Peter Cossins

Peter Cossins has written about professional cycling since 1993 and is a contributing editor to Procycling. He is the author of The Monuments: The Grit and the Glory of Cycling's Greatest One-Day Races (Bloomsbury, March 2014) and has translated Christophe Bassons' autobiography, A Clean Break (Bloomsbury, July 2014). 

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LA CALMETTE FRANCE FEBRUARY 04 Egan Arley Bernal Gomez of Colombia and Team INEOS Grenadiers during the 51st toile de Bessges Tour du Gard 2021 Stage 2 a 154km stage from SaintGenis to La Calmette EDB2020 on February 04 2021 in La Calmette France Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Bernal: Targeting the Giro d'Italia is the best decision for me

By Peter Cossins Published

News Colombian says the prospect of making his Giro debut has boosted his motivation

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Egan Bernal was back in action at the Étoile de Bessèges
Egan Bernal: It’s difficult to say how my recovery is going

By Peter Cossins Published

News Colombian glad to be racing at Bessèges, but unsure about the state of his back injury

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Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) descends during stage 2 of the 2020 Tirreno-Adriatico
Geraint Thomas: Having two time trials at Tour de France should suit me

By Peter Cossins Published

News Welshman's Étoile de Bessèges start is his first since crashing out of the Giro d’Italia

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Bernal, Nibali, Thomas headline star-studded Étoile de Bessèges - Preview

By Peter Cossins Published

Preview The route and contenders for the five-day French race

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Tour de la Provence 2020 - 5th Edition - 4th stage Avignon - Aix-en-Provence 170,5 km - 16/02/2020 - Nairo Quintana (COL - Team Arkea Samsic) - photo Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©2020
Uncertainty hangs over France's early-season races

By Peter Cossins Published

News GP Marseillaise, Étoile de Bessèges, Tour de la Provence all still awaiting official approval to go ahead

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OUDENAARDE BELGIUM OCTOBER 18 Sprint Arrival Mathieu Van Der Poel of The Netherlands and Team AlpecinFenix Wout Van Aert of Belgium and Team Team Jumbo Visma during the 104th Tour of Flanders 2020 Ronde van Vlaanderen Men Elite a 2433km race from Antwerpen to Oudenaarde RVV20 FlandersClassic on October 18 2020 in Oudenaarde Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders

By Peter Cossins Published

Results Dutchman outsprints Wout Van Aert as Alaphilippe crashes out of winning breakaway

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Dutch road race champion Mathieu van der Poel fights his way back to the front after a crash at the 2020 Tour of Flanders
Alaphilippe, Van Aert and Van der Poel headline Tour of Flanders – Preview

By Peter Cossins Published

Preview The Ronde's course has been shortened, but the battle should be as intense as ever with numerous favourites in the frame

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WEVELGEM BELGIUM OCTOBER 11 Arrival Mads Pedersen of Denmark and Team Trek Segafredo Celebration Florian Senechal of France and Team Deceuninck QuickStep Matteo Trentin of Italy and CCC Team during the 82nd GentWevelgem In Flanders Fields 2020 Men Elite a 2325km race from Ypres to Wevelgem GentWevelgem FlandersClassic on October 11 2020 in Wevelgem Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Mads Pedersen wins Gent-Wevelgem

By Peter Cossins Published

Results Former world champion tops Senechal, Trentin

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WEVELGEM BELGIUM MARCH 31 Zdenek Stybar of Czech Republic and Team DeceuninckQuickStep Tiesj Benoot of Belgium and Team Lotto Soudal Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium and CCC Team Kemmelberg Ossuaire Cobblestones Fans Public during the 81st GentWevelgem In Flanders Fields 2019 a 2515km race from Deinze to Wevelgem Flandersclassics on March 31 2019 in Wevelgem Belgium Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Gent-Wevelgem 2020 – Preview

By Peter Cossins Published

Preview Defending champion Kristoff heads strong field on revamped course with Kemmelberg the principal difficulty

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The cover of the new book about Dave Rayner: Everybody's Friend -The life and career of Dave Rayner 1967-1994 and written by his legacy to cycling
Dave Rayner book extract: I can't remember him ever being on a downer

By Peter Cossins Published

Chris Walker recalls his close friend's exuberant personality and their time racing in the US

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Tour de France 2020 107th Edition 1st stage Nice Nice 156 km 29082020 Alexander Kristoff NOR UAE Team Emirates photo POOL Vincent KalutPNBettiniPhoto2020
Kristoff: I know it's only for a day but I'll enjoy the yellow jersey at the Tour de France

By Peter Cossins Published

News Norwegian sprinter hopes that racing the Tour will set him up perfectly for the Classics

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BURGOS SPAIN JULY 28 Mikel Landa Meana of Spain and Team Bahrain McLaren during the 42nd Vuelta a Burgos 2020 Stage 1 a 157km stage from Burgos to Burgos Alto del Castillo 976m VueltaBurgos on July 28 2020 in Burgos Spain Photo by David RamosGetty Images
Mikel Landa: The team is behind me at the Tour de France

By Peter Cossins Published

News Spaniard motivated and confident as he takes chance to be sole GC leader for Bahrain McLaren

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Thibaut Pinot Groupama FDJ TDF 2020 countdown
Thibaut Pinot 'on right track' for Tour de France victory

By Peter Cossins Published

Frenchman may never get a better chance to win yellow jersey

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Team Sunweb’s Nicolas Roche at the 2020 Strade Bianche
Roche leads Sunweb complaint about mask-less fans at Dauphiné

By Peter Cossins Published

News Roche feels the CPA should be doing more to protect riders

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Daniel Martinez (EF Pro Cycling) wins the 2020 Criterium du Dauphine
Daniel Martinez wins Critérium du Dauphiné

By Peter Cossins Published

Results Sepp Kuss secures stage 5 finale in Megève

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No breaks for Buchmann but Tour de France start in doubt

By Peter Cossins Published

News German GC contender helped out of bed after Dauphiné crash, says Bora-Hansgrohe director

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Primoz Roglic got in the JUmbo-Visma team car but then continued in the race
Roglic's injuries shouldn't disrupt his Tour de France preparation says team boss

By Peter Cossins Published

News 'Better to be safe than sorry' says Jumbo-Visma’s Richard Plugge after Roglic quits Dauphiné

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MEGEVE FRANCE AUGUST 15 Primoz Roglic of Slovenia and Team Jumbo Visma Yellow Leader Jersey Doctor Medical Crash Injury during the 72nd Criterium du Dauphine 2020 Stage 4 a 1533km stage from Ugine to Megeve 1458m dauphine Dauphin on August 15 2020 in Megeve France Photo by Justin SetterfieldGetty Images
Roglic 'in a lot of pain' after Dauphiné crash

By Peter Cossins Published

News Race leader expected to start final stage on Sunday

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Team Jumbo rider Slovenias Primoz Roglic l wearing the overall leaders yellow jersey climb flanked by his teammate Team Jumbo rider US Sepp Kuss R during the fourth stage of the 72nd edition of the Criterium du Dauphine cycling race 153 km between Ugine and Megeve on August 15 2020 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP via Getty Images
Dumoulin: Dauphiné descent was a disgrace

By Peter Cossins Published

News Jumbo-Visma complain about "over the top" Dauphiné descent after Kruiswijk crashes out

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SAINT MARTIN DE BELLEVILLE FRANCE AUGUST 14 Arrival Egan Arley Bernal Gomez of Colombia and Team Ineos White Best Young Jersey during the 72nd Criterium du Dauphine 2020 Stage 3 a 157km stage from Corenc to Saint Martin de Belleville 1419m dauphine Dauphin on August 14 2020 in Saint Martin de Belleville France Photo by Justin SetterfieldGetty Images
Egan Bernal abandons Critérium du Dauphiné

By Daniel Benson, Peter Cossins Published

News 2019 Tour de France winner and Team Ineos leader fails to start stage 4 due to back injury

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Criterium du Dauphine 2020 72nd Edition Corenc SaintMartindeBelleville 157 Km 14082020 Team Jumbo Visma photo Luis Angel GomezBettiniPhoto2020
Dumoulin: Jumbo-Visma tactics will have to change at the Tour de France

By Peter Cossins Published

News Dutchman suggests the 'train' strategy might work against Jumbo in the mountains at the Tour

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FRom R Team Ineos rider Great Britains Christopher Froome Team Ineos rider Colombias Egan Bernal and Team Ineos rider Russias Pavel Sivakov ride during the first stage of the 72nd edition of the Criterium du Dauphine cycling race 2185 km between ClermontFerrand and SaintChristoenJarez on August 12 2020 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP via Getty Images
Sivakov: It's a long way to the Tour de France

By Peter Cossins Published

News Russian says Ineos don't need to stress and will be ready

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Tim declercq dauphine hailstones
Dauphiné hailstones were so big they left indentation marks on helmets

By Peter Cossins Published

News Declercq: I didn't have a massage on my back last night

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CHARTREUSE FRANCE AUGUST 13 Podium Egan Arley Bernal Gomez of Colombia and Team Ineos White Best Young Jersey Celebration during the 72nd Criterium du Dauphine 2020 Stage 2 a 135km stage from Vienne to Col de PorteChartreuse 1316m dauphine Dauphin on August 13 2020 in Chartreuse France Photo by Justin SetterfieldGetty Images
Optimism growing that Tour de France will go ahead - Dauphiné dispatch

By Peter Cossins Published

Insight Dauphiné used to test strict COVID-19 race protocols

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Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visa) during stage 2 at Criterium du Dauphine
Critérium du Dauphiné: Sepp Kuss shows his worth on Col de Porte

By Peter Cossins Published

News 'We’re gaining confidence and working together as a team' says Jumbo-Visma's American domestique

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