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32-inch wheels enter top-level DH and Tom Pidcock takes gold: UCI Mountain Bike World Championships debrief

With the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships done and dusted, we take a look back at the racing, and the outstanding British performances

Tue, Sep 01, 2026 14:00

Dunne, not dusted: 2025 world downhill bronze medallist Rónán Dunne on his comeback from big injury

The Irishman had a superb season last year, winning the Les Gets World Cup and taking third in the UCI Downhill World Championships. Things haven’t gone to plan in recent months but he’s back racing and he’s targeting a big end of season

Thu, Aug 27, 2026 10:26

2026 Tour de France stage 18 peloton with Tadej Pogacar in black shorts

“We are just carrying on”: Visma-Lease a Bike boss slams “lack of anger” over Fin Tarling’s death and suggests safer circuits to replace “A to B” race routes

“What disappoints me enormously is that everyone says it is terrible, but then immediately a ‘but’ follows. I would say we need to skip everything after the ‘but’. This simply cannot happen,” said Richard Plugge

Mon, Aug 24, 2026 16:15

“The price of a young athlete dying far outweighs all the other problems”: EF boss Jonathan Vaughters blasts UCI’s focus on “ridiculous little issues when they’re unable to keep traffic off the road” after Finlay Tarling’s death

“What I’m really not enjoying is this sentiment that’s coming from very powerful people in cycling, that says: ‘What can you do? Sometimes cars just end up on the road, this is just part of doing competitive sport on the open road’. That is not true. This is preventable”

Wed, Aug 19, 2026 13:24

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Will Britain’s first ever E-XC National Championships provide the spark the sport desperately needs?

Seven years after E-XC made its debut as an official UCI World Championship discipline, we now have the first ever official British Cycling title race about to kick off. We delved behind the scenes to learn more about it

Fri, Aug 14, 2026 16:00

Is it time to reduce the UCI’s 6.8kg bike weight limit? We weigh up the pros and cons

Professional race bikes have been stuck with a 6.8kg minimum weight limit since 2000, despite huge advances in carbon tech. With manufacturers now producing safe sub-6kg race bikes, is it finally time for the UCI to ditch one of cycling's most outdated rules?

Thu, Jul 23, 2026 09:00

Tour de France nighttime doping tests “harming sporting integrity”, claims Visma sports director – after UCI insists 2am controls “justified” and essential to “fight against doping”

Following criticism from the riders’ union, the governing body said it will “continue to support the ITA in carrying out its mission, in full and complete respect for its independence, in the service of a cleaner and more credible sport of cycling”

Wed, Jul 22, 2026 22:50

Judge signed off on Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard’s nighttime doping tests due to “serious suspicions” before Tour de France, according to reports

The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Paris has confirmed to L'Équipe confirmed that the judge was contacted by the International Testing Agency to authorise the 2am and 5am drug tests

Mon, Jul 20, 2026 17:44

Some say that enduro might be dying, but La Thuile’s night stage shows that it’s still very much alive

Although teams are dipping out of the sport, the swathes of spectators at La Thuile's night stage proves there's still a thirst for enduro

Mon, Jul 06, 2026 14:15

“Only makes sense on paths you DON’T want cyclists to use”: “Totally indefensible” slalom barriers on cycle lane; Lance Armstrong’s DS tells UCI boss to “stick to selfies & dubious deals”; “Canyon to Brompton” delivery nightmare + more on the live blog

Now that the national champs are done and dusted, the countdown to the Tour de France is well and truly underway – and Ryan and Callum are here to keep you up to speed with all the pre-Tour news (and random bike lane complaints) on the Monday live blog

Mon, Jun 29, 2026 09:58