Egan Bernal 'can mark a generation,' according to Alberto Contador (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA)
Egan Bernal could define the next era of cycling, says retired Grand Tour star Alberto Contador.
Bernal will carry Team Sky's hopes of overall victory at Giro d'Italia next month, in only his second Grand Tour.
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‘There's no point to race for 50th place’: Peter Sagan explains why he’s a cycling esports ambassador but won’t competeAs a MyWhoosh ambassador, Sagan admires the sport’s evolution, but does he have the watts to compete with today’s virtual cycling stars?
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Rapha's loss, your gain: prices slashed sitewide amid profitability concernsThe British clothing brand unveils an almost unheard-of 25% discount across its entire product range
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Rohan Dennis smashes Tour de Romandie 2021 prologue as Ineos Grenadiers dominate the podiumRohan Dennis smashed his competition on the prologue of the 2021 Tour of Romandie, as Ineos Grenadiers dominated the podium.
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Geraint Thomas leads super-strong Ineos Grenadiers team at Tour de Romandie 2021Ineos Grenadiers have sent an exceptionally strong team to the Tour de Romandie 2021 as their riders build towards the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France
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Is this the Ineos Grenadiers line-up for the Giro d'Italia 2021?Here are the other riders rumoured to be accompanying Egan Bernal to the Italian Grand Tour
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Gianni Moscon sprints to second victory on stage three of Tour of the Alps 2021Gianni Moscon took stage three of the Tour of the Alps 2021 and his second of the race this year after opening up the sprint early and holding on to the line ahead of Felix Großschartner in second
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Flèche Wallone’s final climb 'is ideal for Tom Pidcock', says sports directorThe iconic final climb of Fleche Wallone is “ideal for Tom Pidcock, according to sports director Servais Knaven.
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Adam Yates and Tao Geoghegan Hart bolster super-strong Ineos Grenadiers squad for La Flèche Wallonne 2021Ineos Grenadiers have released their team for the upcoming Flèche Wallonne 2021 which takes place on Wednesday (April 21)
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Gianni Moscon holds on for stage one victory at Tour of the Alps 2021 after late attackThe Italian rider used a small climb with 3km to go to launch a late attack holding off the peloton all the way to the line
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Tom Pidcock: ‘Wout van Aert was pulling super hard, maybe too hard in the end’Tom Pidcock says Wout van Aert may have pulled too hard on the front of the group in Brabantse Pijl 2021.
