Before results change, language changes. Before language changes, decisions do. This Signals edition looks at the early movements shaping professional cycling – quietly, unevenly, but with growing consistency.
Soudal-QuickStep is easing back toward the Classics, shifting focus from a single star to a broader, long-term identity rooted in one-day racing.
Van der Poel’s flawless control met cyclocross chaos in Zonhoven, as a single crash reshaped the race and exposed how fragile dominance can be.
Pogacar dominates stage racing, but Milano–Sanremo remains unsolved — exposing the limits of power in cycling’s most elusive Monument.
