Cycling

Getty Images 1 hour ago New Zealand mountain biker Sammie Maxwell has won an appeal against her exclusion from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after a tribunal found selectors used incorrect medical evidence about her eating disorder to exclude her. Maxwell, 22, was initially denied a place at the Games by Cycling New Zealand’s

EPA 23 minutes ago Comments Tadej Pogacar took a huge step towards reclaiming the Tour de France title as he produced another superb ride to claim a second straight stage win. As the race headed into the Pyrenees this weekend, the two big mountain stages were seen as a chance for Pogacar’s general classification rivals

Getty Images 38 minutes ago Elisa Longo Borghini has become the first home winner of the Women’s Giro d’Italia since 2008 after a tense eighth and final stage. The Lidl-Trek rider, 32, started the day with a one second lead over SD Worx-Protime’s Lotte Kopecky and Longo Borghini held off the Belgian to win the

Getty Images 1 hour ago Comments Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar extended his overall lead in the Tour de France with a dominant victory on stage 14 in the Pyrenees. UAE-Team Emirates’ Pogacar, resplendent in the yellow jersey he has worn every day since stage four, powered up the Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet summit finish, crossing the line

Getty Images 48 minutes ago Britain’s Tom Pidcock is out of the Tour de France because of Covid-19. The 24-year-old, who narrowly missed out on a second Tour stage win when he finished second on stage nine, will not start Saturday’s stage 14. Pidcock is set to defend his Olympic mountain bike title on 29

Getty Images 1 hour ago Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen won stage 13 of the Tour de France as a crash marred the sprint finish to the line in Pau. Last year’s green jersey winner took his second stage victory of the 2024 edition for the Alpecin-Deceuninck team, pipping his compatriot Wout van Aert and Germany’s Pascal

Getty Images 1 hour ago Tour de France contender Primoz Roglic has pulled out of this year’s race after suffering injuries in a late crash on stage 12. The 34-year-old Slovenian was one of the four main pre-race favourites but he ended Thursday’s 204km stage from Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot with a bloodied right shoulder following

Getty Images Harry Poole BBC Sport journalist 1 hour ago Comments History-maker Biniam Girmay sprinted to his third victory at this year’s Tour de France but overall contender Primoz Roglic lost significant time after a late crash on stage 12. Eritrean Girmay became the first black African to win a Tour de France stage with

Getty Images 1 hour ago Comments Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard won stage 11 of the Tour de France following a sprint to the line with rival and overall leader Tadej Pogacar. Defending champion Vingegaard, of Visma-Lease a Bike, edged out Pogacar of UAE-Team-Emirates as the pair raced for the line after several climbs on the 211km

SWPix 14 minutes ago The 2024 Tour of Britain Men’s race will start in Kelso, Scotland and finish in Felixstowe, Suffolk for the first time, over a reduced number of six stages. The race will be overseen by British Cycling this year after previous organiser Sweetspot was liquidated in January. The race, which takes place

Getty Images 2 hours ago Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen powered to victory in a sprint finish on stage 10 of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar retained the leader’s yellow jersey. Philipsen, who was led out superbly by his Alpecin-Deceuninck team-mate, world champion Mathieu van der Poel, comfortably held off Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay and Germany’s

Getty Images 1 hour ago Track cycling has been on the programme of every modern Olympic Games, with the exception of 1912. Here is all you need to know about the sport at Paris 2024. Track cycling schedule and venue at Paris 2024 Track cycling at the Olympics takes place on a 250m round track

Getty Images 2 hours ago Stephen Williams has signed a four-year contract extension to keep him at Israel-Premier Tech until 2028. Welshman Williams, 28, joined the team in 2022 and is in their squad at the Tour de France. In April, the former Bahrain-Victorious rider became the first British male to win the Fleche Wallonne

Getty Images 1 hour ago Britain’s Tom Pidcock was pipped on the line as France’s Anthony Turgis won the ninth stage of the Tour de France. The Ineos Grenadiers rider was narrowly beaten in the final sprint at the end of a frantic 199km stage in Troyes that included 14 gravel sections. Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar

Getty Images 56 minutes ago The final stage of the Tour of Austria on Sunday has been replaced with a memorial ride following the death of Norwegian cyclist Andre Drege. The 25-year-old, who had been with Norwegian team Coop–Repsol since 2021, was fatally injured in Saturday’s crash on the descent of the Grossglockner, Austria’s highest

Getty Images 6 July 2024 Norwegian cyclist Andre Drege has died following an accident during the Tour of Austria on Saturday. The 25-year-old, who had been with Norwegian team Coop–Repsol since 2021, was fatally injured on the descent of the Grossglockner, Austria’s highest mountain. A statement by the Tour of Austria said that Drege “sustained

Getty Images 59 minutes ago Comments Biniam Girmay claimed his second win in the Tour de France in a sprint finish on stage eight as Tadej Pogacar retained the leader’s yellow jersey. Intermarche-Wanty’s Girmay, who won stage three to become the first black African to triumph on the Tour, timed his effort to perfection on

French cyclist Julien Bernard has given a light-hearted apology after being fined for kissing his wife during a Tour de France time trial. The Lidl-Trek rider was made to pay 200 Swiss francs ($223; £174) by the International Cycling Union (ICU) for stopping briefly during stage seven of the race. The governing body said the