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Bike Check: Jack Thompson's Project 1903 custom 2-speed Specialized Roubaix
Fresh from tackling Europe’s 10 highest paved roads, Jack is keeping it authentic with his latest project, taking on the whole 1903 Tour De France route, on a custom-built two-speed Specialized Roubaix SL8
By Matt Ischt-Barnard Published
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Dutch pro rider becomes first to be banned under UCI yellow card rule
'I realise my behaviour was not only wrong but also put fellow riders at risk,' says Oscar Riesebeek
By Tom Davidson Published
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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
By Peter Cossins Published
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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
By Peter Cossins Published
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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
By Peter Cossins Published
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João Almeida wins Tour de Suisse stage 7 in GC favourites sprint
UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider keeps GC hopes alive but yellow jersey wearer Kévin Vauquelin remains favourite to score overall victory
By Vern Pitt Published
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Tadej Pogačar and Urška Žigart to star in children’s picture book
Slovenian cycling power couple will take on elves, giants and dragons in pictorial adventure
By Vern Pitt Published
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‘This rule endangers cyclists’ - peloton hits out at UCI minimum handlebar width
Pro women's union The Cyclists Alliance joins chorus of disapproval of 40cm handlebar width rule unveiled earlier this month.
By Vern Pitt Published
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Tour de France jerseys: Yellow, green, white and polka dot explained
We explain what the yellow, green, polka-dot and white jerseys worn by riders in the Tour de France represent
By Adam Becket Last updated
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Jordi Meeus sprints to Tour de Suisse stage 6 victory as Frenchman Kévin Vauquelin retains overall lead
Great Britain’s Lewis Askey takes third in Neuhausen am Rheinfall in bunch sprint finish
By Tom Thewlis Published
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How does the general classification work at the Tour de France?
We untangle the rules around overall winners and stage winners – and those tricky bonus seconds
By James Shrubsall Last updated
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Belgian rider referred to UCI's ethics committee for allegedly helping another team at Giro d'Italia
Investigation comes after Dries De Bondt told the media that he deliberately aided Richard Carapaz on stage 20 of the Giro in an effort to secure a contract with EF Education-EasyPost
By Tom Thewlis Published
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'A modern tribute to cycling's wildest beginning' - Ultra-cyclist attempts to ride original Tour de France in just six days
Australian Jack Thompson will aim to ride the route of the first-ever Tour on a bike equipped with just two gear ratios
By Tom Thewlis Published
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'I don't win often so this is really nice' - GB's Oscar Onley wins Tour de Suisse stage 5 as Kévin Vaquelin takes race lead
Picnic PostNL's Onley pips João Almeida on the line to take second WorldTour win
By Adam Becket Published
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João Almeida sweeps to epic solo victory on Tour de Suisse stage 4
The UAE rider broke free on the day's mountain for a long-distance win
By James Shrubsall Published
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Tour de France 2025 start list: Uno-X Mobility first to release their eight names
All the teams and riders for the 112th Tour de France, which begins in Lille on 5 July
By Tom Thewlis Published
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Don’t write Jonas Vingegaard off, he still has time to get ahead of Tadej Pogačar before the Tour de France
There will be plenty of twists and turns across the three weeks of racing once the Tour gets underway
By Tom Thewlis Published
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'I twisted all my knee and my hamstring' - Geraint Thomas abandons Tour de Suisse after stage three crash
Ineos Grenadiers rider fell on sharp turn and finished 15 minutes down – "but it's all OK," he reassures
By Tom Davidson Last updated
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Quinn Simmons soars to stage 3 victory at the Tour de Suisse, dedicates win to Gino Mäder
US champion holds off peloton with dogged solo attack
By Tom Davidson Published
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Stevie Williams to miss Tour de France with knee injury
Aberystwyth-born rider also forced to skip home British National Championships in Wales later this month
By Tom Thewlis Published
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Cycling TV and streaming guide: Where to watch Tour de Suisse, Belgium Tour, Route d'Occitanie, Giro Next Gen, Copenhagen Sprint
Everything you need to know about how to watch cycling online and on TV wherever you are in the world, with a schedule of races, events, and broadcasts this week.
By Patrick Fletcher Last updated
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Tadej Pogačar won the last ever Critérium du Dauphiné - race reveals name change for 2026
Stage race to be known as the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
By Tom Thewlis Published
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Vincenzo Albanese claims first WorldTour win with surprise attack on stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse
EF Education-EasyPost rider holds off Fabio Christen and Lewis Askey for stage victory
By Meg Elliot Published
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Romain Grégoire descends to take Tour de Suisse opening stage win
The 22 year-old Frenchman attacked the day’s final descent in pouring rain to win from a huge breakaway take the overall lead
By Owen Rogers Published
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Tadej Pogačar wins the Critérium du Dauphiné as Lenny Martinez bags the final stage at Plateau du Mont-Cenis
Pogačar lays down a Tour de France marker, comfortably resisting a late attack from Jonas Vignegaard to take the overall honours
By Owen Rogers Published
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Marlen Reusser wins Tour de Suisse Women final stage to take overall victory
Swiss rider leads the four day race from start to finish, taking GC and her second stage win with a tactically perfect attack
By Owen Rogers Published
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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
By Peter Cossins Published
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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"
By Peter Cossins Published
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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
By Peter Cossins Last updated