The path to the highest level of professional cycling is rarely easy, but Matteo Malucelli has faced more obstacles than most. After surviving sudden team closures and spending years fighting in the lower divisions, the Italian sprinter finally secured his WorldTour chance with XDS Astana last year....

Welcome to the Liveblog of the 2026 UAE Tour, Volta ao Algarve and Vuelta a Andalucia. After an emotion-filled Friday, we have another day of racing ahead. From the Middle East to the Iberian Peninsula, there will be more than eight hours of pure, thrilling cycling, drawing crowds to the roadside to...

Remco Evenepoels UAE Tour was supposed to be another early-season statement. Instead, it became a week of mountain setbacks and post-stage analysis. Dropped on Jebel Mobrah. Distanced again on Jebel Hafeet. A dominant time trial sandwiched between two climbing disappointments. For many, that sequen...

Entering their eighth year of production, it's proof that it's just about getting the fundamentals right at the start

Isaac del Toro did not just win the queen stage of the UAE Tour 2026. He rewrote its history. On the iconic slopes of Jebel Hafeet, the Mexican rider produced a stunning time of 25:32, obliterating the previous ascent records held by Adam Yates and Tadej Pogacar. The climb, 10.6 kilometres at an ave...

Businesses say that the repeated roadworks on the Manchester cycle path is a bit of a nightmare and are causing a drop in trade

For almost two decades, Geraint Thomas built a career on measurable precision. Power numbers, race plans, marginal gains. His success was tangible, calculated and, above all, in his own hands. Now, as Director of Racing at INEOS Grenadiers, that equation has changed. My success depends on how other...