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Two tests down, two to go: Tom Pidcock's maiden Grand Tour podium inches closer

Two tests down, two to go: Tom Pidcock's maiden Grand Tour podium inches closer

The Yorkshireman is not just resisting the attacks from Jai Hindley, but going on the attack himself. He has to get through four more days...

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The Miracle Boy: Egan Bernal's fairytale comeback from near-death to winning again

The Miracle Boy: Egan Bernal's fairytale comeback from near-death to winning again

The Ineos Grenadiers rider has had to wait more than four years since his last Grand Tour win, and very few people thought he'd ever...

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The stars are aligning for a late Jai Hindley ambush in Vuelta a España: 'It's all to play for'

The stars are aligning for a late Jai Hindley ambush in Vuelta a España: 'It's all to play for'

Can Jai Hindley and Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe mount a late charge for not only the Vuelta a España podium but title?

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'Absolutely incredible': Mads Pedersen finally gets Vuelta a España victory he richly deserves

'Absolutely incredible': Mads Pedersen finally gets Vuelta a España victory he richly deserves

The Danish all-rounder has been incessantly pursuing a Vuelta a España stage win in the past fortnight, and finally everything lined up to give the...

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The Plucky Winner: A Marc Soler victory, for the love of Spain

The Plucky Winner: A Marc Soler victory, for the love of Spain

Winning at the Vuelta a España is becoming an annual tradition for Marc Soler, and his latest triumph makes it a win rate of 50%...

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'We never give up': João Almeida has the form to deny Jonas Vingegaard Vuelta a España title

'We never give up': João Almeida has the form to deny Jonas Vingegaard Vuelta a España title

A showdown on the Angliru made it clear that the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider has a real chance of winning the red jersey

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The Battles of Asturias: Vuelta a España is about to be reordered through sheer brute force

The Battles of Asturias: Vuelta a España is about to be reordered through sheer brute force

A sleepy day for the GC men on stage 12 of the Vuelta a España, but there'll be no dozing off in the next two...

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Opinion: The Juan Ayuso drama is proof we need a proper transfer system and limited contracts

Opinion: The Juan Ayuso drama is proof we need a proper transfer system and limited contracts

Was the Spaniard right to say what he said? Perhaps not, but it was the consequence of the landscape that he and the rest of...

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UAE's latest Vuelta a España win fails to mask unhappy team: 'They did it to damage my image'

UAE's latest Vuelta a España win fails to mask unhappy team: 'They did it to damage my image'

Is it possible for João Almeida to seriously challenge for the Vuelta a España title if so many of his team-mates are racing for themselves?

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Jonas Vingegaard stamps his authority on the Vuelta a España: 'I felt super great'

Jonas Vingegaard stamps his authority on the Vuelta a España: 'I felt super great'

The Visma-Lease a Bike rider attacked early, a show of intent now that the big mountains are here. He hasn't regained the race lead yet,...

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Finding a different way to win: Jasper Philipsen crushes the dreams of the pretenders

Finding a different way to win: Jasper Philipsen crushes the dreams of the pretenders

The Alpecin-Deceuninck leader was nowhere to be the seen until the final 50 metres but timed his sprint to perfection to win his second Vuelta...

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Loyal teammate or stage hunter? The Vuelta a España will largely be determined by Juan Ayuso

Loyal teammate or stage hunter? The Vuelta a España will largely be determined by Juan Ayuso

Two wins in two days for UAE Team Emirates-XRG, and two riders flying high in the GC – but can the Emirati team control their...

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Cancer survivor Torstein Træen leads Vuelta a España: 'I found that cycling, like life, can easily be taken away from you'

Cancer survivor Torstein Træen leads Vuelta a España: 'I found that cycling, like life, can easily be taken away from you'

Stage six of the Vuelta a España has once again catapulted someone else into the lead. This time it's Bahrain-Victorious's Torstein Træen – and the...

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A competition leveller: Vuelta a España team time trial leaves GC race evenly poised

A competition leveller: Vuelta a España team time trial leaves GC race evenly poised

There were odd crashes, odd performance fluctuations and odd helmets – but stage five of the Vuelta a España left pretty much everyone content

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Versatility is now Ineos Grenadiers' biggest strength as they win another Grand Tour stage

Versatility is now Ineos Grenadiers' biggest strength as they win another Grand Tour stage

Ineos Grenadiers are no longer competing for the GC in Grand Tours, but as Ben Turner's win on stage four of the Vuelta a España...

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Reenergised, refreshed and rebooted: can David Gaudu challenge for Vuelta a España podium?

Reenergised, refreshed and rebooted: can David Gaudu challenge for Vuelta a España podium?

The Groupama-FDJ rider can go into the race lead on stage four, the same day that the race is in his home country of France....

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Jonas Vingegaard

A fall, a sprint finish, a familiar feeling: Vingegaard leads a Grand Tour again

Visma-Lease a Bike leader won stage two of the Vuelta a España 2025

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A foreign start, a familiar ending - How Philipsen came back from Tour disaster at La Vuelta

A foreign start, a familiar ending - How Philipsen came back from Tour disaster at La Vuelta

A routine win, a dominant display and a leader’s jersey to match. Jasper Philipsen’s Vuelta started the only way it was ever going to.

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'He's a winner': Remco Evenepoel is departing, but another Belgian GC hotshot is emerging at Soudal Quick-Step

'He's a winner': Remco Evenepoel is departing, but another Belgian GC hotshot is emerging at Soudal Quick-Step

Junior Lecerf is riding his second successive Vuelta a España, fresh from taking his biggest ever victory. His team are confident that he's going to...

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Only winning is good enough for Jonas Vingegaard at the Vuelta a España: 'I'm the top favourite'

Only winning is good enough for Jonas Vingegaard at the Vuelta a España: 'I'm the top favourite'

The Visma-Lease a Bike rider has the perfect chance to win his third Grand Tour, and doesn't he know it.

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'Things like this don’t happen to guys like me': Rory Townsend's decade of hard graft finally pays off with WorldTour win

'Things like this don’t happen to guys like me': Rory Townsend's decade of hard graft finally pays off with WorldTour win

Irish champion Rory Townsend completed a university degree, spent almost a decade riding for third-tier teams, and battled imposter syndrome before denying Wout van Aert...

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Tadej Pogačar keeps talking about retirement: let the human come before the athlete

Tadej Pogačar keeps talking about retirement: let the human come before the athlete

The world champion still has at least six races on his list to win, but does he really need to tick them all off? Would...

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Florian Lipowitz

From ski star to GC hope: Florian Lipowitz's convoluted journey to becoming Germany's biggest cycling talent

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe's young German didn't start out cycling, but he showed promise from the moment he first started taking the sport seriously. Now he's one...

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Dead or alive? What is the future of One Cycling?

Dead or alive? What is the future of One Cycling?

Chris Marshall-Bell explains the latest developments in the One Cycling project

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'I do enjoy winning' - Bella Holmgren on beating the best, targeting Grand Tours and juggling it all

'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. 

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‘I stressed I’d never win a bike race’ - How Lewis Askey has finally become a winner

‘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...

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Julius Johansen

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

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Mark Donovan

From WorldTour rejection to Giro d'Italia stage hunting: Mark Donovan is back at cycling's top table

The Q36.5 rider has had a near-three-year hiatus from cycling's Grand Tours, but now riding better than ever he's once again looking to be in...

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Mads Pedersen

Mads Pedersen is at the peak of his powers

A second stage win and a return to the maglia rosa is a fitting reward for a rider in some of his best ever form

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