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Tadej Pogačar misses out on Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award for second year in a row

Slovenian beaten by tennis player Carlos Alcaraz while Egan Bernal and Simon Yates miss out on Comeback of the Year award

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Pogačar, Pidcock, Yates and Bernal shortlisted for 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards

Cycling stars up for World Sportsman, Action Sportsperson and Comeback of the Year categories

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Down on luck and momentum – The nightmare continues for Wout van Aert and Visma-Lease a Bike

How the Dutch team's woes have gone from bad to worse at the start of the 2026 season

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'It's nice to have some advice from him' – Isaac del Toro looks to defend Tadej Pogačar's UAE Tour title as UAE Team Emirates-XRG's leader on 2026 season debut

Rising Mexican star to challenge fellow top favourite Remco Evenepoel across seven-days of desert racing

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'He's trying things that he never had a chance to do as a bike rider' – Adam Yates looks ahead to first reunion with twin brother Simon Yates following shock retirement

Veteran Brit starts sixth UAE Tour on Monday as climbing superdomestique for Isaac del Toro

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A season-delaying crash, a coach break-up and losing key teammates – Has Jonas Vingegaard's 2026 Tour de France bid gone wrong before it's even started?

Two-time former winner was hoping for a less disrupted path to July this year, but so far, pretty much everything that could go wrong has

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'It's not like you can easily replace someone like Simon' – Sepp Kuss to retain same schedule and priorities for 2026 following Yates' sudden retirement

US rider 'really motivated' to return to Giro d'Italia in support of Vingegaard, but may miss Vuelta a España for first time in his career

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First the teammate retires, then a crash, now his coach leaves: what now for Jonas Vingegaard?

The cards have looked stacked against the Dane and his team so far in 2026– now he has just one race till the Giro d'Italia

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'It's better to stop than to prolong the suffering' – Adam Yates opens up about twin brother Simon's surprise retirement

UAE rider shared his thoughts on his brother's shock decision to quit the sport in January, ahead of Tour of Oman title defence

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Wout van Aert 'hurt' by suggestions Visma-Lease a Bike to blame for retirements of teammates Simon Yates and Fem van Empel

'I think it's a shame that the situation is being generalised when it's completely unfair'

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Kangaroos, crashes and a depleted team, but still Jay Vine claims Tour Down Under with biggest winning margin since 2004

'It was out of your control what happened … but I'm also incredibly proud of how we stepped up' says Australian UAE Team Emirates rider after second win at WorldTour opener

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'He's a great guy, but he has his own way of doing things' – Sepp Kuss says Simon Yates' bombshell retirement decision was fully within Briton's character

Former Vuelta a España winner set for return to Giro d'Italia to support Jonas Vingegaard

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'One door closes, another one opens' - Ben Tulett eyeing Grand Tour future after Simon Yates' surprise retirement

Tour de France debut likely on the cards for young Briton

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'I really needed the change' – Jonas Vingegaard looks to prevent burnout with refreshed Grand Tour approach in 2026

Dane takes aim at Giro-Tour double with 'new energy' but admits he's also 'been close to burning out' in wake of Simon Yates' retirement

The Independent UK

Tour de France 2027 routes revealed as famous race returns to Britain for first time since 2014

Edinburgh will host the men’s Grand Depart before the peloton head south via Liverpool to Wales, while the women’s edition will begin in Leeds and take in Manchester, Sheffield and London

The Independent UK

Toue de France 2027 routes revealed with starts in Edinburgh and Leeds

Scotland, England and Wales will share six stages.

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'I’ve also been close to burning out' – Jonas Vingegaard risks all for a chance at cycling immortality

Visma-Lease a Bike rider to take aim at Giro-Tour double in 2026

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'Not on our bingo card before Christmas' – How Simon Yates' shock early retirement played out for management and teammates at Visma-Lease a Bike

'It's very unfortunate – he was going to play a really important role in the Tour, but I also have a lot of respect for his decision' says Jonas Vingegaard

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'He told me it wouldn’t get any better than this' – Simon Yates considered retirement after Giro d’Italia win

Brief teammate Owain Doull "not massively" surprised by announcement

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Sports quiz of the week: Ashes, Afcon, Australian Open and moving managers

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'As I understand it, he lost his desire' – Visma-Lease a Bike coach discusses Simon Yates' sudden retirement

'Simon has been in the game for many years' says Jesper Mørkøv

The Independent UK

Simon Yates, cycling’s great underdog, defies expectation once more with sporting farewell

The 33-year-old stunned the cycling world by announcing his retirement on Wednesday, but the understated, unexpected move is quintessentially Simon Yates

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'You have to be brave to quit' - Riders react to Simon Yates' sudden retirement

Matteo Trentin and Larry Warbasse highlight the stress of modern pro cycling

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