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The perfect balance? Analysing Team Visma-Lease a Bike’s Tour de France line-up
Could this be the team which can finally topple Tadej Pogačar?
'I do enjoy winning' - Bella Holmgren on beating the best, targeting Grand Tours and juggling it all
The Canadian was not expecting to be winning road races while still a teenager, but already she's demonstrated that she's one of Lidl-Trek's strongest climbers.
‘I stressed I’d never win a bike race’ - How Lewis Askey has finally become a winner
The Briton is likely to be a contender in a breakaway and punchy stages of the Tour de France, should as expected he be selected...
I know what I’ll be doing after retirement: I’ll be on the chicken farm, by Pieter Serry
Soudal Quick-Step’s current longest-serving rider, Pieter Serry, was born and raised on a chicken farm in Flanders, Belgium. Though he'll leave the team at the...
Tour de France - how does it work?
New to the Tour? Here's a quick run down of how exactly the race works
The White Jersey at the Tour de France - A Brief History
The best young rider at the Tour de France is awarded the white jersey. But what is the history behind the maillot blanc?
How long is the Tour de France?
The Tour de France has changed dramatically since the first edition in 1903. We examine how the length and speed of the Tour de France...
Tour de France 2025 predictions: who will be the stand-out riders in the 112th edition?
Best guesses at who will come out on top during the three weeks in France
Is Marlen Reusser now the biggest rival to Demi Vollering at the Tour de France Femmes?
After her victory at the Tour de Suisse, the Movistar rider has announced herself as a serious contender for the yellow jersey
Domination and revelations: The Dauphiné showed us more than just Tadej Pogačar's continued superiority
The final showdown before the Tour de France; what exactly did we learn from eight days at the Critérium du Dauphiné?
The incredible comeback story of Tadej Pogačar’s new teammate after WorldTour rejection
He won a world road race title before Tadej Pogačar, but the blonde-haired Dane had to suffer a painful rejection before finally reaching the top
First blood in the mountains: What does Pogačar's crushing Dauphiné stage win tell us about the Tour?
Time trial gains for Jonas Vingegaard, first mountain domination for Tadej Pogačar. Are we set for a close-fought Tour de France?
Tour de Suisse 2025 preview: Almeida the man to beat?
With the big hitters fighting it out in the Critérium du Dauphiné, there's a golden opportunity for a WorldTour victory at the Tour de Suisse
My other life as a graphic designer, by Tiffany Cromwell
Veteran of the women’s peloton since 2010, Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto’s Tiffany Cromwell spends most of her downtime drawing and creating, including a number of Formula One...
Tour de Suisse 2025 Women’s preview: Vollering and Niewiadoma go head-to-head at key Tour warm-up race
The challenging Swiss parcours with no summit finish or time trial could lead to an open battle for the GC
Critérium du Dauphiné 2025 contenders: Pogačar, Vingegaard, and Evenepoel go head-to-head
The three superstars meet for a smaller-scale showdown ahead of the Tour de France in July
Giro d'Italia 2025 team ratings: The best and the worst performances
Assessing the success of the 23 teams that took to the start of the Giro d'Italia this year
‘Not a lot of teams will ever do this’ - The inside story of Lidl-Trek’s Giro greatness
Rouleur went behind the scenes with one of the most successful squads of this year’s race to find out how the magic happens
Let me entertain you: Are Grand Tours better without Tadej Pogačar?
After the Giro d'Italia has concluded, Rachel Jary analyses whether the absence of the world champion leads to more exciting racing
Fuelling the Traka 360: How winner Tobias Kongstad powered his unstoppable ‘diesel engine’
What does it take to win one of the biggest gravel races in the world? According to the 2025 champion, 1,440g of carbs and a...
‘This is the pinnacle’ - Visma-Lease a Bike and an unwavering strive for perfection
A victory on the final stage for Olav Kooij alongside Simon Yates’ general classification win is a dream come true for the Dutch team –...
Courageous or crazy – Could different tactics have won Richard Carapaz the Giro d’Italia?
The EF Education-EasyPost rider made an attack early in the stage but failed to capitalise off his work, ending up third on the general classification
Opinion: UAE Team Emirates-XRG lost the Giro a long time before the Colle delle Finestre
Isaac del Toro loses the pink jersey to Simon Yates who attacked on the legendary Colle delle Finestre
How to win a Grand Tour – Inside Visma-Lease a Bike’s tactical Giro masterclass
Simon Yates took the pink jersey on the penultimate day of racing after his team executed a perfect performance
‘It was Finestre where he lost everything, and Finestre where he won it all back’ - Simon Yates proves fairytale endings exist
The Visma-Lease a Bike rider rode into the pink jersey after stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia, finally achieving redemption in the race which has...
Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 21 preview: Roman finale
The Giro's final stage is one for the sprinters on a flat finish in the Italian capital
What is the Tour de France time cut and how does it work?
The Tour de France time cut explained
It’s not over until the Finestre is conquered: Giro’s Cima Coppi set to decide the maglia rosa
The race enters favoured terrain for second-place Richard Carapaz, can he use it to usurp the pink jersey Isaac del Toro?
Wind, fatigue and tactical blunders – Inside the Giro d’Italia attacks that never were
It was an anticlimactic stage 19 of La Corsa Rosa after many expected more explosive attacks to come on the mountainous route to Champoluc
Youth versus experience: Del Toro, Carapaz and the mano-a-mano battle for pink
Richard Carapaz and Isaac del Toro could not be in more contrasting phases of their careers. They will go head to head for a final...
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