Racing

Rohan Dennis rides fastest ever Tour de France time trial to take yellow jersey

BMC Racing rider rides at 55.4kph to beat Chris Boardman's record, set 21 years ago

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Beryl Burton play returns to West Yorkshire Playhouse ahead of national tour

Maxine Peake play pays tribute to legendary cyclist who won 122 national titles over five decades

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Lars Boom to start Tour de France despite failing cortisol health test

Astana break MPCC rules to retain rider in line-up

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Climbs, cobbles and contenders – the Tour de France on Strava

Follow the Tour in a different way via the popular online performance tracker

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Leeds councillors to discuss construction of Olympic-standard velodrome

Assertion that there is ‘a huge appetite for cycling’ supported by recent British Cycling figures

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Video round-up Tour de France special – including Team presentation

Team Sky pose question, "How tough is the Tour," while young Dutchman gets to meet his hero, Chris Froome

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Three years in jail for taxi driver who caused the death of Olympic cyclist Burry Stander

South African Olympic MTB rider was killed by car on training ride

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Tour de France: Contador and Froome expect tough first week, Cavendish more relaxed than last year

GC rivals, plus Cav, Peter Sagan, and Fabian Cancellara, speak ahead of start of race tomorrow

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“That’s no team bus … ” – Lego recreates Sky’s Tour de France line-up (and Death Star)

One lucky fan will win one-off brick versions of all nine riders, Sir Dave Brailsford, plus support vehices

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Mechanical doping – the pro cycling story that won’t go away

Fresh claims ahead of Tour de France that one rider's representative approached electric assist bike maker

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Follow your favourite Tour de France riders as never before thanks to latest tech

ASO technology partner Dimension Data lets fans keep tabs on individual riders

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Back home – 6 day racing returns to London this October (+ videos)

Mark Cavendish and Sir Chris Hoy help launch new event

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Utrecht police call off plans to disrupt the Tour de France

Police action planned for Sunday’s Rotterdam stage could still happen

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Video: Cyclist punches prone rival at end of bike race

Attacker apologises but has been dropped from his team

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Shusanah Pillinger becomes first British woman to complete Race Across America solo

Ultra cyclist now hopes to exceed the sum raised during last year’s aborted effort

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Mark Cavendish hurts shoulder in tangle with too-close fan

Cav & Peter Kennaugh praise fans' support but concerned about spectators spilling off pavements

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Chris Froome says “I’m ready” as Sky names Tour de France team including Peter Kennaugh

"Last year’s disappointment is this year’s motivation," says 2013 winner

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National Road Championship: Peter Kennaugh retains title, Lizzie Armitstead wins for third time

Team Sky rider beats fellow Manxman Mark Cavendish in thrilling finale

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London could host 2017 Tour de France Grand Départ

Discussions have begun and Mayor Boris Johnson said to be ‘supportive in principle’

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Lance Armstrong confirmed to cycle two stages of this year’s Tour de France route

Disgraced Texan can be seen or avoided on the roads between Muret and Mende

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Giro d’Italia heads to Netherlands for 2016 Big Start

Apeldoorn, Nijmegen and Arnhem host Italian Grand Tour as it begins in country for third time

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Meat-eating cyclists wanted for study looking into the performance benefits of vegetarianism

Does a vegetarian diet confer some performance advantage?

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Severin Zotter wins Race Across America (+ video)

Shusanah Pillinger on course to be first GB woman to finish epic race

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Alex Dowsett regains national time trial crown, Hayley Simmonds takes women’s title

Record-equalling fourth victory for Movistar rider, Scott Davies retains under-23 jersey

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Video round-up: Pro rider breaks arm + bad driving bonanza

Dutch cyclist snaps his arm at National Time Trial + the most dastardly collection of road users we’ve ever seen on the site

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Marcel Kittel to miss Tour de France

Giant-Alpecin sprinter not fully fit following virus - absence could hit Mark Cavendish's green jersey hopes

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Sabotage strikes cycling race in Surrey for second year running

Drawing pins scattered on course of Redhill CC 70th Anniversary Road Race last Saturday

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Chris Froome admits missing out-of-competition drugs tests

Team Sky rider says 2 tests missed 5 years apart - the latest when hotel staff refused to let testers see him

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Danish report concludes Bjarne Riis was aware of doping on his team and didn’t intervene

Nicki Sorensen pre-empts report by admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs before it is published

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Sir Bradley Wiggins to ride opening round of the Revolution Series in Derby

Wiggins will compete in the Team Pursuit and Individual Pursuit

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