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'Starting from nothing and finding my own way' – Louis Meintjes reflects on 13 years of racing after waving goodbye at Il Lombardia
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'It's about creating a team' - Zak Dempster on how he will manage Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and Remco Evenepoel in 2026
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'We're not yet where we want to be' – Fabian Cancellara pushes Tudor Pro Cycling to aim higher in 2026
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Reflections from Il Lombardia – Peak Pogačar? Seixas confirms, Vegni says goodbye and 2026 is already underway
The 2025 season is not yet over but the final monument marked a symbolic end to the season
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'No one likes finishing off the podium. I’d love to change that' – Ben O’Connor confirms Giro d’Italia GC as main focus in 2026
Fourth in 2024, O'Connor to return to fight for top three finish in Rome -
'I set the stakes high' - Emma Finucane, British women and Danish men team pursuiters smash world records at European track championships
Lotte Kopecky takes fourth Elimination Race title -
'Maybe it's not a bad idea to skip one winter' - Mathieu van der Poel mulls his future in cyclo-cross after record breaking world title in Hulst
Dutchman takes a cautious approach in securing eighth victory in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
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'I was never the guy everyone was talking about as the next up-and-comer' – Simon Clarke bids farewell on his own terms after a career marked by resilience
"I'm 40 this year. I feel like I've wrung the towel dry" says Tour de France and Vuelta a España stage winner who pinned a number on for last time at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race -
'We have earned our place - no one can take that away from us' – Tom Pidcock confirms return to Tour de France as leader for Pinarello-Q36.5 debut
Swiss ProTeam earned their way to a place at the 2026 edition mainly thanks to star British rider -
'I'll keep working at a high intensity' - Remco Evenepoel keen to continue 2026 success at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Belgian key favourite for five-day race before first WorldTour showdown at the UAE Tour
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'If I'd seen a red towel fluttering, I would have quit' – Lars van der Haar rides last Cyclo-cross World Championships of career with imminent birth of son as top priority
Multiple Worlds' podium finisher finishes 19th, in tears at finish -
'That trip will provide the mental balance he needs' – Mathieu van der Poel heads for ski holiday before turning focus to the road and more face-offs with Tadej Pogačar
The now eight-time cyclo-cross world champion touched down in Livingo on Monday to recharge -
Melbourne to Warrnambool and Women's Warrnambool Cycling Classic rescheduled, bushfires cause two-week delay
Dates shifted two weeks later to February 28 and March 1 due to impact of bushfire in the Otway region
