Racing

Mark Cavendish: Comeback from Six Day crash pales in comparison to mental health

The Manx Missile suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung in the crash at the Ghent Six Day

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Mark Cavendish to stay at Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl for one more year

Team boss Patrick Lefevere says: “Mark wanted an extension of his fairy tale and I didn't want to take that away from him”

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London prepares to welcome UCI Track Champions League this weekend

Double Olympic champion Katie Archibald among the stars taking to the track at Lee Valley

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Wout van Aert to target the green jersey at the 2022 Tour de France

Belgian star to try and make it third time lucky and wrestle the jersey from defending champion Mark Cavendish

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Mark Cavendish reveals ‘hole behind heart’ after serious crash in Belgium

Manxman also suffered two broken ribs at the Ghent Six Day event and masked the seriousness of the crash from his family

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Brazilian speedster aims to hit 300km an hour next year to become world’s fastest cyclist (+ video)

Evandro Portela of lorry-drafting video fame tells road.cc of his plans to break motor-paced cycling world record

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Women’s prize money trebled to match men at Belgian one-day race Nokere Koerse

Prize fund for women at semi-classic will total €18,800 next year, leading to calls for other events on the UCI calendar to follow suit

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Mark Cavendish breaks two ribs in heavy crash at Ghent Six Day (+ video)

Incident happened on final day of Belgian track meet

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Mark Cavendish reveals he was ready to retire before Deceuninck-QuickStep call

British sprinter reveals in new autobiography he almost called time on his glittering career before Patrick Lefevere came calling

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Chris Froome’s 2021 season hampered by return of potentially deadly parasitic disease

Tests confirm bilharzia derailed four-time Tour de France winner's season

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Wout van Aert is selling his three biggest wins – as NFT digital assets

Want to win Strade Bianche or on Mont Ventoux or the Champs-Elysees while helping destroy the planet through global warming? Now’s your chance

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EF Education pro rider no longer fired over early use of Specialized SL7 ahead of move to Bora-Hansgrohe

EF Education-Nippo moved to end Sergio Higuita's contract early, but have now backtracked on this decision following the Colombian’s apology for using the wrong bike

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Cannondale pro rider seen blasting past amateurs in viral video fired over early use of Specialized SL7… but did he have a choice?

EF Education’s Sergio Higuita had been getting the miles in on his new Bora-Hansgrohe race bike... but after a video went a bit viral, his former team moved to end his contract early

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Updated: Alex Dowsett misses out on reclaiming UCI Hour record

Israel Start-Up went off strongly, but faded late on in Mexico

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Alex Dowsett reveals his hour record bike for tomorrow’s attempt

Factor’s Hanzo TT bike, HED’s Volo wheels, Aerocoach’s Ascalon bars and a £950 gold chainring; here’s Dowsett’s equipment choices and why he has chosen them

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Roger Hammond takes lead sports director role at Ineos Grenadiers

Team has also recruited Ben Williams of Ineos Britannia sailing outfit as head of human performance

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Bradley Wiggins says he regrets feud with Chris Froome

2012 Tour de France winner says he and ex-team mate “hugged it out” at this year’s Tour de France

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RGT Cycling to give out NFTs as prizes to virtual race winners

The indoor cycling platform revealed it would be giving controversial NFTs to race winners...

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Michael Broadwith breaks Edinburgh to London record in very close-run effort

“Incredible” support hailed as ultracyclist beats Pete Wells’ 1989 time by a little over 5 minutes

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Routes of 2022 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes by Zwift unveiled in Paris (plus fly-through videos)

Copenhagen start and return of Alpe d'Huez for the men, while women’s race begins in Paris and ends with summit finish at La Planche des Belles Filles

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Alex Dowsett confirms plans to reclaim UCI Hour record

Israel Start-Up Nation rider will attempt to beat Victor Campenaerts’ record at altitude in Mexico next month

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Cyclists’ Alliance partner with Supersapiens for Duty of Care framework to improve wellbeing of female pro peloton

New initiative aims to “ensure that no [female] athlete can unknowingly or knowingly push their body past its limitations and cause disastrous long-term effects on the mind, body and its systems”

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Man throws traffic cone at Women’s Tour riders as race heads through Oxford

Photographs and video of incident have been sent to Thames Valley Police

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“Go f*ck yourself” – Luke Rowe hits out at fans blaming him for Paris-Roubaix crash

“Try riding a f*cking bike through the forest of Arenberg with a front wheel puncture” says Ineos Grenadiers rider

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Sonny Colbrelli thrives on chaos of mud splattered Paris-Roubaix to take memorable victory

The first rainy Hell of the North in nearly two decades was a slightly dramatic one..

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Lizzie Deignan left with blood stained handlebars after brutal first edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes

Ever wondered what racing over 17 sections of cobblestones does to your hands?

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Great Britain’s Lizzie Deignan takes historic victory at first ever Paris-Roubaix Femmes

Finally, 125 years after cyclists first clattered over the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix, Great Britain has a winner.

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Dan Bigham breaks Sir Bradley Wiggins’ British Hour Record

British rider managed 197m further than Wiggins' distance to set a new British record of 54.723km

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Team Delko racing in iconic ‘Look 1985’ jersey at this year’s Paris-Roubaix

French UCI Pro continental team will be wearing new kit that reflects Look’s Mondrian-inspired logo at this weekend’s cobbled classic

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Julian Alaphilippe defends World Championship road race title on brutal 260km long course

The Frenchman defended his title in style on the tough Flandrian course

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