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300 watts for six hours? How to pull off a memorable Tour de France win — Romain Bardet and Frank van den Broek upload stage one heroics to Strava

Now that's a ride worthy of some kudos...

Mark Cavendish in trouble on first stage of Tour de France, as British rider dropped early and vomiting on bike

The Astana sprinter was distanced on the first climb of the day and appeared to be suffering in the Italian heat, but crucially made the time cut – as Romain Bardet pulled off a sensational breakaway win to nab the first yellow jersey of the race

Patrick Lefevere furious with “unacceptable” Tour de France crash caused by “stupid” barrier-jumping fan that saw Soudal Quick-Step pro break three teeth before race had even begun

The team boss revealed his rider completed the opening stage "on water bottles" and could not even eat gels due to his injuries

Spotted: Decathlon AG2R sprinters riding new Van Rysel aero bike at the Tour de France

'Pure' aero bikes are few and far between these days. Are we about to see a new one launch?

“It will destroy our sport”: UCI set to pay whistleblowers for “credible” motor doping information ahead of Tour de France

“If we need to catch one of the top riders in the world, I am not afraid of that,” says UCI president David Lappartient, as governing body vows to take suspicions about mechanical fraud and “superhuman” performances “seriously”

UCI looking into Visma-Lease a Bike’s Tour de France ‘Control Room’ after team unveils “high-tech van” for tactical analysis and real-time decisions

Will Wout van Aert and Jonas Vingegaard be helped to victory by staff in a state-of-the-art mobile van?

UCI warns cheaters “it is impossible to slip through the net” as new inspection tool set to be used at Tour de France to combat motor doping

The governing body also says that 600 blood and urine samples will be taken during the Tour, with 400 collected in the month leading up to the race, in one of the “most comprehensive anti-doping programmes to date”

Total cost of hosting Glasgow World Championships to exceed budget by 20% as reports claim Scottish Government spent £9 million to improve cycling facilities

Holyrood is expected to pay almost £40 million after spending during Scotland’s ‘mega-worlds’, which brought in a total revenue of £205 million, went over budget “most notably due to inflation”

Team GB star Katie Archibald set to miss Paris Olympics after tripping over garden step and breaking leg, ripping ligaments, and dislocating ankle in “cruel” fall

The double Olympic gold medallist had surgery on Wednesday to pin the bones in her leg back together and reattach the ligaments, and confirmed she will miss this summer’s Games

Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost absolutely everything and doesn’t have a penny” after bankruptcy, reveals lawyer

The five-time Olympic champion and 2012 Tour de France winner “does not have an address” and has been forced to “sofa surf”, with his lawyer claiming that he got “ripped off” and “shafted” on his finances by “army of so-called advisers”

“I know the rules”: Cyclist disqualified from Tour of Slovenia for deploying ‘super tuck’ position demands apology from UCI because he wasn’t touching top tube or using arms and chest for support

Johannes Kulset of Uno-X Mobility claimed none of the video evidence supports his disqualification. Reactions on social media have been mixed

“A sad day for women’s cycling”: RideLondon Classique cancelled for 2025 as UCI “unilaterally” moves dates “without consultation or prior warning”

The organisers announced that the UCI’s decision to push the stage race to the following week has made it “impossible” for it to be held in London, though the RideLondon-Essex sportive will go ahead as planned

Royal Parks cancels Richmond Park time trials over fears cyclists will break 20mph speed limit, after inquest into pedestrian fatality in “speeding” cyclist collision “brought this activity to people’s attention”

The races will be paused as the parks’ management “evaluates our position” – but “fuming” organisers say decision has been clouded by “very irresponsible journalism” and that the alternative is “busy roads and fast-moving cars”

UCI concerned new drug “ten times more powerful than tramadol” could be used by professional cyclists to mask fatigue during races, report suggests

The governing body has reportedly already told representatives of pro cycling teams of its "concerns about a new substance", the "very powerful" painkiller usually prescribed in cases of severe osteoarthritis and bone cancer

Paris-Roubaix spectator who threw cap at Mathieu van der Poel offered deal to avoid prosecution, must participate in rider safety campaign

The woman is accused of 'intentional assault and battery' for throwing a hat at the race winner's bike as he passed at high speed, the offer to avoid prosecution also requiring her to admit wrongdoing and volunteer with Les Amis de Paris-Roubaix

Sir Bradley Wiggins’ medals and trophies set to be seized after being declared bankrupt

The five-time Olympic champion and 2012 Tour de France winner had accumulated debts totalling almost £1 million

British squad hit by bike theft at Tour of Britain as all 14 bikes stolen from mechanic’s van – just days after team’s rider was hit and “threatened” by 4×4 driver

Lifeplus Wahoo will be able to continue at the four-day stage race, however, after several teams loaned the riders bikes and equipment ahead of today’s stage in Wrexham

Former pro cyclists showering between car doors arrested for “indecent” and “gay” behaviour while training for Unbound Gravel in Oklahoma

Laurens ten Dam and Thomas Dekker had to spend nine hours in prison after people noticed the duo spraying water at each other and getting a change of pants in a car park

Red Bull Hardline 2024 – gallery and results

Irish downhill mountain bike star Rónán Dunne took the Red Bull Hardline win at its iconic home in the Dyfi Valley, Wales. Red Bull Hardline 2024 - gallery and results

Trek’s new road bike: what is it and what do we know so far?

Is it an Emonda? Is it a Madone? Or is it some new combination of the two? Mystery bike that’s being raced in France has yet to be announced; we don’t even know the model name. What do you think it is?

“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

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

“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

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

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

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

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

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?

“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

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"