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UCI Gravel World Championships 2023 – how the race was won

With the 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships done and dusted we look back at how things unfolded in Italy

Mon, Oct 09, 2023 09:30
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UCI Gravel World Championships 2023 – everything you need to know

A closer look at the route and the potential contenders for the 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships

Tue, Sep 26, 2023 14:29
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Jumbo-Visma clean up at the Vuelta – Are they the most dominant cycling team of all time?

After nabbing all three Grand Tours courtesy of Sepp Kuss, Jonas Vingegaard, and Primož Roglič, how does the Dutch squad’s 2023 season compare to the sport’s other crushingly oppressive team displays down the years?

Mon, Sep 18, 2023 20:26
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Cape Epic route 2024 – everything you need to know

For its 20th edition, the Cape Epic spans 390 miles through South Africa’s brutal Boland region

Mon, Sep 18, 2023 14:02
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The rise of the cycling multi-disciplinarian

The biggest cycling names now participate across disciplines but what does this new breed of rider mean for the future of the off-road side of our sport?

Wed, Aug 23, 2023 14:06
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Bus sandwiches, hitching lifts, and paying your own way: The not so glamorous life of a small nation at the world championships

While the spotlight tends to fall on the likes of Mathieu van der Poel and Lotte Kopecky, cycling’s world championships derive much of their colour from the sport’s smaller nations. But what are the challenges they face to compete with the world’s best?

Sun, Aug 20, 2023 19:37
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2023 UCI MTB World Championships – Mathieu van der Poel and his triple-crown ambitions

Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel will attempt to win the Elite UCI XCO World Championship title on the trails of Glentress. Can he do it and is mixing of disciplines the future for competitive cycling?

Tue, Aug 08, 2023 11:13
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Is cycling’s ‘sportswashing’ debate too big to ignore? World Championships protest shines spotlight on less-than-green sponsors

Backing from petrochemicals giants and oil-rich states highlights gap between cycling as sport and riding as transport when it comes to environmental credentials

Mon, Aug 07, 2023 18:08
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Preview: 2023 UCI World Mountain Bike Championships

The full UCI World Cycling Championships (including mountain biking) heads to Scotland this week and we’ve compiled an overview of what to expect and who to watch

Wed, Aug 02, 2023 12:11
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Weird, wonderful (and just plain wrong) bikes & kit of the Tour de France

Check out the cool, clever and just plain bizarre kit, components and rider setups we've spotted at the Tour over the years

Wed, Jul 19, 2023 11:00
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10 ways to make the Tour de France even better — no weight limits, eliminations stages, tandems + more

From dumping that pesky 6.8kg rule to time-handicapped starts and everything in between, here's our (unrealistic) plan to make cycling's biggest race even more of a spectacle

Thu, Jul 13, 2023 14:41
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What do pro riders do on Tour de France rest days?

Here's what the pro riders get up to when they're not racing...

Mon, Jul 10, 2023 11:00
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Tour de France legends: The iconic Puy de Dôme returns to the Tour after 35 years

The long-awaited return of the legendary Massif Central climb, the scene of Raymond Poulidor and Jacques Anquetil’s iconic battle in 1964, adds another layer of nostalgia to the modern Tour de France when stage nine visits on Sunday

Tue, Jul 04, 2023 21:32
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“The Tour de France is bigger than cycling. And we’ve done it”: Record-breaker Mark Cavendish’s greatest ever Tour de France stage wins

To celebrate the Greatest Sprinter of All Time winning a record-breaking 35th Tour stage, we delve into 16 years of groundbreaking success and pick our favourite Cav moments at the Tour

Mon, Jul 03, 2023 14:54
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Who’s going to win the Tour de France? We ask road.cc’s ‘expert’ panel

Pogačar or Vingegaard? Vingegaard or Pogačar? Pogačar or Vingega–…

Fri, Jun 30, 2023 13:45
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Cheating at the Tour de France — a rich history dating back 120 years

Besides doping, since its start the race has seen some egregious and at times ingenious rule-breaking

Wed, Jun 28, 2023 16:23
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2023 Tour de France bikes — your definitive guide to what the top pro cycling teams are riding this year

Take a look at the bikes being ridden in the world's most prestigious bike race, including the secret models that haven't been launched yet

Wed, Jun 28, 2023 11:00
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Check out Fred Wright’s Merida Reacto

Bahrain Victorious rider became British National Road Champion at the weekend and here's the aero road bike he raced to victory...

Tue, Jun 27, 2023 20:45
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Tour de France 2023: The best pros to follow on Strava during the world’s biggest bike race

The yellow jersey contenders, stage hunters, sprinters and home favourites you need to be following this July...

Tue, Jun 27, 2023 12:57
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Nino Schurter bags 34th World Cup win, becomes the GOAT in the process

34 World Cup wins, eight World Cup overall titles, Olympic Gold

Mon, Jun 12, 2023 15:28
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Tour de France 2023: From Bilbao to Paris, our stage-by-stage guide to cycling’s biggest race

A brutal opening week, visits to all five of France’s mountain ranges, and just 22km against the clock – here’s everything you need to know

Sat, Jun 10, 2023 14:52
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Gravel racing – what’s next for cycling’s fastest growing discipline?

We sat down with gravel event organisers to talk about the appeal and future of gravel racing

Wed, Jun 07, 2023 11:03
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Unbound Gravel 2023 – everything you need to know

The lowdown on one of America’s biggest gravel races including who to watch, the route and possible weather conditions

Wed, May 31, 2023 16:30
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Bike check: Alex Dowsett’s Specialized Diverge Expert

The ex-WorldTour pro took part in the UCI gravel race with this 'off-the-peg' bike

Tue, May 23, 2023 11:45
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The Giro just avoids Italy’s deadly floods – but cycling is now feeling impact of climate change

The consequences of extreme weather are increasingly affecting races, and worse may be to come

Wed, May 17, 2023 15:26
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Will MyWhoosh’s millions create full-time indoor cyclists? New MyWhoosh Championships with $1 million prize pot starts next week

The MyWhoosh Championship Series beginning on 28th April boasts the biggest prize purse in cycling esports' short history, and moves toward securing a living wage for the sport's elite riders

Tue, Apr 18, 2023 14:52
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Maddy Nutt’s Ribble Gravel SL — a podium-winning gravel race machine

A closer look at last weekend's Battle on the Beach-beating race bike that Maddy Nutt rode to third place at the event in Pembrey

Sun, Apr 02, 2023 20:45
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Dirty Classics: Road racing’s other off-road epics

The white gravel roads of Tuscany take centre stage this weekend at the so-called ‘sixth monument’, Strade Bianche. But what other pre-gravel rough and ready races have captured the roadie imagination over the decades?

Sat, Mar 04, 2023 11:52
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From Boonen’s legs to Iron Briek: A brief tour of Belgium’s best – and weirdest – cycling statues

With Opening Weekend underway, we explore an aspect of Belgian cycling culture that you can admire while waiting for the riders to race by

Sat, Feb 25, 2023 13:58
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The virtual journey to the first live UCI Cycling Esports World Championships

For seven members of Great Britain’s Esports squad, the journey to the World Championships in Glasgow has only just begun

Fri, Feb 17, 2023 16:05
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