Racing

Rider drowns during international mountain bike race in Sri Lanka

Rumble In The Jungle five-day race cancelled after organisers learnt of competitor's death

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London 2012 long jump champ Greg Rutherford plans switch to track cycling

31-year-old who won gold on Super Saturday is retiring from athletics this summer

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Dotwatchers ahoy! Race Across America Starts tonight

There's plenty of other live trackers to follow at the moment too including the TransAtlantic Way, Trans Am Bike Race and Tour Divide

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Lizzie Deignan: Chris Froome has not been given “fair process”

Rider who risked missing Rio Olympics after three missed drugs tests says whatever the outcome, Froome's reputation is "tarnished"

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Geraint Thomas: Chris Froome case “not a great situation” for Sky as pair head to Tour de France

CRiterium du Dauphine winner heads to Tour de France as co-leader of UCI WorldTour outfit

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Geraint Thomas wins Criterium du Dauphiné, final stage to Adam Yates

Team Sky rider is fifth Briton to win week-long race in the French Alps

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Tour Divide documentary discounted for duration of this year’s race

Race involves riding from Canada to Mexico along the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route

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Home Roads podcast talks to the pros as they ride their favourite routes

Dame Sarah Storey, David Millar, Philippa York, Nicolas Roche and more

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Scottish cyclist Jenny Graham aiming to set new round the world record

38-year-old will ride unsupported and is aiming for 180 miles a day

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Neon-Velo announce signing of Ian Field and partnership with Forme Bikes

The 5 X National Cyclocross Champion joins the team who will be riding Forme Bikes on both the road and the mud.

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Tour of Britain 2018 route unveiled – and it should be a cracking race

Details of all the stages from Wales to London via the South West, Midlands and the Lake District

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Video: Another crash at a pro race involving a motorbike rider

Incident happened at Boucles de la Mayenne UCI 2.1 race in France - thankfully none of the riders was seriously injured

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Five cool things coming soon from Felt, Giant, Vision, Bont and Kalf

Another smattering of snazzy gear we're testing at the moment, with reviews coming soon...

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Formula 1 grid-style start for “dynamite” Tour de France stage in Pyrenees

65km stage ending on Col de Portet always promised to be explosive - but will new start format light the fireworks or prove a damp squib?

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“Could have been a lot worse” – Geraint Thomas’s verdict on his Critérium du Dauphiné opening stage crash

Team Sky rider limits losses after sliding off on a right-hand bend – team mate Kwiatkowski takes race lead

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Video: Watch Tom Pidcock’s astonishing saves at the Tour Series this week

Team Wiggins rider shows amazing bike-handling skills at Wembley and in Salisbury

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UCI president David Lappartient says decision on Chris Froome case now unlikely until after Tour de France

World cycling chief underlines Team Sky star’s right to defend himself and says 1,500 pages of scientific analysis have been submitted on his behalf

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Dame Sarah Storey aims to make history at Tokyo 2020

14-time Paralympic champion hopes aiming for personal bests can help her overhaul Mike Kenny's 16 gold medals

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Women’s races to start behind sportive riders at Tour of Cambridgeshire

Race director says that decision has been made for safety reasons after reviewing last year's event

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road.cc live blog: Documentary on why cyclists ‘enjoy’ suffering on YouTube, study finds dangerous noise levels in spin studios, near miss cyclist pulls giant knife on driver in Croydon, Team Sky reveal Ocean Rescue TDF kit (+ more)

All the cycling news from this site and beyond…

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Sector of Paris-Roubaix cobbles renamed after Michael Goolaerts

Belgian semi-pro race will also bear his name

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PEdAL ED launches their first women’s collection

The Women collection from the Japanese cycling apparel brand features jerseys, bibs, jackets and base layers, and is available to buy now.

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Look and SRM launch EXAKT power pedals

Look have teamed up with SRM for their new power meter pedals, which run off rechargeable batteries and promise super reliable data in a lightweight package

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Take a look at Chris Froome’s Giro d’Italia power data

Velon publishes data from the key stages that led to Team Sky rider's triumphant arrival in Rome

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Bernard Hinault: “Froome is not part of the legend of the sport”

Five-time Tour de France champion insists Team Sky star should not be riding: ""t’s a real scandal. This has to stop.”

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Five cool things coming soon from Shimano, Hoy, Crankalicious, Le Col and NRC

Another collection of clobber, bikes and accessories that we're testing at the moment...

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Live blog: Overweight trucker gets expert cycling encouragement from Sir Chris Hoy, Sunweb behind the scenes at the Giro video + more

All the news from the site and beyond at the beginning of another (short) week

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Near Miss of the Day 145: Same driver makes two close passes in two minutes (+ bonus oblivious mobility scooter rider)

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Bristol

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“No question” over validity of Giro d’Italia win, insists Chris Froome

Team Sky rider says he was tested before and after each stage of three-week race

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Chris Froome wins the Giro d’Italia

Team Sky star seals Grand Tour hat-trick as Sam Bennett takes final stage

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