2015 has been yet another huge year in the world of cycling – so much so that we almost lost track of the highlights. Luckily we didn't quite do that, and instead we've compiled the moments we feel defined the sport this year for you to revisit below.
Chris Froome wins the 2015 Tour de France
It’s been a big year for British pro cyclists, and for none more so than Chris Froome. Over 22 days this summer he not only proved himself King of the Mountains, but shrugged off heavy abuse, accusations and wayward cups of urine along the way to cross the line victorious in Paris. Team Sky have since released his TdF performance data in a bid for greater transparency, and while that hasn’t completely silenced skeptics, Froome has certainly won plenty of new fans for the way he conducted himself throughout the gruelling 2015 season.
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Lizzie Armitstead rides to triumph at the UCI Road World Championships
Yorkshire’s Lizzie Armitstead could barely suppress her joy at crossing the line first in Richmond, Virginia a few months ago, giving her supporters back home an image to treasure. Despite seeming out of contention in the penultimate lap of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships, she deployed some track-honed tactics to reel in her rivals and launch a series of attacks which saw her finish the job in front of Dutchwoman Anna van der Breggen. Check out her 2016 S-Works Amira with rainbow-flecked custom paint job.
Road disc brakes are cleared for pro peloton
Bradley Wiggins smashes the Hour Record
Vincenzo Nibali is expelled from La Vuelta for holding onto a team car
The Year Record comes under renewed threat
EuroStar cycle carriage policy change is overturned
Aaron Gwin unchained
Rachel Atherton (very nearly) takes it all
Rampage is more savage than ever before
History repeats itself
Martyn Ashton rides again
Plus is very much among us
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