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Tadej Pogacar closed out the 2016 Tour de Suisse the same way he started it: with a win. The world champion took the fifth and final stage in Villars-sur-Ollon after reeling in Lenny Martinez in the final kilometers of the grueling final climb, securing a resounding victory in the general classification. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG leader completed a near-perfect week with three stage wins in five days and added a race that had previously eluded

XCM world champion and one of the leading figures in American mountain biking, Kate Courtney, has just added an unexpected yet prestigious title to her collection. The She Sends Racing rider was crowned US road race champion this Sunday after defeating Lauren Stephens in a thrilling two-rider sprint in Charleston, West Virginia. Courtney, who only made her road racing debut a few weeks ago, surprised the specialists with a very solid performance and a perfect

Mexican Isaac del Toro has moved into third place in the world rankings after his victory at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, behind his teammate, Serbian Tadej Pogačar, and Dane Jonas Vingegaard, according to the latest update of the world rankings and the UCI World Tour classification. Slovenian Pogačar lost some of the points he was defending this week, as he had won the French race in 2015 when it was still known as the Critérium du

Wout van Aert will not ride the 2026 Tour de France. The Visma Lease a Bike team confirmed on Tuesday that the Belgian has not recovered in time from the elbow injury he suffered during a crash in training prior to the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and will therefore be one of the most notable absences from the next Grande Boucle. The news puts an end to several days of uncertainty surrounding Van Aert’s physical condition. Although

Wilmar Paredes (Team Medellín-EPM) decisively secured the 2016 Tour de Beauce title by consolidating his lead on the fifth and final stage, which he won after covering 132.6 kilometers around Saint-Georges. Colombian dominance was evident in three of the five stages, with victories for Róbigzon Oyola from Tolima in the second, Diego Camargo from Boyacá in the third, and Paredes on the final stage. The Antioquian cyclist, who proved to be the most consistent rider,

The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series continues to take steps to strengthen the role of professional teams. Starting this season, a new award called The Summit will be up for grabs, a trophy that will recognize the best team of the year in each of the three main disciplines of the circuit: cross-country, downhill, and enduro. Until now, the focus has been primarily on individual titles and overall classifications, but for the first time

The dreaded queen stage of the 2026 Tour de Beauce was contested, and the Colombian cyclists continued to make headlines in Canada. This time, the victory went to Diego Camargo (Team Medellín-EPM), after covering 168.9 kilometers between Lac-Mégantic and Mont Mégantic. The Colombians were once again a major force, this time on the third stage, taking a 1-2 finish. Wilmar Paredes finished second, right behind his compatriot, and American Tim McBirney (Project Echelon Racing) came

Venezuelan cyclist Lilibeth Chacón (Eneicat–Be Call) won her fourth career title in the Women’s Tour of Colombia after the final stage, a 30-kilometer individual time trial won by Laura Daniela Rojas (Team Sistecrédito). This victory solidified her position as the most successful rider in the history of the race. Chacón seized the yellow jersey in the queen stage, which finished at the Alto de La Línea, and defended it convincingly until the end of the

The Colombian BMX Team had an excellent weekend at the first and second rounds of the World Cup, held in Sarrians, France. The star of the show was Diego Arboleda, who shone on Sunday and won the second round in the elite men’s category, while Juan Velázquez Carmona finished sixth in the under-23 category. The Antioquian BMX rider once again made his mark at the world championships, following his second-place finish the previous day. Arboleda

The reigning European champion, Demi Vollering (FDJ United – SUEZ), won the 2016 Giro d’Italia Femminile title after snatching the race lead from her compatriot Anna van der Breggen (Team SD Worx – Protime) on the final stage. The Dutch rider was joined on the podium by Germany’s Antonia Niedermaier (CANYON//SRAM) and her compatriot Anna van der Breggen (Team SD Worx – Protime), who finished in second and third place, respectively. Demi Vollering declared that