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On the 16th of August, the World Tour peloton will tackle another one of its one-day races: The ADAC Cyclassics Hamburg. The German classic is well suited to the sprinters whilst providing classics specialists with an opportunity during a busy period of the season. We take a look at its profile. Th...

Romain Bardet faces several weeks of recovery after a family ride on Mont Ventoux ended with a crash on the descent and assistance from the emergency services. The former Tour de France podium finisher revealed the incident on Instagram, sharing a photo from the aftermath after what had begun as a m...

Good morning and welcome to the liveblog of the Vuelta a Burgos. The fifth and final stage of the race finishes at the summit of Lagunas de Neila and will be decisive in determining the winner of the general classification. Everything is still to play for, with the main contenders for overall victor...

Swiss junior Yanis Berthoud has suffered serious spinal cord injuries after crashing into the rear of a car during a training ride in Switzerland. The 16-year-old JEGG-SKIL-DJR rider was completing a time-trial exercise when the accident occurred on Tuesday, 4 August. According to Swiss newspaper La...

Patrick Lefevere has been left underwhelmed by the 2026 Tour de France Femmes, despite a race that has already seen the defending champion fall out of contention and the yellow jersey change hands on Mont Ventoux. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney now leads Demi Vollering by just 15 seconds after blowing apa...

As specialist endurance athletes,theresting heart rate(RHR)of a Tour de Francecyclistisvery low.According toBicyclings 2022 analysis of elite riders performance, women onteamCanyon//SRAM Racing recordedRHRsranging from around 35 to 60 beats per minute (bpm), with some riders even lower. A 2022 sleep studyconducted at the 2022 Tour de France Femmes, followed a group of riders before, during and after the race, tracking metrics includingRHRand recovery.The researchers found riders averagedanRHRof around 45.8bpm before the race. That elevatedslightly during competition particularlyafterharder stages as fatiguebegan to takeitstoll.Similar numbers across the sport Mathieu van der Poel has an average resting heart rate of 38bpm, according to Whoop. Dario Belingheri / Getty Images Public data from across the sport shows similar numbers.On the mens side, according to a 2026 report shared via his sponsor, Whoop, Mathieu van der Poel has an averageRHRof around 38bpm, with a recorded low of 34bpm. The lowest ever recorded RHR in cycling is claimed to be MiguelIndurin, who sat at 28bpm.Few sources in cycling share up-to-date figures, but similar numbers can be found across other endurance sports.In a 2008 interview withThe Guardian, British marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe who went on to win the New York Marathon that year said: I take my pulse every morning.Itsusually 38 to 40 beats per minute, placing her in the same range asanelitecyclist.Variations in RHR between riders can be explained by among other factors genetics, bodysizeand training history.As illustrated in the aforementioned 2022 study,RHRcan fluctuate from day to day depending on factors such as fatigue,illnessand dehydration.Thatswhy teams tend to track trends over time, rather than focusing on a singledailynumber.RHRcan be a helpful indicator formonitoringperformance across a three-week race. RisingRHR, like that seen during the Tour de France Femmes study, can be a sign of accumulating fatigue, prompting adjustmentstorecovery strategies or even race tactics.How do you compare?According to theBritish Heart Foundation, a normalRHRfor adults is usually between 60 and 100 bpm, although it varies depending on age,fitnessand health.That puts even the upper end of the range for pro cyclists well below the typicalRHRfor the general population. The lowest figures are far below what most people will ever see.

Felix Gall has won the 2026 Vuelta a Burgos after surviving a dramatic final battle on Lagunas de Neila, as Giulio Pellizzari powered clear inside the final 1.2 kilometres to take Stage 5. Gall entered the decisive 137-kilometre finale from Caleruega with only six seconds over Giulio Ciccone and sev...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike continued their grip on the 2026 Tour de Pologne as Louis Barre claimed the first professional victory of his career with a solo win on Stage 6. Barre attacked clear on the final ascent of the Bukovina Wall and held off a rapidly closing group of GC contenders in Bukowina T...

Good morning and welcome to the liveblog of the Tour de France Femmes. Stage 8 takes the peloton to Nice on a route featuring two very different sections, with the terrain in the finale potentially providing the perfect launchpad for attacks. There are several possible scenarios today, from a succes...