Cycling

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The 2019 event started in Glasgow and finished in Manchester The UK’s biggest cycle race, the Tour of Britain, will finish on the Isle of Wight in September 2022. An agreement between the race’s organisers and Isle of Wight Council that its final stage will be held there was

Roche led Team Sunweb at last ear’s Vuelta a Espana Ireland’s Nicolas Roche has been confirmed as part of Team Sunweb’s line-up for the 2020 Tour de France and Giro d’Italia races. The Tour de France starts on 29 August having been pushed back because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Giro d’Italia, postponed from May,

Geraint Thomas says it would be “nice to continue” being team-mates with Chris Froome Geraint Thomas was meant to be preparing for Saturday’s opening stage of the Tour de France, the start of a gruelling three-week crusade to reclaim the title he won in 2018. But now cycling’s most prestigious race has been postponed until

Sivtsov won the under-23 road race at the 2004 World Championships Former Team Sky rider Kanstantsin Sivtsov has been banned for four years for using erythropoietin. The Belarusian, 37, was suspended after EPO was found in an out-of-competition sample in September 2018. He subsequently retired. Sivtsov, who rode for Sky from 2012 to 2015, was

Pilot Helen Scott (left) celebrates winning Commonwealth gold in 2018 with Sophie Thornhill British cyclist Helen Scott is hoping her dreams of getting the chance to retain her Paralympic title in 2021 will be realised after launching a search to find a new partner. It comes after Sophie Thornhill announced her retirement, ending a six-year

Leah Dixon switched to cycling after injuries curtailed her athletics ambitions Leah Dixon thought her dream of competing with the world’s best would become a reality this year – instead she has come out on top in the new cycling world of virtual reality. The 28-year-old Welsh cyclist, riding for Team Tibco Silicon Valley Bank,

Back in 2006, at the beginning of Chris Froome’s career, he came to a fork in the road on the Road World Championships time-trial course, seconds after he rolled off the ramp. Uncertain of which way to go, he hesitated and went straight on, piling into a race delegate. Both ended up in a heap

Illi Gardner will be competing from her shed in the vitual race British cyclist Illi Gardner says the three-day V-Women’s Tour, the replacement for the six-day Tour of Britain, is a good move for riders. Cams-Tifosi’s Gardner will ride from her shed in the virtual race, which will be streamed live by BBC Sport. Gardner

Peter Sagan attended the Giro d’Italia presentation in October Three-time former world champion Peter Sagan says he will skip most of the one-day classics this year to ride the Giro d’Italia after the Tour de France. Sagan, 30, will target a record eighth green points jersey at the rescheduled Tour from 29 August to 20

The Kennys have 10 Olympic gold medals between them Jason Kenny expects wife Laura to become Great Britain’s most successful Olympian – even if he achieves that feat in Tokyo next year. Jason and retired fellow track cyclist Sir Chris Hoy share the British record with six gold medals, while Laura is the most successful

One of the more positive elements of this lockdown could be the resurgence of the humble bicycle in this country, as the public are urged to get pedalling. Former Spice Girl Melanie C took that to the extreme by nearly beating four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome, who had inspired a host of celebrities

Elynor Backstedt won bronze at the Road World Championships junior time trial event in 2019 Elynor Backstedt knew straight away the damage she had caused herself. Cyclists often do after a significant crash. “I heard the crack and I was like ‘that’s not a stick, I knew in my gut that, this is bad,” she

“Sometimes you’ve just got to stop and enjoy the view” – Chris Froome posted this idyllic picture for World Bicycle Day Like most sport around the world, the cycling calendar has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Teams and riders from across the sport have had to keep themselves fit and entertained during the lockdown

Great Britain’s Joanna Rowsell Shand, who won Olympic gold in the women’s team pursuit at London 2012 and Rio 2016, will provide commentary for the virtual event BBC Sport will broadcast the V-Series Women’s Tour from 17-19 June. The cycling event will bring riders from around the world together for three stages of a virtual

Fachie and pilot Matt Rotherham are aiming for Paralympic gold next year Paralympic cycling medallist Neil Fachie says his visual impairment is preventing him from returning to the velodrome because he cannot practise social distancing. The 36-year-old Scot has a degenerative eye condition, which means he has to use public transport. So while others are

“It takes those days and hearing those things to learn and be like: ‘OK, what you thought was bad, was way worse.'” As the excitement from The Last Dance – the series documenting NBA star Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls – settles, attention turned to ESPN’s latest release which reflects on a different sport

Mark Cavendish has 30 Tour de France stage wins Mark Cavendish’s chances of being selected for this year’s Tour de France have been hampered by the coronavirus, says his team manager Rod Ellingworth. Cavendish, 35, has 30 Tour stage wins – four behind the record held by Eddy Merckx – but his last two seasons

Elynor Backstedt’s father Magnus won Paris-Roubaix in 2004 British cyclist Elynor Backstedt has broken her leg in a training crash. The Welsh 18-year-old, who is based in Belgium, suffered a spiral fracture of the tibia on Sunday. Her team Trek-Segafredo said a decision on whether surgery is necessary will be made on Monday. Backstedt, who