Top competitors: Jonathan Milan, Jan Christen, Fabio Jakobsen, Milan Fretin Stage 1 was a sprinters stage with Jonathan Milan taking the honours ahead of Milan Fretin while GC favourite Jan Christen suffered misfortune and crashed. The second stage went to Jonathan Milan in a bunch sprint again meaning he was able to extend both his lead in the points classification and in the general classification. Stage 3 was the first stage to shake up the general classification featuring

Road racing is finally underway again with the Tour Down Under marking the start of the 2026 road racing season. The women's race took place from the 17th to the 19th of January and consisted of three hilly stages. The stages saw two different riders taking wins with Ally Wollaston wining the first stage in a bunch sprint ahead of Josie Nelson and Femke Gerritse and going on to win the second in the same fashion ahead of Neomi Ruegg. The third and last stage was won by Neomi

The cyclocross season started in November and the world cup calendar is as follows with two already having taken place. 23rd November - Tabor 30th November - Flamanville 7th December - Terralba 14th December - Namur 20th December - Antwerpen 21st December - Koksijde 26th December - Gavere 28th December - Dendermonde 4th January - Zonhoven 18th January - Benidorm 24th January - Maasmechelen 25th January - Hoogerheide The world cup races in Tabor and Flamanville were both won b