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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Five talking points from stage one of the Giro d'Italia 2020
The opening time trial of the 2020 Giro d'Italia provided plenty of drama and fast racing
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Giro d'Italia 2020 route analysis: Which type of rider does the 103rd edition suit most?
A well balanced route for the 2020 Giro could open the race up to a variety of GC riders
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Seven bold predictions for the 2021 racing season
Good riddance 2020. What's could we see in 2021?
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Seven riders with a point to prove in 2018
Cycling Weekly picks seven pro cyclists who could be looking to turn their fortunes around in 2018
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Team of the Week: Alejandro Valverde, Ben Hermans, Thibaut Pinot, and more
The last seven days have seen no fewer than three different top-level races to choose from, so we round up the best performers from this week's racing.
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Five things to look out for at Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2021
The Ardennes Classics come to close with the oldest race of them all, Liège-Bastogne-Liège
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Five talking points from stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia
The analysis from stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia
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Five things to look out for at the 2019 Tour Down Under
Things to keep an eye on in this year's WorldTour opener
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Five things to look out for at the Ardennes Classics
What to look out for Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège
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Five things to look out for at Strade Bianche 2021
The Italian Classic boasts a stellar line-up of a variety of different riders
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Five talking points from stage 11 of the Tour de France
This is what got us talking on stage 11 of the 2016 Tour de France
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Five things to look out for at the 2019 E3 BinckBank Classic and Ghent-Wevelgem
Five things to keep your eye on ahead of this week's two big Belgian spring Classics
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Super-domestiques: Five unsung heroes of the Tour de France
We take a look at five riders who have delivered for their team leaders at the 2016 Tour de France
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Miguel Ángel López survives bold Adam Yates attack to seal overall victory in thrilling Volta a Catalunya finale
Davide Formolo takes final stage in Barcelona
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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne: Seven things we're looking forward to
The Spring Classics kick off this weekend with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (Saturday, February 25) and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne (Sunday, February 26) - we can't wait
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Nacer Bouhanni takes Tour de Yorkshire stage two victory in Harrogate
Caleb Ewan takes overall lead after stage two of the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire in Harrogate
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Tanel Kangert attacks to win stage three of the Abu Dhabi Tour, all but sealing the overall win
Nicolas Roche could not stay with the Astana rider, whose stage win should see him take the overall victory
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Giro d'Italia 2018 ratings: How did each team perform?
We assess the performances of each of the WorldTour teams at the 2018 Giro d'Italia, rating everyone from Team Sky and Quick-Step to UAE Team Emirates.
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Tour de France 2019 route analysis: A climber's paradise
The low level of time trial kilometres and high mountain finishes mean a pure climber could flourish in the 2019 Tour
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Spring Classics 2019 ratings: How did each WorldTour team perform?
Here's how the team's stacked up in the 2019 spring Classics season
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Seven of the best of Peter Sagan's 100 pro wins
We take a look at some of the best victories from Peter Sagan's career
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10 unforgettable moments of the 2020 racing season
From Deignan in La Course to Pogačar in the Tour de France - these are the moments we'll take away from the year
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Five things we learned from the 2020 Milan - San Remo
It was a scintillating finish to the first Monument of the season
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Ryder Hesjedal wins stage 14 of Vuelta a Espana
Ryder Hesjedal grinds out win on steep final climb as Chris Froome gains time on rivals
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