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Former Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman banned for ordering testosterone for unnamed riders, as British Cycling “frustrated” that elements of case “remain uncertain”

An independent tribunal was “comfortably satisfied” that Freeman intended to make prohibited substances available to one or more of his athletes, as UK Anti-Doping handed him a four-year-ban from all sport

Scotland could soon host Tour de France stages after “successful” World Championships

After its 11-day cycling extravaganza, Scotland Cycling’s chief is targeting the most famous cycling race of the calendar

Shimano responds to pro rider who lashed out at its neutral service, claiming she was denied assistance at World Championships road race

“Don’t buy Shimano” urges Luxembourg rider Christine Majerus after she was forced to abandon race yesterday due to puncture, while Shimano claims its neutral service car "strictly adhered" to the race rules

Police Scotland hail “unique” World Championships as mega-event draws to a close

Only 10 arrests were made during what was a very singular Glasgow Fortnight

Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky caps phenomenal season by winning World Championship road race

Late attack secures gold for rider who also heads home from Glasgow with rainbow jerseys in the points and elimination races on the track

World Championships: Tom Pidcock smashes the field to win mountain bike cross-country rainbow jersey

Yorkshireman adds rainbow jersey to Olympic gold he took in Tokyo last year

World Championships: Tom Pidcock “in complete disagreement” with last-minute UCI rule change over preferential start positions for road stars in mountain bike race

Leading mountain bikers sent an open letter to the UCI slamming the decision, and now the winner of the cross-country mtb race yesterday Pidcock says he supports their position even though it benefitted him

“It felt like the Tour de France”: Have Scotland’s world championships been a success? We ask the riders, fans, and locals

After a build-up dominated by controversies over potholes, road closures, and route design, how has Scotland embraced cycling’s biggest ever event?

Glasgow e-bike rider crashes into Italian pros on cycle path, falling into river and ruling Simone Consonni out of world championships

Olympic team pursuit champion Consonni broke his collarbone and wrist in the head-on collision, which also brought down teammate Francesco Lamon

“I don’t know what you’re trying to get at. What went wrong?” Jasper Stuyven takes swipe at media after Belgium accused of underperforming at world championships

“I don’t know why you guys are always looking to put a strong Belgian team in a negative spotlight,” the 31-year-old said after yesterday’s road race

Recap: 2023 UCI Downhill MTB World Championships – a brilliantly British win

Briton Charlie Hatton wins gold at Fort William

“I was busting for a pee – they did me a favour!” Mixed response from riders after climate protesters stop world road race championships for an hour

The protest, which saw activists glue themselves to the road, was claimed by This is Rigged, a group which has previously targeted cycling team sponsor Ineos

“A few corners too many”: Riders react to claims that Glasgow city circuit was a “death race” and “designed in a pub” after Mathieu van der Poel wins epic battle

While Jasper Stuyven echoed Florian Sénéchal’s scathing pre-race assessment, silver medallist Wout van Aert was more balanced in his appraisal of the urban course’s 50 corners

UCI Cycling World Championships road race stopped as protester reportedly “cements hand to road”

The almost hour-long interruption, claimed by environmental group This Is Rigged, halted the riders eighty kilometres into today’s race, and led to five people being arrested

“Cutting it a bit fine on Buchanan Street”: Riders narrowly avoid crowds crossing the road during Glasgow world championships

The close call during the junior men’s race came after junior women’s road race winner Julie Bego faced an ill-timed crossing as she entered the finishing straight

“That’s not responsible at all”: Belgian junior scolded for adjusting front wheel with Allen key during world championships road race

“He doesn't even know what way to do it, he’s gone left, he’s gone right”, former pro Nicolas Roche said of Sente Sentjens’ risky manoeuvre

“We wanted to stop the race”: Tour of Poland camera motorbike rider crashes into fans, four taken to hospital

"What happened with the motorbike shook us all," Matej Mohorič said after stage five

Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman facing doping ban after declining to defend himself against charges

Freeman was charged by UKAD with two breaches of anti-doping rules after being struck off the medical register in 2021

Furious locals blast “absolutely ridiculous” decision to close car parks for UCI Cycling World Championships time trials

Historic Environment Scotland says that shuttle buses and additional vehicular access are being provided to allow tourists to continue visiting Stirling Castle

Biniam Girmay’s teammates reportedly refused UK visas, as Eritrean star pulls out of Glasgow world championships citing injury

Update: Reports suggest that three members of the Eritrea team have been denied visas, as Girmay – who sources say was issued his visa last week – cited a crash at the Clasica San Sebastián on Saturday as the reason for his withdrawal

Locals slam “disgrace” of “100-mile diversion” to cross town during UCI Cycling World Championships Gran Fondo

Road closures will hit parts of Scotland during the World Championships, with the finish of the Gran Fondo already moved due to complaints

Tadej Pogačar smashes famous Col de la Madone Strava KOM

The Slovenian's appearance at the World Championships in Scotland was today confirmed, two days after he beat Richie Porte's 2016 benchmark by 30 seconds

Anger as “dangerous” potholes repaired on World Championships route while other roads nearby remain “abysmal”

Member of the Scottish Parliament Graham Simpson called the selective repairs a "kick in the teeth for motorists"

Promising teenage cyclist killed after being hit by driver just days before World Championships

Latest details as police in Colorado have now confirmed the 17-year-old, due to travel to Scotland ahead of competing in a junior mountain bike event next week, was hit from behind while cycling on the hard shoulder of a highway

Tour de France Femmes: Demi Vollering seals yellow jersey, team mate Marlen Reusser wins time trial

SD Worx dominates final day in Pau as Lotte Kopecky clinches runners-up spot

Motorbike riders slammed for pushing and clipping Tour de France Femmes rider, after Jumbo-Visma claim race-ending crash was caused by moto

“If you can’t pass safely, don’t pass. We need better education for some motorbike riders,” riders’ union president Adam Hansen said, after one of the motorbike riders was fined 200 Swiss Francs for the dodgy manoeuvre

Bahrain Victorious pro banned for one month for causing horrendous Tour of Flanders crash

Filip Maciejuk later described the move – which saw him swerve back into the peloton after losing control while moving up on a grass verge – as a “big error in judgement”

UCI warns it is “impossible” to get away with hidden motors, all 997 Tour de France tests negative

UCI officials carried out 837 tests before Tour de France stages and 160 at the end of stages, none of which showed a rider using a bike with a hidden motor

Racing against shadows: Jonas Vingegaard, Jumbo-Visma, and cycling’s eternal questions

Over the past two Tours de France, the Dane and his team have answered every question thrown at them on the road. Other questions, however, are proving trickier

Scottish First Minister urged to intervene as strike action threatens to “blight” UCI Cycling World Championships

Walkouts, involving staff in parking services and employed at the Emirates Arena, are set to begin on 3 August, the opening day of the worlds