The Tour of Flanders might be a clash between the titans of Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar, Wout van Aert and Mads Pedersen who have all been on the podium of the race before but can anyone challenge these cobblestone giants? Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
The big omission of the race is the pairing of both Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar who will be focusing on their Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix preparation but will it be the defending champion Mads Pedersen who can add a third title to his palmares?
E3 Saxo Classic has a special place in the Classics season and in 2025 the whole of the 2023 podium will return to the race with Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar and Wout van Aert. On that day in 2023 it was Wout van Aert who was the victor but Pogacar will look to replicate van der Poels achievement of last year and win the race as World Champion.
Mathieu van der Poel managed to complete the hat trick for Alpecin as he withstood the flurries of attacks of Pogacar on the Cipressa and Poggio in a race for the ages.
Jens Voigt is one of the most beloved and respected figures in professional cycling. Over a career spanning nearly two decades, the German rider became known for his aggressive racing style, relentless breakaways, and fearless attitude in the peloton. A multiple-time stage winner in the Tour de France, he famously wore the yellow jersey and played a crucial role as a domestique for some of the sport’s biggest names. Beyond his racing achievements, Voigt’s charismatic personality and trademark ph...
Mathieu van der Poel was instrumental in denying Tadej Pogacar a chance at victory in 2024 but in 2025 the current World Champion will hope to finally clinch the victory but there are many rivals planning to deny him including Mads Pedersen, Filippo Ganna or even the runner up from last year Michael Matthews.
Tirreno-Adriatico 2025 will have plenty of big names in the race from Mathieu van der Poel to Jonathan Milan and Biniam Girmay and even in the GC contenders there will be Juan Ayuso, Adam Yates and Simon Yates in his first race for Team Visma Lease A Bike. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane
Jonas Vingegaard will be looking to become the first Dane in history to win Paris Nice. Still, him and Visma Lease A Bike will have strong competition from Joao Almeida, Santiago Buitrago and Ben O'Connor. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
Strade Bianche will be the long edition once more and Tadej Pogacar will look to become the first World Champion to win Strade Bianche and join Fabian Cancellara with 3 wins while Tom Pidcock will head up Q36.5 and Maxim van Gils for Red bull Bora Hansgrohe.
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is the first of the big cobblestone classics but who will be the winner in 2025 with last year's winner Jan Tratnik in a new team and Visma Lease A Bike looking to get Wout van Aert on the podium again. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard were both in action for the first time in 2025 at UAE Tour and Volta ao Algarve respectively but who is stronger at the moment in 2025?
UAE Tour 2025 will see the return of the 2-time champion Tadej Pogacar who will be looking for another victory in the rainbow jersey and his first stage race in the jersey. The Sprinters battle will be competitive with Tim Merlier, Jonathan Milan, Olav Kooij, Tobias Lund Andresen, Jasper Philipsen and Sam Welsford being in attendance.
After the show was first released in 2023, Netflix’s Tour de France docu-series Unchained is set to be cancelled following the release of its third series this summer. This comes after a disappointing reception to the show’s second season in France alongside the decision to cover the Tour de France Femmes in 2025 according to reports from French newspaper Le Parisien ....
Tom Pidcock has had a fantastic start to life with Q36.5 but what awaits him in 2025 and what can he achieve more with his pro conti team? Follow us @thecyclingdane
Ineos Grenadiers have not won the Tour de France since 2019 and have been going through somewhat of a rebuild but which rider should they sign after losing Tom Pidcock to rally behind?
Ben O'Connor is now part of Team Jayco Alula for 2025 and had a fantastic 2024 with a 4th place in the Giro d'Italia and winning a heroic stage in the Vuelta furthermore finishing second in the general classification. But he wasn't done there as he was also second in the Worlds Road Race in Zurich, Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
Caleb Ewan is in a peculiar position as he is out of contract apparently in mysterious circumstances with no public statements and with Ineos Grenadiers being linked is this the next step for once one of the fastest sprinters on the planet?
The Tour Down Under is the first WorldTour race of the year and Israel Premier Tech will hope to defend the title Stephen Williams took in 2024 however UAE Team Emirates XRG are bringing their new signing Jhonathan Narvaez who finished second and the 2023 winner of Jay Vine.
Jonas Vingegaard announced his 2025 schedule with no inclusion of the rumoured Giro start but rather a proposed Tour-Vuelta campaign and a debut at the Volta ao Algarve and Volta ao Catalunya. But will this program be enough to defeat Tadej Pogacar in July?
The 2025 Giro d'Italia will be heading to Albania for the first time in its history and will also feature numerous familar big mountains such as the Colle delle Finestre and the dreaded Mortirolo. With two time trial stages and gravel it gives some various along the way for the big favourites for the general classification.
Tadej Pogacar is the world champion and his 2025 program reflects another potential big year for the Slovenian with many familiar races leading up to the defence of his Tour de France title.
Patrick and Scott talk through their predictions of the WorldTour 2025 season from Milan San Remo, Tour de France to Il Lombardia and the first ever World Championships in Rwanda. 0:00 Intro 00:47 Milan San Remo 2025 03:58 Tour of Flanders 2025 06:13 Paris Roubaix 2025 08:18 Liege Bastogne Liege 2025 10:07 Giro d'Italia 2025 11:15 Tour de France 2025 14:03 Vuelta Espana 2025 15:45 World's Time Trial 2025 16:50 World Road Race 2025 18:02 Il Lombardia 2025 19:15 Best Transfer 2025 20:01 Best Neo P...
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Charlie Tanfield member of the GB Track Team breaksdown his experience at the Paris Olympics where they finished second and they even won the Europeans in 2024 plus finishing second to Denmark at the Worlds. Charlie also hints at a possible Hour Record Attempt in 2025. Charlie Tanfield Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlie_tanfield/
Intermarché - Wanty had an incredible year with Biniam Girmay particularly at the Tour de France with 3 stage wins and a green jersey classification win the first for the team. But in 2025 they will hope to build on this success bringing in some experienced riders like Alexander Kamp mixed with several riders from their development team. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
Tom Pidcock Transfer Talks - https://youtu.be/9P1106hFesg Tom Pidcock has been linked with many teams following the internal drama at Ineos Grenadiers however no team has definitely committed to the Yorkshire superstar so is his salary or the perceived ego hindering a possible move away from Ineos?
Tom Pidcock has been linked with many teams following the internal drama at Ineos Grenadiers however no team has definitely committed to the Yorkshire superstar so is his salary or the perceived ego hindering a possible move away from Ineos?
Visma Lease A Bike look to regain the top spot of pro cycling in 2025 and will hope to avoid the bad crashes that occurred to Wout van Aert and Jonas Vingegaard in 2024. The bolstering of the squad with Simon Yates and Victor Campenaerts accompanied with a selection of riders from their development team could see them surpass the 32 wins from 2024. Will Jonas Vingegaard go to the Giro d'Italia in 2025? Follow us @thecyclingdane
Alpe d'huez Video: https://youtu.be/-hErhzX9jlA Jack Burke continued his KOM hunting on the Alpe d'Huez after conquering the Stelvio and Mortirolo on the new Scott Addict RC 2024 and I was there to help and film! Follow us @thecyclingdane
Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe had an interesting season in 2024 and have been bullish with their transfers for the 2025 season so could be the new force on the WorldTour in all aspects? Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane
