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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Team of the Week: Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet, Rui Costa, and more
After a frantic weekend of racing in Belgium and the Abu Dhabi Tour in the Middle East, we pick out seven riders for places in our team of the week.
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Tony Martin takes Tour de France time trial
Vincenzo Nibali extends overall lead further as Jean-Christophe Peraud moves up to second on GC
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Robert Gesink wins Vuelta a España queen stage as Nairo Quintana retains lead
The Dutchman won from a huge breakaway as Quintana and Chris Froome couldn't be separated on the final climb of Col d'Aubisque on the queen stage of the Vuelta a España
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Mark Cavendish sprints to final stage win at the Abu Dhabi Tour
The Dimension Data sprinter made it two sprint wins out of three at the Abu Dhabi Tour
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Five things to look out for at the 2018 Tour Down Under
The opening race of the WorldTour calendar, the 2018 Tour Down Under gives a chance to assess riders early season form and see riders in their new team kit.
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Five things we learned from the 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné
Breathless racing builds the appetite for Tour de France
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Five talking points from the 2019 Amstel Gold Race
Both the men and women provided a scintillating day of racing
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Dylan Groenewegen triumphs in crosswind affected Paris-Nice 2019 opener
GC contenders in early action as wind splits Paris-Nice stage one
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Five talking points from stage 12 of the Tour de France 2020
A thrilling day of attacking racing saw a well-deserved win for a rider who's come so close before
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Five talking points from stage six of the Vuelta a España 2019
A crash causes significant abandonments and the red jersey changes hands again - don't miss these moments
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Five talking points from stage 10 of the Tour de France 2020
A nervous day on the resumption of racing ended with an emotional victory
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Five things to look out for at La Flèche Wallonne 2021
The Ardennes Classics roll on with the mid-week Flèche Wallonne
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Which were the best pro teams of the decade?
We take a look at the strongest and most successful teams of the last decade
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Five talking points from stage one of the Vuelta a España 2020
An eventful opening stage in Spain sees a familiar winner...
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Six things to look out for in the first week of the Vuelta a España 2019
With so many important stages featuring so early on, it’s crucial the GC contenders begin the race at the very top of their game
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Tour de France 2020: Six things to look out for during the first week
A big opening week awaits the riders of the 2020 Tour de France
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Chris Froome wins Tour de Romandie
Tour de Romandie 2013, stage five: Tony Martin wins final time trial win, as Chris Froome takes overall victory
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Sam Bennett wins Tour of Qatar final stage
Irish sprinter Sam Bennett takes final stage victory as Niki Terpstra seals overall win in 2015 Tour of Qatar. Photos by Graham Watson
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Team of the year: Who were the best riders of 2018?
Which riders have performed well enough to make our 2018 team of the year?
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Alberto Contador wins stage five of Tirreno-Adriatico and moves into lead
Alberto Contador stamps his mark on Tirreno-Adriatico, taking his second consecutive stage win and the race lead
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Michal Kwiatkowski takes Vuelta a España overall lead as Gianni Meersman wins
Michal Kwiatkowski finished fourth on the stage to move into the overall lead at the Vuelta a España and take the red jersey from his teammate Peter Kennaugh
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Five talking points from Dwars door Vlaanderen 2021
Talking points from the final warm-up before the Tour of Flanders
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Daniele Ratto wins rain-swept Vuelta a Espana stage 14
Vuelta a Espana 2013, stage 14: Vincenzo Nibali places second as Pyrenean slog takes its toll on some of the contenders
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published
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Enrico Battaglin wins action-packed stage 14 of Giro d'Italia
Eventful day sees Enrico Battaglin snatch the stage win as Rigoberto Uran loses time to key rivals but keeps overall lead
By Stephen Puddicombe • Published