Peter Cossins
Peter Cossins has written about professional cycling since 1993 and is a contributing editor to Procycling. He is the author of The Monuments: The Grit and the Glory of Cycling's Greatest One-Day Races (Bloomsbury, March 2014) and has translated Christophe Bassons' autobiography, A Clean Break (Bloomsbury, July 2014).
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Tour de France 2021: Stage 3 preview
By Peter Cossins last updated
Preview June 28, 2021: Lorient - Pontivy, 182.9km
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Tour de France 2021: Stage 2 preview
By Peter Cossins last updated
Preview June 27, 2021: Perros-Guirec – Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan, 183.5km
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Tour de France 2021: Stage 1 preview
By Peter Cossins last updated
Preview June 26, 2021: Brest - Landerneau, 198km
![Enric Mas, Miguel Angel López and Alejandro Valverde will lead Movistar at the 2021 Tour de France](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CMTxoHN65tdNZEdNgKeuQU-320-80.jpg)
Tour de France: Can Movistar's new-look trident avoid past shambles?
By Peter Cossins published
Feature There have been encouraging signs that López, Mas, and Valverde can form a slick cohesive unit
![Russia's Aleksandr Vlasov of Team Astana rides during the Mont Ventoux Denivele Challenge on August 6, 2020, at the Mont Ventoux, southern France. - Mont Ventoux Denivele Challenge is a 182 kms one day race from Vaison-La-Romaine to Mont Ventoux, with nearly 4000 meters of ascending elevation. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP) (Photo by SYLVAIN THOMAS/AFP via Getty Images)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mcwSoZvWjyCSWJb9vKxeRW-320-80.jpg)
Tour de France 2021: 5 key stages
By Peter Cossins published
Analysis An in-depth look at the critical junctures of the yellow jersey battle
![Team Ineos Richie Porte of Australia celebrates his overall leaders yellow jersey on the podium at the end of the eighth stage on the final day of the 73rd edition of the Criterium du Dauphine cycling race a 147km between La LechereLesBains and Les Gets on June 6 2021 Photo by Alain JOCARD AFP Photo by ALAIN JOCARDAFP via Getty Images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9vR7wy7UX5QeCBMEnpNhuC-320-80.jpg)
Richie Porte wins the Critérium du Dauphiné
By Peter Cossins, Daniel Ostanek last updated
Results Mark Padun takes second mountain stage win in two days at Les Gets
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O'Connor and Paret-Peintre shine on Critérium du Dauphiné at La Plagne
By Peter Cossins published
News Young climbers both leap into the top 10 at Dauphiné and hoping to stay there on Sunday's final stage
![LIDODICAMAIORE ITALY SEPTEMBER 07 Start Magnus Cort of Denmark and Team EF Pro Cycling Mask Covid safety measures Team Presentation during the 55th TirrenoAdriatico 2020 Stage 1 a 133km stage from Lido di Camaiore to Lido di Camaiore TirrenAdriatico on September 07 2020 in Lido di Camaiore Italy Photo by Justin SetterfieldGetty Images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4Bz6dVT3MoiNLu6TgD3hXG-320-80.jpg)
Craddock’s rewarded after third day on the attack in Critérium du Dauphiné
By Peter Cossins published
News EF Education-Nippo’s American rides into the mountains jersey with Valgren’s help
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An in-depth look at the critical junctures of the yellow jersey battle -
Richie Porte wins the Critérium du Dauphiné
Mark Padun takes second mountain stage win in two days at Les Gets
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O'Connor and Paret-Peintre shine on Critérium du Dauphiné at La Plagne
Young climbers both leap into the top 10 at Dauphiné and hoping to stay there on Sunday's final stage -
Craddock’s rewarded after third day on the attack in Critérium du Dauphiné
EF Education-Nippo’s American rides into the mountains jersey with Valgren’s help -
Porte: I'm going to give everything to win the Critérium du Dauphiné
Australian says he'd love to win a race that's proved so elusive for him in the past
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Critérium du Dauphiné: Mark Padun wins stage 7 atop La Plagne as Richie Porte takes lead
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