This year’s edition is harder than ever with fewer stages for the sprinters and more climbing. Here’s a preview including the likely finish times in case you need to set your alarm clock.
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Riders To Watch For 2026
Ten riders to watch in 2026. Some are picked as tips for their raw talent, others to see what paths they will go down and the stories this tells about their teams and the sport.
Neo-Pros To Watch For 2026
Ten neo-pros to introduce and watch for 2026. It’s an unusual year with few riders turning pro but this year’s draft has some big names.
Wednesday Shorts
A New Year, a new season and several news items to sift. We’ll start with Simon Yates and go via the Giro’s uncertain TV rights to Cofidis with more in-between.
Giro Recon Ride Notes
It’s not easy doing recon rides at the moment in Europe. It’s -11°C in Gavarnie and -10°C in Cari right now so those days of the Tour and Giro can wait until spring or even better, summer. But Stage 11 of the Giro was completed last weekend.
The route takes an predictable course along the coast before turning inland for a late climb to spice things up. Finding the exact route for this took a moment and if the climb is tricky, more so the descent.
2026 Pro Cycling Calendar
Happy New Year. Here’s the pro cycling calendar for 2026, free to download for your diary or phone.
It’s packed with all the men’s and women’s pro road races. So whether you’re scouting for some points-rich 1.Pro race or want to plan some sofa time here are all the races in a user-friendly format.
Christmas Holiday Quiz Answers
1. Dressed in red, white and green these riders are ready to deliver. Why the outfit?
The Uno-X team is has Uno-X branded service stations but also operates 7-Eleven stores in Norway and Denmark. Teams can have one special jersey per year and at Liège-Bastogne-Liège they went for this retro version both evoking the 1980s 7-Eleven team and their current business. It was a clever tie-up as back then Dag Otto Lauritzen won Norway’s first ever Tour de France stage riding for 7-Eleven, and they’d win one again in the summer too.
Highlights of 2025 – Part V
As ever choosing five highlights means leaving all the races out. The final pick is Stage 21 of the Tour de France, Montmartre course pips Paris-Roubaix in an end-of-year photofinish, with the hipster choice of the Tour of the Alps a bike length behind and there’s a short list of other races.