Expert analysis, tactical breakdowns, and insights from cycling races and events.
The record may have fallen, but our calculations still make Pantani the faster rider. Modern equipment is worth an estimated 97 seconds on Alpe d'Huez, enough to reverse the recorded gap.
Froome’s 2013 Ventoux demolition once looked like the clean climbing ceiling. Pogačar’s record run a decade later reset it. What truly separates them: watts, wind, tech and context.
With Lorena Wiebes vacuuming up bunch sprints, the rest of the women’s WorldTour is increasingly defined by three multi‑discipline giants: Lotte Kopecky, Demi Vollering and Pauline Ferrand‑Prévot. Here’s how their priorities, teams and the 2026 calendar line up – and where their battles are most likely to explode.
