Racing

Cyclist “critical” after Central London bus collision

Rider taken to hospital by air ambulance after incident on Strand on Saturday afternoon

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Alberto Contador to continue racing for two more years

Spaniard near to finalising contract with new team, leads Dauphiné after Prologue win

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Olympic velodrome will be finished this month, insist Rio organisers

New contractor appointed after previous builder filed for bankruptcy protection

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Boonen says MORE motorbikes at races would improve safety

Belgian says having more motos up the road would minimise the need for those behind to overtake the peloton

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Tejay van Garderen pulls out of Olympics due to Zika virus threat

American cyclist’s wife is currently pregnant

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Tour de Suisse TV coverage to feature heart rates and other rider performance data

Latest development from Velon

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UCI gives Team Sky’s Sergio Henao bio passport all-clear

Colombian withdrawn from racing in April after he was asked to explain data values

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Top Cameroonian cyclist dies after criterium crash

Yannick Lontsi Yemeli crashed as secuirity tried to remove "mentally disturbed" woman from circuit

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UCI to update safety rules following collisions involving race motos

Investigating circumstances of crash that left Lotto-Soudal’s Stig Broeckx in a coma

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Sutton victim of trial by press “lynch mob” says Chris Boardman

Suggests Sutton may have previously benefited from ‘balance’ provided by other senior figures around him

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Alex Dowsett posts record-breaking 25-mile time trial to Strava

Three KOMs bagged on way to sub-45 minute ride by Movistar rider

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Belgium’s employment minister calls for rider safety after latest moto incident

Stig Broeckx remains in coma, with next 48 to 72 hours “decisive” says Lotto-Soudal team doctor

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Vincenzo Nibali wins the Giro d’Italia for second time

Final stage in Turin goes to Niklas Arndt as Giacomo Nizzolo disqualified

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Alex Dowsett smashes British 25-mile time trial record

Movistar rider becomes first man to go under 45 minutes for the distance

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Lotto-Soudal’s Stig Broeckx in coma after motos involved in crash at Tour of Belgium

Belgian rider was injured earlier this year in another moto incident at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne

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Giro d’Italia Stage 20: Vincenzo Nibali poised to win race for 2nd time

Astana rider breaks race leader Esteban Chaves; stage win to Rein Taaramae

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Giro d’Italia Stage 19: Nibali wins as Esteban takes race lead

Maglia rosa Kruijswijk cracks and drops to third ahead of tomorrow's final mountain stage

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Victoria Pendleton says she could be at Rio if not for Shane Sutton

Olympic keirin champ says culture at British Cycling behind her decision to retire

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Paul Kimmage loses libel case to ex-UCI boss Hein Verbruggen

Court orders Irish journalist to pay 12,000 Swiss Francs damages and not to repeat allegations

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Giro d’Italia Stage 18: Trentin wins with late charge, no change overall

Etixx-Quick Step rider gets his maiden Giro stage

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Ex-England rugby coach Stuart Lancaster joins British Cycling review panel

Probe into allegations of discrimination and bullying reports back after Olympics

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Giro d’Italia Stage 17: Kluge denies sprinters their chance

Nizzolo finally wins a sprint ... but still gets 2nd place, his 10th in home Grand Tour

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Wiggins to ride Six Day London alongside Cavendish after Rio

Says it might be the last chance for people to see them race together

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Peter Sagan reportedly set for Astana switch with €4m salary

Specialized keen to keep world champion in the fold with move to Kazakh team

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Giro d’Italia Stage 16: Kruijswijk tightens grip on pink as Valverde wins

Nibali has second disastrous stage in a row, losing nearly 2 minutes to race leader

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Special forces unit among 23,000 police mobilised for Tour de France

Personnel from GIGN - France's SAS - to be present on all stages for first time due to terrorism threat

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Pro Bike: Steven Kruijswijk’s Bianchi Oltre XR2 race bike for the Giro d’Italia

Video: Giro d’Italia race leader Steven Kruijswijk talks through his Bianchi Oltre XR2

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British Cycling email seemingly threatened riders about the nature of their public comments

Performance director says it was just ‘a poorly constructed sentence’

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What happens when a carbon track disc wheel fails?

When carbon fails, it usually does in dramatic and spectacular style

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Geraint Thomas renews Team Sky contract

Brailsford says the best is yet to come from the 29-year-old Welshman as Team Sky aims its sights at a fourth Tour de France

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