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British Cycling appoints new head of medical services following review

Appointment is part of series of reforms in wake of Bradley Wiggins Jiffy bag controversy

Video: Chris Froome looks ahead to Vuelta as he aims to complete unprecedented double

Team Sky's Tour de France champion is seeking to become first rider to complete Grand Tour double since Spanish race moved to late-season spot

Videos: Twinkle-toed pros dance their way through warm-up routines at Colorado Classic

Cannondale-Drapac's Rigoberto Uran and Caja Rural's Justin Oien throw some serious shapes

Australian Olympic cyclist undergoes heart operation

Georgia Baker was diagnosed with hereditary heart condition after suffering chest pains at Women's Tour

Council that bans cyclists from town centre … hosts Tour of Britain stage start in town centre

Mansfield has introduced Public Space Protection Order forbidding people on two wheels from large sections of Nottinghamshire town

Live (-ish) Blog: Transcontinental Race No. 5

Rolling coverage of the fifth edition of the annual ultracycling race across Europe

Eleven things we’ve learned this week

Endurance race shenanigans, Mario Cipollini in the buff, more hapless thieving and very dodgy driving - here are eleven things we've learned this week...

Late call-up means Adam Hansen will ride his 19th consecutive grand tour after all

No-one else has done more than 12 in a row... and he's recently been suffering from a saddle sore

Cycling app of the week: Cycle Now

This handy app fixes you up with the nearest bike available to hire and also finds a drop-off location closest to where you're headed...

Mark Beaumont and crew escape serious injury as support vehicle rear-ended (+ video)

The 34-year-old Scotsman, currently in Melbourne, Australia, is roughly on track to circumnavigate the globe by bike in 80 days

Team Sky’s Luke Rowe faces year out after breaking leg on brother’s stag weekend

Welsh rider breaks tibia and fibula in whitewater rafting incident in Czech Republic

Red Bull Timelaps – a one-day, 25-hour team cycling challenge in Windsor Great Park (+ video)

Event takes advantage of the clocks going back in October to pack an extra 'Power Hour' into the day

Sean Conway begins cycling across Europe record attempt

The endurance adventurer hopes to cycle 4,500 miles, from Portugal to Russia, in 25 days

Video: First look at Wahoo Elemnt Mini and comparison with Elemnt Bolt

We take a look at just how mini the new Elemnt Mini is from Wahoo Fitness, and size it up compared to its bigger brother...

Alberto Contador announces his retirement from professional cycling

The two-time Tour de France winner announces he will retire from professional cycling after this year's Vuelta a España

James Hayden wins Transcontinental Race No. 5

Briton takes less than 9 days to get from Geraardsbergen in Belgium to Meteora in Greece in unsupported race

Customised motorhome used by Sir Bradley Wiggins on sale for £50,000

Bespoke touches include red and blue décor, the “Wiggo” embroidered on headrests, and Union flag motif

11 things we’ve learned this week

Pump palavas, haphazard bike thieving and some serious horespower: here are 11 bike-related things we've learned this week...

Steve Cummings: I finished TdF with 2 fractured vertebrae

British champ explains his absence from the Vuelta later this month

Video: Pony joins peloton at the Tour of Poland

Cue the Pony Gallopin jokes - and even the Lotto Soudal rider's wife, Marion Rousse, joined in

Cycling app of the week: GeoCoach

Clock your rides, runs and camel riding pursuits all in one app...

Pro transfers: Warren Barguil heads home to Brittany with Fortuneo-Oscaro, Alexander Kristoff leaves Katusha for UAE Team Emirates

Tour de France polka dot jersey winner joins UCI Professional Continental outfit

Alexander Kristoff’s RideLondon-Surrey Classic winning ride on Strava – it’s not just about the sprint

Party-centric preparation sees Norwegian gobble up a handful of hotly-contested KOMs

Peter Kennaugh to leave Team Sky after eight years as 2018 transfer season opens

Two-time British road champion to join Peter Sagan at Bora-Hansgrohe

Top under-22 rider on Zwift to earn pro contract on Team Dimension Data’s Continental squad

First phase of competition runs for six weeks from September 1

Kickstarter campaign for one-size-fits-all stem launched

Aero Swiss Design are seeking investment for a stem with interlinking blocks that can shift the position of your handlebars

Amateur cyclist in Italy caught using hidden motor during race

Alessandro Andreoli's bike was checked following rumours that concealed motors were being used in local races

Rio’s Olympic velodrome badly damaged by fire

Chinese lantern-style balloon blamed for damage to venue whereGB cyclists dominated at 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games

Alexander Kristoff RideLondon win rounds off capital’s cycling weekend

Fifth annual Olympic legacy event sees 100,000 people of all ages take to city's streets

Chris Froome talks about the day he almost lost the Tour de France

Team Sky's four-time yellow jersey winner describes how he called rivals' bluff in the Pyrenees