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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BRIVIESCA SPAIN AUGUST 04 LR Alberto Dainese of Italy and Team DSM Juan Sebastin Molano Benavides of Colombia and UAE Team Emirates sprint at finish line during the 43rd Vuelta a Burgos 2021 Stage 2 a 175km stage from Tardajos to Briviesca VueltaBurgos BurgosCycling CapitalMundialdelCiclismo on August 04 2021 in Briviesca Spain Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoGetty Images

Vuelta a Burgos: Molano wins stage 2

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Results Serrano takes over race lead

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Alpecin-Fenix at the sign-on

Vuelta a Burgos: Planckaert wins stage 1

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Results Alpecin-Fenix rider takes first leader's jersey

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Egan Bernal on the Passo Giau in the Giro d'Italia

Vuelta a Burgos - Essential race preview

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Preview Bernal, Landa, Bardet and Carthy headline Spanish stage race

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SAN SEBASTIAN SPAIN JULY 31 LR Mikkel Honor of Denmark and Team Deceuninck QuickStep Neilson Powless of United States and Team EF Education Nippo Matej Mohoric of Slovenia and Team Bahrain Victorious sprint at finish line during the 41st Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa 2021 a 2235km race from DonostiaSan Sebastian to DonostiaSan Sebastian Klasikoa on July 31 2021 in San Sebastian Spain Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoGetty Images

Neilson Powless wins Clásica San Sebastián in thrilling finale

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Results American rider holds off breakaway companions in tense sprint

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Pascal Eenkhoorn leads Jumbo-Visma teammate Wout van Aert at the 2020 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Eenkhoorn wins Heylen Vastgoed Heistse Pijl

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Results Jumbo-Visma rider tops Lampaert and Rickaert in three-rider sprint

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Tour de France 2021 108th Edition 7th stage Vierzon Le Creusot 2491 km 02072021 Matej Mohoric SLO Bahrain Victorious photo Luca BettiniBettiniPhoto2021

Tour de France: Mohoric hammers to victory in Le Creusot

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Results Van der Poel goes in breakaway to keep yellow, Roglic struggles, Carapaz attacks

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CHATEAUROUX FRANCE JULY 01 Mark Cavendish of The United Kingdom and Team Deceuninck QuickStep Green Points Jersey celebrates at arrival ahead of Jasper Philipsen of Belgium and Team AlpecinFenix during the 108th Tour de France 2021 Stage 6 a 1606km stage from Tours to Chteauroux LeTour TDF2021 on July 01 2021 in Chateauroux France Photo by Guillaume Horcajuelo PoolGetty Images

Tour de France: History repeats as Cavendish wins stage 6 in Châteauroux

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Results Manxman tops Philipsen, Bouhanni for Tour stage win 32

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Timo Roosen (Jumbo-Visma) celebrates his victory in the Dutch championships

Roosen wins Dutch men's road title

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Results Van der Poel drops out in title defence

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CITTIGLIO ITALY MARCH 21 Arrival Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy and Team Trek Segafredo Celebration during the 45th Trofeo Alfredo BindaComune di Cittiglio 2021 Womens Elite a 1418km stage from Cocquio Trevisago to Cittiglio 257m TrBinda UCIWWT on March 21 2021 in Cittiglio Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

Longo Borghini wins third Italian women's road title

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Results Trek-Segafredo rider beats Guderzo and Sanguineti

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Sonny Colbrelli wins the 2021 Italian title

Colbrelli sprints to Italian men's road title

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Results Bahrain Victorious sprinter continues good form with another victory

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Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) won stage 4

Baloise Belgium Tour: Caleb Ewan survives the climbs to win stage 4

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Results Evenepoel keeps race lead before final stage

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Baloise Belgium Tour 2021 - 91st Edition - 2nd stage Knokke Heist - Knokke Heist 11,2 km - 10/06/2021 - Remco Evenepoel (BEL - Deceuninck - Quick-Step) - photo Gregory Van Gansen/PN/BettiniPhoto©2021

Belgium Tour: Remco Evenepoel wins stage 2 time trial

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Results Belgian extends overall lead as Lampaert makes it a Deceuninck-QuickStep 1-2

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MAARKEDAL BELGIUM JUNE 09 Robbe Ghys of Belgium and Team Sport Vlaanderen Baloise stage winner celebrates at arrival during the 90th Baloise Belgium Tour 2021 Stage 1 a 1753km stage from Beveren to Maarkedal baloisebelgiumtour on June 09 2021 in Maarkedal Belgium Photo by Bas CzerwinskiGetty Images

Baloise Belgium Tour: Ghys beats Evenepoel to win stage 1

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Results Sport Vlaanderen youngster wins three-man sprint, Evenepoel takes race lead

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Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) celebrates the overall victory in the 2021 Giro d'Italia

Egan Bernal seals Giro d'Italia victory

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Results Ganna repeats with time trial stage win

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Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) won stage 20 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia: Damiano Caruso wins stage 20

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Results Italian gains time on Yates, Bernal keeps maglia rosa

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Greipel wins in the Challenge Mallorca earlier this month

Ruta del Sol: Greipel outduels Hodeg to win stage 4

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Results Mads Pedersen finishes third in Cúllar Vega

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ALCALA LA REAL SPAIN MAY 19 Ethan Hayter of United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers celebrates at arrival during the 67th Vuelta A Andalucia Ruta Del Sol 2021 Stage 2 a 183km stage from Iznajar to Alcal la Real 1028m VCANDALUCIA on May 19 2021 in Alcala la Real Spain Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoGetty Images

Ruta del Sol: Ethan Hayter wins stage 2

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Results Ineos Grenadiers rider takes the overall lead at Alcalá la Real

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Giro d'Italia 2021 - 104th Edition - 9th stage Castel di Sangro - Campo Felice (Rocca di Cambio) 158 km - 16/05/2021 - Egan Bernal (COL - Ineos Grenadiers) - photo Dario Belingheri/BettiniPhoto©2021

Giro d'Italia: Bernal wins stage 9 on the Campo Felice gravel

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Results Colombian takes maglia rosa

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GUARDIA SANFRAMONDI ITALY MAY 15 Victor Lafay of France and Team Cofidis celebrates at arrival during the 104th Giro dItalia 2021 Stage 8 a 170km stage from Foggia to Guardia Sanframondi 455m girodiitalia Giro UCIworldtour on May 15 2021 in Guardia Sanframondi Italy Photo by Stuart FranklinGetty Images

Giro d'Italia: Victor Lafay wins stage 8 from the break

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Results Valter retains maglia rosa as Caleb Ewan abandons

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Taco Van der Hoorn wins stage 3 at the 2021 Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia: Van der Hoorn takes Intermarché's first win on stage 3

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Results Ganna remains in leader's jersey as breakaway sticks

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Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-QuickStep) wins stage 1 at the Volta ao Algarve

Volta ao Algarve: Sam Bennett wins stage 1 sprint

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Results Deceuninck-QuickStep sprinter takes first leader's jersey

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ESTAVAYER SWITZERLAND APRIL 30 Marc Soler Gimenez of Spain and Movistar Team celebrates at arrival during the 74th Tour De Romandie 2021 Stage 3 a 1687km stage from Estavayer to Estavayer TDR2021 TDRnonstop UCIworldtour on April 30 2021 in Estavayer Switzerland Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

Tour de Romandie: Marc Soler solos to victory on stage 3

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Results Movistar rider moves into race lead after Dennis crashes

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Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorious) wins stage 2 of Tour de Romandie

Tour de Romandie: Colbrelli wins stage 2

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Results Italian nabs his first victory of 2021 ahead of Bevin

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LIEGE BELGIUM OCTOBER 04 Sprint Arrival Primoz Roglic of Slovakia and Team JumboVisma Julian Alaphilippe of France and Team Deceuninck QuickStep World Champion Jersey Marc Hirschi of Switzerland Team Sunweb Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates Matej Mohoric of Slovenia and Team Bahrain McLaren during the 106th Liege Bastogne Liege 2020 Men Elite a 257km race from Liege to Liege LBL classiquesardennes on October 04 2020 in Liege Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2021 - Preview

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Preview Unfinished business for Alaphilippe at the oldest of the Monuments and a tilt at a fifth victory for Valverde

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KUSADASI TURKEY APRIL 18 Sprint Arrival Mark Cavendish of United Kingdom and Team Deceuninck QuickStep Jasper Philipsen of Belgium and Team AlpecinFenix Green Points Jersey during the 56th Presidential Cycling Tour Of Turkey 2021 Stage 8 a 1603km stage from Bodrum to Kuadas TUR2021 tourofturkeyTUR on April 18 2021 in Kusadasi Turkey Photo by Stuart FranklinGetty Images

Mark Cavendish wins final stage of Tour of Turkey

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Results José Manuel Díaz secures overall victory in Kusadasi

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