More from Abu Dhabi Tour 2016
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'No dependency on Demi' – Could the wider Vollering effect help FDJ-SUEZ to win another Grand Tour at the Giro d'Italia Women?
Évita Muzic and Juliette Labous lead French team in Italy, as manager Stephen Delcourt hopes the team can build on the successes of their star rider -
'Bonne soirée, Lille' - Parade of riders at Tour de France teams presentation delights crowd with new team kits, national colours and free bottles
Defending champion Tadej Pogačar impresses crowd surrounding Column of the Goddess statue with comments in local language -
'He's the best climber in the world' – Tadej Pogačar praises Jonas Vingegaard as Tour de France rivalry enters next chapter
World champion 'hopes to live up to expectations' in search of fourth yellow jersey
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WorldTour Ceratizit Pro and US powerhouses Aegis Cycling and Fount Cycling among final squads confirmed for Maryland Cycling Classic Women
Field of 15 teams with six riders each solidified for inaugural UCI race in Maryland in nine weeks -
'Without bad things, you don't know what the good things are' - Primož Roglič forlorn and philosophical about Tour de France chances
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe reveals how much he suffered after Giro d'Italia crash -
There are all the new national champions jerseys at the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia Women
Riders show off their new national jerseys with 46 national champions racing in France and Italy this July
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'A lot of chances' – Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen reunite to target success on multiple fronts during Tour de France's opening week
'Yellow is an objective' says Philipsen, while Van der Poel rules himself out of green jersey contention, instead targeting Classics-style hilly stages -
The 5km rule returns at the Tour de France, but bonus second sprints are out
Several rules and regulations get tweaked ahead of this year's Tour -
'Maybe making the bunch even bigger is a mistake' – Mathieu van der Poel questions safety of increased Tour de France peloton size
Dutchman weighs in on debate with the bunch of all Grand Tours increasing from 22 to 23 teams and from 176 riders to 184
