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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ No team, no salary, no bike – The reality for cycling's 'free agents' who find themselves without a contract but still want to race ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When a rider's contract comes to an end and no other teams come knocking, the fall from grace can be abrupt and hard to take. Cyclingnews learns about the hard truths facing cycling's contract-less pros ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Legendary duels, left-field business moves, and the role of La Gazzetta: How RCS turned the Giro d'Italia into a national treasure, and a billion Euro event ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When the Corsa Rosa is on, it 'has the power to transform every day into a Sunday' for the Italian people, but how did a race launched to promote a newspaper become a global sporting event? ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A billion-dollar business soon to be a relic? What pro cycling can learn from the blueprints of F1 and soccer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the first of a two-part deep dive, as the UCI asks for ideas on how to revolutionise the sport, Cyclingnews looks at how cycling could learn from other sports, and what some of pro cycling's most forward-thinking minds believe it needs, from budget caps to ownership models ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Farrand ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3CCmsgV6sDgU5yLthueHtn.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Riders making six figures race against some who aren't making a cent' - Are pro gravel teams about to be the end of the privateer? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As the gap between gravel privateers grows, and with the emergence of pro teams, what does it actually mean for the salaries, prize money and development pathways of racers in 2026? ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We play with money we don't have' – Women's cycling is booming, but as budgets rise by millions and costs grow by 30%, not everyone can keep up ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'I can imagine that the UCI wanted to achieve the same level [as men] for women: teams, culture, budget. But they forgot one thing: the sponsor,' says one team manager, as others report doubling budgets as costs rise by 29%. Can women's cycling keep up with its own success? We investigate ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:35:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:35:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Magnus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gDwMT3zqQXYmBDgMuSxr6H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It felt like building the plane while flying it' – What does it cost to start a professional cycling team from scratch, and is innovation worth more than a multi-million dollar budget? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Setting up a professional cycling team is an almighty financial undertaking, but in today's media-driven peloton, that's just one side of the story. One cyclist looking to launch a professional squad reveals all ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:45:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:35:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Laverick ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4AP3uCCdFnAg9MMwULRBfZ.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where do cycling's super teams spend their millions? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From rising salaries and increased performance to more altitude camps, the pursuit of success has driven up costs in the men's WorldTour. Cyclingnews crunched the numbers behind the sport's biggest squads to learn where they spend their ever-expanding budgets ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Farrand ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3CCmsgV6sDgU5yLthueHtn.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cuts at Ineos Sport, sponsor searches, and Jim Ratcliffe's involvement – what does Ineos Grenadiers' financial future look like? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cyclingnews reveals what we do and don't know about the team's finances, Ineos Sport's latest accounts, the position of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, and what insiders are saying about the future of the team ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Marshall-Bell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7TXapbhFqPHEnkh6ypWGX3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Low wages, high expenses and questionable conditions – the unstable finances of Continental racing in men's cycling ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cyclingnews investigates life, money and racing in men's cycling's lowest – but biggest – UCI tier, where salaries are low but the desire to make it work is high ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Marshall-Bell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GTn2ihdiegfWPijBiWmm6b-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How did watching cycling become so expensive, and what does it say about the business of pro cycling? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As the cost of watching cycling on TV increases, Cyclingnews analyses the driving forces behind the change and where all the money ends up ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cycling's rich list: Who are the sport's highest earners? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As the salaries of pro cyclists continue to rise, Cyclingnews reveals how much the sport's biggest names actually earn ]]>
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                            <![CDATA[ The UCI should get a grip on contractual stability in men’s World Tour cycling –but its current rules are being overlooked and might be unlawful ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Millionaires and minimum wage: Inside the new landscape of WorldTour pro cycling salaries ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As the salaries of the top pro cyclists continue to rise, Cyclingnews sheds light on just how much some top riders earn, the lucrative bonuses on offer, and whether those further down the ladder are keeping up ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Million Euro contracts, expansive budgets and trickle-down economics - the Tour de France Femmes effect ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As we approach the 2024 Tour de France Femmes, Cyclingnews takes an in-depth look at the impact on women's cycling ]]>
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