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Great Britain captures calendar spot for 2026-27 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup with Glasgow confirmed as host

Glasgow and Kelvingrove Park have hosted global cycling events before, most notably the finishing circuit for the road races at the UCI Cycling World Championships in 2023. The park also hosted BMX ...
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'Florian Vermeersch was too generous to Mathieu van der Poel' – Sean Kelly questions tactics on display at Opening Weekend

Our Spring Classics columnist and nine-time Monument winner, Sean Kelly, was one of those voices, urging eventual runner-up Florian Vermeersch (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) to have played it differently ...
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After nine months of teasing, Specialized finally launches new tubeless cotton tyres

Specialized has officially launched a tubeless-compatible version of its Cotton tyre today. The Turbo Cotton and Cotton tyres have been in the Specialized family for many years, with the original ...
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'Suddenly there were shards of glass on the road' – More bad luck hits Wout van Aert in first race back and rules him out of challenging for victory at Ename Samyn Classic

Having suffered a setback and fractured his ankle at a cyclo-cross race in January, Van Aert's misfortune extended into February before his planned road start at Opening Weekend. Last week, a stomach ...
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Ename Samyn Classic: Jordi Meeus sprints to victory as late attacker Per Strand Hagenes caught in final kilometre

Hagenes led for much of the final 30km, and despite looking at times like he was going to make it home for a top solo victory ...
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The return of the greats, cycling's newest mega talent and 'grande ciclismo' – What I'm excited to see at this year's Strade Bianche

On her return to full-time road racing in 2025, she suffered at the UAE Tour but then was third at Strade Bianche. Demi ...
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'It's as if the mountain calls me and says, come here and see how you're feeling today' – Why Gaia Realini climbs this iconic Italian ascent over 30 times a year

If you're a resident in Andorra in the Pyrenees, you might even say they combined all of the above in the principality and ...
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New setback for Christophe Laporte and Visma-Lease a Bike as Frenchman drops out of Samyn Classic following strong Opening Weekend

Visma-Lease a Bike may have Wout van Aert recovered from illness and back in the lineup at the Ename Samyn Classic on Tuesday ...
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Pogačar, Pidcock, Yates and Bernal shortlisted for 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards

Pogačar is again nominated for the flagship World Sportsman of the Year award, while Pidcock is looking to double up on the award he won last year, World Action Sportsperson of the Year. Yates and ...
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Grasshopper Adventure Series: Brennan Wertz delivers knock-out punch in three-up sprint for third consecutive win at Huffmaster

Former US gravel champion Brennan Wertz (Scott-Skipstone) and Alia Shafi (MAAP-Bike Tires Direct-Arundel) earned season-opening victories Saturday from a pair of three-rider sprints in the elite ...
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Sean Kelly's Classics Column: Sometimes, you have to be a glass-cranker

The nine-time Monument winner analyses a crash-filled Opening Weekend and questions whether Van der Poel's rivals could've done more ...
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'I’m excited to get stuck in myself again and finally race' – Tadej Pogačar primes for season debut at Strade Bianche with Isaac del Toro in support

Pogačar won't fret, though, having completely dominated the last three editions of Strade Bianche in which he has competed, winning with extravagant solo moves and bouncing back from a high-speed ...