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On Sunday, one of the most exciting riders of the spring, Mathieu van der Poel, will ride his last road race of the spring but he has made so much impression in recent weeks that he is already top favorite for the Amstel Gold Race. (more…)

Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Soudal) wrote a piece of cycling history in Aguascalientes when he covered 55.089 kilometres in one hour to beat the previous record, set by Bradley Wiggins in 2015 (more…)

Tony Barry explains what Brother UK Neutral Service will be carrying in their cars at major events in 2019 (more…)

The 36-year-old Belgian Philippe Gilbert  became the ninth rider to have won at least four different Monuments as Quickstep finish with four riders in the top 10 (more…)

The only rider to stay with winner Gilbert in the 2019 Edition of Paris-Roubaix was Nils Politt (Katusha Alpecin) who was second (more…)

After finishing consistently high all week, Adam Yates finally got the chance to throw his hands in the air with a final stage victory today in Itzulia Pais Vasco, Dan Martin second & Hugh Carthy 9th (more…)

John Degenkolb talking Paris-Roubaix: “It was nice to be back on the cobbles. I did a first recon of the pavé before Paris-Nice to test the equipment the last time. It was of course a very special feeling to be back there (more…)

British rider Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) was fourth on a wet and wild stage 3 of the Itzulia Pais Vasco (Tour of the Basque Country) (more…)

Greg Van Avermaet (CCC) will line up at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday eyeing a second win at the third Monument of the year, after a solid Classics season to date. (more…)

Chris Lawless (Team Sky) sprinted to a strong third place at Scheldeprijs as the young Brit mirrored his result from last season.  (more…)

Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck – Quick-Step)  is back to winning ways, two months after collecting his first victory of the season, at the Volta ao Algarve, by winning the Scheldeprijs cobbled classic for the second time in a row. (more…)

Britain’s Adam Yates (Michelton Scott) punctured out of contention on stage 2 of the Tour of the Basque Country (Itzulia Pais Vasco) (more…)

Julian Alaphilippe produced a perfect finish on the 8% gradients of Gorraiz  displaying an impressive burst of speed that helped him pick up his eighth success of the year and jump to second in the general classification at the season’s 15th World Tour event. (more…)

On a huge day for the Italian’s with wins in both the mens and womens Tour of Flanders, for Alberto Bettiol (EF Education First)  it was even more momentous as his first pro win came in a Monument of the Sport as he defeated all the big favourites (more…)

Cherie Pridham, the owner and manager of Vitus Pro Cycling Team, powered by Brother UK, has vowed that her team will “give everything” in its bid to qualify for this year’s OVO Energy Tour of Britain. (more…)

The men and women riders in Trek-Segafredo speak to the gathered press at a press conference ahead of the Tour of Flanders. (more…)

Greg Van Avermaet has his sights firmly set on victory at the Tour of Flanders on Sunday, a win that has so far proved elusive for the Belgian’s palmarès. (more…)

Cyclo-cross star Wout Van Aert (Team Jumbo – Visma) second in E3 Binckbank Classic on Friday (more…)

Greg Van Avermaet proved that he is most at home on the cobbles with a strong performance at E3 BinckBank Classic to sprint to third place, in what was his third consecutive podium result at the race (more…)

 Zdenek Stybar continued Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s incredible spring campaign, netting the team’s 20th victory of the season from a five-man group following a highly-entertaining edition of E3 Harelbeke (more…)

Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) climbs to victory on the first mountain top finish in Volta Ciclista a Catalunya – now second overall (more…)

Deceuninck – Quick-Step name their line ups for the cobbled classics this week, Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne, E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem (more…)

The riders in British UCI team Madison Genesis battle the cross winds as the opening stage of the 2019 Tour de Normandie in France lived up to its billing of a tough  stage race. (more…)

Thomas De Gendt solos to victory on stage 1 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya: ““I absolutely wanted to be in the breakaway today to aim for the stage win” (more…)

Madison Genesis’ participation in the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire has been confirmed, with the team set to compete against some of the world’s best teams and riders on May 2-5. (more…)

Vitus Pro Cycling Team, powered by Brother UK will race in the fifth edition of the Tour de Yorkshire, continuing an enviable and unbroken tradition for Cherie Pridham’s teams.  (more…)

Ribble Pro Cycling are one of six British UCI Continential teams to get invited to race the Tour of Yorkshire – we quiz them on that opportunity (more…)

A new team in 2019, SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling get the year off to a great start by getting an invite to one of the country’s biggest international bike races – we quiz Carolyn Nelson, Team Principal on the big opportunity (more…)

Adam and Simon Yates head a strong Mitchelton-SCOTT team in the seven day stage race, the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (more…)

The Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe sprinted straight into the history books after taking the biggest victory of his career in the Monument, Milan San Remo (more…)

Julian Alaphilippe and Italian Champion Elia Viviani headline Deceuninck – Quick-Step to Milano-Sanremo for the season’s longest Monument Milan Sanremo (more…)

This Saturday: Milan San Remo – Greg Van Avermaet searching for second Monument victory at Milan-San Remo  (more…)

It was heartbreak for Adam Yates as he lost the leader’s jersey by less than a single second to Primoz Roglic (Team Jumbo-Visma) after a brave effort in the final stage time trial at Tirreno-Adriatico. (more…)

Sky and 21st Century Fox have agreed the sale of Team Sky to INEOS; team to race in new colours from Tour de Yorkshire (more…)

Dame Sarah Storey led a procession of British victories on day 3 of the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn. (more…)

Despite crashing twice when leading the stage on his own, Alexey Lutsenko still had enough in the legs to win the sprint for the stage victory on stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico (more…)

A strong ride from race leader Adam Yates (Michelton Scott) saw him retain the leader’s jersey after fighting off attacks on a brutal stage four at Tirreno-Adriatico. (more…)

Lora Fachie and Corrine Hall claimed a bronze medal for Great Britain on the second day of the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in the Netherlands. (more…)

The sprinters had their day on stage three of Tirreno-Adriatico, with Mitchelton-SCOTT content to let the fast-men do battle while ensuring Adam Yates held onto the race lead. (more…)

The 30-year-old Italian Champion Elia Viviani became the first home rider since 2015 to notch up a stage victory at the “Race of the Two Seas” Tirreno-Adriatico (more…)

Jody Cundy and Kadeena Cox won their respective time trial events as Great Britain enjoyed a successful first day at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in the Netherlands. (more…)

Greg Van Avermaet showed his consistency and solid form on stage two of Tirreno-Adriatico by sprinting to second place on the uphill run into the finish in Pomarance, behind stage winner Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep). (more…)

The 26-year-old Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck  Quickstep) became the first Frenchman in a decade to win a stage, after a powerful uphill sprint in Pomarance on stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico (more…)

Britain’s Adam Yates (Michelton Scott) moved into the race lead at Tirreno-Adriatico after fighting off late attacks to take fifth in the uphill sprint for the line won by Julian Alaphilippe. (more…)

Britain’s Simon Yates (Michelton Scott) wins his first ever individual time trial victory on stage five at Paris-Nice (more…)

One of the riders chasing Matt Bottrill for most of the race was Adam Kenway of Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK. We had a quick chat post race … (more…)

Greg Van Avermaet will lead CCC Team at Tirreno-Adriatico, where the team’s primary focus will be on winning a stage at the week-long race (more…)

Julian Alaphilippe and Elia Viviani will be hoping to continue their impressive start to the year at the “Race of the Two Seas” – Deceuninck – Quick-Step team for Tirreno-Adriatico (13-19 March) (more…)

Britain’s Adam Yates heads powerful Mitchelton-SCOTT squad for Tirreno-Adriatico that starts on March 13 and finishes on the 19th – stellar line up includes Geraint Thomas (more…)

A windy day sees the race split into echelons only for a group of 60 to sprint it for the stage with Dylan Groenewegen getting the verdict in a photo finish (more…)

Dual world time trial champion Annemiek van Vleuten put on a stunning display to win a punishing Strade Bianche in just her second race back from injury. (more…)

One of the most thrilling and spectacular one-day races of the year, Strade Bianche, has a new winner in the name of Julian Alaphilippe as he beats Jacob Fuglsang to the line. Wout van Aert was third. (more…)

Mitchelton-SCOTT return to Paris-Nice later this week with a balanced team of climbers and fast men, giving options for both the general classification and potential sprint stages. (more…)

Marcin Bialoblocki, Dan Bigham (Ribble Pro Cycling) and Steve Lampier head the line up for Sunday’s Evesham Vale Road Race (National B) in Worcestershire (more…)

2018 winner, Tiesj Benoot (Lotto Soudal) looks ahead to this weekend’s Strade Bianche “the finish at the Piazza del Campo in Siena is one of the most beautiful ones” (more…)

Greg Van Avermaet (CCC) returns to Strade Bianche eyeing a podium result following an aggressive ride and second place at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (more…)

Busy weekend ahead for the WorldTour pros with Strade Bianche & Paris Nice – Alaphilippe & Stybar head Quickstep’s teams for Strade Bianche, Gilbert & Jungels lead Quickstep at Paris-Nice (more…)

Former Great Britain road manager and JLT-Condor head honcho John Herety takes on the role of patron to the West Midlands young rider development project Halesowen Cycling Club’s academy which will include five first-year juniors (more…)

Three wins from three races for Deceuninck – Quick-Step as Florian Sénéchal  finally nabbed his first pro win at a highly-entertaining edition of Le Samyn (more…)

2016 best young rider Adam Yates will line up at the Tour de France in July, motivated to impact the top-end of the general classification battle. (more…)

Deceuninck – Quick-Step rider Bob Jungels writes history by becoming the first Luxembourger in 106 years to win a cobbled Classic as he solos to victory in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne (more…)

Welshman Owain Doull’s brave late attack paid off handsomely at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne with the young Sky rider finishing a superb second and his best ever result (more…)

Twice a winner of Het Nieuwsblad, Ian Stannard of Team Sky too eager early on in season opener (more…)

A winner of multiple races already this year, European Champion Matteo Trentin (Michelton Scott) fought to ninth place in the first Belgian Classic of the season, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad despite a fall early on. (more…)

After his win in the Tour of Oman last week, Alexey Lutsenko showed his great form in the first of the classics, finishing fourth in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. (more…)

Olympic road race champion and Classics legend Greg Van Avermaet opens Classics campaign with hard-fought second place at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (more…)

A brilliant move inside the final two kilometers netted the Czech rider Zdebek Stybar (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) his biggest victory to date in a one-day race (more…)

Following a textbook lead out by his teammates, the Italian Nation Champion Elia Viviani  (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) put in a late burst of speed to take the stage win in a photo finish with Gaviria  and Kittel. (more…)

Great Britain’s Elinor Barker won the Women’s Scratch Race World Title on Wedensday night in Poland to add another rainbow jersey to her collection (more…)

The wait is over for World Champion Alejandro Valverde – after several races showing his unparalelled consistency, the first mountain-top finish of the 2019 UAE Tour provided the launch pad for his maiden victory as World Champion (more…)

Team report on Saint Piran Cornwall’s elite cycling team competing in the international cycle race, The Plage du Vendee, from 16-24th Feb with 825 km of racing in six events (more…)

First win for Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK as Mikey Mottram outsprints Lincoln GP winner Alex Richardson at the end of the Primavera Road Race – Freddie Scheske was third for Vitus giving them two on the podium (more…)

It is a perfect end of the week for Astana Pro Team, which takes a double victory at the 2.HC race Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol: Jakob Fuglsang wins the final classification and Ion Izagirre steps on the second podium position. (more…)

Stage two winner Matteo Trentin claimed a second stage victory on the final stage of Ruta del Sol to make it a consecutive stage win for Mitchelton-SCOTT after Simon Yates’ win the day before. (more…)

Zdenek Stybar (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) basked in his first win in almost two years, on the final day of Volta ao Algarve (more…)

Vuelta a España champion Simon Yates has claimed his first victory of the 2019 season on the Queen stage of Ruta del Sol, after a powerful attack on the the final first category climb. (more…)

Second consecutive Tour of Oman win for Alexey Lutsenko of Astana, Davide Ballerini finishes third in final stage (more…)

European champion Matteo Trentin claimed his second victory of the season, powering to the line to take a close sprint victory ahead of Danny van Poppel (Jumbo-Visma), on the second and longest stage in Ruta del Sol. (more…)

In his first race of the 2019 season, Quickstep’s young sprint sensation Fabio Jakobsen didn’t waste any time getting the hands in the air with victory on stage 1 of the Volta ao Algarve  (more…)

Hat-trick for Alexey Lutsenko in Tour of Oman, winning on top of Green Mountain and holds on to the red leader’s jersey (more…)

The Great Britain cycling team has revealed the team of riders for the 2019 Para-cycling Track World Championships (14th – 17th March) (more…)

Form coming for Steve Lampier as Saint Piran take on the French riders in the third race in the Circuit des Plages Vendéennes series in France (more…)

Saint Piran have taken the initiative and started their racing campaign in the Vendee region in Northern France, at the Circuit Des Plages Vendeennes. (more…)

All change at the former PH-Mas  junior team as management and sponsors change to form Fensham Howes – MAS Design Junior Race Team (more…)

Top 10 and Points Jersey for  Julian Alaphilippe in Tour Colombia (Deceuninck/Quick-Step) – “I am very happy, it’s been an unforgettable week – The atmosphere here was amazing”  (more…)

Portugal’s Amaro Antunes will lead CCC Team in his home race Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta, which will be held from February 20-24. (more…)

It was two in a row for Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) in Tour of Oman on stage 3 making it eight wins in eight days for his team (more…)

 Podiums aplenty for EF Education as Aussie Simon Clarke second in Tour de la Provence ; Dani Martinez third, team first in Tour of Colombia  (more…)

Astana Pro Team ends an exciting weekend with a fantastic victory for Miguel Angel Lopez in the Tour Colombia (UCI 2.1) (more…)

Astana’s Gorka Izagirre wins Tour de la Provence in France after a dramatic final at stage 4 (more…)

On the final day at the Tour de la Provence, the sprinters finally had their opportunity, and John Degenkolb (Trek Segafredo) capitalized from excellent teamwork to capture the win (more…)

In the Tour of Oman, after an impressive attack on the final climb of the day, Alexey Lutsenko of Astana won stage 2 after a solo ride in the final 5 kilometres (more…)

Winning both stages including a 1-2-3 and also the overall victory with Luis Leon Sanchez, Astana dominate the Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia (more…)

The 36-year-old Philippe Gilbert has now notched up at least a victory in each of 17 pro seasons after a stage win at Tour de la Provence (2.1) days after making his season debut (more…)

Alexander Kristoff won the first stage of the Tour of Oman after  he topped the sprint ahead of Frenchmen Bryan Coquard (Vital Concept) and Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis). (more…)

First ever Luxembourg rider to take a victory in Colombia, the 26-year-old Bob Jungels is the new leader of the race with two days to go (more…)

It was a great start for the Astana pro cycling team at the Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia as they took the top three places with Pello Bilbao the stage winner after his attack inside the final kilometer with Omar Fraile and Luis Leon Sanchez taking second and third (more…)

A flawless lead-out of Maximiliano Richeze helped Quickstep’s 22-year-old  Alvaro Hodeg capture his first win of the season and the leader’s jersey (more…)

After strengthening his Canyon DHB team for 2019, a Spanish team camp and race in Challenge Mallorca as well as a win in the Perfs, Tim Elverson talks about his up coming race programme (more…)

On the back of taking his first win of the season at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Greg Van Avermaet will fine tune his Classics preparation at the Tour of Oman this week from 16 – 21 February. (more…)

The most successful neo-pro of 2018, Fabio Jakobsen, has inked a new deal with the Team World Ranking leaders  Deceuninck – Quick-Step (more…)

EF Education First Pro Cycling took the win in the team time trial by eight seconds over Deceuninck-Quick Step, with Team Sky rounding off the podium at 10 seconds down. Rigoberto Uran leads on GC (more…)

The Great Britain Cycling team reveals the squad of 22 riders who will line-up to represent the Great Britain Cycling Team at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Pruszków, Poland, taking place from 27th February to 3rd March 2019. (more…)

Project Auster and Visit Eastbourne are excited to announce Eastbourne as the host venue for the inaugural South Coast Classic on 27-28 July 2019 (more…)

SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling announce their final squad for 2019 and outline their early season UCI race programme. (more…)

Britain’s Adam Yates Mitchelton-Scott steals the victory on the Queen stage at the Volta a la Valenciana (more…)

Flamme Rouge announce their cycling team for 2019 targeting Premier Calendar, Junior National Road Series and National B events. The team has grown to 11 riders across 2 squads for 2019 … (more…)

Back in Team Sky, Ben Swift is third on stage 2 of Volta Valenciana won by European champion Matteo Trentin (more…)

Greg Van Avermaet will line up for the first time in CCC Team colors next week when he opens his 2019 season by headlining the team’s Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana roster (more…)

Stage 4 of  Vuelta a San Juan saw  Fernando Gaviria winning again after a photo finish with world champion Peter Sagan (more…)

Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) time trials to stage win and leader’s jersey at the Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina (more…)

The Nelson sisters Emily, Josie and Lucy and Alice Towers (all RST/Cycle Division) go close to a medal in the Team Pursuit at the British Track Championships (more…)

The Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe rides away from rivals in the last two kilometers of Monday’s Vuelta a San Juan stage and takes his first win of the season (more…)

Tom Pidcock, Nikki Brammeier and defending World Junior Champion Ben Tulett lead the Great Britain selection for the World Championships (more…)

Elia Viviani bettered his runner-up spot from twelve months ago and won the fifth edition of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race – the season’s second World Tour appointment and Elia’s  70th pro victory of his career – Luke Rowe sixth (more…)

New Irish Under 23 development ‘Team Bioracer-DHL-FR Services’ set to challenge the British based teams in the season’s major road race events (more…)

The Racescene Female Development Academy (RFDA),  founded by Richard Maxwell, is created to help develop young female riders into champions in the sport of cycling (more…)

Team News: New kit, new kit sponsor and a whole new look for Madison Genesis in 2019 (more…)

Vuelta a San Juan Petr Vakoc’s first outing in nearly 16 months – Tour de France King of the Mountains winner and multiple stage winner Julian Alaphilippe heads Deceuninck – Quick-Step line up (more…)