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Zoe Backstedt won two golds at the Road Cycling World Championships in September 2022 British rider Zoe Backstedt won silver in the women’s under-23 race at the Cyclo-cross World Championships. The Netherlands’ Shirin van Anrooij, 21, sealed a dominant victory to take the rainbow jersey in Hoogerheide. She beat 18-year-old Welsh rider Backstedt by 33

Anna Kay is Britain’s representative in the women’s elite race on Saturday The 2023 cyclo-cross World Championships start on Friday in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, with live coverage of the elite men’s and women’s races on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app. Defending men’s champion Tom Pidcock will not be competing,

Louise Robinson, Hanka Kupfernagel and Daphny van den Brand on the podium at the inaugural women’s Cyclocross World Championships More than 20 years on, Daphny van den Brand can remember the feeling as she looked out over the mud and slopes from the start line. She was bidding for a World Championship crown, but knew

Barker was part of the British team that won silver in the women’s team pursuit at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Katy Marchant and Elinor Barker have been included in Great Britain’s squad for the European Track Championships in what will be their first international competition since giving birth. Olympic bronze medallist Marchant, 30, who gave

Sagan won 12 stages of the Tour de France Tour de France great and three-time world champion Peter Sagan will retire from cycling’s World Tour at the end of this season. The 33-year-old Slovakian will continue to compete, and is aiming for mountain bike gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Sagan won seven green points

Vine and Yates fought out a battle to the finish line Britain’s Simon Yates claimed victory in the last stage of the Santos Tour Down Under to finish second overall. The Team Jayco AlUla rider overtook Australia’s Jay Vine at the uphill finish at Mount Lofty in Adelaide. The 2018 Vuelta a Espana winner made

Knox was disqualified on stage one of the 2023 Tour Down Under British rider James Knox has criticised cycling’s concussion protocols, after being disqualified from the Tour Down Under in Australia. Knox, 27, crashed 55km from the end of stage one, but was later disqualified on his way back to the peloton. He believes there

Jason and Laura Kenny have a five-year-old son called Albie Great Britain’s most successful female Olympic athlete Dame Laura Kenny and her husband Sir Jason Kenny are expecting their second child. She announced the pregnancy in a post on Instagram, saying: “Today I felt like I couldn’t hide away any more. “I’m already starting to

Aileen McGlynn and Helen Scott pose with their 1km time trial B silver medal at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo Four-time Paralympian Aileen McGlynn has announced her retirement from track cycling at the age of 49. The Scot won three gold, three silver and one bronze Paralympic medals, stretching back to Athens 2004. She won

Mark Cavendish has won the points classifications in the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana during his career British sprinter Mark Cavendish has agreed to ride for Astana this season. Former world champion Cavendish, 37, will be hoping for a record-breaking 35th stage win if he competes at the 2023 Tour de

Watch BBC sports editor Dan Roan’s report on ex-British Cycling doctor found guilty of ordering banned testosterone Former British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor Richard Freeman has failed to overturn the decision to permanently strike him off the medical register. The High Court rejected his appeal, with the judge saying there was nothing wrong

The BBC’s existing agreement included TV, radio and digital rights for the Paris 2024 Olympics Every Olympic Games up to and including the 2032 summer Games will continue to be shown free to air across the BBC. The BBC will offer live and on-demand coverage of both summer and winter editions of the Games on

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard won the 2022 Tour de France The Tour de France will start in Italy for the first time ever in 2024. It will begin in Florence in a year marking the centenary of Ottavio Bottecchia’s Tour de France win, which was the first by an Italian, in 1924. The first three stages

Van der Poel is a four-time cyclo-cross world champion Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel has had his conviction for assaulting two teenage girls in Australia overturned. The 27-year-old rider pleaded guilty in September to two counts of common assault after a confrontation with the girls, aged 13 and 14. The incident took place at

In 2018 Geraint Thomas became the first Welshman to win the Tour de France Former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas has announced that he will compete in the Giro d’Italia next May. The 36-year-old Welshman confirmed the news on social media on Monday, He has previously said he has “unfinished business” with the Giro

Katie Archibald clinched the inaugural women’s endurance title in London last year Katie Archibald relinquished the women’s endurance title in the UCI Track Champions League despite winning the final elimination race in London. The Scot, 28, closed the gap on overall leader Jennifer Valente in the women’s scratch race at Lee Valley VeloPark. But Valente

Katie Archibald clinched the inaugural women’s endurance title in London last year Defending champion Katie Archibald goes into the final round of this year’s UCI Track Champions League eight points off the lead in the endurance standings. The Scot, 28, was second in the women’s scratch race in London on Friday but came seventh in

Laura Kenny says Katie Archibald is “incredible” after maintaining her form despite her partner’s death Laura Kenny called Katie Archibald “incredible” for managing to maintain success on the track despite personal grief. Archibald, who won Olympic Madison gold alongside Kenny, lost her partner in August when mountain biker Rab Wardell died suddenly at the age