Racing

Tadej Pogačar to miss Liège-Bastogne-Liège due to family emergency

The defending champion has returned home to Slovenia after his fiancée, fellow pro cyclist Urška Žigart, announced on Thursday that her mother had died

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Laura Kenny reveals miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy

“It’s been the hardest few months I’ve ever had to go through,” the five-time Olympic gold medallist wrote on Instagram

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“Demoralised” Quick-Step pro claims he was sprayed with urine at Paris-Roubaix

Florian Sénéchal’s comments rounded off a frustrating Hell of the North for the Belgian team, after Yves Lampaert collided with a spectator while in contention for a podium place

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What’s going on with Shimano’s wheels? Two carbon Dura-Ace wheels fold in half at Paris Roubaix

The wheels were ridden with flat tyres, exposing the carbon to the harsh cobbles... we try to dissect what might have gone wrong

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Sir Bradley Wiggins alleges he was groomed by a coach as a teenager

"I was groomed by a coach when I was younger – I was about 13 – and I never fully accepted that... It all impacted me as an adult… I buried it"

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Dylan van Baarle wins Paris-Roubaix for Ineos Grenadiers

29-year-old Dutch rider goes solo to win fastest ever edition of the Hell of the North

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The best pro bikes of Paris-Roubaix – with all of the best hacks

Liam Cahill has been out snapping the bikes but did he get the winner’s? We’ll find out later today …

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The best bikes of the 2022 Paris-Roubaix Femmes

All the best bikes from down on the ground at the Hell of the North

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Elisa Longo Borghini wins Paris-Roubaix Femmes

Italian champion puts in dominant display as Trek Segafredo put two riders on podium again

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Olympic champion Anna Kiesenhofer has a new bike… with part of her PhD thesis etched on the frame

The maths doctorate and shock Toyko Olympic road race gold medallist has two of her favourite equations on the brand new Factor Ostro VAM

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Tour de Yorkshire: New hope that race may be back next year

Reviving race is first priority of company that has bought assets of tourism agency Welcome to Yorkshire

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British Cycling’s “unacceptable” transgender policy suspension makes leading women’s race sponsor pull out, as organisers weigh up offers

CiCLE Classic race director Colin Clews says he has received “numerous” offers from potential backers, including women's rights groups, but is concerned about “politicising” the race

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Disc brake injury leaves pro cyclist with 35 stitches

Hugo Hofstetter shared pictures of his damaged helmet and needed hospital treatment on a cut to his right ear

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Astana pro “unconscious for 20 minutes” after Amstel Gold crash, has no memory of incident

Worrying TV pictures showed Samuele Battistella motionless after the high-speed crash during yesterday's race

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“I feel so bad for him!”: Amstel Gold Race photo finish drama AGAIN as Benoît Cosnefroy celebrates…only to be told result on live TV

Michał Kwiatkowski pips Frenchman — podium beer chug also goes to photo finish

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“Dumped by email”: Mother of transgender cyclist Emily Bridges speaks out after British Cycling decision to suspend trans policy

UK's largest network of LGBTQIA+ cyclists PRiDE OUT accuses British Cycling of "bending to political pressure and cowing to the transphobic gender-critical movement"

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Jumbo-Visma rider Milan Vader stable after Basque Country crash

UPDATE: 26 year old now stable after being operated on in hospital in Bilbao having fallen over guardrail during descent on yesterday’s stage

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Hill-top finishes to bookend tough 2022 Tour of Britain route

This year’s race picks up where the 2021 edition left off in Aberdeen and finishes on the Isle of Wight, as the tour’s comms team continue to do God's work by shooting down complaints about the route

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How hard is it to win Tour of Flanders? Mathieu van der Poel uploads mind-boggling power data to Strava

The Alpecin-Fenix phenom powered his way to a second Ronde van Vlaanderen title (and plenty of KOMs)

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Nicole Cooke calls for separate category for transgender cyclists

The 2008 Olympic gold medallist says that “there must be fairness to both trans and biological females”, as Pippa York criticises the “endless talk about trans women invading sport… framed as concerns, fairness, safety”

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Lotte Kopecky wins Tour of Flanders in Belgian champion’s jersey

The SD Worx rider outsprints Annemiek van Vleuten to take the biggest win of her career, to the delight of the Flemish crowds

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Two out of three ain’t bad: Mathieu van der Poel takes second Tour of Flanders win in thrilling finale

The Dutchman makes amends for last year’s defeat, as Tadej Pogačar is outfoxed in dramatic final kilometre

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“Accidents happen”: Egan Bernal says time trial bikes are ‘a part of cycling’

The 2019 Tour de France winner was responding to Chris Froome’s call for TT bikes to be banned from pro racing due to safety concerns, two months after horror training crash

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Sonny Colbrelli has defibrillator fitted after collapsing at Volta a Catalunya finish

The 2021 Paris-Roubaix winner was discharged from hospital today and says it will be a “miracle” if he races again

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Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges breaks silence to question “alleged ineligibility”

Bridges, who was told on Wednesday that she cannot compete in the women’s event at this weekend’s National Omnium Championships, says she has been “harassed and demonised” in recent weeks

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Wout van Aert out of Tour of Flanders after testing positive for COVID-19

Jumbo-Visma said yesterday it was “unlikely” Belgian star would ride Sunday’s Monument – now we know why

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Strava launches new section for Tour de France with pro rider uploads all in one place

New section of the Strava app will make it easier to check out the top performances from the day’s racing in France across the men’s and women’s events

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Hopes that Tour de Yorkshire may return despite co-organisers entering administration

Welcome To Yorkshire went into administration earlier this month after councils pulled plug on funding

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UCI Gravel World Series kicks off in Asia

This weekend, the opening round of the UCI Gravel World Series kicks off in the Philippines – but beyond that, what can we expect?

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Biniam Girmay makes African cycling history at Gent-Wevelgem

The 21-year-old Eritrean rider outsprinted Christophe Laporte to become the first African winner of a major Belgian classic

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