Racing

Giro d’Italia organisers scrap plans for Best Descender competition after backlash

Initiative had been widely criticised on safety grounds, with UCI calling it an "unacceptable idea"

UCI official: Giro d’Italia Best Descender contest an “unacceptable idea”

Road commission president Tom Van Damme says governing body opposed to controversial competiton

Video: Red Hook Crit turns 10 – and sees another huge crash

Last year, a crash in the men's race made the headlines - this time it was the women's turn

Giro d’Italia honours Michele Scarponi by naming Mortirolo climb after him

2011 champion who was killed last month will also be remembered ahead of opening stage and at final podium in Milan

Team Sky suspend Gianni Moscon for six weeks for racial abuse

Italian rider attended team disciplinary hearing today after racially abusing FDJ's Kevin Reza

Giro d’Italia introduces Best Descender contest – but will it encourage riders to take too many risks?

Riders will reportedly be timed on 10 segments during this months race, with competition winner declared in Milan

UCI to investigate racism complaint against Team Sky rider Gianni Moscon

World cycling's governing body reacts to incident involving FDJ's Gianni Moscon at Tour of Romandie on Friday

Video: Tom Says Thanks – stars join Boonen as he dances off the cycling stage

20,000 spectators turn out in home town of Mol to watch Belgian star win his last-ever race - and throw some shapes

Astana honours Michele Scarponi by leaving his Giro d’Italia place empty

Kazakh team will start Italian Grand Tour on Friday with eight riders instead of nine

Team Sky rider Gianni Moscon apologises for racially abusive language

Footage from Tour of Romandie showed Moscon in heated exchange with FDJ’s Kevin Reza

Video: Huge crash at end of opening stage of Tour de Yorkshire

Dutch champion Dylan Groenwegen wins in Scarborough but there was carnage behind him

Geraint Thomas and Mikel Landa to lead Team Sky at the 100th Giro d’Italia

Welshman confident following overall victory at the Tour of the Alps

Video: Thomas Voeckler helps Yorkshire Bank Bike Libraries mark 5,000th bike milestone

Initiative launched as Tour de France Grand Depart legacy helped 36,000 kids get cycling last year

Tannus set to release new 25mm solid road tyre for 2017

The South Korean solid tyre makers Tannus have announced that their latest tyre will be released this summer, which has been in development for two years.

Tour of Britain 2017 route revealed with Edinburgh start and Cardiff finish

Celtic connection via England with Scottish capital hosting opening stage and race finishing in Wales for first time

Olympic champion Callum Skinner to ride Red Hook Crit in Brooklyn

Fixed gear race is known for its crashes

British Cycling slashes places on Olympic Podium and Academy programmes due to funding cuts

Men’s road team cut from 14 to eight riders with Cavendish and Yates twins dropped, Jason Kenny named for men’s track sprint

Jonathan Edwards to front Eurosport’s Giro d’Italia and Tour de France coverage

Former triple jumper has become Eurosport’s lead presenter for its flagship sports events

French pro Yoann Offredo attacked with baseball bat during training ride

Wanty-Gibert rider suffered a broken nose and bruising all over his body in assault

One Pro Cycling apologises after rider gives rival the finger at Melton-Rutland CiCLE Classic

Hayden McCormick made gesture at Metaltek-Kuota's Dan Fleeman, who had just beaten him to win the one-day race

Thousands to attend Michele Scarponi’s funeral tomorrow (+ videos)

Vincenzo Nibali and Fabio Aru among the mourners who will be at service for Astana rider who was killed on Saturday

Alejandro Valverde wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege for the fourth time (+ video)

Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen wins first-ever women’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege

Reports: Driver of truck in crash that killed Michele Scarponi failed to give way and “didn’t see” cyclist

2011 Giro d'Italia champion lost his life while on training ride this morning

Former BMX and track world champion Shanaze Reade retires at age of 28

Crewe-born rider to take on ambassadorial role at British Cycling to help encourage more women to ride bikes

Tributes paid to Giro d’Italia winner Michele Scarponi after his death at age 37

Astana rider was killed in collision with van this morning

Simon Yates to ride Tour de France a year after missing race due to drugs ban

British rider had originally been due to ride Giro d’Italia with twin brother Adam; both could still line up at Vuelta

Video: Slow-motion footage shows how much of a pounding the pros get from the Paris-Roubaix pavé

Footage helps explain why manufacturers devise bikes and components specifically for the cobbles

Tune launches disc brake safety covers – but are they really necessary?

Are safety covers the solution to rolling out disc brakes in the pro peloton?

Bike Check: Donhou’s Kibosh steel race bike

Donhou's steel race bike for South West-based race team Kibosh

Amstel Gold winner Philippe Gilbert out of rest of Ardennes Week with kidney tear

Injury happened in crash on way to winning Sunday's race and denies Belgian chance of second Ardennes hat-trick