Davide Ballerini looks ahead to a tactical edition of Omloop
Five years after his victory, Davide Ballerini will return to the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2026 start line with…
Astana DS showers Christian Scaroni with praise
XDS Astana had just made an impossible recovery in 2025 to successfully defend their position in WorldTour. Many…
“Champions like Tadej are good for this sport” – Why Tadej Pogacar’s dominance does not trouble a peloton veteran
With his own career entering its later chapters, those reflections naturally extend to questions of balance, motivation,…
“I can’t tell you, otherwise we give away the secret” – XDS Astana resurgence continues into 2026 as Matteo Malucelli refuses to divulge any secrets to success
That honesty is central to why his early-season impact matters. Malucelli has never hidden the gap he…
“Total uncertainty… I wouldn’t wish it on anyone” – Cristian Rodriguez calls Arkea
“It was all very hard, a total uncertainty for many weeks,” Rodriguez told AS. “When I was…
I saw him, and I got really angry. I was like, you want to fight, right?
It is not frequent in the peloton, however it happens more often than the TV cameras capture it.…
The Vinokourov brothers reflect on racing in their father’s shadow at Astana
“Since I was 8, 9, 10 years old, I’ve always been around the team. I’ve seen how…
One of Astana’s gems reflects on a breakthrough season
The season ended on a particularly positive note with strong performances at the Petronas Le Tour de…
There’s still room for improvement
At 29 years of age, Lorenzo Fortunato has had a more traditional rise through the world of cycling…
XDS Astana sign Uruguay’s national champion
It has been one of the longest kept open-secrets of the entire winter. As early as the 27th…
We beat big teams with budgets twice as big as ours
XDS Astana Team entered the 2025 season with a major UCI point deficit and an almost certain chance…
Diego Ulissi shares thoughts of retirement while day-dreaming of his first Maglia Rosa
Diego Ulissi will start his seventeenth season in professional peloton in 2026. The only two-time junior world champion…