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Tour de France rivals Pogacar, Vingegaard given night-time doping controls

CHAMPAGNOLE (FRANCE) - Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar and his main rival Jonas Vingegaard both confirmed on Sunday that they were visited in the middle of the night by anti-doping controllers, just hours before a crucial mountain stage.

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All that glitters is not gold – Half of Tour de France teams searching for title sponsors to fund rising rider salaries

'The market value of the top 5% of riders is so high that cycling is no longer the bargain value proposition that it was 10 years ago' says one team manager

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'We're confident'- Decathlon CMA CGM shrug off rival bids to sign Tour de France super talent Paul Seixas

Seixas' huge potential spark FOMO amongst rival team manager

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‘Grateful’ Træen takes yellow jersey after Pedersen wins stage four amid 40C heat

Max Pedersen wins sprint in Foix to seal stage four victory while Træen takes the yellow jersey in 40-degree plus conditions

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'We are one of the best sponsorship opportunities in sports' - Visma-Lease a Bike hopes Tour de France TTT success can boost search for superteam sponsorship

'We've had really good talks with many different people' team manager Richard Plugge tells Cyclingnews

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'I would have liked to continue working with him' – Wout van Aert addresses Niermann exit as he returns to road for the first time since Paris-Roubaix

Belgian says he's 'really not afraid that it will all collapse like a house of cards here' when Head of Racing departs fully on August 31

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Visma-Lease a Bike boss 'surprised and sad' at Niermann's exit, as Marc Reef unveiled as new head of racing – but the switch won't be immediate

Dutch team explain management re-shuffle in press conference

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New Italian heroes, Visma-Lease a Bike merch, and Vingegaard's emotions – Maybe not a vintage GC edition, but here's what made this Giro d'Italia special

Stephen Farrand reflects on covering this year's Giro d'Italia on the ground

Cycling News

Vingegaard wins Giro d'Italia to complete Grand Tour set

ROME - Jonas Vingegaard sealed his Giro d'Italia triumph on Sunday, riding into Rome in pink on the final stage won by home hero Jonathan Milan, and becoming the only active rider to have claimed all three Grand Tours.

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Vingegaard completes Grand Tour set with victory at the Giro d'Italia

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard won the 2026 Giro d'Italia on Sunday to become only the eighth male rider in history to win all three Grand Tours, having also won the Tour de France twice before his triumph at the Vuelta a Espana last year.

France 24

'I’m a cyclist, I want to win as many races as possible' – Jonas Vingegaard wins fifth Giro d’Italia stage to set-up emphatic pink jersey win

Dane puts over a minute into rivals on Piancavallo and is set to be crowned overall winner tomorrow

Cycling Weekly

'It's a no until it's a yes but things are looking very promising' – Visma-Lease a Bike boss offers update on sponsor search and cycling reform

CEO hopes team can remain independent rather than have sponsor take ownership, talks about future of cycling reforms

Cycling News

'We won against the best rider of this moment' – Team boss Richard Plugge says Wout van Aert beating Tadej Pogačar to Paris-Roubaix victory 'makes it even sweeter'

Emotional Visma-Lease a Bike CEO reacts to the biggest win of star rider's career

Cycling News

'It put the safety of our colleagues at risk' - Visma-Lease a Bike staff report two 'aggressive' and 'intoxicated' spectators to police at Coppi e Bartali

'The colleagues in the car are okay, but understandably shaken' says Visma-Lease a Bike CEO Richard Plugge

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'We regret the incident and accept blame' – Visma-Lease a Bike apologise for E3 sticky bottle as team boss Plugge also penalised

Axel Zingle was disqualified for taking egregious tow from team car after flat tyre

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'It's a steep learning curve, and this will add to it' – Visma-Lease a Bike insist no extra pressure on Matthew Brennan in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad despite absence of Wout van Aert

20-year-old Briton steps up to the plate for the Dutch squad following Van Aert's sickness

Cycling News

Down on luck and momentum – The nightmare continues for Wout van Aert and Visma-Lease a Bike

How the Dutch team's woes have gone from bad to worse at the start of the 2026 season

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'It's a major challenge' – Visma-Lease a Bike need to find €30 million sponsor to keep up with rival super teams

'Where they'll find that money is the million-dollar question' says Soudal marketing expert Marko Heijl

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'There are so many better examples than what we have in cycling' – Visma-Lease a Bike CEO Plugge expresses urgent need for financial reform amid sport's 'downward spiral'

'It's up to the UCI to change the business model, and maybe look to the example of Formula 1, or Moto GP' says Richard Plugge

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'Not on our bingo card before Christmas' – How Simon Yates' shock early retirement played out for management and teammates at Visma-Lease a Bike

'It's very unfortunate – he was going to play a really important role in the Tour, but I also have a lot of respect for his decision' says Jonas Vingegaard

Cycling Weekly

'He told me it wouldn’t get any better than this' – Simon Yates considered retirement after Giro d’Italia win

Brief teammate Owain Doull "not massively" surprised by announcement

Cycling News

'Racing the Giro d'Italia will benefit his level in the Tour' – Jonas Vingegaard set for Grand Tour double in 2026 as team confirm schedule

Visma-Lease a Bike unveil plans for Vingegaard, Wout van Aert and Matthew Brennan, focusing on Monuments and Grand Tour

Cycling Weekly

When necessity called, Tom Pidcock’s mum stepped up – and transformed a cancelled Vuelta podium into an unforgettable celebration

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New team time trial format set to decide first yellow jersey at 2026 Tour de France draws criticism from Visma-Lease a Bike CEO

GC times in opening Barcelona stage to be taken from first rider across the line, following on from new format tested at Paris-Nice

Cycling News

'We still believe we can fight for the win'- Visma-Lease a Bike back Jonas Vingegaard to take on Tadej Pogačar in 2026 Tour de France

Team manager Richard Plugge sees stages for Wout van Aert in back-loaded mountainous route

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