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Russian cyclists take legal action against World Anti-Doping Agency

Claim they were ‘unfairly implicated’ in doping report

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Chris Froome says Tour and Vuelta double is his “greatest achievement”

Team Sky rider only the third man to win both Grand Tours in same season

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Cannondale-Drapac saved as EF Education First comes on board as main sponsor

Privately-owned education company will take majority stake in team’s management company

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Froome poised to win 2017 Vuelta a Espana after Contador triumphs on the Angliru

First rider to do Tour-Vuelta double since Spanish race was moved to later in the season in 1995

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Videos: Peter Sagan takes 100th pro win – here’s 6 of his most memorable victories to date (plus the latest)

We look back at some of the career highlights of Bora-Hansgrohe's double world champion

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Mark Beaumont breaks Guinness World Record for monthly mileage – but concedes others have gone further

Scot rode 7,031 miles during first month of round-the-world trip

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Video: Farmers explain how they made Tour of Britain ‘sheep bike’

National Farmer’s Union wanted to show support for the race

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Jerusalem set for start of 2018 Giro d’Italia – the first time a Grand Tour will have begun outside Europe

Race owners RCS Sport to announce details of Big Start in Israeli city later this month

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11 of the most expensive bikes at Eurobike 2017

We can't afford them, but at least we can judge them and ogle. Without further ado, here are some of the priciest rides we spotted at Eurobike 2017...

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Breaking news: Cannondale-Drapac team saved by new backer?

"One of the happiest moments of my life," tweets team boss Jonathan Vaughters; new sponsor reportedly brought on board

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Birmingham sees off Liverpool’s bid for 2022 Commonwealth Games – but track cycling events would be held in London or Manchester

Government selects West Midlands city as preferred bidder, but council has no plans to build a new velodrome

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Double cyclo-cross world champion Niels Albert has defibrilator implanted to tackle heart problems

Belgian was forced to retire in 2014 at age of 28 due to abnormal heart rhythms

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Video: Argon 18’s Notio Konect at Eurobike

Imagine being able to give yourself a bike fit, while you're on the bike. That's what Argon 18 claim their unique Notio Konect sensor can do, developed with input from the Astana pro cycling team...

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Jasmijn Muller forced to abandon Land’s End-John O’Groats record attempt

38-year-old ultracyclist had covered 370 miles when decision to stop was taken

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Rider hospitalised after Tour of Britain peloton crashes into parked cars

BMC Racing's Brent Bookwalter hit one of the cars head first in incident in Retford during today's Stage 4

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Andrew Talansky retires from bike racing at 28

Cannondale-Drapac rider had been released from contractual obligations due to team’s sponsorship difficulties

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Phinney disqualified from Tour of Britain for crossing railway when the barriers were coming down

Regulations were tweaked in 2016 following incident in previous year’s Paris-Roubaix

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Eurobike 2017: saddles round-up and SQlab saddle fitting video

Take a seat... here are some of the best, most interesting and unique saddles we spotted at Eurobike 2017, plus we meet a saddle fitting expert from SQlab to talk fit and comfort...

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AG2R-La Mondiale withdraws riders from Vuelta after team car tow

Nico Denz and Alexandre Geniez were caught on camera accepting illegal assistance during Sunday's stage

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Video: Team car driver rear-ends cyclist at Tour of Britain

One Pro Cycling's Karol Domagalski hit the deck but recovered to take sprints jersey and combativity award

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Jasmijn Muller to begin LEJOG and 1,000-mile record attempts on Tuesday

Current women’s LEJOG record has stood for 15 years

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Tour of Britain to get underway with its strongest-ever field

Three former world champions, five national champions and a bunch of former winners

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Mark Cavendish and Geraint Thomas return for Tour of Britain

Both riders return from injury after early departures from July’s Tour de France

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Videos: Safety in spotlight after fan incidents at Vuelta

Police officer pushes spectator into neutral service moto, mentally ill person knocks Katusha-Alpecin rider off bike

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17 of the hottest disc brake road bikes, including Merida, Scott, Colnago, KTM, Thompson and Ridley

We've been bike-spotting at Eurobike, and picked out some stunning disc-equipped roadies, ranging from the affordable, to the quirky, to some serious superbikes....

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Video: Wahoo Kickr Climb demo with CEO Chip Hawkins

We've told you about it, now we've got to use it... Wahoo Fitness CEO Chip Hawkins talks us through the new Kickr Climb, live from Eurobike

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Lizzie Deignan could miss World Championships after appendix removed

Boels-Dolmans rider was taken to hospital yesterday evening after coming down with appendicitis

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Aqua Blue team bus “completely damaged” in arson attack at Vuelta, other teams offer support

Police have arrested man suspected of setting fire to bus in Almeria overnight

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Flamme Rouge – the best cycling board game out there?

Easy-to-learn rules, quick gameplay and tactical complexity have given the game a cult following

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Video: Oakley unveil range of road helmets at Eurobike

Yep, you read that right… Oakley now have a range of road cycling helmets, with a unique BOA system inside for maximum comfort when paired with eyewear

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