Stephen Puddicombe
Stephen Puddicombe is a freelance writer based in Bristol. He has written for Cyclingnews since 2020, and has covered cycling professionally as a freelancer since 2013, writing for outlets such as Rouleur, Cycling Weekly and Cycle Sport, among other publications. He is the author of The World of the Tour de France, published by Sona Books. Outside of cycling he is a passionate cinephile, and a long-suffering Spurs fan.
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As it happened: Big bunch sprint decides Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
By Stephen Puddicombe last updated
LIVE All the action from the 196.8km race with 13 climbs but plenty of room for sprinters to rejoin on the roads to Kuurne

As it happened: Season opener Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ends in a sprint
By Stephen Puddicombe last updated
LIVE All the action as the peloton tackles 11 climbs and 8 cobbled sectors across challenging 198km route in Flanders

As it happened: yellow jersey changes hands on final day of the Volta ao Algarve
By Stephen Puddicombe last updated
LIVE The final and fifth stage of the Volta ao Algarve is a time trial that finishes atop Alto do Malhão

As it happened: Another day for the sprinters on stage 4 at Volta ao Algarve
By Stephen Puddicombe last updated
LIVE The race organisers call this stage from Albufeira and Faro "the great unknown of the Volta ao Algarve" with three late classified climbs

As it happened: Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe strike stage 3 win amid crash-marred finale at Volta ao Algarve
By Stephen Puddicombe last updated
LIVE A day for the sprinters with two classified climbs coming mid-stage before the flat finish in Tavira

As it happened: A GC showdown atop Alto da Foia on stage 2 at Volta ao Algarve
By Stephen Puddicombe last updated
LIVE The peloton will start in Lago and finish on the Fóia, the highest point of the Algarve region at 896 metres above sea level

As it happened: Confusion as peloton takes wrong turn in finale of stage 1 at Volta ao Algarve
By Stephen Puddicombe last updated
LIVE The peloton tackles a traditional opening flat opening stage between Portimão and Lagos

UAE Tour Women: Elisa Longo Borghini takes race lead with stage 3 victory
By Stephen Puddicombe published
Race Results Silvia Persico makes it a UAE 1-2 in second, as Le Court finishes third on Jebel Hafeet climb
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