Racing

Televised urban downhill race planned for Selkirk this summer

Country’s first screened-live urban downhill championship

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Eroica founder discussing launch of pro gravel race series with UCI

Founder of event first held on Tuscany's Strade Bianche wants to take the sport old school

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Mark Cavendish reportedly set to miss out on Olympic dream

34-year-old said to have been left out of Great Britain squad for final round of Track World Cup

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Specialized launch new Tour Down Under Collection and donate $100,000 to Australia’s Wildlife Rescue Organisation

A new Specialized Allez Disc will be ridden by Bora Hansgrohe and Deceuninck–Quick-Step riders, with the designs inspired by "the speed and colour of the Australian Budgie"

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Transcontinental Race introduces Mike Hall Bursary to widen accessibility to event

Funding available for three riders from low-income families to take part in this year’s eighth edition

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Cyclo-cross national championships: Tom Pidcock retains men’s title, Hattie Harnden wins women’s crown

Ben Tulett finishes second in men's race but takes Under-23 title, Beth Crumpton takes women's silver

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EF Pro Cycling to continue to mix road with gravel and mountain biking events in 2020

Riders back team's alternative racing programme that saw Lachlan Morton win GBDuro

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Deceuninck – Quick-Step aiming to become first carbon neutral professional cycling team

“Cycling has a unique relationship with the environment in that it is our stadium and, like any stadium, it needs to be cared for and looked after”

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Lincoln Grand Prix organiser says Brexit to blame if event doesn’t go ahead this year

With several races struggling, British Cycling has appointed Erick Rowsell to help develop a sustainable domestic road racing calendar

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Tour Down Under will help boost Adelaide Hills bush fire recovery, says mayor

South Australia region hit by natural disaster emphasises it’s “open for business” ahead of WorldTour opener

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Don’t write off Chris Froome, cautions Sir Dave Brailsford

Team Ineos boss reacts to reports that four-time Tour de France winner’s recovery was behind schedule

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Updated: Chris Froome insists “recovery is going well”

Team Ineos star responds to reports in Italian press that comeback was behind schedule

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Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross founder John Rawnsley dies at 81

Rawnsley organised 50 Three Peaks races and rode 45 himself

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Rohan Dennis says ‘mental struggles’ led him to abandon Tour de France

Team Ineos rider concedes he is obsessive and says he divides his pedal strokes into multiples of five throughout a road race

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Jumbo-Visma to take three leaders to the Tour de France

Dumoulin, Roglic and Kruijswijk will all head to France while sprinter Groenewegen will ride the Giro and Vuelta

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Geraint Thomas targets Tour de France – but accepts he may have to play team role

Team Ineos star reflects on emergence of Egan Bernal and possible return of Chris Froome

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Team Ineos partners with Formula 1 giant Mercedes-AMG Petronas

Collaboration also includes Sir Ben AInslie's Ineos Team UK Americas Cup challenge

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe explains Team Sky takeover … to two of its riders (and fellow Monaco residents), Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe for their podcast

Billionaire's Ineos petrochemicals group took over UCI WorldTour team in May

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Stocking thriller: The O-Seat is a bike saddle cover with a ‘discreet pocket’ for slipping in a vibrating sex toy

Also recommended for "road racers, mountain bikers, bike tourers, leather lovers and even commuters", the O-Seat houses a Lovesense vibrating sex toy for an extra pleasurable ride...

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Video: Riders forced to dodge dog at cyclo-cross race in Belgium

Canine’s intervention didn’t stop Mathieu van der Poel getting back into winning ways

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Matthew Glaetzer wins Track World Cup silver ahead of cancer treatment

Australian sprinter already underwent surgery for thyroid cancer last month

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UCI moves to suspend Caja Rural after second doping case

Last year's Portuguese national champion, Domingo Goncalves, was provisionally suspended earlier this week

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‘So, Rohan, let’s take a look at what you could have ridden’ – Merida unveils Bahrain-McLaren’s new TT bike

World TT champ will be on a Pinarello Bolide with Team Ineos next year - but here's his former team's new time trial ride

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UCI postpones planned Classics Series after backlash

Season-long competition featuring 21 one-day races was due to start next year - but teams and organisers aren't keen

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Rohan Dennis makes ‘dream’ move to Ineos, drawn by team’s ‘innovation’ in time trialling (+ video interview)

Two-time world time trial champion left Bahrain-Merida in October following rows over equipment

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Gritfest 2020 sells out in record time

Third edition of Mid-Wales gravel race fills up despite extra places

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Geraint Thomas says Chris Froome was wearing a sarong that “didn’t leave anything to the imagination” when the pair first met

2018 Tour de France champion talks through his career on superbike racer Eugene Laverty's PrePro Podcast

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Freeman tribunal: Former British Cycling doctor suffers blow as panel says Shane Sutton testimony is admissible

Freeman says testosterone gel was for Sutton… but Sutton says it wasn’t

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Track sprinter Vicky Williamson switches to bobsleigh

World Championship bronze medallist missed several years of racing after horrific crash in 2016

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Trans track cyclist Rachel McKinnon blames Donald Trump Junior for increase in hate mail

“Why should my right to compete be contingent on not winning?”

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