Contenders

Q36.5 Pro Cycling star lies in fourth overall heading into second week, writes Adam Becket

Vingegaard and Almeida locked in title showdown

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

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

Unshackled from team “incompatibility” issues, Tom Pidcock is finally free to ride his own way. Tom Thewlis meets him in Austria to find out how far this new freedom can take him

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