Racing

“Torture” – Jack Bobridge looks ahead to Saturday’s Hour record attempt

Australian who won mountains classification at Tour Down Under switches focus to the track

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On-bike video: Jérémy Roy avoids another spectacular crash

FDJ.fr rider's bike handling skills (and lucky camera) get him out of trouble again

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Rohan Dennis wins Tour Down Under as Wouter Wippert takes closing stage

BMC Racing rider takes overall by two seconds from Sky's Richie Porte, Cadel Evans finishes third

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Czech cyclist Roman Kreuziger takes lie detector test to ‘prove’ doping innocence

Rider, 28, faces 2-4 year ban and huge fine if UCI win doping appeal

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Tour Down Under Stage 5: Porte wins but Dennis hangs on to race lead (+ video highlights)

Sky rider repeats last year's triumph on Old WIllunga Hill but misses leader's jersey by 2 seconds

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Tour Down Under Stage 4: Steele Von Hoff wins in crashed-marred finale (+ video)

Aussie who will ride for GB Continental outfit NFTO this year wins WorldTour stage

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Alex Dowsett Hour Record attempt postponed

British time trial specialist not recovering on schedule after broken collar bone, says team

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Tour Down Under Stage 3: BMC take control with Rohan Dennis-Cadel Evans one-two

Evans second overall behind team mate in his final WorldTour race

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Top Gear back on Sunday with bike vs electric car and hovercraft challenge in St Petersburg

Richard Hammond seeks to repeat 2008 cycling victory over Jeremy Clarkson and James May

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Alex Dowsett back in training for Hour record attempt

Movistar rider takes to home trainer just one week after breaking collarbone

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Tour Down Under Stage 2: Movistar’s Juan Jose Lobato takes win (plus gallery)

Spaniard moves second overall, Jack Bobridge keeps race lead

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Tour de Yorkshire route announced

Grand Depart legacy event will start in Bridlington on 1 May and finish in Leeds two days later

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Video: Beware of the Dog! On-bike footage from Tour Down Under

Moment when French poodle almost took out FDJ's Jeremy Roy captured by bike cam

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Tour Down Under Stage 1: Jack Bobridge off to a flying start (plus gallery)

Australian rider who will attempt Hour record later this month wins from the break

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Paolo Bettini says 2014 was “wrong year” for Fernando Alonso cycling project

Italy's former national coach says Formula 1 driver needed to focus on his own career

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Cycling fourth-worst sport for positive doping tests

Athletics tops the list ahead of baseball, weightlifting, and cycling's 16 convictions in 2014

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Video: Team Sky’s Tour Down Under riders explain their roles

From Richie Porte to Ian Stannard, team run through what they aim to do in first WorldTour race of 2015

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Superfan! Aussie spectator holds up collapsing arch to avert “carnage” at TDU opener

Ross Dobson also uses free hand to catch team bike in mid-air

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Cycling treasure hunt in Norwich cancelled due to bogus police call

Person posing as officer said event was road race and couldn't take place, police say no such call made

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Marcel Kittel gets 2015 off to a winning start in Adelaide

Giant-Alpecin rider wins Tour Down Under curtain-raiser, the People's Choice Classic

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Strade Bianche becomes three – and you could take part

Classic Men’s Elite Race joined by Women Elite edition the same day and Gran Fondo on Sunday

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Tour de France to return to Andorra next year for three-day visit

Race makes first visit since Contador attacked team mate Armstrong in 2009 - and Wiggins showed he could climb

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Olympic road race courses changed to start and end at Rio’s Copacabana Beach

UCI president Brian Cookson says changes “will deliver a fantastic spectacle for cycling fans”

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Video: Alex Dowsett says he still plans Hour record attempt on 27 February

Movistar rider in good spirits after undergoing surgery yesterday on broken collarbone

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No cyclo-cross world cup for Milton Keynes in 2015

Last year's venue needed for rugby world cup

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“A dream come true” – MTN-Qhubeka secures Tour de France wild card

Team co-sponsored by charity that donates bicycles will be first African-registered outfit to ride cycling's biggest race

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Alex Dowsett breaks collarbone

Announcement to be made regarding possible change of date for Hour record attempt

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Bike race turns boxing match in Venezuela

Russian rider squares off against local at Vuelta al Tachira

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Year Record: Steve Abraham passes 2k miles, storming start for Kurt Searvogel

British contender now 200 miles ahead of Godwin's pace

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Videos: 70th Vuelta unveiled, including “toughest stage ever”

Six first-time summit finishes feature - all in the opening fortnight

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