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And amid the exhibition, the rise of youth Tadej Pogačar puts on a show to claim his fourth Strade Bianche as Paul Seixas bursts onto the scene to confirm what we suspected: he is here to shape an era

Tadej Pogačar puts on a show to claim his fourth Strade Bianche as Paul Seixas bursts onto the scene to confirm what we suspected: he is here to shape an era

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"I’m having a piss and we’re off" The inside story of how a stage cancellation is managed in professional cycling, and what it looks like when 140 riders debate in real time

🚨 "I’m having a piss and we’re off"

The inside story of how a stage cancellation is managed in professional cycling, and what it looks like when 140 riders debate in real time

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What we learned from the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana Remco Evenepoel wins the GC and two stages to take his tally to six wins in a blistering start to the season

What we learned from the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

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Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe 2026 preview Red Bull’s ambition sets a very high bar for the project, with questions over the fit between Remco Evenepoel and Lipowitz

🆕 Red Bull 2026 preview

Red Bull’s ambition sets a very high bar for the project, with questions over the fit between Remco Evenepoel and Lipowitz

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6 reasons to understand Caja Rural’s invitation to the Tour de France Economics, licences, UCI points, business, investment, betting companies, and a touch of cycling romanticism… or not

🆕 6 reasons to understand Caja Rural’s invitation to the Tour de France

Economics, licences, UCI points, business, investment, betting companies, and a touch of cycling romanticism… or not

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Victories that mark a turning point Groenewegen’s victory on his debut propels the Rockets into the group of contenders to get a WorldTour licence during this three-year cycle

🆕 Victories that mark a turning point

Groenewegen’s victory on his debut propels the Rockets into the group of contenders to get a WorldTour licence during this three-year cycle

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Rob Harmeling (Unibet Rose Rockets): "If we have to ride the Tour de France, we will shit our pants" An interview with the Rockets’ DS, one of the peloton’s teams of the moment, analysing the present and future of a project that has its sights set on the next Tour de France

Rob Harmeling (Unibet Rose Rockets DS): "If we have to ride the Tour de France, we will shit our pants"

🗣️ "Kubis can make Groenewegen the number one sprinter in the world again"

🗣️ "Our main rival for a wildcard is Caja Rural"

✍️ Full interview: cyclingreport.substack.com/p/rob-harmel...

XDS Astana 2026 preview Astana face the challenge of repeating a miraculous season without the motivation or urgency of having to chase UCI points at all costs

🇰🇿 XDS Astana 2026 preview

Astana face the challenge of repeating a miraculous season without the motivation or urgency of having to chase UCI points at all costs

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The secrets behind the Tour’s 2027 Grand Depart The Tour de France will return to the UK with three stages packed with explosive climbs, passing through Scotland, England and Wales

💛 The secrets behind the Tour’s 2027 Grand Depart

Luke Oakes reveals the secrets of the first three stages of the Tour de France 2027 having suffered first-hand on some of the climbs that will shape the Grand Depart.

#TourdeFrance

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INEOS Grenadiers 2026 preview INEOS face a deeper revolution than it might seem, amid a generational shift and a change in hierarchies

INEOS Grenadiers 2026 preview

INEOS face a deeper revolution than it might seem, amid a generational shift and a change in hierarchies

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Lidl – Trek 2026 preview: new steps forward You might also be interested in my earlier previews:

🚨 Lidl – Trek 2026 preview: new steps forward

Lidl are consolidating their status as one of the most ambitious projects in the world, combining established stars, young prospects, and the signings of Ayuso and Gee

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Josean Fernández Matxín (UAE): “We’ve won 97 races, but we’ve lost 200. We’re paid to be competitive” An interview with UAE’s Sports Manager on the pressure on Del Toro, leadership roles, Ayuso’s departure and the Israel protests from the team’s perspective

🚨 An interview with Josean Fernández Matxín

🗣️ “We’ve won 97 races, but we’ve lost 200. We’re paid to be competitive”
🗣️ "If del Toro goes to the Giro and wins, then it becomes 'normal' and people will demand that he goes to the Tour to win"

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Josean Fernández Matxín (UAE): “We’ve won 97 races, but we’ve lost 200. We’re paid to be competitive” An interview with UAE’s Sports Manager on the pressure on Del Toro, leadership roles, Ayuso’s departure and the Israel protests from the team’s perspective

🚨 An interview with Josean Fernández Matxín

🗣️ “We’ve won 97 races, but we’ve lost 200. We’re paid to be competitive”
🗣️ "If del Toro goes to the Giro and wins, then it becomes 'normal' and people will demand that he goes to the Tour to win"

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Movistar Team 2026 preview Movistar Team head into 2026 with two leaders at last, the creation of a devo squad, and the certainty that it would be hard to do worse than in 2025

🆕 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

Movistar Team head into 2026 with two leaders at last, the creation of a devo squad, and the certainty that it would be hard to do worse than in 2025

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António Morgado: "When I have good legs, I can do almost everything” 🎙️ Cycling Report interview | The young Portuguese rider is searching for stability in a key season with UAE

🇵🇹 Interview with António Morgado, an unconventional rider, ahead of his Giro debut:

💬 “I want to be there when the first Portuguese rider wins a Grand Tour”

💬 “When you race 70–80 days a year, for sure some days you are fucked”

▶️ Full interview: cyclingreport.substack.com/p/antonio-mo...

Igor Arrieta and the 97 wins: "When you’re inside, you almost normalise it" I sit down with UAE rider Igor Arrieta to talk about the 2025 Giro, his development as a rider, life as a domestique in the world’s best team, and what lies ahead

💬Igor Arrieta and the 97 wins: "When you’re inside, you almost normalise it"

I sit down with UAE rider Igor Arrieta to talk about the 2025 Giro, his development as a rider, life as a domestique in the world’s best team, and what lies ahead

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Jayco AlUla 2026 preview After a year of doubts, the transfer market has done little to resolve the uncertainties | Luke Plapp’s step forward will be crucial to Jayco’s future

Jayco AlUla 2026 preview

After a year of doubts, the transfer market has done little to resolve the uncertainties. Luke Plapp’s step forward will be crucial to Jayco’s future.

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Team Visma | Lease a Bike 2026 preview Visma head into 2026 after a discreet transfer window, but with an ambitious Jonas Vingegaard and the hope of seeing the best version of Wout van Aert again, alongside the exciting Brennan

Visma head into 2026 after a discreet transfer window, but with an ambitious Jonas Vingegaard and the hope of seeing the best version of Wout van Aert again, alongside the exciting Brennan

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The first year of Cycling Report A look back at the project’s first ten months, ahead of the start of its second season

The first year of Cycling Report ➡️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/the-first-...

Happy New Year to everyone!

Igor Arrieta and the 97 wins: "When you’re inside, you almost normalise it" I sit down with UAE rider Igor Arrieta to talk about the 2025 Giro, his development as a rider, life as a domestique in the world’s best team, and what lies ahead

💬Igor Arrieta and the 97 wins: "When you’re inside, you almost normalise it"

I sit down with UAE rider Igor Arrieta to talk about the 2025 Giro, his development as a rider, life as a domestique in the world’s best team, and what lies ahead

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Bahrain - Victorious 2026 preview Bahrain are looking to rediscover themselves through the definitive breakthrough of Martínez and Tiberi... and the unlikely resurgence of Mohorič

🔔 Bahrain - Victorious 2026 preview

Bahrain are looking to rediscover themselves through the definitive breakthrough of Martínez and Tiberi... and the unlikely resurgence of Mohorič

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Ion Izagirre: "If I were born again, I’d still choose to be a cyclist" 🎙️ Cycling Report interview | Ion Izagirre looks back on his season and the team’s ahead of his final year as a pro

A Cycling Report interview with Ion Izagirre

🗣️ Ion Izagirre: "If I were born again, I’d still choose to be a cyclist"

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Counterculture in an age of uniformity Where are the Grand Tours heading in nowadays cycling? | La Vuelta 2026 breaks free with its best route in years

𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐲

The Tour and the Giro are being ‘Vueltised’, offering lite versions of themselves in a capitulation to a model that was successful, but belonged to a very specific terrain and context

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Mathias Norsgaard: “Eusebio Unzué knew that I was struggling in Movistar, especially with socialising” "I struggled to integrate the Danish culture into Movistar", Mathias Norsgaard tells me in an interview during Lidl-Trek’s media day

🗣️ Mathias Norsgaard on his departure from Movistar:

“Eusebio Unzué knew that I was struggling in the team, especially with socialising”

“I was supposed to step in for Imanol Erviti, and in the end I didn’t have the facilities to do that”

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Mathias Norsgaard: “Eusebio Unzué knew that I was struggling in Movistar, especially with socialising” "I struggled to integrate the Danish culture into Movistar", Mathias Norsgaard tells me in an interview during Lidl-Trek’s media day

🗞️ This is the interview I did with 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐠𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐝 at the Lidl-Trek training camp in Alicante

🗣️ “Eusebio Unzué knew that I was struggling in Movistar, especially with socialising”

💬 "I struggled to integrate the Danish culture into Movistar"

⏯️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/mathias-no...

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Ion Izagirre will retire at the end of the season The Basque rider confirms to Cycling Report that 2026 will be his final year as a professional with Cofidis

🚨 Ion Izagirre will retire at the end of the season

The Basque rider confirms to Cycling Report that 2026 will be his final year as a professional with Cofidis

▶️Full story: cyclingreport.substack.com/p/ion-izagir...

The impossible balance The 2026 Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe project was presented yesterday in Mallorca | Evenepoel and Lipowitz will share leadership at the Tour

🔶 What you’ll find in today’s post:

🔸Topic of the day: Red Bull’s impossible balance
🔸Transfer market updates
🔸Stories around the peloton
🔸Calendars and routes for 2026
🔸In the mud: cyclocross news

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