Highlights of 2024 – Part I

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Five highlights from the year, presented in no particular order. They’re picked for great sport and because we can apply the benefit of hindsight.

First is Gent-Wevelgem. It had suspense, it had surprise and it had a full cast of contenders too.

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2025 Pro Cycling Calendar

Here’s the pro cycling calendar for 2025, 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 that late season 1.Pro race to score points or just need to book sofa time or schedule a work “meeting”, here it is in a user-friendly format.

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Present Tense, Future Imperfect

What have Demi Vollering and Lenny Martinez got in common? One thing is they both told their teams they were leaving earlier this season and quickly felt a chill in the air when around their employers.

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Intermarché-Wanty Accounts and Finances

It’s Halloween and what’s more frightening than ghosts and ghouls? Running out of money.

Here’s a look at plucky underdogs Intermarché-Wanty and their latest set of scary accounts.

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2025 Tour de France Route

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The 2025 Tour de France route has been unveiled and while it’s a return to tradition, think of a remake rather than a replica. There are some surprises too.

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Lost Serendipity

Next summer will be the last when the Tour de France will be shown free-to-air in Britain, from then it will be for Eurosport subscribers only. It marks the end of five decades of free coverage in the UK.

It’s a headache for cycling fans in Britain but also an issue for pro cycling which losses pan-European mass market coverage. And if you live somewhere with free coverage don’t assume it’ll always be that way.

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