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Shane Sutton says Richard Freeman has “got himself into something deep” as medical tribunal continues

Former British Cycling technical director says doctor is lying and sees Sutton as “a way out”

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Giro d’Italia Stage 8: Alex Dowsett takes impressive victory from the break

Essex rider’s second win at the Giro after time trial win in 2013

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Simon Yates out of the Giro d’Italia following positive Covid-19 test

All team-mates and staff members returned negative results

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Paris-Roubaix cancelled in response to soaring levels of coronavirus

Race would have finished in area recently moved up to ‘maximum alert’ status

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Rider breaks back in freak Giro d’Italia crash as helicopter blows barriers across road

Luca Wackermann of Vini Zabu-KTM also broke nose in crash at end of yesterday's stage

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“It’s so frustrating,” says Geraint Thomas after abandoing Giro d’Italia (+ video)

Ineos Grenadiers rider didn't start today's Stage 4 after freak crash yesterday

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Geraint Thomas’s Giro d’Italia hopes go up in smoke on Mount Etna

Simon Yates also distanced as Jonathan Caicedo wins Stage 3 on Sicily and Joao Almeida takes race lead

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Liege-Bastogne-Liege: Roglic snatches win as Alaphilippe celebrates too early – and then gets relegated to fifth (+ video)

Deignan wins women’s race, while Ulissi takes Stage 2 at Giro d’Italia

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UCI fines EF Pro Cycling over its one-off Giro d’Italia kit

Governing body says striking one-off kit wasn’t cleared with it in advance

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Giro d’Italia Stage 1: Filippo Ganna takes the maglia rosa (+ video)

A good opening day for Ineos Grenadiers with Geraint Thomas also taking time from overall rivals

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Unfinished business at Giro d’Italia for Geraint Thomas and Simon Yates

Italian Grand Tour gets underway today with individual time trial in Monreale

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EF Pro Cycling to ride special Rapha x Palace Skateboards kit and bikes at Giro d’Italia

The limited edition kit and bikes are certainly a fresh look

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Updated: “Racism is unacceptable” – Trek-Segafredo reacts to rider’s pro-Trump tweet

Quinn Simmons was replying on Twitter to cycling journalist who asked Trump supporters to unfollow her

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Amstel Gold Race cancelled as Netherlands tightens COVID-19 restrictions – will races elsewhere suffer similar fate?

New Dutch government rules forbid any spectators at sporting fictures making it “almost impossible” to hold event

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Cyclo-cross National Trophy Series returns in post-COVID 19 test event

Safety measures in place include changes to pit facilities and spectating being “strongly discouraged”

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UCI to study crashes next season to improve rider safety

“We can fight between us or work together,” says UCI boss David Lappartient following recent high-profile incidents

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Road World Championships: Julian Alaphilippe wins the rainbow jersey (+ highlights and reaction)

Attack towards top of final climb brings France its first men's road world champion since 1997

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Alexey Lutsenko misses World Championship road race after testing positive for COVID19

Kazakh rider was outside tip for today's race after winning stage of Tour de France earlier this month

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Tadej Pogacar stuck (most of) his Tour de France rides on Strava

Turns out he’s faster than you

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Anna van der Breggen wins dramatic worlds time trial as Chloe Dygert crashes out while leading (+ video)

USA's defending champion seemed set to retain her crown in Imola before crashing over barrier

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Two in custody as Arkea-Samsic manager distances team from doping probe

Investigation launched after raid on hotel rooms of riders including Nairo Quintana at Tour de France

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The bike(s) that snatched Tour de France victory at the last minute – Pogacar’s Colnagos

Tadej Pogacar won the Yellow Jersey on the final time trial. Here are the Colnagos that carried him there

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Tour de France doping probe launched following reports Nairo Quintana’s hotel room was searched by police

Preliminary probe launched following search at Arkea-Samsic team hotel last week that reportedly targeted Colombian rider

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Josh Quigley breaks North Coast 500 record

Nine months after sustaining life-threatening injuries, Scottish ultracyclist beats existing record by less than 5 minutes

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Tom Pidcock reportedly set to sign for Ineos Grenadiers

21-year-old expected to be announced tomorrow as joining UCI WorldTour team for next season

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Tour de France Stage 21: Sam Bennett wins on the Champs-Elysees, Tadej Pogacar seals the overall victory (+ highlights)

Irishman confirms points jersey win in style, Slovenian becomes youngest overall winner since 1904

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Ernesto Colnago and Eddy Merckx in tears over Tadej Pogacar’s Tour de France win

Italian framebuilder personally checked over the yellow bike the Tour de France champion is riding into Paris this afternoon

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Tour de France Stage 20: Tadej Pogacar snatches the yellow jersey after dominating time trial (+ highlights)

Slovenian puts in sensational time trial to pip compatriot Primoz Roglic to overall victory ahead of tomorrow's procession into Paris

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Truck on course causes crash at Tour de Luxembourg

Race marred by vehicles on the course with one rider caught in general traffic and forced to stop at a red light

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Muc-Off oversized pulley wheel system to debut in Tour de France time trial

Lightweight Oversized Precision Shifting system was developed in partnership with McLaren

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