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The latest Visma-Lease a Bike breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at Cycling Weekly
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'If I could win one more race, it'd be the Giro d'Italia' – Jonas Vingegaard has agreement in place to ride the Italian Grand Tour, reports sayRumours that the Dane will attempt to complete the Grand Tour hat-trick this spring have intensified with the news
By James Shrubsall Published
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'The whole stage went how I expected it to go' – Simon Yates's Finestre hour and Giro d'Italia triumph unpackedReturning to the setting of his most painful defeat, Simon Yates found redemption
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'She showed that the impossible is possible' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is Cycling Weekly's international rider of the year after an incredible yearThe Frenchwoman stunned at Paris-Roubaix Femmes before dominating the Tour de France Femmes in 2025
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'The goal was to win one race... then it spiralled' – Matthew Brennan on his remarkable breakthrough yearThe 20-year-old sits down with Tom Davidson to relive his memorable first season as a pro, in which he claimed 14 wins
By Tom Davidson Published
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Rainy rides, pizza parties and 'bicycle face': this week in cycling social mediaIt's party season, essentially
By Meg Elliot Published
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'The motivation and the enjoyment I have had are missing' – Cyclo-cross world champion puts career on pause, leaves Visma-Lease a BikeFem van Empel says that this is the "best choice" for her
By Adam Becket Published
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Visma-Lease a Bike spends thousands each season buying its own pedals — here’s whyDespite having component sponsors, the WorldTour team purchases Speedplay pedals outright. The “wildly misunderstood pedal" has become a quiet constant inside the team’s setup
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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'I feel the trust I need here' – British sensation Matthew Brennan extends contract with Visma-Lease a Bike until 202920-year-old signs third contract in two years with Dutch team
By Tom Davidson Published
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'It's been a hard year to get a contract with so many teams uncertain about their future' – British sprinter retires with 'no regrets'Dan McLay steps off bike after 11-year career
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Belgian cycling star breaks contract for second time, leaves Visma-Lease a Bike for MovistarCian Uijtdebroeks was tied to Visma until 2027, but will now ride for Movistar to 2029
By Adam Becket Published
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‘One of the biggest talents of his generation’: Meet America’s most promising new cycling star, teen Ashlin BarrySeventeen years old and destined for the sport’s biggest stage — just like his parents
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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'There's no harm in trying' – Matthew Brennan reveals GC ambition for Tour of Britain debut20-year-old Brit hoping to rely on knowledge of UK roads and racing
By Tom Davidson Published
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'I don’t think I’ll ever get used to winning' – Jay Vine flies to second mountain stage victory at Vuelta a España on stage 10 as Jonas Vingegaard moves into redUAE Team Emirates-XRG took their fourth stage win of the Spanish Grand Tour, but Vingegaard is now in control
By Adam Becket Published
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Another pro cycling team suffers mass bike theft at a race, as TotalEnergies have 20 stolen overnightIt comes just days after the same thing happened to Visma-Lease a Bike
By James Shrubsall Published
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UAE Team Emirates-XRG power to team time trial win on stage 5 of Vuelta a España, as Jonas Vingegaard moves back into red jerseyLidl-Trek third over fast course in Figueres, Spain, as Vingegaard takes over from David Gaudu
By Adam Becket Published
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'This year's line up is the best we've ever seen' - Tadej Pogačar's UAE Team Emirates-XRG to headline Tour of Britain Men in SeptemberRace to finish in Cardiff to pay tribute to Geraint Thomas in Welshman's final professional race
By Tom Thewlis Published
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‘It's like a game of chess’ - how group psychology affects the tactics of the Tour de France pelotonDomestiques, sprinters, hill climbers and GCs. How exactly do teams work at the Tour de France?
By Meg Elliot Published
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What are the mysterious blue cartons Visma-Lease a Bike are drinking from at the Tour de France?The liquid is said to be the cherry on top of recovery
By Tom Davidson Published
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'I did it for fun' - Jonas Vingegaard goes on the attack at Tour de FranceTwo-time winner launched a surprise attack on the road to Bolougne-sur-Mer, later admitting that it had been purely for his own entertainment
By Tom Thewlis Published
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Wout van Aert rode harder than ever on the Finestre to help deliver Simon Yates to Giro d’Italia victoryBelgian put in 'career best performance' according to Visma-Lease a Bike's head of performance
By Tom Thewlis Published
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Visma-Lease a Bike settle '100 men v one gorilla' debate, and everything else you missed on social media this weekOur internet round-up returns with answers to the age's most pressing question
By Tom Davidson Published
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Marianne Vos signs career-long 'forever' contract with Visma-Lease a BikeFormer world champion becomes team's second rider to pen indefinite deal
By Tom Davidson Published
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'I continue to amaze myself' - 19-year-old Matthew Brennan set for Paris-Roubaix debutBritish teenager called up to first Monument with Visma-Lease a Bike
By Tom Davidson Published
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Tadej Pogačar bags handful of Strava KOMs in Tour of Flanders onslaughtSlovenian tops the leaderboards on several verified segments but does not get flagged for efforts
By Tom Thewlis Published
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'I never thought in a million years I would beat Wout in a sprint' - Neilson Powless shocks with improbable Dwars door Vlaanderen winVisma-Lease a Bike put on a show of force ahead of the Tour of Flanders on Sunday but came away without the victory in Waregem
By Tom Thewlis Published
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'You couldn't wish for a better season' - Matthew Brennan earns first pro win with Visma-Lease a BikeBritish teenager outsprints experienced WorldTour talent at GP de Denain
By Tom Davidson Published
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Jonas Vingegaard out of Volta a Catalunya after Paris-Nice crashVisma-Lease a Bike say two-time Tour de France winner needs more time to recover from wrist injury sustained in France last week
By Tom Thewlis Published
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Matteo Jorgenson aiming to 'set the bar higher' and target a Grand Tour after securing second Paris-Nice titleAmerican explained that targeting a win in one of the sport's biggest three-week races was now the logical next step in his career
By Tom Thewlis Published
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Matteo Jorgenson rules out Tour de France leadership after Jonas Vingegaard's withdrawal from Paris-NiceThe American is on the cusp of a second consecutive victory at the Race to the Sun
By Tom Thewlis Published
