The Contenders: Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quickstep) is both a time trial specialist and GC contender. He’d like a longer ...

A chance for the sprinters? Sure but like yesterday there are some climbs to act as launchpads for others again. Le Gratin du Dauphiné: the opening stage of the Dauphiné can sometimes fall flat, all ...

For Yates a lesson in patience, whether over the years or the duration of a grand tour. Sacked on the Finestre in 2018 by ...

Wildcards A reminder too that teams outside of the World Tour rely on invitations to take part in the top events. The best ...

The Route: 143km and 600m of vertical gain. A neutral parade across to the Vatican to meet and greet the new Pope. Then a ...

A final spin in Rome. Today feels like a footnote after yesterday’s Alpine conclusion but the sprinters have had few chances ...

More Alps and the Mortirolo. Gran Bretonico: a humdinger of day, the Alps delivering. It didn’t start out so exciting, it was pouring at the start and several riders crashed out. Josh Tarling slid out ...

Roll up, roll up, the only grand tour of the year without Tadej Pogačar and there’s no Jonas Vingegaard nor Remco Evenepoel either. Primož Roglič back for more and Juan Ayuso as his main challenger ...

A challenging climb that’s part scenic detour, part gymnasium. Off the radar for years, it’s on the route of the 2019 Giro and a rival to the likes of the Mortirolo and Mont du Chat thanks to its ...