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By Tim Perkin The 2024 UCI Road World Championships were hosted in Zurich, Switzerland last month and provided some unique racing. The showcase events were the Elite Men’s and Women’s Road Race along with the Elite Men’s and Women’s Time…

By Tim Perkin Since the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896, cycling has been part of the Olympic program and will be featured on the first day of the Paris 2024 Games. Interestingly, what is often…

By Tim Perkin The Tour de France is considered the biggest bike race in the world and takes place around France. It was first hosted in 1903 and has been held ever since (except when it was paused because of…

By Tim Perkin The oldest Monument in the cycling calendar with its first edition held in 1892, Liège-Bastogne-Liège was raced in very cold conditions on 21st April this year, where Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) emerged victorious for the second…

By Tim Perkin The Giro d’Italia 2024 starts on Saturday, 4th May. It is the first Grand Tour of the cycling season and one which always delivers exciting racing. Last year’s race ended in dramatic fashion as Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma)…

By Tim Perkin In professional road cycling, there are five classic one-day races which are considered the oldest, hardest, longest and most prestigious and are referred to as “Monuments.” Next to winning a Grand Tour such as the Tour de…

By Tim Perkin When the flag drops to mark the start of Paris-Roubaix race on Sunday 7th April, it will be the 121st time this race has been run. It is one of the most historical races in cycling and…

  The 6th edition of the Tour UAE commences on 19th February 2024, and involves 7 stages, finishing on Sunday 25th with a mountain top finish on Jebel Hafeet. In addition to this, Stage 2 is a Team Time Trial…

The UCI World Tour, a series of 35 road cycling events throughout the year starts with the Tour Down Under, in January. The Tour Down Under, is sponsored by Santos, a global energy company and the men’s event is a…

The ‘Giro’ – What is it, and what do all the jerseys mean?  The ‘Giro’, or Tour of Italy, is one of three grand tours conducted each year. The other two are the Tour de France and the Tour of…