Latest articles by Stephen Puddicombe
Tour de France route presentation Live - The 2026 men's and women's race route unveiled in Paris
Live All the information about next year's routes of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes as it comes in
As it happened: Lone survivor of early break wins elite men’s race at UCI Gravel World Championships
LIVE The second day will see the elite men compete across 180km and take 1,650 metres of climbing
As it happened: Decisive moves made on the Passo di Ganda to decide Il Lombardia
LIVE The 'race of the falling leaves' closes out the 2025 World Tour one-day races with a bang
As it happened: Huge gaps in ultra-attritional Elite men’s World Championships road race
The 267.5km route, complete with 5,475m is one of the hardest ever, who will triumph?
As it happened: sublime ride for gold while pre-race favourite misses out on a medal in men's World ITT Championships 2025
Can Tadej Pogačar secure the World Championship double? Remco Evenepoel will be out to stop him
Vuelta a España stage 21 LIVE - race cancelled due to pro-Palestine protesters
Live Sprint expected in the Spanish capital as Vingegaard set to be crowned champion
As it happened: race for the red jersey climaxes in brutal stage 20 of the Vuelta a España
Live Robledo de Chavela to Bola del Mundo. Puerto de Navacerrad, 159km
As it happened: Bunch sprint decides stage 19 of the Vuelta a España as crosswind attacks come to nothing
Live Rueda to Guijuelo, 159km
As it happened: João Almeida eats into Jonas Vingegaard’s lead on shortened stage 18 time of the Vuelta a España
Live Valladolid to Valladolid (ITT), 12.2km
As it happened: victory goes to the breakaway on stage 15 of the Vuelta a España
Live Veiga/Vegadeo to Monforte de Lemos, 167km
As it happened: GC showdown on the devastating Alto de l’Angliru at end of stage 13 of the Vuelta a España
Live Cabezón de la Sal to L'Angliru, 202km
As it happened: GC race ignites on aggressive summit finish to Valdezcaray on stage 9 of the Vuelta a España
Live Alfaro to Estación de esquí de Valdezcaray, 195km
As it happened: Flat stage of the Vuelta a España decided by a bunch sprint
Live Flat 163km stage from Monzón Templario to Zaragoza offers up a rare chance for the sprinters
As it happened: top GC contenders finish together as victory goes to the break on stage 7 of the Vuelta a España
Live GC contenders set for another big test on 188km mountain stage to Cerler. Huesca La Magia
As it happened: First mountain stage sees the red jersey change hands and major GC sort out on stage 6 of the Vuelta a España.
Live 170km and 3,600 metres of climbing on the menu on the road to Pal
As it happened: Bunch sprint decides the opening stage of the Vuelta a España
Live The final Grand Tour of the season gets underway with the Gran Salida in Turin, marking a first-ever Italian start for La Vuelta
As it happened: Breakaway succeeds on tough, rainy stage 20 of the Tour de France
Live Following the mountains, it's a day for the breakaway as the peloton tackles four smaller climbs on the road to Pontarlier
As it happened: GC men denied stage win on final Alpine summit finish at stage 19 of the Tour de France
Two earlier climbs are removed following the outbreak of contagious nodular dermatitis affecting cattle, removing 35km of racing
As it happened: Breakaway success as Jonas Vingegaard fails to land blow on Tadej Pogačar during stage 18 of the Tour de France
5,600 metres of climbing on the queen stage as ascents of the Col du Glandon, Col de la Madeleine and Col de la Loze await the yellow jersey contenders
As it happened: Breakaway victor denies Tadej Pogačar third stage win in the Pyrenees on stage 14 of the Tour de France
The peloton tackles a demanding day in the high mountains, cresting the Col du Tourmalet, Col d’Aspin, Col de Peyresourde and the summit finish to the ski resort at Superbagnères
As it happened: Almighty GC fight on the Peyragudes mountain time trial on stage 13 of the Tour de France
The second and final race against the clock at this year’s Tour de France will be a mountain time trial on the climb to Peyragudes
As it happened: Huge time gaps as GC race ignites on the Hautacam on stage 12 of the Tour de France
The peloton enters the Pyrenees to take on the first hors catégorie ascent of the race on the summit finish to Hautacam
As it happened: breakaway succeeds and Pogačar crashes on chaotic stage 11 of the Tour de France
Live The peloton tackles 156.8km around Toulouse in a last opportunity for the sprinters ahead of the Pyrenees
