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“With €40m budget, I’d sit down with a cigar and whisky, too” – Patrick Lefevere in swipe at Team Ineos break from racing

Deceuninck-Quick Step boss also suspects teams not racing may be hiding coronavirus cases

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UCI boss Lappartient says it would be a ‘disaster’ to cancel Giro d’Italia and Tour de France

Governing body's chief speaks as Italy and France step up measures to try and contain coronavirus outbreak

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Coronavirus: Cofidis and Groupama-FDJ out of UAE quarantine

Riders and staff had been kept in lockdown in hotel for almopst a fortnight

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Special coronavirus measures at Paris-Nice – but race will go ahead

Seven teams have withdrawn but race has also gained high profile riders who had planned to race in Italy

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Hammer Series suspended – organisers blame the UCI

Velon has complained to European Commission and says race will return if decision goes in its favour

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Coronavirus: Strade Bianche postponed – RCS Sport to meet with authorities about upcoming races

Milan-Sanremo and Tirreno-Adriatico unlikely to go ahead

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Coronavirus: Teams delay travel to Italy as doctors urge cancellation of races

Strade Bianche, Tirreno-Adriatico and Milan-San Remo also face potential government ban on sporting events

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Team Ineos sports director Nicolas Portal dies aged 40

Frenchman who led Froome, Thomas and Bernal to Tour de France glory died of heart attack at home in Andorra

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Cancelled! Mountain Mayhem 24hr MTB race becomes first major UK sporting event called off due to Coronavirus

Organisers say that virus spread makes event insurance too difficult

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5 Cool Things coming soon from Specialized, Cube, BIKND, Cycles Berthoud and Vel

Some of our favourite bikes and bits that are getting the road.cc review treatment at the moment, with full test reports coming soon...

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UCI chief: Impact of coronavirus on cycle sport could be “huge”

Decision expected tomorrow on whether races including Milan-San Remo can go ahead

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Gianni Moscon disqualified from Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne for throwing bike at another rider (+ video)

The Team Ineos rider has a bit of previous when it comes to aggession and ill-discipline

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UAE Tour: Morkov cleared to race at Track Cycling World Championships after 167 coronavirus tests come back negative

Danish rider left for Berlin before quarantine was imposed in Abu Dhabi

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Coronavirus: Final stages of Tour of UAE cancelled as two Italian team workers test positive for COVID-19

Riders and team staff including Chris Froome being tested in their hotels for the virus

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5 Cool things coming soon from Triban, Prime, Oxford Products, Indik8a and Bioracer

Some more of the best bits we're testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

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“No Plan B” – Milan-San Remo at risk of cancellation due to coronavirus

Threat to next month's race as government suspends sporting events in bid to contain virus

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“It feels great to be a bike racer again” – Chris Froome makes his racing return at the UAE Tour

Four-time Tour de France winner came through opening stage without mishap

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Former Swiss pro leaves the team he founded after admitting involvement in Aderlass doping ring

Pirmin Lang parts ways with development team and says he ‘resigns from professional cycling’

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First Atlas Mountain Race brevet won by Sofiane Sehili; 1,145km in 3 days, 21 hours and 50 minutes

1,145km ridden in 3 days, 21 hours and 50 minutes

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Geraint Thomas expects Tour de France competition to be tougher than ever

Team Ineos rider says he is in better shape than last year and is also targeting Tokyo Olympics

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Grinduro gravel enduro comes to Wales in July 2020 and entries are open

Entries now open for Welsh gravel race

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5 cool things coming soon from Fizik, Decathlon, Ashmei, Chrome Industries and Techalogic

A round-up of our most interesting things in for testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

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UCI Road World Championships fans spent £22.5 million in Harrogate

Economic impact assessment report shows massive economic boost to North Yorkshire town

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Edinburgh cyclist aiming to become the fastest woman to ride around the world

Helen Langridge hopes to complete the trip in 110 days

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Mental health support could become requirement for Olympic and Paralympic funding

Callum Skinner agrees with Jess Varnish that athletes should be treated as employees

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“Ditch the saddlebag”: Dib Sports launch 2-in-1 hydration and storage bottle

Designed and made in the USA, the Dib Bottle is available in regular and large sizes and is designed to house both fluid and repair kit

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Dutch National Headwind Championships abandoned … due to the wind (+ video)

Full force of Storm Ciara made it too dangerous to complete sixth edition of event

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EF Education First Pro Cycling are selling off their old team bikes

Pros’ bikes at discount prices

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Vinokourov calls for investigation after leak of research into Fuglsang-Ferrari allegations

Hits out at how “incorrect and largely unreliable information” reached the media

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New Gravel Fondo Cymru race launches – organisers of Gritfest prepare single loop race for the UK

First and only race held over a single loop in the UK

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