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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![SAINT MARTIN DE BELLEVILLE FRANCE AUGUST 14 Arrival Egan Arley Bernal Gomez of Colombia and Team Ineos White Best Young Jersey during the 72nd Criterium du Dauphine 2020 Stage 3 a 157km stage from Corenc to Saint Martin de Belleville 1419m dauphine Dauphin on August 14 2020 in Saint Martin de Belleville France Photo by Justin SetterfieldGetty Images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7GM3mnVStNgPtQyDbXEbMh-320-80.jpg)
Egan Bernal abandons Critérium du Dauphiné
By Daniel Benson, Peter Cossins last updated
News 2019 Tour de France winner and Team Ineos leader fails to start stage 4 due to back injury
![Criterium du Dauphine 2020 72nd Edition Corenc SaintMartindeBelleville 157 Km 14082020 Team Jumbo Visma photo Luis Angel GomezBettiniPhoto2020](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/apZWZpfwxaSn7Xyw2Yd35e-320-80.jpg)
Dumoulin: Jumbo-Visma tactics will have to change at the Tour de France
By Peter Cossins last updated
News Dutchman suggests the 'train' strategy might work against Jumbo in the mountains at the Tour
![FRom R Team Ineos rider Great Britains Christopher Froome Team Ineos rider Colombias Egan Bernal and Team Ineos rider Russias Pavel Sivakov ride during the first stage of the 72nd edition of the Criterium du Dauphine cycling race 2185 km between ClermontFerrand and SaintChristoenJarez on August 12 2020 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP via Getty Images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NSvXaL8KXxTAc4NEXFLJHB-320-80.jpg)
Sivakov: It's a long way to the Tour de France
By Peter Cossins published
News Russian says Ineos don't need to stress and will be ready
![Tim declercq dauphine hailstones](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PzLM4GkLnEHyeRQLegWg6k-320-80.jpg)
Dauphiné hailstones were so big they left indentation marks on helmets
By Peter Cossins published
News Declercq: I didn't have a massage on my back last night
![CHARTREUSE FRANCE AUGUST 13 Podium Egan Arley Bernal Gomez of Colombia and Team Ineos White Best Young Jersey Celebration during the 72nd Criterium du Dauphine 2020 Stage 2 a 135km stage from Vienne to Col de PorteChartreuse 1316m dauphine Dauphin on August 13 2020 in Chartreuse France Photo by Justin SetterfieldGetty Images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnwUCkuv3omYMHNtqerbPh-320-80.jpg)
Optimism growing that Tour de France will go ahead - Dauphiné dispatch
By Peter Cossins published
Insight Dauphiné used to test strict COVID-19 race protocols
![Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visa) during stage 2 at Criterium du Dauphine](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g6JgGBw4GFaKw4R8xiFuT7-320-80.jpg)
Critérium du Dauphiné: Sepp Kuss shows his worth on Col de Porte
By Peter Cossins published
News 'We’re gaining confidence and working together as a team' says Jumbo-Visma's American domestique
![Tour de l'Ain 2020 - 1st stage Montreal la Cluse - Ceyzeriat 139,5 km - 07/08/2020 - Chris Froome (GBR - Team Ineos) - photo Tim van Wichelen/CV/BettiniPhoto©2020](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yXnYpXn8hBVNdrnxEn3cU8-320-80.jpg)
Chris Froome: I'm still optimistic about the Tour de France
By Peter Cossins published
News Ineos leader insists his form is advancing after a strong ride on the Col de Porte
![Groupama-FDJ’s Thibaut Pinot on the opening stage of the 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TWjmbzxKoWGsaxJ9gwdJKW-320-80.jpg)
World Championships cancellation disappoints Pinot and Küng
By Peter Cossins published
News Groupama-FDJ pair were both targeting gold in Switzerland
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