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Retirement class of 2024 – The riders calling time on their racing careers
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Feature From Mark Cavendish to Grace Brown, Thomas De Gendt to Christine Majerus, the top names hanging up their wheels in 2024

USA Cycling Foundation awarded $2.5 million for women's cycling programmes
By Jackie Tyson published
News Hellman Foundation grant to target high-performance Olympic Games disciplines and a new long-term Women's Cycling Fund

'You need to dream big' - Puck Pieterse considers future road racing prospects and Tour de France yellow
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'I think it showed that there is something possible in the future, maybe when I am a bit older' says best young rider jersey winner

Cory Williams, Llori Sharpe crowned Caribbean road champions, Leadville 100 winner Rollins carves victory at Iceman Cometh
By Jackie Tyson published
News North American Roundup - North Carolina Grand Prix course restored after recent floods, race directors' trade association tackles course safety issues at conference

Mattia De Marchi, Tsgabu Grmay, Courtney Sherwell, Annabel Fisher debut with Life Time Grand Prix in 2025
By Jackie Tyson published
News Morton, Newsom, Stetina, Stephens, Vakoc absent from main field next year in six-race series across US

Mountain Bike world champion to start 'new chapter' on the road in 2025 with Jayco AlUla
By James Moultrie published
News 28-year-old South African to combine WorldTour and off-road calendars after signing two-year deal

Clogged valves, broken chains, cheap motels - The lessons to pivot and persevere a first year of privateering
By Lauren De Crescenzo published
News Lauren De Crescenzo recaps the lessons learned and 'fire extinguisher' moments with independent racing programme for gravel, mountain bike and road racing

Swenson and Villafañe duplicate series titles in Life Time Grand Prix
By Jackie Tyson published
News Cecily Decker, Lauren De Crescenzo and Michaela Thompson use Big Sugar Gravel results to move into women's top 10
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Tom Pidcock awarded OBE national honour in wake of Paris Olympics gold medal
Already a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, British racer receives upgraded medal after winning second Olympic mountain bike gold -
'I don't care that much about other opinions' – Mathieu van der Poel still aiming at mountain bike world title despite Nové Město crashes
Dutchman already back in action after wrist injury, still eyeing World Championships in September -
'I was waiting for a long time for this' – Ondřej Cink claims MTB World Cup XCO win in muddy Leogang as Puck Pieterse doubles up
Samara Maxwell rebounds to take second in women's race as Mathias Flückiger claims men's runner-up spot in duel with privateer Fabio Püntener
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Puck Pieterse and Christopher Blevins continue short track winning streak at UCI MTB World Series in Leogang
'I've been winning by just focusing on my process, the mental side, the emotional side of it,' says Blevins in fourth consecutive XCC event victory -
How to watch pro cycling in the US in 2025 – A streaming guide for US viewers
FloBikes, Max and Peacock programming for road and mountain bike races in June -
Shimano finally goes wireless with XTR Di2, but what does this mean for future road and gravel groupsets?
This latest electric MTB groupset also one-ups SRAM with a nine-tooth sprocket
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Mathieu van der Poel already back on indoor trainer following wrist fracture
Dutchman posts Instagram video training two days after mountain bike crash in Nové Mesto -
Mathieu van der Poel fractures wrist as a result of double MTB crash
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UCI MTB World Series Nové Město: Back-to-back wins for Christopher Blevins in elite men's cross-country race
Mathis Azzaro second and Lars Forster third as Mathieu van der Poel crashes and abandons
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UCI MTB World Series Nové Město: Mona Mitterwallner claims victory in elite women's cross-country race
Samara Maxwell settles for second in the two-way sprint for the win, Candice Lill finishes in third as Puck Pieterse suffers mechanical -
Mathieu van der Poel crashes twice in return to mountain biking at XCO World Cup in Nové Město
The extent of injuries has not yet been confirmed as Dutchman abandons his first mountain bike race since 2023