Racing

“Accidents happen”: Egan Bernal says time trial bikes are ‘a part of cycling’

The 2019 Tour de France winner was responding to Chris Froome’s call for TT bikes to be banned from pro racing due to safety concerns, two months after horror training crash

Sonny Colbrelli has defibrillator fitted after collapsing at Volta a Catalunya finish

The 2021 Paris-Roubaix winner was discharged from hospital today and says it will be a “miracle” if he races again

Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges breaks silence to question “alleged ineligibility”

Bridges, who was told on Wednesday that she cannot compete in the women’s event at this weekend’s National Omnium Championships, says she has been “harassed and demonised” in recent weeks

Wout van Aert out of Tour of Flanders after testing positive for COVID-19

Jumbo-Visma said yesterday it was “unlikely” Belgian star would ride Sunday’s Monument – now we know why

Strava launches new section for Tour de France with pro rider uploads all in one place

New section of the Strava app will make it easier to check out the top performances from the day’s racing in France across the men’s and women’s events

Hopes that Tour de Yorkshire may return despite co-organisers entering administration

Welcome To Yorkshire went into administration earlier this month after councils pulled plug on funding

UCI Gravel World Series kicks off in Asia

This weekend, the opening round of the UCI Gravel World Series kicks off in the Philippines – but beyond that, what can we expect?

Biniam Girmay makes African cycling history at Gent-Wevelgem

The 21-year-old Eritrean rider outsprinted Christophe Laporte to become the first African winner of a major Belgian classic

Tom Pidcock makes surprise return to racing at Gent-Wevelgem

Ineos racing director Rod Ellingworth says the cyclocross world champion remains on track for the Tour of Flanders despite his recent stomach problems

It wasn’t just the dropper post: Matej Mohorič used “secret” wheel bearings and bigger disc rotors for Milan–San Remo win

Mohorič also told the road.cc Podcast that he would have crashed on his death-defying descent of the Poggio if it wasn't for the modifications made to his Merida Scultura, that was prepped weeks in advance

Sonny Colbrelli in stable condition in hospital after collapsing at Volta a Catalunya finish

Race officials confirm Paris-Roubaix champion lost consciousness and went into convulsions before suffering a cardiac arrest

Top women’s race Trofeo Binda rerouted mid-race due to serious road traffic collision

Organisers say vehicles involved are not involved in race but crash made route impassable

UCI confirms Matej Mohorič’s Milan-San Remo-winning dropper post is within rules

Bahrain Victorious rider’s component choice set cycling world abuzz after thrilling Monument win

Matej Mohorič deploys dropper post to win stunning Milan–San Remo victory

The Slovenian also had to bunnyhop back onto the road after losing his line at high speeds while being chased down, before breaking away to take a huge victory on his dropper post-equipped bike

Bizarre crash as Paris-Nice pro flattened by falling advertising board — abandons race with ankle injury

Groupama-FDJ's Luxembourg national champion Kevin Geniets was knocked off his bike by the flying sponsors' board while riding through the mixed zone at the start of Stage 7

Netflix Tour de France documentary could take sport “to next level” says Patrick Lefevere

Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl boss says filming to start as early as next week, but adds that money currently on offer to teams is “peanuts”

Tadej Pogačar wins Strade Bianche with epic 50km solo escape

The Slovenian superstar’s stunning ride followed a thrilling finale to the women’s race, taken by Belgian champion Lotte Kopecky

Team TotalEnergies releases statement condemning domestic violence – but fails to directly address rider Alexandre Geniez’s conviction for abusing ex-wife

French pro Geniez was handed a four-month suspended sentence for domestic violence on Wednesday

“Prizes in women’s cycling are improving”: Ellen van Dijk awarded X-rated giftset – including sex toy and blindfold – after winning time trial

The first stage of the EasyToys Bloeizone Fryslân, formerly known as the Healthy Ageing Tour, was also criticised by fans after riders had to dodge cars and commuter cyclists on the course

Trek to launch new Domane range

Domane SL, Domane SLR, and Domane RSL endurance road bikes are about to get a revamp but what can we expect to see?

“Everyone pees on everyone”: Peter Sagan says younger generation of pro peloton lacks respect

The three-time world champion claims that the peloton’s unwritten code of conduct has been replaced by “total anarchy”

Zwift U-turns on ban for user who exposed weight-doping hack

Luciano Pollastri had received a partial ban from Zwift, but Zwift’s CEO Eric Min lifted the ban and apologised to Luciano

The problem is cars – not time trial bikes, says Matteo Trentin

Responding to Chris Froome’s suggestion that TT bikes should be banned for safety reasons, the Italian rider said that “sharing the roads has to be nicer than it is now” and called on his fellow pros to “send a message”

Ineos Grenadiers’ Russian pro Pavel Sivakov denounces invasion of Ukraine

24-year-old says that most Russians “only want peace” and that “we shouldn’t be targets of hate just because of our origin”, as UCI faces calls to sanction the Gazprom-RusVelo team

Shooting the messenger? Zwift bans user for exposing in-race ‘weight doping’ hack

Tech firms usually thank users for exposing loopholes, but Zwift has cited a breaking of its terms of service and imposed a ban. Updated with Zwift's responses

Mark Cavendish will race Tour de France if he’s better than Fabio Jakobsen, says Patrick Lefevere

The Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl boss said: "Cav or Fabio Jakobsen to the Tour? The best will go" after the Manx Missile's impressive victory at the UAE Tour

“Bullshit” – Wout Van Aert responds to Chris Froome’s suggestion that time trial bikes be banned

Ahead of Spring Classics campaign, Belgian also calls for end to pre-race COVID-19 tests

Sir Jason Kenny retires from track cycling — Britain’s most decorated Olympian set for British Cycling coaching role

Jason Kenny won his seventh Olympic gold medal at last summer's Tokyo Games

“Definitely radical — but makes a lot of sense”: Cycling community reacts to Chris Froome’s call for time trial bike ban

Israel - Premier Tech teammate Michael Woods backed Froome's calls for road bikes to be used instead, and said most teams and riders would also agree

Chris Froome calls for time trial bike ban in professional cycling

"Is it really necessary for us to have time trial bikes in road cycling? At what point do we start thinking logically about our sport and introduce measures to make it safer?"