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This year’s Tour of Britain will finish in Caerphilly when it hosts the eighth stage on Sunday 10 September. The Welsh town last featured in the Tour a decade ago when an estimated 10,000 spectators lined Caerphilly mountain, organisers said. Stage eight will begin in Margam Country Park, near Port Talbot, before a double ascent

Britain’s Rachel Atherton took bronze at Saturday’s UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill in Leogang, Austria. Austria’s Valentina Holl won in front of her home crowd with a time of three minutes and 23.222 seconds ahead of Switzerland’s Camille Balanche. Atherton was 7.334 seconds off the pace with fellow Briton Phoebe Gale fifth. Last week

It’s nearly a year since Britain’s Tom Pidcock displayed the perfect blend of bravery and skill as his superb descent of the Col du Galibier set up his brilliant stage win on Alpe d’Huez in the Tour de France. Afterwards, the Ineos Grenadiers rider was immediately labelled a daredevil – an astonishing talent whose ability

The team of Swiss cyclist Gino Mader, who died after crashing on stage five of the Tour de Suisse, have withdrawn from the race. Team Bahrain Victorious said they had taken the decision “following the tragic loss” of the 26-year-old. Mader was involved in a high-speed crash with American Magnus Sheffield, 21, on Thursday on

Swiss cyclist Gino Mader has died at the age of 26 after crashing on stage five of the Tour de Suisse. The Team Bahrain Victorious rider was involved in a high-speed crash with American Magnus Sheffield, 21, on Thursday on the descent of the Albula Pass and fell into a ravine. He was resuscitated at

Gino Mader has been airlifted to hospital after crashing heavily on stage five of the Tour de Suisse. The Team Bahrain Victorious rider and American Magnus Sheffield, 21, were attended to shortly after crashing on the descent of the Albula Pass. Sheffield, of Ineos Grenadiers, was responsive but Swiss Mader, 26, “lay motionless in the

Thirty-one riders have been disqualified from the Under-23 Giro d’Italia for cheating on stage four. Spectator footage showed a number of riders holding on to team cars and motorbikes during the summit finish on the Passo dello Stelvio. Britain’s Noah Hobbs, of the Groupama-FDJ team, was among the disqualified riders. Of the 35 teams competing

Venue: Glasgow Dates: 3-13 August Coverage: Follow live across the BBC Sport website, app & iPlayer Neah Evans has an apology to make. “Sorry Dad,” she says, with a laugh. Without father Malcolm’s persistence in urging her to get on a bike, she would not have become a world champion. Evans was a latecomer to

Jumbo-Visma rider Jonas Vingegaard has won the Criterium du Dauphine just weeks before attempting to defend his Tour de France title, starting 1 July. Denmark’s Vingegaard pipped Team Emirates and Britain’s Adam Yates by two minutes and 23 seconds overall. The eight-stage event in France concluded in Grenoble, with Trek-Segafredo’s Giulio Ciccone winning the final

The Tour Feminin des Pyrenees has been abandoned after two stages because of safety concerns. Riders complained about many roads not being closed to traffic and a lack of marshals for the three-day race in south-west France. Racing conditions were “highly dangerous”, said Adam Hansen, the president of riders’ union CPA. He said the “excessive

Britain’s Rachel Atherton and Jordan Williams both claimed victory at the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup. Atherton, 35, had raced just once since 2019, having struggled with a torn Achilles tendon before giving birth to her daughter Arna in 2021. The five-time world champion took the women’s elite title in three minutes 7.514 seconds,

Recent Giro d’Italia runner-up Geraint Thomas will return to action this month in the National Road Championships. Thomas is one of 37 WorldTour and Women’s WorldTour riders competing across three events from 21-25 June in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire. Fellow Welsh cyclist Elinor Barker also features, along with Katie Archibald, Fred Wright and Pfeiffer

Getty Images A man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at the family home of elite cyclist Mark Cavendish. Mr Cavendish and his wife Peta’s home in the Ongar area of Essex was broken into on 27 November 2021. During the incident, Mr Cavendish was seriously assaulted and violently threatened in front

British cyclist Harrison Wood hopes his selection for the Criterium du Dauphine can enhance his chances of racing in the Tour de France. The 22-year-old from Torquay has been included in the Cofidis team for the French-based classic which is seen as a warm-up for the Tour de France. Wood finished the first stage of

Britain claimed seven medals, including two golds, on the final day of racing at the Para-cycling Road World Cup. Fran Brown and Fin Graham both followed up time trial wins earlier in the event in Alabama, USA, with victory in Monday’s road races. Graham beat team-mate Ben Watson into second place in the men’s C3

Britain’s Geraint Thomas says finishing second at the Giro d’Italia is still “raw” but he is targeting more success later this season. Thomas, who turned 37 on Thursday, led for much of the final week. But he lost first position to Primoz Roglic in a dramatic mountain time trial on Saturday’s penultimate stage. After the

Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory in his final Giro d’Italia stage as Primoz Roglic secured the overall title. Slovenia’s Roglic finished safely in the peloton to confirm his first Giro title, with Geraint Thomas second. Thomas helped lead out Cavendish in the final stages, with the pair sharing an emotional embrace after the finish. More

Charlotte Kool won the RideLondon Classique with victory in the final stage as Britain’s Lizzie Deignan came third in the general classification. Team DSM’s Kool had a five-second lead over Deignan, 34, heading into Sunday’s final 92km stage around central London. The Dutchwoman, 24, narrowly beat Chloe Dygert and Maike van der Duin across the