Stephen Puddicombe
Stephen Puddicombe is a freelance journalist for Cycling Weekly, who regularly contributes to our World Tour racing coverage with race reports, news stories, interviews and features. Outside of cycling, he also enjoys writing about film and TV - but you won't find much of that content embedded into his CW articles.
Latest articles by Stephen Puddicombe
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Five things to look out for at the 2019 E3 BinckBank Classic and Ghent-Wevelgem
Five things to keep your eye on ahead of this week's two big Belgian spring Classics
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Super-domestiques: Five unsung heroes of the Tour de France
We take a look at five riders who have delivered for their team leaders at the 2016 Tour de France
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Nacer Bouhanni takes Tour de Yorkshire stage two victory in Harrogate
Caleb Ewan takes overall lead after stage two of the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire in Harrogate
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Tanel Kangert attacks to win stage three of the Abu Dhabi Tour, all but sealing the overall win
Nicolas Roche could not stay with the Astana rider, whose stage win should see him take the overall victory
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Giro d'Italia 2018 ratings: How did each team perform?
We assess the performances of each of the WorldTour teams at the 2018 Giro d'Italia, rating everyone from Team Sky and Quick-Step to UAE Team Emirates.
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Seven of the best of Peter Sagan's 100 pro wins
We take a look at some of the best victories from Peter Sagan's career
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Ryder Hesjedal wins stage 14 of Vuelta a Espana
Ryder Hesjedal grinds out win on steep final climb as Chris Froome gains time on rivals
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five talking points from stage 14 of the Tour de France 2019
Talking points from a huge day at the Tour de France in the Pyrenees
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five talking points from stage 20 of the Vuelta a España 2019
A day that will go down in history for Slovenian cycling
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five things we learned from the 2019 Milan-San Remo
There’s no question as to who the best rider of 2019 has been so far.
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Michael Rogers wins Giro d'Italia stage to Monte Zoncolan
Nairo Quintana set to win the 2014 Giro d'Italia overall
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Mark Cavendish wins Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
Mark Cavendish takes bunch sprint finish to win Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne for the second time in his career
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five talking points from stage 10 of the Vuelta a España 2020
Roglič continues to impress with his versatility with a big weekend ahead for the GC
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Team of the Week: Greg Van Avermaet, Tom Boonen, Lotta Lepistö and more
The best possible pro cycling team constructed using riders who have given the most impressive performances this past week
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Nairo Quintana seals overall victory at the 2016 Volta a Catalunya
Katusha's Alexey Tsatevich took the stage victory from a breakaway on the circuit stage in Barcelona as Nairo Quintana took the overall at Volta a Catalunya
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Racing ahead: Carapaz Ineos debut in Colombia, Pinot returns, & sprinters go head-to-head
A packed schedule racing this week with Tour de la Provence, Tour Colombia, Clásica de Almería and Trofeo Laigueglia
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Chris Horner stamps authority on Vuelta a Espana
Vuelta a Espana 2013, stage 20: Chris Horner defies Vincenzo Nibali's attacks on the Angliru; Kenny Elissonde takes stage win
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Strade Bianche 2015 preview
A look ahead to Saturday's Strade Bianche race in Italy: course, teams, past winners and more
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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The seven greatest moments in BMC Racing's history
As BMC nears the end of its final season in its current guise prior to a merger with CCC-Sprandi Polkowice, we countdown the greatest moments in the team’s 12-year history.
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Team of the week: Rowe, Howson, Quintana and more
Damien Howson heads up this week's best team after his dominant display at the Herald Sun Tour
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Chris Froome wins Ruta del Sol stage four and takes overall lead
-Froome beats Alberto Contador into second on the summit finish of stage four -Sky rider takes over GC lead by two seconds Photos Graham Watson
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Adam Yates puts in powerful attack to win Tirreno-Adriatico stage five
Michal Kwiatkowski takes over the overall lead after a tough finish on stage five of the Italian stage race
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five things to look out for during the first week of the 2019 Tour de France
Things to look out for in the Tour de France 2019 opening week
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five talking points from stage eight of the Tour de France 2020
Heartbreak for Thibaut Pinot and Adam Yates fights hard - don't miss these moments from an exciting day
By Stephen Puddicombe Published