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What model was the neutral service bike Pogačar criticised as a 'wheelbarrow' after Paris-Roubaix puncture?
The world champion punctured with 120km to go and rode a Shimano neutral-service bike before his team car could reach him. But what bike was he actually riding?
From rice porridge to frites and champagne, inside Wout van Aert's full Paris-Roubaix fueling plan
Team Visma | Lease a Bike published the complete nutrition timeline behind Van Aert's Roubaix victory, from a carb-loaded breakfast to 120g of carbs per hour on the bike, staged recovery meals and a team celebration with Belgian fries and champagne.
French President Macron reportedly offered to intervene in Paul Seixas' contract talks to keep him at Decathlon CMA CGM
According to Eurosport Spain, Macron would speak directly with the 19-year-old and his manager, framing the renewal as a matter of national sporting importance amid interest from UAE Team Emirates-XRG.
'On the edge': Veteran Belgian racer questions Paris-Roubaix decision to wave UAE car past peloton on cobbles for punctured Pogačar
Race commissaires allowed a UAE Team Emirates support car to overtake the peloton on cobbled sectors to reach Tadej Pogačar after a puncture, a move that cycling expert Marc Sergeant said violated normal convoy safety protocols.
'Against Vos you can never be sure, how Franziska Koch turned Roubaix's 2-v-1 against Marianne Vos
Visma-Lease a Bike had two riders in the Paris-Roubaix Femmes finale and still lost. Koch's repeated accelerations turned numerical superiority into a liability long before the velodrome sprint.
Next stop, 50 km/h: Wout van Aert’s record Roubaix proves the ultimate speed barrier will fall
Van Aert's winning average over 258.3km smashed the previous record by more than a kilometre per hour. With modern equipment and favourable conditions converging, the 50km/h barrier is now just 1.09km/h away.
Wout van Aert restores unpredictability to the Monument hierarchy at Paris-Roubaix
Three tactical decisions across the cobbles of northern France gave Van Aert the platform to outsprint Pogačar in Roubaix. Here's how he managed it.
'Mathieu's aura is still bigger than Pogačar's' Rick Pluimers names Van der Poel his top favourite for Paris-Roubaix
Speaking on the Live Slow, Ride Fast podcast two days before Sunday's race, Pluimers explained why Van der Poel's physical presence and Roubaix's flat, technical terrain still give the Dutchman the edge over Pogačar.
Live sweat data could become cycling’s next broadcast metric
The sweat sensor startup wants to turn hydration into a live race metric for athletes and spectators alike. Data from one rider at Milan-Sanremo shows the scale of what's at stake.
UAE Team Emirates-XRG reveal Pogačar's Paris-Roubaix squad as last Monument beckons
UAE Team Emirates-XRG has locked in the roster around Tadej Pogačar for Sunday's Paris-Roubaix, with cobbles specialists Nils Politt and Florian Vermeersch among the seven riders tasked with delivering the final Monument.
'At some races it seems to be a booze festival', Van Vleuten and De Vries warn Paris-Roubaix Femmes faces crowd danger after Flanders near-miss
A barrier collapse that nearly brought down Mathieu van der Poel on the Oude Kwaremont has sharpened concerns about Sunday's women's Paris-Roubaix, where riders will race exposed cobbled sectors after spectators have spent hours drinking along the route.
Rapha appoints former Salomon brand chief Scott Mellin to board as Fran Millar continues company reset
The cycling apparel brand is importing premium outdoor expertise as it tries to sharpen its product pipeline and grow beyond its core audience after years of financial losses.
Remco Evenepoel's coach to leave Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe after 10 years
The 46-year-old Luxembourger, described by CEO Ralph Denk as the team's first performance coach, departs at the end of July but maintains his direct coaching link with Remco Evenepoel.
A clear rule, an uncertain sanction: Analysing the Flanders level crossing incident
A passing train at Wichelen divided the Tour of Flanders peloton on Sunday, with Pogačar and Evenepoel among those who continued while Van der Poel and Van Aert were stopped. The UCI rulebook is unambiguous, but enforcing it is another matter.
How Pogačar won his third Tour of Flanders and why it followed a familiar script
Pogačar won his third Tour of Flanders on Sunday, but the real story was how UAE Team Emirates-XRG shaped the race into the exact kind of selective, orderly contest their leader wanted.
'Once you've committed, you just crack on with it until you're done', Alex McCormack rides 3,826km in seven days to claim provisional world record
The Canyon x DT Swiss All-Terrain Racing rider averaged 18.5 hours a day in the saddle on a flat Moselle river loop near Koblenz, battling snow, hail and sleep deprivation to edge past the previous mark.
'Nobody has declined', but Slovenia coach says home European Championships squad won't be finalised until after the Tour de France
Six months out from hosting the road European Championships, Murn has eight places to fill around Tadej Pogačar and a deeper talent pool than ever. The catch: a brutal late-season calendar means final decisions must wait.
A 100-day secret: Evenepoel’s Flanders debut and the shifting balance between teams and journalists
Evenepoel's first Tour of Flanders start was not a late calendar addition. His team had the plan locked in since winter, denied it publicly for months, and assumed full control of the narrative.
'It will be very hard to make up,' Tour de Romandie faces 450,000 CHF budget gap despite Pogačar's debut
The Swiss WorldTour race enters its 79th edition without a title sponsor, leaving organisers with a 10% budget shortfall. Race director Richard Chassot says the 2026 event can survive, but warns the race cannot balance its books without a major partner for 2027.
'There’s a big difference between peaking at 1,250 W' – Mads Pedersen reveals journey back to sprint form ahead of Flanders
The Dane describes his recovery and 5-10% form deficit, after fracturing his collarbone and wrist in February. He will lead Lidl-Trek at Dwars door Vlaanderen and the Tour of Flanders regardless.