Racing

Tour de France Stage 2: Mathieu van der Poel wins to take overall lead (+ highlights)

Alpecin-Fenix rider does what his grandfather Raymond Poulidor never managed as he rides into the yellow jersey

Video: Team mechanic sprints through chaotic aftermath of crash with replacement bike

The video shows it's not only the riders who need to be in top shape at the Tour

Tour de France Stage 1: Julian Alaphilippe takes yellow as huge crash splits bunch

World champion takes opening stage in Brittany - but many riders will have lost a lot of time

Spectator holding sign causes huge crash bringing peloton to a halt at Tour de France

"Leaders down, downed riders everywhere and this is chaos. This is exactly what we didn't want on the opening day of the Tour"

‘I’ve never seen an athlete with the same mental strength as Chris Froome’, says Israel Start-Up Nation Sports Director

In the fourth episode of Drink at your Desk Live, Rob Hatch talks about half wheeling Sean Kelly and Cherie Prdiham gives us the inside story on Chris Froome's goal for the Tour

Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome call for government support for young riders in wake of Brexit

Twelve riders signed an open letter asking the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden for more support for talented young athletes.

Geraint Thomas predicts “chaotic” start to Tour de France in Brittany

2018 champion says having four overall contenders needn’t harm chances of Ineos Grenadiers winning the yellow jersey

Drink At Your Desk Live Tour de France Special! With special guests Rob Hatch and Cherie Pridham

We'll be talking Tour, plus you can win a pair of posh Sidi shoes. 4.30pm Friday!

Mark Cavendish returns to Tour de France after two-year absence

“I am going to do all I can to grab this opportunity with both hands” says ex-world champion as he is named in place of injured Sam Bennett

Team GB names cycling squad for Tokyo as it targets medals beyond the track

Multiple gold medallists Jason and Laura Kenny, Ed Clancy and Geraint Thomas head list of 26 riders including 16 making Olympic debut

No Cav at Tour de France: Taking both Mark Cavendish and Sam Bennett was never a prospect, says Deceuninck Quick Step boss

Patrick Lefevere says having both sprinters in the race could have affected confidence of Bennett, now recovered from knee injury

Zwift announces celebrity line up for Olympic Virtual Series Chase Race live this Friday

The event will see Olympic medal winners including Sir Chris Hoy and Fabian Cancellara up against each other as well other celebrities such as sportiest Spice Girl, Mel C

Chris Froome to support team leader Michael Woods at Tour de France

Four-time yellow jersey winner will be Israel Start-up Nation’s road captain as he returns to race after two-year absence

UCI says Speeco’s radical Aero Breakaway Bar contravenes rules in latest statement

The UCI adds that it was never contacted by the BEAT Cycling team about van Schip using the bars until stage 3 of the Belgian Tour

Mark Cavendish to lead Deceuninck-Quick Step Tour de France sprint challenge?

Patrick Lefevere says it’s possible if Sam Bennett doesn’t recover from injury - but contract would need to be renegotiated

Rider thrown off Baloise Belgium Tour for using illegal handlebars allowing him to rest his arms on them

Commissaire allowed Jan Willem van Schip to start stage with controversial set-up, but UCI later disqualified him

Half of Olympic road race volunteer marshals pull out due to coronavirus fears

Fear of the virus cited as main reason as Japan prepares to reluctantly welcome the Games

Supersapiens comment on UCI ban of blood glucose monitoring devices from in-competition use

Supersapiens technology banned before it could be used in the Tour de France.

Sir Bradley Wiggins reveals new career goal – to become a doctor

Five-time Olympic champion also says Freeman case “baffling and complete incompetence at the highest f*cking level”

Tom Pidcock breaks collarbone in training crash

Ineos Grenadiers rider had been due to get back racing on the road this weekend

Liam Glen wins the Highland Trail 550… on a singlespeed bike

Previous road.cc reviewer is first to cross the line, and broke the course record with his unusual bike choice in the process

Huge crash at Giro d’Italia causes race to be neutralised

Emanuel Buchmann was one of the riders to come down in the crash which happened with 145km to go

Number of ‘distractions’ inside Trek-Segafredo team car at Giro d’Italia branded ‘insane’

"As good a driver as [directeur sportif's] are, this is not safe."

Drink At Your Desk Live! With special guest Orla Chennaoui and Sidi shoe giveaway!

Talk bikes, drink beer, win shoes. Could be your perfect Friday!

Video: Rider grabs rival to avoid crashing as dog runs onto race route

Bizarre incident happened at under-23 race in Italy's Lombardy region yesterday

‘Adult film’ accidentally played at Giro d’Italia finish line

Commentator Ned Boulting said a sound engineer was running around trying to find the source...

Sports director thrown off Giro d’Italia after rear-ending rider in team car

Driver of Team BikeExchange car hit Deceuninck-QuickStep’s Pieter Serry on today’s final climb

Broken collarbone and ribs for Mikel Landa as crash puts him out of Giro d’Italia (+ video)

Incident happened in closing kilometres of today’s stage to Cattolica

Nacer Bouhanni banned for two months after pushing Jake Stewart into barriers

UCI sanctions French sprinter for incident at end of Cholet-Pays de la Loire race in February

“Racist roots”: Buyer of Princess Diana’s ‘shame bike’ will use it to highlight Royal Family’s colonial past

Baltimore attorney who bid £44,000 for the Raleigh Traveller last week will make it centre of anti-slavery memorial