Latest Pro Cycling News
July 14, 2024
Covid cases rise and force Tour de France to tighten restrictions for yet another year
COVID-19 positives haven’t gone anywhere, in the peloton or the real world. A positive at the Critérium du Dauphiné denied vital Vingegaard lieutenant Sepp Kuss his Tour start, with David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) and Tao Geoghegan Hart (Lidl-Trek) also testing positive. That meant positives at the Tour were somewhat inevitable. People...
July 12, 2024
Bike industry ‘ripe for M&A’ despite recent rollercoaster
A report by Houlihan Lokey has judged the bike industry ripe for a new wave of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) despite the trade’s recent whiplash-inducing boom and bust run. With the market broadly expected to have largely dealt with its overstock problem in 2025, the report forecasts gradual recovery with significant upside in the medium...
July 12, 2024
The ‘glamorous’ life of a Tour de France cyclist: Horrible hotels, mouldy walls, foul smells, and peeing in bottles + more on the live blog
Despite what you may expect for elite athletes participating in one of the biggest sporting events in the world, it’s fair to say that the Tour’s traditional range of, shall we say interesting, hotels – booked by organisers ASO for all the teams – has hardly inspired confidence over the...
July 11, 2024
Tour de France Behind The Scenes & Sports Tech!
The Tour de France is in full swing, and with it, a few days ago, the time trial stage. That’s always an interesting opportunity to check out which sports tech riders are using, such as bike computers, trainers, as well as things like laundry machines and fans (the swirling variety,...
July 10, 2024
Cyclist has arm reattached after horrific crash at criterium
Medical professionals are calling it a miracle that Ryan Jastrab was able to have his arm re-attached after snagging it on a metal barricade in a criterium on Saturday. Jastrab, who is from California, crashed on the last lap that caused severe injury to his right arm, nearly severing it at...
July 8, 2024
Tour de France Team With ‘Smallest Budget’ Has Won The Most Prize Money So Far
Race officials provided the first prize money update going into Monday’s rest day, and the squad at the top of the list is a big underdog with Intermarché-Wanty. “We are the team with the smallest budget here,” performance manager Aike Visbeek told Velo after stage 3. Winning pays off: the team has had two stage...
July 6, 2024
French cyclist Julien Bernard fined for kissing wife, son during Tour de France
A sweet moment between French cyclist Julien Bernard and his family during the Tour de France on Friday was deemed "inappropriate behavior" by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), resulting in a fine for the Frenchman. Videos on social media show him slowly riding through a crowded street as fans cheered enthusiastically for...
July 1, 2024
Data van of Tour champion’s team banned from route by cycling body
Tour de France defending champion Jonas Vingegaard's Visma|Lease a Bike team have been banned from using a new data-collecting van on the route of the world's greatest cycling race. The team proudly unveiled its "innovative Control Room" shortly before the 111th edition of the Tour started on Saturday in Italy. It...
June 27, 2024
Classified Cycling Names Head of Marketing and Communications
Classified Cycling has hired James Vickers as head of marketing and communications. Vickers previously worked at Muuvr, Wahoo Fitness and Wattbike in various marketing roles. SGB
June 24, 2024
The Tour De France Is Mystifying; So Is The Business Of Cycling
The Tour de France, the most elite bike race in the world, kicks off this Saturday. 176 of the best cyclists in the world will race nearly 2,200 miles across 21 stages and climb over 170,000 feet of elevation into the clouds of the highest mountains in the Pyrenees and...