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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge ‘Cardiac stuff is scary’ – A chat with Paddy Bevin about his early retirement

A 23-year-old Mark Cavendish celebrates maiden victory on stage 5 of the 2008 Tour de France.

Retro Rewatch: Where it all began for Mark Cavendish at the 2008 Tour de France

Chris Froome speaks into a microphone on stage before stage 1 of the 2024 Criterium du Dauphiné as teammate Jakob Fuglsang looks down at his stem to Froome's right.

Daily News: Froome is leaving the door open to race on beyond 2025

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge John Degenkolb’s last act

Mark Cavendish waiting in the wings before stepping out onto the podium after winning stage 5 of the 2024 Tour de France.

Mark Cavendish confirms that he really is retiring this year

Spin Cycle: It’s good to have hopes and dreams

Ghekiere in the polka dot jersey at the Tour

Step it up: Riders who turned heads in 2024

A rider descends a rugged singletrack at speed. He's leaning into the trail, which is studded with rocks and bathed in golden light. He has on long, mustard-yellow pants and an unzipped jacket flaps behind him, the antithesis of aero optimized conventional racing.

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Old-school trail races are cool again

Tadej Pogačar points to the sky in celebration as he rides to victory on stage 21 of the 2024 Tour de France, Slovenian flags waving in the background.

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge If you have a Pogačar or an Evenepoel, you aren’t letting them go

How two cyclists tracked down a stolen bike and actually got it back

Tadej Pogačar’s new payday is big, but not that big

Elise Chabbey leads the breakaway during Liege Bastogne Liege

Wheel Talk Newsletter: From eddies to breakaways with Elise Chabbey