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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage six preview: A hat-trick for Magnier?
Many will welcome a flat day along the Amalfi coast after two brutal days in southern Italy
Giro d'Italia 2026 stage five results: Igor Arrieta wins despite crash and wrong turn
Igor Arrieta re-caught fellow breakaway rider, Afonso Eulálio, who had also crashed during the finale of the stage, in the final 100 metres to win
Giro d'Italia 2026 stage four results: Jhonatan Narvaez storms to victory in Cosenza
Giulio Ciccone moves into the pink jersey on a dramatic first day in Italy
Giro d'Italia 2026 stage four preview: breakaway vs versatile sprinters
The first stage in Italy serves up some lumpy parcours which will no doubt make for entertaining racing
Jonas Vingegaard isn’t boring: Why the Dane’s aggression deserves more credit
Despite there being no time gaps between those who avoided the day’s big crash, the Giro d’Italia general classification lit up on stage two. But...
Giro d'Italia 2026 stage two results: Guillermo Thomas Silva wins chaotic stage
The Uruguayan wins a crash-marred stage to Veliko Tarnovo / Велико Търново
Giro d'Italia 2026 stage one results: Paul Magnier wins in Burgas
The 22-year-old Magnier claims the first pink jersey of this year's race
The Giro d’Italia 2026 contenders: Who will challenge Vingegaard for the pink jersey?
Rouleur previews the riders to look out for at the 109th edition of the Corsa Rosa
Eddie Dunbar: The grafter from Cork
When the going gets tough, Eddie Dunbar gets going. The Irish climber aiming high at the Giro with a new team – and a new...
The picky cannibal: Pogačar brings stardust to Tour de Romandie
The world champion brings some much-needed attention to what used to be key build-up race to the Tour de France
Cruelty and promise: how the youngest lit up the oldest Monument
Paula Blasi, 23, and Isabella Holmgren, 20, finished fifth and sixth at Liège-Bastogne-Liège and showed they could be Ardennes stars in the years to come
Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2026 preview: who will win La Doyenne?
Rouleur examines the favourites for Sunday’s Monument
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026 men’s preview: the showdown between Pogačar and Seixas
Rouleur looks at route and the contenders for the fourth Monument of the season
Paris-Roubaix: Tadej Pogačar's new Achilles heel
The world champion was second to Wout van Aert on Sunday, but he showed, yet again, that he can win the cobbled Monument
No records broken, but hearts won at the Hell of the North
Wout van Aert wins the 2026 Paris-Roubaix, eight years on from when his teammate Michael Goolaerts died at the race
‘A rider who can do everything’ – How do Alpecin solve the Pogačar problem at Paris-Roubaix?
Mathieu van der Poel has won the last three editions of Paris-Roubaix, but he is up against the greatest ever cyclist
Paris-Roubaix men’s 2026 preview: The Hell of the North
Rouleur analyses the favourites for the cobbled Monument
Paris-Roubaix women’s 2026 preview: The Queen of the Classics
Rouleur picks out the contenders for the sixth edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes
De Ronde’s definitive ranking: how this year’s Tour of Flanders ordered the Big Four
Rouleur analyses the tactics that won and lost the 2026 men’s Monument
‘De Ronde is going to be a regular part Remco’s schedule’ – Red Bull delight at best Flanders debut in eight years
Olympic champion was third behind Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel but demonstrated why there was so much excitement around his debut at the...
‘Every year it gives me goosebumps’: Wout van Aert older, wiser, but excited as ever for Ronde van Vlaanderen
The Belgian may have ruled himself out of the favourites' conversation ahead of Tour of Flanders, but a happy Van Aert is a dangerous Van...
Red Bull’s joker: Why Evenepoel’s participation shuffles De Ronde’s pack
Remco Evenepoel will make his debut at the Tour of Flanders on Sunday. He’s another card to play for a stacked Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team, but...
Dwars door Vlaanderen 2026 men’s preview: Sprinter or attacker?
Rouleur takes a look at the contenders for the 80th edition of Dwars door Vlaanderen
Milan-Sanremo men's 2026 preview: Can Pogačar finally solve the Classicissima?
Rouleur looks at the contenders for La Primavera, where the world's best rider is still chasing victory at a race that has so far eluded...
Back on the Wolf Tracks: Will Soudal Quick-Step regain their cobbled Classics crown?
Quick-Step once ruled the cobbles. A shift towards Remco Evenepoel’s stage racing ambitions loosened The Wolfpack’s hold on spring. With him moving on, can they...
Milan Sanremo women’s 2026 preview: Can the attackers stay away from the sprinters?
Rouleur looks at the favourites for the women’s La Classicissima, where sprinters like the defending champion, Lorena Wiebes come up against the puncheurs like Elisa...
Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2026 preview: Can home favourite Longo Borghini stop Lidl-Trek’s winning streak?
Rouleur takes a look at the contenders for the 51st edition of the Lombardy Classic
Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 contenders: who will win the Race of the Two Seas?
Can the experienced Primož Roglič challenge Isaac del Toro?
Strade Bianche 2026 women’s preview: Can in-form Vollering defend crown against Ferrand-Prévot, Kopecky and the rest?
Super star Pauline Ferrand-Prévot makes her season debut in Tuscany, but she comes up against the two previous winners Demi Vollering and Lotte Kopecky. Rouleur...
Opening Weekend 2026 analysis: Dutch dominance, tactical blunders and resurgent teams
As the Opening Weekend ushered in the Classics season, Mathieu van der Poel and Demi Vollering brought predictable power — but crashes, tactics and team...
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