Jeremy Whittle: Super Grand Départ is a jaw-dropping undertaking 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 An overview of the men's and women's opening stages, a look at the legacy hopes, and what's missing from the routes

Ella Wyllie: I'm just hungry to become a more consistent rider 🇳🇿 Liv AlUla Jayco rider had a solid 2025 but could be a breakout star this season

Patrick Eddy: I couldn't turn down a contract at the top of the sport and in the WorldTour 🇦🇺 Recently crowned champion heads to the Tour Down Under as a possible transfer target

Gee-West confirms Giro d'Italia challenge as he leaves the past behind 🇨🇦 Canadian rider still has room to grow at Lidl-Trek as he aims for GC podium in May

Derek Gee confirms his race programme for 2026 🇨🇦 Algarve, Catalunya, Alps, Giro and the rest is TBC

Cole Kessler: I know a personal result on paper might be a big ask, but can't a kid dream? 🇺🇸 Dispatches are back with the Modern Adventure Pro Cycling rider setting the scene for 2026 dnlbenson.substack.com/p/cole-kessl...

Cycling transfers: Inside Soudal Quick-Step's recruitment strategy 🇧🇪 Exclusive in-depth interview with Jurgen Foré on how the team identify riders on the transfer market and builds their roster dnlbenson.substack.com/p/cycling-tr...

Kevin Vermaerke: UAE wanted me as much as I wanted them The American rider talks Picnic, where he 'maxed out' and his new challenge on Tadej Pogačar's all-star team

Fabio Jakobsen: No results, one win, it's not why I came here Can the Dutch sprinter revive his career after two dismal years hit by injury, bad luck and a loss of form?

Dylan van Baarle on Soudal transfer: You do some speed dating, and if you find the one, then you ask for a relationship 💍 Dutch rider opens up about losing faith in Visma-Lease a Bike’s training methods, and why he needed to change teams dnlbenson.substack.com/p/dylan-van-...

Cycling Transfers: Demi Vollering once again the central figure on the women's market 🛒 Get set for the busiest transfer window we’ve ever seen in the WWT, with over 120 riders out of contract

Analysis: What does the relationship between Ineos Grenadiers and camsmajaco mean for the future? It's an arms race in the junior ranks, and the British WorldTour team have stepped up dnlbenson.substack.com/p/analysis-w...

Cycling transfers: Inside the deal that took Derek Gee-West to Lidl-Trek 🇨🇦 Behind the scenes on how the story broke in December and how the transfer took place dnlbenson.substack.com/p/cycling-tr...

Cycling Transfers: Demi Vollering once again the central figure on the women’s market 🛒 Get set for the busiest transfer window we’ve ever seen in the WWT with over 120 riders out of contract dnlbenson.substack.com/p/cycling-tr...

Jai Hindley on his future: I'm not stressing about it but it's definitely something that I'm thinking about The Australian talks about contracts, his Giro leadership aims and the increased performance levels in the peloton dnlbenson.substack.com/p/jai-hindle...

Harry Hudson and Lidl-Trek's development pathway We talk to the junior world champion and the man who scouted him, Markel Irizar, about the athlete's bright future and Lidl-Trek's continued progress dnlbenson.substack.com/p/harry-huds...

Cycling Transfers: Ranking the men's WorldTour teams based on their transfer activity 📈 We look at every men's WorldTour squad, the major ins and outs, and rank every team from 18 to 1 dnlbenson.substack.com/p/cycling-tr...

🇫🇷 Dispatches: Inside the world of Marc Madiot Jean-Francois Quenet takes us behind the scenes and shares his knowledge about Madiot after the Groupama-FDJ boss decided to step down dnlbenson.substack.com/p/dispatches...

Cycling Transfers: What does losing Oscar Onley mean for Picnic PostNL? The Dutch team received a financial offer they couldn't refuse, and have shown how a transfer system can help teams punch above their weight dnlbenson.substack.com/p/cycling-tr...

Predicting the Ineos Grenadiers Tour de France team for 2026 🔮 The British team enjoyed their best transfer window in years. Can they make it work and deliver at the Tour? dnlbenson.substack.com/p/predicting...

Cycling Transfers: What does losing Oscar Onley mean for Picnic PostNL? The Dutch team received a financial offer they couldn't refuse, and have shown how a transfer system can help teams punch above their weight dnlbenson.substack.com/p/cycling-tr...

Cycling Transfers: Oscar Onley's move to Ineos Grenadiers nears completion 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Sources say the move could be agreed in the next 24-48 hours dnlbenson.substack.com/p/cycling-tr...

Variety is the spice of life as Tadej Pogačar's individuality shines through The door remains open for a possible tilt at the Vuelta, as the Classics and Tour take centre stage

Reading between the lines at the Lidl-Trek media day 📖 Ayuso’s Tour de France optimism, a surprised Skjelmose targets the Ardennes, and Gee-West waits in the wings

🚨 Cycling Transfers: Is Derek Gee heading to Lidl-Trek? Canadian rider heavily linked with a move to the German team but no confirmation just yet

Dispatches 🇬🇧: Tom Southam on how the UCI points system has changed racing and what's next Races certainly won’t be slowing down anytime soon, and this has nothing to do with funny-looking helmets

🚨 Ranking the top 100 cycling transfers ahead of 2026 - Nos 15-1 Who came out on top between Evenepoel, Vauquelin, Kooij, Ayuso and several other major signings dnlbenson.substack.com/p/ranking-th...

Analysing Red Bull's Grand Tour strategy 🇮🇹 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 Evenepoel, Roglič, Lipowitz, Hindley and Pellizzari all have their chances to shine as the team explains their approach dnlbenson.substack.com/p/analysing-...

🚨 Breaking news: Oscar Onley not at Picnic PostNL camp as Ineos transfer rumbles on Rider remains at home for two days following trip to Australia dnlbenson.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

Two leading British junior squads merge to create 2026 super team 🇬🇧 Could this be a prelude for another exciting tie-in with Ineos Grenadiers? dnlbenson.substack.com/p/two-leadin...

🚨 Ranking the top 100 cycling transfers ahead of 2026 - Nos 40-16 Featuring Fred Wright, Tobias Lund Andresen, Luke Lamperti, Benoît Cosnefroy, and Dylan van Baarle dnlbenson.substack.com/p/ranking-th...

🚨 Welsford and Haig arrive at Ineos Grenadiers camp 🛫 Cameron Rogers is linked with a move to the U23 team, along with several riders in Spain right now dnlbenson.substack.com/p/welsford-a...

🚨 Ranking the top 100 cycling transfers ahead of 2026 - Nos 70-41 Featuring Rory Townsend, Mattia Cattaneo, Emmanuel Houcou, Adrià Pericas and more dnlbenson.substack.com/p/ranking-th...

🚨 Cycling Transfers: Welsford moving closer to Ineos as potential Onley transfer resurfaces Ineos Grenadiers continue their transfer activity with Davide Frigo linked with U23 team

🚨 Ranking the top 100 cycling transfers ahead of 2026 - Nos 100-71 Fernando Gaviria, Dillon Corkery, Michael Leonard, Juan Pedro López and Sam Bennett all feature in our first batch of riders dnlbenson.substack.com/p/ranking-th...

Giro d'Italia 2026 full route unveiled 🇮🇹 All the stage profiles for the men's race, a snapshot analysis of the parcours and whether Evenepoel and Vingegaard should ride dnlbenson.substack.com/p/giro-dital...

Lidl-Trek want Florian Lipowitz? There's just one small problem... The German rider might be in demand, but Red Bull have taken steps to ward off rivals dnlbenson.substack.com/p/lidl-trek-...

Dispatches: Le mal français - The French Disease 🇫🇷 Will a young Paul Seixas be pressured into racing the Tour de France like so many of his countrymen? dnlbenson.substack.com/p/dispatches...

How Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe could divide their Grand Tour assets in 2026 🇮🇹 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 We spec out the German team's possible line-ups for the Tour, Giro and Vuelta dnlbenson.substack.com/p/how-red-bu...

🚨 Breaking news: Factor set to leave IPT with Scott stepping in More changes set for the team in the coming days and weeks, with Biniam Girmay understood to have inked a three-year deal, according to sources dnlbenson.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

🚨 Cycling Transfers: 12 top climbers to follow on the transfer market next season Plus, save on a special Black Friday offer for all new annual subscriptions dnlbenson.substack.com/p/cycling-tr...

Tadej Pogačar: Unstoppable An edited extract from new book Tadej Pogacar: Unstoppable by Andy McGrath (no paywall) dnlbenson.substack.com/p/tadej-poga...

Cycling Transfers: Building a team from scratch for 2027 🧱 You've got €16M to spend. Who are you signing from the transfer market to create your WorldTour dream team? dnlbenson.substack.com/p/cycling-tr...

Exclusive Interview: James Shaw opens up about trying to find a team in November 'It’s a real hard line between keeping your CV at the top of the pile and not pissing people off. It’s such a hard process,' says British climber dnlbenson.substack.com/p/exclusive-... 📸 @swpixtweets

Leaked: Despite shock at Premier Tech's departure team promise riders they will 'hit the ground running' in 2026 Internal message shows team management are still moving forward despite the shock of Premier Tech's departure, and sponsorship talks are ongoing dnlbenson.substack.com/p/leaked-des...

How Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe could divide their Grand Tour assets in 2026 🇮🇹 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 We spec out the German team's possible line-ups for the Tour, Giro and Vuelta dnlbenson.substack.com/p/how-red-bu... 📸 @swpixtweets

🚨 Cycling Transfers: Grading the latest moves from inside the WorldTour 📝 (and a new rider heading to Hincapie's team) Featuring Lafay, Bennett, Lamperti, Leonard and Cosnefroy 🇫🇷 🇮🇪 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇫🇷 dnlbenson.substack.com/p/cycling-tr...

Luke Lamperti: I loved Quick-Step but everything at EF is something I look forward to 🇺🇸 Exclusive interview with the 22-year-old, who becomes the first new signing for the American men's team dnlbenson.substack.com/p/luke-lampe...

How can the fastest become even faster? Remco Evenepoel returns to the wind tunnel ⚙️ An in-depth analysis of how the Belgian TT star can make improvements ahead of 2026 dnlbenson.substack.com/p/how-can-th... 📸 @swpixtweets

🚨 Cycling Transfers: Matthews' contract extension illustrates Jayco AlUla's renewed focus on the transfer market Australian signs a two-year contract until the end of 202,7 with final roster places set to be finalised soon. We look at who they might sign. dnlbenson.substack.com/p/cycling-tr...