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From the lab to the Lombardia podium: Ten Questions with Michael Storer 'Maybe I need to say I'm going to smash Pogačar next year.'

In the latest instalment of Ten Questions, Dane Cash catches up with a man who still flies under the radar despite a bevy of world-class results: Michael Storer. escapecollective.com/ten-question...

CX Worlds gallery: A date with history as Hulst turns orange The Netherlands dominated its home World Championships, with Lucinda Brand and record-breaker Mathieu van der Poel topping the medals.

This is the only recap of CX Worlds that you'll need: a fantastic photo and video gallery, lovingly crafted by our very own Kit Nicholson. escapecollective.com/cx-worlds-ga...

How a misread sign decided the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race Sometimes all it takes to win or lose a bike race is a glance.

Sometimes all it takes to win or lose a bike race is a glance.

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Rockets shut out of the Tour: ASO picks the sport’s past over its future There’s no room for the Rockets at the Tour de France as wildcards are handed to TotalEnergies and Caja Rural.

Rockets shut out of the 2026 Tour de France – ASO picks the sport’s past over its future.
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A not so doomed solo breakaway After 106 km off the front alone, Petra Stiasny was the last finisher at Cadel’s Road Race. But, for the Swiss rider, that was a win in itself.

When a doomed solo breakaway is not so doomed after all.
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Copy, paste, believe: An Ally Wollaston and FDJ-Suez masterclass The first repeat win in the history of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race was built on a foundation of teamwork and trust.

Ally Wollaston has gone back-to-back to win Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race again.

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Spin Cycle: My name is Jonas, stop following my wheel Everything's going wrong for UAE.

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EF opens the door to a new naming sponsor, wants to compete with top teams Competing in an expensive men’s rider market and winning the women’s Tour de France will require a big boost in budget.

EF opens the door to a new naming sponsor, wants to compete with top teams escapecollective.com/ef-opens-the...

'I’ve never seen anything like that': An inside view of India’s mind-boggling new stage race More than a million spectators packed the roadside for the final stage of the Pune Grand Tour. Race winner Luke Mudgway takes us behind the scenes.

A million roadside spectators on the final day?! The first edition of India's Pune Grand Tour was WILD. Race winner Luke Mudgway takes us behind the scenes. escapecollective.com/ive-never-se...

Someone is out there pretending to be a journalist called Jonny Long Someone is going around pretending to be Jonny Long: capital-J journalist. And that doesn't sit right with this lowercase-j journalist. Not one bit.

Someone is out there pretending to be a journalist called Jonny Long
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Ben Healy renews with EF through 2029 The 25-year-old Irishman is coming off a stunningly successful Tour de France. In an exclusive interview, he tells Escape Collective what's next.

Ben Healy renews with EF through 2029

In an exclusive interview, he tells us what's next.

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The Secret Pro: Don’t follow me down the hill Jonas Vingegaard's training crash is the sort of nonsense the internet is made for: lots of shouting, lots of people who are very sure their perspective is DEFINITELY RIGHT. Except they're not.

The Secret Pro weighs in on Jonas Vingegaard's training crash and whether the fan was to blame. escapecollective.com/secret-pro-d...

Reporter's Notebook: What you didn't see at the Tour Down Under A collection of stories that we didn't write about at the time.

What you didn't read about at the #TourDownUnder escapecollective.com/reporters-no...

Spin Cycle: Pune-itive measures Kangaroos caused chaos Down Under.

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CX Gallery: World Cup ends with fireworks in double-header grand finale Maasmechelen-Hoogerheide double weekend saw almost identical results in all elite races, the big wins going to Puck Pieterse and Mathieu van der Poel.

CX Gallery: World Cup ends with fireworks in double-header grand finale.
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‘He knocked the kangaroo into me’ – Jay Vine survives bizarre scare to win the TDU Matthew Brennan won the final stage in a reduced bunch sprint.

We didn't predict that a kangaroo would pose the biggest threat to Jay Vine's overall lead at #TourDownUnder this week escapecollective.com/he-knocked-t...

'Mate, I'm still in school!': Lucas Stevenson’s deep-end debut at the TDU The youngest rider in the Tour Down Under has been "very, very impressive" according to his sports director.

Lucas Stevenson. Remember the name. #TourDownUnder escapecollective.com/mate-im-stil...

Lucinda Brand's remarkable CX podium streak stops at 63 "It would have been cool if we had managed to equal Mathieu van der Poel's streak. But that's not the most important thing, right?"

Lucinda Brand's remarkable CX podium streak stops at 63 – "It would have been cool if we had managed to equal Mathieu van der Poel's streak. But that's not the most important thing, right?"
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Behind the curtain: Hutchinson's home turf manufacturing Inside Hutchinson’s French factory, where heritage machinery makes modern race tyres.

Behind the curtain: Hutchinson's home turf manufacturing
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'I'm immensely proud': How the TDU pulled off its last-minute route change It looked effortless from the outside, but behind the scenes, hundreds of people were hard at work.

Here's what it took to pull off a last-minute route change for the #TourDownUnder, removing the iconic Willunga Hill the night before the race. escapecollective.com/im-immensely...

From GC day to sprint stage: Vernon wins the bunch kick after a TDU scorcher The removal of Willunga Hill turned stage 4 of the Tour Down Under on its head.

Ethan Vernon wins stage 4 of the #TourDownUnder on what was a day of "mixed feelings" for race leader Jay Vine. escapecollective.com/from-gc-day-...

Spin Cycle: A black and white issue Yes. We're still on about the shorts.

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Willunga Hill removed from stage 4 of the Tour Down Under The stage will go ahead, but without its marquee climb.

With an 'extreme' fire danger rating tomorrow, Willunga Hill has been removed from stage 4 of the #TourDownUnder: escapecollective.com/willunga-hil...

Caught with 1 km to go: Welsford wins at the TDU after breakaway scare "I was thinking, 'There's no chance from here,'" said Welsford after taking his first UCI win for Ineos Grenadiers.

Sam Welsford has his first win with Ineos Grenadiers after a chaotic finale to stage 3 of the #TourDownUnder escapecollective.com/caught-with-...

Exclusive: America's biggest road race is on the brink Organizers are fighting to save the Maryland Cycling Classic amid financial difficulties at its parent corporation.

America's biggest road race is on the brink

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Tour Down Under: Hello and welcome to the UAE Show The world's strongest team went 1-2 on the first GC day of the TDU, blowing the race to pieces in the process.

UAE Team Emirates-XRG have stamped their authority on the Tour Down Under with a brilliant 1-2 on stage 2. escapecollective.com/tour-down-un...

2025 Mark Gunter Photo Awards: The winners! Here they are: the very best shots of the 2025 Mark Gunter Photographer of the Year awards.

You want to see some award-winning photographs? You've come to the right place!

Announcing the winners of the 10th annual Mark Gunter Photo Awards:

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Six months after iliac artery surgery, Maggie Coles-Lyster has her biggest win yet The Canadian's comeback is complete, with a sprint win in the Tour Down Under's one-day race.

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Tour Down Under: The finish we expected, just not the winner The big pre-race favourites were upstaged in an archetypal sprint day in the Barossa Valley.

The stage went the way we thought it would. But few would have predicted the winner. #TourDownUnder escapecollective.com/tour-down-un...

Green and gold rush-job: The making of Mackenzie Coupland’s Aussie champ's bike 'You can’t afford one thing to go wrong.'

The story behind Mackenzie Coupland's Aussie champ's Liv EnviLiv – a bike painted and brought to TDU in just a couple short days escapecollective.com/green-and-go...