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Scicon questions Astana Qazaqstan’s ethics as sponsor walks out over Mark Cavendish Oakley dispute

"It is unfortunate that individual riders can compromise sponsorship agreements"

“Continuing as we are remains unsafe”: Calls for British Cycling action as rider airlifted to hospital after collision with car during race

The National B-level Wally Gimber Trophy in East Sussex was stopped early on Sunday due to the incident, with one rider suffering a serious cut to his neck after crashing through the rear windscreen of the stationary vehicle

Milan-Sanremo 2023: Van der Poel pummels the Poggio to win first Monument of the season

The Dutchman flies to an emotional solo victory in Italy, with Ganna, Van Aert and Pogačar behind

“That’s not normal”: Arkéa-Samsic pro breaks TWO sets of Bianchi handlebars during cobbled race

Poor Hugo Hofstetter’s chances of winning a chaotic edition of the GP de Denain were derailed by crashes and some flimsy bars – just as his Bianchi Oltre RC was awarded the ‘Best Race Bike’ title at the CyclingWorld Europe awards…

Women’s Tour launches crowdfunding campaign to cover sponsorship shortfall

Organisers SweetSpot say the initiative will help to cover the race’s “ever-increasing” organisational costs, as two-time winner Lizzie Deignan declares her support for the beleaguered event

Tom Pidcock to miss Milan-San Remo after concussion diagnosis

The Strade Bianche winner will be “rested for a prescribed period” following his race-ending crash at last week’s Tirreno-Adriatico

Road racing’s back! Catch every monumental moment of the 2023 cycling season on GCN+

The first monument of the season, Milan-San Remo, is just around the corner – so make sure you don’t miss any of this year’s must-see racing action by subscribing to GCN+

“Another day in the death race”: Soudal-Quick Step pro rages at Paris-Nice dangers

Florian Sénéchal took to social media to raise concerns about the final stage of the race, including speed bumps on descents and a driver on the course

Tom Boonen apologises to Colnago for claiming Tadej Pogačar is on a slower bike than rivals

"It breaks my heart that my words were poorly chosen"

Women’s Tour in danger of being cancelled as organisers make urgent plea for sponsors

Route of June’s race announced today but fears that without fresh backing it won’t take place

Flying Tom Pidcock wins Strade Bianche with audacious 50km attack

The 23-year-old put in a storming ride across Tuscany’s gravel roads to become the first male British winner of the Italian classic

Demi Vollering gallops to Strade Bianche win – despite being slowed by runaway horse on course

Vollering recovered from her worrying equine encounter to outsprint SD Worx teammate Lotte Kopecky to the victory in Siena

Victor Campenaerts debuts Classified PowerShift hub and massive 62-tooth chainring at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – but is still forced to walk up the Muur

The Belgian former Hour Record holder tested out the front derailleur-killing design on his way to 62nd at the Flemish semi-classic

‘Sticky bottle’ rider gets sarcastic “chapeau” from rival who he accelerated away from

Mathieu Burgaudeau was caught on camera getting a helping hand to break away from Ådne Holter at the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var, and was fined for the incident

“I wish he’d just shut up forever”: Patrick Lefevere blasted for claiming that women’s cycling is “being pushed artificially”

The controversial Belgian boss, who joined forces with the AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step women’s team last year, was also criticised for his flawed understanding of cycling’s minimum wage

MyWhoosh announces $1 million prize pot for online race series

Win some big money – if you’re fast enough – as free-to-use platform announces largest prize fund in e-sport cycling history

Cyclist raises alarm over “dangerous” potholes on 2023 World Championships road race routes

Pictures from the Scottish roads to be used for the elite men and women's road races paint a concerning picture six months out from the showpiece event

Mathieu van der Poel outsprints Wout van Aert to win cyclocross world title after thrilling duel

The two defining stars of ‘cross surged clear on the first lap in Hoogerheide, with the Dutchman proving the fastest after a gripping race to claim his fifth rainbow jersey

Fem van Empel powers away from Puck Pieterse to win world cyclocross title

In the battle of the Dutch wunderkinds, World Cup winner Van Empel coolly claimed a deserved rainbow jersey after Pieterse crashed halfway through the elite women’s race in Hoogerheide

Team off-road.cc is back!

Team ORCC is back for another season. Let's meet the sponsors

Cyclocross star’s bike stolen ahead of Benidorm World Cup

Shirin van Anrooij’s Trek Boone was taken from a car park while she was reconning the course in the Spanish seaside resort

Frustration over “very dangerous” precedent to kick James Knox off Tour Down Under for drafting car after concussion check

Several pro riders have sprung to the Brit's defence, arguing the decision will encourage others to skip necessary safety checks

Mountain biker whose partner was hit and killed at race calls for more protection for spectators

British Cycling confirmed to the inquest that no spectators have been injured at downhill events since Judith Garrett's death in 2014

Has the peloton found an aero loophole to the UCI’s minimum bar width rule?

Handlebars are required to be wider than 350mm, but they didn't say anything about hood angles...

Places we’d like to see Mark Cavendish spotted before he signs for Astana

The British champion was reportedly spotted near the Kazakh team’s training camp yesterday, the latest sighting of a long, rumour-filled winter. But where else will Cav turn up before he’s finally announced as an Astana rider? We had a few ideas…

Ex-British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman loses appeal against medical register ban

The High Court has rejected Freeman's appeal against the 2021 decision to strike him off the medical register

Partially naked pensioners arrested for Tour Down Under protest

"We are baring our ageing breasts and our wobbly bums in the hope of shocking": Extinction Rebellion said the demonstration was over energy giant Santos' involvement with the WorldTour event

Mark Cavendish spotted with Astana Qazaqstan car at Alicante airport

Cycling's most protracted transfer saga appears to be nearing an end...

Isle of Wight Council says it is £350,000 out of pocket after Tour of Britain stage cancelled due to Queen’s death

UPDATE: Race organiser SweetSpot says it has offered the Isle of Wight a stage of the 2024 event and confirmed insurance did not cover the September cancellation

British Cycling follows UCI’s lead and scraps junior gears

The Dutch and Belgian cycling federations, however, have opted to retain the restrictions, due to fears that junior riders will be “overloaded”