These comments from Ryan have been picked up quite a bit today. Sources within Jayco tell me that there's no panic and Ryan's stated exit date of late 2027 is well-known. Management (including Ryan) have been speaking with numerous potential investors in recent months. More in article.

Nothing much needs to be said other than that was simply a brilliant, terrific afternoon of bike racing. A Sunday in Hell for those competing; A Sunday in Cycling Paradise for those watching.

Analysing the Tour of Flanders for @theathletic.com: ⚔️ Is Pogačar v Van der Poel cycling's best (and most consistent) rivalry in generations? 🪨Van Aert and Pedersen so close, yet so far away. Once again. 🇳🇱Vollering's FDJ play SD Worx at their own game. www.nytimes.com/athletic/717...

Jakob Söderqvist is one of cycling's most promising time triallists. He's reigning U23 world champ. But in Oct 2022, when he was just 19, he found one of his best friends dead at home. Events from that day have shaped his life and cycling career. escapecollective.com/what-jakob-s...

Looking to speak to a cyclist (amateur is absolutely fine!) who has had lyme disease. If that’s you or anyone you know, get in touch. It’s for an upcoming Cycling Weekly magazine article.

My interview with Kim Le Court ahead of Milano-Sanremo ⚽Rejecting a US college scholarship 🦟almost dying from malaria 🐊 living next to crocodiles 😭"I really hated cycling" in 2015/16 🇿🇦 coaching, bike fitting and MTB wins in South Africa 🏆now one of the world's best www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

Was a pleasure to sit down with Demi Vollering where we talked about what motivates her to be a role model and to leave a lasting legacy in the sport.

Lol. Pogačar is 27 and hasn't even retired yet but we've clearly already entered the era of mythicising (and falsifying) his early years, pretending that he did it the old school way. Pogačar couldn't be any more representative of this generation of cyclists who are fully dialled-in on everything.

The UCI rejected One Cycling. Then launched its own reform process. At the same time, the billionaires are pressing ahead with Team Co. Tensions are boiling over – no one trusts anyone. The warring factions risk splitting cycling in two. My latest for The Athletic: www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

Earlier this year, I flew to Austria for a one-to-one interview with Tadej Pogačar, the best cyclist in the world. The feature is out now and yours to read for (a ludicrously cheap) £3.35.

Wesley Kreder was a pro rider for 11 years – and then an unexpected cardiac arrest changed everything. Subsequent brain damage impacted him further. "The fact that I’m still here … I had more luck than anyone could ever have. It’s incredible how close life and death really are." He tells his story

Something about the absence of race barriers at the side of the road in the final kilometre that I absolutely love about the finish of this Paris-Nice stage. Feels proper grassroots, not a major WorldTour stage race.

I think the public's reaction to more Pogačar dominance is going to be the story of the season. He's got immense support roadside, but witnessing yet another exhibition doesn't quite cut it for the viewer at home who switches their TV on wanting if not an unpredictable but a closely-fought battle.

FDJ are I think women's cycling's biggest success story. They grew something from the bottom, since before women's cycling was booming, worked to sign the top rider, they ride with unity and respect and a team manager who really cares for his riders. And this is what comes of that

UCI pres. David Lappartient told @matildaprice.bsky.social in Sept that the reason Russia was suspended from competition and not Israel was because Russia started a war during the Olympic truce. So if the IOC were to apply their rules consistently, the US and Israel will now be sanctioned.

Who remembers this guy? 💭 Excellent piece by @cmbreports.bsky.social

My first article for @theathletic.com reveals how nervy and tetchy pro cycling is right now: 🌈UCI pressing ITA to catch a big name rider 🚲 Rumours that many banned doping doctors/trainers are back. Not just Martí 💊 Concerns over finishing bottles and decongestants www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

Big signing for @theathletic.com. Very excited to have the dogged @cmbreports.bsky.social (his choice of adjective) writing for us during the upcoming season. First up: why cycling’s doping ghosts appear to be rising once again:

A deep dive into the financial accounts of the Big 3 race organisers (ASO, RCS & Flanders Classics) for @escapecollective.bsky.social revealed a lot 🇫🇷ASO (therefore TdF) account for 75% of all profit 🇮🇹Giro is not hugely profitable 🇧🇪Flanders Classics even less so escapecollective.com/profit-shari...

Pleasure to feature in GCN's brilliant new documentary in which they have built a "magic wheel" with a motor inside it that they believe could evade UCI motor doping tests. Well worth a watch to understand how the technology for such brazen cheating definitely exists. youtu.be/ZdDHtLP3oEs?...

Brilliant additional reporting from Ciclo21 on 'Caso Martí-Soler': www.ciclo21.com/marc-y-jaume... Worth pointing out that Ciclo21 note that the Spanish police have photos of the three together. Marc Soler told me repeatedly such photos don't exist. Many questions still to answer.

The best website in cycling – www.cyclingcols.com – has had an update and a redesign and it's absolutely terrible for staving off procrastination. Also very motivating to sort my shit out and climb way more cols this year.

It's been a frustrating week dealing with some major men's and women's teams requesting changes to quotes pre-publication. This has become the norm in recent years and it's setting a very worrying precedent for the future. Independent publications are not PR vehicles for teams/riders.

Maybe I'll regret writing this in time, but fuck it: Jim Ratcliffe is a xenophobic wanker and he's dangerous for society. Cycling is better without him.

I can't vouch for Unbroken's performance benefits, but I can confirm that they are best in class for killing hangovers. I'm sure they weren't designed with that in mind, but I have a stack entirely for that reason. Knocks paracetamol out the park.

A ghost from cycling's past has re-emerged - despite still serving a sanction. Full details of the extremely concerning development in the Escape article. escapecollective.com/a-notorious-...

I didn't expect Andrea Piccolo to feature quite so heavily in my week. On Monday I was reliably told there'll be news soon relating to his doping offences, and this morning it appears he's been arrested for hiding counterfeit notes in his Porsche. www.tuttobiciweb.it/article/2026...

I was speaking with someone very well connected in the anti-doping world yesterday. They said: "In a lot of countries it's impossible to be caught. We're not going forwards but backwards." The feeling among most within the anti-doping movement is that it's facing its biggest ever crisis.

Ben Healy renews with EF through 2029 In an exclusive interview, he tells us what's next. escapecollective.com/ben-healy-re...

Personally, I don't see the problem. Improved power data absolutely *could* be the result of doping. Anti-doping agencies need as much help as they can get in identifying cheaters, and this helps. Anyway, three of the four teams volunteerng are Visma, Jayco and Picnic. Unsure on the fourth.

Following the success of the Pune Grand Tour, UCI officials have suggested the possibility of a World Championships in India in the coming years. + much more news, stories and results in the latest free Global Peloton newsletter globalpeloton.substack.com/p/gpnews2701...

The latest print issue of @cyclingweekly.com is our next-generation special – with a trio of brilliant features by @cmbreports.bsky.social & Michael Venutolo-Mantovani 🍼

The Tour de France owner Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) is posting very strong financial results even as cycling is in a 'downward cycle' Short thread🧵

This race is worth keeping an eye on. Rumours (albeit without much substance) have regularly surfaced in the past year that various Indian billionaires are keeping tabs on the sport, weighing up possible investment. If this race goes down well with the local public, a new frontier could open up.

There was only really one topic at Visma's media day yesterday: why did Simon Yates retire so suddenly. Everyone expressed shock and surprise, but not Owain Doull. According to him, Yates said he'd be finishing as soon as he won the Giro d'Italia. www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/he-to...

Jonas Vingegaard was probably at his most revealing he's ever been yday. Admitted that he's been close to burning out – echoing his wife's comments from last year – and said he needs to ride the Giro-Tour double to freshen things up. I believe him when he says he feels more energy than ever before.

One Cycling is no more. But yet another plan to reform pro cycling is starting to percolate in the sport. In contrast, this one is not driven by team managers, but by several billionaire team owners. @cmbreports.bsky.social has the latest: escapecollective.com/exclusive-wo...

Economic and sporting structure reform in cycling is back on the table, out of the ashes of One Cycling. 💰led by billionaire team owners 🇿🇦Glasenberg the leader 📈 business model being drawn up 🇬🇧company to be formed possibly this week, probably in UK. escapecollective.com/exclusive-wo...

I've lost count. 😳 But yes that sounds right. Cycling 2020 (Wouter Vandenhaute) World Series Cycling (Jonathan Price) Velon (joint venture by teams) One Cycling (Saudi Arabia) On paper, and over coffee, the idea always looks great.

Economic and sporting structure reform in cycling is back on the table, out of the ashes of One Cycling. 💰led by billionaire team owners 🇿🇦Glasenberg the leader 📈 business model being drawn up 🇬🇧company to be formed possibly this week, probably in UK. escapecollective.com/exclusive-wo...

Soudal extend partnership with the Quick-Step team to 2030. Big commitment. "This team is still going many places," company CEO says. Jurgen Foré, team CEO, notes that 95% of the team's revenues come via sponsorship. "This is an unsustainable model," he protests. But for now it's the only model.

Paul Magnier v Tim Merlier v... some fan on an old Specialized Allez. Welcome to Soudal Quick-Step's 2026.

The always excellent Marco Bonarrigo has written an article on a very worrying (and expensive) new drug that is concerning WADA and other anti-doping officials. TL;DR: if you've got the money, and access to the Chinese black market, here's an undetectable EPO drug. www.corriere.it/sport/25_dic...

Enjoyed chatting* with Cian Uijtdebroeks recently. He's very impatient, very sure of his own capabilities. His Movistar move could be a total disaster, or perhaps he suits being a (relatively) big fish in a small pond. *didn't have time to ask him if Enric Mas still calls him Blo Blo Blo.

What does the future hold for Ineos Grenadiers? We dive deep into the team and Jim Ratcliffe's finances to find out 🔎 www.cyclingnews.com/features/cut...

Matthew Brennan began his first pro season 349th in the UCI rankings, won 14 times, and ended it 43rd My mag interview with 2025’s breakout star is available to read online now www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/the-g...

You thought the 2026 Giro was definitely going to start in Bulgaria, right? Perhaps not... escapecollective.com/political-tu...

110 pages, eight original features, and an interview with Tom Pidcock’s mum (courtesy of @cmbreports.bsky.social) - all for under a fiver. Out today!

Cycling Weekly's review of the year issue is excellent reading. We should cherish and support the print magazines that we still have. Proud to have contributed to this issue. My favourite article is the inside (and comical) story of the Vuelta podium. Buy here: www.magazine.co.uk/magazines/cy...

This is truly disgusting, isn't it? The orange, alright, I can be swayed. But the white? It's totally transparent. You can see *everything*: the bib straps, the rib cage(!) and, yes, the other thing. Pre-Christmas horror.