Daniel Benson's Cycling Substack

Itā€™s looking increasingly likely that Primož Roglič will move on from Red Bull at the end of the season. šŸ“ø SWPix. Hi Subscribers, Today, we have another major transfer update story as we look ahead to how the market might play out in the lead-up to and during the Tour de France.

Could UAE Team ADQ go through management changes mid-season? πŸ“Έ SWpix. Hi Subscribers, Over the last couple of days, we’ve heard several reports from inside and outside of UAE Team ADQ of simmering tensions between the management board in Abu Dhabi and Team Principal Yana Seel. Twitter 🟒 β€” Instagram πŸ”΄ β€” Bluesky πŸ”΅ According to sources close to the situation, negotiations are now underway between Seel and the board regarding the team’s approach, direction, and her position.

The podium at the Giro d’Italia Next Gen. 📸 LaPresse. Hi Subscribers, The Giro d’Italia Next Gen has long been one of cycling’s most important proving grounds, offering a glimpse of the riders who could shape the sport’s future. This year’s edition delivered plenty of action, from Lorenzo Finn’s commanding overall victory to a host of breakout performances that underscored the depth of talent emerging from the U23 ranks.

Giulio Ciccone looks set to stay at Lidl-Trek. 📸 @SWpix.

Remco Evenepoel heads to the Tour de France as a co-leader alongside Florian Lipowitz. 📸 SWpix. Hey Subscribers, Before we get to today’s story, I just wanted to say that we, as in this Substack, turn 2 on Sunday. 🎂 In that time, we’ve been to Grand Tours, European Championships, two Classics campaigns, a couple of rounds of winter training camps, and broken several exclusives. In total, a whopping 934 stories have been published.

Mads Pedersen in action at the Spring Classics earlier in the season. 📸 @SWpix. Hey Subscribers, It takes Mads Pedersen a few seconds to think about his response, but when asked to sum up his season in three words, his choices roll off the tongue. “Unlucky, disciplined, close,” he tells me over the phone. Unlucky because of the crash on the opening day of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana that left him with multiple fractures.

Bardet in his racing days, when the team was known as AG2R La Mondiale 📸 @SWpix Hi Subscribers, Romain Bardet has officially been unveiled as the Sports Manager at Decathlon CMA CGM Team from January 1, 2027. The news was confirmed in a press release a short time ago, but ahead of the official announcement, the Substack and Cyclingnews were invited to a small online press conference with the former rider.

Hi Subscribers, This is a breaking news item, but we’re hearing word from several sources that Wout van Aert will miss the Tour de France this summer. Twitter 🟢 — Instagram 🔴 — Bluesky 🔵 The Belgian abandoned the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and missed the start of the Visma-Lease a Bike training camp at the start of the week. Van Aert was supposed to be a key support rider for Jonas Vingegaard in the race as the Dane chases the Giro and Tour de France double this year.

Hindley finished third at the Giro d’Italia. 📸 @SWpix. Hey Subscribers, The title is relatively self-explanatory, but let’s dive in, and we’ll start with Iván Ramiro Sosa, who is currently on the books at Equipo Kern Pharma. Those with good memories will recall that, in 2018, Sosa was once seen as the next Egan Bernal. Back then, Sosa won the Adriatica Ionica Race, the Sibiu Cycling Tour, and the Vuelta a Burgos.

Paul Seixas and Isaac del Toro have traded places in our Power Rankings. šŸ“ø A.S.O./GaĆ«tan Flamme. Hey Subscribers, With the menā€™s Tour de France just a few tantalising weeks away, now is the perfect time for a major update to our TDF Power Rankings. Following the results of the Tour Auvergne-RhĆ“ne-Alpes (aka the DauphinĆ©), there are plenty of changes to the previous ranking as riders show their form and fitness ahead of Julyā€™s main event.