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INSANE: 5 - The Real Truth

Visma-Lease a Bike seeking new title sponsor with Visma set to take a step back

Dutch squad aiming for boosted budget to continue competing with other super-teams in the coming years

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Visma-Lease a Bike looking for new lead sponsor to compete with super-teams

Visma to stay on board as partner, as talks progressing over new funding

Cycling Weekly

A season-delaying crash, a coach break-up and losing key teammates – Has Jonas Vingegaard's 2026 Tour de France bid gone wrong before it's even started?

Two-time former winner was hoping for a less disrupted path to July this year, but so far, pretty much everything that could go wrong has

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'It's not like you can easily replace someone like Simon' – Sepp Kuss to retain same schedule and priorities for 2026 following Yates' sudden retirement

US rider 'really motivated' to return to Giro d'Italia in support of Vingegaard, but may miss Vuelta a España for first time in his career

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Jonas Vingegaard's coach leaves Visma-Lease a Bike after 'struggling to continue applying creativity and passion'

All riders under the Dutchman's supervision will be assigned a new performance coach

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'Let's just hope it doesn't snow for three weeks' – Wout van Aert on track to start at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad as poor weather hits Visma's altitude camp

Dutch team delighted with star Belgian's progress after ankle fracture in January, but stress he isn't ready just yet

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'A test for the Tour de France' – Along with Remco Evenepoel, another Belgian star aiming for peak July performance lines up in Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Cian Uijtdebroeks making season debut in five day race after switch to Movistar

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Men's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race: Tobias Lund Andresen edges out Matthew Brennan to take the win from small group sprint

Brady Gilmore beats defending champion Mauro Schmid to take third

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Women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race: Ally Wollaston takes back-to-back win from small group sprint

Josie Nelson second and Mireia Benito third as rider from New Zealand becomes first dual winner in Geelong

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Why aren't all top teams taking on the Tour de France team time trial 'dress rehearsal' at Challenge Mallorca?

Visma-Lease a Bike and Ineos Grenadiers among teams opting against 24km Trofeo Ses Salines

Cycling News

'For me at Visma, the lines were too narrow' – Former Giro d'Italia leader Attila Valter explains why he had to move on from one of the world's biggest teams

Hungarian all-rounder opting for greater 'freedom of manoeuvre' at Bahrain Victorious in 2026 after three years with Visma-Lease a Bike and a chance to 'fail better'

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'I had the legs to win today' – Canadian Sarah Van Dam disappointed with Tour Down Under fifth place on Visma-Lease a Bike debut

'That's something she can certainly build on for the future' says Visma DS Van Emden

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'He's barely fallen behind' – Wout van Aert ramps up training hours as injury recovery progresses positively

Visma-Lease a Bike coach Jan Boven says Belgian 'can definitely look forward to the spring Classics'

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Olav Kooij's Decathlon CMA CGM debut delayed after Dutch sprinter falls ill with virus

French squad's big winter signing will miss next month's UAE Tour

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Matteo Jorgenson praises Visma for calendar flexibility in 2026 with big changes to race programme and Grand Tour leadership put on hold

US rider circles Liège-Bastogne-Liège as major goal for coming season, with cobbled Classics and Paris-Nice removed from schedule

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'I really needed the change' – Jonas Vingegaard looks to prevent burnout with refreshed Grand Tour approach in 2026

Dane takes aim at Giro-Tour double with 'new energy' but admits he's also 'been close to burning out' in wake of Simon Yates' retirement

Cycling News

'There are so many better examples than what we have in cycling' – Visma-Lease a Bike CEO Plugge expresses urgent need for financial reform amid sport's 'downward spiral'

'It's up to the UCI to change the business model, and maybe look to the example of Formula 1, or Moto GP' says Richard Plugge

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'Not on our bingo card before Christmas' – How Simon Yates' shock early retirement played out for management and teammates at Visma-Lease a Bike

'It's very unfortunate – he was going to play a really important role in the Tour, but I also have a lot of respect for his decision' says Jonas Vingegaard

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'He told me it wouldn’t get any better than this' – Simon Yates considered retirement after Giro d’Italia win

Brief teammate Owain Doull "not massively" surprised by announcement

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Why Jonas Vingegaard is right to race the Giro d'Italia before taking on Tadej Pogačar again at Tour de France in 2026

How two Grand Tours and an ideal route support the Dane's decision to double up

Cycling Weekly

'The perfect moment' – Jonas Vingegaard will race the Giro d'Italia in 2026 before targeting Tour de France

Visma-Lease a Bike rider aiming to complete the Grand Tour set

Cycling News

'Racing the Giro d'Italia will benefit his level in the Tour' – Jonas Vingegaard set for Grand Tour double in 2026 as team confirm schedule

Visma-Lease a Bike unveil plans for Vingegaard, Wout van Aert and Matthew Brennan, focusing on Monuments and Grand Tour

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'As I understand it, he lost his desire' – Visma-Lease a Bike coach discusses Simon Yates' sudden retirement

'Simon has been in the game for many years' says Jesper Mørkøv

The Independent UK

Simon Yates, cycling’s great underdog, defies expectation once more with sporting farewell

The 33-year-old stunned the cycling world by announcing his retirement on Wednesday, but the understated, unexpected move is quintessentially Simon Yates

International Business Times UK

Simon Yates Shock: Why Giro D'Italia Hero Is Retiring Now Despite Peak Career Form

British cycling champion Simon Yates retires at 33, just months after his 2025 Giro d'Italia triumph. The shock decision leaves the sport questioning what lies ahead.

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