Stephen Puddicombe
Stephen Puddicombe is a freelance journalist for Cycling Weekly, who regularly contributes to our World Tour racing coverage with race reports, news stories, interviews and features. Outside of cycling, he also enjoys writing about film and TV - but you won't find much of that content embedded into his CW articles.
Latest articles by Stephen Puddicombe
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Marius Mayrhofer pulls off surprise win at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
DSM rider breaks down with emotion after he crosses the finish line
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Ethan Vernon sprints to victory in final leg of the Challenge Mallorca
Brit sees off challenge from Biniam Girmay
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World Tour 2022 team ratings: How did each men's team fair this season?
Counting down the diamonds and the duds of the 2022 road season
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Pogačar still reigns, and farewell to Valverde and Nibali: Five talking points from Il Lombardia
The final WorldTour race of the season saw Enric Mas come close once again, and Julian Alaphilippe disappoint
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five talking points from the World Championships 2022
Remco Evenpoel begins his reign while Annemiek van Vleuten toasts one of the best seasons ever
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Five talking points from week one of the Vuelta a España
Evenepoel's on top, it's Bennett vs Pedersen for the green jersey, and Jay Vine has arrived
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Five things to look out for during week three of the Tour de France 2022
From Ineos Grenadiers trying something on to the sprinters' last gasp chances
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Five things we learned from the second week of the Tour de France 2022
Sprinters take matters into their own hands in the week two of the race
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Five things to look out for during week two of the Tour de France 2022
Can anyone take the fight to Tadej Pogačar in the Alps? And when will the sprinters get another chance?
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Five things we learned from the first week of the Tour de France 2022
From the shape of the GC race to the opaqueness of the sprinters' competition, here's our key conclusions so far
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five things to look out for during week one of the Tour de France
The racing is just a day away, and we're expecting fireworks
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five talking points from the Tour de Suisse: Host of riders test positive for Covid with Peter Sagan latest abandon
We can only hope that there isn't another significant outbreak before the Tour de France's Grand Depart
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five things to look out for during the third week of the 2022 Giro d'Italia
Carapaz's grasp on the maglia rosa is far from secure
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Five talking points from stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia
Our highlights from a stage where the GC contenders rolled in eight minutes behind the day's winner
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No joy for Yates after Giro d'Italia victory: five talking points from stage 14
Yates won the stage, but he wanted to win the race
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Five things to look out for at the Giro d'Italia 2022 week two
The race heads into its second week, with the GC competition still very closely contested
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Five talking points from stage four of the Giro d'Italia 2022
The first mountain stage saw some riders drop out of contention, and some questionable tactics
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Five talking points from stage three of the Giro d'Italia 2022
Key takeaways from the first bunch sprint of the 105th Giro d'Italia
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Five talking points from stage two of the Giro d'Italia 2022
Simon Yates was the surprise winner on the stage two time trial
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Five talking points from stage one of the Giro d'Italia 2022
A punchy finish to stage one of the Giro d'Italia saw the superstar favourite make an immediate impact
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five things to look out for at the Giro d'Italia 2022 week one
The Giro starts with a bang in Hungary in 2022 with riders desperate to claim the first pink jersey - here's the key points to look out for in week one
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Giro d'Italia 2022: who are the top contenders for the pink jersey?
We take a look at who could be riding into Verona as Giro d'Italia champion at the end of May
By Stephen Puddicombe Last updated
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Classics team ratings: How did each women's squad perform?
Ratings for each of the women's teams from a hard-fought Classics season
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Classics team ratings: how did each men's squad perform?
Scoring the main teams from the 2022 Classics season
By Stephen Puddicombe Published