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Sprinter Arnaud De Lie's rollercoaster 2025 continues apace with podium, crash, abandon and injuries – all in just 24 hours
By Alasdair Fotheringham last updated
News Belgian national champion down to race Tour de Suisse but pending on final checkup

Best lightweight bikes 2025: Fast on the flat and fast uphill, we've tested the lightest road bikes
By Josh Croxton last updated
Buyer's Guide The best lightweight bikes combine low weight with cutting-edge features to conquer the climbs

Maxim Van Gils opens up about rocky first spring with Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
By Matilda Price published
News Belgian back in action at Critérium du Dauphiné after sickness and injury curtailed first part season

Who will win the 2025 Tour de France? Ranking the form of the favourites as the final preparations get underway
By James Moultrie last updated
Analysis Tadej Pogačar remains top of the pile, as he faces Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel at the Dauphiné

Women's WorldTour – The definitive guide for 2025
By Kirsten Frattini last updated
Guide Everything you need to know about the top-tier professional racing series, teams, races and world ranking

'We take note of the decision even if we have difficulty understanding it' – Paul Penhoët relegated and given yellow card after Critérium du Dauphiné stage 2 sprint
By Simone Giuliani published
News After crossing line fifth, Groupama-FDJ rider relegated to 116th at back of bunch, also handed 500 CHF fine for 'irregular sprint'

'Winning these bike races, that's the hard part' - Fred Wright's hunt for WorldTour win goes on after Dauphiné close call
By Pete Trifunovic published
News Bahrain Victorious rider calls out 'weird' racing from UAE Team Emirates-XRG and Visma-Lease a Bike after second-place finish

'I knew this is where they would try to drop me' - Jonathan Milan's Critérium du Dauphiné comeback win sends warning to Tour rivals
By Pete Trifunovic published
News Italian briefly dropped from peloton on stage 2 but recovered impressively to take maillot jaune
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Tour de Suisse: Vincenzo Albanese wins stage 2 uphill sprint ahead of Fabio Christen
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Pole vault and Tadej Pogačar – Why the World Champion's dominance at Critérium du Dauphiné or the Tour de France is a privilege to watch, not boring
From the importance of underdogs to Vingegaard and Van der Poel balancing the powers, competitive racing is more exciting, but elite sport needs periods of supremacy
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The end of predictability – Tour de Suisse Women exemplifies new era as deviation from well-worn road of SD Worx-Protime domination ramps up to detonation
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‘No regrets’ for Julian Alaphilippe after his fourth place at Tour de Suisse stage 1
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‘Tadej is the biggest favourite’ for the Tour - Critérium du Dauphiné runner-up Jonas Vingegaard
Dane to work on ‘a bit of everything’ in three weeks leading to the Tour
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Tour Féminin des Pyrénées: Usoa Ostolaza wins overall as Brodie Chapman solos to stage 3 victory
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‘Made some pretty huge ground on GC’ - Ben O’Connor gains two minutes on rivals after chaotic Tour de Suisse opener
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Critérium du Dauphiné 'exactly what I needed for the Tour de France' says Mathieu van der Poel
Dutchman rounds out week with another day in the break, narrowly misses out on points jersey to Tadej Pogačar
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As it happened: French success at chaotic Tour de Suisse 2025 opener
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Tour de Suisse: Romain Grégoire attacks from breakaway to win rain-soaked stage 1
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As it happened: Breakaway holds on for victory ahead of GC contenders on the final stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné
The riders took on a 133km-long stage from Val-d'Arc to the summit finish atop the Plateau du Mont-Cenis on the Franco-Italian border.