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February 29
- Lampaert: I'm sorry I couldn't finish it off for Declercq
- Stuyven's 'dare-to-lose' mentality nets a victory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Trentin fights back for fourth after CCC start 'like amateurs' at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Botched jacket removal costs neo-pro Rutsch shot at victory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Flanders Classics keen to avoid 'hysteria' over coronavirus
February 28
- Abu Dhabi health department says 167 tests come back negative for Coronavirus
- Wout Van Aert: I'm much further ahead than we hoped
- Van Avermaet confident before Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Riders and team staff react to reported UAE Tour coronavirus outbreak
- Morkov in isolation after travelling from UAE Tour to Berlin track World Championships
- Teams brave the elements to prepare for Opening Weekend – Gallery
- Team Ineos reshuffle Omloop Het Nieuwsblad squad after Van Baarle illness
- US women's team pursuit squad races to fourth world title in five years in Berlin
- Italian races under further threat of cancellation following confirmed coronavirus cases at UAE Tour
- Chris Froome among riders being tested for coronavirus at cancelled UAE Tour
February 27
- Final UAE Tour stages called off after two coronavirus cases confirmed
- Adam Yates stays in total control of UAE Tour as final two stages cancelled due to coronavirus cases
- EF Pro Cycling: the dark horse team at the Cape Epic
- 2020 UAE Tour: Stage 5 highlights - Video
- Van der Poel out of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with flu
- Gaudu left with no regrets after UAE Tour mountains
- Euskaltel returns to cycling as lead sponsor of Fundación-Orbea
- Futuristic 3D-printed Fizik Antares Versus Evo 00 Adaptive now available to buy
- Caja Rural-Seguros RGA avoid possible racing ban for multiple doping cases
- Carlos Rodriguez: Team Ineos rider by day, engineering graduate by night
- Lutsenko puts Ferrari story behind him at UAE Tour
- Annemiek van Vleuten to make season debut in rainbow jersey at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Coronavirus puts Women's WorldTour Trofeo Alfredo Binda and Strade Bianche at risk of cancellation
- Julian Alaphilippe headlines Ardèche Classic and Drôme Classic at weekend
- 'This is the start of the real season' says Oliver Naesen as Classics kick off with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
February 26
- Yates, Froome and Ewan at the dinosaur park – UAE Tour podcast
- Wout van Aert shows form with Tenerife Strava KOM
- World records tumble in opening day of UCI Track World Championships
- UAE Tour: Sam Bennett shuffles his lead-out to no avail
- Kristoff has lucky escape from Algarve crash ahead of Opening Weekend
- Crash and positioning cost Ewan in UAE Tour sprint
- 2020 UAE Tour: Stage 4 highlights - Video
- Recon 2.0 could be your next gravel shoe
- Van Aert parachuted into Omloop Het Nieuwsblad amid coronavirus fears
- Knox cooks in UAE Tour heat but determined to help team
- Out-of-contract Chris Froome determined to race on after 2020
- Cycling Australia unveil new Argon 18 Electron Pro track bike ahead of World Championships
- Dunbar continues to fly flag for Team Ineos with top-10 finish at UAE Tour
February 25
- Ganna hints at breaking four-minute pursuit barrier at track World Championships
- Poels eliminated from UAE Tour GC on first summit finish
- UAE Tour: Pogacar vows to fight on despite Yates demolition
- HSBC UK to end partnership with British Cycling
- March issue of Procycling out now
- 2020 UAE Tour stage 3 highlights - Video
- Practice makes perfect as Adam Yates takes control of UAE Tour
- No time trial in mountainous 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné route
- Ellingworth keen to re-sign Teuns and Cortina in key transfer year for Bahrain-McLaren
- Gilbert 'not in top form' for Opening Weekend after sickness setback
- Démare cuts back on Classics commitments to focus on bunch sprints
February 24
- Chris Froome, Adam Yates, and the emu war – UAE Tour Podcast
- Ewan leads UAE Tour after two stages
- 2020 UAE Tour stage 2 highlights - Video
- Viviani outlines cobbled ambitions after 'quality work' at Algarve
- Van der Poel prepared for Opening Weekend after quiet Algarve build-up
- Chris Froome: From learning to walk to liberation
- UAE Tour: Sam Bennett hits 1,400 watts and the barriers but loses to Ewan
- Geraint Thomas: Algarve was a shock to the system
- Gaviria: UAE signing Richeze was a show of faith in me
- Dunbar ready to seize GC chance at UAE Tour
- Coronavirus has me worried over Milan-San Remo, says Vegni
- Porte's progress continues with podium finish at Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var
- Haig leapfrogs Landa to take second overall at Vuelta a Andalucia
- Quintana confirms early season form after securing Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var victory
February 23
- Rohan Dennis saving top form for Tokyo
- UAE Tour: Ewan beaten but ready for the fight
- Evenepoel: Beating Dennis makes Volta ao Algarve win twice as nice
- 2020 UAE Tour stage 1 highlights - Video
- Ackermann in UAE Tour: Sagan and I can split Giro d'Italia sprints
- Emotional Chris Froome comes through first test at UAE Tour
- Wurf readjusting to life back in the peloton with Team Ineos
- Chris Froome and Caleb Ewan in UAE Tour preview - Podcast
February 22
- Stage 4 victory means mission accomplished in Algarve for López
- Evenepoel chasing overall Volta ao Algarve: Time trial start times
- Tour de France quality sprint field hits UAE Tour
- Evenepoel pushed to the limit by Lopez's Volta ao Algarve attack
- Chris Froome: This feels like a second chance
- Schachmann eschews pressure at Algarve to eye bigger goals
- Ex-pro Pirmin Lang confesses involvement in Aderlass doping ring
February 21
- Trek-Segafredo teammates crash through unexpected deep gravel corner at Volta ao Algarve
- Modolo shows signs of recovery from intestinal fungus at Volta ao Algarve
- Bol looks ahead to Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne after Algarve stage victory
- Lefevere: Evenepoel is not in top form yet
- Eddy Merckx backs Remco Evenepoel to shine at Giro d'Italia
- UCI postpones Chinese races due to coronavirus
- Rapha steps in as title sponsor of Lincoln Grand Prix
- Zakarin looking for 'aggressive' start to first race with new CCC Team at UAE Tour
- Revitalised NTT take on Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var with O'Connor and Meintjes
- Adam Yates targets two mountaintop finishes on season debut at UAE Tour
February 20
- Rohan Dennis' general classification aspirations evaporate in Volta ao Algarve
- Serrano foils the favourites in Andalucia
- Volta ao Algarve: GC 'going to be tricky' for Dan Martin
- Evenepoel: There are more important things in life than this victory
- Laura Kenny skips shoulder operation to race Track World Championship
- Chris Froome and Andrey Amador headline Ineos squad for UAE Tour
- Pogačar: UAE Tour will be my first big goal of the season
- Bontrager adds lifetime warranty to its carbon wheel portfolio
- Landa optimistic about form after second place on first stage of Vuelta a Andalucia
- WorldTour rookie Chris Harper in hunt for stage win during Ruta del Sol opener
February 19
- Trentin: The results haven't been what we've been looking for
- Jakobsen unmatched in repeat Volta ao Algarve stage win
- Fuglsang answers his accusers with his legs in Ruta del Sol
- Geraint Thomas starts his season as a super-domestique at the Volta ao Algarve
- Viviani and Cofidis fine-tuning lead-out train at Volta ao Algarve
- Colin Joyce: Rally Cycling's man for all seasons
- Vincenzo Nibali: I'm still keen to race and up for a fight, age is just a number
- Peter Sagan denies involvement in cryptocurrency scam
- Benoot counts down days to start of Classics season at Tenerife training camp
- Tusveld recovering from concussion and fractured shoulder sustained in Tour de la Provence crash
February 18
- Ciccone leads Italy's next generation of talented riders
- Flanders Classics launches women's cycling initiative
- Dygert’s team Twenty20 foregoes UCI licence and saves $30,000 in fee and bank guarantee
- AbsoluteBlack launches new Hollowgram oval 2x chainring
- Geraint Thomas and Rohan Dennis lead Team Ineos at Volta ao Algarve
- Campenaerts donates prize money won at Namibian race to local youth programme
- Illness forces Degenkolb and Ballerini out of Volta ao Algarve
February 17
- Sivakov pays the price for losing weight too quickly
- Tour de France winner Bernal becomes first cyclist since Lance Armstrong to win Laureus award
- Tom Dumoulin on the mend after being treated for intestinal parasites
- Evenepoel back in action at the Volta ao Algarve
- UAE Team Emirates leads early-season victory count
- Alvarado tops cyclo-cross prize winners
- Egan Bernal hints at Giro d'Italia debut in 2021
- Thibaut Pinot: I need to be patient
- Kristoff fully focused on Spring Classics
- Sidi unveils limited-edition Sixty Python shoes
- Oakley channels its Eyeshade legacy with new Origins collection
- Provence reveals who's on track and who's got work to do - Analysis
- Haig continues in leadership role for Mitchelton-Scott at Ruta del Sol
- Landa to start season at Vuelta a Andalucia: If I have the opportunity to win, I will certainly not back down
- Star-studded CCC Team to take on Volta ao Algarve with multiple targets
February 16
- Mario Cipollini undergoes second operation to correct heart condition
- Doull looking for Spring Classics progress after Provence victory
- Quintana's Tour de la Provence victory the start of a promising season for Arkéa-Samsic
- How to watch the Tour Colombia 2.1 – live stream, TV, results
- Greipel undergoes successful shoulder surgery
- Shane Archbold wins New Zealand National Championships
February 15
- McCabe just misses podium on Tour Colombia's chaotic sprint into Zipaquirá
- Nairo Quintana rejuvenated by his move to Arkéa-Samsic
- Sepp Kuss: I'm still a work in progress
- Mannion making waves at Tour Colombia in GC top 10
- Jumbo-Visma's early Tour selection complicated by 'spanner in the works' says Lancaster
February 14
- Quarterman hits highs and lows in pro debut
- Craddock feeling the altitude during Tour Colombia
- Vincenzo Nibali ready for Trek-Segafredo debut at Volta ao Algarve
- Olympic chiefs dismiss fears coronavirus could derail Tokyo 2020 Games
- Van Garderen expects GC shake-up on first summit finish of Tour Colombia 2.1
- Kruijswijk skips Paris-Nice as Tour de France schedule changes
- Sivakov banging on the door for Tour de France start, says Lancaster
- Fabio Aru: I am in Colombia to help the team 100 per cent
February 13
- Bouhanni: For two years, I lived a nightmare, a hell
- The Cyclists' Alliance lands $75,000 grant from Rapha Foundation
- Tour Colombia 2.1: Promising result for Einhorn with first Israeli podium in men's pro race
- Belgian Waffle Ride expands with Tripel Crown of Gravel series
- Eroica offers to organise inaugural gravel World Championships in Tuscany
- Annemiek van Vleuten all-in for Spring Classics
- Ten new T47 bottom brackets from CeramicSpeed
- Jumbo-Visma refuse to panic after health problems delay Tom Dumoulin's debut
- Pinot: I've turned the page since last year's Tour de France
- Mark Cavendish's Tour de France spot depends on WorldTour victories, Ellingworth suggests
February 12
- Moschetti diagnosed with additional injuries after hip surgery
- Esteban Chaves: The Giro d'Italia is a race in my heart
- UCI sets rules on use of gravel in road races
- SD Worx takes over title sponsorship of Boels Dolmans through 2024
- Mark Cavendish: All that shit in magazines and on Twitter doesn't hurt me
- Vaughters: Commercial pressure forcing teams to stack rosters for Tour de France
- Amador signs three-year contract with Team Ineos
- Tour Colombia 2.1: WorldTour teams beat the odds in TTT start time drawing
February 11
- Tom Dumoulin delays season debut, skipping Tirreno-Adriatico
- Greipel out for three months with shoulder injury after training crash
- Drops reveal new colourful stripes for 2020
- Giro di Sicilia hoping to welcome Chris Froome to early-April stage race
- CAMS-Tifosi women's team land invitation to Amstel Gold Race
- Movistar free Amador for move to Team Ineos
- UCI halves testosterone threshold for transgender riders
- Carpenter looking for more breakaway opportunities in Colombia
- UAE Tour adds second summit finish at Jebel Hafeet
- Cirrus shows gravel-bike suspension stem
- Cort bemoans lack of doping tests at Étoile de Bessèges
- Niewiadoma aims to bring winning punch back to Amstel Gold Race
- Deceuninck-QuickStep name talent-filled team to take on Tour de la Provence
- Tour Colombia 2.1 stage 1 TTT start times
- Gibbons takes South African road race title on winning weekend for NTT team
February 10
- Julian Alaphilippe: I'm motivated and the shape is good
- Mark Cavendish's Olympic dreams over after missing out on Track Worlds
- Jimmy Turgis forced to retire due to heart problem
- Portal: Young riders no longer have to learn from mistakes
- Egan Bernal identifies Primoz Roglic as chief Tour de France rival
February 9
- Tour Colombia 2.1 team presentation sets the tone for the week – Gallery
- Van Garderen: Home field advantage going to be very much in play in Colombia
- Old Man Winter Rally abandoned due to heavy snow
- Team Ineos to race Tour of the Alps as path to Giro d'Italia
- Jakobsen shows off the quality of Deceuninck-QuickStep's new lead out train
- Merksplas Superprestige races cancelled due to Storm Ciara
- UKAD under pressure to investigate former Team Sky doctor before 2021 statute of limitations date
- Snow and freezing temperatures expected for 'epic' Old Man Winter Rally
February 8
- Super Sebastian Berwick climbs to second overall at Herald Sun Tour
- Injury update: Broken collarbone for Langeveld
- Renaissance for O'Connor with Etoile de Besseges stage win
- He's back! Van Aert takes emotional first victory since Tour de France crash
- How to watch the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana – live stream, TV, results
- Groenewegen shrugs off crash and gear problems to win again
- Bigla-Katusha reveal new dark blue 2020 jersey
February 7
- Moschetti fractures pelvis in high-speed crash at Etoile de Besseges
- Wout Poels: I was getting a bit stuck at Team Ineos
- Degenkolb: Winning another Paris-Roubaix would be the biggest dream
- Jack Haig unexpectedly captures leader's jersey on sprint stage in Valencia
- Herald Sun Tour: Hindley predicts 'fireworks' on decisive Mount Buller stage
- Impey claims ninth South African time trial title
- Broken bones for Foss and Gallopin in Valencia
- Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg defends Rui Costa after race crash incident
- Contador: Mathieu van der Poel is the Lionel Messi of cycling
February 6
- Gilbert: The pressure this spring will be enormous
- Van Avermaet: Cullera test bodes well for the Classics
- Pogačar lays foundations for Tour de France debut in Valencia
- Herald Sun Tour: Former winner Howson steps up as Simon Yates cracks
- Egan Bernal: Tour de France will be my first and only serious goal
- Vinokourov adds pressure on CADF after leaked Astana-Ferrari report
- Walscheid marks NTT debut with victory in pre-Langkawi criterium
- Dan Martin 'feeling rejuvenated' in debut with Israel Start-Up Nation
- 30km descent removed from final stage of Women's Herald Sun Tour due to bad weather
February 5
- Valverde: I'll retire at the end of 2021
- Rebellin signs with Meridiana Kamen
- Junior world champion Megan Jastrab to blog for Cyclingnews in 2020
- Kwiatkowski determined to return to Tour de France in 2020
- Groenewegen hits the ground running with season-opening win in Valencia
- Rui Costa accused of pushing rider, causing crash – Video
- US pro road champs line up for gravel test at Old Man Winter
- CADF confirms Fuglsang report but decides against disciplinary proceedings
- Mads Pedersen extends with Trek-Segafredo through 2022
- Domane+ HP is Trek's endurance e-road bike
February 4
- Tour de France director welcomes apology from Bjarne Riis
- ASO details Grand Départ route for 2021 Tour de France
- Pinarello launches Spring Collection Dogma F12 range
- Vinokourov picks holes in report of alleged Astana connection to Michele Ferrari
- Injury-free Fabio Aru 'psyched' to start season in Colombia
- Tom Dumoulin forced to miss Valencia due to illness
- Kennedy faces uphill battle to defend Women's Herald Sun Tour title
February 3
- Marianne Vos starts elliptical training on Tenerife – Video
- Fuglsang denies meeting Ferrari: 'I have no case to answer'
- Sosa to miss Tour Colombia 2.1 with broken thumb
- Denifl: I wouldn't have gotten a contract without doping
- Evenepoel: Vuelta a San Juan gives me a lot of confidence
- Ferrari issues rebuttal to alleged Astana doping claims
- Astana deny working with banned doping doctor Michele Ferrari
- Egan Bernal avoids serious injury in Colombian nationals crash – Video
- Jakob Fuglsang allegedly connected to banned doping doctor Ferrari
February 2
- Egan Bernal and Ivan Sosa crash out of contention at Colombian Championships
- Wout van Aert: Next year I'm coming back to win
- Mathieu van der Poel faces choice between MTB and Grand Tour racing
- Tom Pidcock predicts future battles with Mathieu van der Poel after Worlds silver
- American Munro secures bronze in first-ever junior women's cyclo-cross World Championships
- Wurf thrown back in at deep end on Ineos debut at Cadel Evans race
- Stybar on track for Classics after Vuelta a San Juan stage victory
- Oscar Sevilla hails benefits of training with Egan Bernal
February 1
- Van Avermaet and Trentin to debut together in Valencia
- Katie Compton vows to compete for at least one more cyclo-cross season
- Vuelta a San Juan: McNulty delivers assured performance on Alto Colorado
- Mikel Landa struck by car in hit-and-run incident
- Wind and rain favour attackers in unruly Cadel Evans Women's Race
- Evenepoel: It's clear that I've become much stronger than last year