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Should cycling ban altitude training? How an obsession with peak performance is ruining racing

Spending sizeable chunks of the season at high altitude has become a staple part of professional cyclists' training regimes, especially if you're a Grand Tour contender. But is altitude training irreversibly harming both rider wellbeing and the quality of racing?

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'I have never felt so bad' – Arnaud De Lie suffers but survives at Giro d'Italia after gastroenteritis

Lotto-Intermarché sprinter and teammate Milan Menten recovering from pre-race illness

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'I don't see where Van der Poel can drop Pogačar on Sunday. Or vice versa.' - Patrick Lefevere, 'Mr. Paris-Roubaix', predicts velodrome showdown between two biggest stars

Former Soudal-QuickStep boss says it will be tough for either champion to go clear

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Remco Evenepoel opts not to make debut at Paris-Roubaix, despite Tour of Flanders podium

No last-minute surprise participation for the Belgian star in Hell of the North

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'Even for Mathieu the race is way over the limit' – Van der Poel may be king of the Classics, but here's why he won't race Strade Bianche in its current form

Plus our analysis on how changes to the Strade Bianche date and route could make the Italian race even better

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'This wasn't on my list yet' - Mathieu van der Poel lives up to favourite status with stunning solo victory in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Rumoured participation in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne now definitely not happening

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'Frozen from the beginning' – No flying start for Tom Pidcock as temperature shock and crashes cost him at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Rear mech damaged when rider rode into Briton's rear wheel, forcing bike change

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'Very bad timing' - Visma-Lease a Bike push to find positives after illness forces Wout van Aert out of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in latest setback

Van Aert's return to racing still unclear, but Le Samyn next week is still possible

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Kopecky, Wiebes, Vollering ready to battle after last year's upset – Analysing the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Women contenders

Who will come out on top in Ninove, and how will they do it? We run through our favourites for Saturday

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'We all but lost him as a person' - Remco Evenepoel's father says tough times in rear view mirror for Belgian star, as new Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe signing goes from strength to strength in 2026

Patrick Evenepoel increasingly concentrated on R.E.V. Academy as Remco heads to UAE Tour

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To quit or not to quit? Are eight World Championship titles enough? Speculation rises regarding Mathieu van der Poel's future in cyclo-cross

No word (yet) from Dutch star on future in discipline after achieving record-breaking total of rainbow jerseys

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'It's at the back of my mind' - Fresh from Benidorm victory, Mathieu van der Poel eyes possible Omloop het Nieuwsblad debut in 2026

Dutchman would face long standing rival Wout van Aert in potential Opening Weekend clash

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'We're no longer thinking about a quick return' - Eli Iserbyt faces setbacks after femoral artery complications

Belgian faces relapse after four surgeries, seeks a second opinion from specialist

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Thibau Nys sets out lofty goals ahead of his cyclocross season opener at Koppenbergcross

Prodigious Belgian clear that double weekend of racing 'isn't just to get into the swing of things'

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21 years on, freshly revived Tour of Holland set to round out 2025 European stage racing season

New 2.1 race features gravel stage, two time trials and 'mountainous' trek through south Netherlands

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Giro dell'Emilia also at risk due to Israel-Premier Tech's planned participation as owner Sylvan Adams stays vague on possible team name change

City council in Bologna says 'We are opposed to the participation of an Israeli team at a time like this, when the Israeli government is committing serious crimes'

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'I got swamped' – Mechanical problem sees ultra-active Remco Evenepoel out of finale in Tour of Britain stage 4

Soudal-QuickStep star foiled by late incident after best day yet in comeback race

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Lotte Kopecky returns to track racing ahead of final season goals but road World Championships participation not yet confirmed

Belgian will race the Tour de l'Ardèche before possible World Championships on both the road and track

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'Demi really thinks she's in a gilded cage' - Visma DS Jos van Emden hits back at FDJ's criticism of Tour de France Femmes peloton

'She's the best cyclist but that doesn't mean everyone should make way for her' van Emden says of Demi Vollering

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'I had a great weekend' – How Jordi Meeus went from Tour de Suisse abandon to Copenhagen Sprint win in less than 48 hours

Belgian quit the Tour de Suisse on Friday evening to go for (and get) victory in the Copenhagen Sprint on Sunday

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'I would not be bothered if he falls through the ice' – Lefevere offers advice for Evenepoel ahead of clash with Pogačar and Vingegaard at Dauphiné

Former team boss says Olympic champion should race the pre-Tour de France former marker as he did in 2024

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Wout van Aert eyes next breakaway chance on gravel stage at Giro d'Italia, after failed 'attempts against my better judgment' on Saturday

Former Strade Bianche winner returns to the white roads of Tuscany, but admits 'it's also not a given that Sunday is a good chance'

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'A special guy who does it his own way' - Patrick Lefevere pays tribute to Mikel Landa after Basque breaks his back in Giro d'Italia crash

Former Giro podium finisher facing prolonged period of recovery after fracturing vertebra

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'The pink jersey is more dream than reality' - Wout van Aert scales back ambition of taking early Giro d'Italia lead

Visma-Lease a Bike rider says he's had only one good training day since Amstel Gold Race

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Paris-Roubaix spectator who threw bottle at Mathieu van der Poel hands himself in to police

The three-time winner has been repeatedly targeted by spectators at races and called for the police and UCI to take action after this latest incident

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