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The first time trial around the capital of Albania saw a close showdown between Primoz Roglic and Josh Tarling with a thin margin. Mads Pedersen was unable to defend the Maglia Rosa but remains within striking distance.   Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane​

Lidl Trek put everything on the line to get Mads Pedersen a perfect scenario with no pure sprinters and the Dane repaid them by inching out Wout van Aert to take the first win of their Giro and put Pedersen in the leader's jersey. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane​

Will Primoz Roglic and Juan Ayuso be the ones fighting for the Maglia Rosa? Patrick and Scott break down the Favourites, Route and Prediction of the 2025 Giro d'Italia. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ 00:00 Intro 00:20 Previous Editions 02:41 Giro 2025 Route Analysis 11:57 Is Juan Ayuso the Favourite to Win the Giro d'Italia? 20:02 Can Primoz Roglic Win...

Primoz Roglic returns to the Giro d'Italia for the first time since winning in 2023, but can the Slovenian add another title to his palmares as he will head up a very strong Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe Team. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/

First held in 1892, it’s affectionately known as La Doyenne – The Old Lady – a nod to its age and prestige. But don’t be fooled by the nickname; there’s nothing gentle about this race. Unlike the cobbled chaos of Roubaix or the sprinter’s playground of Milan–San Remo, Liège is a war of attrition, fought on endless climbs, twisting roads, and with no room for weakness. Riders head south from Liège...

Amstel Gold Race 2025 will see a shift away from the cobblestones but Tadej Pogacar is chasing more glory nonetheless. Defending champion Tom Pidcock will be a strong challenger and there is a question mark over what the recovering Remco Evenepoel will be able to do in his debut as well as Thibau Nys in his first ever edition. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecycling...

Action-packed Paris Roubaix as there was drama from start to finish. Tadej Pogacar rivalled the might of Alpecin Deceuninck but crashed which favoured Mathieu van der Poel who won in a dominant fashion. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/

Paris-Roubaix 2025 will see the return of the 2-time defending champion Mathieu van der Poel who will be chasing history as will debutant Tadej Pogacar who could secure the famous Flanders-Roubaix double. Equally both Wout van Aert and Mads Pedersen will hope to get to the top step of the podium by the time the Roubaix Velodrome comes around.

Tadej Pogacar delivered a masterclass on the roads of Flanders with a weakened Mathieu van der Poel unable to follow the pace and it was Mads Pedersen who snatched a unlikely second place in the final moments and Mathieu van der Poel 3rd despite illness and a crash plus Wout van Aert salvaged a 4th place.

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 spo...

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/