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Tim Merlier sits up and makes a W sign after winning a furious bunch sprint on stage 3 of the 2024 Giro d'Italia.

Giro d’Italia stage 3 report: Merlier steals sprinter showdown

Tadej Pogačar crosses the finish line on stage 17 of the 2023 Tour de France. He has a hollow, vacant expression and his jersey is unzipped as teammate Marc Soler lays an arm across his shoulders in consolation.

Let’s not crown Pogačar King of Italy just yet

Demi Vollering leads a small pack of riders on the final climb on stage 5 of the 2024 Vuelta Femenina.

La Vuelta Femenina report: Vollering smashes first summit finish to take the lead

Peter Sagan rides to the finish at the 2023 World Mountain Bike Championships in Glasgow. He is sitting down with his dropper post lowered and has an unreadable expression. He's dressed in Slovakian national team kit.

Peter Sagan has one tiny shot at racing the Olympics

Mathieu van der Poel descends into the famed "pit" on the sand dunes of the Zonhoven World Cup. Crowds of fans line the barriers, which are padded to protect riders in crashes.

Big changes for the 2024-25 Cyclocross World Cup

Tadej Pogačar leads Mathieu van der Poel on a climb in the 2023 Tour of Flanders.

Monument matchup: Pogačar vs Van der Poel is the battle pro cycling needs

Stephen Williams raises his arms as he crosses the line just ahead of Kevin Vaquelin to win the 2024 men's Fleche Wallonne. His expression is somewhere between triumph and relief at being done.

Flèche Wallonne men’s report: Stevie Williams is no longer a surprise

Seven Salvadoran workers, six of them women, stand in front of a camera holding signs that read in English and Spanish "Specialized did not pay me" and "I sewed your clothes but didn't get paid."

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge The bike industry’s sustainability blind spot

Mathieu van der Poel raises his Canyon Aeroad over his head in triumph as he stands over the finish line of the 2024 Tour of Flanders.

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Men’s Tour of Flanders report: The unstoppable force of Mathieu van der Poel

Mads Pedersen races up a hellingen in the Dwars door Vlaanderen. He's shown in a blur of speed, his primary-color kit bleeding into the pale white sky above and behind him.

In praise of honesty

Demi Vollering and Lotte Kopecky talk at the start of a race.

SD Worx confirms: Demi Vollering will leave after this season

Wout van Aert chases alone at E3 Prijs after crashing. He's tailed by a TV moto and is looking up the road with his cheeks blowing out from the effort.

As Monuments loom, Visma is banged up and fighting bugs