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February 28
- 'Every time I've done this race, I've felt great' - Arnaud De Lie eyes triumph in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Justin Williams headlines new Red Bull Roundabout Rumble one-day race this spring in Indianapolis
- Tour de France Grand Départ set to return to Britain in 2027
- 'Can I win the Omloop? Why not?' - Paul Magnier could be Soudal-QuickStep's new Tom Boonen
- 'I'm more like I used to be' - Tom Pidcock back to roots and ready to set the bar higher at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 'Focus is more towards the Classics' – Jasper Philipsen undeterred by winless build-up to Opening Weekend at UAE Tour
- Free beer to be handed out at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Women start as Flanders Classics 'raise a glass' to 20th edition
- 'My big dream is to be up there in Paris-Roubaix' – veteran John Degenkolb keeps Classics flame burning at Picnic-PostNL
- How to watch Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne 2025 – Live streams, TV channels
- 'Part of the action' – Revitalised Sarah Roy sets sights on race finales as season transitions from Australia to Spring Classics
February 27
- ‘We will be one of the main favourites in these races’ - UAE Team Emirates-XRG confident ahead of Opening Weekend
- 'The real start of the season' - Lorena Wiebes aims for 'another step forward' with elusive win at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 'Where the serious business starts' - Stefan Küng heads to Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on usual voyage of discovery
- 'You can feel a bit of extra tension in everyone' - Wout van Aert cautious but hoping to fly at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Canyon launches its first-ever custom bike programme offering unique hand-painted frames
- BMC Teammachine SLR gets an update with new integrated cockpit
- Biniam Girmay pulls out of Opening Weekend, putting family ahead of racing
- 'We're not desperate, we're hungry' - Josh Tarling and Ineos Grenadiers carry winning momentum into Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Our lab testing proved this is the best road tyre on the market – and it's currently discounted by 39%
- How to watch Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2025 – Live streams, TV channels for opening Classic
- Rabobank returns to professional cycling sponsorship in three-and-a-half year agreement with Visma-Lease a Bike
February 26
- ‘A huge year’ – Courtney Sherwell’s US gravel season kicks into gear at Belgian Waffle Ride Arizona
- 'We want to capture more than just one group' - Multiple cameras, drones to relay live action from The Growler in April
- Shirin van Anrooij returns to racing in May after successful iliac artery endofibrosis surgery
- 'Fighting mindset' - Tour de France winner Kasia Niewiadoma embraces 'full gas' racing at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to prepare for bigger targets
- 'I don’t think it suits me perfectly' - Tom Pidcock underplays his Omloop Het Nieuwsblad prospects
- Remco Evenepoel makes surprise appearance on Soudal-QuickStep's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad recon ride
February 25
- XDS Astana make big early gains in relegation battle, climb to second in UCI rankings
- 2026 Tour de France to start with team time trial in Barcelona
- 'See you soon' - Egan Bernal riding and in rehab just a week after collarbone fracture
- UCI confirms Nice cannot host Gravel World Championships in 2025
- Mathieu van der Poel helps Sam Gaze smash Filippo Ganna's coveted Tarbena Strava record
- Rapha overhauls its Pro Team bib shorts for third iteration in search of ultimate comfort
February 24
- Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY28 sweep four stages and GC podium at Tucson Bicycle Classic
- Michael Garrison, Lauren De Crescenzo repeat as winners of Homegrown Gravel
- Søren Kragh Andersen's season derailed after undergoing surgery to remove a benign lesion
- The Hunt Spring Sale is live, with savings of over $350 on top-rated wheels
- 'This wasn’t just chasing a new record; it was chasing a legend' – Lachlan Morton rides 648km in a single day to break record for Auckland-Wellington
- 'I have to dare to aim high' - Wout van Aert takes aim at Omloop and the Classics after successful season debut
February 23
- 'There's work to come' - Primož Roglič satisfied with Volta ao Algarve despite lowkey performance
- 'I showed my real level' - Jonas Vingegaard regains momentum with Volta ao Algarve double victory
- Chris Froome fractures collarbone in crash during final stage of UAE Tour
- 'You don't know if you don't try' - Onley and Fisher-Black get burned trying to follow Pogačar's 'lethal' acceleration at UAE Tour
- 'Dauphiné, Tour and Vuelta is quite enough' – Tadej Pogačar switches into one-day mode after UAE Tour success
- Carlos Rodríguez crashes out of UAE Tour with a broken collarbone
February 22
- Great Britain's Anna Morris sets another world record in women's 4km Individual Pursuit
- 'It's all or nothing' - Volta ao Algarve leader Jan Christen resolute before final TT challenge
- 'I just wasn't strong enough' - Wout van Aert rues second missed chance in as many days in Volta ao Algarve
- Sprint deviation sees Van Poppel become first rider to receive two UCI yellow cards but without risk of suspension at UAE Tour
- 'I thought it was over' – No crash after the finish this time, but Merlier goes through whirlwind of emotions again at UAE Tour
- 'I want to help Ineos get back to the top'- Geraint Thomas contemplates possible management role after retirement at end of 2025
- 'I hope I can deliver' – Tadej Pogačar looks to cap perfect start to season with Jebel Hafeet victory at UAE Tour
- 'I thought my power meter was broken' – Van Eetvelt not at 100% in UAE Tour title defence but relishing racing against Pogačar
- Dylan Groenewegen out of UAE Tour after suffering concussion in stage 5 crash
February 21
- 'I have a good chunk of ground to make up' - Neilson Powless fights back from off-season pneumonia at Volta ao Algarve
- 'There was a real line to cross this time' - Stage 1 Volta ao Algarve bunch sprint 'winner' Jordi Meeus enjoy true victory on third stage
- 'It's always like this' - Sprinters and GC riders alike left licking wounds after double crash Friday at UAE Tour
- Romain Bardet abandons Volta ao Algarve after stage 3 crash
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- A bet for a tattoo and a 'joke' attack - Why Tadej Pogačar spent 110km in the UAE Tour breakaway
- The best bike locks don't come cheap but the Onguard Pitbull Std U-Lock has a big discount and plenty of bike-security features
February 20
- Sea Otter Gravel and Unbound Gravel 100 decide selection for Life Time Grand Prix U23 Program, offer Junior Series races
- Jonas Vingegaard, Visma-Lease a Bike fall short atop Volta ao Algarve's Alto da Foia summit finish
- Jan Christen follows Tadej Pogačar's Volta ao Algarve wheel tracks with stunning win and race lead at Alto da Foía
- 'I used to be nervous in the finals' - Jonathan Milan establishes himself as world's best sprinter ahead of Merlier, Philipsen
- 'You cannot fall asleep at any moment' - Pogačar and UAE Emirates-XRG teammates have 'fun' as they tear up racing in UAE Tour crosswinds
- BMC issues immediate stop-ride notice on gravel bike due to potential fork steerer separation
- 'It shouldn't happen in cycling' - Jonas Vingegaard urges UCI and organisers to react to Volta ao Algarve stage chaos
- No Giro d'Italia title defence for Tadej Pogačar, confirms Gianetti
February 19
- 'It is a joke' - disappointment, anger and calls for responsibility sear through Volta ao Algarve peloton after stage 1 finish chaos
- Emily Ehrlich sets record with fourth consecutive GC win at Valley of the Sun Stage Race in Arizona
- Volta ao Algarve organisers take full responsibility for errors that led to peloton going off course and stage cancellation
- 'I'm not saying I would have beat him but it's frustrating' – Onley rues positioning after UAE second place behind Pogačar
- Chaos as peloton taken onto wrong side of race barriers on sprint finish at Volta ao Algarve
- Tadej Pogačar wins his first race of 2025: We take a closer look at the striking new bike he did it on
- 'No science fiction here' - Tadej Pogačar keeps it simple with family present on Jebel Jais to move into UAE Tour race lead
- 'I'm just going to try and soak it up' – Geraint Thomas kicks off final European stage racing campaign at Volta ao Algarve
- 'The end of an era, he's had an amazing career' - Chris Froome reacts to Geraint Thomas' retirement announcement
- 'It's another world' - 18-year-old super talent Paul Seixas makes his mark as the WorldTour's youngest rider
February 18
- Geerike Schreurs back on gravel podium in 2025 debut but more 'anxious' for first road race in 11 years
- Jonas Vingegaard 'not searching for answers' at Volta ao Algarve after six-month racing break
- How to watch the Volta ao Algarve 2025 – Live streams, TV channels for stage 5 time trial finale
- Pogačar's unreleased wheel and a brand new aero hack - TT tech on show at UAE Tour
- 'I am relieved that a cause has now been identified' - Eli Iserbyt ends cyclocross season early to undergo leg artery surgery
- 'Grim' altitude camp at Mount Teide and monster 68t chainring play part in Josh Tarling reeling in result he 'needed' for Ineos at UAE Tour
- 'I blew the legs, that's the whole point of the all-out effort' - Tadej Pogačar loses out to TT specialists but gains time on UAE Tour rivals
- Sebastian Molano, Olav Kooij out of UAE Tour due to cat eye crash and illness
February 17
- 'Maybe I had the legs to come around' - Fisher-Black unsure of how UAE Tour finish could have played out but 'form is probably the best it's ever been'
- Cameron Scott turns back to track after WorldTour run cut short
- 'Everyone is pretty greedy to win' - Michal Kwiatkowski keeps Ineos Grenadiers on victory path at Clásica Jaén
- 'We were chasing the facts' - Wout van Aert switches to helper status at Clásica Jaén in tougher season start than expected
- 'I want it, I need it, and I think the team does too' - Josh Tarling looks to end Ineos Grenadiers' WorldTour win drought in UAE Tour time trial
- Egan Bernal taken to hospital to treat fractured clavicle sustained in crash at Clásica Jaén
- 'I went so early in the wind' – Tadej Pogačar makes rare mistake on uphill sprint in first race of 2025
- 'He's unbreakable' - Ineos Grenadiers teammates pay tribute to Geraint Thomas after retirement announcement
- Leaked images suggest Fizik is about to release its first ever helmet
- 'It’s not been a bad run eh?' – Geraint Thomas announces retirement at end of 2025
February 16
- 'Almost impossible to beat him' - GC challengers see crosswind chaos as disruption to Pogačar's dominance at UAE Tour
- How to watch UAE Tour 2025 – Live streams, TV channels for Jebel Hafeet stage 7 showdown
- 'The Clásica Jaén is a race for everybody' - Sepp Kuss raring to go for 2025 debut in Spanish Classic
- 'I cannot confirm anything' - Tadej Pogačar elusive on riding Paris-Roubaix and the Vuelta, with focus on season debut at UAE Tour
- 'I just tried to dig really deep' - Great Britain’s Anna Morris sets new 4000 metre individual pursuit world record
February 15
- Alejandro Valverde and Carolin Schiff ride to solo elite titles at Castellón Gravel Race
- Castelli launches gravel team… but insists the riders won't race as one
February 14
- Wout van Aert - 'A gravel race always makes my heart beat faster'
- Antoine Huby injured in collision with motor vehicle while training
- The best cycling jacket on the market just went on sale with a lowest ever price, and it's already unavailable in some states
- Narrow bars go mainstream, new Vittoria tyres, and more affordable carbon wheels: Six tech snippets from iceBike
- 'It's still possible' – Tadej Pogačar could yet ride Paris-Roubaix this year, says Jasper Philipsen
- Caleb Ewan to pin on a number with Ineos Grenadiers in late March at Coppi e Bartali
February 13
- Netflix's Tour de France: Unchained cancelled
- After three years' retirement, Dutch star Anna van der Breggen pins race number on again at Setmana Valenciana
February 12
- Emily Newsom among 15-rider PAS Racing roster swarming start at Santa Vall two-day gravel event
- 'He wasn't just a cycling legend, he was a true hero' - Miles Teller to play Italian champion Gino Bartali in new biopic
- 'I really want to win the mountain bike world title' - Mathieu van der Poel adds fat tyre racing to Classics and Tour de France goals
- How to watch the Tour de la Provence – Live streams, TV channels
- 'I'm not actually in top shape right now' - Adam Yates looks beyond second Tour of Oman victory
- Tom Pidcock's spring schedule confirmed, including Strade Bianche, Milan-San Remo, Liège-Bastogne-Liège
February 11
- Ruben Guerreiro given yellow card for sparking Tour of Oman stage 2 crash
- Cowboy bar part of unique path at Rock Cobbler 12.0 for wins by Lance Haidet, Ruth Holcomb - Gallery
- Three Days of Grenoble track meet cancelled due to financial and infrastructure problems
- Is solar tech the future? Classified patent suggests solar-powered groupsets, components and electronic brakes
- Cannondale revives the SuperX name for its new gravel race bike
- 'No feelings of revenge' – Demi Vollering moves on from SD Worx drama, rejuvenated for FDJ-Suez debut
- Former World Champion Chantal van den Broek-Blaak announces retirement
- 'I don't think he deliberately wants to scare everyone' – UAE play down Pogačar Paris-Roubaix start rumours amid social media furore
February 10
- Ty Magner keeps feet in pedals for recharged 2025 at L39ION of LA after 'getting whooped up' last year
- TrainerRoad partners with Zwift
- Will Tadej Pogačar ride Paris-Roubaix in 2025? - World Champion tackles the cobbles in Trouée d'Arenberg recon
- Vervaeke says 'boredom' extra motivator for success in Tour of Oman stage victory
- Lachlan Morton plans to 'chill' on big challenges for a while and spend year exploring international gravel events
- 'Not the result of a tyre or rim malfunction' - cause of Marc Brustenga's freak crash revealed
February 9
- 'A quick turnaround' – New Zealand road title Friday, international flight Saturday and a 156km Classic on Sunday
- Mathieu van der Poel, Marianne Vos honour Sanne Cant in retirement music video
- Lorena Wiebes closes in on 100th pro win with third UAE Tour Women stage
- The 'fastest bike in the WorldTour?' A closer look at Elisa Longo Borghini's Colnago Y1Rs
- Building UAE Team ADQ's powerhouse squad – Lara Gillespie and Silvia Persico on hitting the gym and learning from the top
- 'I don't want to let it go' - Tadej Pogačar eyes second World title in 2025 as all signs point to Vuelta a España-Tour de France double
February 8
- Bretagne Ladies Tour cancelled over budget shortfall
- Étoile de Bessèges down to 64 riders as Kern Pharma drop out over safety concerns
- Silvia Perisco's super domestique pace stuns the field at the UAE Tour Women
- Most nervous sprint of his life – Plotting the course to Blake Agnoletto’s hard-earned Melbourne to Warrnambool win
- From more changing rooms to toilets along the route - how the UAE Tour Women is growing
- 'I was scared I was going to be bored' - Pauline Ferrand-Prévot on being back on the road
February 7
- 12-race calendar for 2025-2026 Cyclocross World Cup reveals seven dates in Belgium, return to Sardinia
- 'I decided to race on' - Arnaud De Lie on why he stayed in the Etoile de Bessèges despite cars on the road
- Soudal-QuickStep pull out of Tour du Rwanda due to safety concerns
- 'I want to tell the truth' - Patrick Lefevere on women's cycling
- Grand Tour wildcard conundrum - UCI permission for a 23rd team could resolve Tudor, Uno-X, Q36.5 battle for places
- The women's peloton just set the fastest-ever speed for a WorldTour stage at the UAE Tour Women
- 'Riders need to change their mentality' - FDJ-SUEZ manager decries Women's UAE Tour stage 1 crash
- 'Unacceptable' - Chaos and protest at Etoile de Bessèges as teams quit after cars get on the course
- Peacock is the only place to watch live and exclusive Tour de France coverage in the US, so this 12-month subscription deal is worth grabbing fast
- 'Gastrointestinal trouble' forces Mads Pedersen to abandon first race of the season
February 6
- The melding of the old and new – A new incarnation for the Melbourne to Warrnambool and Warrnambool Classic
- Danny Summerhill, Holly Breck find new homes at L39ION of Los Angeles for 2025
- Maxim Van Gils forced to abandon Étoile de Bessège after car driving on course causes crash
- Egan Bernal snags double Colombian national championship titles
- 'We all want the races and the riders to be safe' - SafeR project stakeholders show a united front
- Tubeless tyre blowout causes heavy crash in sprint finish at Étoile de Bessèges
- Former world champion Oscar Freire asks for 'privacy' after being reported missing by family
- 'We've strengthened the team significantly' - UAE Team ADQ step-up for 2025
- 'A happy heart and a happy head make for really good legs' - Alison Jackson on her 2025 season
- 'It's the start of the end' - Lizzie Deignan emotional as she begins her final season at the UAE Tour Women
February 5
- ‘Stiff competition’ – Firing form flows ahead of unpredictable battle for New Zealand road championships
- Manon Bakker, Jinse Peeters disqualified for heated exchange during Exact Cross Maldegem
- WorldTour relegation race takes shape after Tour Down Under, Cadel Evans Road Race
- Adam Yates and Visma super talent Jørgen Nordhagen to make 2025 season debuts at Muscat Classic
- 'There is a little bit of pressure' - Elisa Longo Borghini expected to shine on home debut with UAE Team ADQ
- Your narrow gravel tyres are slowing you down in addition to making you uncomfortable, Cyclingnews lab test reveals
- 'It's the sprinting world championship' - high-speed racing expected at the UAE Tour Women 2025
- Zwift partners with Chris Hoy on 'Tour de 4' to raise funds for cancer charities
- How to watch UAE Tour Women 2025 – Live streaming around the world
February 4
- 'There will be nothing left to give' - Lizzie Deignan to race new Milan-San Remo and Tour de France in final pro season
- 'Teams will pay to race' - Teams face extra costs after UCI WorldTour participation rule change
- How to watch Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2025 – Live streams, TV channels for stage 3
- Filippo Ganna snatches Strava KOM from Remco Evenepoel in show of early-season form
- Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel plot alternate routes to the cobbled Classics after CX Worlds
February 3
- Harsh weather accompanies US gravel season openers at Low Gap and Old Man Winter - Gallery
- How to watch the Étoile de Bessèges - live streaming, TV channels
- 'I am very proud to be here' - Ben O'Connor debuts with Jayco AlUla in Volta Valenciana
- Ben Swift puts his hand up for Tour de France selection
- British junior time trial champion Aidan Worden dies after collision with car during training ride
February 2
- 'It's a cyclocross race with a bit of road in the middle' - Zoe Bäckstedt to go all-in at Paris-Roubaix
- 'A dream' - Thibau Nys bounces back from illness with third place at Cyclo-cross Worlds behind Van der Poel and Van Aert
- 'Getting there very slowly but surely' - Remco Evenepoel makes progress in recovery with first outdoor ride since crash
- Wout van Aert reunited with lost Garmin after Cyclo-cross World Championships
- 'All in for Gate' – New Zealand champion takes a gamble that ends with second at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 'Better than he was last year' – Sam Welsford sets the standard as sprinters look to UAE Tour
- Tibor Del Grosso aims to 'get to the top' in road and cyclocross with WorldTour step-up approaching
- ‘I don’t want a year of fizzling out’ – Geraint Thomas aims to be competitive in season of lasts
- Jayco-AlUla finally snares coveted men’s Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race trophy
February 1
- 'Hungry for more' - Puck Pieterse ends cyclocross season with Worlds bronze, turns attention to Spring Classics
- 'Mixed feelings' for Lucinda Brand at Cyclo-cross Worlds after missing out on rainbow jersey in last lap
- UCI officially bans repeated carbon monoxide inhalation 'to protect the health and safety of our athletes'
- Heat on for men's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race with top of 38°C forecast
- Challenge Mallorca's Trofeo Andratx-Pollença cancelled due to 'dangerous conditions'
- 'Not just a sprinter' - No pigeon-holing Wollaston after Women’s Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race victory
- 'A big head-knock' - Georgia Baker recalls long battle with concussion
- 'My attack was the speed of the lead-out' –Two-pronged Lidl-Trek effort falls short at Women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- Maeve Plouffe lands new team after off-season 'scramble'
- Neve Bradbury late withdrawal from Women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race