Mathieu van der Poel fractures wrist as a result of double MTB crash
Mathieu van der Poel has suffered a minor wrist fracture as a result of his double crash in the MTB World Series race in Nové Mesto, Alpecin-Deceuninck have said. The…
Mathieu van der Poel crashes twice in return to mountain biking at XCO World Cup in Nové Město
It was not the comeback that Mathieu van der Poel would have hoped for at the UCI Mountain Bike Series XCO World Cup in Nové Město na Moravě, as he…
‘People will say I’m back, but I was never gone’ – Wout van Aert narrowly misses on second Giro d’Italia stage win
Visma-Lease a Bike’s Wout van Aert narrowly missed on taking a second Giro d’Italia victory on stage 13, being beaten to the line by Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) on the uphill…
Wout van Aert and Olav Kooij find their lead-out groove again at the Giro d’Italia
The last time Olav Kooij and his final lead-out rider Wout van Aert contested a sprint in this Giro d’Italia, they looked like they were missing one of the key…
‘A week ago, I wondered whether continuing the Giro was a good idea’ – Wout van Aert takes aim at time trial after comeback win
What a difference a day has made for Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) at the Giro d’Italia. After taking an emotional win on the gravel stage on Sunday, he…
‘Feels like it was meant to be’ – Emotional Wout van Aert silences doubters with inspiring comeback gravel stage win at Giro d’Italia
For a rider with 50 professional victories, including a Monument and 13 Grand Tour stages, Wout van Aert has often seemed like a perennial runner-up in recent years, with his…
Canadian Sarah Van Dam ‘speechless’ about her first WorldTour podium at Itzulia Women
Sarah van Dam (Ceratizit) was the revelation of the 2025 Itzulia Women. The 23-year-old Canadian was at the pointy end of the race every day, finishing in the top-five on…
Wout van Aert eyes next breakaway chance on gravel stage at Giro d’Italia, after failed ‘attempts against my better judgment’ on Saturday
Wout van Aert (VIsma-Lease a Bike) has been absent from Strade Bianche since 2021, with the Belgian instead focusing on trying to win one of the cobbled Monuments, the Tour…
Anna van der Breggen abandons Itzulia Women following stage 1 crash
Following her crash on stage 1 of Itzulia Women, SD-Worx-Protime has confirmed that Anna van der Breggen has withdrawn from the race. Van der Breggen crashed with eight kilometres remaining…
Mathieu van der Poel sets date for first mountain bike World Cup in four years
Mathieu van der Poel is set to return to racing at the end of May as he switches to the mountain bike for a round of the UCI World Cup…
‘Fast is not always the most sexy’ – Time trial helmets help Picnic-PostNL and Van Uden net victory in Giro d’Italia sprint
The use of more aerodynamic time trial helmets in road races is a cycling trend that has found more success at the Grand Tours in 2025, with Picnic PostNL’s Casper…
‘It will make a big difference’ – Olav Kooij gears up for first flat sprint at Giro d’Italia with Wout van Aert as luxury lead-out
Having a former Champs-Élysées sprint winner as your lead-out man sounds contradictory in nature, but it’s exactly the luxury that will be afforded to Olav Kooij at the Giro d’Italia…
‘My feelings were like the result’ – Wout van Aert fails to impact in Giro d’Italia TT
It had all looked so promising. Second in the tough opening stage of the Giro d’Italia despite recent illness wreaking havoc with his pre-race training, Wout van Aert had had…
‘It’s promising for what is still to come this season’ – Anna Van der Breggen steps up a level at Vuelta Femenina
After a Classics campaign of ups and downs, where she finished runner-up in the Strade Bianche but was hampered by illness in the Ardennes, the Vuelta Femenina was the first…