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March 31st
- Tom Pidcock’s Q36.5 receive Giro d’Italia wildcard invite along with Tudor Pro Cycling
- Fabio Jakobsen forced to halt cycling for 'foreseeable future' due to iliac artery flow limitations
- Extra wildcard team approved for Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España
- 'The noise of cars made me uncomfortable' - Tour de France stage winner on recovery after being hit by a car driver
March 30th
- Lorena Wiebes surges to 100th career victory at Gent-Wevelgem
- 'It is crazy': Mads Pedersen takes historic victory at Gent-Wevelgem
- Primoz Roglic's emphatic solo victory on the Volta a Catalunya final stage seals his general classification win
- 200 skinny bike riders doing 50kph is still too much like a high-speed Where’s Wally: The case for colour-coded helmets
March 29th
- How to watch Gent-Wevelgem 2025: Everything you need to live stream the Flemish Classic
March 28th
- Tadej Pogačar makes podium blunder, Edward Theuns bears painful road rash, and a track stand for the ages – the best of cycling social media
- 'I missed the beat' - Wout van Aert and Visma-Lease a Bike left empty-handed at E3 Saxo Classic
- Lorena Wiebes and Mads Pedersen will be pushed all the way at Gent-Wevelgem as they seek to make history - everything you need to know
- Mathieu van der Poel surges to E3 Saxo Classic victory after dropping Mads Pedersen on the Oude Kwaremont
- Garmin releases new paid-for version of Connect to rival Strava, but promises free version 'is not going away'
- I almost crashed into a canal because of the thumb loops on my jacket – I'm glad cycling brands don't make them like this anymore
March 27th
- REI expands its cycling business, becomes exclusive US retailer for Van Rysel gravel bikes
- 'I had something left at the end' - Primož Roglič wins first race of 2025, beating Juan Ayuso on stage 4 of Volta a Catalunya
- How to watch E3 Saxo Classic 2025: Everything you need to live stream the mini Tour of Flanders
- 'We don't tackle the socio-economic barriers to cycling' - British Parliamentary report calls for reform of Cycle to Work and social justice in active travel
- Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert set for head-to-head battle at E3 Saxo Classic: Everything you need to know
March 26th
- No.22 Bicycles takes legal action against alleged imitator, warns public about knockoff cycling goods
- 'Really, really dangerous' - crashes mar finish of Classic Brugge-De Panne as Juan Sebastián Molano wins
- Tadej Pogačar might already be a bookies' favourite for Paris-Roubaix, but it will be his biggest challenge yet
- The future of speed: 5 aero trends that will shape the next era of road racing
- 'A huge setback for active and sustainable transport' - Most e-bikes to be banned on London public transport
- One rule for Russia, another for Israel in cycling? Israel-Premier Tech race on, despite protests, while Russian teams remain excluded
- Tadej Pogačar confirmed to race Paris-Roubaix
March 25th
- 'We must have been going 80km/h plus' - Ethan Vernon holds off Matthew Brennan to win stage 2 of Volta a Catalunya
- The Jonas Vingegaard incident proves cycling still has a concussion problem
- 'There’s no better way to start' - Caleb Ewan wins on debut for Ineos Grenadiers
- How much does extra activity like DIY and shopping affecting my biking?
- British race organiser faces 'hefty financial loss' after event cancelled due to tree on course
- Continental’s Terra Adventure gravel tyres see the gap between gravel and MTB narrow
March 24th
- ‘I got my first period in 15 years the morning of a big race, and didn’t know what to do’ — how pro racers deal with periods
- 'You just had to go full gas' - Matthew Brennan wins first WorldTour race on dramatic stage one of Volta a Catalunya
- British National Road Championships to be held in Wales for the next three years
- UCI Track Champions League cancelled after four years
- Italian team issues plea for info after dog hit by race car at Milan-San Remo
- 'The following day felt as if nothing had happened' - Egan Bernal fully recovered from collarbone fracture, returns at Volta a Catalunya
- A taste of summer Grand Tour racing - why I think the must-watch Volta a Catalunya is the best spring stage race
March 23rd
- 'I don't hate Milan-San Remo but one year it needs to go right' - Tadej Pogačar on yet another near miss
- In the world of dashcam videos, the comments section is the most intelligent bit of the experience
March 22nd
- Mathieu van der Poel: ‘Winning San Remo is special, and beating those two incredible riders is an honour’
- Mathieu van der Poel takes second Milan-San Remo after epic duel with Tadej Pogačar and Filippo Ganna
- Lorena Wiebes outsprints Marianne Vos to win San Remo Women
- How to watch Milan-San Remo 2025: Everything you need to live stream the first Monument of the season
March 21st
- Dogs doing cyclo-cross, Peter Sagan dances on and Mark Cavendish runs in Paris
- 6 things to know about the iGPSPORT BiNavi bike navigator
- Tadej Pogačar's quest for glory, San Remo Women is here, and will a sprinter win? Everything you need to know about Milan-San Remo
- Tour de France organisers 'optimistic' that 2027 UK Grand Départ will be live on free-to-air TV
- Route planning app Komoot sold after it expands paywall, job losses could follow
- 'An unprecedented opportunity for brands to be part of the evolution' - Ineos Grenadiers sponsor hunt steps up with sales agency partnership
March 20th
- Lost out in the Unbound Gravel lottery? You’ll soon be able to ride Unbound along with Life Time’s other gravel events virtually on Rouvy
- 'You couldn't wish for a better season' - Matthew Brennan earns first pro win with Visma-Lease a Bike
- 'The Ares 2 feels like a riskier investment than it should be' - a first-ride review of Specialized's new top-tier road shoe
- 'Sometimes you have to do crazy things': niche cycling craze hits the WorldTour
- ‘Pursuing racing full-time didn’t make me a better athlete’ — Maude Farrell on why going all-in on sport didn’t bring the success she expected
- How to become a better cyclist in 5 simple steps
- 'Winning is a dream' - Suspense builds for return of women's Milan-San Remo after 20 years
- I'm never shaving my legs for cycling again - here's why
- Matteo Jorgenson could be 'even better' than Miguel Induráin, Stephen Roche says
- Want to finish long bike rides quicker? Get off and walk up hills
- 'You see the impact it has wherever it goes' - British WorldTour pros say the Tour de France in Britain will ‘inspire’ the next generation to take up cycling
March 19th
- The 2027 Tour de France will be within touching distance in the UK - here's what you can expect and when you'll need to book accommodation
- I can’t wait for the Tour de France to come to the UK, but inspiring a generation will take more than souvenirs and a momentary flash of wheels
- 'The grandest of Grand Départs': 2027 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes coming to the UK
- Will I get fitter biking on-road or off-road?
- Tadej Pogačar commemorates Strade Bianche crash with limited edition t-shirt - here's how you can buy it
- Jonas Vingegaard out of Volta a Catalunya after Paris-Nice crash
- 'We need more of this in sport': Milan-San Remo hopeful Michael Matthews on his 'special' relationship with Tadej Pogačar
March 18th
- Tadej Pogačar might be the favourite for Milan-San Remo, but it will be tricky to pull off the win
- 'It's a big challenge': Triple Crown of bikepack racing comes to the UK
- ‘We may fail, but the timing is right’ - British company to revive international bike racing in Colorado
March 17th
- ‘E-bikes are downright dangerous’: E-bike rider stranded in Texas desert for 30 hours after battery dies
- 'We've all got a little bit extra in us this year' - Ineos Grenadiers recapture 'fighting spirit' with aggressive Paris-Nice display
March 16th
- Matteo Jorgenson aiming to 'set the bar higher' and target a Grand Tour after securing second Paris-Nice title
- Matthew Richardson breaks world record, UCI rules it out
- Elisa Balsamo 'speechless' after scoring Trofeo Alfredo Binda hat-trick in frantic race
- 'Paris-Nice is turning into an American race' - Magnus Sheffield solos to stage 8 victory, Matteo Jorgenson wins yellow jersey
- 'My biggest victory' - Juan Ayuso seals Tirreno-Adriatico overall, as Jonathan Milan sprints to victory on stage 7
- You might think racing in the UK is on a downward trajectory at the moment, but we’re not back to 2005 just yet
March 15th
- Matteo Jorgenson rules out Tour de France leadership after Jonas Vingegaard's withdrawal from Paris-Nice
- UAE's Juan Ayuso says he should win Tirreno-Adriatico 'if there are no inconveniences'
- Double success at Tirreno for UAE's Juan Ayuso as he wins Queen stage and takes overall lead
- Australian Michael Storer wins snow-hit Paris-Nice stage as Matteo Jorgensen retains yellow jersey
- Mattias Skjelmose: 'Cycling is a relentless sport. One day you feel great, the next everything can change in a split second'
- UPDATE: Mid South Gravel cancels event last minute as wildfires rage - 'Many of our friends have lost their homes today, we are devastated' -
March 14th
- 'It was a bit worse than this but the outcome was the same’ - Brutal day out at Paris-Nice leaves Mads Pedersen reminiscing about World Championships win
- 'A tough day' - Mads Pedersen outsprints Josh Tarling to win Paris-Nice stage 6 after echelons chaos
- 'I got the word to go all in': Fredrik Dversnes outwits chasers to win Tirreno-Adriatico stage five
- Riders leave British Continental team as uncertainty over licence continues
- 'It's going to be wild' - Ribble launches new gravel team with ex-WorldTour pros
- 'It's got to get better than this': Report reveals worst bike sales this century in the UK
- Paris-Nice Queen stage shortened due to 'unfavourable' weather
- Jonas Vingegaard abandons Paris-Nice after stage 5 crash
- How the Cycle to Work Scheme works: The tax-free way to get a new bike
- How to set your handlebar height
March 13th
- ‘I’m pregnant and just raced to 9th place at one of the top gravel events in the country’ - Here’s why I am racing for two
- 'Given the circumstances, it's very impressive that he finished this stage' - Jonas Vingegaard crashes at Paris-Nice, loses 26 seconds on stage 5
- 'The legs were on fire' - Lenny Martinez powers to victory on stage 5 of Paris-Nice as Matteo Jorgenson moves back into the race lead
- 'Once I was back I knew I had to switch on and go for it' - Olav Kooij sprints to victory on Tirreno-Adriatico stage 4 after torrid day out
- Could a TotalEnergies deal be the end of Ineos Grenadiers as we know them?
- 'I’m left with ambitions I no longer get to chase' - 26-year-old pro cyclist forced to retire over heart issues
- ‘I fell over many times but kept going’: You can start cycling at any age - tips for beginner cyclists
- Why hasn't GB sent a full squad to this year's only Track Nations Cup?
March 12th
- I'll never forget my first road bike - the one that was taken prematurely from me
- 'I am ready to show who I am' - João Almeida beats Jonas Vingegaard on a rain-soaked stage 4 of Paris-Nice
- 'Difficult and long, with bad conditions': Andrea Vendrame sprints to weather-hit stage three win at Tirreno-Adriatico
- Paris-Nice stage 4 neutralised due to bad weather, resumed with 28km to go
- 8,848m in 40km and the Goldilocks zone: Everesting founder on the craziest rides and top tips for newbies
- 'It's a small advantage' - Why different coloured socks and gloves could be the new marginal gain in team time trials
- How to clean your bike
March 11th
- Why is Jonas Vingegaard wearing a special helmet at the Tour de France?
- Specialized's gravel tyres get an update—first ride impressions of the all-new Tracer
- 'Today was just perfect' - Jonathan Milan continues sprint dominance with victory on Tirreno-Adriatico stage 2
- 'We made no mistakes' - Visma-Lease a Bike surge to team time trial victory at Paris-Nice, with Matteo Jorgenson moving into race lead
- From turning up late to half-wheeling: seven group ride dos and don'ts
- It took a pandemic to get me into cycling, but you should get on your bike now
- Vuelta Femenina 2025 route: Barcelona start and toughest final stage ever confirmed
- 'This is about more than sport' - British Cycling launches four-year strategy to transform the country through bikes
March 10th
- 'It's one to remember' - Tim Merlier makes it two from two at Paris-Nice
- 'Emotion helped me push harder' says Filippo Ganna, after blistering Tirreno-Adriatico stage one TT win
- How to watch Tirreno-Adriatico 2025: Everything you need to live stream the Italian early-season stage race
- Cycling safety: It is safe to cycle on the road, but here’s how to stay even safer and feel confident when cycling
- It's New to Riding Week at Cycling Weekly: Here's what to expect
March 9th
- Tim Merlier: It's not up to me to say I'm the best sprinter in the world
- Tim Merlier takes bunch sprint victory on opening Paris-Nice stage
- Racing Paris-Roubaix could jeopardize Tadej Pogačar’s whole season says UAE boss after thorny Strade Bianche crash
March 8th
- Zwift Academy winner says winning Alpecin-Deceuninck contract is a 'massive weight' off his shoulders
- 'The opportunities for riders outside of Europe are very slim' - 18-year-old Australian says winning the Zwift Academy will be 'life changing'
- British teenager Imogen Wolff claims first pro win for Visma-Lease a Bike
- 'I came pretty close' - Tom Pidcock left with mixed feelings after finishing second to Tadej Pogačar at Strade Bianche
- 'Not the best way to win a race' - Tadej Pogačar comes back from dramatic crash to claim third Strade Bianche victory
- Tadej Pogačar crashes into ditch at Strade Bianche, remounts bike to continue
- 'We f****** did it' - Demi Vollering wins Strade Bianche battle against former coach Anna van der Breggen
- 'It’s about time we started having chances to perform where we feel comfortable': Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio on African World Championships and racing the Olympics after a broken back
March 7th
- 'When he starts his Tour preparation, we’ll then see Jonas 2.0' - Jonas Vingegaard heads to Paris-Nice almost at full strength, coach says
- Peter Sagan makes dance show debut, Remco Evenepoel reps Pizza Hut, and Lotte Claes is boss: Tweets of the week
- 'The future is bright, the future is female' – Rapha bets on women to boost cycling and its bottom line
- 'There's nothing we can do' - Tadej Pogačar is 'almost impossible to beat', says Alberto Bettiol
- How to watch Strade Bianche 2025: Everything you need to live stream the Italian gravel Classic
- Jonas Vingegaard returns, Classics prep and TTT time: Everything you need to know about Paris-Nice
- Pogačar's long-range attack, the possible end of SD Worx's era and loose gravel: Everything you need to know about Strade Bianche
- 'I want to inspire young girls' - Olympic champion Emma Finucane on being a role model for the next generation
March 6th
- ‘The major update I’ve been waiting for’ - Hammerhead Karoo computers now support third-party apps
- SBT GRVL introduces Women’s Team Race Challenge, expands female participation in sold-out event
- 'It's a great place to start' - Edinburgh MP 'absolutely' backs Tour de France Grand Départ in 2027
- UCI Cycling Esports World Championships 2025 to be held on MyWhoosh in November in Abu Dhabi
- Patrick Lefevere taken to hospital after falling unwell
March 5th
- I'm hooked on Strava and I don't care who knows about it
- 'In cycling everything is much worse' – OnlyFans-funded handlebar designers on the criticism they receive in 'male-dominated' industry
- Brompton introduces 12-speed C-Line to celebrate 50th birthday
- 'Eurosport's demise is a hammer blow for coverage of cycling in the UK' - Debate over free-to-air bike racing reaches Parliament
- San Remo Women route announced - Genoa start, 156km length and Cipressa-Poggio climax
- 'The idea was to show we can all do more than we thought we could': pioneer Marcia Roberts on breaking belief barriers and world records
March 4th
- 'Flanders is a race that demands a complete cyclist' - Neilson Powless aims for the Ronde in key month
- Cycling UK grows female membership, who now make up a quarter
- Mathieu van der Poel wins on the cobbles on first race day of 2025
- I had an argument with a motorist and we ended it on good terms - is this the future?
- 'If you want a more affordable bike - now's the chance' - US bike makers warn of price hikes after tariffs take effect
- From football to the Zwift Academy: meet the Scottish rider determined to turn pro alongside Mathieu van der Poel
March 3rd
- Celebrated U.S. carbon bike manufacturer Pursuit Cycles ends frame production
- 18-year-old Cat Ferguson set for Paris-Roubaix debut in first pro year
- Kaden Groves fined, relegated, and yellow carded for celebrating teammate's victory
March 2nd
- Better positioning and worse weather: the Visma-Lease a Bike checklist for the win after Opening Weekend disappointment
- 'A crazy fight for every inch': young riders on their Omloop Het Nieuwsblad debuts
- If we all work together we can make sure Geraint Thomas won’t retire until he’s 50
March 1st
- Lotte Claes: nurse, duathlete, reality TV star, and now Omloop Het Nieuwsblad champion
- 'It's a bit surreal' says Søren Wærenskjold of Het Nieuwsblad victory
- 'These weren't the feelings I was hoping for': Wout van Aert at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Lotte Claes wins Omloop Nieuwsblad from race-long breakaway
- Wærenskjold outsprints favourites at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Lidl-Trek debuts SRAM Red XPLR gravel groupset for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad