Happy anniversary to the King of the Mountains: Since 1975, the winner of the mountains classification has donned the polka ...

The Tour de France has four key classifications that riders can "win" in. The one everyone is jockeying for is the yellow jersey, or the general classification (GC) winner. The rider wearing the ...

Velo uncovers the remarkable journey of Mexico’s new star Isaac del Toro, from mountain biking in Baja to nearly winning the ...

João Almeida produced another admirable performance at the Tour de Suisse, with the Portuguese going on the front foot to take second place on stage 5 and move up to third overall. Narrowly pipped to ...

GIRARDOT, Colombia — The crowd roared as Rigoberto Urán took the stage last month at Latin America's largest amateur bike event. The Colombian cyclist universally known as "Rigo" started his ...

Ironically, Urán has achieved all his success despite never winning cycling's biggest races. Other Colombian cyclists, such as Egan Bernal, Nairo Quintana and Luis Herrera, have triumphed at the ...

THE route up Las Palmas in Colombia starts near the valley floor, but it doesn’t stay there for long. It is 16km up to the summit, an arduous climb of roughly 1,000 vertical metres, a journey of ...

Colombians have been riding on cycling’s biggest stages, like the Tour de France, since the 1970s. In 1984, Luis Herrera, known as Lucho, became the first Colombian to win a stage at the race.

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian Nairo Quintana on Wednesday ruled out retiring from cycling despite not currently having a team, insisting he is still capable of competing at the highest level.