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Tom Pidcock wins UCI MTB World Championships amid start order controversy

Like the downhill event a week before, the XCO World Championships in Scotland didn’t disappoint and delivered a telling overall win for British cycling

Mon, Aug 14, 2023 09:53

Bahrain Victorious pro banned for one month for causing horrendous Tour of Flanders crash

Filip Maciejuk later described the move – which saw him swerve back into the peloton after losing control while moving up on a grass verge – as a “big error in judgement”

Wed, Jul 26, 2023 11:05

Motor hidden in bike frame (Stade 2 video image, April 2016).JPG

UCI warns it is “impossible” to get away with hidden motors, all 997 Tour de France tests negative

UCI officials carried out 837 tests before Tour de France stages and 160 at the end of stages, none of which showed a rider using a bike with a hidden motor

Tue, Jul 25, 2023 14:24

UCI world road race championships, Wollongong, 2022 (Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com)

UCI bans transgender female cyclists who have transitioned after puberty from competing in international women’s races

The governing body says its previous rules, which required “at least two years of gender-affirming hormone therapy”, are not “sufficient to completely eliminate the benefits of testosterone during puberty in men”

Fri, Jul 14, 2023 12:58

10 ways to make the Tour de France even better — no weight limits, eliminations stages, tandems + more

From dumping that pesky 6.8kg rule to time-handicapped starts and everything in between, here's our (unrealistic) plan to make cycling's biggest race even more of a spectacle

Thu, Jul 13, 2023 14:41

2023 Tour de France bikes and equipment – 1

2023 Tour de France bikes — your definitive guide to what the top pro cycling teams are riding this year

Take a look at the bikes being ridden in the world's most prestigious bike race, including the secret models that haven't been launched yet

Wed, Jun 28, 2023 11:00

CIC-Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées (GCN+)

“Cycling is wonderful, but it is a very fragile sport”: Controversial organiser says the Tour des Pyrénées “is over”, after stage race marred by safety “chaos”

Pascal Baudron also apologised for calling the women’s peloton “spoiled children” for refusing to ride last weekend’s final stage

Sat, Jun 17, 2023 19:01

Traffic in stage 1 Tour Féminin des Pyrénées (Eurosport)

Tour Féminin des Pyrénées stopped amidst rider safety issues

After riders' protest against oncoming traffic and parked cars, the UCI has scrapped the final stage of the three-day women's stage race

Sun, Jun 11, 2023 10:10

UCI Cycling World Championships could be disrupted by council strikes, union warns

Pay talks with council leaders have broken down, Unite calling on the Scottish government to intervene to avoid a ballot for strike action.

Sat, Jun 03, 2023 09:17

Bike check: Connor Swift’s gravel race-winning Pinarello Grevil F

The Ineos Grenadiers rider secured an impressive solo victory at his first ever gravel race

Mon, May 22, 2023 14:06