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Tiesj Benoot hit by driver while training — suffers fractured vertebrae

Early reports suggest the driver failed to see Benoot as they exited a car park, crashing into the descending Jumbo-Visma pro

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Commonwealth Games marshal verbally abused by cyclists and motorists for enforcing road closures

The event marshal says he was accused of ruining a motorist's holiday, called a "f****** muppet" by another driver, and told to "f*** off" by a pair of riders from a local cycling club

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Dual carriageway time trials suspended after cyclist killed on A11

The East District branch of Cycling Time Trials has cancelled or moved a number of races in the wake of Cheryl Tye’s death in June

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Commonwealth Games horror crash “close to being a complete catastrophe”

The family involved say their children could have been “seriously injured or killed” in the crash, which saw Matt Walls catapulted into the crowd during the scratch race

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Transcontinental top 10 contender forced to scratch after e-scooter collision cracks his frame

Ultra-cyclist Will Vousden said his bike “started wobbling in a very unsettling way” as he descended the 2,145m high Transalpina Pass – five days after the crash

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What’s the best bike for tackling the Transcontinental Race across Europe? Take a look at the leaders’ continent crushing machines

Comfort vs lightweight: here’s what the best ultra-endurance riders are using to ride from Belgium to Bulgaria as fast as possible

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USA Cycling accused of “transphobia” after individual pursuit medallist stripped of national championships medal

UPDATE: USA Cycling says Leia Genis was ineligible to race in the Elite Women’s category as she “had not completed the required steps to meet the UCI's Athlete Eligibility Regulations”

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Sir Chris Hoy says safety screens could have prevented Matt Walls’ Commonwealth Games crash

Dame Laura Kenny also calls for safer velodromes after tack rider hospitalised after Walls was sent flying into the crowd

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Peter Sagan commits to 2022 UCI e-MTB World Champs

WorldTour road sprinter is going back to his off-road roots - this time with a motor

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History maker: Peerless Annemiek van Vleuten wins first edition of relaunched Tour de France Femmes

The 39-year-old comeback queen dominated – once again – on the slopes of La Planche des Belles Filles to cap off a historic week for women’s cycling

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Update: Olympic champion Matt Walls out of hospital after horrific crash into crowd during Commonwealth Games scratch race

The Team England rider and his bike landed in the crowd following the high-speed crash, injuring a number of spectators and causing the rest of the morning session to be cancelled

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Commonwealth Games organisers apologise to England tandem team fined by UCI for bronze medal protest

Sophie Unwin and Georgia Holt finished third in Friday’s tandem B sprint but were not awarded medals as only four teams took part

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Annemiek van Vleuten takes yellow jersey on Tour de France Femmes penultimate stage

The Dutch rider smashed today's mountain stage after trouble with illness earlier during the tour

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Tour de Yorkshire bites the dust – but a new one-day event may replace it

Hugely popular race built on legacy of 2014 Grand Départ but fell victim to collapse of region’s tourism agency

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Transcontinental Race: Defending champion Fiona Kolbinger has purse and tracker stolen while sleeping

German ultracyclist carries on, but her dot is missing from the live tracker for now

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Sir Dave Brailsford shares tips with Newcastle United at pre-season training camp

Marginal gains for the Magpies? British Cycling and Ineos Grenadiers supremo visited Premier League team in Lisbon

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Julian Alaphilippe’s comeback cut short by coronavirus positive

New blow for world champion who won on familiar terrain at the Mur de Huy on his return to racing on Saturday

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18-year-old Rose Price completes National 24 Hour Championship time trial on a borrowed trike

The BorntoBike RT member covered 265 miles between Saturday and Sunday afternoon, one of 31 individuals to complete the exhausting RTTC National 24 Hour Championship

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Tour de France review: Jumbo-Visma, at last

Following a series of chaotic near misses, a murky past, and a 15-year-long road to redemption, the Dutch super team has finally conquered the Tour de France

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The Tour de G’s Gilet continues: Cycling’s most famous garment set to take on Tour de France Femmes

“Your gilet has been having such a great time, so why not try to get it to the real end of this race?”

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Adult webcam service offers Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar unusual, ahem, recovery method

Now that’s certainly one way of preparing for a 40km Tour de France time trial…

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“I know I’ll win again”: Mark Cavendish confident of 35th Tour de France stage win

The Manx Missile admitted it was disappointing to miss out on this year's race when in his "best form for easily a decade"

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“We are still in a good place” says Geraint Thomas as Tour de France heads into Pyrenees

2018 champion says “it can all change” in final mountain stages

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Jasper Philipsen wins in Carcassonne as another protest hits the Tour de France

Crash today brought down riders including Steven Kruijswijk who abandons in further blow for leader Jonas Vingegaard, who has also hit the deck

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Tour de France: Primož Roglič leaves race, heatwave sees UCI Extreme Weather Protocol invoked

Thousands of litres of water to be spread on stage route amid concerns that record surface temperature of 63 degrees Celsius may be broken

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“Keep your dog at home!” urges Tour de France star left injured after crash (+ video)

Yves Lampaert got some painful-looking road rash on his buttock after loose dog ended up in peloton yesterday

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Tom Pidcock takes first Tour de France stage win on the Alpe d’Huez

Ineos Grenadiers rider takes maiden Grand Tour stage after getting in break with four-time winner Chris Froome

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British rider gets Tour de France points jersey – for helping out Wout van Aert after puncture

Fan lent a helping hand – well, pump – after Belgian ace flatted on his way back from podium

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“They’re protesting about a good thing”: Tour de France riders, organisers and journalists react to climate protest

“These are things that happen, but they shouldn’t happen, because in the end we’re working and they could do it differently,” said Alberto Bettiol

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Tour de France continues after stage 10 protest briefly neutralises race

Climate protesters Dernière Rénovation have claimed responsibility for the protest which saw demonstrators light smoke devices and sit in the road

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