Racing

One Pro Cycling to switch from men’s to women’s racing

Team boss Matt Prior says it's impossible for men's teams to survive below WorldTour level, making switch a "no brainer"

Near Miss of the Day 180: A close pass compilation

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Surrey and Hampshire

Vuelta stage 8: Alejandro Valverde pips Peter Sagan to take second stage win

Rudy Molard retains overall lead

Robbie Ferri breaks record for most countries visited by bike in seven days (again)

Journey from Romania to the Netherlands saw ultracyclist pass through 15 countries

Vuelta Stage 7: Tony Gallopin wins with late attack while Michal Kwiatkowski loses time

Rudy Molard retains race lead

The most exciting new products… that you can’t actually buy yet

You spot a shiny new thing you just need to have, only to find you can't actually get it for weeks! Here's our pick of the most exciting bikes, components and accessories around, that you can't quite get your hands on just yet...

Vuelta Stage 6: Nacer Bouhanni takes rare Grand Tour stage win for Cofidis

Thibaut Pinot and Wilco Kelderman caught out as pace picked up in crosswinds in closing kilometres

Simon Clarke wins Vuelta Stage 5, Rudy Molard takes the overall lead

Australian takes his second career stage win at Spanish Grand Tour from big escape grpup

Ben King wins Vuelta Stage 4, Simon Yates up to third overall after late attack

Michal Kwiatkowski retains overall lead after first summit finish of this year's Spanish Grand Tour

Aqua Blue Sport riders left high and dry as it pulls out of Tour of Britain

Team follows up yesterday's announcement it was folding by pulling plug on participation in week-long race

Vuelta Stage 3: Elia Viviani wins, Michal Kwiatkowski keeps lead

Italian champion takes his first stage victory in the Spanish Grand Tour

Aqua Blue Sport says it won’t be racing in 2019

Irish Professional Continental outfit cites failed merger with Verandas Willems-Crelan and lack of wild card invites to big races

Olympic champion Callum Skinner taking break from cycling – but hopes to be back for Tokyo

Team sprint gold medallist says he's lacked motivation since reaching long-term goal two years ago in Rio

Alejandro Valverde wins Vuelta Stage 2, Michal Kwiatkowski takes overall lead

Vincenzo Nibali and Richie Porte among riders to be distanced in finale and lose time

Bkool adds four Vuelta stages to its indoor simulator

Also running a multiplayer challenge on segments of three other Vuelta stages

Matt Stephens talks about depression, his police career and travelling in the boot of a car

Ex-pro and media figure chats with Nick Hussey

IOC president says war against doping can’t be won

Points to independent anti-doping body as being an important means of removing perceptions of conflicts of interest

The Bradley Wiggins podcast returns for La Vuelta

Episodes to go out on each Monday of the race

Team Sky unveil line-up for Vuelta, which starts on Saturday

Ex-world champion Michal Kwiatkowski leads squad in Spain, Hackney's Tao Geoghegan Hart makes Grand Tour debut

Trek reveal updated 520 Touring Bike

The new 520 steel touring bike has a new lighter alloy fork, wide gearing and more stable geometry to make it ideal for multi-day trips, so say Trek

Video: North Cape 4000 winner Ian Walker and his Whyte Wessex One

We catch up with Ian after his epic 4,300km ride and look at the bike that propelled him to victory

Five cool things coming soon from Cannondale, Time, Samvær, Ritchey and Topeak

Yet more new bikes, gear and accessories we're putting to the test at the moment...

Three-time track world champion and candidate for US Congress facing sexual misconduct investigation

Marty Nothstein says an anonymous tipster has planted a false allegation in a bid to smear him

Newport Velodrome renamed Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales

Velodrome to take name of Tour de France winner who's trained there since it opened in 2003

Unboxing 12 speed Campagnolo Record on a Canyon Ultimate CF SLX Disc 9.0 Movistar: video

We've just got our hands on a Canyon Ultimate dripping with Campagnolo's new 12 speed Record disc groupset. Jack checks out the finer details in this video...

Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome to ride the Tour of Britain

Both riders looking forward to a great atmosphere on the roads

Lizzie Deignan believed she’d never race again before Trek signing

29-year-old targets return to sport and next year's World Championships in her native Yorkshire

Five cool things coming soon from Shimano, Nalini, Garmin, Smith and Xplova

Some more cool kit, components and gadgets that have found their way into our test pile this week, with reviews coming soon...

Matteo Trentin wins European Championship road race for Italy

Tough day in Glasgow sees Peter Sagan abandon as breakaway fights it out for the win

Cyclist in Spain breaks long-distance record – then breaks his collarbone thanks to wife’s uncle’s celebration (+ video)

Mikel Azparren was sent crashing to ground moments after riding 751km Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route in less than 24 hours