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5 days, 18 hours ago

How record-breaking Mark Cavendish became a Tour de France legend – according to fierce rivals and loyal teammates

A version of this piece was first published on 3 July 2023 -- Mark Cavendish once gave me the look. “I don’t think you could have two Mark Cavendishs in a team and that would work,” Renshaw says gravely, as if genuinely disturbed by the image he has created. It was evident that Renshaw could have been a winner in …

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1 week, 4 days ago

International Cycling Union proposes ban of controversial use of carbon monoxide

The Hindu

Cycling’s governing body on Thursday moved to ban the controversial but legal carbon monoxide breathing method used by some top riders. The International Cycling Union said it “will propose to its management committee that the use of carbon monoxide by riders be banned on medical grounds” during its next meeting on January 31 and February 1. “However, when inhaled repeatedly …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Pogacar to defend Tour de France and world title on ambitious 2025 program

Hindustan Times

Tadej Pogacar insisted on Tuesday he would not ease off after a record-breaking 2024, declaring he was hungry for more success with a plethora of one-day classics and two Grand Tours on the 2025 menu. HT Image The 26-year-old Slovenian dominated the 2024 season winning two one-day monuments, the Italian Giro, the Tour de France and the world title on …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Pogacar to defend Tour de France and world title as 2025 calendar unveiled

The Hindu

Tadej Pogacar will race a number of classics and the Tour de France as well as either the Giro d’Italia or Vuelta in 2025, Team UAE sporting director Joxean Fernandez Matxin said on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Slovenian dominated the 2024 season winning the Giro, the Tour and the world title. “He will then do the Strade Bianche, Milan-San Remo, the …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Pogacar wins Velo d’Or after securing triple crown in 2024; Kopecky wins women’s award

The Hindu

Cycling superstar Tadej Pogacar was awarded the Velo d’Or, as men’s rider of the year, on Friday in recognition of his Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and world championship sweep. Belgian world champion Lotte Kopecky won the women’s Velo d’Or award, voted by a jury of 40 journalists. Slovenian Team UAE rider Pogacar towered above his rivals in 2024, reclaiming …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Double Olympic champion Tom Pidcock reveals new team after Ineos Grenadiers departure

The Independent

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Tom Pidcock leaves Ineos Grenadiers after months of rumours

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Sir Mark Cavendish’s glorious farewell immortalises him in cycling’s history

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mark Cavendish confirms retirement ahead of final race on Sunday

The Telegraph

Mark Cavendish has confirmed he will bring the curtain down on his glittering career in Singapore on Sunday. There was some doubt over when his final race would be, with Cavendish offering a cryptic response when asked on stage about his plans at last week’s 2025 Tour de France route unveiling. I saw things a bit differently.” Asked whether he …

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Froome dreaming of one last Tour de France

China Daily

Professional cyclist Chris Froome is seen in the stands during the semi final between Norway's Casper Ruud and Serbia's Novak Djokovic at Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, April 13, 2024. Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome says he dreams of competing in the world's greatest cycling race once more before he calls time on his glittering career. "It's …

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Froome dreaming of one last Tour de France

China Daily

Professional cyclist Chris Froome is seen in the stands during the semi final between Norway's Casper Ruud and Serbia's Novak Djokovic at Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, April 13, 2024. Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome says he dreams of competing in the world's greatest cycling race once more before he calls time on his glittering career. "It's …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tadej Pogacar set to earn record cycling salary as UAE Team Emirates line up new contract

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ned Boulting interview: I fear for cycling’s future with Tour de France behind a paywall

The Telegraph

Boulting sees the irony in the fact that ITV is losing its Tour coverage because the numbers did not add up, and yet there are more than enough punters to sustain a 23-date tour about cycling in towns and cities across the country, from Swindon to Salford. “I mean, let’s face it, of the television deals that have just been …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ned Boulting interview: ‘ITV’s last Tour de France will be a moment of great sadness’

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sir Mark Cavendish hints he could U-turn on retirement to race 2025 Tour de France

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tour de France 2025 routes revealed with brutal Pyrenean treble set to stage Pogacar-Vingegaard rivalry

The Independent

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

ITV loses rights to show Tour de France free to air as cycling fans criticise ‘terrible news’

The Independent

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tadej Pogacar names the two grand tours he wants to race in 2025

The Independent

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2 months, 1 week ago

Mark Cavendish reveals plans for life after cycling: ‘I’ve set the wheels in motion’

The Independent

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyclist Sir Mark Cavendish: It will be nice to race as a Knight Commander

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Cyclist Sir Mark Cavendish: It will be nice to race as a Knight Commander

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Eddy Merckx admits Tadej Pogacar is ‘superior’ after ‘unimaginable’ achievement

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tadej Pogačar rewrites history at cycling world championships as Ben O'Connor claims silver

ABC

There can be no doubt. In winning the world championships in Zurich on Sunday, the 26-year-old from Slovenia completed cycling's triple crown — winning the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and World Championships in a single year. Pogačar beat Ben O'Connor into second place by 34 seconds, the Australian capping a stunning season of his own with a maiden individual …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tadej Pogacar claims stunning World Championship victory to seal ‘Triple Crown’

The Independent

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How record-breaking Mark Cavendish became a Tour de France legend – according to fierce rivals and loyal teammates

International Cycling Union proposes ban of controversial use of carbon monoxide

Pogacar to defend Tour de France and world title on ambitious 2025 program

Pogacar to defend Tour de France and world title as 2025 calendar unveiled

Pogacar wins Velo d’Or after securing triple crown in 2024; Kopecky wins women’s award

Double Olympic champion Tom Pidcock reveals new team after Ineos Grenadiers departure

Tom Pidcock leaves Ineos Grenadiers after months of rumours

Sir Mark Cavendish’s glorious farewell immortalises him in cycling’s history

Mark Cavendish confirms retirement ahead of final race on Sunday

Froome dreaming of one last Tour de France

Froome dreaming of one last Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar set to earn record cycling salary as UAE Team Emirates line up new contract

Ned Boulting interview: I fear for cycling’s future with Tour de France behind a paywall

Ned Boulting interview: ‘ITV’s last Tour de France will be a moment of great sadness’

Sir Mark Cavendish hints he could U-turn on retirement to race 2025 Tour de France

Tour de France 2025 routes revealed with brutal Pyrenean treble set to stage Pogacar-Vingegaard rivalry

ITV loses rights to show Tour de France free to air as cycling fans criticise ‘terrible news’

Tadej Pogacar names the two grand tours he wants to race in 2025

Mark Cavendish reveals plans for life after cycling: ‘I’ve set the wheels in motion’

Cyclist Sir Mark Cavendish: It will be nice to race as a Knight Commander

Cyclist Sir Mark Cavendish: It will be nice to race as a Knight Commander

Eddy Merckx admits Tadej Pogacar is ‘superior’ after ‘unimaginable’ achievement

Tadej Pogačar rewrites history at cycling world championships as Ben O'Connor claims silver

Tadej Pogacar claims stunning World Championship victory to seal ‘Triple Crown’