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'Racing the Giro d'Italia will benefit his level in the Tour' – Jonas Vingegaard set for Grand Tour double in 2026 as team confirm schedule

Visma-Lease a Bike unveil plans for Vingegaard, Wout van Aert and Matthew Brennan, focusing on Monuments and Grand Tour

Cycling News

'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

Cycling News

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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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

Cycling News

Market mess sees transfers continue into January as Louis Barré signs for Visma-Lease a Bike

Lotto Intermarché merger fallout continues with late move for Barré, and forced retirement for Kobe Goossens

Cycling News

Mini-revival in London IPOs is a relief but return of confidence is slow

Payments firm Wise snubbed the UK in 2025 but the RAC and software giant Visma are forecast to float this year

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'A second skin' – Visma-Lease a Bike reveal striking new Nimbl race kit for 2026

Signature yellow design has various new patterns referencing bee hairs

Cycling News

'I suggested we make trophies out of tinfoil': The inside story of the car-park Vuelta a España podium

When necessity called, Tom Pidcock’s mum stepped up – and transformed a cancelled Vuelta podium into an unforgettable celebration

Cycling Weekly

'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

'She showed that the impossible is possible' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is Cycling Weekly's international rider of the year after an incredible year

The Frenchwoman stunned at Paris-Roubaix Femmes before dominating the Tour de France Femmes in 2025

Cycling Weekly

Rainy rides, pizza parties and 'bicycle face': this week in cycling social media

It's party season, essentially

Cycling Weekly

Visma-Lease a Bike spends thousands each season buying its own pedals — here’s why

Despite having component sponsors, the WorldTour team purchases Speedplay pedals outright. The “wildly misunderstood pedal" has become a quiet constant inside the team’s setup

Cycling Weekly

'I feel the trust I need here' – Matthew Brennan agrees new long-term contract with Visma-Lease a Bike after stand-out season

British rider expected to have key role in Classics and sprints

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'The goal is clear: to be at the back less and at the front more' – A second Tom joins Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling, itching for results

Tom Gloag joins Tom Pidcock at the Swiss team

Cycling News

'Visma said it would be difficult for me to race a Grand Tour in 2026, that was the turning point' – Cian Uijtdebroeks lifts lid on breaking contract to join Movistar

Belgian details how his relationship and alignment with Visma-Lease a Bike broke down over GC ambitions and lack of opportunities

Cycling Weekly

Wout van Aert just rode the same Paris-Roubaix sector seven times – what is he plotting?

Visma-Lease a Bike rider carries out cobbled recon more than four months ahead of race

Cycling News

From TV quiz show to Paris-Roubaix equipment testing – Wout van Aert back to business with Visma's early cobbled Classics preparation

Belgian star completes 95km ride around five-star Carrefour de l'Arbre sector alongside several teammates

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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

The Guardian - UK

Visma approaches City grandee to act as chair if €20bn London listing goes ahead

Norwegian software group looks to ex-Worldpay boss Sir Ron Kalifa as it weighs up blockbuster flotation in London or Stockholm

Cycling Weekly

'It's been a hard year to get a contract with so many teams uncertain about their future' – British sprinter retires with 'no regrets'

Dan McLay steps off bike after 11-year career

Cycling News

What the Visma-Lease a Bike 2025 Vuelta a España documentary really tells us about Jonas Vingegaard's win

Hour-long film provides powerful, if patchy, insight into victory in the most turbulent Grand Tour of the 21st century

Cycling News

New team time trial format set to decide first yellow jersey at 2026 Tour de France draws criticism from Visma-Lease a Bike CEO

GC times in opening Barcelona stage to be taken from first rider across the line, following on from new format tested at Paris-Nice

Cycling News

Seven seriously underrated cycling transfers for 2026

From Harper and Boichis to Van Agt and Van Dam, here are seven under-the-radar moves for 2026 that could well make waves next season

Cycling News

'It was clear Movistar was the team to go to' – Cian Uijtdebroeks nears end of chapter with Visma at Tour of Guangxi after breaking contract to pursue Grand Tours on new team

Belgian looks to end time at Dutch squad with GC challenge in China, having re-found best form in recent races

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