Peter Cossins
Peter Cossins has been writing about professional cycling since 1993, with his reporting appearing in numerous publications and websites including Cycling Weekly, Cycle Sport and Procycling - which he edited from 2006 to 2009. Peter is the author of several books on cycling - The Monuments, his history of cycling's five greatest one-day Classic races, was published in 2014, followed in 2015 by Alpe d’Huez, an appraisal of cycling’s greatest climb. Yellow Jersey - his celebration of the iconic Tour de France winner's jersey won the 2020 Telegraph Sports Book Awards Cycling Book of the Year Award.
Latest articles by Peter Cossins
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Tour de France 2022 stage 17 preview: short but stunning Pyrenean stage
All you need to know about the route, timings, and what to expect from stage 17
By Peter Cossins Published
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Tour de France 2022 stage 16 preview: Expect the winner to come from a decisive breakaway
All you need to know about the route, timings, and what to expect from stage 16
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Tour de France 2022 stage 15 preview: A Carcassonne sprint finish without Cavendish
All you need to know about the route, timings, and what to expect from stage 15
By Peter Cossins Published
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Tour de France 2022 stage 13 preview: A day for the sprinters after mountain mayhem
All you need to know about the route, timings, and what to expect from stage 13
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Tour de France 2022 stage ten preview
All you need to know about the route, timings, and what to expect from stage ten
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Tour de France stage seven preview
All you need to know about the route, timings, and what to expect from stage seven
By Peter Cossins Published
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Tour de France 2022 stage 14 preview: A day of punchy climbs
All you need to know about the route, timings, and what to expect from stage 14
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Tour de France stage 11 preview
All you need to know about the route, timings, and what to expect from stage 11
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Tour de France 2022 stage 12 preview: Iconic Alpe d'Huez is back!
All you need to know about the route, timings, and what to expect from stage 12
By Peter Cossins Published
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Tour de France stage eight preview
All you need to know about the route, timings, and what to expect from stage eight
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Tour de France stage nine preview
All you need to know about the route, timings, and what to expect from stage nine
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Tour de France stage six preview
All you need to know about the route, timings, and what to expect from today's stage
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Going for broke: why breaks have been so successful at this year's Tour
Crashes, fatigue and a growing trend for Classics-style aggressive racing has led to this Tour being one of the most watchable for years
By Peter Cossins Published
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Cav's road back to the Tour de France
At the end of the 2020 season Mark Cavendish was out of contract and, he thought, out of options. Now he's back winning stages of the Tour de France
By Peter Cossins Published
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Cycling in the Pyrenees: bike riding traveller’s guide
Resident Peter Cossins shares insider tips to making the most of the climber's playground
By Peter Cossins Published
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100 years after the first yellow jersey, what makes it one of sport's most iconic trophies?
The Tour de France's yellow jersey is cycling's greatest prize. On the centenary of its inception Peter Cossins reflects on its symbolism and what makes it stand apart
By Peter Cossins Published
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Crunching the numbers: How does Chris Froome compare with cycling’s greats?
How does Chris Froome compare with cycling’s greats after his most successful season yet?
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Julian Alaphilippe: We gave everything to try to save the yellow jersey
Frenchman insists Deceuninck didn’t make a mistake by giving Ciccone too much leeway
By Peter Cossins Published
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Team Sky and Geraint Thomas 'too strong' for opponents at Tour of the Alps
After finishing in the top ten on stage three of the Tour of the Alps, Hugh Carthy explained what it was like to face up to Team Sky in the mountains.
By Peter Cossins Published
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From Boulder to the Grand Boucle, how far can Sepp Kuss go?
Sepp Kuss has quickly established himself as one of the peloton’s best climbers. Peter Cossins investigates the American’s rise from obscurity
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Chris Froome expecting fireworks from Alberto Contador on Angliru finale
Chris Froome is expecting the retiring Alberto Contador to go on the attack in the final summit finish of his career on stage 20 of the Vuelta a España
By Peter Cossins Published
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'The Tour de France would be a dream but I’m not thinking of it yet'
Kiwi all-rounder Dion Smith takes another step forward at Wanty-Groupe Gobert with a top-five finish at Volta a Catalunya
By Peter Cossins Published
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Chris Froome still confident of Vuelta a España victory despite losing time on stage 17
Chris Froome remains confident of securing overall victory in the Vuelta a España despite losing 42 seconds to main rival Vincenzo Nibali on stage 17.
By Peter Cossins Published
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'An extraordinary day of racing': A memory of Bjorg Lambrecht
Author Peter Cossins remembers the young Belgian’s pivotal role in an extraordinary day of racing
By Peter Cossins Published