Mark Cavendish collided with world champion Peter Sagan before hitting the barriers during last year’s Tour de France Britain’s Mark Cavendish pulled out of the Abu Dhabi Tour after he was concussed and sustained whiplash in a fall during the race’s first stage. Cavendish’s team said the crash happened when “the race director’s car slowed
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Welsh cyclist Luke Rowe is back on his bike, 4 months after breaking his leg in 25 places. Team Sky’s Luke Rowe will ride the Abu Dhabi Tour on 21 February – just over six months after breaking his leg. The Welshman expected to miss at least a year of action after fracturing his tibia
Ennis-Hill has been ‘great support’ – Kenny Four-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny has revealed former heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill has been a “great support” in helping her return to competitive cycling after giving birth. Kenny, 25, who had son Albie in August 2017, will compete at the Track Cycling World Championships from 28 February. Olympic champion
Froome is building up to the Giro d’Italia in May, where he could record a hat-trick of Grand Tour victories British rider Chris Froome finished 10th in his first race since his adverse drugs test was made public. The four-time Tour de France winner was never in contention on the final day of the Ruta
Geraint Thomas (right) has played an important role in helping Chris Froome (left) win four Tour de France titles Britain’s Geraint Thomas had his lead cut to 19 seconds with one stage of the Volta ao Algarve remaining. The Welsh rider finished three seconds back as the peloton split over the final sprint, which allowed
I don’t see why I shouldn’t race – Froome Britain’s Chris Froome has fallen to 14th place at the Ruta del Sol after a puncture on the fourth stage. The four-time Tour de France winner trailed in one minute 19 seconds behind Saturday’s stage winner Tim Wellens, having started in seventh overall. Lotto-Soudal’s Wellens and
Chris Froome received a gift from the Mayor of Mancha Real, Maria del Mar Davila, before stage three Britain’s Chris Froome remained seventh after stage three of the Ruta del Sol, as Team Sky team-mate Wout Poels retained the leader’s jersey. Four-time Tour de France champion Froome, 32, finished safely in the pack on the
Jess Varnish blamed bosses at British Cycling for her missing out on qualification for Rio 2016 British Cycling is taking steps to improve culture and “break down the us versus them mentality”, according to Para-track cyclist Pete Mitchell. A new Rider Representative Commission (RPC) has been set up, involving 16 cyclists within the British team.
Chris Froome is competing for the first time since September 2017 Chris Froome finished seventh on stage two of the Ruta del Sol, as Team Sky team-mate Wout Poels won the stage. The four-time Tour de France champion is competing for the first time since his adverse drugs test was made public and admitted he
I don’t see why I shouldn’t race – Froome Winning four Tour de France titles, the Vuelta a Espana and two Olympic bronze medals does not necessarily make you famous on the Costa del Sol. After Chris Froome led out the peloton on Wednesday at the start of the Ruta del Sol, his first race
Froome won his fourth Tour de France title in July, before winning the Vuelta a Espana in September Chris Froome says he is prepared to race the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France even if the investigation into his adverse drugs test is unresolved. Froome competes in the Ruta del Sol this week in his
Storey is set to compete in three events in Brazil The 14-time Paralympic champion Sarah Storey will return to the Great Britain team for next month’s Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Storey has been named in a 22-strong squad for the event from 22-25 March. The 40-year-old gave birth to her
The British team were competing at the Cyclo-Cross World Championships in the Netherlands last week Four support staff for the British team at last week’s Cyclo-Cross World Championships in the Netherlands have apologised after “inappropriate” photos were posted on social media. The images, obtained by the BBC, show the individuals – who were working for
Geraint Thomas won two Olympic gold medals on the track before switching to road racing Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas will start his 2018 season at the Tour of the Algarve, a race he won in 2015 and 2016. The Welshman did not take part last year as he prepared for the Giro d’Italia. But he
Mark Cavendish has won 30 stages of the Tour de France British cyclist Mark Cavendish has claimed his first win of the year in the third stage of the Dubai Tour. The 32-year-old edged out France’s Nacer Bouhanni and Germany’s Marcel Kittel in the 180km ride from Dubai to Fujairah. Cavendish finished in a time
Image copyright EPA Image caption Doping scandals have overshadowed some major cycling competitions Italian police have arrested the head of a top amateur cycling team and several associates suspected of encouraging young cyclists to take banned drugs. Police raids took place in Lucca and elsewhere in Tuscany, media report. The cycling team was not named.
Image copyright Alex Dowsett Image caption A Katusha Canyon Speedmax bike was taken in a burglary at the home of Essex cyclist Alex Dowsett A British cycling champion has appealed for help after a “one-of-a-kind” bike was stolen from his home by burglars. Five-time British time trial champion Alex Dowsett, 28, posted details of the
Laura Kenny is Britain’s most successful female Olympian Four-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny will make her competitive return at the Track Cycling World Championships, six months after giving birth. The 25-year-old, who has not competed since 2016, will be joined by husband and six-time Olympic gold medallist Jason Kenny in the British squad. Charlie Tanfield,
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