Samwise Cycle Racing Newsletter Archive

Cycle Racing Archive

Every daily digest, preserved and searchable

• Sunday, July 5, 2026
  Visma–Lease a Bike Wins TdF Opening TTT; Vingegaard Takes Yellow
  Top stories: Vingegaard claims yellow jersey – ‘I can close this chapter’ – Maryland Cycling Classic cancelled again – Bernal makes late TdF selection – French 1–2 at MTB World Cup La Thuile

• Saturday, July 4, 2026 — French Prefects Authorized to Cancel Tour de France Stages During Extreme HeatwavesTop stories: Evenepoel Sheds 4kg for Tour – Healy Set for Breakaway Role – Bernal Late TdF Call-Up – O’Connor to Decathlon 2027
• Thursday, July 2, 2026
  Grand Départ Week: Tour de France Begins Saturday in Barcelona
  Top stories: TdF special kits – Girmay at NSN eyes green jersey – Mudslides on Col de Sarenne – Pidcock leads Pinarello-Q36.5 debut – Tarling’s remarkable recovery – Seixas embraces French mania – Iniesta at the Tour – Pogačar’s AI training secret

• Wednesday, July 1, 2026
  Quinn Simmons and Kate Courtney Win US Pro Road Nationals
  Top stories: Quinn Simmons third US title – Fred Wright British road champion – Zoé Bäckstedt British double – Oscar Onley out of Tour de France – Pogačar UAE squad confirmed

• June 30, 2026
  Quinn Simmons wins US Nationals; Kate Courtney road debut; Belgian upsets; Van Aert comeback
  Top stories: Simmons solo at US Nationals, Courtney road gold, Herregodts Belgian upset, Bossuyt emotional win, Seixas youngest TdF starter

• Monday, June 29, 2026
  Grégoire Powers to First French National Title Ahead of Tour de France
  Top stories: Fred Wright wins British title – Bäckstedt completes TT-road double – Kelderman ends 11-year drought – Herregodts upsets Belgian Nationals – Red Bull confirms Evenepoel-Lipowitz TdF leadership

• Sunday, June 28, 2026
  Watson Solos to British Elite Road Title in Aberystwyth
  Top stories: Watson wins British road title – Couzens claims women's title – Ineos names Tour de France squad with Thomas farewell – Mühlberger out of Tour de France – Gillespie wins third Irish title

• June 27, 2026
  Pogacar Wins Tour de Suisse; Onley Out of Tour de France; US Nationals Results

• Friday, June 26, 2026
  Ethan Hayter Wins Fourth Career British Elite Men’s Time Trial Title in Lampeter
  Top stories: Hayter wins British TT – Bäckstedt defends women’s TT – Onley out of Tour de France – Heatwave hits European nationals – Seixas confirms Tour debut

• Thursday, June 25, 2026
  Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe Names Evenepoel and Lipowitz as Joint Tour de France Leaders
  Top stories: Red Bull co-leadership rules – Cat Ferguson injury – Evenepoel Belgian ban risk – Heatwave adjustments – Dutch national TT results

• Wednesday, June 24, 2026
  Pogacar Seals Dominant Tour de Suisse Title with Stage 5 Mountain Win
  Top stories: Pogacar wins Tour de Suisse – Reusser wins Tour de Suisse Women – Van Aert ruled out of Tour de France – Visma and UAE confirm TdF squads – Evenepoel at altitude

• Tuesday, June 23, 2026
  Pogačar Claims He Is Stronger Than Ever After Dominant Tour de Suisse Victory
  Top stories: Quinn Simmons Claims US Road National Title – Kate Courtney Wins Women’s Nationals – Reusser Wins Tour de Suisse Women – Van Aert Recovery Update – Tour de France Green Jersey Revamped

• Monday, June 22, 2026
  Pogačar Demolishes Tour de Suisse Field with Three Stage Wins and 6:32 Winning Margin
  Top stories: Pogačar wins Tour de Suisse – Van Aert out of Tour de France – Reusser claims Tour de Suisse Women – Simmons & Courtney win US Nationals – Seixas sets Tourmalet KOMs

• Saturday, June 20, 2026
  Wout van Aert Undergoes Surgery After Elbow Infection, Ruled Out of Tour de France
  Top stories: Van Aert ruled out of Tour de France – Tour de Suisse Stage 3 Van Uden sprint – Bäckstedt wins TdS Women Stage 3 – Route d’Occitanie Stage 2 Augé – Visma replacing Van Aert analysis

• Friday, June 19, 2026
  Grégoire Outguns a Rampaging Pogačar to Win Tour de Suisse Stage 2 From Breakaway
  Top stories: Grégoire wins TdS Stage 2 – Longo Borghini takes Women’s GC lead – Žigart fractures jaw in crash – Van Aert ruled out of Tour de France – Merlier leads Baloise Belgium Tour

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• Wednesday, June 17, 2026
  Wout van Aert Ruled Out of Tour de France After Elbow Injury Fails to Heal
  Top stories: Van Aert out of Tour de France – Shmidt defends US time trial title – Knibb reclaims women’s TT crown – Pidcock withdraws from Tour de Suisse – Pogacar opens Suisse debut

• Wednesday, June 10, 2026
  Visma Conquer Stage 3 TTT Despite Van Aert and Tulett Setbacks as Baudin Keeps Yellow
  Top stories: Visma win Stage 3 TTT – Baudin leads GC by 12 seconds – Uno-X escalate UCI sprint card dispute

• Tuesday, June 9, 2026
  Demi Vollering Wins Giro d’Italia Women to Complete Historic Grand Tour Treble
  Top stories: Vollering wins Giro Women – Charmig Stage 2 win – Baudin Stage 1 win – Meeus Brussels Classic – Van Aert tough return

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• Sunday, June 7, 2026
  Vollering Powers to Compressed Stage Win at Sestriere as Giro Women Survives Avalanche Scare
  Top stories: Giro Women Stage 8 shortened by avalanche risk – Noah Hobbs wins Heistse Pijl – UCI reshapes 2027 WorldTour calendar – Pogačar loses Almeida for Tour de France

• Saturday, June 6, 2026
  Gery Wins Giro Women Stage 7 as GC Leader Van der Breggen Falls in Mass Crash
  Top stories: Gery stage 7 win – Wiebes bike weight speaks out – Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes preview – TdF form guide – Seixas Tourmalet KOMs

• Friday, June 5, 2026
  Balsamo claims fourth Giro Women sprint as crosswinds and a crash animate stage 6
  Top stories: Balsamo Stage 6 win – Van der Breggen GC lead – SD Worx hires lawyer in Wiebes case – Seixas targets Tour Auvergne – Tudor WorldTour points battle

• Thursday, June 4, 2026
  Demi Vollering Claims First-Ever Giro d’Italia Women Stage Win on Dolomites Summit
  Top stories: Vollering wins Stage 5 – Ruiz takes Mercan’Tour Classic – UAE vows to race hard at Tour de France – Jorgenson changes TdF build-up – Brian Holm backs Vingegaard for Tour

• Wednesday, June 3, 2026
  Van der Breggen Dominates Giro d’Italia Women Stage 4 TT to Take Maglia Rosa
  Top stories: Van der Breggen takes pink – Vollering’s title defence under pressure – Seixas claims Tourmalet KOMs – Würtz Schmidt wins Unbound Gravel – Giro Women Dolomites stage preview

• Tuesday, June 2, 2026
  Balsamo Claims Hat-Trick on Stage 3 of Giro d’Italia Women
  Top stories: Balsamo Stage 3 hat-trick – Wiebes disqualification controversy – Vingegaard Tour prep – Seixas Tourmalet KOMs – Lorang exits Red Bull–Bora

• Monday, June 1, 2026
  Vingegaard Seals Giro d'Italia Overall in Rome, Completes Grand Tour Collection
  Top stories: Vingegaard wins Giro d'Italia – Kuss conquers Dolomites queen stage – Wiebes ejected for underweight bike – Balsamo leads Giro Donne – Liechti wins Bretagne Ladies Tour

• Sunday, May 31, 2026
  Vingegaard Clinches Giro d’Italia with Dominant Stage 20 Win at Piancavallo
  Top stories: Vingegaard seals Giro overall – Wiebes expelled from Giro Donne – SD Worx protest weighing procedures – Würtz Schmidt wins Unbound 200 – Gomez Villafañe takes women’s Unbound title

• Saturday, May 30, 2026
  Kuss Solos to Stage 19 Win, Completing Grand Tour Set
  Top stories: Vingegaard Holds Pink as Hindley Climbs to Giro Podium – Ciccone Takes Giro Mountains Jersey – Eulalio Defends Young Rider Lead – Giro’s Last Mountain Stage Climbs Piancavallo Twice

• Friday, May 29, 2026
  Paul Magnier Completes Giro d'Italia Hat-Trick with Stage 18 Sprint Win in Pieve di Soligo
  Top stories: Magnier's Stage 18 hat-trick – Eulálio crashes but retains white jersey – Vingegaard leads Giro by 4:03 – Gigante misses Giro Women – Johansen wins Boucles prologue

• Thursday, May 28, 2026
  Valgren Claims Maiden Grand Tour Stage Win at Giro d'Italia Stage 17
  Top stories: Valgren wins Stage 17 – Vingegaard warns Giro not over – Philippa York final week analysis – Danish friendship story – Zukowsky abandons Q36.5

• May 27, 2026
  Vingegaard Solos to Fourth Giro Summit Win; Reusser Cleared for Women’s Giro
  Top stories: Stage 16 result at Carì, Derek Gee-West GC rise, Felix Gall reaction, Visma teamwork, Marlen Reusser comeback, Giro GC standings update

• May 26, 2026
  Vingegaard Wins Stage 16 at Cari for His Fourth Giro Summit Victory
  Top stories: Giro Stage 16 Result, Vingegaard Rest Day Interview, Third Week Preview, Antwerp Port Epic, Charlotte Kool Schelkens Win

• May 25, 2026
  Vingegaard Leads Giro Into Final Week
  Top stories: Vingegaard Stage 14 victory at Pila, Dversnes Milan shock, safety neutralization, Kastelijn wins Burgos, GPS tracker CAS appeal

• May 23, 2026
  Bettiol Solos to Stage 13 Victory in Verbania, Giving XDS Astana Third Giro Win
  Top stories: Bettiol Stage 13 win, Vingegaard illness warning, Eulálio defiant before Pila, Red Bull-Bora illness fears, Giro abandons wave

• May 22, 2026
  Segaert Shocks at Giro Stage 12, Wiebes Opens Burgos, SRAM Wins UCI Gear Battle
  Top stories: Segaert solo stage 12 win, Eulálio extends GC lead, Movistar tactics controversy, Wiebes dominant sprint, Gissinger WorldTour debut, Papon first pro win, SRAM court victory, Ganna targets Verbania

• May 21, 2026
  Giro d’Italia Stage 11: Narváez Hat-trick, Eulálio Holds Pink
  Top stories: Narváez stage 11 hat-trick – Eulálio retains pink – Stage 12 reverse San Remo – Vingegaard GC analysis – Burgos Féminas opens

• May 20, 2026
  Ganna Decimates Stage 10 Time Trial with Record Speed
  Top stories: Ganna wins record TT – Eulálio holds pink by 27 seconds – Vingegaard calls ride “terrible” – GC reshuffle as Arensman storms to podium – Stage 11 Chiavari preview

• May 18, 2026
  Vingegaard Marks 50th Career Win with Solo Stage 9 Victory atop Corno alle Scale
  Top stories: Vingegaard Stage 9 solo win – Eulálio leads GC by 2:24 – Stage 10 TT preview – UAE five-rider domination – Bredewold wins Itzulia Women

• May 17, 2026
  Narváez Stage 8, Eulálio Holds Pink, Włodarczyk's WorldTour Win
  Top stories: Narváez wins Giro Stage 8 at Fermo – Eulálio leads GC by 3:15 – UAE Emirates stage-hunting analysis – Włodarczyk first WorldTour win – Barrenetxea wins Tour du Finistère

• May 16, 2026
  Vingegaard Conquers Blockhaus as Giro d'Italia Hits the High Mountains
  Top stories: Vingegaard wins Blockhaus · Felix Gall emerges as GC rival · Bredewold wins Itzulia Women opener · Johnston & Cromwell take Gravel SEVEN · Iserbyt joins Pogačar's agency

• May 15, 2026
  Ballerini Wins Chaotic Naples Sprint; Peloton Safety Under Scrutiny
  Top stories: Ballerini stage 6, Milan safety criticism, 15 abandons, Pellizzari vs Vingegaard, Blockhaus preview

• May 14, 2026
  Arrieta Wins Stage 5 in Potenza After Crashes and a Wrong Turn
  Top stories: Arrieta’s improbable Stage 5 win, Eulálio takes maglia rosa, Vingegaard 15th in GC, Merlier opens Tour de Hongrie, Lotto-Intermaréché squad crisis

• May 13, 2026
  Narváez Sprints to UAE Redemption as Ciccone Seizes Maglia Rosa
  Top stories: Narváez Stage 4 Win – Ciccone Takes Pink – Groves & De Lie Abandon – Kelderman Out – Ineos Benefit from Crash Chaos – Visma Missed Bonus Seconds – Compact GC Standings

• May 12, 2026
  Magnier Claims Historic Giro Double; Silva in Pink; Yates Abandons with Concussion; Blasi Wins Vuelta Femenina
  Top stories: Magnier Stage 3 double win – Silva first Uruguayan GC leader – Yates and UAE crash casualties – York safety analysis – Blasi wins La Vuelta Femenina

• May 11, 2026
  Mass Crash Forces Yates, Vine & Soler Out; Thomas Silva Takes Pink at Giro; Blasi Wins La Vuelta Femenina
  Top stories: Giro d'Italia Stage 2 mass crash, Thomas Silva historic Stage 2 win, Paula Blasi wins La Vuelta Femenina, Paul Magnier doubles up in Sofia, GC analysis

• May 10, 2026
  Silva Makes History, Blasi Claims La Vuelta Femenina
  Top stories: Silva wins Giro Stage 2 and maglia rosa – Crash wave forces five abandons – Vingegaard’s safety-first attack – Blasi wins La Vuelta Femenina overall – Gee-West loses GC time

• May 9, 2026
  Paul Magnier Storms to Giro Stage 1 Win; Van der Breggen Takes Vuelta Femenina Lead
  Top stories: Magnier claims maglia rosa in chaotic Bulgaria sprint, Stage 1 crash safety concerns, Van der Breggen dominates Les Praeres, Visma tactics vindicated

• May 8, 2026
  Giro d'Italia Opens in Bulgaria, Kopecky Leads Vuelta Femenina GC
  Top stories: Giro Stage 1 sprinters' battle in Burgas, Vingegaard targets Grand Tour history, SD Worx-Protime dominate Vuelta Femenina, Hindley & Pellizzari co-lead Red Bull

• May 7, 2026
  Vingegaard Targets Historic Grand Tour Trilogy at Giro d’Italia
  Top stories: Vingegaard Grand Tour trilogy ambitions – Milan sprints for maglia rosa – Carapaz, Almeida & Landa withdrawals – Bulgaria Giro start controversies – GPS tracking row

• May 6, 2026
  Kerbaol Wins Vuelta Femenina Stage 3; Giro d’Italia Starts Friday
  Top stories: Kerbaol solo attack; Rüegg and Vos abandon; Kopecky relegated; Vingegaard Giro favourite; Carapaz and Almeida withdraw

• May 5, 2026
  Bossuyt Claims Stage 2 Sprint; Koch Leads Vuelta Femenina
  Top stories: Bossuyt wins Stage 2 sprint, Vos collarbone fracture, Kopecky relegated, Rüegg abandons, Vingegaard Giro favourite, Bulgaria Grande Partenza controversy, sprint battle preview

• May 4, 2026
  Pogačar Dominates Romandie; Vuélta Femenina Kicks Off; Giro Starts Friday
  Top stories: Pogačar wins Tour de Romandie overall, Rüegg leads La Vuelta Femenina, Almeida & Landa out of Giro, Nibali warns Vingegaard, Giro begins in Bulgaria

• May 3, 2026
  Pogačar Dominates Tour de Romandie Queen Stage
  Top stories: Pogačar extends GC lead at Romandie, La Vuelta Femenina opens, Vingegaard clear Giro favourite, Carapaz & Almeida out, Giro Bulgaria preview

• May 2, 2026
  Georg Zimmermann Wins Eschborn-Frankfurt; Godon Denies Pogačar in Romandie
  Top stories: Zimmermann beats Pidcock at Eschborn-Frankfurt – Godon wins Tour de Romandie Stage 3 – Frei opens MTB World Cup in South Korea – Vingegaard leads Giro favourites – Ferrand-Prévot headlines La Vuelta Femenina

• April 30, 2026
  Pogačar Leads Tour de Romandie; Carapaz, Almeida, and Landa All Out of Giro
  Top stories: Pogačar wins TdR Stage 1 – Carapaz joins Almeida and Landa in withdrawing from Giro – Glaetzer retires to become firefighter – Aniłkowski wins Tour of Turkey Stage 4 – Zwift acquires Rouvy

• April 29, 2026
  Godon Wins Romandie Prologue; Ineos Rebrands; Seixas TDF Debate
  Top stories: Dorian Godon prologue win, Netcompany-Ineos €100M deal, Pogačar UCI standings, Giro 2026 preview

• April 28, 2026
  Pogačar Claims Record-Equalling Fourth Liège-Bastogne-Liège Crown
  Top stories: Pogačar wins LBL for 4th time, Vollering takes record 3rd Femmes title, Landa & Almeida out of Giro, Seixas Tour de France debate, Sean Kelly analysis

• April 27, 2026
  Pogaçar Claims Fourth La Doyenne; Vollering Completes Ardennes Triple
  Top stories: Pogaçar wins Liège-Bastogne-Liège; Seixas pushes him to the limit; Vollering records 35km solo; Ardennes Triple history; Giro preview