Racing

Astana concerned over Jakob Fuglsang’s knee following yesterday’s crash

Danish rider who is third favourite for overall came down heavily with 20 kilometres left of opening stage

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Tour de France Stage 1: Mike Teunissen springs a surprise to win in Brussels and take yellow (+ video highlights)

Overall hopeful Jakob Fuglsang crashes on approach to Belgian capital on opening stage

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Confusion and denials about who was responsible for decision not to bring Mark Cavendish to the Tour

Who decided Cavendish should stay at home?

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Tour de France team bans riders from using mobile phones

One of the teams at this year's Tour de France has taken the interesting step of banning mobile phones

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Froome out of hospital and back at home after horrific crash which ruined Tour hopes

Team Ineos rider appeared in good spirits and wished his team mates good luck

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Five climbs of Box Hill on new Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic course

Organisers hope that shorter route and more climbing will encourage attacks

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Wiggins says Thomas can successfully defend Tour de France title

Defending champion hasn't had best of build-ups but has mental strength and focus, says former team mate

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BMC launch Alpenchallenge AMP e-road bike, with full internal cable routing (and the top-of-the-range version will set you back £10k)

The Swiss giants have gone with a powerful 504 Wh battery and Shimano STEPS system for their sleek entry into the e-road market, and it weighs in at under 15kg

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Dimension Data bosses reportedly split over leaving Mark Cavendish out of Tour de France

Team manager Rolf Aldag wanted Manx sprinter at the race but was overruled by team principal Doug Ryder

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Video: Israeli pro cyclist couple kiss during race as they win national championships

Guy Sagiv and Omer Shapira were both clear of rivals as they shared tender moment before crossing line

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Mark Cavendish is left OUT of Team Dimension Data’s Tour de France squad

The Manx sprinter, with 30 individual Tour de France stages to his name, was not included in Dimension Data's eight-man squad announced this morning

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Ben Swift wins national road race title in Norwich

Team Ineos make it one-two as Ian Stannard finishes second, John Archibald of Ribble Pro Cycling comes third

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Both Yates brothers to ride the Tour de France

Adam to lead – speaks cautiously about his chances

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World Tour pro Lachlan Morton wins “unimaginably hard” GBDURO bike-packing event

“I never realised that I had never done anything hard in my life before this”

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Riders benefit from race motorbikes even at 50 metres

Groupama-FDJ performance director says current UCI rules on race motorbikes don’t go far enough

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Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal to jointly lead Team Ineos at Tour de France

Co-leaders will have some very experienced support in race which starts in Brussels a week tomorrow

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Gritfest 2019 – gravel enduro at its best

Dave rides the two-day gravel stage race in mid-Wales

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Christoph Strasser wins record 6th Race Across America title; Team Backstedt take 8-person win

Austrian rider crosses continent solo in 8 days 16 hours 6 minutes for record-breaking win

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Egan Bernal wins Tour de Suisse to give Ineos potential Tour de France leadership headache

Young Colombian pledges support to defending champion Geraint Thomas "if he is better than me"

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Vaughters: Wiggins’ 2012 Tour de France win “blemished” due to triamcinolone use

Manager who led Wiggins to 4th place at 2009 Tour accuses Brailsford of "gaming the system" through TUE use

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Live coverage as James MacDonald makes attempt on 24 hour distance record

48-year-old will need to cover more than 941km by midday Sunday

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UCI changes rules to exclude amateur team who won gold at Track Cycling World Cup

Huub-Wattbike team has won admiration for its innovative approach

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DT Swiss launch £3k superlight wheels to mark 25th anniversary

1283g wheels launched to celebrate DT Swiss 25th birthday

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Boardman launch their first e-bike range, selling exclusively at Halfords

Sold exclusively through Halfords, Boardman have unveiled three new e-bikes all with the sleek Fazua Evation drive system

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Trek launch the Madone SLR 6 Disc Speed with integrated aerobars

The aerobar system makes this new version of the Madone ideal for part-time triathletes and time trial enthusiasts, say Trek, and the aerobars also detach in less than 30 seconds to ride it as a regular road bike

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Koo launch the Billy, a stem-mounted storage solution for your sunglasses

Short of space in your jersey pockets, weather took a turn for the worse? The Billy from Koo is the thing for you...

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UPDATED: Geraint Thomas WILL race Tour de France after emerging “relatively unscathed” from Tour de Suisse crash

Thomas looked dazed on the side of the road after a heavy crash, but remained fully conscious and was taken to hospital for checks. He's now been given the all-clear to race the Tour de France

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Five cool things coming soon from Ribble, Vittoria, Scribe, Rapha and Giro

Some of our top picks from the road.cc test pile this week, with reviews coming soon...

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Sir Dave Brailsford says Chris Froome will be back as Team Ineos star thanks fans for support

Team principal also says crash could lead to review of protection of riders including Kevlar clothing

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First look: Tifosi x Campagnolo Mons with Super Record

This special edition Mons frame with Campagnolo livery was built to show off the best of the Italian brand's components, with stock versions of the Mons frames available to customise with various Campag builds...

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