Racing

Tom Simpson: Bird on the Wire wins William Hill Sports Book of the Year

Andy McGrath's book about British great who died 50 years ago is only the fourth cycling title to win the coveted award

Culprit Bicycles crowdfunding for stem that hides Di2 junction box and Sram eTap BlipBox

The stem hides the electronics from all the big three groupset manufacturers, and Culprit are promising a 3 watt saving over using a regular stem with wires exposed

White is the new black as Team Sky unveils 2018 kit

Black jersey in use since 2010 disappears as new Castelli kit follows colour scheme used in last year's Tour de France

Dr Michele Ferrari confirmed guilty in appeal court

Planning to appeal to Italy’s Supreme Court

Human rights groups urge Giro d’Italia to ditch plans for Israeli Big Start

More than 120 organisations sign appeal to race organisers, highlighting plight of Palestinians

British Cycling medical supplier refused to cooperate with UK Anti-Doping

Dr Richard Freeman was responsible for ordering medical supplies when banned substance was delivered to National Cycling Centre ‘in error’

Cyclist wins place on Dimension Data U23 team through Zwift Academy competition

New Zealander Ollie Jones saw off 9,200 other hopefuls to secure contract with UCI Continental outfit

Five cool things coming soon from Lezyne, Tacx, Cube, Minoura and Vittoria

A first look at the latest new kit we've had in, with reviews landing on the site shortly

Video: “Crazy” – Mike Cotty previews next year’s short but brutal Tour de France stage in the Pyrenees

Stage 17 will cover just 65 kilometres - but there are three cols to get up, including the finish on the Portet

Shane Sutton says Sir Bradley Wiggins’ use of TUEs was legitimate way of finding marginal gains

David Millar says Team Sky were ‘gaming the system’

11 things we’ve learned this week

Here are 11 things we've learned in another action-packed week on two wheels...

Former Team Sky doctor asked to leave World Cup in Manchester

British Cycling officials were shocked to see jiffy bag doctor Freeman at the National Cycling Centre

Fabian Cancellara throws down the gauntlet to Phil Gaimon – by inviting him for a race

Spartacus does a "Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough"

Zwift users unhappy over price increase from £7.99 to £12.99 a month

The online training app has put its price up by 62%, but freezes charge for current users

Sir Bradley Wiggins to make competitive rowing debut at British Indoor Championships

He’ll still be in a velodrome

Ukad confirms Team Sky and British Cycling will not face charges over Jiffy bag delivered to Sir Bradley Wiggins at 2011 Criterium du Dauphine

Says investigation was hampered by lack of medical records at British Cycling

road.cc live news blog: no charges relating to mystery package, school cycle number plate debate, Manchester’s missing Mobikes and more

The big debate of the morning involves a school's plan to introduce number plates for pupil's bikes - what do you think? Comment below and follow the blog for more rolling cycling news throughout the day

road.cc live news blog: Near miss debate, Cadel backs camera firm, Pirelli calendar, today’s news and more

Mad Hatter's Rally in NYC, British Cycling okays disc brakes for racing, pothole update and rolling cycling news

Phil Gaimon responds on Fabian Cancellara ‘motor doping’ row

American former pro insists comments in his book have been taken out of context

Silk Road inspired ultracycling race announced

New ultracycling race takes on roads of Central Asia's Silk Route

British Cycling to allow use of disc brakes in all road and circuit races

Change takes effect on 1 January and in part reflects how manufacturers are fitting them as standard

Five cool things coming soon from Favero, Magicshine, Rapha, Northwave and Shimano

A sneak peek at some new gadgets, kit and accessories we've got on test at the moment, with reviews coming shortly

Luke Rowe back on bike – but accepts he may miss Spring Classics

27-year-old broke leg on brother's stag weekend in Prague in August

Shane Sutton says he is still “loved by the staff” at British Cycling

Disgraced former technical director says Jess Varnish is trying to keep her profile in the media

Gent-Wevelgem retains dirt roads for 2018 edition (+ video)

Around 5km of ‘Plugstreets’ will feature in men’s and women’s elite races

MPs to grill sports minister over UK Sport’s ‘intimidation’ tactics towards Jess Varnish

Suggestion that heavy-handed legal approach was designed to scare her into dropping her case

Olympic place remains long-term goal for sprinter Vicky Barnes after horror crash

Recovery has been slow and painful - but she's not giving up

11 things we’ve learned this week

Here are 11 more things we've learned this week on two wheels...

Jessica Varnish to sue British Cycling and UK Sport

British Cycling CEO lauded Varnish as “catalyst for change” earlier this month

Two-year ban for cyclist who attacked team staff at race in China (+ video)

Wang Xin's Keyi Look team has also been suspended from racing until 2019 after incident at Tour of Hainan