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Updated February 2, 2026 12:43AM Winning his eighth world cyclocross title on Sunday marked an absolute record for Mathieu van der Poel, but it’s not his first historic achievement this season. One week ago he raced to a classy victory in Hoogerheide. It was, remarkably, the 51st World Cup victory of his cross career, and…

Updated February 1, 2026 09:48AM 15 years ago, you would have looked like a lunatic if you were doing 40/20s in December. Everyone would scoff at you – coaches, riders, trainers, and staff. You were on a fast track to burn out. “Have fun crushing the January team camp,” and “Good luck peaking in February,”…

Updated February 1, 2026 02:11PM Mathieu van der Poel reinforced his reputation as the greatest cyclocross rider of all time on Sunday, speeding to a record eighth victory in the cyclocross world championships with an utterly assured ride. The Dutchman drew clear with teammate Tibor del Grosso and Belgian rider Thibau Nys on the first…

Published January 31, 2026 04:19PM It’s going to be several months before Tadej Pogačar is chasing yellow, what with his later season start and decision to focus on single day races early on, but he’s already got hair colour to match. The four-time Tour de France winner unveiled a new look on social media, showing…

Published January 31, 2026 10:30AM Most people think of aero gains as small efficiencies. They help, but they aren’t a big deal…right? Except maybe they are. Would you believe I was 30% more efficient than a friend over the same piece of road? Can aerodynamics really bridge a 70-watt power gap? I dug into the…

Updated February 1, 2026 06:36AM Remco Evenepoel has continued his glorious start to the season, topping the podium for the third day in a row in Mallorca. The new Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider won the Trofeo Andratx – Pollença on Saturday, whittling down the list of contenders with a number of surges on the Col de…

Updated February 1, 2026 06:37AM Lucinda Brand made a remarkable return from a disappointing showing last weekend, winning her second cyclocross world championship title on Saturday. The 36 year old stormed to victory ahead of fellow Dutchwoman Ceylin Alvarado, beating her by 27 seconds. Puck Pieterse, who had been running second on lap three, crashed…

Updated January 31, 2026 10:45AM A horrific, 100kph crash at the AlUla Tour this week delivered an early-season gut check on the risks of crashing just as the UCI is pressing for improved safety measures coming into 2026. Three riders — Fabien Grellier (TotalEnergies), Laurenz Rex (Soudal Quick-Step) and Davide Stella (UAE Emirates-XRG) — all…

Updated January 30, 2026 08:51AM Team time trial victory on day 1 with Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe clearly wasn’t enough for Remco Evenepoel. On Friday, Evenepoel won Mallorca’s Trofeo Serra Tramuntana all by himself after spending 50km off the front, alone. Evenepoel’s first road racing victory for his new squad was quite the statement as he got…

Updated January 30, 2026 05:19AM Tom Pidcock and Spanish stalwarts Caja Rural-Seguros RGA punched their tickets to the 2026 Tour de France, with the surprise exclusion of Unibet Rose Rockets. Pidcock’s Pinarello-Q36.5 team was all but a lock after a superb 2025 campaign, but the formality is still a huge moment for the squad that…