Derek Gee’s fresh start hints at a new contract reality in the peloton
A quiet transfer with louder implications. Derek Gee’s move to Lidl-Trek reflects a growing shift toward stability, structure, and rider agency in the modern peloton.
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(3)Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe splits the Tour bet and reshapes its Grand Tour hierarchy
Two Tour leaders. One strategy shift. Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe rethink how Grand Tours are won.
Why modern cycling is fast and why doping isn’t the whole story anymore
When racing gets faster, suspicion is the easy answer. The real one lives elsewhere: in systems, structure, and how modern teams turn preparation into speed.