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Simon Yates makes shock decision to retire from cycling

Yates won the 2025 Giro d’Italia in May to add to his other grand tour triumph at the Vuelta a Espana in 2018 but has decided to hang up his helmet

The Independent UK

Simon Yates Shock: Why Giro D'Italia Hero Is Retiring Now Despite Peak Career Form

British cycling champion Simon Yates retires at 33, just months after his 2025 Giro d'Italia triumph. The shock decision leaves the sport questioning what lies ahead.

International Business Times UK

Grand Tour champion Simon Yates announces shock early retirement at 33

End of career for Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España winner comes days before start of 2026 season

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'I step away from professional cycling with deep pride and a sense of peace' – Simon Yates announces surprise retirement

Reigning Giro d'Italia winner says it is not a decision made lightly

Cycling Weekly

A year in headlines – The thrilling races, dramatic moves and fiery debates that defined 2025 in cycling

Cyclingnews picks out the biggest headline for each month of 2025, and reflects on how the year unfolded

Cycling News

After the golden generation of Deignan, Thomas and Froome –What does the future hold for British cycling?

With Thomas and Deignan retiring and Froome turning 40, we take a look at the next crop of British racing stars

Cycling News

Cycling end-of-season awards 2025: Rider of the year, breakout star, and ones to watch in 2026

With the 2025 season wrapped up, we hand out the gongs more highly prized than rainbow jerseys

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'The whole stage went how I expected it to go' – Simon Yates's Finestre hour and Giro d'Italia triumph unpacked

Returning to the setting of his most painful defeat, Simon Yates found redemption

Cycling Weekly

From the Tour de France to JOGLEJOG via a Christmas party – the Cycling Weekly team's cycling moments of 2025

We couldn't all pick stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia

Cycling Weekly

The big sports quiz of the year 2025

Have you followed the football, rugby, basketball, NFL, cycling, F1, tennis, horse racing, sumo, athletics and golf?

The Guardian - UK

'I don't believe I'm a super talent' – Isaac del Toro stays modest and hungry despite 2025 success

Mexican speaks exclusively to Cyclingnews about his Giro disappointment, his work ethic and sense of privilege

Cycling News

Quiz! How many Giro d'Italia winners can you name?

How well do you know the winners of Italy's three-week men's race?

Cycling News

Beyond the GC battle - The 2026 Giro d'Italia offers more than the fight for the maglia rosa - Analysis

Numerous hilly stage finishes offer chances for Nys, Brennan, Magnier and other young talents to shine but will it be a dramatic year in the GC?

Cycling News

The 2026 Giro d’Italia is a bit, well, easier, and that’s no bad thing – it’s designed to tempt Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel

Maybe better, harder, isn’t always possible?

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'I'd love to come back' - Simon Yates' love for the Giro d'Italia fuels desire to defend maglia rosa

2025 Giro winner explain why he loves the Corsa Rosa and Italy so much

Cycling News

Giro d'Italia 2026 route

Details of all 21 stages of next year's Italian Grand Tour unveiled, featuring plenty of climbing but many sprint opportunities too

Cycling News

2026 Giro d'Italia expected to be packed with sprint opportunities and high mountains

Men's and women's race routes to be revealed in Rome on Monday as Mauro Vegni signs off as race director

Cycling News

Getting ahead or staying afloat? How Visma-Lease a Bike's low-key rider recruitment strategy for 2026 could still help keep the team on top

Men's squad may face some major strategy changes after departures of leading Dutch sprinter Olav Kooij and Classics specialist Dylan van Baarle

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Giro d'Italia and Giro d'Italia Women routes for 2026 to be revealed on December 1

Expected Bulgarian Grand Partenza for men's race, all 21 stages and nine-stage women's route to be unveiled at Rome presentation

Cycling News

Tour de France winner Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Giro d'Italia winner Simon Yates headline Rouleur Live in November

Running from November 13-15, dozens of cycling stars will descend on London amid over 80 brand exhibitors

Cycling News

11 of the most unexpected moments of the 2025 racing season

In a season where some results almost seemed prewritten by dominant riders, here are 11 moments we didn't predict, from Classics underdogs and golden comebacks, to dramatic time trials and tactical masterclasses

Cycling Weekly

The end of the Giro d'Italia was the essence of cycling – 'someone else should do it,' is our mantra

Dr Hutch on Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz vs Simon Yates at the Giro d'Italia

Cycling News

Jonas Vingegaard on the defensive from Almeida and UAE Team Emirates as Tour de France roles reverse at Vuelta a España – GC Analysis

Round three in Grand Tour battle sees Visma go full defence mode, as UAE allow climbing support to chase break stages

Cycling News

Can Jonas Vingegaard fill the power vacuum left by Primož Roglič? – Vuelta a España analysis

Final Grand Tour of 2025 set to be marked by Roglič's first absence from Vuelta since 2018

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Battle of the brands: Who won with what at the 2025 Tour de France?

A comprehensive tech wrap-up from the men's lap of France

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