Richard Carapaz says he knew he could do “something special” at the Tokyo Olympics after his podium finish at the recent Tour de France. The Ecuadorian used his usual cunning and attacking style to escape away up the final climb of the day alongside USA’s Brandon McNulty, building a reasonable...
The BMX racing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics got underway with Brits Kye Whyte and Bethany Shriever progressing through the quarter-finals on Thursday (July 29). Reigning Olympic champion from Rio 2016, Connor Fields from the USA, had some tight runs but was able to battle through to Friday’s semi-finals, while...
Tom Dumoulin said watching his team-mate win on Mont Ventoux gave him the itch to race the Tour de France again. Jumbo-Visma rider Dumoulin is making his comeback after he took an unexpected break from racing earlier this year, but is now targeting a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Dumoulin...
Today felt like a Giro d’Italia stage. Miserable rain, riders all over the place, and Ben O’Connor up the road. It had more than shades of October 2020, when the Australian finished a pain-staking second on stage 16 before claiming his maiden Grand Tour stage the very next day. Fast...
It’s been a whirlwind year for Connor Swift. Last summer, as Europe exited its first Covid-19 lockdowns, the 2018 British champion was surprisingly selected to ride the Tour de France. He himself couldn’t quite believe it. He was only 24 and was pretty much an unknown rider within the peloton,...
André Greipel has announced he will retire at the end of the 2021 season, calling time on a 16-year stint at the top level of cycling. The German announced before the start of stage 20 of the Tour de France that he would be climbing off for good at the...
It’s obviously not as important as yellow, but Tadej Pogačar couldn’t hide his delight at also all-but securing a second successive polka dot jersey at the Tour de France. In similar fashion to the 2020 edition when the young Slovenian climbed to the top of the mountain classification on the...
Standing on the side of the Tour de France route is a young lad who is the spit image of Tadej Pogačar. Big shades, UAE Team Emirates cap, the only real giveaway is this teenager is about half the height of the defending champion and is not wearing the yellow...
Cycling and walking have been given priority in the UK government’s new Highway Code, as part of Boris Johnson’s ‘golden age of cycling’. The UK government has announced that pedestrians and cyclists will be given priority at junctions over traffic with cyclists being allowed right of way when travelling straight...
There were tears for Tom Dumoulin after Rohan Dennis, Filippo Ganna and Stefan Küng all fell just short of his second-best time in the Tokyo Olympics time trial, the Dutchman capping off his recent return to racing with a silver medal. “It was a difficult road to get here,” Dumoulin...
Big Mac and fries, smiles on a bike, and tumbling onto the tarmac because he couldn’t clip out of his pedals: it’s hard to believe it, but Tadej Pogačar really isn’t that different to us all. On the day he won his second Tour de France in just 10 months,...
Whilst Mark Cavendish has stolen the headlines on his Tour de France return, taking three stage wins so far, another sprinter has also made his way back to the Tour after a few years away. Nacer Bouhanni last rode his home Grand Tour in 2017, achieving his best-ever stage finish...
The defending champion shocked some of the best time trial riders on the planet to stage victory This content was originally published here.
Tejay van Garderen will retire from professional cycling this weekend, saying that he is unable to ride with the best in the world anymore. In an unexpected announcement, the EF Education-Nippo rider confirmed that this weekend’s US National Championships will be his final race of a professional career that began...
Mark Cavendish has said Marianne Vos “has been an inspiration on so many levels,” after she reached a historic milestone in the Giro Donne. Dutch pro Vos has been dominant in cycling for 15 years and continues to set records, including taking her 30th stage victory in the Giro Donne. ...
Pandemonium broke out in the cycling roads of France on Saturday when a massive crash broke out in Stage 1 of the Tour de France. A spectator stretched out a little too far onto the course with their sign and tripped up cyclist Tony Martin, causing a mass of bikes...
Found: Objects With Meaning is a new podcast series from Wallpaper* magazine in partnership with Vodafone Smart Tech. During six conversations with key creative figures, listeners find out about their personal and professional attachment to objects, from the stuff that surrounds them to the items that inspire them and the...
Specialized bikes have extended their contract with men’s WorldTour team Deceuninck – Quick-Step on a new long-term contract. The Belgian squad, home to Mark Cavendish and world champion Julian Alaphilippe, will be riding Specialized bikes up until 2027, as well as helmets and shoes provided by the US company. Deceuninck...
Highly promising Belgian champion Lotte Kopecky will join the world’s best women’s team, SD Worx in January. The 25-year-old has signed with the squad for three years, taking her to the end of the 2024 season, and is part of the team’s restructuring ahead of the retirement of some key...
