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The snakes and ladders game of the 2025 Giro d'Italia GC challengers - Philippa York analysis
By Philippa York published
Analysis The ultramountainous third week of the Giro d'Italia is about to begin, but the race has already seen some major, unexpected developments

Crunch time for Giro d'Italia sprinters – Who hasn't won yet, and what are their chances?
By Matilda Price published
Analysis Only two sprints left in Italy, with the fast finishes so far won by four different riders

'We're focused on what's going to help us win Grand Tours again' - Ineos Grenadiers' long-term plans go beyond signing Remco Evenepoel
By Stephen Farrand published
Feature Performance Director Scott Drawer speaks exclusively to Cyclingnews on how Ineos hopes to 'get ahead of the curve' and their rivals

Are race cancellations threatening the future of women's cycling?
By Owen Rogers published
The 2025 season has seen a fall in the number of lower-level race days, which undermines the pyramid and could threaten the very future of the sport. Owen Rogers investigates what's gone wrong

Giro d'Italia time trial brings subtle GC shifts, but the real race of truth is still to come – Analysis
By Matilda Price published
Analysis Primož Roglič and Juan Ayuso on convergent trajectories, with battle looming in a climb-loaded second half

Best budget bike locks: Lower-priced locks for bicycles
By Paul Norman last updated
Buyer's Guide Our pick of the best budget bike locks that offer high levels of protection and great usability despite their cheaper prices

Wind tunnel tested: Where should you carry your bottles?
By Josh Croxton published
Are empty cages slower? And do aero bottles actually make you faster?

Surrounded and outnumbered, Primož Roglič is in a Giro d'Italia conundrum - Philippa York analysis
By Philippa York published
Analysis Philippa York examines just what the options are to recapture lost minutes through the second week of racing in Italy

'Whirlwind since we arrived in Italy' – Roads like ice and love-hate with strade bianche define Giro d'Italia week one for Larry Warbasse
By Larry Warbasse published
Insight Warbasse takes time to enjoy gelato for day off during a Grand Tour and shares how Tudor Pro Cycling kept Michael Storer out of trouble

A risk of rain, a fast TT, steep climbs and sprint chances – Giro d'Italia week 2 Preview
By Stephen Farrand published
Analysis The Corsa Rosa rides from Tuscany, via Garfagnana, to the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Gravel, drama and emotions on Strade Bianche stage 9 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia – Gallery
By James Moultrie published
All the best photos from an epic ninth stage from Gubbio to Siena, as Tuscany's white roads bring the beauty and the chaos

How did watching cycling become so expensive, and what does it say about the business of pro cycling?
By Nicholas Hellen published
As the cost of watching cycling on TV increases, Cyclingnews analyses the driving forces behind the change and where all the money ends up

Giro d'Italia GC analysis: Ayuso makes big psychological step in overall fight against Roglič, with race still wide open
By James Moultrie published
Analysis Spaniard takes maiden Grand Tour stage win on Slovenian's favoured terrain, with just four seconds separating them after first mountain test

8 off-the-bike things professional cyclists do to ride faster – and you can do too
By Emma Cole published
Training From stretching, preparing meals and having a tidy house, there’s more to being a pro cyclist than just riding a bike

'The domestic racing scene I was part of is almost non-existent' – Gavin Mannion says cycling in the US is different, not dead
By Jackie Tyson published
Feature USA's UCI calendar may be smaller, but next generation of riders use gravel and collegiate racing on pathway to road

Niner Bikes - Gravel bikes suited to your specific needs
By Cyclingnews published
From fireroad racers, to single-track adventurers, Niner Bikes have the bikes for you

A first week breakaway in the Giro d'Italia? Not a good idea says breakaway legend Thomas de Gendt – sit tight for later success
By Thomas De Gendt published
Analysis In his latest column, the Belgian explains the perils of first week breakaways, and takes a trip down memory lane to his last ever pro road win, in Naples in the 2022 Giro d'Italia

'He's a machine' – Mathias Vacek impresses as Lidl-Trek's not-so-secret Grand Tour weapon on Giro d'Italia debut
By James Moultrie published
Feature Teammates full of praise for 22-year-old Czech all-rounder, who doesn't 'realise how hard he can ride a bike'

Crunching the numbers and controlling the variables – How XDS Astana climbed from dead last in WorldTour to top three in under a year
By Laura Weislo published
Feature Kazakh team went all in with a new data scientist and it's paying off

The bikes of Romain Bardet - how the journey from neo-pro to Grand Tour finale captures the most rapid change of tech in pro cycling
By Tom Wieckowski published
pro bike A look back at the French star’s first and final grand tour machines as he begins his last grand tour at the Giro d'Italia
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