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Getting closer: Kasia Niewiadoma on remaining optimistic about her own victory after a promising Flanders podium

Getting closer: Kasia Niewiadoma on remaining optimistic about her own victory after a promising Flanders podium

The Polish rider put on an impressive display at the Tour of Flanders finishing in second place, but is without a victory since 2019

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‘Beating him was impossible’ - Mathieu van der Poel is the ‘alien’ at the Tour of Flanders

‘Beating him was impossible’ - Mathieu van der Poel is the ‘alien’ at the Tour of Flanders

Riders say there was nothing to be done in response to the world champion’s supreme display of strength in Belgium

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‘It’s a humbling experience’ - Does the Koppenberg still have a place in the Tour of Flanders?

‘It’s a humbling experience’ - Does the Koppenberg still have a place in the Tour of Flanders?

The cobbled climb ended up being a deciding factor in both the men’s and women’s races

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Elisa Balsamo: It’s going to be really hard for me to stay with the front group in Flanders

Elisa Balsamo: It’s going to be really hard for me to stay with the front group in Flanders

The Italian sprinter is expecting a tough and aggressive race on Sunday

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‘It’s going to be a f*cking tough race’ - Mads Pedersen on approaching Flanders wounded and without Jasper Stuyven

‘It’s going to be a f*cking tough race’ - Mads Pedersen on approaching Flanders wounded and without Jasper Stuyven

The Danish rider is open about the fact he’s suffering from his crash in Dwars door Vlaanderen, but is trying to remain optimistic

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‘In men’s cycling, everybody wants to anticipate’ - Floortje Mackaij on Movistar’s aggressive approach to the Tour of Flanders

‘In men’s cycling, everybody wants to anticipate’ - Floortje Mackaij on Movistar’s aggressive approach to the Tour of Flanders

The Dutch rider looks ahead to a tough edition of De Ronde and explains how her team’s tactics will differ without Annemiek van Vleuten this...

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Classy for the Classics - EF Education’s special edition Tour of Flanders switch-out kit

Classy for the Classics - EF Education’s special edition Tour of Flanders switch-out kit

The American men’s and women’s WorldTour squads will use Rapha's special-edition Flandrien collection this weekend

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How Matteo Jorgenson’s Dwars door Vlaanderen win is a beacon of hope for Visma-Lease a Bike

How Matteo Jorgenson’s Dwars door Vlaanderen win is a beacon of hope for Visma-Lease a Bike

The American rider continued a stunning season with a solo win in Flanders, providing some hope for his team who have been plagued with illness...

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Trouble at Team SD Worx – A dramatic day for the Dutch team at Dwars door Vlaanderen

Trouble at Team SD Worx – A dramatic day for the Dutch team at Dwars door Vlaanderen

As Marianne Vos took an impressive sprint win while Team SD Worx failed to make the podium

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'It was an ugly fall' - The day De Ronde dreams were shattered

'It was an ugly fall' - The day De Ronde dreams were shattered

A brutal crash midway through Dwars door Vlaanderen saw the likes of Wout van Aert and Jasper Stuyven abandon the race, ending their hopes of Tour...

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Vos and Vollering are back - How could this change the race at Dwars door Vlaanderen?

Vos and Vollering are back - How could this change the race at Dwars door Vlaanderen?

Two of the biggest names in the women’s peloton haven’t raced since Strade Bianche, but they are back in action as the Tour of Flanders...

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It’s Van der Poel’s world, and we’re all living in it – Is the world champion going to be unbeatable at the Tour of Flanders?

It’s Van der Poel’s world, and we’re all living in it – Is the world champion going to be unbeatable at the Tour of Flanders?

A dominant showing at E3 Saxo Classic paints a nervous picture for Mathieu van der Poel’s rivals just over one week out from De Ronde

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No more gifted victories: Why this year’s men’s Gent-Wevelgem could be the most exciting yet

No more gifted victories: Why this year’s men’s Gent-Wevelgem could be the most exciting yet

The Alpecin-Deceuninck duo of Van der Poel and Philipsen, against Soudal–Quick-Step’s flying Tim Merlier, combined with Lidl-Trek’s impressive line-up, is going to make for fireworks

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The first clash of titans – It’s Van der Poel versus Van Aert at E3 Saxo Classic

The first clash of titans – It’s Van der Poel versus Van Aert at E3 Saxo Classic

The opening showdown of the season between two of the sport’s best Classics riders will take place tomorrow – will one of them come out...

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Determination, intelligence and teamwork: We can all learn a lesson from Lidl-Trek at Trofeo Alfredo Binda

Determination, intelligence and teamwork: We can all learn a lesson from Lidl-Trek at Trofeo Alfredo Binda

Elisa Balsamo’s victory in the Italian WorldTour race was a culmination of a stunning display of teamwork

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Opinion: Milan-Sanremo is the race that will stop Tadej Pogačar winning all five Monuments

Opinion: Milan-Sanremo is the race that will stop Tadej Pogačar winning all five Monuments

This year’s edition proved once again that the Italian one-day race will be tough to crack for the UAE Team Emirates rider

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What is Pogačar planning? Three ways the Slovenian rider could win Milan-Sanremo

What is Pogačar planning? Three ways the Slovenian rider could win Milan-Sanremo

All eyes will be on the UAE Team Emirates rider on Saturday, but can he pull off another Monument win?

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Brandon McNulty: My dream is to win GC at the Tour de France

Brandon McNulty: My dream is to win GC at the Tour de France

The American rider talks about his journey to the top of the sport, his ambitions with UAE Team Emirates and long term goals

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‘People didn’t think I deserved to win Worlds’ - Tobias Foss on expectation, illness, Ineos and aero gains

‘People didn’t think I deserved to win Worlds’ - Tobias Foss on expectation, illness, Ineos and aero gains

The Norwegian rider discusses his rollercoaster season after winning the World Championships and what will come next

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Ribble Rebellion: The new British team aiming to shake up criterium racing

Ribble Rebellion: The new British team aiming to shake up criterium racing

In a positive step for the struggling British domestic racing scene, Ribble has announced a new team with some big riders on its roster

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‘I need full support from a team’ - Fabio Jakobsen on leaving Quick-Step, keeping faith and his next chapter

‘I need full support from a team’ - Fabio Jakobsen on leaving Quick-Step, keeping faith and his next chapter

The Dutch sprinter discusses his plans with Team dsm-firmenich PostNL and explains that he sees no need to panic about his form so early in...

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‘We can make a real impact’ - Chief Marketing Officer Ian Elliott on why MAAP is putting its money in women’s cycling

‘We can make a real impact’ - Chief Marketing Officer Ian Elliott on why MAAP is putting its money in women’s cycling

The clothing brand is supporting British Continental team Lifeplus-Wahoo in 2024 as women’s cycling offers an increasingly attractive sponsorship opportunity

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Tadej Pogačar’s 80-kilometre Strade Bianche solo - Boring racing or an enjoyable spectacle?

Tadej Pogačar’s 80-kilometre Strade Bianche solo - Boring racing or an enjoyable spectacle?

The Slovenian’s performance evoked a sense of both amazement and defeat

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Broken hearts and bad tactics - How other teams should have raced differently to beat SD Worx at Strade Bianche

Broken hearts and bad tactics - How other teams should have raced differently to beat SD Worx at Strade Bianche

Lotte Kopecky took an emphatic win in Siena despite saying she didn’t feel her best – and her rivals could have done more to stop her

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The unravelling of UAE Team Emirates - What went wrong for the home favourites at the UAE Tour?

The unravelling of UAE Team Emirates - What went wrong for the home favourites at the UAE Tour?

After looking incredibly strong on the opening stages, the week progressively got worse for UAE Team Emirates

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‘I’ve always been in the shadow of Remco’ - Behind Lennert Van Eetvelt’s breakthrough UAE Tour victory

‘I’ve always been in the shadow of Remco’ - Behind Lennert Van Eetvelt’s breakthrough UAE Tour victory

The Belgian rider took the biggest win of his career after starting the race as an underdog, and he hopes the best is still yet...

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‘The future looks bright this year’ - Arvid de Kleijn on his UAE Tour near misses and the next step for Tudor Pro Cycling

‘The future looks bright this year’ - Arvid de Kleijn on his UAE Tour near misses and the next step for Tudor Pro Cycling

After three second places finishes, the Dutch rider explains that his team are satisfied with their results in the Middle East

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‘They call him the Leopard’ - Olav Kooij, Visma-Lease a Bike’s unassuming 22-year-old sprinter beating the world’s best

‘They call him the Leopard’ - Olav Kooij, Visma-Lease a Bike’s unassuming 22-year-old sprinter beating the world’s best

The young Dutchman achieved one of the biggest wins of his career at the UAE Tour, and his sports director says this is only just...

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Opinion: Enough is enough, Patrick Lefevere’s comments must be stopped

Opinion: Enough is enough, Patrick Lefevere’s comments must be stopped

The Soudal–Quick-Step team boss has one of the most powerful voices in cycling, but repeatedly fails to use it wisely

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‘Cavendish always steps up at the big ones’ - Mark Renshaw and Michael Mørkøv on keeping the faith in their sprinter

‘Cavendish always steps up at the big ones’ - Mark Renshaw and Michael Mørkøv on keeping the faith in their sprinter

Both Cavendish’s sports director and teammate insist that early season races don't offer a reliable judgement of how the Manxman will perform at bigger goals...

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