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Archibald, who won madison gold in Tokyo, also won the women’s elimination race on her Champions League debut in the last round in Mallorca Olympic champion Katie Archibald won the women’s scratch and elimination races in the second round of the UCI Track Champions League in Lithuania. The 27-year-old Scot now tops the standings in

Mark Cavendish waves to fans as he is carried away on a stretcher Mark Cavendish said he had been “overwhelmed” by messages of support after suffering two broken ribs and a collapsed lung in a crash at the Six Days of Ghent on Sunday. The 36-year-old British cyclist was competing in the Madison when Olympic

Kenny won gold and silver at Tokyo 2020, making him Great Britain’s most decorated Olympian Britain’s most decorated Olympian Jason Kenny is “not very optimistic” of being at Paris 2024 because of injuries. Track cyclist Kenny, 33, who has nine Olympic medals, won his seventh gold and his second silver at Tokyo 2020. Kenny cannot

Pfeiffer Georgi won the road race at the British National Championships in Lincoln When Pfeiffer Georgi won the road race at the British National Championships in October it capped an extraordinary year for the cyclist. Less than 12 months earlier, the 21-year-old was having to learn how to walk again. Georgi had broken two vertebrae

Archibald also won silver in the team pursuit in Tokyo Olympic champion Katie Archibald won the women’s elimination race on the opening night of the first UCI Track Champions League in Mallorca. The British rider, who won madison gold in Tokyo with Laura Kenny, beat her old rival Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands in Spain

More than 70 riders will fight for the Track Champions League trophy What sport is Britain best at? Football? Motor racing? Dressage? Perhaps, but you can’t get much more dominant across the past decade or more than GB’s cyclists in the velodrome. Countless Olympic golds and World Championship rainbow jerseys have been won by now-household

Dowsett previously held the men’s hour record in 2015 Great Britain’s Alex Dowsett fell short in his attempt to break cycling’s hour record for men a second time. The 33-year-old posted a distance of 54.555km in one hour, shy of Belgian Victor Campenaerts’ record of 55.089km set in April 2019. Dowsett held the record for

Dowsett is a team-mate of Chris Froome at Israel Start Up Nation Venue: Aguascalientes Velodrome, Mexico Date: Wednesday, 3 November Coverage: Watch live on the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport app from 21:45 GMT and Red Button from 21:55 Britain’s Alex Dowsett says he “feels privileged” as he attempts to regain cycling’s hour record in

Turner finished second in the under-23 time trial at the British National Championships in October Britain’s Ben Turner has joined Ineos Grenadiers on a two-year deal. The 22-year-old is one of four new riders announced by Ineos on Monday, including Italy’s nine-time Grand Tour stage winner Elia Viviani, who returns to the team after four

Italy won gold in the team pursuit event at the world championships in Roubaix, France Romanian police have recovered 21 bicycles stolen from the Italian track cycling team at the recent World Championships in Roubaix, France. The bikes had been stolen from a team van in a locked compound in Lille. One of the bikes

Taylor, pictured in 1906, was also known as ‘The Black Cyclone’ On a freezing cold December night, thousands gathered at New York’s Madison Square Garden. With the smell of chicken and potatoes cooked over oil stoves hanging in the midnight air, the crowd chattered and beat their hands together, trying to stay warm. From a

Hindes won gold at London 2012 with Sir Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny Two-time Olympic gold medallist Philip Hindes has announced his retirement, aged 29. As ‘man one’ in the team sprint event, Hindes helped Great Britain win gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016. Hindes also won silver at the 2016 Track Cycling World

Yorkshire hosted the 2014 Tour de France Grand Depart – the last time the Tour came to Britain The UK is to bid to host the 2026 Tour de France Grand Depart. The government has also confirmed funding for the English Rugby Football Union’s bid to host the 2025 World Cup, as the RFU plans

Geraint Thomas finished the 2021 Tour de France despite dislocating his shoulder during stage three Geraint Thomas is set to sign a new contract with Ineos Grenadiers after long and “tough” negotiations. The 2018 Tour de France champion’s existing deal is due to expire at the end of this year. Thomas, 35, has attracted interest

Geraint Thomas won track cycling Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012 before switching to road racing Tour de France winner and double Olympic champion Geraint Thomas has launched a charitable trust which aims to get more young people cycling. Over 10 years, the Geraint Thomas Charitable Trust hopes to make cycling more accessible to

Great Britain’s Katie Archibald won silver in the women’s points race at the Track Cycling World Championships. Archibald finished with 72 points, 12 points clear of third-placed Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands. It is the 27-year-old’s fourth medal of the week, having won gold in the women’s omnium and bronze in the team pursuit and

Britain’s Ethan Hayter put in a devastating performance in the points race to win omnium gold at the World Track Cycling Championships in France. The 23-year-old had led by six points after wins in the scratch and tempo races and fourth in the elimination. And he gained a lap on the rest of the field

Katie Archibald won Great Britain’s first gold medal at this year’s World Championships after securing a dominant victory in the women’s omnium. Archibald finished on 137 points after backing up wins in the scratch, tempo and elimination races with a measured ride in the climactic points race. Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky finished second with Italy’s Elisa