Racing

Ben King wins Vuelta Stage 4, Simon Yates up to third overall after late attack

Michal Kwiatkowski retains overall lead after first summit finish of this year's Spanish Grand Tour

Aqua Blue Sport riders left high and dry as it pulls out of Tour of Britain

Team follows up yesterday's announcement it was folding by pulling plug on participation in week-long race

Vuelta Stage 3: Elia Viviani wins, Michal Kwiatkowski keeps lead

Italian champion takes his first stage victory in the Spanish Grand Tour

Aqua Blue Sport says it won’t be racing in 2019

Irish Professional Continental outfit cites failed merger with Verandas Willems-Crelan and lack of wild card invites to big races

Olympic champion Callum Skinner taking break from cycling – but hopes to be back for Tokyo

Team sprint gold medallist says he's lacked motivation since reaching long-term goal two years ago in Rio

Alejandro Valverde wins Vuelta Stage 2, Michal Kwiatkowski takes overall lead

Vincenzo Nibali and Richie Porte among riders to be distanced in finale and lose time

Bkool adds four Vuelta stages to its indoor simulator

Also running a multiplayer challenge on segments of three other Vuelta stages

Matt Stephens talks about depression, his police career and travelling in the boot of a car

Ex-pro and media figure chats with Nick Hussey

IOC president says war against doping can’t be won

Points to independent anti-doping body as being an important means of removing perceptions of conflicts of interest

The Bradley Wiggins podcast returns for La Vuelta

Episodes to go out on each Monday of the race

Team Sky unveil line-up for Vuelta, which starts on Saturday

Ex-world champion Michal Kwiatkowski leads squad in Spain, Hackney's Tao Geoghegan Hart makes Grand Tour debut

Trek reveal updated 520 Touring Bike

The new 520 steel touring bike has a new lighter alloy fork, wide gearing and more stable geometry to make it ideal for multi-day trips, so say Trek

Video: North Cape 4000 winner Ian Walker and his Whyte Wessex One

We catch up with Ian after his epic 4,300km ride and look at the bike that propelled him to victory

Five cool things coming soon from Cannondale, Time, Samvær, Ritchey and Topeak

Yet more new bikes, gear and accessories we're putting to the test at the moment...

Three-time track world champion and candidate for US Congress facing sexual misconduct investigation

Marty Nothstein says an anonymous tipster has planted a false allegation in a bid to smear him

Newport Velodrome renamed Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales

Velodrome to take name of Tour de France winner who's trained there since it opened in 2003

Unboxing 12 speed Campagnolo Record on a Canyon Ultimate CF SLX Disc 9.0 Movistar: video

We've just got our hands on a Canyon Ultimate dripping with Campagnolo's new 12 speed Record disc groupset. Jack checks out the finer details in this video...

Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome to ride the Tour of Britain

Both riders looking forward to a great atmosphere on the roads

Lizzie Deignan believed she’d never race again before Trek signing

29-year-old targets return to sport and next year's World Championships in her native Yorkshire

Five cool things coming soon from Shimano, Nalini, Garmin, Smith and Xplova

Some more cool kit, components and gadgets that have found their way into our test pile this week, with reviews coming soon...

Matteo Trentin wins European Championship road race for Italy

Tough day in Glasgow sees Peter Sagan abandon as breakaway fights it out for the win

Cyclist in Spain breaks long-distance record – then breaks his collarbone thanks to wife’s uncle’s celebration (+ video)

Mikel Azparren was sent crashing to ground moments after riding 751km Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route in less than 24 hours

Thousands welcome Geraint Thomas home to Cardiff after Tour de France win

Hints that he’s likely to sign new contract with Team Sky within the next few days

Raleigh revive Aero Pro Burner in chrome for 35th anniversary, and launch two limited edition balance bikes

The classic BMX in its Aero Pro guise was first released in 1983, and to celebrate its 35th birthday Raleigh have recreated it with the classic chrome frame...

Team Sky’s Gianni Moscon banned for five weeks for hitting out at rider during Tour de France

Sir Dave Brailsford says team will seek to help 24-year-old Italian overcome his problems

Ex-Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich “in despair” and looking to enter rehab

44-year-old says separation from his wife and children has led him to "do and take things I very much regret"

Simon Gerrans retires from professional cycling, saying his “passion for the sport is no longer what it used to be”

Australian's 15-year career saw him win two Monuments and stages in all three Grand Tours

Five cool things coming soon from Shimano, 76 Projects, Redshift, Shokbox and Palomar

Some more new stuff we're testing at the moment before the road.cc verdicts are delivered...

First look video: Mason Resolution2

We catch up with Dom Mason to talk through the new Resolution2, their classy steel 'go anywhere' frame that's been subtly tweaked to bring it bang up to date...

Team Sky’s Egan Bernal suffers “serious facial trauma” in San Sebastian crash

Movistar's Miguel Landa doubtful for Vuelta after fracturing vertebra in same crash