Road Cycling
The races, riders and roads that define professional cycling. Follow Grand Tours, WorldTour stage races, one day Classics, national championships, rankings, teams and the stories shaping the international peloton.
Live Race Centre
The road season in motion, with the current major race at the centre of Open Chronicle coverage.
Dunbar Wins at Peñas Blancas as Mas Holds Red
Eddie Dunbar won Stage 19 at Peñas Blancas after Stefan Küng had taken the Stage 18 individual time trial in Jerez. Matthew Brennan now has five stage victories in his debut Vuelta. Enric Mas remains in the Red Jersey, 1:37 ahead of Primož Roglič and 3:01 ahead of Felix Gall, while Oscar Onley remains in white. Stage 20 is the final major mountain showdown before Sunday's finish in Granada.
The Grand Tours
The Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España form the central axis of the professional road season.
Italy · MayGiro d'Italia
The Corsa Rosa, its mountain passes, pink jersey, champions and annual race editions.
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France · JulyTour de France
The world's most famous cycling race, from Grand Départ to Paris and the fight for yellow.
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Spain · Aug / SepVuelta a España
The final Grand Tour of the European season. Enric Mas leads after Stage 19, with Primož Roglič at +1:37 and Felix Gall at +3:01. Matthew Brennan has won five stages, Stefan Küng won the Stage 18 time trial and Eddie Dunbar claimed Stage 19 at Peñas Blancas. Stage 20 is the final major mountain test.
Explore Vuelta →Major Stage Races
One week races and major international tours that define form, rankings and Grand Tour preparation.
Paris Nice
The Race to the Sun and an early season GC benchmark.
Italy · MarchTirreno Adriatico
The Race of the Two Seas and one of spring's major stage races.
Spain · MarchVolta a Catalunya
Historic Catalan stage race built around demanding climbs.
Switzerland · AprilTour de Romandie
Technical stage racing and time trials in the Swiss mountains.
France · JuneTour Auvergne Rhône Alpes
A major pre Tour test across the French mountains.
Switzerland · JuneTour de Suisse
High mountains, time trials and one of cycling's historic tours.
Poland · AugustTour de Pologne
WorldTour stage racing across Poland and Central Europe.
Belgium / NetherlandsRenewi Tour
Fast, technical racing across the Low Countries.
Germany · AugustDeutschland Tour
Germany's leading professional stage race.
UAE · FebruaryUAE Tour
Crosswinds, desert roads, summit finishes and time trials.
The Classics
Cobblestones, historic roads and the five Monuments. Explore cycling's greatest one day races through the dedicated Open Chronicle Cycling Classics portal.
Explore Cycling Classics →Road Cycling Calendar
A compact view of the races shaping the current period of the season. La Vuelta has completed Stage 19 with Enric Mas still in red, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec is being raced today, Montréal follows on 13 September and the UCI Road World Championships begin in Montréal on 20 September.
Road Cycling Championships
World, continental, national and Olympic road racing. Montréal hosts the 2026 UCI Road World Championships from 20 to 27 September.
UCI Road World Championships
Elite road races, individual time trials and the battle for the rainbow jersey.
European Championships
Continental road and time trial championships.
National Championships
National titles, jerseys and champions from across the cycling world.
Olympic Road Cycling
Road race and time trial history from the Olympic Games.
Riders Shaping 2026
Grand Tour champions, Classics specialists and the riders defining the current road season.
Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates XRG · SloveniaOne of the defining riders of the modern era, winner of the 2026 Tour de France and three stages of this Vuelta before his Stage 8 crash and abandonment.
Matthew Brennan
Team Visma | Lease a Bike · Great BritainFive stage victories in his Grand Tour debut, winning Stages 2, 5, 11, 16 and 17 in one of the standout sprint campaigns of La Vuelta.
Remco Evenepoel
Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe · BelgiumTime trial specialist, Classics champion and Grand Tour contender.
Primož Roglič
Red Bull BORA hansgrohe · SloveniaFour-time Vuelta winner and second overall after Stage 19, 1:37 behind race leader Enric Mas entering the final mountain stage.
Professional Teams
Explore the organisations, riders and tactical structures behind modern road racing.
UAE Team Emirates XRG
United Arab Emirates · WorldTeam
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
Netherlands · WorldTeam
Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe
Germany · WorldTeam
Lidl Trek
Germany · WorldTeam
INEOS Grenadiers
Great Britain · WorldTeam
Movistar Team
Spain · WorldTeam
Soudal Quick Step
Belgium · WorldTeam
EF Education EasyPost
United States · WorldTeam
Road Cycling Rankings
Follow the individual, team and nation rankings throughout the professional season.
Latest Race Reports
Stage reports, results, race stories, team news and current road cycling coverage, from La Vuelta's final weekend to the Canadian WorldTour classics and the road to Montréal 2026.
Latest Road Cycling Stories
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Enric Mas Conquers La Vuelta: The Story of the 2026 Vuelta a España
How the Classics Became Cycling’s One Day Monuments
Rider Profiles: The Anatomy of a Classics Rider
Team Strategy: How Numbers, Leaders and Sacrifice Win the Cycling Classics
Cobbles and Positioning: Why the Northern Classics Are Won Before the Attack
Race Tactics: How a Cycling Classic Is Won
Road Cycling Analysis
Strategy, performance, technical development and the decisions that shape professional races.
The History of Road Cycling
From early endurance contests to the modern WorldTour.
From the First Road Races to the Modern Peloton
Explore how professional road cycling developed across more than a century of competition.
History of the Grand Tours
Giro, Tour and Vuelta through the generations.
The Five Monuments
The most prestigious one day races in road cycling.
Legendary Climbs
Mountains where Grand Tours and careers were decided.
Great Riders
Champions who transformed road cycling.
Records and Milestones
Historic victories, streaks and achievements.
Road Cycling Library
Browse the permanent Open Chronicle Road Cycling archive by subject.
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