Racing

No Cav at Tour de France: Taking both Mark Cavendish and Sam Bennett was never a prospect, says Deceuninck Quick Step boss

Patrick Lefevere says having both sprinters in the race could have affected confidence of Bennett, now recovered from knee injury

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Zwift announces celebrity line up for Olympic Virtual Series Chase Race live this Friday

The event will see Olympic medal winners including Sir Chris Hoy and Fabian Cancellara up against each other as well other celebrities such as sportiest Spice Girl, Mel C

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Chris Froome to support team leader Michael Woods at Tour de France

Four-time yellow jersey winner will be Israel Start-up Nation’s road captain as he returns to race after two-year absence

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UCI says Speeco’s radical Aero Breakaway Bar contravenes rules in latest statement

The UCI adds that it was never contacted by the BEAT Cycling team about van Schip using the bars until stage 3 of the Belgian Tour

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Mark Cavendish to lead Deceuninck-Quick Step Tour de France sprint challenge?

Patrick Lefevere says it’s possible if Sam Bennett doesn’t recover from injury - but contract would need to be renegotiated

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Rider thrown off Baloise Belgium Tour for using illegal handlebars allowing him to rest his arms on them

Commissaire allowed Jan Willem van Schip to start stage with controversial set-up, but UCI later disqualified him

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Half of Olympic road race volunteer marshals pull out due to coronavirus fears

Fear of the virus cited as main reason as Japan prepares to reluctantly welcome the Games

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Supersapiens comment on UCI ban of blood glucose monitoring devices from in-competition use

Supersapiens technology banned before it could be used in the Tour de France.

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Sir Bradley Wiggins reveals new career goal – to become a doctor

Five-time Olympic champion also says Freeman case “baffling and complete incompetence at the highest f*cking level”

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Tom Pidcock breaks collarbone in training crash

Ineos Grenadiers rider had been due to get back racing on the road this weekend

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Liam Glen wins the Highland Trail 550… on a singlespeed bike

Previous road.cc reviewer is first to cross the line, and broke the course record with his unusual bike choice in the process

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Huge crash at Giro d’Italia causes race to be neutralised

Emanuel Buchmann was one of the riders to come down in the crash which happened with 145km to go

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Number of ‘distractions’ inside Trek-Segafredo team car at Giro d’Italia branded ‘insane’

"As good a driver as [directeur sportif's] are, this is not safe."

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Drink At Your Desk Live! With special guest Orla Chennaoui and Sidi shoe giveaway!

Talk bikes, drink beer, win shoes. Could be your perfect Friday!

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Video: Rider grabs rival to avoid crashing as dog runs onto race route

Bizarre incident happened at under-23 race in Italy's Lombardy region yesterday

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‘Adult film’ accidentally played at Giro d’Italia finish line

Commentator Ned Boulting said a sound engineer was running around trying to find the source...

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Sports director thrown off Giro d’Italia after rear-ending rider in team car

Driver of Team BikeExchange car hit Deceuninck-QuickStep’s Pieter Serry on today’s final climb

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Broken collarbone and ribs for Mikel Landa as crash puts him out of Giro d’Italia (+ video)

Incident happened in closing kilometres of today’s stage to Cattolica

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Nacer Bouhanni banned for two months after pushing Jake Stewart into barriers

UCI sanctions French sprinter for incident at end of Cholet-Pays de la Loire race in February

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“Racist roots”: Buyer of Princess Diana’s ‘shame bike’ will use it to highlight Royal Family’s colonial past

Baltimore attorney who bid £44,000 for the Raleigh Traveller last week will make it centre of anti-slavery memorial

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Vincenzo Nibali wins “race against time” and will ride Giro d’Italia

Trek-Segafredo star broke wrist when driver knocked him off his bike last month

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Richard Carapaz disqualified from Liege-Bastogne-Liege for riding in ‘supertuck’ position

Ineos Grenadiers rider had been trying to build advantage on rivals after attack on penultimate climb of Ardennes Monument

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Tadej Pogačar outsprints rivals to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège

The 22-year-old said he was 'living the cycling dream'

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Tom Pidcock will not race Liège-Bastogne-Liège due to crash injuries

The 21-year-old will focus instead on getting ready for his first mountain bike race of the season

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‘Heartbroken’ Thibaut Pinot out of Giro D’Italia as he would face ‘unnecessary suffering’

The Groupama-FDJ rider said that in every race as the 'kilometres pass the pain in his back increases'

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“I love the time trial but crossing the line first in a road race… there’s nothing quite like it,” says Alex Dowsett

In the second episode of Drink at your Desk Live, Alex Dowsett tells us what it's like winning a grand tour stage and why you should put honey in your socks

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Drink At Your Desk Live! With special guest Alex Dowsett

Tune in this Friday at 4pm for a chat and a beverage

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Giro d’Italia Virtual incoming on Bkool this autumn

As well as the Grand Tour held in Italy this May, the Giro d’Italia will also be virtual later on this year, and for the next three years…

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“Difficult but not impossible” for Vincenzo Nibali to race Giro d’Italia after operation on broken wrist

Team manager Luca Guercilena hopeful two-time winner can start Italian Grand Tour despite injury sustained in training crash yesterday

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Mark Cavendish wins third stage in three days – but huge crash causes barriers to disintegrate (+ video)

Safety concerns raised following incident at end of today's Stage 4 of Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey

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