Racing

“We’re going to stick to road racing!”: Matej Mohorič gets stuck in the mud at Unbound Gravel, suffers cracked rim and puncture

Bahrain Victorious rider who won last year's UCI Gravel World Championships will be happy to be back on tarmac at next month's Tour de France

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Professional cyclist says motor doping “impossible” at top level, reacts to “crazy story” from French race as cycling film actor denies cheating at amateur event

Mystery professional rider believes there will have been motor cheats in the past but the UCI introducing strict and frequent testing has likely ended any chance of getting away with it

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“I did not run away or strike an organiser”: Cycling film actor accused of motor doping denies any wrongdoing, while race director still “upset” following alleged incident

Through lawyers, Giovambattista Iera says he has "already been convicted by the press without any evidence", strongly denying that he cheated at Les Routes de l'Oise stage race or played any part in assaulting the race director

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Canyon’s unreleased Aeroad raced by Movistar at Critérium du Dauphiné

New version of top-level Aeroad is almost certain to be launched to the public before the Tour de France

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SPOTTED: Remco Evenepoel’s custom S Works Tarmac SL8 rolling on unreleased Roval wheels

Chrome paint and new Roval road wheels for Tour de France favourite at Criterium Du Dauphine

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Miguel Ángel López handed four-year doping ban for “use and possession” of human growth hormone during 2022 Giro d’Italia

The mercurial Colombian climber, who was sacked by Astana over his links to alleged doping doctor Marcos Maynar, will not be able to return to competition until July 2027

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Former pro cyclist tests positive for EPO after Gran Fondo wins

The Italian press described a rider "reborn with determination from his ashes [...] returning stronger than before", something anti-doping authorities now believe they probably have an explanation for

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Was Tadej Pogačar’s Giro d’Italia victory boring? And does it matter?

The Eternal City proved a fitting final location for a seemingly interminable Giro. But should pink jersey Pogačar’s relentless dominance leave us cheering to the rafters or yawning from our sofas?

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“These cyclists, never respecting pedestrian crossings”: Group of pro cyclists narrowly avoid hitting elderly woman with walking aid on zebra crossing during one-day race

Team Storck’s Ole Theiler collided with the woman’s mobility aid, while fellow breakaway rider Michal Schlegel pulled off a spectacular save to avoid a nasty – and bizarre – crash at the Rund um Köln

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Former cycling film actor accused of motor doping at French stage race dramatically flees as teammate knocks down race director with van

In a barely believable chain of events, it's emerged that Giovambattista Iera - a former elite cyclist and respected restaurant co-founder who counts Mark Cavendish among his Instagram followers - has been banned from his team for "intolerable behaviour"

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It’s all about performance as art meets science in GRVL’s Team GB’s UCI Gravel World Championship 2024 kit

New GRVL Team GB kit (is literally) all about perfromance as rider data is used to create design

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Video: Peter Sagan signs autobiography for fan mid race … again

3-time world champ who made surprise return to the road at Tour de Hongrie this week recreates iconic Tourmalet moment from five years ago

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Broken leg for EF Education-EasyPost rider Andrey Amador after lorry driver runs him over during training ride

Costa Rican pro remains in hospital in Barcelona, with his injuries reported to be non-life threatening

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Asylum-seeking elite cyclist told to move to Bibby Stockholm barge — as Home Office says he cannot take his bike onboard

Mohammad Ganjkhanlou represented Iran at the UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland last year but now fears he "will not have the chance to rebuild my career"

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Death, taxes, and Tadej Pogačar dominating a bike race: What we learned as Pogačar and Grace Brown win Liège-Bastogne-Liège

From 35km solo attacks and unflinching dominance to a dramatic, nail-biting sprint finish, the men’s and women’s editions of La Doyenne served up two very different storylines this year

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Michelle Froome deletes social media account after Muslims “drain on modern society” rant, as pro-Palestine activists call for protests against Israel-Premier Tech

The agent and wife of Chris Froome said Muslims were “here to take over” and claimed “there are no innocent Gazans” during a string of social media posts, with the UCI ProTeam distancing itself from “comments made by third parties"

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Tom Pidcock overcomes brutal blisters to win Amstel Gold Race, jokes “for a second time” after previous photo finish drama

The 2021 edition and that famous photo finish given to Wout van Aert prompted the race's organisers to upgrade their finish equipment, none of which was necessary today as the Ineos Grenadiers rider comfortably won the sprint

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“Steals it on the line!”: Lorena Wiebes left red-faced as early celebration lets Marianne Vos snatch Amstel Gold Race win

Late drama came after women's race had earlier been neutralised for some time following a collision involving a police officer elsewhere on the route

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Bianchi blames pro cycling team mechanics ignoring “specific instructions” for Paris-Roubaix problems that left Florian Sénéchal’s bike like “cardboard” on the cobbles

Italian bike brand reacted with "surprise and concern" after reports of four bike changes for Arkea B&B Hotels rider amid "carbon noises" and fears his fork or stem was "starting to give out"

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Bianchi bike sounded like it was “becoming cardboard” on the cobbles, says Paris-Roubaix pro who changed bikes four times due to “technical problem” and “carbon noises”

Florian Sénéchal thought his fork or stem was "starting to give out" on the cobbles

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Paris-Roubaix spectator’s lawyer insists “never any intention to harm” to Mathieu van der Poel and confirms she has contacted riders’ union

The Belgian woman, a regular Paris-Roubaix spectator and Van der Poel fan, says it was never her intention to “harm” the world champion, and that she has contacted the riders’ union, which said it would take action

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Josh Tarling disqualified from Paris-Roubaix for taking tow from team car (+ video)

Ineos Grenadiers rider’s ‘sticky bottle’ moment was caught by TV cameras, as Mathieu van der Poel takes second straight Roubaix win, in fastest ever edition of the Hell of the North

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Tour of Flanders fan’s Paralympic dream in balance after riders crash into her

Belgian para-athlete Anke Sneyers was watching race from roadside when riders swerved to avoid another spectator

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Video: Quick-thinking pro cyclist brings runaway horse under control during race

Lars Daniels, who grew up around the animals, showed impressive bike-handling and horsemanship skills at the Arden Challenge in Belgium

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Mark Cavendish rocks up at Isle of Man road race and finishes 29th

The race's organiser called it a "real joy" to see Cav "showing no airs or graces and just slotting back into his club cycling roots"

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Tadej Pogačar lashes out at police motorbike rider blocking road as relentless Slovenian briefly hampered (again) by fan congestion on climb

The dominant UAE Team Emirates star slapped the side of a support motorbike obstructing his path on the way to a third stage win of the week at the Volta a Catalunya

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Bahrain Victorious pro slammed for ‘liking’ post joking about fatal cat shooting – but team say rider doesn’t use social media account and “didn’t notice” tweet

Antonio Tiberi, who was sacked by Lidl-Trek last year after killing the San Marino tourism minister’s cat, allegedly liked a post linking the incident to Movistar’s signing of young British pro Cat Ferguson

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Becoming a father could negatively impact professional road cycling performance, finds research

The deteriorating performance could be as much as the difference between finishing seventh and eighth in the Tour de France general classification

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“We continue to race proudly as Israel – Premier Tech”: Israel name removed from cycling team’s vehicles as “precautionary measure”

The team of Chris Froome said the "IPT monogram, comprised of the Star of David" and the Premier Tech "PT" had replaced the team's name on vehicles since the start of the season

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UCI allows Visma-Lease a Bike to use controversial time trial helmet

After the cycling world went into meltdown over the alien-esque Giro TT helmet the UCI said it would investigate, the governing body now confirming it will let the team of Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert use the lid this season

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