What separates the best…from the rest? ‘It’s not like I haven’t performed since I won the Tour,’ says Geraint Thomas, who reaffirms his form with Romandie win Geraint Thomas makes up for slip with time trial performance to seal Tour de Romandie overall Source Cycling Weekly

Filippo Ganna storms to time trial victory on stage two of UAE Tour 2021 Alpecin-Fenix leaves the UAE Tour after positive Covid-19 test Mathieu van der Poel hails ‘cyclocross shape in the desert’ as key to UAE Tour stage win Source Cycling Weekly

Giro d’Italia 2021 route: Tough gravel stage, Monte Zoncolan summit finish and final time trial in Milan for 104th edition  Sam Bennett takes victory in chaotic finale on stage four of the UAE Tour 2021 Mark Cavendish down to make second appearance of 2021 at Le Samyn

British Cycling told riders ‘not to divulge details’ of 100-person Manchester training camp Can Tom Pidcock trouble Van der Poel and Van Aert at the Cyclocross World Champs? Lucinda Brand takes Cyclocross World title as Worst falls in final Source Cycling Weekly

Irish television mistakes Sam Bennett for French team-mate while honouring him at awards ceremony Marc Hirschi to earn 14 times his Sunweb salary at UAE Team Emirates, according to reports Peter Sagan suffers nasty cuts on birthday training ride  Source Cycling Weekly

Mark Cavendish says he’s ‘honoured to witness how deep somebody can go’ as team-mate Fabio Jakobsen makes leaps in his recovery Alejandro Valverde says he will retire at the end of 2021 Chris Froome to make Israel Start-Up Nation debut at UAE Tour 2021  Source Cycling Weekly

Annemiek van Vleuten shares Strava data after joining men’s Classics team on training ride   Greg Van Avermaet reveals new bike for 2021 as Olympic champion returns to BMC machines  Cycling groups ask for urgent clarification over ‘stay local’ guidance during lockdown Source Cycling Weekly