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Mark Cavendish and Christian Prudhomme with children from Scottish Cycling at Edinburgh’s 2027 Tour de France announcement

“We talk about Britain’s male cyclists – but we’ve had more female champions”: Mark Cavendish says historic UK Tour de France Femmes Grand Départ is “fitting” and will inspire next generation

The 35-time Tour stage winner believes hosting the start of the 2027 men’s and women’s races will encourage more people to ride bikes in the UK – but admits he’ll leave the active travel campaigning to others

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Mark Cavendish completes 2025 Paris Half Marathon/2012 Tour de France Paris stage win (Instagram/A.S.O./Bruno Bade)

“Why is everyone being so mean?” Mark Cavendish trolled for “dead slow” Paris Half Marathon time – but fans hit back at “armchair warriors throwing shade”; “Dirty-looking” bike lane bollards slammed; Gilbert v Vingegaard; WVA tiles + more on the live blog

It’s Wednesday, the countdown to Milan-Sanremo is underway, and Ryan Mallon’s back with enough midweek cycling news and views to keep even Mads Pedersen busy before his inevitable attack on the Poggio

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Mark Cavendish Tour de France 2024 (ASO/Billy Ceusters)

“If you get a knife held to your neck, you can’t do anything”: Mark Cavendish recounts “zombie knife” burglars who made him feel “helpless” in front of wife and kids

The Manx Missile has opened up about the 2021 armed robbery at his Essex home in which two watches were stolen, while also hinting that his future lies in team management

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Cyclist riding past Belfast cycle lane blocked by parked cars for government cycle to work video (Department for Infrastructure) 2

Cyclist passes bike lane blocked by cars… in government ad urging people to cycle to avoid “traffic chaos” – as critics say “at least that part of the campaign was realistic”; Colnago’s £2,000 trench coat; Cavendish SPOTY reaction + more on the live blog

As Ruben Amorim would say, ‘new week, new life’ – and that will hopefully be the case on the Monday live blog, where Ryan Mallon will continue the relentless march to 2025 by keeping you up to speed with all the latest cycling news and views

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Mark Cavendish wins stage 5, 2024 Tour de France (ASO)

Mark Cavendish wins “special” BBC Lifetime Achievement award after record-breaking final season

“Legacy is important. Most people would like to be remembered for something,” the British sprinter, who won a record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage victory this year before retiring, said

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Mark Cavendish Giro d’Italia stage five crash 2023 (Zac Williams/SWpix.com)

“Complete joke”: Cycling fans aghast as Mark Cavendish snubbed by BBC Sports Personality of the Year; “Slow down the bikes to save lives,” says team boss; Storey slams UCI amid 100/1 SPOTY odds; Pidcock still on Pinarello mtbs + more on the live blog

It’s Monday and Ryan Mallon’s back to kick off another week of two-wheel-themed news, views, and general silliness on the cycling live blog

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2008 Scott Addict R2 daniel dvc on Flickr Creative Commons, CC BY 2.0- – 1

Check out Scott’s sub-6kg Addict from 2008

The new 5.9kg Scott Addict isn't the first sub-6kg Addict so let's take a look at the original, the lightest production frame in the world at launch and a bike that powered a legend to a season of spectacular wins

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Franck Bonnamour, 2022 Tour de France stage 01 (ASO/Charly Lopez)

“My career is over. I’ve been through everything”: French pro cyclist retires from racing, saying “it’s too costly” to defend himself and fight UCI to overturn doping suspension; Cavendish calls his retirement a “fairytale ending” + more on the live blog

Another week about to be rounded up, inching closer to the sound of Mariah Carey… Adwitiya’s on the live blog this Friday, to keep you entertained with all the latest cycling news, views and general chit-chat

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Mark Cavendish wins 2024 Tour de France Singapore Criterium (A.S.O./Danial_Hakim)

“Philipsen has to work so hard not to win, it’s a thing of beauty”: Cycling fans react to Mark Cavendish’s emotional ‘win’ at ‘last race’, as Manx Missile ‘outsprints’ everyone at the Tour de France Singapore Criterium + more on the live blog

It’s a brand new week and Adwitiya’s here with all the brand new cycling news, views and more on the road.cc live blog

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Cyclist on road next to a lorry (image: British Cycling)

“For every truck that pulls out without thinking, there is a cyclist with no helmet”: Cargo bike boss calls for cyclists to “be courteous to motorists and not fly through red lights”, claiming streets filled with “warring factions” + more on the live blog

All eyes may be on the House of Commons, but you’ll be pleased to hear that Ryan Mallon’s still resolutely focused on keeping you up to date with the latest cycling news – and the occasional funny video – on this Budget Day edition of the live blog

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