Cycling

The Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales will also host the GB National Track Championships for a second successive year in 2023 Ukraine plans to hold its Track Cycling National Championships in the UK at the Geraint Thomas Velodrome of Wales. The decision to hold the event in Newport “is to allow Ukrainian elite track

Van der Poel still started the World Championship road race on Sunday morning despite his arrest Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel has pleaded guilty to assaulting two teenage girls in Sydney, Australia, the night before the men’s World Championship road race. The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider was charged with two counts of common assault and fined

Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel claimed the World Championship road race title after producing a stunning solo breakaway win in Australia. It caps off an incredible season for the 22-year-old, who became Belgium’s first Grand Tour champion in 44 years when he won the Vuelta a Espana. He finished two minutes and 21 seconds ahead of France’s

Van der Poel still started the race on Sunday morning despite his arrest Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel was arrested and charged with assaulting two teenagers in Sydney the night before the men’s World Championship road race. The 27-year-old, a Tour de France stage winner, was among the favourites to win Sunday’s race in

Venue: Wollongong, Australia Dates: 18-25 September Coverage: Live coverage on Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app plus highlights on BBC Two Annemiek van Vleuten claimed victory in the women’s road race at the Road World Championships despite riding with a fractured elbow. The 39-year-old Dutchwoman injured her right elbow in

Zoe Backstedt rode alone for an hour and a half after breaking away 15 minutes into the 2022 race Venue: Wollongong, Australia Dates: 18-25 September Coverage: Live coverage on Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app plus highlights on BBC Two Great Britain’s Zoe Backstedt won the junior road race to

Van Vleuten has won all three Grand Tours this season Venue: Wollongong, Australia Dates: 18-25 September Coverage: Live coverage on Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app plus highlights on BBC Two Annemiek van Vleuten will ride in the women’s road race at the Road World Championships in Australia on Saturday

The routes for men and women include concluding city centre loops in Glasgow Edinburgh and Loch Lomond are the road race starting points for the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, with riders finishing in central Glasgow. The 277.6 km men’s event is on 6 August and begins at Arthur’s Seat in the Scottish capital before

Adam Yates has also ridden for the Australian Bike Exchange team Britain’s Adam Yates has signed for UAE-Team Emirates for 2023, ending his two-year spell with Ineos Grenadiers. The 30-year-old has signed a three-year contract with the team who have two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar on their roster. Yates has won several races

Zoe Backstedt will turn professional in 2023 with EF Education-TIBCO-SVB Venue: Wollongong, Australia Dates: 18-25 September Coverage: Live coverage on Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app plus highlights on BBC Two Great Britain’s Zoe Backstedt and Joshua Tarling won gold in their junior time trial events at the Road Cycling

A two-time national time-trial champion, Foss took a first world title in the event for Norway Venue: Wollongong, Australia Dates: 18-25 September Coverage: Live coverage on Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app plus highlights on BBC Two Norway’s Tobias Foss won a surprise gold in the time trial at the

Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe is aiming to defend his UCI Road World Championships title in Australia The French Cycling Federation has defended its decision to fly its men to the Cycling World Championships in Australia in business class while the women’s team travelled in economy. News of the decision has provoked criticism in France. But Christophe

Julian Alaphilippe won the men’s road race in 2020 and 2021 Venue: Wollongong, Australia Dates: 18-25 September Coverage: Liv coverage on Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app plus highlights on BBC Two The 2022 Road Cycling World Championships take place between 18-25 September in Wollongong, Australia. More than 1,000 riders

British Cycling says it “sincerely apologises” for “strongly recommending” that people should not use their bikes during the Queen’s funeral. Initial guidance was given on Tuesday relating to the funeral on Monday, 19 September but has now been changed. “We understand that the decision on whether to cycle during that time is one for individuals

Spain’s Juan Ayuso Pesquera (second left) won the white jersey for best young rider after finishing second in the standings behind overall winner Remco Evenepoel (second right) Remco Evenepoel safely came through the final stage in Madrid to seal overall victory in the Vuelta a Espana. The 22-year-old Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider became the first

Remco Evenepoel (right) has won two stages at this year’s Vuelta and was overcome by emotion at the end of stage 20 Remco Evenepoel looks set to win the 2022 Vuelta a Espana after retaining his overall lead as Richard Carapaz soloed to victory on stage 20. The Belgian, 22, finished two seconds behind his

Britain’s Fred Wright (left) is second in the race for the green jersey but lies more than 200 points behind leader Mads Pedersen Denmark’s Mads Pedersen beat Britain’s Fred Wright in a sprint finish to win stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana and extend his big lead in the points classification. Pedersen’s Trek-Segafredo team

Tributes have poured in from sports governing bodies, clubs and athletes Sport has paid tribute after Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died aged 96. Messages poured in from sporting governing bodies and personalities after her death was announced on Thursday. A minute’s silence was held at Manchester United, Arsenal, West Ham and Hearts’