Racing

Tom Pidcock wins 2022 European XC Mountain Bike Championships

Pidcock becomes first Briton to win the title

“Mind-blowing” and “pretty epic” – Dan Bigham sets new UCI Hour Record of 55.548km

New record holder says “ungodly level of support” from his Ineos team led to “step-change” in performance

Viva la Vuelta! The third Grand Tour of the season kicks off on Friday – keep up with the action on GCN+

As Primož Roglič aims for an unprecedented fourth straight Vuelta a España title, make sure you catch all the brutally steep climbs and exhilarating sprints over the next three weeks with a GCN+ subscription

Nairo Quintana sanctioned by UCI for Tour de France tramadol infringement

The analyses of two dried blood samples provided by the rider on 8 and 13 July during the 2022 Tour de France revealed the presence of tramadol and its two main metabolites

Tom Dumoulin announces retirement with immediate effect

“The tank is empty, the legs feel heavy” says Giro d’Italia winner and ex-World Time Trial champion

Egan Bernal is back: Colombian to race Tour of Denmark tomorrow eight months after life-threatening crash

Ineos Grenadiers rider returns to competition less than a year after horrific crash in Colombia that almost cost him his life

“Think!” – Ineos Grenadiers rider Laurens De Plus sends safety message to drivers after he is knocked off bike

Crash comes in week in which Tiesj Benoot sustained broken vertebrae when motorist hit him

Tiesj Benoot hit by driver while training — suffers fractured vertebrae

Early reports suggest the driver failed to see Benoot as they exited a car park, crashing into the descending Jumbo-Visma pro

Commonwealth Games marshal verbally abused by cyclists and motorists for enforcing road closures

The event marshal says he was accused of ruining a motorist's holiday, called a "f****** muppet" by another driver, and told to "f*** off" by a pair of riders from a local cycling club

Dual carriageway time trials suspended after cyclist killed on A11

The East District branch of Cycling Time Trials has cancelled or moved a number of races in the wake of Cheryl Tye’s death in June

Commonwealth Games horror crash “close to being a complete catastrophe”

The family involved say their children could have been “seriously injured or killed” in the crash, which saw Matt Walls catapulted into the crowd during the scratch race

Transcontinental top 10 contender forced to scratch after e-scooter collision cracks his frame

Ultra-cyclist Will Vousden said his bike “started wobbling in a very unsettling way” as he descended the 2,145m high Transalpina Pass – five days after the crash

What’s the best bike for tackling the Transcontinental Race across Europe? Take a look at the leaders’ continent crushing machines

Comfort vs lightweight: here’s what the best ultra-endurance riders are using to ride from Belgium to Bulgaria as fast as possible

USA Cycling accused of “transphobia” after individual pursuit medallist stripped of national championships medal

UPDATE: USA Cycling says Leia Genis was ineligible to race in the Elite Women’s category as she “had not completed the required steps to meet the UCI's Athlete Eligibility Regulations”

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Sir Chris Hoy says safety screens could have prevented Matt Walls’ Commonwealth Games crash

Dame Laura Kenny also calls for safer velodromes after tack rider hospitalised after Walls was sent flying into the crowd

Peter Sagan commits to 2022 UCI e-MTB World Champs

WorldTour road sprinter is going back to his off-road roots - this time with a motor

History maker: Peerless Annemiek van Vleuten wins first edition of relaunched Tour de France Femmes

The 39-year-old comeback queen dominated – once again – on the slopes of La Planche des Belles Filles to cap off a historic week for women’s cycling

Update: Olympic champion Matt Walls out of hospital after horrific crash into crowd during Commonwealth Games scratch race

The Team England rider and his bike landed in the crowd following the high-speed crash, injuring a number of spectators and causing the rest of the morning session to be cancelled

Commonwealth Games organisers apologise to England tandem team fined by UCI for bronze medal protest

Sophie Unwin and Georgia Holt finished third in Friday’s tandem B sprint but were not awarded medals as only four teams took part

Annemiek van Vleuten takes yellow jersey on Tour de France Femmes penultimate stage

The Dutch rider smashed today's mountain stage after trouble with illness earlier during the tour

Tour de Yorkshire bites the dust – but a new one-day event may replace it

Hugely popular race built on legacy of 2014 Grand Départ but fell victim to collapse of region’s tourism agency

Transcontinental Race: Defending champion Fiona Kolbinger has purse and tracker stolen while sleeping

German ultracyclist carries on, but her dot is missing from the live tracker for now

Sir Dave Brailsford shares tips with Newcastle United at pre-season training camp

Marginal gains for the Magpies? British Cycling and Ineos Grenadiers supremo visited Premier League team in Lisbon

Julian Alaphilippe’s comeback cut short by coronavirus positive

New blow for world champion who won on familiar terrain at the Mur de Huy on his return to racing on Saturday

18-year-old Rose Price completes National 24 Hour Championship time trial on a borrowed trike

The BorntoBike RT member covered 265 miles between Saturday and Sunday afternoon, one of 31 individuals to complete the exhausting RTTC National 24 Hour Championship

Tour de France review: Jumbo-Visma, at last

Following a series of chaotic near misses, a murky past, and a 15-year-long road to redemption, the Dutch super team has finally conquered the Tour de France

The Tour de G’s Gilet continues: Cycling’s most famous garment set to take on Tour de France Femmes

“Your gilet has been having such a great time, so why not try to get it to the real end of this race?”

Adult webcam service offers Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar unusual, ahem, recovery method

Now that’s certainly one way of preparing for a 40km Tour de France time trial…

“I know I’ll win again”: Mark Cavendish confident of 35th Tour de France stage win

The Manx Missile admitted it was disappointing to miss out on this year's race when in his "best form for easily a decade"

“We are still in a good place” says Geraint Thomas as Tour de France heads into Pyrenees

2018 champion says “it can all change” in final mountain stages