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 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
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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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
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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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
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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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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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
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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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
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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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
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Chris Froome wins Tour de Romandie final stage and overall title
Chris Froome takes final time trial stage win to seal overall victory in Tour de Romandie
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Tour de France 2020 predictions: what can we expect from each team this year?
We analyse what we could expect to see over the next three weeks of racing at the Tour de France
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five talking points from stage 11 of the Tour de France 2019
The talking points as the Tour de France resumes in week two
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Maxim Belkov takes solo win in Giro d'Italia stage nine
Giro d'Italia 2013, stage nine: Maxim Belkov takes win after another rain-affected stage that saw overall favourites fighting for survival
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Alexandre Geniez wins Vuelta stage 15 as Nicolas Roche goes on the attack
Vuelta a Espana 2013, stage 15: Nicolas Roche goes on attack to gain time as Frenchman Alexandre Geniez wins soloa
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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The mountains of the 2014 Tour de France
With five high summit finishes, the 2014 Tour looks like a race for the climbers
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Nicholas Roche taking his chance to shine at the Vuelta a España
The Irishman is impressing with his performances as Sky give him the freedom to attack the 2015 Vuelta, but how far can he go?
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Arnaud Démare wins stage one of Paris-Nice in photo finish
French sprinter Arnaud Démare wins the opening stage of 2018 Paris-Nice on gruelling cobbled climb to the finish line as late crash takes down section of peloton
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
