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Visma-Lease a Bike taking part in anti-doping power data trial that Tadej Pogačar’s agent claimed would “only create problems”, testing agency confirms

Four WorldTour teams and one ProTeam are currently involved in the pilot programme, which aims to explore whether analysis of power data can be used as an anti-doping tool

Wed, Jun 24, 2026 18:15

“Bring back ITV’s montages”: TNT Sports slammed for “impressively awful” AI Tour de France history video; Iconic Paris-Roubaix restaurant damaged in fire; Pogačar ditches final pre-Tour altitude camp; National champs vs heatwave + more on the live blog

Just one quiet (and relatively cool) day of news, that’s all your resident cycling live blogger Ryan Mallon wants this Tuesday. Is that really too much to ask?

Tue, Jun 23, 2026 10:22

2025 roubaix Pauline Ferrand-Prévot gravaa system

Just in time for Paris-Roubaix, UCI bans Gravaa on-the-fly tyre pressure adjustment system… three months after company declared bankrupt

“After Denain, the biggest cobbled race after Roubaix, there was no problem. Now there is. That is no coincidence,” Visma-Lease a Bike’s head of performance said

Thu, Apr 09, 2026 12:36

Drunk fans target Visma team car, Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2026

‘Drunk’ spectators jump on team car roof, try to steal bike, and punch window during race, as Visma-Lease a Bike say left staff “shaken” by “aggressive” incident

According to reports from Italy, the spectators reacted aggressively after bottles were thrown from the Visma team car, hitting their vehicle’s wing mirror

Sun, Mar 29, 2026 08:38

Matthew Brennan wins 2026 Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne

“We can’t expect him to follow Tadej at the Tour of Flanders”: Visma-Lease a Bike urge caution after Matthew Brennan’s classics breakthrough – but believe British wonderkid can win cycling’s biggest races

“He dreams of winning the biggest classics, winning stages at the Tour de France, winning the green jersey. He can aim very high. But he’s so young, he needs a few years to develop,” says sports director Grischa Niermann

Thu, Mar 05, 2026 13:30

“Is he delivering pizza?”: New Jersey cycle courier taking shortcut across frozen river makes the news; “It’s lighter without grease”: Cyclist who pressure washes bike after every ride divides opinion + more on the live blog

We've got some fairly major stuff going on behind the scenes at road.cc today so cut Dan Alexander some slack if your Wednesday live blog isn't quite up to the usual silly standards

Wed, Feb 04, 2026 09:19

You can now log your LSD, ketamine and magic mushroom intake on Whoop; another new take on the tyre lever promises to tackle even the toughest tyres + more

All the new tech that's caught our eye this week, including Whoop's drug-tracking and new stuff from Visma-Lease a Bike, Rouvy, Enve, Colnago and Smart Lever

Sat, Nov 23, 2024 12:00

Vigilante cyclist cleaning up Belfast’s cycle lanes

“Guerrilla gardener” cyclist spends hours sweeping bike lanes… but others warn of council “bully boy” response; Pogačar confirms Urška Žigart’s Olympics omission played role in him pulling out; Roy Keane the Tyre Extinguisher? + more on the live blog

Welcome to the Wednesday road.cc live blog — your one-stop shop to all the cycling news, reaction and general chit-chat, with Adwitiya as your host for the day

Wed, Jul 24, 2024 09:11

What is carbon monoxide rebreathing and why is the entire Tour de France talking about it? Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard insist it’s “nothing suspicious” and “just a simple test”, but others are less convinced

UAE Team Emirates, Visma-Lease a Bike and Israel–Premier Tech all admitted using the controversial test during altitude camps, raising health and ethical questions — but is it safe and are the concerns justified?

Thu, Jul 18, 2024 15:04

Spectator almost causes crash during stage 5, 2024 Tour de France

“We don’t need a stage ruined because of a basic photo taken on a phone”: Tour de France fan almost brings down Jonas Vingegaard while stepping into road to take photo of speeding peloton

This latest near miss, which saw Visma-Lease a Bike’s riders forced to duck under the spectator’s arm, came just days after the Tour urged fans to “please respect the riders” and “stay away from the road”

Thu, Jul 04, 2024 10:19