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'We could have won more races' – Tom Pidcock's season started with victory, but he's ready to ramp it up for the biggest Spring Classics

'He's like a knife with two sides, but he's not a bullshitter' says coach Kurt Bogaerts on the Pinarello-Q36.5 leader whose pre-season included a training camp in the Andes

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'It's just the beginning' – Inside Soudal-QuickStep's cobbled Classics revival and their plans to hit the road hard at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne

2025 Nieuwsblad runner-up Paul Magnier looks to go one better in 2026

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'It's a huge disappointment' – Belgian one-day star to miss Classics following back operation

Tiesj Benoot developed back pain during winter training and was diagnosed with a herniated disc

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Tiesj Benoot's high hopes for Classics up in smoke after back injury and surgery

New Decathlon CMA CGM signing will miss spring campaign after surgery for herniated disc

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'It already looks really difficult' – Injured Mads Pedersen not yet admitting defeat about Spring Classics return despite significant challenges

Lidl-Trek star hoping for fast recovery from broken collarbone and wrist, but Paris-Nice participation already cancelled and now Milan-San Remo reportedly uncertain

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AG Insurance-Soudal to Visma-Lease a Bike: a team-by-team guide to the 2026 Women's WorldTour

The riders, teams, and races to watch this season

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'Enjoy the small steps forward' – Mads Pedersen back on the trainer days after suffering collarbone and wrist fractures

'Knowing him, Mads will be there, I think' says former teammate Stuyven of the Dane making a comeback for the spring Classics

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'It's a credit to women's cycling that nobody dominates' – 2025 Giro leader Anna Henderson analyses where she, Lidl-Trek and the sport are all heading in 2026

Lidl-Trek pro enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2025 with her first two WorldTour wins

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'I don't want anything to do with Roubaix' – Quinn Simmons says Paris-Roubaix is 'so scary' as he targets other Classics

US road champion eyes Strade Bianche and Amstel Gold Race in 2026

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Ineos Grenadiers ditch white shorts for black for 'European spring', team confirms

Team opts for darker option, preventing issues in rain and mud of the Classics, for 'performance' reasons

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'The evolution of cycling has been beneficial for me' – Stefan Küng buys into Tudor's ambitions to take on Tadej Pogačar in the cobbled Classics

Swiss rider helps drive team time trial development after move from Groupama-FDJ

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‘Everyone timed it really well today’ - Matthew Brennan shelves earlier stage miss frustration to take the win on chaotic final stage at Tour Down Under

Visma-Lease a Bike rider wants to use the lessons learnt to help with his preparation for the Classics

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'Stop riding at the front when Van der Poel and Pogačar are there' – Tiesj Benoot calls for riders to rethink tactics at the Classics

Versatile Belgian warns against 'racing for second' by helping the big stars

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'We can race aggressively and differently' – Pfeiffer Georgi takes on a captain's role at Picnic PostNL for 2026

British rider is only 25 but is now a veteran of the Women's WorldTour

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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Women 2026 route features a toughened-up final with two new climbs

Additional climbs of Tenbosse and Parikeberg equal a harder final for the 21st edition of the women's cobbled Classics opener

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Tudor Pro Cycling back Marc Hirschi to return as leader after former one-day star 'disappeared in the results'

Former UAE rider to target the Ardennes Classics, Giro d'Italia and World Championships in second season with Tudor

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Where will the stars of the women's peloton start their season? Schedules for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Lotte Kopecky and more

Demi Vollering yet to confirm her programme as big names all take different approaches to early-season racing

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'I have no doubt that I will be back at the same level as three years ago' – Christophe Laporte puts illnesses behind him to take aim at spring Classics

'For the first six weeks, I even struggled with 10-minute walks' Frenchman says of 2025 Cytomegalovirus ordeal

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'He's barely fallen behind' – Wout van Aert ramps up training hours as injury recovery progresses positively

Visma-Lease a Bike coach Jan Boven says Belgian 'can definitely look forward to the spring Classics'

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Matteo Jorgenson praises Visma for calendar flexibility in 2026 with big changes to race programme and Grand Tour leadership put on hold

US rider circles Liège-Bastogne-Liège as major goal for coming season, with cobbled Classics and Paris-Nice removed from schedule

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Tom Pidcock to begin 2026 in Spain next month ahead of key Classics goals, culminating at Liège-Bastogne-Liège

26-year-old begins second season at Pinarello Q36.5 in a different way

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'The team wanted to go back to what they really love, what's in their DNA' – Monument winner Jasper Stuyven leads Soudal-QuickStep Classics comeback

Belgian road captain suggests former team Lidl-Trek may be weaker in cobbled Classics in 2026

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'I don't really have any ambitions of my own any more' – Victor Campenaerts skips Classics to fully focus on Grand Tour work with Jonas Vingegaard in 2026

Former Tour de France stage winner still dreaming of riding onto Champs Elysées with Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Vingegaard in yellow

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'I hope to get back to my best' – Dylan van Baarle to target Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix in debut season with Classics-focused Soudal-QuickStep

Former Roubaix champion a key leader in the post-Evenepoel era at Belgian squad

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'Why can't I one day be there fighting for the rainbow jersey?' - Paul Magnier has the confidence to be Soudal-QuickStep's next big thing

21-year-old French rider names Mathieu van der Poel as his role model and refutes that Tim Merlier is a sprinting rival

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