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May 16
- After crash, Richard Carapaz scores 'a big point in my favour' in opening Giro d'Italia mountain test
- 'Not regretting anything' – Mads Pedersen's stint in pink ends at Giro d'Italia as Vacek falls short of keeping it for Lidl-Trek
- 'Maybe this jersey gave me wings' – Egan Bernal raises the bar again at Giro d'Italia with third on summit finish
- 'We're here to win' - Juan Ayuso takes page out of Primož Roglič playbook to win first Giro d'Italia stage of career
- 'I was a bit sleepy' – Poor positioning sees Primož Roglič lose first Giro d'Italia summit finish but reclaim pink jersey
- 'Riders need to know when to brake and avoid risks' - Giuseppe Saronni calls for riders to take responsibility for their actions
- Giro d'Italia protester charged with assault after disrupting stage 6 final in Naples - Video
- Jai Hindley suffers fractured vertebra in Giro d'Italia crash, Jan Hirt finishes stage with broken femur – injury update
- 'We will make the best out of it' – Demi Vollering targets third Itzulia Women victory despite 'easier' final day
- Tom Pidcock's coach says first Giro d'Italia summit finish 'could definitely be an opportunity' as GC bid catches rivals' attention
- SEVEN unfurls as Western Australia keeps preparation toward 2026 UCI Gravel World Championships rolling
- 'We just have to be patient' - As mountains loom Michael Storer bides his time in Giro d'Italia GC bid
May 15
- How to watch Itzulia Women 2025 – Live streams, TV information
- 'Jai played a major role in our strategy' – Primož Roglič suffers tactical blow before first Giro d'Italia summit finish in loss of Hindley
- Eight riders out of Tour de Hongrie as mass crash topples dozens of riders
- 'Tomorrow, everything changes' - Juan Ayuso and UAE Team Emirates-XRG aiming to do battle on Giro d'Italia's first summit finish
- 'As soon as you touched the brakes, you went down' – Teams assess the damage at Giro d'Italia after wet road 'like ice' causes mass crash
- 'A lot of mixed feelings' - Kaden Grove dedicates Giro d'Italia sprint win to injured teammate Juri Hollmann
- Jai Hindley abandons Giro d'Italia, stage temporarily neutralised after chain reaction crash on wet roads
- Tom Dumoulin sees Dutch dominance of La Vuelta Femenina as a 'bad sign' for women's cycling
- Luke Plapp downplays chances of the Giro d'Italia going Down Under in 2027 – 'It's going to be very hard'
- 'Everything is possible' or 'Genuinely impossible'? – The Giro d'Italia could start in Australia in 2027
May 14
- 'Rocks and roots with zero traction' – Lachlan Morton's speedy dash through 300km Bergslagsleden route
- 'It wasn't hard enough to attack' - Primož Roglič makes presence felt on front of bunch in hilly Giro d'Italia finale
- 'It's insane, more than we even dreamed' - Leader Mads Pedersen carves place in Giro d'Italia record books with three wins in first five days
- 'We couldn't sprint the way we wanted' – Brit Max Poole narrowly avoids crash at Giro d'Italia after solid start on GC
- 'I'm not going to come past with raw power' – Tom Pidcock satisfied with third place in Giro d'Italia 'drag race' in Matera
- Mathieu van der Poel sets date for first mountain bike World Cup in four years
- 'I'm staying with Lidl-Trek until my career is over' - Mads Pedersen commits long term to chase more Classics success
- Rohan Dennis receives 17-month suspended sentence, banned from driving for five years after car accident leading to death of Melissa Hoskins
- Ceratizit end women's sponsorship but WorldTour team hopes to find new backer to race on
- Cobbled Montmartre climb added to Tour de France final stage after Paris Olympics success
May 13
- 'We're here to tear it down and rebuild it from scratch' - Formula Fixed indoor short track racing series charts path for US launch
- 'We're all hunting for stage wins' - Lacking a GC bid, XDS Astana move into crunch time at Giro d'Italia
- 'Damage control' for pink jersey as chaotic Giro d'Italia finish 'destroyed' Mads Pedersen's Lidl-Trek lead-out train
- Giro d'Italia 2025 penalties: Matteo Moschetti relegated for barging Olav Kooij on stage 6
- 'Fast is not always the most sexy' – Time trial helmets help Picnic-PostNL and Van Uden net victory in Giro d'Italia sprint
- 'I really have no idea how I stayed upright' - Richard Carapaz puts Giro d'Italia time trial near-crash behind him to continue fight for second overall win
- 'If you relax too much, then everything can go wrong' - Tratnik keeping Primož Roglič out of trouble in the Giro d'Italia
- The current GC standings at the Giro d'Italia 2025 after stage 7
- Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard cross paths in Sierra Nevada as they step up Tour de France preparation at high-altitude training camps
- 'Everything has to go a little bit right' – Lotto keep sights on WorldTour promotion after forgoing Giro d'Italia
- 'I was a functioning addict' – Bradley Wiggins speaks about his personal trauma and how he got his life back on track
- We didn't see this coming: This Eddy Merckx x Capri-Sun bike is the most unexpected collab we've seen all year
May 12
- 'It will be a long recovery' - Mikel Landa released from hospital to begin healing from fractured vertebra sustained in Giro d'Italia crash
- Modern cycling about 'watts and data' rather than strategy and improvisation, says Vincenzo Nibali
- Campagnolo makes huge U-turn as new groupset breaks cover at Giro d'Italia
- 'It will make a big difference' – Olav Kooij gears up for first flat sprint at Giro d'Italia with Wout van Aert as luxury lead-out
May 11
- ‘I can’t say I will beat Demi, but I will keep trying to get there’ - second overall Marlen Reusser at Vuelta Femenina
- Ineos Grenadiers say 'The only way to do the best GC possible' at Giro d'Italia is continued use of more aggressive tactics
- 'We're happy with where we are' - UAE Team Emirates-XRG upbeat on Giro d'Italia options despite Primoz Roglič's time trial success
- 'Hopefully, here I can take another step' - Simon Yates upbeat about Giro d'Italia despite double preparation setbacks of illness and being hit by car
- 'I doubted I could win' - Mads Pedersen sprints back into pink in Giro d'Italia despite pre-stage concerns over late climb
- 'Just watch out for the goats' – Animal jumps at Dion Smith's wheel at Giro d'Italia in Albania, forces him into evasive action - video
- '3-2-1, C’est Partiiieeee' - Remco Evenepoel begins Tour de France preparation
- 'This record has meant much more than just a sporting performance' - Vittoria Bussi sets new women's UCI Hour record of 50.455km
- 'It’s promising for what is still to come this season' - Anna Van der Breggen steps up a level at Vuelta Femenina
May 10
- Police moto disrupts Liège-Bastogne-Liège Juniors sprint finish
- 'I really wanted to go home' – Arensman and Gee honest about poor opening day at Giro d'Italia, with comebacks started in time trial
- Giro d'Italia GC analysis: after two stages, Primoz Roglič is already the reference point
- 'Suffering like a dog by yourself, but I enjoyed that' – Tom Pidcock satisfied with time trial performance at Giro d'Italia
- Ineos Grenadiers-TotalEnergies merger 'nearing completion' according to Times report as new links to Remco Evenepoel emerge
- 'My feelings were like the result' - Wout van Aert fails to impact in Giro d'Italia TT
- 'It hasn't sunk in yet' – Josh Tarling endures agonising 90-minute wait for maiden Grand Tour stage victory at Giro d’Italia
- 'It's a big surprise' - Primoz Roglič strikes first in Giro d'Italia GC battle to take race lead
- 'A special guy who does it his own way' - Patrick Lefevere pays tribute to Mikel Landa after Basque breaks his back in Giro d'Italia crash
- 'Irregular sprint' lands best young rider Francesco Busatto first yellow card of Giro d'Italia, but he retains white jersey
May 9
- 'I was getting so bloated I was struggling to breathe properly' – Stomach problems ruin Giro d'Italia debut for Ethan Hayter
- Giro d'Italia 2025 - Stage 2 time trial start times
- 'Perfection, a cherry on the cake' – How Mads Pedersen and Lidl-Trek executed a team masterclass at the Giro d'Italia
- 'We've got several leaders' - Adam Yates counts himself among UAE Team Emirates' GC front-runners for Giro d'Italia
- 'I was completely on the limit, no bluffing' – Wout van Aert exceeds expectations but narrowly misses maglia rosa at Giro d'Italia
- The Wahoo Kickr smart trainer has £270 off – making this feature-loaded turbo trainer one of the best-value models around
- Giro d'Italia 2025 abandons: Mass crash on stage 6 takes out Jai Hindley, Hollmann, Smith and Hirt
- 'Imogen's lead-out was fantastic' - Marianne Vos praises new teammate Wolff's lead-out strength at La Vuelta Femenina
- Belgium? AlUla? Abu Dhabi? Where will the Giro d'Italia head next after Albanian start?
- Teams prepare for Giro d'Italia opener with traffic-disrupted recons amid last-minute road repairs
- 'He doesn't need to prove anything to anyone' – Relaxed ex-teammates Van Aert and Roglič full of respect and jokes ahead of Giro d'Italia
May 8
- Lauren Stephens wins women's UCI five-day Tour de Bloom with Queen stage victory
- 'I'm still believing' - Egan Bernal continues to pursue dream of a third Grand Tour victory at Giro d'Italia
- 'Now I've started enjoying cycling' – Ambitious Tom Pidcock enters first Giro d'Italia with refreshed mindset at Q36.5
- 'Everything worked' - Unbound Gravel 200 north course remains unchanged, with 100-milers sharing route for final 70 miles
- 'I'm ready, I've done my thing' - Giro d'Italia front-runner Primož Roglič unfazed by expectation
- 'My win was a sacrifice' - Demi Vollering dedicates La Vuelta Femenina stage victory to those who struggle with mental health
- Former Tour de France and Giro d'Italia stage winner out until August following knee surgery
- 'He's in the best shape since he joined the team' - EF Education-EasyPost confident for Richard Carapaz in Giro d'Italia GC bid
- 'The metrics are just better' – Dark horse Michael Storer stays 'realistic' despite heading into Giro d'Italia in career-best shape
- 'Training the gut' and preferring solid foods – Thymen Arensman on how the pros pack in the carbohydrates
- 'More open, more tactical' Giro d'Italia without Tadej Pogačar, says Antonio Tiberi
- 'Not feeling fit enough to continue' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot withdraws from La Vuelta Femenina
May 7
- 'The pink jersey is more dream than reality' - Wout van Aert scales back ambition of taking early Giro d'Italia lead
- 'I'm just going into it freely and without pressure' - SD Worx-Protime top the GC standings but all still to play for as La Vuelta Femenina heads into the mountains
- EF Education-EasyPost unveil 'White Diamonds' kit for 2025 Giro d'Italia
- 'I'll go insane after a week' – Geraint Thomas eager to stay involved in cycling post-retirement
- UAE Team Emirates-XRG strengthen long-term GC roster as Adam Yates signs three-year contract extension
- The Oakley Encoders are our top choice of all cycling glasses, and they are available at a massive $148 discount right now on Amazon
- Miguel Angel López's doping ban appeal rejected by CAS
- Matt White leaves GreenEdge Cycling with immediate effect as Australian team restructures performance group
- 'I still get that pain every time I lose a race' – Sam Bennett looks to end three-year Grand Tour stage win drought at Giro d'Italia
- 'Anything but a top three finish would be disappointing' - Juan Ayuso prepares to battle for Giro d'Italia victory
- Wout van Aert aiming to wear pink jersey at Giro d'Italia as Visma-Lease a Bike split goals between Kooij and Yates
- Ribble launches Ultra Race - A flagship race bike made with claimed 'bike industry first' use of aerospace carbon
- ‘Enjoy retirement mate, save a spot for me’ – From Geraint Thomas to Tadej Pogačar tributes roll for Caleb Ewan
May 6
- Echelons and crashes wreak havoc in final of Vuelta Femenina stage 3
- Relegation Watch 2025: XDS Astana's stunning rise threatens Picnic-PostNL, Cofidis
- 'If you make a mistake, you'll pay for it' – Giulio Ciccone cautious but focused for Giro d'Italia GC attempt
- Cannondale launches all-new Synapse, with room for a 48mm tyre
- 'You go to races with multiple leaders' - Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe confirms Giro d'Italia team determined to seize the maglia rosa
- 'I'm not Wout van Aert, I'm not Mark Cavendish' – Matthew Brennan forging his own path after stunning pro debut
- Movistar ready to attack Vuelta Femenina despite TTT controversy and Cat Ferguson crash
- 'I was out there for bloody ages' – Crossing the line on a cargo bike 30 hours after The Traka Adventure winners
- 'It’s been a wild ride' – Caleb Ewan announces immediate retirement from pro cycling
May 5
- 'Racing doesn't always go according to plan' - Bradbury escapes injury but suffers stinging time loss in La Vuelta Femenina stage 2 crash
- 'I don't know what happened' - Letizia Paternoster 'shocked' to take lead of La Vuelta Femenina
- 'We are ready for the challenge' - Juan Ayuso and Adam Yates lead UAE Team Emirates-XRG title defence at the Giro d'Italia
- How to watch Giro d'Italia 2025 – Live streams, TV coverage, broadcasters
- 'Exciting to see what he can do' – Chris Harper leads Jayco-AlUla GC hopes at Giro d’Italia
May 4
- 'I found the rhythm again' - Remco Evenepoel turns attention to Tour de France preparations after Romandie test
- Movistar fined 1,600 CHF and Visma-Lease a Bike complain after bike check delays and late starts in Vuelta Femenina TTT
- Pro bike check: Canyon Rad Pack's unreleased new Grail
- 'It’s an honour from the team' – TTT powerhouse Ellen van Dijk rewarded with first red jersey of La Vuelta Femenina
- 'Nothing is set for my future' – Elia Viviani leaves the door open to race in 2026 and target 100 wins after maiden Lotto victory
- 260km with a ligament tear but Maddy Nutt still rides to seventh place at Traka 360 after crash
- La Vuelta Femenina 2025 stage 1 team time trial start times
- 'That was it, day done' – Broken wheel snaps Lachlan Morton’s Traka 360 hopes so now attention turns to Unbound XL
May 3
- 'The overall victory will probably be too high, but we will fight for the podium' - Anna van der Breggen, SD Worx-Protime use La Vuelta Femenina as preparation for 'big summer goals'
- 'I still have a lot of work to do' - Remco Evenepoel distanced on Tour de Romandie's Thyon 2000 but on upward trajectory for Tour de France
- Sarah Sturm takes 'disappointing' third in Traka 360 sprint, reiterates need for better women's start after men's race mix-up chaos
- How to watch the 2025 Tour de Romandie – Live streams for big weekend finale
- The Traka Adventure: Victor Bosoni and Svejna Betz win first running of 560km gravel challenge
May 2
- 'A special place in my heart' - Four years after winning Giro d'Italia, Egan Bernal returns as Ineos Grenadiers co-leader
- FDJ-SUEZ shores up Classics prospects with two major multi-year rider contract extensions
- 'I was done with the opinions and high expectations' – Lotte Kopecky opens up on frustrations with media and struggles with knee injury
- Tour de France 2025 Grand Départ under threat of disruption from protesting steelworkers
- You can now buy Canyon bikes on Amazon in the US as German brand becomes the first major bike manufacturer to list on the platform
- 'I'm filling a 700ml drink bottle with gels' - Cameron Wurf breaks down his Ironman Texas world record nutrition plan
- 'My dip in Liège seems to be behind me now' – Remco Evenepoel moves on from Classics disappointment at Tour de Romandie
- How to watch La Vuelta Femenina – TV & streaming options for first women's Grand Tour of 2025
- 'Keep the hand in the fire' – Lachlan Morton gets set to buy into the pace at The Traka 360
May 1
- 'She will be thrown into the deep end right away' - Olympic bronze medalist to debut with SD Worx-Protime at Vuelta Femenina
- Visma-Lease a Bike set to lose top sprinter and Classics stalwart to Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale in 2026
- 'Companies that already assemble bicycles in the US are struggling to survive' - Tariffs could devastate cycling industry if not adjusted, warns open letter to President
- What's coming on Cyclingnews this May
- New Hunt Aerodynamicist Carbon Disc wheel range comes in three depths with weights from 1,175g
- Looking for a phenomenally fast aero bike? The Cervélo S5 has $2,600 off right now
- Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney to take support role at La Vuelta Femenina after 'intense and tumultuous' spring
- 'Much more than just a sport performance' – Vittoria Bussi returns from retirement to attempt to beat her own Hour Record
- Heavy rain forces cancellation of Tour of Turkey stage 5 after riders protest