Maybe the old days were better after all... But at least we have Jonas Vingegaard. It is not enough, but it is still quite a lot. cyclingreport.substack.com/p/maybe-the-...

Vingegaard heads into the final week of the Giro as a formality towards the inevitable | Cycling has a problem… and its enemies within ➡️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/you-always...

The Giro heads into the time trial and its second week with the fight for the maglia rosa already decided... without Jonas Vingegaard having worn it for a single day yet. Such is life, and such is his superiority. ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/thirty-fiv...

🩷 Giro d’Italia preview and full route analysis After one of the most intense cycling springs in years, the first men’s Grand Tour of the season arrives with Jonas Vingegaard as the clear — and only — favourite ✍️ Luke Oakes cyclingreport.substack.com/p/giro-dital...

13 conclusions from the 13th | The son of God is born In less than six months it is likely I will be writing “14 conclusions to explain what happened at Il Lombardia”. ➡️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/13-conclus...

🆕 The day cycling won Wout van Aert takes the biggest victory of his life at Paris-Roubaix and denies Tadej Pogačar the chance to complete the full set of Monuments ➡️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/the-day-cy...

🆕 Paris Roubaix preview: The final assault on history’s throne ✍️ Luke Oakes This is an era of constant hyperbole, an age of wonders, but none on the scale of what Tadej Pogačar could achieve at this Roubaix ➡️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/paris-roub...

The Tour of Flanders from the inside, in the week that could change Pogačar’s career, and (t)his era, forever. "One more, one less" ➡️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/one-more-o...

RVV preview (II): Wout and the fetishisation of defeat Talking to WvA and Grischa Niermann ahead of another opportunity at RVV, the win he needs most, the win logic says will never come ➡️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/rvv-previe...

RVV preview (I) | ✍️ Luke Oakes With Pogačar as the clear favourite, Evenepoel’s presence disrupts the potential alliances and the race’s expected dynamics ➡️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/preview-of...

Speaking at the Volta a Catalunya with Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, Magnus Cort, George Bennett or Davide Piganzoli, among others. Full story: cyclingreport.substack.com/p/a-win-for-...

Another day watching history happen in real time. Since that masked afternoon in September 2020, in a time trial that changed everything, Tadej Pogačar has won a lot of races… but none quite as beautiful and epic as this Milano-Sanremo ➡️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/the-day-hi...

A failed challenge to the status quo cyclingreport.substack.com/p/a-failed-c...

Mathieu van der Poel takes one of the stages of the year at Tirreno. It’s not the first time I’ve written this sentence ;) cyclingreport.substack.com/p/technique-...

Tadej Pogačar puts on a show to claim his fourth Strade Bianche as Paul Seixas bursts onto the scene to confirm what we suspected: he is here to shape an era cyclingreport.substack.com/p/and-amid-t...

🚨 "I’m having a piss and we’re off" The inside story of how a stage cancellation is managed in professional cycling, and what it looks like when 140 riders debate in real time ➡️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/im-having-...

What we learned from the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana cyclingreport.substack.com/p/what-we-le...

🆕 Red Bull 2026 preview Red Bull’s ambition sets a very high bar for the project, with questions over the fit between Remco Evenepoel and Lipowitz ➡️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/red-bull-b...

🆕 6 reasons to understand Caja Rural’s invitation to the Tour de France Economics, licences, UCI points, business, investment, betting companies, and a touch of cycling romanticism… or not ➡️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/reasons-ca...

🆕 Victories that mark a turning point Groenewegen’s victory on his debut propels the Rockets into the group of contenders to get a WorldTour licence during this three-year cycle cyclingreport.substack.com/p/victories-...

Rob Harmeling (Unibet Rose Rockets DS): "If we have to ride the Tour de France, we will shit our pants" 🗣️ "Kubis can make Groenewegen the number one sprinter in the world again" 🗣️ "Our main rival for a wildcard is Caja Rural" ✍️ Full interview: cyclingreport.substack.com/p/rob-harmel...

🇰🇿 XDS Astana 2026 preview Astana face the challenge of repeating a miraculous season without the motivation or urgency of having to chase UCI points at all costs ⏭️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/xds-astana...

💛 The secrets behind the Tour’s 2027 Grand Depart Luke Oakes reveals the secrets of the first three stages of the Tour de France 2027 having suffered first-hand on some of the climbs that will shape the Grand Depart. #TourdeFrance cyclingreport.substack.com/p/secrets-be...

INEOS Grenadiers 2026 preview INEOS face a deeper revolution than it might seem, amid a generational shift and a change in hierarchies cyclingreport.substack.com/p/ineos-gren...

🚨 Lidl – Trek 2026 preview: new steps forward Lidl are consolidating their status as one of the most ambitious projects in the world, combining established stars, young prospects, and the signings of Ayuso and Gee ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/lidl-trek-...

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🚨 An interview with Josean Fernández Matxín 🗣️ “We’ve won 97 races, but we’ve lost 200. We’re paid to be competitive” 🗣️ "If del Toro goes to the Giro and wins, then it becomes 'normal' and people will demand that he goes to the Tour to win" ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/interview-...

🚨 An interview with Josean Fernández Matxín 🗣️ “We’ve won 97 races, but we’ve lost 200. We’re paid to be competitive” 🗣️ "If del Toro goes to the Giro and wins, then it becomes 'normal' and people will demand that he goes to the Tour to win" ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/interview-...

🆕 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 Movistar Team head into 2026 with two leaders at last, the creation of a devo squad, and the certainty that it would be hard to do worse than in 2025 ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/movistar-t...

🇵🇹 Interview with António Morgado, an unconventional rider, ahead of his Giro debut: 💬 “I want to be there when the first Portuguese rider wins a Grand Tour” 💬 “When you race 70–80 days a year, for sure some days you are fucked” ▶️ Full interview: cyclingreport.substack.com/p/antonio-mo...

💬Igor Arrieta and the 97 wins: "When you’re inside, you almost normalise it" I sit down with UAE rider Igor Arrieta to talk about the 2025 Giro, his development as a rider, life as a domestique in the world’s best team, and what lies ahead ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/igor-arrie...

Jayco AlUla 2026 preview After a year of doubts, the transfer market has done little to resolve the uncertainties. Luke Plapp’s step forward will be crucial to Jayco’s future. ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/jayco-alul...

Visma head into 2026 after a discreet transfer window, but with an ambitious Jonas Vingegaard and the hope of seeing the best version of Wout van Aert again, alongside the exciting Brennan ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/team-visma...

The first year of Cycling Report ➡️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/the-first-... Happy New Year to everyone!

💬Igor Arrieta and the 97 wins: "When you’re inside, you almost normalise it" I sit down with UAE rider Igor Arrieta to talk about the 2025 Giro, his development as a rider, life as a domestique in the world’s best team, and what lies ahead ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/igor-arrie...

🔔 Bahrain - Victorious 2026 preview Bahrain are looking to rediscover themselves through the definitive breakthrough of Martínez and Tiberi... and the unlikely resurgence of Mohorič ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/bahrain-vi...

A Cycling Report interview with Ion Izagirre 🗣️ Ion Izagirre: "If I were born again, I’d still choose to be a cyclist" ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/ion-izagir...

𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐲 The Tour and the Giro are being ‘Vueltised’, offering lite versions of themselves in a capitulation to a model that was successful, but belonged to a very specific terrain and context cyclingreport.substack.com/p/countercul...

🗣️ Mathias Norsgaard on his departure from Movistar: “Eusebio Unzué knew that I was struggling in the team, especially with socialising” “I was supposed to step in for Imanol Erviti, and in the end I didn’t have the facilities to do that” cyclingreport.substack.com/p/mathias-no...

🗞️ This is the interview I did with 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐠𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐝 at the Lidl-Trek training camp in Alicante 🗣️ “Eusebio Unzué knew that I was struggling in Movistar, especially with socialising” 💬 "I struggled to integrate the Danish culture into Movistar" ⏯️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/mathias-no...

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🚨 Ion Izagirre will retire at the end of the season The Basque rider confirms to Cycling Report that 2026 will be his final year as a professional with Cofidis ▶️Full story: cyclingreport.substack.com/p/ion-izagir...

🔶 What you’ll find in today’s post: 🔸Topic of the day: Red Bull’s impossible balance 🔸Transfer market updates 🔸Stories around the peloton 🔸Calendars and routes for 2026 🔸In the mud: cyclocross news ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/the-imposs...

📝 Interview with Rafa Valls (Jayco AlUla DS) 🔹 O’Connor and Michael Matthews’ situation 🔹 Was there a real risk of losing the licence? 🔹 Big departures and Jayco's expectations for Covi 🔹 UCI points in nowadays cycling ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/rafa-valls...

🔶Topic of the day: Are the Classics ‘overpointed’? 🔸Transfer market updates 🔸Stories around the peloton 🔸Calendars and routes for 2026 🔸In the mud: cyclocross news 🔸Diving into social media ➡️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/are-the-cl...

🚨 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧! Seixas to the Tour? The battle between reason and temptation shapes the path ahead, and Decathlon seems to have bitten the apple. ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/how-to-res...

😜 What you’ll find in today’s post: 🔸 The Giro d’Italia and its lost? identity 🔸 Transfer market updates 🔸 Calendars and routes for 2026 🔸 Stories around the peloton 🔸 Cyclocross news ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/its-not-ab...

🇮🇹 Giro d’Italia route analysis: an invitation for Evenepoel 🔸Girmay joins NSN 🔸Stories around the peloton 🔸Calendars and routes for 2026 🔸In the mud: cyclocross news 🩷 cyclingreport.substack.com/p/giro-route... #Giro109 #GiroDItalia

🇬🇧 Analysis of INEOS’ position in today’s global cycling scene following G. Thomas’ arrival on the staff ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/ineos-and-...

🚨 What you’ll find in today’s post: The silent pandemic: why young riders are quitting cycling earlier than ever Transfer market What we know about the Giro and La Vuelta routes Wout in the cobbles All the stories from around the peloton CX updates ▶️ cyclingreport.substack.com/p/the-silent...