Did you know? Rising star Champion Kasia Nieuwadoma (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) won the 2016 European U23 Championship road race in Plumelec One to watch Breggen rights Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Pro

8-15 June | France

To cycle up a mountain is to pedal into a world of paradoxes. Mountains are a playground and a torture chamber; a means of outdoor adventure and inner discovery; an opportunity for wonder, a guarantee

Just when you think you’ve found a hidden gem of French mountain cycling, the Tour de France pitches up and announces it as a finish of the biggest stage of the first week – and one of the most fun st

‘Who are the French guys who can win the Tour this year? It’s a subject that’s served at the table every July,’ says Romain Bardet, whose second place in 2016 is the closest a Frenchman has come to br

Google ‘Europe’s hardest cycling climb’ and Monte Zoncolan is bound to show up within the first handful of search results. It’s quite the billing to have, and for any cyclist it’s hard to ignore the c