Racing

Marco Pantani wasn’t murdered, insists magistrate as family ask for case to be transferred

Inquest drags on 11 years after champion cyclist's death in Rimini hotel room

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7 Tour of Britain climbs on Strava

A preview at the some of the main climbs in the race, and the best places to watch the action

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Vuelta Stage 13: Nelson Oliveira attacks solo to take the win

Lampre-Merida rider escapes from break with more than 25km remaining

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Fabian Cancellara pulls out of World Championships

Swiss star says recovering from injury and illness three times in a year is too much - but acknowledges last chance has gone

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Vuelta Stage 12: Danny van Poppel wins for Trek Factory Racing in Lleida

Dutch sprinter overcomes late mechanical to take the win on day when break almost went the distance

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Chris Froome abandons Vuelta as scans confirm ankle fracture

Team Sky rider pulls out of Spanish Grand Tour after Stage 11 crash

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Vuelta Stage 11: Astana’s Landa wins brutal stage and Aru takes lead as Froome cracks after crash

Chris Froome slips down overall stadings, Tinkoff-Saxo lose another rider to a race motorbike

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Michael Rogers awarded Olympic bronze for Athens 2004 time trial

New IOC policy to award medals to athletes who have been promoted following doping cases

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Tinkoff-Saxo considers Vuelta withdrawal after moto takes out another rider

Sergio Paulinho needed 17 stitches after today's incident - just days after Peter Sagan was forced out of race

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Stars line up for Tour of Britain, which starts on Sunday (+ route details)

Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish among top-name riders taking part in eight-day race

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Rigoberto Uran joins Cannondale-Garmin

Colombian Giro runner-up is latest addition to Jonathan Vaugters' squad

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Kris Boeckmans to spend another week in induced coma

Lotto-Soudal rider who crashed at Vuelta found to have trouble breathing unaided when doctors reduced sedation

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Vuelta Stage 10: Kristian Sbaragli wins for MTN-Qhubeka

Giant-Alpecin's Tom Dumoulin keeps overall lead ahead of tomorrow's rest day

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Lizzie Armitstead wins World Cup for second year running (+ video highlights)

Yorkshire rider joins other British winner Nicole Cooke in winning season-long competition twice

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Lotto-Soudal’s Kris Boeckmans to be brought out of induced coma

Belgian rider's sedation to be gradually reduced after extent of Vuelta crash injuries reveals no brain damage

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Vuelta Stage 9: Tom Dumoulin attacks to get back in race lead

Chris Froome appeared to have Dutch rider beaten - but Giant-Alpecin man recovered and is back in red

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Cycling club in shock after rider dies suddenly

Police appeal for witnesses as Sudbury rider apparently lost control of his bike and died of his injuries

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Peter Sagan out of Vuelta after being hit by support moto (+ video)

Tinkoff-Saxo rider says riders need more protection

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Kristian House to leave JLT-Condor

Tour of Britain will be 2009 British road champ's final race for Men in Black

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Mark Cavendish and André Greipel to renew rivalry at Tour of Britain

Sprinters set to go head to head for first time since Tour de France - who will have edge in next month's race?

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Vuelta Stage 8: Jasper Stuyven wins as Peter Sagan is taken out by a support vehicle

Several big names forced to abandon following a major crash

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Dan Martin leaves Cannondale-Garmin for Etixx-Quick Step

"An important moment for the team" says Etixx-Quick-Step boss Lefevere

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Vuelta Stage 7: Bert-Jan Linderman wins as Chris Froome gets dropped

Fabio Aru attack sees Team Sky's Tour de France champion in trouble during today's finale

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ONE Pro Cycling to take over London bar for Tour of Britain finale

Team founded by cricketer Matt Prior planning to move up to Pro-Continental level

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Pierre Rolland leaves Europcar for Cannondale-Garmin

French rider can challenge for polka dot jersey at Tour, says Jonathan Vaughters

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Vuelta Stage 6: Esteban Chaves wins to move back into overall lead

Tom Dumoulin drops to second on GC, Irish cousins Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche 3rd and 4th overall

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UCI bars Vincenzo Nibali from racing until Vuelta is over

Governing body's insistence in sticking by rules will affect Italian champion's Worlds build up

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Victoria Pendleton gets amateur horse racing licence for first flat race on Monday

After just six months of horse riding the twice Olympic track champ will compete in her first flat race in Ripon on Monday

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Cavendish, Froome and Armitstead head GB Road World Championships long list

British Cycling names riders vying for place in Richmond, Virginia, next month

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