9+ hour, 53+ min ago  (280+ words) Classics analysis: Pedersen's missing parts, glory for Ganna, heartbreak for Van Aert, Bennett's comeback'dnlbenson.substack.com Classics analysis: Pedersen's missing parts, glory for Ganna, heartbreak for Van Aert, Bennett's comeback We visit Lidl-Trek before their Flanders recon, and hear from…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (211+ words) Hauwaart 88, 9700 Oudenaarde. It's a corner junction where an old fruit market once stood. The doors are boarded up, the weeds are seeping across the car park, and it's just an innocuous crossing in Belgium with nothing remarkable about it. I'm…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (436+ words) News of a Decathlon CMA CGM women's team has been in the pipeline since last summer, and we can confirm that the team will go ahead for 2027 under the stewardship of Guillaume Bonnafond. Follow me on: Twitter " " Instagram " " Bluesky " According…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (205+ words) But we start with this exclusive with Tom Boonen, who I bumped into at the start this morning. Follow me on: Twitter " " Instagram " " Bluesky " I'm going to warm my hands now, but we'll have the race conclusions either tonight or…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (336+ words) The racing ramps up swiftly in Belgium, with Ronde van Brugge now behind us as focus shifts to Friday's next cobbled challenge at E3 Saxo Classic. This afternoon, the men's WorldTour gathered in Harelbeke for the crucial directors' meeting on the…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (232+ words) Fano, Italy: March 12, 2018. Marcel Kittel steps into a cold press room after a routine victory at Tirreno-Adriatico, where he comfortably dispatched Peter Sagan and Maximiliano Richeze in an uneventful bunch sprint. There is little fuss. A few questions, a few…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (237+ words) As interest shifts back to the cobbled Classics of Belgium and northern France, much of the attention once again centres on Tadej Poga'ar and his increasing dominance across cycling's major one-day races. In this interview, former Paris-Roubaix winner and Classics…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (152+ words) Before we dive into Lukas" excellent conclusions from the women"s edition of Milan-San Remo, there"s just a quick update from me on what"s coming up this week. With the cobbled Classics coming back into view, I"m…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (208+ words) Cycling Transfers: Should Arnaud De Lie leave Lotto for another team? "Daniel Benson's Cycling Substack Cycling Transfers: Should Arnaud De Lie leave Lotto for another team? " The Belgian rider has been linked to Red Bull, but there are 5 to 6 teams…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (807+ words) I won't lie, when I planned to attend this race a couple of weeks ago, I anticipated a monumental battle between Jonas Vingegaard, Juan Ayuso, and Jo'o Almeida for the yellow jersey. There were plenty of other subplots and narratives…...