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Tour de France Stage 2: Julian Alaphilippe back in yellow with win in Nice (+ video highlights)

Deceuninck-Quick Step rider attacked on final climb; Mitchelton-Scott's Adam Yates, third today, moves into second overall

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If you can’t hack it, retire, Wiggins tells Tour de France riders after opening stage mayhem

2012 yellow jersey winner gives his take on yesterday’s crash-strewn stage

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Tour de France Tech 2020: Jumbo-Visma’s Bianchi bikes

The Dutch team is looking to secure victory on the Bianchi Oltre XR4 and Aquila CV

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Tour de France Stage 1: Alexander Kristoff wins crash-strewn stage in Nice

Groupama-FDJ's Thibaut Pinot, Jumbo-Visma's George Bennett and Ineos Grenadiers rider Pavel Sivakov among the riders to crash

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Deceuninck-Quick Step seeks to end speculation as UCI orders probe over what was taken from Remco Evenepoel’s pocket after Lombardia crash (+ video)

Video showed sports director taking item from rider’s jersey after bridge plunge

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Tour de France: Promenade d’Anglaise as Lizzie Deignan wins La Course in Nice (+ video)

Trek Segafredo rider edges out Marianne Vos in thrilling finish from star-studded front group

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UCI relaxes coronavirus rules ahead of Tour de France

Teams will have to leave race if two riders test positive for COVID-19, not two riders or team staff

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Tour de France Grand Départ “behind closed doors” say officials as coronavirus concerns grow

Alpes-Maritimes is among 21 departments where tougher rules imposed as COVID-19 cases rise

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Grand Tour winners on the pitch as Ineos Grenadiers launch in Nice ahead of Saturday’s start of the Tour de France (+ video)

Ineos rolls out its stars from other sports (and its 4x4 vehicles) as team’s new kit and bike officially unveiled

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Team Ineos pulls riders from Italian national championship after one tests positive for COVID-19

Leonardo Basso returned positive test yesterday despite being asymptomatic

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Adam Yates joins Ineos Grenadiers, twin Simon stays with Mitchelton-Scott

29 year olds who turned pro in 2014 will be on separate teams next year for first time

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The Gritty 130 brings off road cycling events back to Wales

Entries now on sale for the first off road cycling event in Wales post lockdown

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Ineos Grenadiers announce Tour de France team – There’s no spot for Froome or Thomas

Froome will target the Vuelta while Thomas heads to the Giro

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UCI considers action against Il Lombardia organisers after driver crashes into Max Schachmann

World cycling's governing body reacts to shocking incident in finale of yesterday's Monument

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Primoz Roglic abandons Criterium du Dauphiné following yesterday’s crash

Jumbo-Visma also lost Steven Kruijswijk to a crash yesterday as Tour de France preparations suffer a blow

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Victory for Fuglsang – but Tour of Lombardy marred by a horror crash for Evenepoel plus a motorist left-hooking another rider

Belgian rider went over the side of a bridge during a fast descent

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Egan Bernal out of the Critérium du Dauphiné with two weeks to go to the start of the Tour de France

2019 Tour de France winner suffering back problems

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Elinor Barker says she has experienced sexism “again and again” throughout her career

Says assumption is when men crash, it’s because they’re pushing the limit, whereas if women crash, it's because of a lack of skill

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“It was not our intent to make light of eating disorders” – Rapha pulls Pantani “race weight” water bottle

Text was criticised by customer who was fat-shamed in his racing days

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Breaking News: 2020 UCI Road World Championships cancelled

Scale of event and impossibility of ensuring social distancing make it impossible to comply with latest Swiss government measures

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Brest to host Grand Depart of next year’s Tour de France

Breton city to host start of race for fourth time after UEFA Euro 2020 clash forced Copenhagen to withdraw

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Bradley Wiggins says cycling could learn from athletics to avoid repeat of Fabio Jakobsen crash

Painted lanes could prevent sprinters from deviating from line; meanwhile team doctor hopeful Jakobsen will be back racing at some point

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Chris Froome faces crucial Dauphiné test to clinch Tour de France place

Four-time yellow jersey winner finished Tour de l’Ain 26 minutes behind team-mate Egan Bernal

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Milan-Sanremo: Wout van Aert takes the somewhat belated first Monument of the season

A new date, a new route – but still the same finish

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Fabio Jakobsen out of coma as team mulls legal action against Dylan Groenewegen

Former UCI president among those to take issue with downhill sprint finishes

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Fabio Jakobsen “stable” after overnight surgery following horrific Tour de Pologne crash

Deceuninck-Quickstep says Dutch national champion did not sustain brain or spinal injuries

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Updated: UCI condemns Dylan Groenewegen as Fabio Jakobsen fights for his life after horrific Tour de Pologne crash

World cycling’s governing body reacts to Jumbo-Visma rider’s “dangerous behaviour” and has referred matter to its disciplinary commission

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Bradley Wiggins tips Chris Froome for fifth Tour de France title – but makes Geraint Thomas his favourite this year

2012 yellow jersey winner says Froome's move to Israel Start-Up Nation will see him challenge next year

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Next year’s Danish Tour de France Grand Départ postponed to 2022

Revised dates to avoid overlap with Tokyo Olympics cause clash with Copenhagen hosting UEFA Euro 2020 matches

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Stolen bikes, positive coronavirus tests, victories for vans Vleuten and Aert – World Tour racing returns with Strade Bianche

World Tour gets back underway in Italy

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