Racing

UCI announces World Ranking for men’s road cycling

New UCI World Ranking comes days after ASO announcement to remove its races, including the Tour de France, from UCI WorldTour series

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Video: Best of 2015 on-bike camera action

Velon showcases this season's top footage from inside the peloton

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Düsseldorf wins Grand Depart of 2017 Tour de France

German city benefits from London's last-minute withdrawal

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Radio 4 pays (belated) tribute to amazing Irish cyclist Mick Murphy

Eccentric 1958 Ras Tailteann winner featured on Last Word

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Pro riders’ association says it can’t back UCI reforms

CPA says its initial support was on understanding that all stakeholders backed changes

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Video: Fantastic sportsmanship at Spanish cyclo-cross race

Rider gave up bronze medal by refusing to overtake rival who'd punctured

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ASO pulls Tour de France from UCI WorldTour

Organisation says WorldTour reforms constitute a ‘closed sport system’

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Striking team kit and bikes revealed for new Canyon//SRAM women’s race team + photo gallery

Boldly designed Canyon race bikes with matching Rapha team kit for new women’s team in 2016

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Tour de Yorkshire seeks Tour Makers for 2016

News has also emerged the Grand Depart made a £1.05m loss in 2014/15

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Video: Peterborough United FC players take on Rollapaluza

The football players got some impressive times, which fans are invited to beat at forthcoming matches

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Curse of the rainbow jersey a myth, says research published in BMJ

Looking at individual results, however, suggest some riders are blessed - but others cursed

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Signed Sagan rainbow jersey charity auction

The World Champion's jersey is being auctioned for humanitarian aid charity Cesvi

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Videos: Stannard and Swift deliver Team Sky’s pedal-powered Christmas message

British riders power 5,000 fairy lights to spell out seasonal greeting

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FroomeSprog – Tour de France champ announces birth of first child

Team Sky star made it back to Monaco in time to be with wife Michelle for birth

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Wiggins says second Hour attempt unlikely – but he now plans to continue racing beyond Rio

“I’ve been loving riding this year, it’s been like a breath of fresh air.”

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Video: Taxi crashes into Tour of Costa Rica peloton

Shocking footage shows moment driver turned into path of speeding cyclists

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New Zealand Winter Olympian breaks round the world cycling record

Andrew Nicholson’s efforts have also inspired the former record holder to get back on his bike after a five-year break

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Video: Riders go head-to-head on portable pump track for high-octane racing

Highlights from opening round of Pump Battle World Series 2016

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“F*ck all of them!” Oleg Tinkov to walk away from cycling at end of 2016

Russian says lack of support for his proposed reforms made him decide to pull out

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Sir Bradley Wiggins to guest-edit BBC Radio 4 Today programme

Olympic champ follows likes of Bono and Stephen Hawking in seasonal role

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Transgender cyclist told she can no longer compete in men’s events – despite decades of racing

USA Cycling trying to find a solution to case of star men's race rider being moved to women's championships

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Mark Cavendish to lead GB team pursuit at Revolution in Manchester

Team Wiggins provide opposition, tickets still available for next month's event

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Geoff Thomas to ride Tour de France route again – and wants 20 riders to join him

Charity fundraiser is one for the bucket list - if you can afford the £50,000 fee

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Video: Team Sky frolics on training camp rest day

It's not all hard work at the pre-season get-togethers ...

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Video: Fabian Cancellara crashes at team training camp

No injuries for Spartacus this time - but team mate Riccardo Zoidl wasn't so lucky

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Vote: Team Sky and Jaguar to part ways in 2016? Maserati lined up? But which car do you think Sky should be driving next year?

With no Jaguar logo on the newly launched Team Sky 2016 kit, what cars will the team be using next year?

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Full route of 2016 Tour de Yorkshire unveiled

Scarborough finale as race looks to build on hugely successful debut year

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Videos: Windy weekend was perfect for Dutch National Headwind Cycling Championships

Third edition of annual event took place on Eastern Schelde storm surge barrier

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Lance Armstrong says everyone would dope if they could get away with it

Disgraced cyclist also tells The Times that legalising doping would be a bad idea

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Video: Crazy three-wheel downhill racing from Kentucky – lots of fun!

Video: Crazy three-wheel downhill racing from Kentucky

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