Racing

Mark Cavendish “not part of our project” — Patrick Lefevere confirms Cav will leave Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl

"It hurts my heart. I know he wants to race for another two years… but it is not part of our project"

“F**king move your arse and risk it”: Andy Schleck gives Tour de France peloton advice on how to beat Tadej Pogačar

As simple as that (apparently)...

Guillaume Martin and… the Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert team bus drop out of Tour de France ahead of stage 9

Covid is not going away as the Tour de France enters its second rest day, and that wasn't the only thing leading to a DNS ahead of today's mountainous stage

COVID-19 hits the Tour de France with two riders testing positive

Vegard Stake Laengen of UAE Team Emirates and AG2R- Citroën’s Geoffrey Bouchard returned positive results after yesterday’s stage

“He’s playing with our balls… he’s taking the piss!”: Tom Pidcock sums up how we all feel about Wout van Aert

The Belgian superstar may have lost his yellow jersey today in Longwy, but he once again underlined why he’s one of the best, and most exciting, bike racers on the planet

Glued to the Tour de France? Well, don’t miss a minute on GCN+

From incredible crowds in Denmark to chaos on the cobbles, it’s been a great start to this year’s Tour de France – make sure you catch all the action with a GCN+ subscription

Is the Tour de France already over?

Short answer: No. But Pogačar’s serene passage over the cobbles, while most of his rivals – particularly Jumbo-Visma – were in complete disarray, doesn’t bode well for a healthy GC challenge

National Highways warns of “significant dangers” in racing time trials on major roads following A11 death

Cheryl Tye was killed last Sunday after being hit by a van driver while competing in the East District 50-mile time trial championship

“On fire” Geraint Thomas “best I’ve ever seen him”, according to Rod Ellingworth

"He has worked really hard, his weight is bang on. He's really on fire"

Ruben Guerreiro shows off painful road rash after Tour de France pile-up

The EF Education-EasyPost rider fell in the Great Belt Bridge crash which brought down yellow jersey Yves Lampaert

Alejandro Valverde in hospital after hit-and-run incident during training

UPDATE: 69-year-old man arrested after driver hands himself in to police

Tour de France Gilet-gate: Geraint Thomas explains how he forgot to ditch body warmer for Copenhagen TT

"After a while I was like 'shit I've still got this thermal gilet on'. I was half tempted to take it off"

Yves Lampaert uploads Tour de France TT win to Strava… under ‘John Deere’ tractor alias

Check out Yves Lampaert, Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogačar, Filippo Ganna and Mathieu van der Poel's rides (the latter with full power data)

Tour de France: Yves Lampaert springs surprise to win opening time trial and take yellow

“I‘m just a farmer's son from Belgium,” says Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl rider, while defending champion Tadej Pogačar takes time from rivals

You know the Tour de France is about to start when…

Oh come on. We’re all guilty of some of these! From trying to drop your oblivious fellow commuters to post-stage interviews in the shower, here's how you know you're all in on Le Tour

Four weeks of non-stop action await at the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes – don’t miss a minute on GCN+

With cycling's biggest race set to kick off in Copenhagen this Friday, make sure you catch all the action with a GCN+ subscription

2019 Road Worlds ‘closed Harrogate town centre for a month’ says council report

Conclusions urge closer involvement of local residents and businesses ahead of hosting large events in the future

Bahrain Victorious Tour de France cyclists’ homes searched by police

In a statement, the team who were raided by French police at last year's race alleged the continuation of the investigation was "aimed at intentionally damaging" their reputation

Mark Cavendish misses out on Tour de France place – and chance to move ahead of Eddy Merckx in stage wins

Newly-crowned British champion named as one of two reserves for Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl’s squad

Mark Cavendish and Alice Towers crowned British road race champions

Former world champion Cavendish sprinted to victory in the men’s race after a rare attacking display around Castle Douglas, while 19-year-old Towers took an epic solo win in the rainswept women’s race

Triathlete’s bike and gear lost in Heathrow airport

Sian Hurley, who has travelled from Australia for an Ironman UK event, says she fears being unable to race after her bike failed to make her connecting flight to Newcastle

UCI “kindly requests” that riders stop using race number sleeves

A letter sent to teams racing the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes asked riders to stick to the good old-fashioned method of pinning their number on

Women take knee at US national crit championships after Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade

“I felt in my gut that I wanted to do something,” said Heidi Franz, one of the organisers behind the protest

Wiggins: “Any other team would be crazy” not to take Cav to the Tour de France

2012 yellow jersey winner also shares his thoughts on fellow winners Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome’s chances in the upcoming race

Mario Cipollini domestic abuse case: Prosecutor calls for 2.5-year prison sentence for retired sprinter

The former world champion was described in court as “extremely violent, extremely threatening and extremely abusive”

Peter Sagan tests positive for Covid-19 – for third time in 18 months

The three-time world champion is the latest rider to abandon the Covid-ravaged Tour de Suisse, with fewer than 80 riders expected to start today’s final time trial stage

Is this the new Giant Propel?

Former world time trial champion Tony Martin has set tongues wagging after posting photos of himself on a mysterious new bike…

UCI downgrades RideLondon Classique due to “unacceptable lack of respect” for teams and riders

World cycling’s governing body says limited TV coverage of the Women’s WorldTour stage race breached UCI regulations

James Golding abandons Race Across America after testing positive for COVID-19

Ultracyclist and two-time cancer survivor had aimed to become first British rider to win coast-to-coast race

Steve Cummings suspects Team Sky used him as Sir Bradley Wiggins’ ‘extreme diet guinea pig’

In his new autobiography, the retired pro turned sports director claims he trialled 'crash diets' of 1,000 calories per day, eating just fruit and skimmed milk