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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Peloton compete during the 87th Tour de Suisse 2024

As it happened: UAE Team Emirates win again as Yates and Almeida cross line together

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LIVE Peloton tackles 118.7 kilometres and 3,070 metres of climbing in Villars-sur-Olon

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Team Soudal's Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel (2ndL) rides with the pack toward the Col du Granier during the sixth stage of the 76th edition of the Criterium du Dauphine cycling race, 174,1km between Hauterives and Le Collet d'Allevard, French Alps, on June 7, 2024. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)

As it happened: Primož Roglič consolidates Critérium du Dauphiné lead with another stage win

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Live report With barely a flat kilometres in 155.3km, the race to Samoëns 1600 will test the strongest climbers

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Mads Pedersen

As it happened: Mads Pedersen wins at Critérium du Dauphiné as Evenepoel and Roglic return from injury

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Live Tour de France favourites return after injury, Mads Pedersen favourite to take first yellow jersey

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MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO ITALY OCTOBER 21 Davide Ballerini of Italy and Team Deceuninck QuickStep Joao Almeida of Portugal and Team Deceuninck QuickStep Pink Leader Jersey Fausto Masnada of Italy and Team Deceuninck QuickStep Sam Oomen of The Netherlands and Team Sunweb Chad Haga of The United States and Team Sunweb Wilco Kelderman of The Netherlands and Team Sunweb Monte Bondone 1575m Dolomites Southern Limestone Alps Peloton Snow Landscape Mountains during the 103rd Giro dItalia 2020 Stage 17 a 203km stage from Bassano del Grappa to Madonna di Campiglio 1514m girodiitalia Giro on October 21 2020 in Madonna di Campiglio Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

Giro d'Italia stage 20 Live - Final GC battle on Monte Grappa double ascent

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Live report Can Tadej Pogačar take a sixth stage win on the savage 184km route from Alpago to Bassano del Grappa?

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Jonathan Milan of Italy and Team Lidl Trek Purple Points Jersey leads the peloton before finish line during the 107th Giro d039Italia 2024 Stage 11 a 207km stage from Foiano di val Fortore to Francavilla al mare is seen in Francavilla al mare Italy on May 15 2024 Photo by Lorenzo Di ColaNurPhoto via Getty Images

As it happened: Sprinters take the day after racing splits in crosswinds on stage 13

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Live report Jonathan Milan takes third win of the race on pan flat 179km stage from Riccione to Cento

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FANO ITALY MAY 16 Julian Alaphilippe of France and Team Soudal QuickStep competes in the breakaway during the 107th Giro dItalia 2024 Stage 12 a 193km stage from Martinsicuro to Fano UCIWT on May 16 2024 in Fano Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

As it happened: Long-range break battle for the win in Fano on stage 12

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Live report Julian Alaphilippe takes maiden Giro d'Italia stage win after breathless fight in the hills

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Winner Team Ineos' Ecuadorian Jhonatan Narvaez (C), flanked by second placed Team Bora's German rider Maximilian Schachmann (R) and third placed Team UAE's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar (L), celebrates as he winsthe stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia 2024 cycling race, 140 km between Venaria Reale and Turin on May 4, 2024. The 107th edition of the Giro d'Italia, with a total of 3400,8 km, departs from Veneria Reale near Turin on May 4, 2024 and will finish in Rome on May 26, 2024. (Photo by Luca Bettini / AFP)

As it happened: Narváez defeats Pogačar to win opening stage of the Giro

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Live report 140km from Venaria Reale to Torino will award the first maglia rosa

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LIEGE BELGIUM APRIL 24 LR Romain Bardet of France and Team dsmfirmenich PostNL on second place race winner Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates and Mathieu van der Poel of The Netherlands and Team Alpecin Deceuninck on third place pose on the podium ceremony after the 110th Liege Bastogne Liege 2024 Mens Elite a 2545km one day race from Liege to UCIWT on April 24 2024 in Liege Belgium Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images

As it happened: Pogacar dominates Liège-Bastogne-Liège

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Live report La Doyenne delivers Pogacar a sixth monument, as Van der Poel sprints onto the podium

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Stevie Williams celebrates at podium as race winner during the 88th La Fleche Wallonne 2024

As it happened: Stevie Williams sprints to win freezing Flèche Wallonne

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LIVE The peloton tackle 199.1km and four times up the famed Mur de Huy

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Mathieu van der Poel

As it happened: Pidcock wins Amstel Gold Race

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LIVE The peloton will cover 33 climbs along a twisting 253.6km course from Maastricht to Berg en Terblijt

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