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Crazy descents, shock results and blown out tyres: your full breakdown of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2025

With the 2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships done and dusted we take a look back over the past two weeks of racing from the Swiss Valais region – in chronological order.

Tue, Sep 16, 2025 08:35

Pro-Palestine protests in Madrid, 2025 Vuelta

UCI denounces Vuelta Palestine protesters’ “militant actions” and blasts Spanish government for “exploiting sport for political purposes”; Ineos rider says protests’ success “very bad for cycling”; Is Tom Pidcock a Tour contender? + more on the live blog

It’s Monday, it’s raining (again), but at least Ryan Mallon’s back with all the cycling news and views you need to get you ready for the week ahead. That’s a positive, right?

Mon, Sep 15, 2025 09:12

Pro-Palestine protest, stage 11, 2025 Vuelta, Bilbao

Israel-Premier Tech are finding out that sportswashing goes both ways

George questions whether the current situation that Israel-Premier Tech and the whole pro peloton find themselves in could have a lasting impact on how cycling teams are created, and who their sponsors are

Thu, Sep 11, 2025 13:21

Sylvan Adams at the 2023 UCI world cycling championships Gran Fondo, Perth

“They asked us to quit the Vuelta, but we did not surrender to the terrorists”: Israel-Premier Tech boss Sylvan Adams hits out at “violent terrorist” protesters and dismisses name change “fake news”

Comments come as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praises team for "not giving in to hate and intimidation"

Fri, Sep 05, 2025 16:23

Israel-Premier Tech ride past Palestine flags, stage 11, 2025 Vuelta

“No plans” for Israel-Premier Tech to drop ‘Israel’ from name, as sports director blasts “King of the Vuelta” Matteo Jorgenson’s calls for squad to leave race following protests

The squad, which has been the subject of pro-Palestine protests throughout the Vuelta, has denied reports in the Belgian press that it will change its name next season

Fri, Sep 05, 2025 08:46

“Any other course of action sets a dangerous precedent”: Israel – Premier Tech insist team will not quit Vuelta a España over Gaza protests – but race organisers hope “decisions will be made quickly”

The UCI condemned the pro-Palestine demonstrations that led to the finish of Wednesday’s stage in Bilbao being scrapped, arguing that sport “should under no circumstances be used as a tool for punishment”

Thu, Sep 04, 2025 09:51

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UCI MTB World Championships 2025 preview: the lowdown on the big Swiss roll out

As the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships heads to Switzerland this weekend, here’s your one-stop preview with everything you need to know

Thu, Aug 28, 2025 13:00

Chaos at women’s Tour de Romandie as five teams disqualified after tracking device row – as UCI condemns “deplorable undermining of safety efforts”

A spokesperson for Lidl-Trek has confirmed that the team will not start the stage race, after the UCI threatened them with disqualification and then refused to fit the GPS safety devices

Fri, Aug 15, 2025 10:33

Is the UCI stifling innovation for fairer competition? The UCI announces a new EPAC approval process for e-mountain bike racing

e-mountain bike motor standards are all over the place at the moment, potentially harming the fairness of e-MTB racing. The UCI looks set to put that straight.

Thu, Aug 07, 2025 14:29

Tom Pidcock descending during stage 13, 2025 Giro d’Italia

“We’re cyclists. People should focus on other things”: Tom Pidcock argues restricting gears will make cycling more dangerous and brands UCI safety changes a “smokescreen”

“I told my brother that if we continue like this, they should limit carbs for everyone and put us in ketosis – then the races would be slower”

Thu, Aug 07, 2025 10:20