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'It was clear Movistar was the team to go to' – Cian Uijtdebroeks nears end of chapter with Visma at Tour of Guangxi after breaking contract to pursue Grand Tours on new team

Belgian looks to end time at Dutch squad with GC challenge in China, having re-found best form in recent races

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Belgian cycling star breaks contract for second time, leaves Visma-Lease a Bike for Movistar

Cian Uijtdebroeks was tied to Visma until 2027, but will now ride for Movistar to 2029

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17 Vuelta a España protesters face fines and bans from sport

'I've never experienced so much hatred' says Visma-Lease a Bike team manager Richard Plugge

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'It’s a pity that such a moment of eternity was taken from us' – Jonas Vingegaard settles for improvised Vuelta a España podium celebrations

'The participants must be protected' - Visma team manager Richard Plugge appeals for rider safety

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'It’s very bad for cycling that the protesters managed to get what they wanted' – Vuelta a España ends with no final stage and a podium ceremony in a car park

Teams came together for a makeshift ceremony after a disrupted day in Madrid

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'Do everything possible to secure the event' – Visma-Lease a Bike call on Vuelta a España to act and public not to interfere

'As long as the race organisers and the UCI allow the Vuelta to continue, I assume they can also ensure it is done in complete safety'

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Visma-Lease a Bike to start Vuelta a España stage 3 with full complement of bikes after overnight robbery

‘It was a big shock this morning when we woke up’ says Visma CEO Richard Plugge

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'I would be ashamed to have crashes in my race if I was an organizer' - Visma's Richard Plugge calls for better race safety

Team manager believes race organisers can do more to reduce crashes and injury

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'A story out of nothing' – Jonas Vingegaard says press wasting time with wife's criticisms of Visma-Lease A Bike Tour de France priorities

'I don't know what happened and I don't care' responds Visma team boss Richard Plugge

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UCI rejects One Cycling project as 'incompatible' and 'lacking sporting coherence'

Governing body to remain in discussions with project representatives, as 2026 WorldTour calendars announced

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UCI rejects One Cycling project inclusion in WorldTour

Future of new scheme in question as men's and women's WorldTour races decided through 2028

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'It's all out of respect' – Visma-Lease a Bike and UAE Team Emirates-XRG excited to reignite Grand Tour rivalry at Tour de France

Visma boss Richard Plugge looks ahead to Vingegaard vs Pogačar face off after Yates' Giro triumph over Del Toro

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'I have no reason not to believe that we can go for yellow again' - Visma-Lease a Bike confident in Jonas Vingegaard's Tour de France chances

Danish two-time Tour de France winner will return to action at the Critérium du Dauphiné next week

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'Compared to last year, we have taken another big step' – Visma management rate Jonas Vingegaard as favourite for Tour de France

'You could perhaps say that Pogačar is better on Tour of Flanders-like courses, but this is about a three-week race'

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Extra wildcard team approved for Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España

Number of teams to increase from 22 to 23 at men's Grand Tours

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'He made every part of the team better' - Visma-Lease a Bike move on after departure of Grand Tour mastermind

Merijn Zeeman leaves Dutch team after 12 years, 420 victories and rebuilding a winning culture out of an 'unsafe work environment'

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Wout van Aert signs 'unique' career-long contract extension with Visma-Lease a Bike

'This is unique in our sport, but we both didn't have to think long about that' says team CEO Richard Plugge

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'You are caught in the act of fake news!' - UCI president clashes with Richard Plugge over race radio trial ban

David Lappartient has accused the Visma Lease-a-Bike boss of pushing ulterior motives after he blamed Tour de Pologne crashes on radio restrictions

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'You have seen it with all of our innovations': Visma-Lease a Bike expect Tour de France teams to copy mobile control room

The UCI denied the Visma-Lease a Bike vehicle Tour de France accreditation

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'There's always wine' - Marc Madiot offers unique dinner experience for fans at Tour de France

Ever wanted to share a bottle of wine with Groupama-FDJ's manager? Now's your chance

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Netflix's Tour de France: Unchained - Gino Mäder's death hangs heavily over the second season

A guide to season 2 of the Netflix Tour de France series

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Tour de France: Unchained – Second series offers more emotions but also more crashes

The eight new episodes look back at the Vingegaard-Pogačar duel of the 2023 Tour

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‘We wanted Tadej to win, but with no exaggeration’ – The next steps in Pogačar’s Giro-Tour double plan

Rest, Isola altitude camp and no racing for Slovenian in five-week countdown to Grand Départ

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'We need to be sure he can be at 100%' – No deadline for decision on Jonas Vingegaard's Tour de France participation

Richard Plugge says Tadej Pogačar’s 'real level' can't be judged until he faces Big Four in July

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After his first outdoor ride since horror crash, Jonas Vingegaard has high hopes of Tour de France return

Two-time defending champion returns to riding outdoors seven weeks before the Tour's start as teammates head to altitude

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