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Mark Cavendish reportedly offered one-year contract extension by Deceuninck-Quick-Step

Financial terms and Tour de France participation are said to remain stumbling blocks

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Vuelta Stage 21: Primoz Roglic wins final time trial in style to take third victory overall at the Spanish Grand Tour

The Olympic champion dominated throughout the race before winning the final time trial

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Vuelta Stage 20: Stunning surprise victory for Clement Champoussin as Lopez abandons and Haig moves onto podium

The 23-year-old came from nowhere to sprint past the group of favourites on the final climb

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Vuelta Stage 19: Magnus Cort makes it a hat-trick of wins in this year’s race

Primož Roglič retains overall lead ahead of final weekend in Galicia

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Vuelta Stage 18: Miguel Angel Lopez wins on the Altu d’El Gamoniteiru as climb makes its debut

Primoz Roglic finishes second on final day in mountains to extend his overall lead with three stages left

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Vuelta Stage 17: Primoz Roglic storms to win and retakes overall lead

Defending champion followed attack from Egan Bernal 61km out and dropped the Ineos Grenadiers rider on the final climb

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Greg Van Avermaet suspects Covid-19 vaccine could explain loss of form

“My body is fighting an unknown enemy and it could be the vaccine,” says former Olympic champion

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Tour de Yorkshire cancelled for third year in a row, casting doubt over future of race

Organisers blame combination of cash shortfall and impact of coronavirus for decision to scrap 2022 edition

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Vuelta Stage 16: Fabio Jakobsen wins to tighten grip on green jersey

Deceuninck-Quick Step sprinter takes his third stage win of this year's race

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AG2R-Citroen rider’s broken handlebar behind crash at race in France that left spectator seriously injured

Sprinter Marc Sarreau also lost consciousness after being catapulted over barriers in crash at Tour du Poitou-Charentes

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Vuelta Stage 13: Florian Senechal rescues win for Deceuninck-Quick Step after Fabio Jakobsen dropped in finale

Odd Christian Eiking retains overall lead after a day for the sprinters

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Vuelta Stage 12: Magnus Cort takes win – 24 hours after being pipped to the line

Dane takes fifth career stage win at Spanish Grand Tour, Odd Christian Eiking retains overall lead

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Vuelta Stage 11: Magnus Cort caught as Primoz Roglic takes win

Odd Christian Eiking retains overall lead following tough finish

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Vuelta Stage 10: Michael Storer wins again, Primoz Roglic crashes

Odd Christian Eiking, in the break today, takes over the race lead

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GBDURO leader Angus Young disqualified for receiving outside assistance – Mark Beaumont awarded victory instead

Dotwatcher lent bike to ultracyclist after his own one had catastrophic mechanical fault

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Near Miss of the Day 627: Close passes over solid white line

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Thames Valley

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Vuelta Stage 9: Damiano Caruso takes long range solo victory on Alto de Velefique

Primoz Roglic maintained his lead in the overall race

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Vuelta Stage 8: Fabio Jakobsen beats rivals to take victory in hectic bunch sprint

After a tough day on stage 8 in the Alicante hills the riders headed to the Costa Blanca

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Vuelta Stage 7: Michael Storer wins after solo attack, Primoz Roglic retains lead

Hugh Carthy and Alejandro Valverde abandon Spanish Grand Tour after tough day's racing

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Dan Bigham (doesn’t) discuss Danish ‘tapegate’ controversy, plus North Coast 500 and Cannondale’s history continued on road.cc Podcast episode 5

Our latest episode also has the second half of our interview with 'Mr Cannondale' Clive Gosling

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Vuelta Stage 6: Magnus Cort wins the stage, Primoz Roglic back in race lead

Fourth career win at Spanish Grand Tour for EF Education-Nippo's Danish rider

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“The Roger Bannister of cycling” – Ashton Lambie breaks four-minute barrier on the track (+ video)

American rider sets new world record for 4km from standing start at Aguascalientes Velodrome in Mexico

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Vuelta Stage 5: Jasper Philipsen wins sprint after massive crash splits field

Race leader Rein Taaramae of Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert among riders caught up in crash 12km out

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Vuelta Stage 4: Fabio Jakobsen wins stage a year on from horror crash

Third career victory at Spanish Grand Tour for the Deceuninck-Quick Step sprinter; Rein Taaramae retains lead despite late crash

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Vuelta Stage 3: Rein Taaramae wins from the break and moves into race lead

Estonian rider prevails on first summit finish of this year's race

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Vuelta Stage 2: Jasper Philipsen sprints to victory in Burgos, Adam Yates loses time

Photo finish needed to split the Belgian and Deceuninck-Quick-Step's Fabio Jakobsen

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Student Illi Gardner smashes women’s Everesting record on Bwlch y Groes’ brutal 18 per cent slopes

The 21-year-old took nearly 20 minutes off Emma Pooley's record, climbing 8,848m in 8 hours, 33 minutes and 47 seconds

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Rapha athlete Lael Wilcox encounters mountain lion and wildfires during testing start to Tour Divide record attempt

The ultra-endurance racer hopes to set a new outright record by completing the 2,745-mile route in less than 13 days, 22 hours and 51 minutes

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Vuelta Stage 1: Primoz Roglic back in red after winning opening time trial

Olympic champion hunting third successive Vuelta win snatches victory from Astana-Premier Tech's Alex Aranburu

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Why you should watch the Vuelta 2021: plus route preview and main contenders for cycling’s most unpredictable Grand Tour

The final Grand Tour of the year on the pro road racing calendar starts tomorrow, and with nine summit finishes it promises to be a cracker

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