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“I’m not saying junior gears, but maybe 56 or 54 needs to be the limit”: Chris Froome backs Wout van Aert’s call to limit gearing in road races, with big chainrings blamed for “more serious crashes”

Four-time Tour de France winner admitted it's "a crazy problem to have" as "for so many years, we've been trying to figure out ways to go faster and faster" — however he now believes "limiting the progression of technology" is inevitable to improve safety

“Limiting number of gears would make cycling a lot safer,” says Wout van Aert, as Belgian star shares photo of knee scars suffered in horrific Vuelta crash

“If you are on that descent with a gear limit, no one can move up. Now the gears are so big that you still think about overtaking”

“I’ll keep my thoughts to myself”: Tom Boonen fuels Cancellara motor doping rumours (again) and claims “angry, grim” Lance Armstrong ignored him for years – but former US Postal boss tells Belgian to “shut up”

Speaking to a Belgian cycling podcast, the classics legend claimed he noticed several “weird” things about his Swiss rival’s 2010 Tour of Flanders win, and said Lance Armstrong responded to his US Postal exit with “Good luck, you’ll need it”

British star Cat Ferguson escapes serious injury after shocking crash on “dangerous” descent at UCI cyclocross World Cup

The 18-year-old junior world champion was treated at the bottom of the infamously steep downhill section in Hulst before being taken to hospital, and will miss the remaining races over Christmas, her Movistar team confirmed

“His training’s started well”: Tadej Pogačar obliterates famous Strava KOM – with help of lightning-fast UAE Team Emirates train – during 205km, five-and-a-half-hour winter ride

Be afraid, be very afraid… The world champion’s rivals will be quaking in their boots after Pogačar put in a monstrous ride on the Coll de Rates, one of cycling’s benchmark KOMs, to beat the previous record by 17 seconds

Track cyclist banned for a month for “indecent” behaviour after swearing and showing officials the middle finger following disqualification for “dangerous” close pass during world championship race

Jan-Willem van Schip was accused of directing “insults, threats, and inappropriate behaviour” at officials after he was relegated while in medal contention during a chaotic elimination race at the track world championships

Driver dies after crashing into group of cyclists during Australian gravel race, with one cyclist killed and three injured

The cyclist died on the spot and the driver suffered fatal injuries after getting trapped inside the car, while three other cyclists were also injured but are now in a stable condition

Mark Cavendish wins “special” BBC Lifetime Achievement award after record-breaking final season

“Legacy is important. Most people would like to be remembered for something,” the British sprinter, who won a record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage victory this year before retiring, said

Velodrome owners promise to “explore” ways to improve rider and fan safety after “unsettling” crash which saw Olympic champion Katy Marchant catapult over new barriers and into crowd

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority said structural engineers had checked the recently installed Perspex fences to make sure they were “undamaged” before reopening the track on Monday

“Tech always gets faster – it’s on riders to not do stupid things,” says Tadej Pogačar, after rival team boss called for “slower bikes to save lives” and pro claimed “modern bikes break every time you crash”

“Everybody wants to go faster all the time, but I don’t think there were no crashes a hundred years ago,” the world champion said in response to Tour director Christian Prudhomme’s assertion that “riders are going too fast” and “endangering themselves”

UCI to ban use of carbon monoxide in pro cycling due to “health side effects” – but says controversial rebreathing method can still be used “in a medical setting” to test riders’ altitude training progress

The governing body argues “the complete lack of knowledge about the long-term effects of repeated inhalation of carbon monoxide” justifies a ban, but says the testing process carried out by the likes of UAE Team Emirates and Visma-Lease a Bike will remain

Remco Evenepoel calls for drivers to use Dutch Reach after suffering multiple fractures in dooring incident on training ride

The double Olympic champion has launched ‘Remco Reflex’, a road safety campaign by partnering with postal service whose van driver was involved in the incident

Pidcock remains on Pinarello for off-road season

Tom Pidcock’s off-season move has been big news – but everyone has wondered which bikes he’ll be on for his new team?

“Why did the barriers completely fail to do exactly what they were fitted for?” Horror crash into crowd sees Olympic champion Katy Marchant suffer broken arm – months after taller safety barriers fitted around track following similar crash

British Cycling says the sprinter is in “good spirits” after her shocking crash during the keirin event at the UCI Track Champions League in London on Saturday night, as fans label new Perspex fences an “abject failure”

“2025 is about to get lit”: Tom Pidcock signs three-year deal with second-tier Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team after leaving Ineos Grenadiers – and says he can now make “racing my bike a priority”

“This isn’t just a change of jersey, it’s the start of something special,” the double Olympic champion said after terminating his contract early with Ineos this week

“I live the reality of the danger of cycling in traffic almost every day”: Tadej Pogačar joins international road safety campaign urging drivers to respect cyclists by not texting or drinking – while calling for cyclists to wear helmets

The world champion’s involvement in the UN campaign, which aims to protect cyclists from “predictable and preventable” collisions, comes in the same week rival Remco Evenepoel was injured in an apparent ‘dooring’ incident

Tom Pidcock to leave Ineos Grenadiers at the end of 2024

The double Olympic gold medallist will part ways with the British team with three years still left on his contract, bringing the tumultuous transfer saga to a close

Wahoo officially unveils supersized, £550 Elemnt Ace bike computer with built-in wind sensor… but how big is too big?

The feature-packed future of bike computers, or an overstuffed, bulbous brick for your bars? Our head of video and connoisseur of all things cycling tech got his hands on Wahoo's new flagship device ahead of time to offer some initial impressions

“There are a lot of people smoking cigarettes every day”: Jonas Vingegaard says carbon monoxide method is like “smoking one cigarette” and claims he “never knew” it could be misused

“If the UCI and WADA ban it, of course I will never do it again,” the two-time Tour de France winner said when asked about the controversial rebreathing test

Van driver forces cyclists into ditch, shouting “Watch this!” with “purposeful attempt to intimidate or harm” during gravel race

“We are relieved to report that all the riders are okay, but it’s frightening to think that with just one more inch, the outcome could have been very different,” the race organisers said

Sir Bradley Wiggins’ unpaid debts double to almost £2 million, as five-time Olympic champion’s bankruptcy woes continue

The latest information comes from a new bankruptcy report for the 2012 Tour de France winner, who’s already had his medals and trophies seized and forced to “sofa surf”, with his lawyer declaring “he’s lost everything and doesn’t have a penny”

“I owe cycling a proper goodbye”: Irish cyclist convinced judge to delay 16-month jail sentence so he could ride Gran Fondo World Championships

Cahir O'Higgins assaulted and harassed a former colleague, his prison sentence starting once he returned from finishing 131st in the 45-49 age category road race, where he wanted to "wear the Irish colours with pride"

Pro cycling team hit out at SRAM “problems”, claim chains “fail” when riders “put a lot of force on the pedals”

Team manager and cyclocross legend Sven Nys admits "need to investigate" after Baloise-Trek Lions suffer two snapped and one dropped chain during mechanical-plagued European Championships

‘Russian Army’ cycling team takes part in African stage race despite UCI ban, as governing body pulls event from international calendar and launches disciplinary action for inviting banned squad

The CSKA Moscow team took part in today’s first stage of the nine-day Tour du Faso, despite the UCI warning the race organisers against their participation

No Tour de France on ITV from 2026 as Eurosport becomes exclusive UK broadcaster

It looks like free-to-air coverage of the world’s biggest cycling race will be no more after the 2025 editions of the Tour de France, as Warner Bros. Discovery announced exclusive coverage until “at least 2030”

Britain’s only UCI-sanctioned one-day race to return for 2025, after battling financial pressures that “could have ended the race forever”

The CiCLE Classic, Britain’s own version of Paris-Roubaix, will mark its 20th anniversary next year after being abandoned due to heavy rain and flooding in 2024

Anonymous pro cyclist claims Tom Pidcock “a bit of a loner” at Ineos Grenadiers and caused friction in “bizarre” transfer saga (also claims double Olympic champ’s buyout would cost new team €12 million) + more on the live blog

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“Too large gap in payment” blamed for scuppering triathlon star Kristian Blummenfelt’s ambitious plan to win Tour de France by 2028, as coach rues “disadvantage of being the world’s best triathlete”

2020 Olympic champion's coach was outspoken in their desire to focus on cycling full time, the triathlete with highest ever recorded VO2 max reportedly rejecting an initial approach from a team because they let riders enjoy a "few beers" after the Tour

Mark Cavendish set to race for final time as a professional in November at Tour de France Singapore Criterium, organisers ASO confirm

The former world champion will bow out of the sport racing alongside Chris Froome, Vincenzo Nibali, and Primož Roglič at the exhibition events, after winning his record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage win in July

Financial “reward” package for motor doping whistleblowers confirmed, as UCI commits to “eradicating technological fraud at the highest level”

The governing body’s approval of payments for motor doping information comes three months after president David Lappartient claimed hidden motors have the potential to “destroy cycling”