Racing

Speculation as Sir Bradley Wiggins gets back on the boards at Lee Valley

Twitter users wonder whether he might be planning a new Hour attempt, or has an eye on the Madison at Tokyo Olympics

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New British champion Steve Cummings asks Twitter: Black or white shorts?

The results are in ... and rain is forecast for the opening days of the Tour de France

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Brain stimulators and pocket labs – two of the unusual tools riders have been using in their preparation for this year’s Tour de France

Two teams' hi-tech efforts to seek out marginal gains

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Women cyclists in Irish national road race told to pull over and let men past

Winner says small women’s bunch meant that a 17km gap at the start was not enough

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Peter Sagan joins Eurosport for Tour de France fan Q&As

Got a question for the world champion? Ask it online and he may answer you on TV

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Tour de France pros to follow on Strava

Team-by-team guide to who's sharing their rides on the social cycling website

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Five cool new products coming soon to road.cc

Some info on new gear from Schwalbe, Hill and Ellis, Rapha, Cole and Shimano, all out being tested by our roving team of reviewers…

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Mark Cavendish and Steve Cummings confirmed for Tour de France

They'll be joined in Team Dimension Data's line-up by Yorkshire's Scott Thwaites, making his debut in the race

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Two-time cancer survivor from Warwickshire breaks seven-day distance cycling record

James Golding from Rugby rode 2,842.2 kilometres in a week for new Guinness World Record

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Steve Cummings wins national road race title to seal rare double

Dimension Data rider likely to Tour de France with British national champion's colours for road and time trial stages

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Lizzie Deignan wins national road championship for fourth time

Former world champion triumphs on the Isle of Man

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Geraint Thomas: It’s been tough mentally since the crash – but I’m ready for the TdF

Welshman was taken out by a police bike during the Giro

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Former world champion’s bike destroyed by truck driven on wrong side of road – but she was unharmed

Second time in two years Australian has been hit on a blind bend

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11 things we’ve learned this week

Tour predictions, too may near misses and a glowing endorsement of the humble fiver. Here's 11 bike-themed things we've learned this week...

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Cookson says he didn’t receive a copy of King report in 2012

“When I look back, I think maybe it would have been better if I had seen the full copy of the report”

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Brailsford says ‘lessons to be learned’ in wake of British Cycling review

"As in all walks of life, you have always got to look at yourself first"

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Chris Froome says he has not been treated with triamcinolone at Team Sky

Says he and Dave Brailsford have a ‘good’ working relationship

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Strava segments for the HC climbs and uphill finishes of the 2017 Tour de France

What do you mean you’ve never heard of the KoM?

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Team Sky announce Tour de France line-up

Geraint Thomas returns from injury and will be among riders supporting Chris Froome as he seeks fourth overall win

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Red Hook Crit coming to London in July (+ video)

Free admission plus a free cowbell if you show up early enough

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Armstrong wants USADA report, Andreu and LeMond excluded from trial

Legal team cites ‘prejudicial bias’ of USADA’s reasoned decision

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Five cool products coming soon to road.cc

The lowdown on new gear from Lauf, Tifosi, Rapha, Quad Lock and Limar, all being reviewed soon on road.cc...

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Take a closer look at the new BMC Teammachine at the Tour de Suisse

See all the improvements on BMC's new bike from a mechanics point of view

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Video: Peter Sagan demonstrates his climbing skills – on a ladder

World champion needed to get over a fence to make the podium presentation at the Tour de Suisse

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Video: Pro cyclist BUNNY-HOPS crashed riders

Androni-Giocattoli's Andrea Palini shows off some impressive bike handling skills

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72-year-old time trialist killed in Derbyshire road traffic collision during club 10

Event was being run by the club he founded

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Shane Sutton says he made case for Varnish to retain contract

Former technical director says he asked coaches to produce performance-based evidence

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Pirelli launches PZero Velo road tyres – launch and first ride

The Italian tyre giants have returned to cycling with three new road tyres, made from a patented silica compound. We got a first ride at the launch in Milan...

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Cycling App of the Week: Bikefit Foot Calculator

This handy new app shows you ideal pedal to foot connection angle and then recommends a solution to optimise your foot fit

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British Cycling says MP is ‘ill-informed’ after he suggested its chairman should resign

Says a mass walkout of board members would be 'detrimental to the sport'

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