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Arnaud Tendon (Van Rysel-Roubaix) wins Stage 1 of the Tour de La Provence
February 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Arnaud Tendon (Van Rysel-Roubaix) wins Stage 1 of the Tour de La Provence
Paris-Roubaix route details published by ASO. Mens' route sees concentration of sectors with 150km to go, "there's almost no tarmac, means an unequalled density of cobbles" says race boss Thierry Gouvenou. Women's race skips loops around Denain start to add more cobbles including 4* Haveluy pavé...
February 12, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Paris-Roubaix route details published by ASO. Mens' route sees concentration of sectors with 150km to go, "there's almost no tarmac, means an unequalled density of cobbles" says race boss Thierry Gouvenou. Women's race skips loops around Denain start to add more cobbles including 4* Haveluy pavé...
Christian Scaroni (XDS-Astana) wins Stage 5 of the Tour of Oman and is the new race leader. Top-10 on the stage
February 11, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Christian Scaroni (XDS-Astana) wins Stage 5 of the Tour of Oman and is the new race leader. Top-10 on the stage
Tour of Oman summit finish on the Jebel Al Akhdar livestream at www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEVr...
بث مباشر | #طواف_عُمان_الدولي - المرحلة الخامسة والختامية | الأربعاء 11 فبراير 2026م
YouTube video by OmanSportsTV
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February 11, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Tour of Oman summit finish on the Jebel Al Akhdar livestream at www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEVr...
Two golds in the current Olympics, XC skier Johannes Klæbo likes his cycling and has hinted at switching to road racing at some point. He is already sponsored by Uno-X. But for now he's got more medals to win this week
February 11, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Two golds in the current Olympics, XC skier Johannes Klæbo likes his cycling and has hinted at switching to road racing at some point. He is already sponsored by Uno-X. But for now he's got more medals to win this week
Erlend Blikra (Uno-X) wins Stage 4 of the Tour of Oman, gets his team's first win of the year
February 10, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Erlend Blikra (Uno-X) wins Stage 4 of the Tour of Oman, gets his team's first win of the year
Mauro Schmid (Jayco) wins Stage 3 of the Tour of Oman
February 9, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Mauro Schmid (Jayco) wins Stage 3 of the Tour of Oman
Egan Bernal wins the Colombian road race championships for the second year in a row
Egan Bernal passera une année de plus avec le maillot de champion de Colombie ! Le coureur d’Ineos Grenadiers (29 ans) a battu Ivan Sosa (Kern Pharma) pour vivre une 2e saison de suite avec sa tunique de champion national.
February 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Egan Bernal wins the Colombian road race championships for the second year in a row
Despite being the son of ex-pro Félix García Casas + inheriting the name Pierna ("leg") from his mother, Raúl García Pierna wasn't always destined to be a pro as he struggled with weight but he ignored haters and rode on. Now after two TT wins including 🇪🇸 champs, he gets his first road race win
February 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Despite being the son of ex-pro Félix García Casas + inheriting the name Pierna ("leg") from his mother, Raúl García Pierna wasn't always destined to be a pro as he struggled with weight but he ignored haters and rode on. Now after two TT wins including 🇪🇸 champs, he gets his first road race win
Costiou (GFDJ) and Garcia Pierna (Movistar) both ex-Arkéa riders helping their new teams to get their first wins of the season. Means just five World Tour teams left without a win this season:
Bahrain-Victorious
EF Education-EasyPost
Soudal-QuickStep
Team Picnic PostNL
Uno-X Mobility
Bahrain-Victorious
EF Education-EasyPost
Soudal-QuickStep
Team Picnic PostNL
Uno-X Mobility
February 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Costiou (GFDJ) and Garcia Pierna (Movistar) both ex-Arkéa riders helping their new teams to get their first wins of the season. Means just five World Tour teams left without a win this season:
Bahrain-Victorious
EF Education-EasyPost
Soudal-QuickStep
Team Picnic PostNL
Uno-X Mobility
Bahrain-Victorious
EF Education-EasyPost
Soudal-QuickStep
Team Picnic PostNL
Uno-X Mobility
Raul Garcia Pierna (Movistar) wins Stage 5 of the Volta Comunitat Valenciana and Remco Evenepoel (RedBull) wins the race overall
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Raul Garcia Pierna (Movistar) wins Stage 5 of the Volta Comunitat Valenciana and Remco Evenepoel (RedBull) wins the race overall
Ewen Costiou (Groupama-FDJ) wins Stage 5 ⏱️ of the Etoile de Bessèges and wins the race overall
February 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Ewen Costiou (Groupama-FDJ) wins Stage 5 ⏱️ of the Etoile de Bessèges and wins the race overall
Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto-Intermarché) wins Stage 2 of the Tour of Oman
February 8, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto-Intermarché) wins Stage 2 of the Tour of Oman
Liane Lippert (Movistar) wins the Vuelta Comunitat Valenciana Feminas
February 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Liane Lippert (Movistar) wins the Vuelta Comunitat Valenciana Feminas
Less than 10km to go in the Tour of Oman www.youtube.com/live/RVLoNEs...
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YouTube video by OmanSportsTV
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February 8, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Less than 10km to go in the Tour of Oman www.youtube.com/live/RVLoNEs...
Joppe Heremans (Van Rysel-Roubaix) wins Stage 4 of the Etoile de Bessèges. Top-12 + GC with tomorrow's TT stage to go with Lukáš Kubiš as the new race leader
February 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Joppe Heremans (Van Rysel-Roubaix) wins Stage 4 of the Etoile de Bessèges. Top-12 + GC with tomorrow's TT stage to go with Lukáš Kubiš as the new race leader
TV production is great.... but feels odd to watch skiers with helmet straps flapping in the breeze, loose suit collars, gloves that look like falconry gauntlets, boots with big bindings exposed to the air etc.. and in a sport done at 130km/h where the top-7 are within one second
February 7, 2026 at 11:59 AM
TV production is great.... but feels odd to watch skiers with helmet straps flapping in the breeze, loose suit collars, gloves that look like falconry gauntlets, boots with big bindings exposed to the air etc.. and in a sport done at 130km/h where the top-7 are within one second
Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE) wins Stage 1 of the Tour of Oman
February 7, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE) wins Stage 1 of the Tour of Oman
Reposted by the Inner Ring blog
Andrew August (Ineos) wins Stage 3 of the Volta Comunitat Valenciana
February 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Andrew August (Ineos) wins Stage 3 of the Volta Comunitat Valenciana
Henri Uhlig (Alpecin-PremierTech) wins Stage 3 of the Etoile de Bessèges
February 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Henri Uhlig (Alpecin-PremierTech) wins Stage 3 of the Etoile de Bessèges
Mauro Schmid (Jayco) wins the Muscat Classic
February 6, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Mauro Schmid (Jayco) wins the Muscat Classic
Mathieu Kockelmann (Lotto-Intermarché) wins Stage 2 of the Etoile de Bessèges
February 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Mathieu Kockelmann (Lotto-Intermarché) wins Stage 2 of the Etoile de Bessèges
Biniam Girmay (NSN) wins Stage 1 of the Volta Comunitat Valenciana, via race website
February 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Biniam Girmay (NSN) wins Stage 1 of the Volta Comunitat Valenciana, via race website
Tom Crabbe (Flanders-Baloise) wins Stage 1 of the Etoile de Bessèges
February 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Tom Crabbe (Flanders-Baloise) wins Stage 1 of the Etoile de Bessèges