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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BURGOS SPAIN AUGUST 14 Primoz Roglic of Slovenia and Team Jumbo Visma competes during the 76th Tour of Spain 2021 Stage 1 a 71km individual time trial from Burgos Catedral de Santa Mara to Burgos lavuelta LaVuelta21 CapitalMundialdelCiclismo catedral2021 on August 14 2021 in Burgos Spain Photo by Stuart FranklinGetty Images

Vuelta a España: Primoz Roglic wins opening time trial in Burgos

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Results Defending champion takes first leader's jersey

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ARANDA DE DUERO SPAIN AUGUST 06 Juan Sebastin Molano Benavides of Colombia and UAE Team Emirates celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 43rd Vuelta a Burgos 2021 Stage 4 a 149km stage from Roa to Aranda de Duero VueltaBurgos BurgosCycling CapitalMundialdelCiclismo on August 06 2021 in Aranda de Duero Spain Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoGetty Images

Vuelta a Burgos: Juan Sebastian Molano wins stage 4

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Results Bardet keeps race lead

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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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