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La Vuelta was easily the best Grand Tour of the season, now a wide-open Worlds awaits – Sean Kelly's Vuelta column
Member Exclusive The Irishman reflects on a pulsating edition of the Spanish Grand Tour, and looks ahead to a fascinating edition of the Road World Championships
'It's a strange dynamic' – Finn Fisher-Black argues lack of funding from Cycling New Zealand for riders at Road World Championships can change approach to race
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Enric Mas' maturity and calmness allowed him to capitalise on strong form, while his GC rivals have plenty of lessons to learn from the Vuelta a España – Philippa York analysis
Member Exclusive Cyclingnews' expert columnist dissects the final week of action in Spain, picking out the winners, losers, and surprise mentions as the Grand Tour season concludes for 2026
'I was surprised as well' - Movistar general manager Eusebio Unzué analyses Enric Mas' unexpected but welcome victory in Vuelta a España
Analysis Veteran manager celebrates fifth Vuelta for team he co-created in 1980
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Wind tunnel tested: The UCI-illegal Merida Reacto One was designed to beat the wind tunnel tests – it failed, but that's only half the story
Despite a clear unfair advantage, the Reacto One couldn't trouble the leaders in our empirical tests -
Wout van Aert's cyclo-cross plans 'not set in stone' but home World Championships may be too good to pass up
'It is important to wait long enough and make a well-considered choice' says Belgian -
Bahrain Victorious welcome third bike sponsor in three years as Factor returns to the men's WorldTour peloton
Team moves on from Bianchi after just one season
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'In recent years, I put too much pressure on myself' – Failed search for a new team ends in retirement for former La Flèche Wallonne winner Dylan Teuns
Belgian decides to end career at 34 after talks with three WorldTour teams come to nothing -
Paralympic champion cyclist Thomas Peyroton-Dartet provisionally suspended after positive EPO test
41-year-old French racer tested positive two days before winning C3 road race gold at the 2026 Para-cycling World Championships in September -
Is virtual racing 'real' racing? – Our team weighs in on whether esports is 'legit' or 'just a fitness contest'
The Cyclingnews team debates whether indoor virtual racing is real racing or whether it's all just 'sanitised nonsense'
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Who can compete as a gravel pro in Unbound? Organisers of Life Time Grand Prix establish new 'Pro Number' qualification process
New performance-based criteria established to 'ensure riders competing at the front have demonstrated the experience and ability to race safely' -
Best mountain bike lights 2026: Top MTB lights reviewed and rated by our expert off-road testers
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Tadej Pogačar and Demi Vollering top Vélo d'Or nominations – Who would get your vote?
Tadej Pogačar, Demi Vollering, Paul Seixas and Paula Blasi among nominees for main award
