It's not everyone who can say Chris Froome has been their lead-out man. Ed Hood caught up with Israel Start-Up Nation's sprint winner Itamar Einhorn to hear of his recent podium places and how he got started in the cycling game.

The Big One, the Tour de France starts on Saturday and our BREAKDOWN specialist, Spencer Martin, has polished his crystal ball to have a look at how the Ineos team will handle the French Grand Tour. Plus: Should Chris Froome be on the Breton start line?

Chris Froome is not sure about disk brakes, he never had them at Sky/Ineos Grenadiers, but with his new team and bike he has no choice. Ed Hood has been talking to our Soviet friend, Nikolai Razouvaev, who has his thoughts on the disk situation. Some of you won't like it.

The UCI has announced that they'll be looking at dangerous behaviour in a peloton, including adopting dangerous positions on the bike; descending on the top tube. Ed Hood takes us on a retrospective a look at descending, handlebars and the evolution of aerodynamics in modern cycling.

Jan 21, 2021: Racing will start very soon, but the teams are still training like crazy. Remco Evenepoel isn't training - TOP STORY. Loads of other cycling news. Race news. Rider news. Team news. Plus UCI and Eurosport strengthen agreement for cycling on TV and Shimano take over neutral support at the Tour de France.

Is Chris Froome on the way back to yellow? - TOP STORY. In other news: Wout van Aert is a father, Froome to miss training camp, Hirschi from DSM to UAE and Aru to ride World cross champs. Rider news. Team news. Race news. The sad passing of Tour de France yellow jersey wearer Roger Hassenforder.

Aug 03, 2020: The season has restarted and it couldn't have been better - A stunning Strade Bianche. The revised Giro d'Italia route presentation - Top Story. Race reports from the Strade Bianche, Burgos, Route d’Occitanie and Getxo. UCI President talks Covid-19. Race news. Rider news. Team news and Strade Bianche video.

July 23, 2020 - Strade Bianche is the first course of the new 2020 race menu. Worlds could move to April next year - Top Story. Croatia champs. Van Avermaet to AG2R, INEOS Grenadiers, Colombians in Madrid, except Betancur and Milan-Sanremo. Rider news. Race news. Team news. Plus Contador Foundation race postponed, Preidler convicted of sporting fraud and Movistar to wear charity jersey at Strade Bianche.

Froome's future is now set, Guimard and Hincapie have their say - Top Story. Race reports from the Virtual Tour de France. Quintana and Kruijswijk talk Tour, Superprestige calendar, will Colombians fly? Race, rider and contract news. Contador Everesting, Rodríguez in hospital and Peter Sagan dresses the Mayor of Milan.