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Visma-Lease a Bike to start Vuelta a España stage 3 with full complement of bikes after overnight robbery
By Dan Challis published
News ‘It was a big shock this morning when we woke up’ says Visma CEO Richard Plugge

Mass overnight theft of Visma-Lease a Bike bikes at Vuelta a España, police launch investigation
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Visma sprinter Axel Zingle a non-starter for stage 3 after crash on stage 2

Safety in the spotlight: Are the UCI's new rules doing more harm than good?
By James Witts published
Member Exclusive 2025 has seen the UCI introduce and propose a number of changes aimed at making professional cycling safer, but many of their ideas have attracted major backlash. Cyclingnews investigates the initiatives and issues at play to see if the UCI is looking in the right places…

'Collaboration, not coercion' - Teams disqualified over GPS safety trackers at Tour de Romandie concerned about lack of consent and fairness
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'We are shocked and disappointed by the UCI’s decision to disqualify several teams, including ours' says Lidl-Trek

Five top teams disqualified from Tour de Romandie Féminin in major dispute over GPS safety trackers
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Visma-Lease a Bike, Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto, EF Education-Oatly, Picnic-PostNL, Lidl-Trek confirmed by UCI as out of race

'I became increasingly concerned about my safety' – German talent ends career at 21 following recent rider deaths in peloton
By James Moultrie published
News Former Zwift Academy winner Louiz Kitzki says 'The more chaotic a race became, the more brutally I broke down mentally'

Fire leads to neutralisation and deviation for part of stage 4 of Volta a Portugal
By Simone Giuliani published
News After restart Bryan Munton goes on charge to win summit finish stage while defending champion Artem Nych shifts into race lead

Filippo Baroncini placed in induced coma to recover from Tour de Pologne stage 3 crash and major injuries
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News UAE Team Emirates-XRG racer suffered multiple facial and clavicular fractures, will be flown to Italy for operation
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