Peter Cossins

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'The rule is bent in most races': Should Warren Barguil have been disqualified from Paris-Nice?

Diverting very briefly away from the current coronavirus crisis, something has been nagging at me over the past few days…

Obituary: Nicolas Portal, 1979 - 2020

A professional racer for nine seasons, Nicolas Portal won the Tour de France six times as a team director

'Approachable, engaging, and insightful': Remembering Nicolas Portal

Nicolas Portal’s easygoing character and instinctive tactical insight made him one of cycling’s best team directors

'If you’re good enough, you’re old enough': Cycling's golden generation are turning perceived wisdom on its head

How cycling's golden generation are ripping up the rule book

Why Chris Froome shouldn't be dismissed from the Tour de France reckoning

As he makes his return to racing at the UAE Tour, Froome's ambition of taking a fifth Tour title shouldn't be ruled out just yet

Racing in Yorkshire is all the motivation Geraint Thomas needs

'An extraordinary day of racing': A memory of Bjorg Lambrecht

Author Peter Cossins remembers the young Belgian’s pivotal role in an extraordinary day of racing

100 years after the first yellow jersey, what makes it one of sport's most iconic trophies?

The Tour de France's yellow jersey is cycling's greatest prize. On the centenary of its inception Peter Cossins reflects on its symbolism and what makes it stand apart

Allez Julian! The rise of a French hero

Puncture in final straight leaves Elia Viviani disappointed in Tour de France sprint

Deceuninck-QuickStep produced the perfect demonstration of how to set up their sprinter for a bunch final in Chalons-sur-Saône, only to see the hard work they’d put in over six hours thwarted when Elia Viviani punctured as the peloton swept around the final turn 1,700 metres from the finish.

Julian Alaphilippe: We gave everything to try to save the yellow jersey

Frenchman insists Deceuninck didn’t make a mistake by giving Ciccone too much leeway

Geraint Thomas ‘getting in the groove’ at 2019 Tour de France

The Welshman says he's ready to take on the mountains as the Tour rolls on

Team time trial first key test in Tour de France for Team Ineos, says Dave Brailsford

Ineos boss admits team’s early start does make their TTT preparations more complicated

He may be missing the Tour, but don’t write off Mark Cavendish just yet

He may have missed out on selection for the Tour, but Mark Cavendish has made a career out of bouncing back

Why the Giro d'Italia 2019 failed to deliver the dramatic spectacle it promised

When contemplating adjectives that can be applied to the Giro d’Italia, terms such as thrilling, passionate and unpredictable usually spring to mind.

Geraint Thomas and Michał Kwiatkowski cleared to continue after Tour of the Basque Country crash

Julian Alaphilippe left bloodied in same crash but initial indications are good for Deceuninck-Quick-Step’s star

Why it's up to cycling fans and the media to hold team sponsors accountable for their actions

Ineos and Total may have bailed out two leading teams, but we shouldn’t let them get away with greenwashing their corporate image

Luke Rowe: 'It’s time to step up and try to deliver a Classics result, it’s as simple as that'

‘I’m confident and my form is better than ever,’ the Welshman says

Egan Bernal hails 'inspiration' Nairo Quintana after Paris-Nice showdown

Sky’s Paris-Nice winner also plays down the growing hype around his Grand Tour prospects

Team Sky almost derailed at Paris-Nice by lack of time gap updates

Simon Yates: 'I wasn’t expecting time trial win'

The British climber will be looking for more stage success at Paris-Nice and the chance to assess his form against rivals also targeting victory at the Giro d’Italia

'There were some big lessons to be had': Tao Geoghegan Hart reflects on his second season with Sky

From helping Geraint Thomas to victory in the Dauphiné to a Grand Tour debut at the Vuelta and selection for the Worlds, it’s been quite a season for Sky’s Tao Geoghegan Hart

Geraint Thomas, Chris Froome and Mark Cavendish give their verdicts on Tour de France 2019 route

2019’s Tour route without gimmicks gets the thumbs-up from Thomas, Froome and Cavendish

Mark Cavendish hoping to bounce back after misdiagnosis

Manxman reveals that he’s been affected by the Epstein-Barr virus for the last 16 months