Racing

Tour Tech 2016: Thomas De Gendt’s polka dot Ridley Helium SL

Mont Ventoux winner gets a polka dot painted Ridley Helium SL

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Tour Tech 2016: Pros stems – the long and the short of it

Some of the stems of the professional peloton, including Chris Froome and Peter Sagan

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Video: Nairo Quintana gets a tow

The old sticky… bike wheel?

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Tour de France stage goes ahead despite Nice attack

Minute's silence held before today's individual time trial

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Tour Tech 2016: Dan Martin’s Specialized Tarmac and Shiv TT race bikes

Dan Martin's Specialized Tarmac and Shiv race bikes

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Video highlights, onboard footage and reaction from dramatic Tour de France stage

This one will live longer in the memory than Kate Bush song Running Up That Hill

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Chris Froome runs up Mont Ventoux: Twitter, Lance Armstrong, Geraint Thomas…er, and Chris Froome react

The closing metres of today's stage of the Tour de France were among the most extraordinary in the history of the race

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Tour de France Stage 12: Froome runs to keep yellow on craziest of days (+ video)

Chris Froome runs up Ventoux without a bike after crowds cause motorbike to stall

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Video: how to win a sprint

The secrets of success to a sprint, broken down for you. Well, one version of it at least

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Tour de France fans treated for hypothermia on Mont Ventoux

Winds of up to 130kph caused temperatures to plunge below freezing ahead of today’s stage

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Tour Tech 2016: Sam Bennett’s Argon 18 Nitrogen Pro

Irishman Sam Bennett's aero road bike with very deep-section wheels

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Tour de France Stage 11: Peter Sagan wins as Chris Froome extends lead (+ videos)

Crosswinds wreak havoc on race - and the men in the yellow and green jerseys are the big winners

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No Tour de France Mont Ventoux summit finish tomorrow due to strong winds (+ videos)

Race was due to pay Bastille Day visit to one of cycling's most fabled summits

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Alberto Contador to miss Olympics due to Tour de France crashes

Doctor reveals extent of Tinkoff rider’s injuries – but contrary to reports, there are no leg fractures

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Tour de France Stage 10: Michael Matthews wins from break (+ video)

Orica-BikeExchange tactics pay off as Peter Sagan beaten on the line

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Lance Armstrong a “doper, dealer and liar,” says US government

Armstrong’s legal team claim the US Postal Service benefited from sponsorship deal

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Video: Mark Cavendish pissed off with TV moto

Dimension Data rider explains he'd just had what Carlton Kirby describes as "comfort break"

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Brailsford blasts Froome motor doping question

“If someone is stupid enough to come here with a motor in their bike, for sure they will get caught”

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Cambridgeshire’s cycling champion wins commuter challenge – at 45kph?

Bike vs bus vs car race was staged as Greater Cambridge City Deal opens congestion-busting consultation

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Tour de France: George Bennett knocks fan over

LottoNL-Jumbo's Kiwi rider floors spectator with hit an All Black forward would be proud of

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Tour de France Stage 9: Dumoulin wins, Froome keeps yellow, Contador out (+ video)

Dramatic day in the Pyrenees as the race headed from Spain into Andorra

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Dani King loses Rio Olympics appeal

Olympic Champion says there's not much more she can do after failing in her appeal to support Armitstead in the Olympic road race

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Tour de France: Alberto Contador abandons

Spaniard who crashed twice in opening days was struggling with a fever today

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Chris Froome fined for fan punch

Despite descending masterclass the yellow jersey incumbent has been fined by race officials - the Brit defends his actions

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Video: Chris Froome smacks spectator on stage 8 climb

The reigning Tour de France champ lashed out at an encroaching spectator in a yellow wig and cape

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Tour de France Stage 8: Chris Froome takes stage and yellow jersey (+ videos)

Full-blooded descent sees Team Sky rider put time into his rivals

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Our Tour de France Strava ride of day on Stage 7 – Daryl Impey

Orica-BikeExchange rider finished second after spending the day in the break

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Video: Adam Yates crashes into a deflated flamme rouge

The British rider was involved in one of the most bizarre Tour de France crashes we've ever seen as a spectator accidentally deflates the 1km-to-go banner

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Tour de France Stage 7: Steve Cummings solos to win (+ videos)

Dimension Data rider takes first Pyrenean stage with trademark attack; Adam Yates injured as flamme rouge gantry collapses

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Belgian man sets cargo bike hour record

Kevin Labeeuw rode almost 36km on a fully laden Bullitt

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