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Dane leaves Italian opening weekend in red jersey after first three days of Spanish Grand Tour

Over his 12 years as a professional rider, Thierry Gouvenou never stood atop the podium. But in his 12 years designing stage routes, the 56-year-old Frenchman has built a reputation as the artist behi

At 10.43am on 11th March 1956, 104 riders left Milan’s Piazza Sant Elena for the start of the 39th Milano-Torino Classic. Ahead lay 225km and a finish on the track at Turin’s rather dilapidated Motove

FRED WRIGHT T he stage race for ...

True to form, this year’s Vuelta doesn’t shy away from the high mountains and offers just two nailed-on sprint stages

In our new series catching up with prominent riders from past eras, Maria David speaks to a woman who could not stop winning