Brace yourself for the ultimate pre-Tour de France test, the Critérium du Dauphiné this June 4th to 11th. The French stage race has mountains galore, one time trial and one sprint stage – and the defending 2022 Tour champion Jonas Vingegaard.

Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard has signed a fresh deal with Jumbo-Visma that runs until 2027, the Dutch cycling team said on Tuesday.

The 2024 Tour de France will finish with a taxing time-trial from Monaco to Nice, a far cry from the traditional champagne procession and sprint up the Champs-Élysées, organizers revealed on Monday.

Tadej Pogacar won cycling's Paris-Nice on Sunday when his solo triumph on the Riviera town's iconic Promenade des Anglais propelled the UAE Emirates rider to a crushing overall victory on his first entry to the eight-day event.

Two-time former Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar came through the "first really difficult" day of his season to take full control of Paris-Nice on Saturday after winning the seventh stage.

Young Dutch rider Olav Kooij took his first significant road victory in the sprint at the end of the fifth stage of Paris-Nice, and Tadej Pogacar retained the overall lead Thursday.

Two-time former Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar climbed to the overall lead of Paris-Nice after winning Wednesday's fourth stage.

EF Education-Easy Post's Magnus Cort Nielsen moved to the top of the overall standings of Paris-Nice on Tuesday, despite Jumbo-Visma winning the team time trial on Stage 3 in central France.

Former world champion Mads Pedersen won a chaotic mass bunch sprint for the finish line at Fontainebleau on Monday to take Stage 2 of the Paris-Nice and claim the overall lead in the eight-day cycling race.

Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier won a battle of the fast men to take the first stage of Paris-Nice in La Verriere on Sunday.

Bike technology has become so important to elite road racing teams that the sport has, one rider said, "become like Formula One".

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) will battle next week at Paris-Nice, their first face-to-face of 2023, continuing the fight from last year's Tour de France.

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) is on a winning rampage and he's taking that form to the 2023 Paris-Nice. And he's decided to skip Strade Bianche to be ready for the appointment, his first face to face of the season with Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), and ahead, the Tour de France.

As road cycling's World Tour season shifts into gear at the Tour Down Under next week, we take a look at some of the issues and storylines expected to feature in the year ahead.

Slovenian Primoz Roglic will focus on the Giro d'Italia next season while Danish team-mate Jonas Vingegaard will defend his Tour de France title, their Jumbo-Visma team said on Thursday.