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January 14
- 'Push them outside their comfort zone' - Four-time USPro champion Freddie Rodriguez returns to cycling as co-owner and strategist for APS Pro Cycling by Cadence Cyclery
- 'It's best to just leave it in the past' - Derek Gee-West refocusing on Giro d'Italia ambitions after 'incredibly stressful' departure from Israel-Premier Tech
- 'The UCI had concerns' - Lotto-Intermarché boss finally lifts the lid on the team's complex merger process
- 'The team wanted to go back to what they really love, what's in their DNA' – Monument winner Jasper Stuyven leads Soudal-QuickStep Classics comeback
- Introducing: Valentina Cavallar – The Olympic rower turned promising Grand Tour racer who was inspired by the Tour de France Femmes
- 'I don't really have any ambitions of my own any more' – Victor Campenaerts skips Classics to fully focus on Grand Tour work with Jonas Vingegaard in 2026
- 'Not on our bingo card before Christmas' – How Simon Yates' shock early retirement played out for management and teammates at Visma-Lease a Bike
- Absence of Willunga Hill creates wide-open 2026 Women's Tour Down Under – Analysing the contenders
January 13
- 'If I was a runner or anything else, I would be out for months' – Wout van Aert optimistic for refreshed approach in 2026 despite recent ankle fracture
- 'I'll do everything I can to defend my title' - Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Visma-Lease a Bike pushing all out for repeat triumph at Tour de France Femmes in 2026
- SRAM officially launches Jonas Vingegaard's 150mm crank arms
- Defending champion Jhonatan Narváez to lead powerful UAE Team Emirates-XRG squad at Tour Down Under
- Why Jonas Vingegaard is right to race the Giro d'Italia before taking on Tadej Pogačar again at Tour de France in 2026
- 'No one is bigger than the team' – Soudal-QuickStep bring back Niki Terpstra and Tim Declercq to build new post-Evenepoel chapter
- 'Racing the Giro d'Italia will benefit his level in the Tour' – Jonas Vingegaard set for Grand Tour double in 2026 as team confirm schedule
- Question mark hovers over exact date of Arnaud De Lie's season start after 'domestic accident'
- Wind tunnel tested: Can China's X-Lab AD9 really mix it with the WorldTour's best bikes?
- Injured Puck Pieterse skips Benidorm Cyclo-cross World Cup after Nationals crash, Mathieu van der Poel yet to decide
- 'In some ways, as a young pro, I was in a way better place 10 years ago' – Slovenian stars Matej Mohorič and Jakob Omrzel interview each other
January 12
- Thibau Nys heads Belgian team for UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in absence of Wout van Aert
- 'I want to try and do the GC at the Giro' - Max Poole ready to fill Picnic-PostNL's Grand Tour void after Oscar Onley's transfer to Ineos
- 'You can always find a few more watts to give it everything to the line' - Outnumbered Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto snag pair of Australian National Championships podiums
- Two new Chinese bike computer brands have entered the WorldTour for 2026
- 'Monday's Victory' - Wout van Aert back training on the bike only 10 days after surgery for ankle fracture
- 'I've never been able to do a front flip before' - Puck Pieterse's crash at Dutch Cyclo-cross National Championships casts doubt over Benidorm World Cup appearance
- 'I don't think Tadej really needs me to win a Grand Tour' - João Almeida ready to step out of Pogačar's shadow and take on Jonas Vingegaard in 2026 Giro d'Italia
- 'It's quite naive to think it's clean throughout the whole world' - Oscar Onley is realistic about doping's continued presence in cycling
January 11
- New men's Continental teams confirmed in US and South Africa by UCI as overall numbers decline by 46% on provisional lists
- 'I had a lot of doubts before the race' - Célia Gery upsets pre-race favourite Amandine Fouquenet for French Cyclo-cross national title
- British Cyclo-cross National Championships: Cameron Mason secures fourth consecutive elite men's title in challenging conditions at South Shields
- Belgian Cyclo-cross National Championships: Thibau Nys holds off Emiel Verstrynge for second elite men's title
- Dutch Cyclo-cross National Championships: Tibor Del Grosso powers to successful title defence in tight, exciting elite men's race
- British Cyclo-cross National Championships: Anna Flynn conquers wet, windy conditions to take elite women's title
- Dutch Cyclo-cross National Championships: Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado takes assured solo victory as Fenix-Premier Tech go 1-2
- 'I think I've found myself again' – Patrick Eddy bounces back from WorldTour contract non-renewal to emotional Australian title
- 'I hope to get back to my best' – Dylan van Baarle to target Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix in debut season with Classics-focused Soudal-QuickStep
- Patrick Eddy beats Luke Plapp to elite men's Australian road race title after Jayco AlUla's strength in numbers fails in dramatic final kilometre
- Quiz! Can you identify these 25 rider transfers for 2026?
- 'I don't see it as pressure' – Nienke Vinke unfazed and aiming high in confirmation year on the road, but remains quiet about Picnic PostNL departure
- First-year pro Mackenzie Coupland wins Australia's elite women's road race title with late solo move
January 10
- Remco Evenepoel reportedly set to add UAE Tour appearance to his early schedule in Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe debut
- Belgian Cyclo-cross National Championships: Marion Norbert Riberolle defends elite women's title with dominant solo win
- 'It's going to be one hell of a ride' – Brendan Johnston sets off in 4,000km pursuit of fastest known time from Perth to Sydney
- Soudal-QuickStep riders interrupt training ride to help driver with stuck car – Video
- Snow and icy conditions affecting cyclo-cross National Championships in Belgium and the Netherlands
- 'If I have the best legs on the day, I'll try to win' – Anna van der Breggen still adapting to the new women's peloton, but realistic about 2026
- Jackson Medway takes solo victory in men's U23 road race at Australian Road National Championships
January 9
- 'There could be a massive drop-off' - Jay Vine warns of dramatically narrowing pathways to professionalism for Australian and New Zealanders
- 'A year of balanced outcomes' - Brompton optimistic despite a £2 million loss and a drop in sales
- 'I'd like to try to do one as a leader' – Matteo Jorgenson reveals Grand Tour ambitions with Visma-Lease A Bike
- 'The following Clubhouses will be closing before April 2026' – Rapha to shut a number of RCC venues as early as January 18
- 'Small percentages can make a huge difference' - What's the science behind cycling's long-range attacks?
- Tour Down Under past winners
- Women's Tour Down Under past winners
- 'We need a transfer system like in football' – Picnic PostNL look to the future after losing Oscar Onley to Ineos Grenadiers
- Chloé Dygert launches fundraising campaign to help US track great Sarah Hammer-Kroening with medical bills after seven surgeries
- Around the world in 10 races – Offbeat races to watch in 2026
- 'One of the last true crossers' – Rivals, friends, media pay heartfelt tributes to Eli Iserbyt after his medically-forced early retirement
- Jensen Plowright beats Sam Welsford to Australian elite men's criterium title
- Women's WorldTour bikes and tech 2026: What are teams using this year?
- Ruby Roseman-Gannon launches from break to claim elite women's criterium at Australia's Road National Championships
- Jack Dohler sweeps up Australia's U23 men's criterium title after winning sprint from five-man break
January 8
- 'The queen has returned' - L39ION of Los Angeles confirms US sprinter Skylar Schneider added to 2026 women's squad
- 'It's no longer medically advisable for me to ride my bike' - Eli Iserbyt announces immediate retirement from cycling in emotional video message
- 'Why can't I one day be there fighting for the rainbow jersey?' - Paul Magnier has the confidence to be Soudal-QuickStep's next big thing
- 'I can't say what exactly the problem was' - Knee injury delays Tim Merlier's 2026 season debut
- 'It's nice to be number one, but I think the goal is to win races' – SD Worx-Protime aim for more in 2026 after 48-win season
- Crashes, mistakes, heartbreak - US juniors discover humble cyclo-cross rewards on slippery slopes during final Belgian block of EuroCrossAcademy
- 'We want a victory in a major Classic' - Soudal-QuickStep returns to their roots, turning the page on Remco Evenepoel era in 2026
- The Rapha Winter Sale has just dropped a further 10% on sale items – Meaning you can now save up to 60% off with huge discounts on some of Rapha's best winter clothing
- Tom Pidcock's Pinarello-Q36.5 team reveal bold new navy and gold race kit and bikes for 2026
- 'Quite a few riders will make it very difficult for me' – Thibau Nys far from complacent about chances of repeat cyclo-cross Nationals success on Sunday
- 'As I understand it, he lost his desire' – Visma-Lease a Bike coach discusses Simon Yates' sudden retirement
- Jay Vine reclaims elite men's time trial title at the Australian Road National Championships
- Sophia Sammons dominates women's U23 time trial at Australian Road National Championships
- Wind tunnel tested: Is the Wilier Filante SLR ID2 really 'the fastest in the WorldTour landscape'?
- Sarah Gigante back training in the mountains and setting sights on March season start following 2025 broken femur injury
- Felicity Wilson-Haffenden wins Australian elite women's time trial title, edging out Brodie Chapman by less than four seconds
- Eight ways cycling is going to be different in 2026 – From new peloton dynamics to changes in how we watch the sport
- 'My main ticket to really getting my name out there' – Sophia Sammons on chasing a chance at home Australian Road National Championships in Perth
January 7
- Wout van Aert reportedly still on course for March road racing debut despite ankle fracture
- 'When you still have the fire in you, it's a good sign' - Julian Alaphilippe hungry for 2026
- 'Next Chapter, New Wings' – Remco Evenepoel shows off new colours as next phase of sparkling career with Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe gets underway
- 'You have to be brave to quit' - Riders react to Simon Yates' sudden retirement
- UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships past winners
- 'Having WorldTour invitations gives some peace' – Tudor Pro Cycling aim higher in 2026 with Küng, Alaphilippe and Storer as leaders
- Tom Dumoulin to become new race director of Amstel Gold Race from 2027
- 'Pressure makes diamonds' – Mark Renshaw embraces challenge of building Tour de France sprint project for Olav Kooij at Decathlon CMA CGM
- If you've never tried our choice as the best rear light, now's the time – The Magicshine SEEMEE 300 is now at its lowest ever price in this limited-time cycling deal
- Grand Tour champion Simon Yates announces shock early retirement at 33
- William Holmes wins men's U23 time trial at Australian Road National Championships by just one second
- 'Tom was the driving force behind it' – Pidcock and Pinarello-Q36.5 teammates head to Chile for January altitude training camp
- 'They can have more money but you can't buy the Tour' – Patrick Lefevere rates Remco Evenepoel's chances of Tour de France success at Red Bull
- Riders to watch at Australia's 2026 Road National Championships – Chapman and Plapp face tough time trial challenge, Jayco-AlUla holds trump card laden hand for road races
- 'By just being angry' - Ben O'Connor hopes mentality shift will offer return to top form in 2026 after 'annoying year'
January 6
- Vuelta a Táchira still going forward in Venezuela despite US military strike that led to Maduro's capture
- Spring Classics 2026
- Dion Smith gets 'late opportunity' to replace Simon Clarke on NSN Cycling Team
- MyWhoosh is offering real Bitcoin prizes to riders in its latest virtual challenge
- 'I'm learning how to mentally be a road racer' - Olympic gold medalist Lily Williams looking for breakout season in 2026
- Men's WorldTour bikes and tech 2026: What are teams using this season?
- Specialized Diverge 4 Expert review: Big, bouncy, and beautiful to ride in the right context
- 'It was the hardest season of my career' – David Gaudu resets with new coach, new goals in 2026
- Elitewheels & evolve power Team Solution Tech - NIPPO - Rali toward a potential grand tour breakthrough in 2026
- MAAP adds flames to signature Aurora purple for Jayco AlUla and Liv AlUla Jayco's new kit design for 2026
- Derek Gee finds place for 2026 at Lidl-Trek after messy Israel-Premier Tech contract termination
- 'I went into Australia underdone so I'm trying to fix that this year' - Jay Vine aiming for much stronger start to 2026 than in 2025
- Megan Guarnier returns to pro peloton as co-director for 11-rider CCB Kenetik p/b Levine Law Group - North American Roundup
January 5
- Understanding the Ursus ethos - a humble commitment to excellence
- Human Powered Health to debut new 'tailwind' textured kits created by new partner Verge Sport at Tour Down Under
- The UCI rules have changed for 2026 – Everything you need to know
- 'Guys won't be able to live at this intensity for 10-15 years like it was in the past' – Former Giro d'Italia winner Jai Hindley on how cycling's continued need for speed could lead to shorter careers
- 'I'm certainly not at my best yet' – Mathieu van der Poel heads to Spain after going nine from nine in cyclo-cross, but the big goals are still to come
- I tried nasal strips for cycling to find out if they're just the latest trend, or a real performance enhancer – here's how they stack up to the marketing claims
- 'We've changed the size of my frame and widened the handlebars' - Jonathan Milan gets more aerodynamic for 2026 sprints
- 'In any sport I think it's impossible to go: Oh yeah, the sport is 100% clean' – 2025 Tour de France leader Ben Healy points out potential upper limit of anti-doping measures
January 4
- 'I was emotional to see that it's possible' - Canada's Nadia Gontova steps up to the WorldTour inspired by compatriot and new World Champion Magdeleine Vallieres
- UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Zonhoven: Undefeated Mathieu van der Poel claims another victory in flawless performance as Thibau Nys is ruled out after crash
- Thibau Nys crashes out of contention, breaks handlebars in mid-race crash during icy Zonhoven World Cup
- UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Zonhoven: Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado triumphs in the ice and snow
- Veteran Australian racer Amanda Spratt announces retirement at the end of 2026
- 'We finally managed to have a good winter' – Lidl-Trek optimistic for Tao Geoghegan Hart's 2026 season
- How to watch Cyclocross World Cup Zonhoven: Live streams, TV details as Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert clash again
January 3
- Wout van Aert undergoes successful surgery on fractured ankle following snowy cyclo-cross crash
- Superprestige Gullegem: Niels Vandeputte extends overall series lead after thrilling battle for victory against Michael Vanthourenhout
- Superprestige Gullegem: In-form Amandine Fouqenet solos to second win of the festive period
- Lotto-Intermarché unveil 2026 look for WorldTour return following merger of Belgian squads
January 2
- Launching a new road racing season – A guide to Australia's 2026 sun-drenched opening block
- UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships 2026
- UAE Tour Women 2026
- La Vuelta Femenina 2026
- Tour de Romandie Féminin 2026
- Ladies Tour of Holland 2026
- Tour of Guangxi Women 2026
- Classic Lorient Agglomération - Ceratizit 2026
- Tour of Britain Women 2026
- Tour de Suisse Women 2026
- Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 2026
- Itzulia Women 2026
- Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2026
- Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2026
- Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition 2026
- 'I am very disappointed' – No more cyclo-cross battles with Mathieu van der Poel as Wout van Aert to undergo surgery after crash in Mol
- Exact Cross Mol: Mathieu van der Poel conquers snowy conditions to take another victory after Wout van Aert crashes heavily
- Exact Cross Mol: Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado back to her best in the snow for first victory of the season
- Completing the Grand Tour set in 2026? – Jonas Vingegaard reportedly has 'deal' in place to make Giro d'Italia debut
- 2026 men's WorldTour budgets total €663 million as median male rider salaries touch €350,000
- Former winners and rising talents headline Tour Down Under start lists for 2026 WorldTour opener
- Market mess sees transfers continue into January as Louis Barré signs for Visma-Lease a Bike
January 1
- Biniam Girmay shows off new NSN Cycling Team kit on New Year's Day
- X2O Trofee Baal-GP Sven Nys: Mathieu van der Poel dominates to secure seventh consecutive season win despite crashing in thick mud
- X2O Trofee Baal-GP Sven Nys: Lucinda Brand secures 13th consecutive season victory in elite women's race
- 'Pushing boundaries together' - EF Education-EasyPost and EF Education-Oatly partners with new kitmaker Assos following split with Rapha
- Women's WorldTour Teams 2026 – A comprehensive guide to the top 14 teams in women's cycling