Racing

Video: US pro cyclist Lawson Craddock in spectacular crash with parked car

EF Education First-Drapac rider came out of incident unhurt – the car took a fair old whack, though

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Where does Tomasz Marczyński’s recent effort rank in the pantheon of unsettling photos of cyclists’ legs?

Polish rider’s effort is good, but not that good

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Boonen defends Froome, says calling salbutamol doping is “ridiculous”

“You would be surprised to know how many athletes with respiratory problems need salbutamol to do their sport”

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road.cc Recap: our top 10 stories of the week

A round-up of our favourite stories from the cycling world from this week

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Individual pursuit golds for England and Scotland at Commonwealth Games

Gold for Katie Archibald and silver for her brother

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Geraint Thomas would ‘love’ to lead Team Sky at Tour de France if Chris Froome doesn’t race

“I'll have a couple more years stage racing and go back into a full-blown classics season hopefully”

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Video round-up: Paris-Roubaix team recces and more

Cobbles, mud and much more ... we're looking forward to Sunday's big race

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Commonwealth Games fans warned after spectator drops mobile phone on velodrome track during race

Incident happened during team pursuit heat on opening day of competition at Anna Meares Velodrome

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Knight launch new TLA wheels, claimed to be the world’s ‘easiest and fastest’

The new 'tubeless aero' wheels are available in 35mm and 50mm depths, can be inflated with a standard floor pump and are optimised for 25mm tubeless tyres with a brand new rim profile

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Video: Riders disqualified at Scheldeprijs – for going through level crossing

Demare and Groenewegen among those kicked out of action-packed edition of sprinters' Classic

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Video: Behind-the-scenes at Niki Terpstra’s Tour of Flanders win

Short film from Quick Step Floors showcases Dutch rider's Monument win from last Sunday

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Five cool things coming soon from 2XU, Castelli, Topeak, Kona and Bontrager

A selection of spring swag that we're trying out at the moment...

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Niki Terpstra’s Tour of Flanders winning ride on Strava

Dutchman’s quicker on a bike than he is to upload

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“I felt like was riding in a washing machine” – Vincenzo Nibali reflects on his first Tour of Flanders

Italian immediately catches a flight to race the Tour of the Basque Country from today

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Luke Rowe “gutted” at Tour of Flanders disqualification (+ video)

Team Sky rider ejected from race after taking to bike path and weaving through spectators

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Niki Terpstra wins the Tour of Flanders

Quick Step Floors rider who won Paris-Roubaix in 2014 seals rare cobbled Monument double

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Chris Froome case unlikely to be resolved in time for Tour de France

Team Sky could question Salbutamol test or permitted limit

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(Unofficial) Indian Pacific Wheel Race heads towards its climax

It looks as though first riders will arrive in Sydney on anniversary of Mike Hall's death

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Marseille hopes to stage Big Start of 2020 Giro d’Italia

French port looking to build on success of last year's Tour de France time trial stage

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Pro cyclist knocked out by punch from road rage driver

Incident happened as Daniel Martinez and EF Education First-Drapac team mates were training in Tuscany

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Videos: Elia Viviani in tears as Peter Sagan beats him at Gent-Wevelgem

World champion takes his third victory in Belgian Classic as he pips Quick Step Floors sprinter

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ASO reportedly considering barring Chris Froome from this year’s Tour de France

Regulations believed to permit organisers to exclude reigning champion from race while salbutamol case is ongoing

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Five cool things coming soon from Pinnacle, Fizik, Cateye, Attacus and Bontrager

Another fine selection of cycling swag that's out with road.cc’s test team at the moment, with reviews coming soon

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Video: Mike Cotty tackles the Col de l’Iseran

Col Collective visits the highest paved pass in the Alps, an occasional inclusion in the Tour de France for 80 years

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UPDATE: Video – Cavendish in horror crash as Nibali wins Milan-Sanremo

First Italian win in the race since 2006 - Cav escapes serious injury after hitting bollard

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Entries open with new sponsor for Yorkshire True Grit

Aussie Grit Apparel support gravel event

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We’ve previewed the Gritfest course, and it’s going to be one hell of a race

Two-day gravel stage race in deepest darkest Wales

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Nice to host Grand Depart of 2020 Tour de France

Cote d'Azur city has hosted the race 36 times, most recently with team time trial in 2013

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Five cool things coming soon from Orbea, Cycliq, CycleOps, Blackburn and Pearl Izumi

Some more bikes, kit and gadgets getting the road.cc ridearound before our verdicts are delivered...

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Ekoi release new R4 road shoes

The new kicks from our favourite quirky French brand come in black or white, and are said to be super light while offering "unbeatable power transfer"

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