, the men's and women's Tours of Britain are now central to plans to increase cycling participation, says British Cycling CEO Jon Dutton
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'It's come full circle' - Lizzie Deignan signs off at final Tour of Britain WomenFormer world champion passes on baton to next generation of Brits in retirement year
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‘I like chasing rather than defending’ - Wollaston and FDJ-Suez successfully hunt down Tour of Britain Women winNew Zealander beats Cat Ferguson in the intermediate sprints to overhaul Brit on final stage
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From first road race to taking on the WorldTour in 14 months - this is Britain’s fastest rising starLauren Dickson could be heading for the WorldTour in 2026
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SD Worx-Protime turn round tough Tour of Britain Women as Wiebes wins final stageEuropean champion victorious after several crashes earlier in race crush GC hopes
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‘She's a fighter’ - Olympic Champion Kristen Faulkner crashes out of Tour of Britain Women leadAmerican loses more than three minutes on stage three
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‘I didn't imagine myself in this position’ - Cat Ferguson surprised and delighted to take first WorldTour victory19-year-old star sensationally wins stage three of Tour of Britain Women in tough conditions
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'Looking at the top level, there's not really any change': Why cycling still has a diversity problemIn 2020, diversity in cycling became a topic of debate, as many expressed a desire for change. But has that progress now stalled?
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Wout van Aert wins sensational Giro d'Italia stage nine over the gravel as Isaac Del Toro moves into pinkExhilarating stage saw Primož Roglič and Tom Pidcock lose time after a crash on the strade bianche
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Demi Vollering crushes rivals on final stage to claim overall victory at Itzulia WomenFDJ-suez rider wins the race for the third time after Mischa Bredewold was victorious in the opening two stages
