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Driver dies after crashing into group of cyclists during Australian gravel race, with one cyclist killed and three injured

The cyclist died on the spot and the driver suffered fatal injuries after getting trapped inside the car, while three other cyclists were also injured but are now in a stable condition

Mark Cavendish wins “special” BBC Lifetime Achievement award after record-breaking final season

“Legacy is important. Most people would like to be remembered for something,” the British sprinter, who won a record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage victory this year before retiring, said

Velodrome owners promise to “explore” ways to improve rider and fan safety after “unsettling” crash which saw Olympic champion Katy Marchant catapult over new barriers and into crowd

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority said structural engineers had checked the recently installed Perspex fences to make sure they were “undamaged” before reopening the track on Monday

“Tech always gets faster – it’s on riders to not do stupid things,” says Tadej Pogačar, after rival team boss called for “slower bikes to save lives” and pro claimed “modern bikes break every time you crash”

“Everybody wants to go faster all the time, but I don’t think there were no crashes a hundred years ago,” the world champion said in response to Tour director Christian Prudhomme’s assertion that “riders are going too fast” and “endangering themselves”

UCI to ban use of carbon monoxide in pro cycling due to “health side effects” – but says controversial rebreathing method can still be used “in a medical setting” to test riders’ altitude training progress

The governing body argues “the complete lack of knowledge about the long-term effects of repeated inhalation of carbon monoxide” justifies a ban, but says the testing process carried out by the likes of UAE Team Emirates and Visma-Lease a Bike will remain

Remco Evenepoel calls for drivers to use Dutch Reach after suffering multiple fractures in dooring incident on training ride

The double Olympic champion has launched ‘Remco Reflex’, a road safety campaign by partnering with postal service whose van driver was involved in the incident

Pidcock remains on Pinarello for off-road season

Tom Pidcock’s off-season move has been big news – but everyone has wondered which bikes he’ll be on for his new team?

“Why did the barriers completely fail to do exactly what they were fitted for?” Horror crash into crowd sees Olympic champion Katy Marchant suffer broken arm – months after taller safety barriers fitted around track following similar crash

British Cycling says the sprinter is in “good spirits” after her shocking crash during the keirin event at the UCI Track Champions League in London on Saturday night, as fans label new Perspex fences an “abject failure”

“2025 is about to get lit”: Tom Pidcock signs three-year deal with second-tier Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team after leaving Ineos Grenadiers – and says he can now make “racing my bike a priority”

“This isn’t just a change of jersey, it’s the start of something special,” the double Olympic champion said after terminating his contract early with Ineos this week

“I live the reality of the danger of cycling in traffic almost every day”: Tadej Pogačar joins international road safety campaign urging drivers to respect cyclists by not texting or drinking – while calling for cyclists to wear helmets

The world champion’s involvement in the UN campaign, which aims to protect cyclists from “predictable and preventable” collisions, comes in the same week rival Remco Evenepoel was injured in an apparent ‘dooring’ incident

Tom Pidcock to leave Ineos Grenadiers at the end of 2024

The double Olympic gold medallist will part ways with the British team with three years still left on his contract, bringing the tumultuous transfer saga to a close

Wahoo officially unveils supersized, £550 Elemnt Ace bike computer with built-in wind sensor… but how big is too big?

The feature-packed future of bike computers, or an overstuffed, bulbous brick for your bars? Our head of video and connoisseur of all things cycling tech got his hands on Wahoo's new flagship device ahead of time to offer some initial impressions

“There are a lot of people smoking cigarettes every day”: Jonas Vingegaard says carbon monoxide method is like “smoking one cigarette” and claims he “never knew” it could be misused

“If the UCI and WADA ban it, of course I will never do it again,” the two-time Tour de France winner said when asked about the controversial rebreathing test

Van driver forces cyclists into ditch, shouting “Watch this!” with “purposeful attempt to intimidate or harm” during gravel race

“We are relieved to report that all the riders are okay, but it’s frightening to think that with just one more inch, the outcome could have been very different,” the race organisers said

Sir Bradley Wiggins’ unpaid debts double to almost £2 million, as five-time Olympic champion’s bankruptcy woes continue

The latest information comes from a new bankruptcy report for the 2012 Tour de France winner, who’s already had his medals and trophies seized and forced to “sofa surf”, with his lawyer declaring “he’s lost everything and doesn’t have a penny”

“I owe cycling a proper goodbye”: Irish cyclist convinced judge to delay 16-month jail sentence so he could ride Gran Fondo World Championships

Cahir O'Higgins assaulted and harassed a former colleague, his prison sentence starting once he returned from finishing 131st in the 45-49 age category road race, where he wanted to "wear the Irish colours with pride"

Pro cycling team hit out at SRAM “problems”, claim chains “fail” when riders “put a lot of force on the pedals”

Team manager and cyclocross legend Sven Nys admits "need to investigate" after Baloise-Trek Lions suffer two snapped and one dropped chain during mechanical-plagued European Championships

‘Russian Army’ cycling team takes part in African stage race despite UCI ban, as governing body pulls event from international calendar and launches disciplinary action for inviting banned squad

The CSKA Moscow team took part in today’s first stage of the nine-day Tour du Faso, despite the UCI warning the race organisers against their participation

No Tour de France on ITV from 2026 as Eurosport becomes exclusive UK broadcaster

It looks like free-to-air coverage of the world’s biggest cycling race will be no more after the 2025 editions of the Tour de France, as Warner Bros. Discovery announced exclusive coverage until “at least 2030”

Britain’s only UCI-sanctioned one-day race to return for 2025, after battling financial pressures that “could have ended the race forever”

The CiCLE Classic, Britain’s own version of Paris-Roubaix, will mark its 20th anniversary next year after being abandoned due to heavy rain and flooding in 2024

Anonymous pro cyclist claims Tom Pidcock “a bit of a loner” at Ineos Grenadiers and caused friction in “bizarre” transfer saga (also claims double Olympic champ’s buyout would cost new team €12 million) + more on the live blog

It's your Thursday one-stop shop for all the cycling news worth knowing (and plenty that's not) as the weekend comes into sight... Dan Alexander is on the start ramp, raring to go...

“Too large gap in payment” blamed for scuppering triathlon star Kristian Blummenfelt’s ambitious plan to win Tour de France by 2028, as coach rues “disadvantage of being the world’s best triathlete”

2020 Olympic champion's coach was outspoken in their desire to focus on cycling full time, the triathlete with highest ever recorded VO2 max reportedly rejecting an initial approach from a team because they let riders enjoy a "few beers" after the Tour

Mark Cavendish set to race for final time as a professional in November at Tour de France Singapore Criterium, organisers ASO confirm

The former world champion will bow out of the sport racing alongside Chris Froome, Vincenzo Nibali, and Primož Roglič at the exhibition events, after winning his record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage win in July

Financial “reward” package for motor doping whistleblowers confirmed, as UCI commits to “eradicating technological fraud at the highest level”

The governing body’s approval of payments for motor doping information comes three months after president David Lappartient claimed hidden motors have the potential to “destroy cycling”

Family of teenage cyclist seriously injured in crash want world championships to continue, as organisers say they are “extremely concerned” about Swiss rider who remains in “very critical” condition

Muriel Furrer suffered a serious head injury and was airlifted to hospital after crashing during yesterday’s junior women’s road race

18-year-old cyclist Muriel Furrer tragically dies after suffering serious head injury in crash during junior women’s road race at world championships

The Swiss cyclist was airlifted to hospital after crashing heavily during Thursday’s junior women’s road race

Is EPO making a comeback? Asia-based Irish cyclist banned for three years as blood booster found in doping sample after Astana development rider’s CERA positive

It was the performance enhancer of choice for Lance Armstrong and his contemporaries, but a recent spate of positive tests suggest EPO is enjoying a revival in cycling’s semi-professional and amateur ranks

No progress made on more than half of British Cycling’s recommendations to revitalise UK racing scene amid harsh reality of “delivering races on the highway” – but governing body says it will “embrace” difficulties

The Elite Road Racing Task Force’s progress report, which highlighted British Cycling’s success in “safeguarding” the Tour of Britain, comes in the same week that the demise of the Ryedale Grasscrete Grand Prix was announced

Tour of Britain could be last race for British team that developed Tom Pidcock and Ben Healy, as sponsorship woes and increased running costs put squad’s future in doubt

Reports suggest that the Trinity Racing set-up, one of the best U23 teams in the world, could be the latest squad to fall victim to the financial pressures currently crippling British cycling

Israel-Premier Tech cycling team confronted by pro-Palestine group at Tour of Britain, with more protests planned this week

Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign activist confronted team on the eve of the race and accused staff of "sportswashing" and "supporting genocide"

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