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Details confirmed of Tour de France 2019 Grand Depart in Brussels (+ video)

Muur van Geraardsbergen and Eddy Merckx's birthplace feature on opening stage, team time trial for Stage 2

Five cool things coming soon from FSA, Hunt, TrainerRoad, Assos and Hutchinson

Some more cycling gear tested to the max by road.cc's review team, with full reports coming soon...

Tom Pidcock uploads Under-23 national cyclo-cross championship-winning ride to Strava

18-year-old from Yorkshire adds yet another jersey to his impressive collection

Helen Wyman wins national cyclo-cross title for 10th time

Grant Ferguson beats five-time winner Ian Field to men's title, Tom Pidcock and Evie Richards win Under-23 races

Flanders bidding for centenary road cycling world championships

Belgian region's sports minister has confirmed that bid is being prepared and will be submitted in June

Ukad says Jiffy bag investigation was “hindered” and “potentially compromised” by British Cycling

Letter from chief executive also outlines medical shortcomings

The coolest cycling gadgets at the CES show 2018

We've rounded up six of the best bike-related gadgets and wearables on display at the world's biggest tech expo...

Pro Bike: Aqua Blue Sport’s 3T Strada in race trim

A detailed first look at the most radical bike in the 2018 peloton

Hunt Wheels to broadcast live wind tunnel testing on social media

Today from 1pm, the British wheel brand will give us an unprecedented insight into tunnel testing, where they will be aiming to refine the aerodynamics of a new disc wheelset

Police give Team Sky riders a refresher in Aussie road laws ahead of Tour Down Under

Officers in South Australia pulled over riders who were training ahead of season-opener

Tom Pidcock named Great Britain Cycling Team rider of the year after sensational 2017

Two rainbow jerseys at junior level, one under-23 world cup and a national title in memorable year for 18-year-old

National Cyclo-cross championships to be live streamed by British Cycling

Event to take place in Sunderland on January 13 and 14

Video: Three-day track bike stage race in Mexico

First edition of La Nueva Vuelta Antigua took place in December

Five-time British Cyclo-cross champion back from injury – after 33 years

Custom bike designed to overcome lingering back problem

11 things we’ve learned this week

On our return to reality after the festive season, we round up some of the most intriguing, though-provoking and sometimes amusing cycling-related talking points of the new year we’ve covered so far…

Froome: Dick Pound pours scorn on “heroic asthmatics” in cycling and says Wada could step in if UCI doesn’t impose ban

Greg LeMond says salbutamol can be performance-enhancing

“You’re lapping Jason Kenny again” – how a local cyclo-cross race provided inspiration for a man with six Olympic golds

Says the experience reminded him that he doesn’t just cycle “because we've put it in a planner and the planner says do it”

Mark Cavendish goes for gold for Isle of Man at Commonwealth Games – but Peter Kennaugh will be missing

Bora-Hansgrohe's new signing from Team Sky will be riding Ardennes Classics instead

British Cycling confirms men’s endurance coach Heiko Salzwedel has left

German who was in third stint with national team was reported to have been sacked last October

Scottish Grinduro 2018 Entries Open Today

Entries go live this afternoon....

Mathieu van der Poel takes first win on new Canyon Inflite CF SX cyclocross race bike

Canyon announces sponsorship of Beobank-Corendon Belgian cyclocross race team in 2018

UK-based student aims to become fastest woman to ride around the world

Bournemouth University student Vedangi Kulkarni, aged 19, will set out from Perth, Western Australia in June

‘I prefer chemical doping to mechanical doping’ says Riccardo Ricco

He’s currently keeping himself busy making ice cream for dogs…

Could the Muur van Geraardsbergen feature on Stage 1 of 2019 Tour de France?

Iconic Tour of Flanders climb set to feature in Brussels Grand Depart - but Eddy Merckx may miss race due to ASO dispute

Tom Pidcock’s stellar 2017 ends on a high as he seals Under-23 Cyclo-cross World Cup title

18-year-old from Yorkshire makes it four wins in five to win crown with two rounds to spare

Video: Watch Evandro Portela’s record-breaking 202 kilometre per hour ride

Brazilian set Guinness World Record for fastest draft-assisted speed on public road

Tour de France director urges swift resolution to Chris Froome case

Christian Prudhomme wants ambiguity over four time champion's status cleared up as soon as possible

Australian pro Jason Lowndes killed during training ride

State of Victoria rejected minimum passing distance legislation in March

Armstrong says media is being ‘harsh’ on Froome but accepts some responsibility for perception of the sport

“You would have thought Froome had a gallon of EPO for breakfast and that is not accurate”