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Tour of Britain Women rider almost hit by motorist on race route, claiming “there were cars coming at me from all directions”

Maeve Plouffe said the experience was "scary" knowing "it can have horrific consequences, especially so soon after suffering such a tragedy" following the death last week of Finlay Tarling

“The price of a young athlete dying far outweighs all the other problems”: EF boss Jonathan Vaughters blasts UCI’s focus on “ridiculous little issues when they’re unable to keep traffic off the road” after Finlay Tarling’s death

“What I’m really not enjoying is this sentiment that’s coming from very powerful people in cycling, that says: ‘What can you do? Sometimes cars just end up on the road, this is just part of doing competitive sport on the open road’. That is not true. This is preventable”

“We have to look at helmets”: Riders’ union president calls for “major upgrade” on helmet safety standards after Finlay Tarling killed by van driver on race route – but admits “closing every single road is difficult”

“What happened is a bit of a hole in the system,” says Adam Hansen, the president of CPA riders’ union

Teenage British cyclist Finlay Tarling killed in crash involving driver at Volta a Portugal

The 19-year-old, the younger brother of Netcompany Ineos rider Josh, was racing for NSN Development Team at the Portuguese stage race when he crashed on Friday

“When I crashed two years ago, she pulled full gas”: Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma’s “beef” over – but Tour de France Femmes winner hits out at public attack and online abuse

“First of all, we are riders, but next to that, we are human beings, we’re a real person. And if you say someone’s name or really attack somebody like this, it really hurts somebody”

It’s all about the process: Demi Vollering’s second Tour de France Femmes win cements her status as the star of women’s cycling’s greatest generation

The Dutch superstar became the first rider to win the modern iteration of the Tour de France Femmes twice after a swashbuckling performance in Nice

“It’s so childish, I lost all respect for them”: Furious Kasia Niewiadoma claims Demi Vollering’s teammate forced her into barriers as “part of the plan”, team complains to UCI

“I feel like if they want to compete, they should compete fair,” the Canyon-SRAM rider said, after losing the yellow jersey to Vollering, who claimed the incident was accidental and the “shit part of racing”

“You’re the strongest. I believe in you, you’re the queen”: How Kasia Niewiadoma pulled off the greatest ride in Tour de France Femmes history on Mont Ventoux

“Always keep pushing and believing, because anything is possible. This win is like I’ve paid back all of the second and third places I got in my life”

The chance to create new myths: Why the Tour de France Femmes’ visit to Mont Ventoux is so important

20 years on from Nicole Cooke’s spectacular solo ride on the Giant of Provence, the modern peloton is ready to write its own chapter on one of cycling’s most legendary climbs

“Everything can still happen”: Tour de France Femmes poised for epic finale after big GC three emerge in thriller

“Bike racing, right?” Kasia Niewiadoma laughed after being pipped by Demi Vollering at the end of a chaotic, race-defining stage

“The women deserve it”: Tour de France Femmes race director says full TV coverage being given “serious consideration” – but warns about “rushing things”

“We’re currently giving it real consideration, which is a step forward. Things are moving in the right direction,” Marion Rousse said

“ASO, what are you doing?” TNT Sports host Orla Chennaoui “pissed off” at Tour de France Femmes organisers over TV coverage branded a “disservice to women’s racing”

“There is a huge will to broadcast this race from start to finish, we need ASO to put it on,” Chennaoui said, after Sigrid Haugset’s stage-winning move took place before the TV cameras started rolling

Fake bra size aero gains row prompts UCI to carry out extra clothing checks before Tour de France Femmes time trial

The governing body warned teams that “particular attention” will be paid to clothing items that “could modify riders’ morphology” after complaints were made about the use of extra bra padding to improve aerodynamics

Tadej Pogačar to ride the Vuelta a España, ending weeks of speculation

The Slovenian will start the season's third Grand Tour as the overwhelming favourite

Man arrested after stolen Unibet Rose Rockets bikes recovered by French police

The team had previously asked fans to keep an eye out for the stolen bikes whilst warning thieves, "Rose Bikes are pretty nice. But stealing them is definitely not the way to get your hands on one."

Primož Roglič injured after being hit by driver during training ride, faces race against time for Vuelta a España

The out-of-contract 36-year-old faces an uncertain future regarding both his future racing schedule and his career

2026 Tour de France Femmes preview: Will cycling’s most unpredictable race finally give us a repeat winner?

Unlike its male equivalent, the women's race begins tomorrow with no clear favourite and jeopardy over the form of several riders...

TNT Sports hails “record” Tour de France audience in the UK – but can first paywalled Tour be viewed a success?

According to Warner Bros. Discovery, Channel 5’s new highlights show averaged 557,400 viewers for each stage

UAE squads ‘unaware’ of ex-pro cyclist’s drug links after 20-year ban for doping Italian junior team

Former Lampre sprinter Danilo Napolitano, who has spent the past few months working at the women’s UAE Team L’Imad service course, has been suspended until 2046 by the Italian anti-doping authorities

Tour de France’s final stage in Paris shortened due to “exceptional circumstances” caused by wildfires

Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated as wildfires rage in France’s Gironde and Landes regions, as well as in parts of Spain

Tour de France fan hit by team car driver in chaotic scenes on Alpe d’Huez, as Movistar rider forced to quit race after slamming into back of UAE vehicle

The spectator was treated by Tour medical staff after appearing to be hit in the leg just before turn 6 on the iconic climb

British Paracycling world champion handed two year doping ban despite proving banned substance was taken inadvertently, ingested through contamination and not performance-enhancing

Daphne Schrager says she has "conducted her career with honesty and integrity" but that the burden of proof in cases such as hers is too high.

“It sucks”: Thieves smash window and steal bikes in raid on Unibet Rose Rockets cycling team van

“Bike theft is, unfortunately, something that happens far too often in cycling,” the team said

“When we ride the bike, we see people like this too many times”: UAE Team Emirates won’t take legal action against hit-and-run road rage driver who brake checked Brandon McNulty before Tour de France TT

McNulty shared a photo of the motorist’s car on social media after he caused the American to crash shortly before Tuesday’s time trial. He later abandoned the race on Thursday.

Tour de France nighttime doping tests “harming sporting integrity”, claims Visma sports director – after UCI insists 2am controls “justified” and essential to “fight against doping”

Following criticism from the riders’ union, the governing body said it will “continue to support the ITA in carrying out its mission, in full and complete respect for its independence, in the service of a cleaner and more credible sport of cycling”

“I once did a TT with a gilet on after spending thousands on aero testing”: Geraint Thomas says Netcompany Ineos rider who missed time trial start “won’t do that again”

Thymen Arensman’s time trial got off to the worst possible start when he missed his start time, rolling down the ramp 10 seconds late. But his director of racing says “mistakes happen”

“Good for the f*** all training I do on this bike”: Tom Pidcock loses time on “scary” descent but happy with “best TT I’ve ever done” at Tour de France

The British star admits he uncharacteristically slowed on the route’s technical downhill section, but still finished 12th on the stage, cementing his position in the top 10 overall

Tadej Pogačar’s Colnago TT2 time trial bike: ready to win the Tour de France?

We take a closer look at the Colnago TT2 that Tadej Pogačar used for the 2026 Tour de France’s only individual time trial, complete with Enve wheels, custom aero extensions and a huge Carbon-Ti chainring

Judge signed off on Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard’s nighttime doping tests due to “serious suspicions” before Tour de France, according to reports

The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Paris has confirmed to L'Équipe confirmed that the judge was contacted by the International Testing Agency to authorise the 2am and 5am drug tests

Was Jonas Vingegaard’s Tour de France-ending crash caused by drug testers waking him up at 2am? Tadej Pogačar thinks so

“When your sleep is ruined one night, maybe you are a little bit less concentrated in the descent. And his Tour is ruined”