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- City of Münster, four districts and regional savings banks secure the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro financially and organisationally until 2030.
- The 20th edition in 2026 will lead from Borken via Baumberge and 205 km in total to Münster for the first time, with an undulating, challenging 65 km.
- Over 7,500 amateur cyclists are expected to take part in the LeezenCup; three distances of 65, 95 and 125 km, entry fee until 31 April at 95 euros.

Münsterland Giro: funding secured until 2030

- DVR calls for the alcohol limit for cyclists to be lowered from 1.6 to 1.1 per mille and the introduction of a fine offence.
- Cycling fatalities are falling slightly across the EU, in Germany they are rising from 396 (2014) to 441 (2024); other countries have stricter alcohol regulations.
- DVR also calls for better cycling infrastructure, consistent controls and joint action by politicians and cyclists to improve safety.

Drinking and driving: DVR calls for 1.1 per mille limit for cyclists in Germany

- Pogačar dominates the peloton, also because other teams unconsciously increase his chances of victory by working at speed.  
- Instead of doing chasing work for UAE, teams should deliberately let races "slip away" and force UAE to take control.  
- If UAE wants control, they have to sacrifice resources themselves; this is the only way to make races more open and less predetermined.

Tadej Pogačar: And everyone joins in - a commentary

- Giulio Pellizzari wins the mountain finish of stage 2 of the Tour of the Alps 2026 and takes the overall lead by 4 seconds.
- The stage was characterised by an early breakaway group, strong teamwork from Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe and late attacks from Bernal and Vlasov.
- Several favourites lost time: Pidcock 7 minutes, Gee-West 1 minute, O'Connor 25 seconds, last year's winner Storer 19 seconds.

Tour of the Alps - Stage 2: Pellizzari wins mountain finish after Red Bull dominates the finale

- Despite being the "smallest Ardennes classic", the women's Flèche Wallonne has a high-calibre line-up with almost all the star riders and strong support riders.
- The top favourite is Demi Vollering, closely followed by Katarzyna Niewiadoma; Puck Pieterse and former winner Pauline Ferrand-Prévot are also among the favourites.
- A strong "second row" around Paula Blasi, van der Breggen, Fisher-Black, Rüegg, Vallieres, Berthet, Chabbey, Kastelijn and Bredewold could provide some surprises.

La Flèche Wallonne Women 2026: Pieterse, Ferrand-Prévot & Vollering battle for victory

- La Flèche Wallonne 2026 will take place on 22 April, with 200 km for men (start Herstal) and 148.2 km for women (start Huy), finishing at Mur de Huy.
- Men will ride eleven climbs with three Mur de Huy (final with Ø 10%), women nine climbs over a record distance, also with a finish at the Mur de Huy.
- Both races are WorldTour events; TV coverage is available for a fee via Discovery+ and Eurosport/HBO Max with live streams in the afternoon.

Flèche Wallonne 2026: Route and TV schedule

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- In 2027, the Tour de France Femmes team time trial will take place for the first time on an 18 km circuit through the centre of London with a finish on The Mall.  
- The first two stages lead from Leeds to Manchester and from Manchester to Sheffield and include several challenging climbs.  
- For the first time, the men's and women's races will start in the same year outside France in the same country; both Grand Départs will take place in Great Britain in 2027.

Tour de France Femmes 2027: Buckingham Palace as a stage

- Raymond Poulidor was a successful French professional cyclist who never won the Tour de France despite numerous podium finishes.
- He came from a humble farming background and won major races such as Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Spain and several classics.
- His popularity continued after the end of his career as a Tour ambassador; he died in 2019 and has been commemorated by a monument in Pla d'Adet since 2024.

The eternal favourite of France: Raymond Poulidor on his 90th birthday

- ZDF will once again broadcast the men's Tour de France live from 2027 and the Tour de France Femmes for the first time; contract runs until 2028.
- ARD remains in charge: live broadcasts of all stages of the men's and women's Tour in 2026, coordinated by Saarländischer Rundfunk.
- Strong ratings in 2025 thanks to Florian Lipowitz and shared rights: ARD and ZDF jointly broadcast further cycling races, including the Tour of Germany 2026.

U-turn at ZDF: Return to the Tour de France

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- Warner Bros. Discovery is showing the 2026 Giro d'Italia on Eurosport 1, HBO Max and discovery+, with over 80 hours of live TV and all stages streamed.  
- The race starts on 8 May in Bulgaria and finishes on 31 May in Rome; commentary and analysis will be provided by Migels, Hasselbusch, Voigt and the "Velo Club", among others.  
- The programme will be accompanied by documentaries and formats such as "The Cycling Show", "Giro d'Italia: Dreaming in Pink" and other series on HBO Max, discovery+ and Eurosport.

Giro d'Italia 2026: Live on Eurosport and HBO Max

- The Giro d'Italia Women 2026 comprises 9 stages over 1153.7 km with a total of 12,500 metres of climbing and starts on 30 May in Cesenatico.
- Early focal points include sprint finishes, a hilly stage for breakaway riders and a decisive mountain time trial for the overall classification.
- The queen's stage over the Colle delle Finestre and the difficult final stage to Saluzzo will decide the battle for Rosa.

Giro d'Italia Women 2026: The favourites and possible stage winners

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- Roglič is planning fewer races in 2026, with clear priorities and maximum preparation for a single season highlight.  
- In the Red Bull - Bora - hansgrohe team, he will take on the hybrid role of leader, mentor and tactical focal point for younger riders.  
- The centrepiece of the season is the Vuelta, in which the four-time winner is aiming for a possible fifth overall victory and sole record as a specialist.

Primož Roglič: New role - between team reorganisation and Vuelta mission

- The Vuelta Femenina 2026 (3-9 May) comprises 7 stages over 815 km in north-west Spain, excluding individual time trials.  
- Difficult final stage up the Alto de l'Anglirù (12.4 km, Ø 9.8 %, max. 23.5 %, finish at 1,550 m) will probably decide the overall victory.  
- Tour winner Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Marlen Reusser, Marianne Vos, Lotte Kopecky, Mavi Garcia, Liane Lippert and Evita Muzic are among the contenders.

Vuelta a Espana feminina 2026: Showdown of the female cyclists on the Anglirù mountain of horrors

- After a long sprint, Luke Lamperti wins stage 1 of Paris-Nice 2026 ahead of Vito Braet and Orluis Aular and takes the overall and points jersey.
- It is Lamperti's first WorldTour victory and also the first win of the season for EF Education - EasyPost; Picnic PostNL remains winless as a WorldTeam.
- Casper Pedersen takes the first mountain jersey with three mountain classifications, Patrick Gamper wins the intermediate sprint; breakaway riders are caught 2 km before the finish.

Paris-Nice - Stage 1: Lamperti redeems EF Education-EasyPost

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- Without defending champion Pogačar, Flèche Wallonne 2026 is seen as an open, tactical race with a finale on the Mur de Huy.  
- The top favourites are Seixas, Skjelmose, Grégoire and Vauquelin; Seixas and Skjelmose are considered particularly capable of winning.  
- A strong second row and several outsiders increase the unpredictability of what is likely to be a selective race.

La Flèche Wallonne 2026: Great opportunity for talents

- Paula Blasi steps in for her team at short notice, attacks 25 kilometres before the finish and wins the Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition solo.
- The favourites around Demi Vollering neutralised many attacks early on, but hesitated when following Blasi and were unable to catch up.
- Blasi, a former track and field athlete and duathlete, joins the WorldTour team in 2025 and celebrates her maiden victory in the first Ardennes classic.

The peloton hesitated - Blasi didn't: Paula Blasi's solo victory at the Amstel Gold Race

- Eschborn-Frankfurt 2026: 211 km, >3300 metres of climbing, 21 teams (16 WorldTour, 5 ProTeams), finish in front of the Alte Oper in Frankfurt
- Demanding profile with Burgweg, two Feldberg climbs (south-west side) and Mammolshainer Stich favours classic riders with good climbing skills
- Starting field with favourites such as Politt, Alaphilippe, Kragh Andersen, Cort Nielsen; fewer pure sprinters, varied race scenarios due to ProTeams

Eschborn-Frankfurt 2026: Degenkolb, Politt and Alaphilippe announced

Day race

- The Tour of the Alps 2026 is a five-day, mountainous tour with few sprint opportunities and often difficult April conditions.
- The overall classification is likely to be decided by strong climbers, with no clear top favourites due to uncertainty of form and the weather.
- Among the candidates for victory are Pellizzari, Storer, Arensman, Bernal and Vlasov, while Gee, Double and Rondel are considered underdogs.

Tour of the Alps 2026: These riders can win

- Tommaso Dati (Team UKYO) wins stage 1 of the Tour of the Alps 2026 in Innsbruck in a sprint ahead of Tom Pidcock and Florian Stork.  
- Thymen Arensman attacks on the last wave 5 km before the finish, but is caught by the peloton at high speed around 300 m before the finish.  
- Zangerle, Nolde and Dirnbauer characterise the day's escape, Zangerle takes both mountain classifications and thus the mountain jersey.

Tour of the Alps - Stage 1: Arensman coup fails: Konti rider Dati outsprints Pidcock

- The 10th Tour of the Alps 2026 runs from 20 to 24 April in five stages from Innsbruck via Lake Garda to Bolzano.
- A total of 760 kilometres and 14,620 metres in altitude have to be covered, including the mountain arrival in the Martell Valley and the Hofmahdjoch as a key climb.
- New are bonus sprints in the finale of each stage, and the race is considered an important climbing preparation for the Giro d'Italia in May.

Tour of the Alps 2026: Test of form on the Alpine passes

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Currently important races

Münsterland GiroFunding secured until 2030

Drinking and drivingDVR calls for 1.1 per mille limit for cyclists in Germany

Tadej PogačarAnd everyone joins in - a commentary

Latest news

Tour of the Alps - Stage 2Pellizzari wins mountain finish after Red Bull dominates the finale

La Flèche Wallonne Women 2026Pieterse, Ferrand-Prévot & Vollering battle for victory

Flèche Wallonne 2026Route and TV schedule

Tour de France

Tour de France Femmes 2027Buckingham Palace as a stage

The eternal favourite of FranceRaymond Poulidor on his 90th birthday

U-turn at ZDFReturn to the Tour de France

Giro d'Italia

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Giro d'Italia Women 2026The favourites and possible stage winners

Unforgotten professional teamsTeam Molteni with Eddy Merckx

TOUR interviewAntonia Niedermaier on ski mountaineering at the Olympics, big goals at the Giro and her debut at the Tour

Famous teams in cycling historyTeam Mapei

Vuelta

Primož RogličNew role - between team reorganisation and Vuelta mission

Vuelta a Espana feminina 2026Showdown of the female cyclists on the Anglirù mountain of horrors

Paris-Nice - Stage 1Lamperti redeems EF Education-EasyPost

Day race

La Flèche Wallonne 2026Great opportunity for talents

The peloton hesitated - Blasi didn'tPaula Blasi's solo victory at the Amstel Gold Race

Eschborn-Frankfurt 2026Degenkolb, Politt and Alaphilippe announced

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Tour of the Alps 2026These riders can win

Tour of the Alps - Stage 1Arensman coup fails: Konti rider Dati outsprints Pidcock

Tour of the Alps 2026Test of form on the Alpine passes

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Münsterland Giro
Funding secured until 2030

Drinking and driving
DVR calls for 1.1 per mille limit for cyclists in Germany

Tadej Pogačar
And everyone joins in - a commentary

Tour of the Alps - Stage 2
Pellizzari wins mountain finish after Red Bull dominates the finale

La Flèche Wallonne Women 2026
Pieterse, Ferrand-Prévot & Vollering battle for victory

Flèche Wallonne 2026
Route and TV schedule

Tour de France Femmes 2027
Buckingham Palace as a stage

The eternal favourite of France
Raymond Poulidor on his 90th birthday

U-turn at ZDF
Return to the Tour de France

Giro d'Italia 2026
Live on Eurosport and HBO Max

Giro d'Italia Women 2026
The favourites and possible stage winners

Unforgotten professional teams
Team Molteni with Eddy Merckx

TOUR interview
Antonia Niedermaier on ski mountaineering at the Olympics, big goals at the Giro and her debut at the Tour

Famous teams in cycling history
Team Mapei

Primož Roglič
New role - between team reorganisation and Vuelta mission

Vuelta a Espana feminina 2026
Showdown of the female cyclists on the Anglirù mountain of horrors

Paris-Nice - Stage 1
Lamperti redeems EF Education-EasyPost

La Flèche Wallonne 2026
Great opportunity for talents

The peloton hesitated - Blasi didn't
Paula Blasi's solo victory at the Amstel Gold Race

Eschborn-Frankfurt 2026
Degenkolb, Politt and Alaphilippe announced

Tour of the Alps 2026
These riders can win

Tour of the Alps - Stage 1
Arensman coup fails: Konti rider Dati outsprints Pidcock

Tour of the Alps 2026
Test of form on the Alpine passes