Luke Tuckwell’s Breakthrough Moment as the the Young Australian is turning heads in France

While the favourites for this year's Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes are becoming clear, plenty of questions remain. Grace Brown takes stock of the biggest contenders, emerging challengers and lingering unknowns ahead of cycling's biggest races.

Demi Vollering completed a dramatic comeback to win the 2026 Giro d'Italia Women on the final stage, while we also look ahead to the Critérium du Dauphiné as the key Tour de France warm-up race.

While the cameras follow the battle for victory, another story unfolds behind the race leaders. Grace Brown explores the unseen side of professional cycling, where survival becomes the objective and some of the sport's most memorable moments happen completely out of frame.

Balsamo’s sprint dominance and van der Breggen’s grip on pink set up a decisive Giro mountain finale, Pidcock outlines a long-term retirement plan while targeting Tour and Grand Tour success, and the Dauphiné begins as the key Tour de France form test without Pogačar, spotlighting Seixas, del Toro, and Almeida.

From a strong display on Italian Roads, a 20-gram Giro controversy to major transfers, we unpack the technical, tactical and political stories shaping modern cycling.

Lorena Wiebes lost her Giro d'Italia Women stage win and the Maglia Rosa because her bike was just 20 grams under the UCI's minimum weight limit. But when reports emerged that two official weigh-ins differed by 50 grams, the debate quickly became about more than just the rules.

Jonas Vingegaard is set to win the Giro d'Italia, the Giro Women opened with a dramatic disqualification for Lorena Wiebes, and Tiffany Cromwell defended her Australian Gravel Championship title.

We unpack the latest Giro d’Italia drama, from surprise breakaways and jersey battles to Aussie contenders, Italian stories and everything that makes the Giro what it is today.

Does same-day racing create a ceiling or a launch pad for women's cycling? Grace Brown explores why the Santos Tour Down Under’s new format leaves the door open for growth, and why the same decision sparked backlash for Paris-Roubaix.