Latest articles by Patrick Fletcher
Sick soldiers and mixed messages – What's really going on at UAE Team Emirates-XRG and how will it change the last days of the Tour de France?
Analysis The collective might and will of Tadej Pogačar's team has kept the peloton in check until now but with illness in the ranks that could be about to change
'There are bodies everywhere' – Tadej Pogačar plays down wave of illness within UAE camp at Tour de France
News Brandon McNulty abandons, Tim Wellens struggles to make the time cut due to illness on the roads to Orcières-Merlette
'Doing half the watts' – Tim Wellens avoids time cut elimination by two minutes as illness ravages UAE Team Emirates-XRG at Tour de France
News Race leader Tadej Pogačar finished with only one teammate in GC group after McNulty abandoned
Adam Yates to race on at Tour de France despite suffering with stomach problem
News 'He is going to suffer because it’s still soon' UAE team manager Mauro Gianetti tells Cyclingnews
'I’m glad Urška is not coming up with my car' – Tadej Pogačar braced for 'insane' Alpe d’Huez atmosphere at Tour de France
News Race leader returning to the iconic climb for the first time since 2022 for this weekend's doubleheader
'I completely messed up' – Devastated Michael Matthews saw a chance to win for his family at the Tour de France
News 'We debrief the race, we say what we want to say in the debrief, we have 12 hours to get over it, and then we move on,' says Australian
‘He can ventilate the frustration, but we stick to the line’ – Lidl-Trek director responds to Quinn Simmons’ comments on team’s Tour de France priorities
News USPro road champion active again on stage 17 and works for Mads Pedersen to secure green jersey in four days
'It was a good decision' – Is Remco Evenepoel's controversial break from racing behind his rising Tour de France form arc?
News 'This Tour de France was all about crescendo' says Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe DS
Remco Evenepoel is on the rise but the battle for the Tour de France podium is far from settled – Analysis
Analysis A tactical tangent after Vingegaard's departure and crash of a valuable teammate are just two of the reasons the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider can't count on second in Paris just yet
'You should not consider it as boring at all' – Remco Evenepoel defends Tadej Pogačar's Tour de France dominance
News Despite beating Pogačar twice in a row, Belgian states he is racing for second place
'It gives me a bit more fire' – Tadej Pogačar survives time trial scare but suffers second straight stage defeat at Tour de France to rival
News Race leader 'almost crashed' in same corner as Florian Lipowitz
'I would rather lose sleep than lose credibility' – Jonathan Vaughters says Tour de France night-time testing could have stopped past doping – Full interview
Q&A EF Education-EasyPost team manager has defended night-time anti-doping tests at the Tour de France
Is Mathieu van der Poel a time trial sleeping giant?
News Using a position and effort similar to a long-range Classics solo, Alpecin-Premier Tech rider could add form with motivation and challenge for ITT victory at Tour de France
Laurens De Plus joins big-name domestiques heading to Decathlon CMA CGM as team look to build around Paul Seixas
News Negotiations are in full swing as transfer window opens August 1
'There was a misunderstanding, but Remco was better' – Tadej Pogačar suffers a rare defeat as he turns domestique at Tour de France
News New second-placed Remco Evenepoel 'will be a big contender' says race leader
'It's no use hanging your head' – Jonas Vingegaard gives his first reaction since exiting the Tour de France
News Two-time Tour winner explains how the fateful stage 15 crash unfolded
'Either I crash myself, or I go into Tadej' – Isaac del Toro takes a tumble for his leader but gets instant payback as 'insane' Pogačar works for him on Tour de France summit finish
News Mexican road champion climbs to third overall but notes pain in his back and leg
'The motorbike panicked, it was a strange situation' – Visma-Lease a Bike raise question marks over the corner where Jonas Vingegaard's Tour de France ended
News As Vingegaard heads for surgery, DS Marc Reef delivers an update from the team bus
UAE Team Emirates-XRG use new lactate gel mix for a second stage at 2026 Tour de France
News 'The lactate you can use like an extra fuel because it’s absorbed in a different way in the gut' team nutritionist Gorka Prieto-Bellver tells Cyclingnews
'To hell with Pogačar, Paul Seixas mania has begun' – Amid incredible atmosphere, the great home hope ignites the Tour de France
News Teenage prodigy climbs two places to fourth overall, only 15 seconds off the podium after stage 14
'Probably a mistake' – Tom Pidcock tumbles back down the Tour de France top 10 after more breakaway antics
News Briton manages to infiltrate another breakaway but pays the price
Quizzed on Lance Armstrong's Tour de France record comments and Prince of Monaco's Vuelta claims, Tadej Pogačar is deftly dealing with the curveballs
News A smile and a sense of humour has gone a long way in keeping controversy at bay as the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider stands in the spotlight of the yellow jersey
'I told him we’ve got to tone it down a bit' – Luke Rowe explains why we're seeing a more cautious and conservative Paul Seixas at the Tour de France
News 'He's a fantastic bike handler, he's got this tool, this weapon in his arsenal, but there's a time to use it and there's a time not to use it'
