Racing

Spain’s Basque Region to host Grand Départ of 2023 Tour de France (+ route videos)

Opening stage will start and finish in Bilbao, Jaizkibel climb features in finale of second stage in San Sebastian

Time trial bikes now too dangerous for training on public roads, says Tom Pidcock

Ineos Grenadiers rider believes “extreme” riding positions are cause of his and Egan Bernal’s crashes

Peter Sagan comes to the aid of “flabbergasted” British cyclo-tourist in Gran Canaria

Willie McColl was stranded with a puncture and no remaining spare tubes when a group of pros, led by former world champion Sagan, stopped to help

I’m not cycling’s Novak Djokovic: Greg Van Avermaet defends plan to delay Covid-19 booster

The AG2R Citroën rider blamed the vaccinations for his poor form in the second half of 2021

No Tour de France record for Mark Cavendish in 2022 — teammate Fabio Jakobsen says Manx Missile will race Giro d’Italia

Dutch sprinter reveals Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl plan to take him to the Tour de France as their sprinter, leaving no room for Cav

Cycling Twitter unites to condemn racist comments from La Flamme Rouge account

Site claims co-owner responsible for the inflammatory tweets is now ‘inactive’

Zoe Bäckstedt misses out on British cyclo-cross championships after testing positive for Covid-19

Junior road world champion contracted the virus after an impressive elite podium place on Tuesday, and joins Tom Pidcock on the absentee list for the Crawley event

Amy Pieters to be flown back to Netherlands today but remains in coma

Madison world champion crashed during training camp with Dutch national team before Christmas

Peter Sagan tests positive for COVID-19 for second time in less than a year

Three-time world champion and his brother are now self-isolating

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Knee injury setback for Chris Froome ahead of new season

Four-time Tour de France winner blames overtraining for injury

Team Jumbo-Visma unveil amazing new service course with stunning video

New facility in ’s-Hertogenbosch highlights financial firepower of one of cycling’s biggest teams

12-year-old cyclist who ‘beat the pros’ at Tour of Britain handed team contract alongside Phil Gaimon

Xander Graham shot to fame after briefly outpacing Tour of Britain peloton back in September, and has been rewarded with place on new 'multidisciplinary' team

Arise, Dame Laura and Sir Jason! Cycling’s golden couple recognised in New Year Honours

Husband and wife who have racked up 12 Olympic golds between them head list of cyclists recognised for triumphs in Tokyo

Crackers! Luke Rowe rescues Christmas with Twitter shout-out

Ineos Grenadiers road captain offered team jersey to anyone who could help him out of his fix – and social media delivered

World Madison champion Amy Pieters in induced coma after training camp crash

Three-time rainbow jersey winner sustained head injury while riding with Dutch national track team in Spain

Jan Ullrich in Swiss clinic after alcohol addiction relapse

1997 Tour de France winner was hospitalised in Mexico after reportedly boarding flight from Cuba completely drunk

Want to buy Wout van Aert’s Mont Ventoux stage-winning Cervélo? Here’s how much it will cost you

Team Jumbo-Visma are hosting an end of season auction with Primož Roglič, Marianne Vos and Jonas Vingegaard amongst the riders whose bikes could be yours (for a sizeable fee)

Sir Dave Brailsford appointed Director of Sport at Ineos across whole portfolio

Sailing, rugby union and Formula 1 join cycling on his job description

Zoe Backstedt joins – and beats – the elite at Essen cyclo-cross

The 17-year-old Brit proves there is little she can’t do as she powers through the mud to convincingly win the Ethias Cross Essen elite women’s race

End of the road looms for Qhubeka-NextHash as UCI refuses licence

‘Africa’s Team’, which helped get 30,000 people bikes to transform their lives, set to fold

Davide Rebellin rides on past 50 as he signs up for 30th season as a pro

Italian recovers from September’s double leg fracture as he extends contract for another year

Helmets and front lights to be compulsory on all Cycling Time Trials events – including hill climbs

Resolutions passed at AGM of organisation’s National Council at the weekend

Mark Cavendish: Comeback from Six Day crash pales in comparison to mental health

The Manx Missile suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung in the crash at the Ghent Six Day

Mark Cavendish to stay at Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl for one more year

Team boss Patrick Lefevere says: “Mark wanted an extension of his fairy tale and I didn't want to take that away from him”

London prepares to welcome UCI Track Champions League this weekend

Double Olympic champion Katie Archibald among the stars taking to the track at Lee Valley

Wout van Aert to target the green jersey at the 2022 Tour de France

Belgian star to try and make it third time lucky and wrestle the jersey from defending champion Mark Cavendish

Mark Cavendish reveals ‘hole behind heart’ after serious crash in Belgium

Manxman also suffered two broken ribs at the Ghent Six Day event and masked the seriousness of the crash from his family

Brazilian speedster aims to hit 300km an hour next year to become world’s fastest cyclist (+ video)

Evandro Portela of lorry-drafting video fame tells road.cc of his plans to break motor-paced cycling world record

Women’s prize money trebled to match men at Belgian one-day race Nokere Koerse

Prize fund for women at semi-classic will total €18,800 next year, leading to calls for other events on the UCI calendar to follow suit

Mark Cavendish breaks two ribs in heavy crash at Ghent Six Day (+ video)

Incident happened on final day of Belgian track meet