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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SCHOTEN BELGIUM APRIL 09 Tim Merlier of Belgium and Team Soudal QuickStep celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 113th Scheldeprijs 2025 a 2028km one day race from Terneuzen to Schoten UCIWT on April 09 2025 in Schoten Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

As it happened: Scheldeprijs Men decided in bunch sprint

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LIVE The peloton tackles 202.8km from Terneuzen to Schoten in mid-week Classic

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Slovenian Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates wins the men's race of the 'Ronde van Vlaanderen/ Tour des Flandres/ Tour of Flanders' one day cycling race, 268,9km from Brugge to Oudenaarde, Sunday 06 April 2025. BELGA PHOTO ERIC LALMAND (Photo by ERIC LALMAND / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)

As it happened: Solo attack triumphs in thrilling Tour of Flanders

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LIVE The peloton tackles 268.9km with 16 hills and seven cobblestone sectors between Bruges and Oudenaarde

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WAREGEM BELGIUM APRIL 02 LR Neilson Powless of The United States and Team EF Education EasyPost celebrates at finish line as race winner ahead of Wout Van Aert of Belgium and Team Visma Lease a Bike during the 79th Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2025 Mens Elite a 1842km one day race from Roeselare to Waregem UCIWT on April 02 2025 in Waregem Belgium Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

As it happened: Visma Lease-a-Bike stunned at the finish of Dwars door Vlaanderen

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LIVE The peloton tackles ten climbs in 184.5km

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Danish Mads Pedersen of Lidl-Trek wins the men elite 'Gent-Wevelgem - In Flanders Fields' one day cycling race, 250.3 km from Ieper to Wevelgem, Sunday 30 March 2025. BELGA PHOTO JASPER JACOBS (Photo by JASPER JACOBS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)

At it happened: Gent-Wevelgem Men decided by long-range solo attack

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LIVE The men's peloton tackles 250.3km from Ypres to Wevelgem

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HARELBEKE BELGIUM MARCH 28 Mathieu Van Der Poel of Netherlands and Team Alpecin Deceuninck celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 68th E3 Saxo Bank Classic Harelbeke 2025 a 2088km one day race from Harelbeke to Harelbeke UCIWT on March 28 2025 in Harelbeke Belgium Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

As it happened - Huge gaps in very selective E3 Saxo Classic

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LIVE The peloton tackles 208km in Harelbeke

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DE PANNE BELGIUM MARCH 26 LR Jonathan Milan of Italy and Team LidlTrek race winner Juan Sebastian Molano of Colombia and UAE Team Emirates Phil Bauhaus of Germany and Team BahrainVictorious and Erlend Blikra of Norway and Team UnoX Mobility sprint at finish line during the 49th Classic BruggeDe Panne 2025 Mens Elite a 1956km one day race from Brugge to De Panne UCIWT on March 26 2025 in De Panne Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

As It Happened - Favourites held up in crash-marred Classic Brugge-De Panne finale

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LIVE Peloton tackles 195km from Bruges to De Panne in mid-week Classic

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SANREMO ITALY MARCH 22 Mathieu Van Der Poel of Netherlands and Team Alpecin Deceuninck celebrates at finish line as race winner ahead of Filippo Ganna of Italy and Team INEOS Grenadiers and Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and Team UAE Team Emirates during the 116th MilanoSanremo 2025 a 289km one day race from Pavia to Sanremo UCIWT on March 22 2025 in Sanremo Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

As it Happened - historic Cipressa attack determines winner of Milan-San Remo

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LIVE The first Monument of the season will again start in Pavia as the peloton tackles 289km race route to San Remo

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Team Visma-Lease a Bike's US rider Matteo Jorgenson wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates as he cycles across the finish line in second place, to win the Paris-Nice cycling race, after the 8th and final stage, 119,9 km between Nice and Nice, on March 16, 2025. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

As it happened: Attacks galore during exciting Paris-Nice finale

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LIVE Peloton race 119.9km into Nice where the overall winner will be crowned

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AURON, FRANCE - MARCH 15: Michael Storer of Australia and Tudor Pro Cycling Team celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 83rd Paris - Nice 2025, Stage 7 a 109.3km stage from Nice to Auron 1603m / #UCIWT / on March 15, 2025 in Auron, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

As it happened: Breakaway defies peloton to win final summit finish of Paris-Nice

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LIVE The peloton tackle reduced 109.3km route to summit of Auron

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Lidl-Trek's Danish rider Mads Pedersen (L) celebrates next to Ineos Grenadiers' British rider Joshua Tarling as he crosses the finish line to win the 6th stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race, 209,8 km between Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban and Berre l’Étang, on March 14, 2025. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

As it happened: splits in bunch shake up GC at Paris-Nice stage 6

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LIVE A bunch sprint is likely but crosswinds could yet have their effect on the last flat 209.8km stage into Berre l'Étang

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