Cycling

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 is a conflict between Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) rules and rider safety.

Elizabeth Cook/PA Media Elite cyclist Mark Cavendish and his wife Peta were “terrorised in their own home” by balaclava-clad raiders wielding knives, a court has been told. Prosecutors have said the athlete was threatened at knifepoint in front of his three-year-old son at the house in Ongar, Essex, in November 2021. Two men are on

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 show and the anxiety I have felt has been unreal.”

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 silver and bronze tandem medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games last summer, her final competition. “I feel like I’ve achieved

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 France. Cavendish, who had been without a team since leaving Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl in the summer, had been tipped to join

Last updated on 1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the section Cycling 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 with the original verdict. Freeman was

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 TV, radio, online and digital platforms. “The Olympic Games is a truly special event –

Elizabeth Cook/PA Media A man accused of robbing Mark Cavendish at the elite cyclist’s home said he had lent his phone to a man who has already admitted the same offence. Two watches worth £700,000 were taken in a knifepoint raid in Ongar in Essex on 27 November 2021. Oludewa Okorosobo, 28, of Camberwell in

Elizabeth Cook/PA Media A masked intruder dragged the elite cyclist Mark Cavendish by his feet and held a “Rambo-style” knife to his throat, his wife has told a trial. Prosecutors have said men in balaclavas broke into the family home in Ongar, Essex, on 27 November 2021. Two suspects deny two counts of robbery at

Yui Mok/PA Wire Two further suspects wanted over a knifepoint robbery at the family home of elite cyclist Mark Cavendish remain at large, a court has heard. Two men are on trial at Chelmsford Crown Court where they deny two counts of robbery over the raid in Ongar, Essex, on 27 November 2021. Jurors have

Reuters Olympic cyclist Mark Cavendish and his wife were subjected to a knifepoint robbery while at home with their children, a trial has heard. Prosecutors say intruders made off with two Richard Mille watches, valued at £400,000 and £300,000, following the raid in Ongar, Essex, in November 2021. Jurors were told one of the masked

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 will take place in Italy, while the race will

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 Van der Poel’s hotel in Sydney the night before

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 having crashed out of the prestigious race twice in the past. Racing at next

SWPIX.COM Cycling’s Tour of Britain race will start in Manchester next year. The Grand Depart of the eight-day event, the UK’s biggest professional cycle race, will take place in the city centre on Sunday, 3 September, organisers said. Race director Mick Bennett said Manchester, which hosted the final stage of the race in 2019, was

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 took second in the elimination to secure the overall title by three

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 the elimination. William Perret was the only British winner – in the

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 of 37. But the Scot is in a strong position to defend her UCI Track