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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Giro d'Italia 2019 route analysis: not as time trial friendly as it seems
Tough mountain stages mean time trial advantages may play less of a deciding factor
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Tour de France 2020: Seven things to look out for during the third week
The Slovenian showdown, fight for the podium and the few chances for the sprinters - key an eye out for these moments in the final week
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five talking points from stage seven of the Vuelta a España 2020
Woods with the win, an aggressive breakaway, and Valverde back in contention
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five talking points from the 2019 Tour of Flanders
What a day to be an Italian cycling fan!
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Vuelta a España team report: Who failed, who excelled?
We assess the relative performances of each of the teams taking part in the 2017 Vuelta a España, which concluded on Sunday
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Things to look out for at Paris-Nice 2020
Despite teams dropping out, the French stage race features a star-studded line-up
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five talking points from stage 17 of the Tour de France 2020
Roglič still in control, Landa's misfire and López hits the top - don't miss these moments
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Adam Yates wins Tour of Turkey as Mark Cavendish takes final stage
All-British day at Tour of Turkey as Adam Yates and Mark Cavendish triumph in Istanbul
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Team of the Week: Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet, Rui Costa, and more
After a frantic weekend of racing in Belgium and the Abu Dhabi Tour in the Middle East, we pick out seven riders for places in our team of the week.
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Tony Martin takes Tour de France time trial
Vincenzo Nibali extends overall lead further as Jean-Christophe Peraud moves up to second on GC
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Robert Gesink wins Vuelta a España queen stage as Nairo Quintana retains lead
The Dutchman won from a huge breakaway as Quintana and Chris Froome couldn't be separated on the final climb of Col d'Aubisque on the queen stage of the Vuelta a España
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Mark Cavendish sprints to final stage win at the Abu Dhabi Tour
The Dimension Data sprinter made it two sprint wins out of three at the Abu Dhabi Tour
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five things to look out for at the 2018 Tour Down Under
The opening race of the WorldTour calendar, the 2018 Tour Down Under gives a chance to assess riders early season form and see riders in their new team kit.
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five things we learned from the 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné
Breathless racing builds the appetite for Tour de France
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five talking points from the 2019 Amstel Gold Race
Both the men and women provided a scintillating day of racing
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Dylan Groenewegen triumphs in crosswind affected Paris-Nice 2019 opener
GC contenders in early action as wind splits Paris-Nice stage one
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five talking points from stage 12 of the Tour de France 2020
A thrilling day of attacking racing saw a well-deserved win for a rider who's come so close before
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five talking points from stage six of the Vuelta a España 2019
A crash causes significant abandonments and the red jersey changes hands again - don't miss these moments
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five talking points from stage 10 of the Tour de France 2020
A nervous day on the resumption of racing ended with an emotional victory
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five things to look out for at La Flèche Wallonne 2021
The Ardennes Classics roll on with the mid-week Flèche Wallonne
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Which were the best pro teams of the decade?
We take a look at the strongest and most successful teams of the last decade
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Five talking points from stage one of the Vuelta a España 2020
An eventful opening stage in Spain sees a familiar winner...
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Six things to look out for in the first week of the Vuelta a España 2019
With so many important stages featuring so early on, it’s crucial the GC contenders begin the race at the very top of their game
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Tour de France 2020: Six things to look out for during the first week
A big opening week awaits the riders of the 2020 Tour de France
By Stephen Puddicombe Published