‘Monumental effort’ means Women’s Tour of Britain goes ahead in 2024
British Cycling has named the host towns for this summer’s Tour of Britain Women after what has been described as “monumental effort” to make sure the race goes ahead. Ten weeks after the Guardian reported the governing body would organise…
Tom Pidcock and Marianne Vos win Amstel Gold races after dramatic sprints
Tom Pidcock claimed victory in the men’s Amstel Gold Race on Sunday, while in the women’s race Marianne Vos took a frenetic sprint on the line but only after Lorena Wiebes celebrated too early. Pidcock, who finished second in the…
Mathieu van der Poel powers to dominant victory in Paris-Roubaix
Mathieu van der Poel recorded a crushing triumph at Paris-Roubaix with a memorable 60km solo attack, his second consecutive victory at the race, and the Dutchman’s second Monument in eight days following his Ronde van Vlaanderen success. The one-day specialist,…
Australian cycling star Jay Vine avoids spinal surgery after horror crash in Spain
Australian cycling star Jay Vine will not have to have surgery on the spine injuries he suffered when falling heavily in a horror crash at the Itzulia Basque Country race. His UAE Team Emirates medical director Dr Adrian Rotunno reported…
Lotte Kopecky rules the cobbles and velodrome in Paris-Roubaix Femmes
The world champion Lotte Kopecky delivered a devastating final sprint to claim the Paris-Roubaix Femmes title in a thrilling finish. Belgium’s Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) was in a lead group of six when the 148.5km race arrived at the famous Roubaix…
‘I’m going to Paris to win’: Josh Tarling aims for Roubaix and Olympic success
Josh Tarling may only just be 20, but he already exudes the confidence of an athlete who knows exactly where he is going. “I’m going to Paris to win,” he says of this year’s Olympic Games, where he hopes to…
‘We take the risks’: Van der Poel believes riders are biggest danger in cycling
Mathieu van der Poel, who aims to retain his Paris-Roubaix title on Sunday, says riders are the main danger when it comes to race safety. Thursday’s stage four in the Tour of the Basque Country was marred by a horrific…
Jonas Vingegaard’s Tour de France defence in doubt after Basque crash
The Tour de France champion, Jonas Vingegaard, was taken to hospital with a broken collarbone after a serious crash on stage four of Itzulia Basque Country. Vingegaard also suffered several broken ribs from the high-speed accident that also included Remco…
Elite cyclist to lead London race while living in asylum hotel
One of Ethiopia’s elite female cyclists will be pedalling at the front of one of London’s biggest bike races next month while living in an asylum seeker hotel on less than £10 a week. Trhas Teklehaimanot Tesfay, 22, rode a…
Mathieu van der Poel crushes rivals to claim third Tour of Flanders title
The men’s world champion, Mathieu van der Poel, crushed his rivals with a devastating long-range attack to claim his third Tour of Flanders on Sunday. In the women’s race, the Italian Elisa Longo Borghini came home first after outsprinting Poland’s…