Where matchday energy meets the open road. Stories, tactics and big-race chat for football fans who found cycling.
See the latestFollow alongFootball and cycling share more than you'd think: pressure, team roles, fine margins and fans who live for the big days. This is a home for both, from the terraces to the mountain stages.
Weekend previews and recaps across football and the cycling calendar, side by side.
Pressing and pacelines, set pieces and lead-outs. How great teams win in both worlds.
The characters, rivalries and career stories that make each sport worth following.
Rides, routes, kit and gear talk for anyone swapping boots for bibs.
Montréal, 20–27 September 2026. A new rainbow jersey for the men, a first title for Vollering, and another time trial for Remco.
Brandon McNulty attacked with 32km to go and held off the chase to win by 13 seconds, the first American man to win the title since Lance Armstrong in 1993. Michael Matthews was second and Mathieu van der Poel third.
Demi Vollering won a sprint duel with Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney after a gripping final lap. Elisa Longo Borghini took third.
Remco Evenepoel won his fourth consecutive world time trial title, beating his nearest rivals by more than a minute.
Marlen Reusser retained the rainbow jersey she won last year, with Zoe Bäckstedt of Great Britain second.
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The road season is winding down, but the big autumn one-day races are still to come. Dates are from the current calendar, so check before you plan your viewing.
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