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Doctor at centre of Operation Aderlass goes on trial

Austrian-German doping investigation last week uncovered a new doping product thought to have already been used in pro cycling

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Tour de France Stage 19: Søren Kragh Andersen doubles up (+ highlights)

Team Sunweb rider wins his second stage in this year's race

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Are Specialized about to launch a new super light road bike? Peter Sagan shares images of previously unseen model

The pics were first posted by Sagan's teammate Daniel Oss, with the Italian shown holding the bike above his head with minimal effort... are Specialized about to throw out the UCI rule book?

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Tour de France Stage 18: Michal Kwiatkowski and Richard Carapaz rescue Ineos Grenadiers’ race (+ highlights)

Polish rider takes stage win, Ecuadorian grabs polka-dot jersey; Roglic retains overall lead

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Tour de France Stage 17: Miguel Angel Lopez triumphs on summit finish (+ highlights)

Primoz Roglic finishes second and extends his overall lead over Tadej Pogacar

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Wiggins: If Brailsford were a football manager, he’d have been sacked

2012 Tour de France winner reflects on selection issues at this year's race

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Tour de France Stage 16: Lennard Kämna takes solo win (+ highlights)

Bora-Hansgrohe rider attacked on final categorised climb and rode alone to victory

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Mark Cavendish says he thought depression was “an excuse” – until he was diagnosed with it

Manx sprinter also tells celebrity fitness coach Joe Wicks he has “nothing left to prove” following glittering career

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Tour de France Stage 15: Tadej Pogacar wins, Primoz Roglic second on the Grand Colombier

Jumbo-Visma take control of race as defending champion Egan Bernal loses huge time

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“I’m ready to fight”: Kevin Reza, the only black cyclist at this year’s Tour de France, wants cycling to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement

The B&B Hotels–Vital Concept rider says that his voice doesn't "carry as much weight" as megastars in sports such as F1 and basketball, but wants his sport to move forward

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Tour de France Stage 14: Team Sunweb do it again as Soren Kragh Andersen wins in Lyon (+ highlights)

Teamwork pays off again for German team with second victory in three days

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Team boss lauds Romain Bardet’s “admirable courage” – but should someone have stopped Frenchman riding to stage finish with concussion?

French rider collapsed when first helped to his feet after crash

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UCI reveals courses for World Championships later this month (yes, they’re still happening)

Road race circuits start and end on Imola Grand Prix circuit

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Tour de France Stage 13: Dani Martinez wins, Primoz Roglic drops Egan Bernal

EF Pro Cycling rider takes the stage win, while defending champion loses more than half a minute to his biggest rival

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Operation Aderlass uncovers new doping product – names of riders who used it passed to UCI

Austro-German blood doping investigators believe H7379 was used by some pros during 2016 and 2017 seasons

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Tour de France Stage 12: Marc Hirschi wins as Team Sunweb go on attack (+ highlights)

Third time lucky for young Swiss rider, Primoz Roglic retains yellow jersey

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Tour de France Stage 11: Caleb Ewan wins in Poitiers, Peter Sagan relegated for dangerous sprinting (+ highlights)

Sam Bennett extends points lead after Slovakian rider was adjudged to have pushed Wout van Aert out of the way in hard-fought finish in Poitiers

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Tour de France Stage 10: Sam Bennett takes the sprint, Primoz Roglic retains overall lead (+ highlights)

Potential crosswinds meant it was a nervous day in the peloton

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Video: Josh Ibbett Bikepacking GBDuro 2020

Self-sufficient, self shot bikepacking race reality

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Are Bianchi about to launch a revamped Specialissima? 2021 version of legendary race bike leaked on retail sites

It looks like after five long years, Bianchi are about to unveil a fully reworked Specialissima with completely hidden cables. Will we see it in action during the 2020 Tour de France?

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Tour de France Stage 9: Tadej Pogacar wins, Primoz Roglic takes yellow + highlights and reaction

Slovenian friends and rivals take the spoils at end of second day in the Pyrenees

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“Do it for us and the rest of the field”: Movistar issue plea over maskless Tour de France fans

The team have called on fans to behave more responsibly, but the French Prime Minister declared that he was satisfied with behaviour in the Pyrenees yesterday

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Tour de France Stage 8: Nans Peters takes solo win, Adam Yates clings onto yellow jersey (+ video highlights)

A big day in the Pyrenees that has left Thibaut Pinot's overall hopes in tatters

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Testing now back to normal says Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation

Several high profile riders expressed concern at lack of testing during lockdown

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Tour de France Stage 7: Wout Van Aert wins as race blown apart (+ video highlights)

Bora-Hansgrohe get Peter Sagan back in green ahead of crosswinds playing havoc

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Tour de France Stage 6: Alexey Lutsenko wins from break, Adam Yates keeps yellow (+ video highlights and reaction)

Astana's Kazakh national champion distances fellow escapees on final climb

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Adam Yates leads Tour de France as Julian Alaphilippe penalised, Wout van Aert takes stage

Belgian secures Jumbo-Visma's second successive stage win

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Imola chosen to host UCI Road Cycling World Championships later this month

Italian motor racing circuit selected because of protection offered against coronavirus after original Swiss venue withdrew

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Tour de France Stage 4: Primoz Roglic takes first summit finish (+ video highlights)

Jumbo-Visma rider beats fellow Slovenian Pogacar to the line, Alaphilippe stays in yellow

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Tour de France Stage 3: Caleb Ewan pips Sam Bennett in the sprint (+ video highlights)

Fourth career stage win at the French Grand Tour for Lotto-Soudal's Australian sprinter

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