Racing

Two-time Olympic triathlon champ Alistair Brownlee smashes 600km Dales Divide bikepacking route in 34 hours

Brownlee first home in brutal coast-to-coast event with 11,000m of climbing at 19kph average speed

“You need to call my girlfriend!”: Filippo Ganna to skip Tour of Flanders because his partner has a “fantastic” Easter dinner planned

Ganna's comments came after taking his first classics victory in Dwars door Vlaanderen, overcoming two bike changes and Wout van Aert in the finale

Investigation into Muriel Furrer’s death finds no wrongdoing, but sparks claims it took “an athlete dying for the UCI to kick into action” on GPS tracking

The 18-year-old Swiss rider was not found until 85 minutes after her crash at the 2024 Road World Championships in Zurich, but the investigation found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing

‘Drunk’ spectators jump on team car roof, try to steal bike, and punch window during race, as Visma-Lease a Bike say left staff “shaken” by “aggressive” incident

According to reports from Italy, the spectators reacted aggressively after bottles were thrown from the Visma team car, hitting their vehicle’s wing mirror

“The most annoying thing is it wasn’t on video”: Tom Pidcock admits he “lost a life” after “ninja” 60kph crash “off a mountain road” into ravine forces him to quit Volta a Catalunya

Pidcock, who misjudged a corner while drinking on a descent, revealed that his team only discovered he had crashed when he contacted them through his radio

“No place in cycling”: Climate activist accused of intentional assault after trying to glue himself to cobbled road during race, causing crash

The organisers of the Ronde van Brugge, the Belgian cycling federation, and a number of teams have filed a complaint against Extinction Rebellion protester Wouter Mouton

“Notorious” climate protester causes crash in Belgian race after sitting on road in front of charging peloton

The protestor, who previously threw paint at Vermeer's Girl with the Pearl Earring, has been arrested

Did Tadej Pogačar win Milan-San Remo on a cracked Colnago?

"If Tadej had known what condition the bike was in, he wouldn’t have descended so aggressively": UAE Team Emirates mechanic reports nobody noticed crash damage until after the finish

UK cycling fans can save £5 per month on ‘Saver Plan’ once TNT Sports moves to HBO Max this month, but only if you commit to £25.99-a-month subscription for full year

Warner Bros. Discovery announces 16% monthly saving, but only if fans commit to £311-a-year subscription

Concerns wrong handlebar width rules being enforced at British road races, as Dan Bigham questions “disappointing” lack of communication from British Cycling over UCI’s controversial new rules

Confusion reigns amid video of commissaire measuring riders' brake hood widths at race this weekend, raising questions about British Cycling's own rules

“It was pretty wild”: Jessica Disley smashes women’s UCI Derny Hour Record by 8km with mammoth 60.16km ride – and even beats Magnus Bäckstedt’s motor paced mark

British rider Disley, a five-time gran fondo time trial world champion, set the new derny-paced benchmark in Newport velodrome

Outrage as pro cyclist punches rival during race, team removes rider from racing “to reflect on his actions”

Footage of incident emerged on social media after UCI 1.2 race in the Netherlands

“An absolute nightmare”: Wrong turn disaster causes carnage at Strade Bianche

Disbelief as chase group including Demi Vollering, Lotte Kopecky and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot follow race motorbike off the course, all but ending hopes of victory

“There’s a reason I’m out riding alone”: Jonas Vingegaard questions if pro cyclists will soon need “personal bodyguards” to train in public

Two-time Tour de France winner was left bloodied by a training crash at the start of the year while he was being followed by a fan on a descent

“We can’t expect him to follow Tadej at the Tour of Flanders”: Visma-Lease a Bike urge caution after Matthew Brennan’s classics breakthrough – but believe British wonderkid can win cycling’s biggest races

“He dreams of winning the biggest classics, winning stages at the Tour de France, winning the green jersey. He can aim very high. But he’s so young, he needs a few years to develop,” says sports director Grischa Niermann

“We do not have a doping problem”: Tadej Pogačar’s agent opposes “stupid” plans to monitor riders’ power data, insisting cycling “now has credibility”

Alex Carera and others say the use of a ‘power data passport’ will “create only problems”, though the International Testing Agency has sought to assuage these concerns, suggesting the voluntary trial could become mandatory protocol over time

“It’s ridiculous”: UCI’s controversial new handlebar rules see pro cyclist disqualified after 60km solo win, but team insists ‘illegal brake levers’ were bent in crash

Italian rider's team confident the bike was fully compliant at the start of the race and blame illegally narrow brake levers on crash damage

“If I hadn’t had it on, maybe I wouldn’t be here today”: Zoe Bäckstedt recalls horror crash which smashed helmet “into so many pieces”

British rider, who suffered a broken hand and wrist in the training crash, says she now wears a helmet "everywhere I go"

Cycling doping cases fall, but anti-doping group warns of “grey areas” and “increased medicalisation”

The MPCC also say they're concerned by doping in the lower professional and amateur divisions

Could Tour de France stages soon be raced in the morning? Scientists warn climate change and extreme heatwaves could make afternoon racing too dangerous

"With record-breaking heatwaves becoming more frequent, it is only a matter of time before the Tour encounters extreme heat stress days that will test existing safety protocols"

“A very sad moment”: Two killed and six injured as driver of race vehicle veers off road into crowd at Tour of Rwanda

“This accident reminds us of the importance of road safety and always remain vigilant, whether driving or cheering on the riders along the race,” Rwanda’s sports minister said

UCI calls for “clear regulatory framework” to govern rider airbags

Cycling’s governing body says it is aiming to broaden the development of the safety tech to the “greatest number of manufacturers possible”, after Aerobag unveiled their system last month

British Cycling restores free YouTube coverage for National Track Championships following controversial cyclocross paywall

Governing body confirms "uninterrupted action and expert commentary" available free on YouTube this weekend, but streaming of future events and races remains under review and "determined on a case‑by‑case basis, reflecting the unique nature, costs and practicalities of each of our disciplines"

Why did Tadej Pogačar share his power data on his latest Strava upload? Won’t it help his rivals?

It's unusual for a Grand Tour contender to be this open about their numbers - what's Pogacar's game here, then? We asked a coach to offer some possible explanations

Jim Ratcliffe “sorry” claim that UK is “being colonised” by immigrants “offended some people” – as Ineos Grenadiers stay silent on owner’s controversial comments

Keir Starmer described Ratcliffe’s remarks, which have angered many within cycling, as “offensive and wrong”, as well as “inflammatory and divisive”

“Do you wait two minutes or show me the middle finger?”: Tadej Pogačar hits out at “spoiled” fans after bizarre confrontation – and reveals rare glimpse at power data

The world champion’s negative encounter comes after his Tour de France rival Jonas Vingegaard was injured in a crash allegedly caused by a fan following him too closely on a descent

Cycling coverage set to move (again) in UK and Ireland from Discovery+ to HBO Max – but it won’t get any cheaper to watch

TNT Sports will be absorbed into the new HBO Max service in March, marking the third time cycling has moved to a different streaming service in just over two years

Bradley Wiggins launches AI coaching app (complete with AI-generated portrait), allowing cyclists to “learn from legends”… kind of

For £22 a month, users can ask questions and get AI-generated responses based on “deep and wide-ranging” interviews from six high-profile athletes, including Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey and cricketer Sir Alastair Cook

British Cycling “reviewing” £2.99 YouTube subscription after controversial trial at cyclocross national championships, with all memberships cancelled until plans confirmed

The pilot broadcast was introduced, to a mixed reception, as part of British Cycling’s “dynamic new approach to domestic sports coverage” designed to “inspire new fans and deepen engagement”

Loss of ITV Tour de France coverage “a shame” before UK Grand Départ, says TNT Sports pundit

“I think a lot of people, the general public, watch the Tour de France on ITV and terrestrial TV. To take it away from them, I think it’s losing a lot of fans,” Brian Smith said