Two-time world road race champion Julian Alaphilippe is ready to justify his salary in the 2023 season after some motivational criticism from his Soudal Quick-Step boss Patrick Lefevere.

Belgian Remco Evenepoel closed in on victory in the Vuelta a Espana after increasing his overall race lead by winning Thursday's 18th stage.

Defending champion Primoz Roglic suffered a nasty fall as Denmark's Mads Pedersen won stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana at Tomares in Andalusia on Tuesday.

La Vuelta a España is often one of the most competitive and unpredictable races to wrap the grand tour stretch for 2022. Whether coming back from injury like Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious) or Julian Alaphillipe, or pros seeking their first grand tour victory like Michael Woods (Israel – Premier Tech), one thing racing fans may count on is an exciting three weeks of racing in the ever changing weather and steep slopes around Spain.

Britain's Mark Cavendish and France's Julian Alaphilippe have both missed out on a place in the upcoming Tour de France, their Quick-Step team announced Monday. Double world road cycling champion Alaphilippe only returned to competition on Sunday, two months after suffering multiple fractures in a heavy fall on the Liege-Bastogne-Liege race in Belgium.

Biniam Girmay of Eritrea won the prestigious Gent Wevelgem classic on Sunday, becoming the first sub-Saharan cyclist to win a one-day classic.

Dutch sprinter Fabio Jakobsen of the Quick-Step team won a dash to the line on stage two of Paris-Nice at Orleans on Monday, powering clear with perfect timing.

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad marks the start of the 2022 spring classics on Saturday, Feb. 26. Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is often referred to as the miniature Tour of Flanders because it features the Ronde’s much-loved finale over the Muur van Geraardsbergen into Ninove.

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad marks the start of the 2022 spring classics on Saturday, Feb. 26. Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is often referred to as the miniature Tour of Flanders because it features the Ronde’s much-loved finale over the Muur van Geraardsbergen into Ninove.

Fausto Masnada ended a long barren spell with a stylish solo stage four success to jump to the top of the Tour of Oman standings on Sunday.

Danish rider Anthon Charmig powered to victory in the third stage of the Tour of Oman on Saturday to take the overall lead from Mark Cavendish.

Sprinter Mark Cavendish won stage two of the Tour of Oman on Friday to take the overall lead from Fernando Gaviria.

Teams selected for this year's Tour de France which runs from July 1 to 24 have been announced (teams, country, main riders):QualifiedAG2R Citroën (FRA): Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA), Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)Alpecin (BEL): Mathieu van der Poel (NED)Arkea-Samsic (FRA): Nairo Quintana (COL), Warren Barguil (FRA)Astana (KAZ): Vincenzo Nibali (ITA), Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)Bahrain (BAH): Sonny Colbrelli (ITA), Matej Mohoric (SLO)BikeExchange (AUS): Dylan Groenewegen (NED), Michael Matthews (AUS)Bora (GER): Sam Bennett (IRL), Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS)Cofidis (FRA): Guillaume Martin (FRA), Bryan Coquard (FRA)DSM (NED): Romain Bardet (FRA)Education First (USA): Rigoberto Uran (COL)Groupama-FDJ (FRA): Thibaut Pinot (FRA), David Gaudu (FRA)Ineos (GBR)Intermarche (BEL): Alexander Kristoff (NOR)Israel SN: Chris Froome (GBR), Jakob Fuglsang (DEN), Michael Woods (CAN)Jumbo (NED): Primoz Roglic (SLO), Wout Van Aert (BEL)Lotto (BEL): Caleb Ewan (AUS)Movistar (ESP): Enric Mas (ESP)Quick-Step (BEL): Julian Alaphilippe (FRA), Fabio Jakobsen (NED)Trek (USA): Giulio Ciccone (ITA)UAE (EAU): Tadej Pogacar (SLO), Marc Soler (ESP)Invited:B&B Hotels (FRA): Franck Bonnamour (FRA)TotalEnergies (FRA): Peter Sagan (SVK), Pierre Latour (FRA)

British road cyclist Mark Cavendish on Tuesday extended his contract with current team Deceuninck-Quick Step by a further year.

British road cyclist Mark Cavendish will extend his contract with current team Deceunink-Quick Step by a further year, team principal Patrick Lefevere said on Thursday. Cavendish broke a lengthy barren patch of illness, injury and poor form by storming back to win four Tour de France stages in 2021, at the age of 36.