Cycling

Britain’s Tom Pidcock has signed a new five-year contract with Ineos Grenadiers. Ineos, formerly Team Sky, consider Pidcock a rider who can challenge for top honours in road cycling. “Ineos Grenadiers is the right team,” he said. “It’s the team I grew up dreaming of joining.” Pidcock, from Leeds, came third in Wednesday’s Belgian semi-classic

Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges will not compete at Saturday’s National Omnium Championships in her first women’s event after a ruling by cycling’s world governing body. The 21-year-old looked set to face some of the sport’s biggest names, including five-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny. However, British Cycling said in a statement on Wednesday: “We have now

Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges looks set to compete against some of the sport’s biggest names, including five-time Olympic medallist Laura Kenny, at Saturday’s National Omnium Championships in her first women’s event. Bridges, 21, began hormone therapy last year as part of her gender dysphoria treatment and has now become eligible to compete in women’s events

Egan Bernal is back riding his bike just two months after suffering a life-threatening crash. The Columbian hit a stationary bus at high speed while riding in his native country in January. The 25-year-old underwent two spinal surgeries and later said he “nearly died” from his injuries. The Ineos Grenadiers rider posted a photograph of

Biniam Girmay made history as the first African cyclist to win a one-day classic as he triumphed in the Gent-Wevelgem on Sunday. “It’s unbelievable, amazing. I did not expect this,” said the Eritrean, 21. “We just changed my plan a few days ago on Friday. We just came for a good result. This race is

MP Damian Collins has questioned whether English cricket should seek advice from Sir Dave Brailsford after his “failures” with British Cycling. The Ineos Grenadiers’ general manager came under scrutiny in the wake of the tribunal of ex-cycling medic doctor Richard Freeman. Brailsford is under consideration for a role in the England and Wales Cricket Board’s

Italian rider Sonny Colbrelli collapsed after finishing second in the first stage of the Volta a Catalunya. The Bahrain Victorious rider is being treated in hospital in Girona, Spain, where the team said he is “stable”. Colbrelli, 31, was attended to by medics behind screens near the finish line before being taken to hospital by

Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory to become the first Briton to win the Milano-Torino. Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl Team rider Cavendish rode to the front of the pack in the final hundred metres at the end of a largely flat 199km race. The 36-year-old becomes the oldest winner of the oldest race on the international calendar,

Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic held on to win the Paris-Nice race despite a late push from Britain’s Simon Yates, who won the final stage to finish as runner-up. Yates, who had 47 seconds to make up on Roglic, launched a solo breakaway with 19km to go. He led the stage by 25 seconds at the top

Commonwealth Games track cyclist John Paul has died aged 28, Scottish Cycling has announced. Paul earned a reputation as one of Scotland’s most promising talents after becoming world junior sprint champion in 2011. Also a double European champion at junior level, Paul would go on to represent Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Stirling will host the time trial in the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, which will be the biggest event in the sport’s history. It is the seventh location to be announced for the event, which is taking place principally in Glasgow but also across Scotland from 3-13 August. The 11-day inaugural event will combine 13

Jack Carlin completed a hat-trick of titles at the British National Track Championships by winning keirin gold in Newport. The 24-year-old Scot held off reigning champion Joe Truman in the final as he added to his medal haul which already included individual and team sprint triumphs. Fin Graham also secured a third title, winning the

France’s Christophe Laporte claimed victory as Jumbo-Visma produced a dominant display in stage one of Paris-Nice. Laporte finished in three hours 48 minutes 38 seconds. He led in team-mates Primoz Roglic and Wout van Aert as Jumbo-Visma claimed the top three spots. The trio finished 19 seconds ahead of TotalEnergies rider Pierre Latour on the

Ella Barnwell retained her scratch race title in a close-fought battle at the British National Track Championships in Newport. The Welsh rider edged out Anna Morris and women’s individual pursuit champion Neah Evans to secure a fourth senior national crown. Meanwhile, 18-year-old Joshua Tarling claimed the men’s points race crown. Matt Rotherham won the 1,000m

Dan Bigham won a sixth national title as he beat Charlie Tanfield in the men’s individual pursuit at the British National Track Championships. British hour record holder Bigham finished clear of Tanfield, with Kyle Gordon third over the 4km in Newport. Bigham had earlier set a new national record in four minutes 05.25 seconds –

Ineos Grenadiers rider Pavel Sivakov has changed his cycling nationality from Russian to French. The move has been approved by cycling’s world governing body the UCI. The 24-year-old, who grew up in France, has made the move amid Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. “I have wanted to become a French national for some time and

Getty Images Two more men have been charged with robbery following a break-in at the home of Olympic cyclist Mark Cavendish. Essex Police said the incident at a house in the Ongar area happened at 02:35 GMT on 27 November. Oludewa Okorosobo, 27, of Flaxman Road, Camberwell, south London, and Ali Badara Sesay, 27, of

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted the world’s sporting bodies to consider how they should treat athletes, officials and competitions associated with the conflict. The International Olympic Committee has called on sports federations to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes, officials and teams from international events wherever possible. The British Olympic Association and Olympic Federation of