Peter Cossins
Peter Cossins has been writing about professional cycling since 1993, with his reporting appearing in numerous publications and websites including Cycling Weekly, Cycle Sport and Procycling - which he edited from 2006 to 2009. Peter is the author of several books on cycling - The Monuments, his history of cycling's five greatest one-day Classic races, was published in 2014, followed in 2015 by Alpe d’Huez, an appraisal of cycling’s greatest climb. Yellow Jersey - his celebration of the iconic Tour de France winner's jersey won the 2020 Telegraph Sports Book Awards Cycling Book of the Year Award.
Latest articles by Peter Cossins
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Jonas Vingegaard outsprints Giulio Ciccone to win Vuelta's second stage and take the leader's jersey
David Gaudu takes third place and Egan Bernal fourth, with João Almeida two seconds back and best of the rest
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Vuelta a España peloton pays tribute to rider who died in Spanish race on Saturday
Iván Meléndez died after being involved in a multi-rider crash
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Pauline Ferrand-Prévot takes the stage win and the yellow jersey on the Col de la Madeleine at the Tour de France Femmes
The Frenchwoman soloed to a dominating victory after dropping her rivals halfway up the final climb of stage 8
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Giulio Ciccone swoops for solo win at San Sebastián Classic in first race after crashing out of Giro d'Italia
Lidl-Trek's Ciccone finishes ahead of UAE's duo Jan Christen with Red Bull's Primož Roglič
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Yellow Jersey: This history of the most iconic piece of clothing in sport
The symbol of the Tour de France, and a jersey that some people think you shouldn't wear when out riding your bike
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We rode the legendary climb that has been missing from the Tour de France for 36 years: Superbagnères is now back for 2025
Superbagnères returns to the Tour after 36 years. We take on the iconic Pyrenean climb to explore its enduring legacy – and to get a taste for what it holds in store for the peloton
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‘The plan is to try to hunt for stages at the Tour’ says Oscar Onley after finishing third overall at the Tour de Suisse
‘It’s been a big week for me, I stepped up physically,’ says Picnic PostNL rider after a stage win and third place on GC
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Wins for Tim Merlier and Filippo Baroncini in Belgium, Jordi Meeus in Copenhagen and Mattias Skjelmose in Andorra
‘I think the shape is there for the Tour de France,’ says Skjelmose on a busy race day that offers pointers towards July’s main event
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João Almeida flies to TT victory to take Tour de Suisse title ahead of Kévin Vauquelin and Oscar Onley
'It was a lesson, you should never give up' says Almeida after overturning a 3-minute deficit from day one
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“I feel proud racing guys I used to watch on TV” says French teenage sensation Paul Seixas after climbing to 6th in Critérium du Dauphiné GC
As Romain Bardet prepares to bow out, 18-year-old Paul Seixas looks well prepared to take up his stage racing baton
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Tadej Pogačar: I didn’t like Visma’s dangerous tactics on the Croix de Fer descent but that’s modern cycling
Pogačar unhappy with rival team's approach during Critérium du Dauphiné's queen stage, as Jonas Vingegaard says “I hope that this race can help me get better"
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Tadej Pogačar wins the Criterium du Dauphiné’s queen stage 7 to lead Jonas Vingegaard by 1:01 going into the race's final day
Pogačar's second successive stage win, the 98th of his career, saw his tighten his grip on the yellow jersey going into the final day
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Isaac Del Toro: ‘Respect to Visma for the way they played their cards, we couldn’t do anything’
The young Mexican insists he will bounce back from his disappointment, while Richard Carapaz says, “I don’t think that it was the strongest rider that won, but the most intelligent.”
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Simon Yates all but wins Giro d'Italia as Chris Harper triumphs on stage 20
1-20 down at the start, Yates ended the stage four minutes clear of his rivals on a stage won by Jayco-AlUla's Chris Harper
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Primož Roglič: ‘It’s nice to have the jersey but the goal is to have it at the end in Rome’
New Giro d'Italia leader says he's expecting Mads Pedersen to strike back on stage three
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Josh Tarling wins Giro d'Italia's Tirana time trial as Primož Roglič takes the leader's maglia rosa
Ineos Grenadiers' Josh Tarling beats Primož Roglič to claim his first Grand Tour stage win, while Roglič is the new race leader
By Peter Cossins Published
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Demi Vollering wins the 'queen' stage to wrap up the overall title at La Vuelta Femenina
Dutchwoman soloes to victory after last-kilometre attack as Marlen Reusser takes 2nd on the day and GC ahead of Anna van der Breggen
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The stats behind Mathieu van der Poel’s record-breaking Roubaix success
The Dutchman's eighth success in a Monument underlined his standing among the Classics greats
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Mathieu van der Poel secures Paris-Roubaix hat-trick after epic duel with Tadej Pogačar
Dutchman takes his third win in a row after Pogačar crashes on the cobbles, while Mads Pedersen finishes third
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‘It’s the biggest win of my career’ says João Almeida after crushing Itzulia Basque Country success
UAE rider wins the final stage to finish almost two minutes clear of Enric Mas on GC, with Max Schachmann in third
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Pauline Ferrand-Prévot: ‘It wasn’t the plan to ride Roubaix but I felt good so I said why not?’
Frenchwoman admits that her aim for her unexpected Roubaix debut was to support Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Marianne Vos
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Pauline Ferrand-Prévot takes a sensational home victory at Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Frenchwoman wins her Hell of the North debut as Letizia Borghesi takes second place and Lorena Wiebes is third
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Mathieu van der Poel: ‘Winning San Remo is special, and beating those two incredible riders is an honour’
Dutchman admits Tadej Pogačar was the strongest on the climbs and that his finish 'was on the top of the Poggio with Tadej'
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Mathieu van der Poel takes second Milan-San Remo after epic duel with Tadej Pogačar and Filippo Ganna
Pogačar's widely heralded attack on the Cipressa blew the bunch apart but wasn't enough to shake off van der Poel and Ganna
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