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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana stage 1: Biniam Girmay takes first victory in over a year on dream debut for NSN Cycling Team
Results Late attacker Giulio Pellizzari caught in final kilometres by charging peloton
'There will be a point that I will be beaten in a sprint' – Lorena Wiebes aiming to extend invincible streak in UAE Tour season debut
News Dutch sprinter already has six stage wins at the race, but remains hungry for even more
Étoile de Bessèges-Tour du Gard stage 1: Late move on hilly finale nets promising Belgian racer Tom Crabbe first win of career
Results Lukáš Kubiš places second behind 20-year-old Belgian as bunch crumbles on uphill finale.
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'A test for the Tour de France' – Along with Remco Evenepoel, another Belgian star aiming for peak July performance lines up in Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
News Cian Uijtdebroeks making season debut in five day race after switch to Movistar
Former Italian pro Andrea Piccolo arrested for possession of counterfeit banknotes
News The 24-year-old was fired by EF Education-EasyPost in 2024 after being stopped at border 'on suspicion of transporting Human Growth Hormone'
Are Lorena Wiebes and Elisa Longo Borghini ready to copy and paste last year's success, or will they be challenged? – Analysing the UAE Tour Women contenders
Contenders Strong GC field includes Marlen Reusser, Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney and Anna van der Breggen, whilst sprinters include Charlotte Kool and Lara Gillespie
'We had things to change' – After cars on course and team withdrawals last season, French race Étoile de Bessèges promises strengthened security measures in 2026
News Race gets going in Bellegarde on Wednesday, but with a significantly weaker start list and six fewer WorldTour teams
'We play with money we don't have' – Women's cycling is booming, but as budgets rise by millions and costs grow by 30%, not everyone can keep up
Member Exclusive 'I can imagine that the UCI wanted to achieve the same level [as men] for women: teams, culture, budget. But they forgot one thing: the sponsor,' says one team manager, as others report doubling budgets as costs rise by 29%. Can women's cycling keep up with its own success? We investigate
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'I still cannot believe that it's really happened' - Femke de Vries delighted with a breakout ride, taking third place in UAE Tour
'A little bit more training, a little bit more resting, a little bit watching the food and being more serious' brings Dutch rider a career-best result on Jebel Hafeet -
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Remco Evenepoel navigates chaotic final to secure overall victory as Raúl García Pierna wins stage 5 from breakaway
Crashes and attacks define short and punchy final stage, with Emil Herzog second and Jasper Schoofs third whilst Evenepoel wins first stage race of 2026 -
'I just embraced the game' – Elisa Longo Borghini plays it perfectly to win a third UAE Tour Women despite being 'uncertain about my shape'
Italian champion dedicates Jebel Hafeet victory to late friend
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Étoile de Bessèges: Ewen Costiou surges in stage 5 time trial to snatch overall victory from Lukáš Kubiš
Lapeira and Decomble round out final podium -
'The more you have, the better it is' – Why three Continental teams were allowed to skirt UCI regulations and race the UAE Tour
Sara Luccon won the intermediate sprints classification after rule-breaking invitation for the Top Girls Fassa Bortolo team -
UAE Tour Women: Elisa Longo Borghini seals third overall victory with another Jebel Hafeet masterclass on stage 4
Monica Trinca Colonel second on stage ahead of Femke de Vries
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Tour of Oman: Early breakaway survivor Baptiste Veistroffer holds off charging peloton to seal first pro victory on stage 2
Frenchman attacked on the penultimate climb to win solo and take race lead, as Henok Mulubrhan and Thibaud Gruel take second and third from peloton sprint -
Vuelta CV Feminas: Liane Lippert grabs victory with late solo move after perfect teamwork from Movistar
Spanish team take first and third as Cat Ferguson just misses out on second to Shari Bossuyt -
Anna van der Breggen latest GC challenger to quit UAE Tour Women ahead of decisive final day
Dutch rider suffering with a throat infection as Elisa Longo Borghini's path to repeat victory becomes clearer
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'I do this sport because I love it' – Amanda Spratt still finding new adventures in retirement season and 20th year of racing in Europe
Despite her imminent retirement, the Australian remains last focused on racing in 2026 -
Season delays for Jonas Vingegaard, Wout van Aert 'not a disaster' says Visma-Lease a Bike head of racing
Vingegaard set to start 2026 season in late March at Volta a Catalunya -
'It's UAE's to lose' – What the GC favourites expect on Jebel Hafeet with UAE Tour Women overall win up for grabs
Can Elisa Longo Borghini defend her title? Who will be her closest challengers? We asked the contenders
