Cycling

Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar has taken part in the first “collective vaccination” against Covid-19 in sport, say his UAE Team Emirates outfit. The team took a newly approved vaccine trialled in the United Arab Emirates. Pogacar, 22, won the Tour in September following one of the most dramatic finishes in the race’s history

Britain’s Tom Pidcock finished third behind winner Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert again in the Cyclo-cross World Cup. Pidcock finished one minute 49 seconds behind Van der Poel and 18 secs off Van Aert, two of cycling’s biggest talents. Pidcock, 21, will race against Van der Poel and Van Aert on cycling’s

Britain’s Tom Pidcock finished third behind winner Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert in the GP Sven Nys cyclo-cross race. Trinity rider Pidcock finished 32 seconds behind Van der Poel and 26 seconds off Van Aert, two of cycling’s most talented riders. Pidcock, 21, will join Van der Poel and Van Aert on

A typically serene, sun-dappled day on the island of Tenerife – where the gentle breeze drifts up from the beautiful volcanic coastline – greets another Ineos training day.Until the tranquillity is shattered by the wails and screams of a man in his bedroom, shouting in fear.Famously shy and unassuming four-time Tour de France champion Chris

It may not have seemed so at the beginning, but 2020 has been a year which has seen the re-emergence of British success in cycling. And the man at the forefront of this new wave, Tao Geoghegan Hart, wants to young people get into cycling, and improve its diversity. The Ineos Grenadiers rider, 25, who

Israel Start-Up Nation sports director Cherie Pridham says the “overwhelming” reaction to her appointment shows she has a role to play in “leading the way” for women in men’s cycling. She said she is still doing several interviews a day and has received “well over 1,000” messages of support. “It is still a bit overwhelming,”

The 2021 Para-cycling Track World Championships will no longer take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The event was due to begin on 25 March but organisers are now looking for a new host nation. The sport’s governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), says the cancellation follows “restrictions by

Team Ineos rider Luke Rowe has revealed on social media that he has tested positive for Covid-19. The 30-year-old Welshman took to Twitter to announce the positive test for coronavirus. He stated: “Covid got me! See ya in 2021 ladies and gents.” Rowe has been a Tour de France stalwart for Ineos in recent years,

Britain’s Tom Pidcock finished third just behind Mathieu van der Poel in Sunday’s cyclo-cross World Cup race. Pidcock was just 0.011secs behind Van der Poel and 0.04 off Wout van Aert, two of cycling’s most talented riders. Pidcock, 21, who rides for Trinity, is joining Ineos Grenadiers for the 2021 season. In the women’s race

UK Sport decisions on funding for Paris 2024 signal a move towards greater diversity and winning “the right way”, says chair Dame Katherine Grainger. British sports will receive £352m for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, split across 43 sports. New additions like surfing and skateboarding have been funded while some traditional sports have

UK Sport says it will invest £352m in British sports for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. The funding will be split across 43 Olympic and Paralympic sports and represents an increase on the £345m allocated for the Tokyo Games. New additions – climbing, skateboarding and surfing – have all been funded. However,

Britain’s Chris Froome will make his debut for Israel Start-Up nation in January’s Vuelta San Juan in Argentina. Froome struggled for form last season following injury in 2019 and was not selected for this year’s Tour. “This will mark the beginning of a much-anticipated new chapter of my career,” said Froome, 35. The eight-day race

Colombia’s former world keirin champion Fabian Puerta has been banned from cycling for four years after testing positive for an anabolic steroid, the International Cycling Union (UCI) says. Puerta, 29, won the world title in March 2018 and tested positive out of competition in June that year. He was suspended two months later for the

Paralympic champion Jon-Allan Butterworth has retired from professional cycling. Butterworth – a three-time silver medallist at London 2012 – joined British Cycling in 2007, 10 weeks after having his arm amputated because of injuries suffered in Iraq. “I have enjoyed a long and successful career,” Butterworth said. “My proudest achievement is becoming the first British

Scottish Cycling’s new head of performance David Somerville says he is taking charge at an “exciting time” for the sport in Scotland. Scottish cyclists won two Olympic golds and a silver in Rio in 2016, before a 10-medal haul at the Commonwealth Games, including four golds. Former Commonwealth judo silver medallist Somerville’s toughest task may

Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco has received a lifetime ban from the sport following an investigation. The 37-year-old was already serving a 12-year ban after being taken seriously ill in 2011 after a botched, reportedly self-administered, blood transfusion. Anti-doping body Nado Italia handed him the life ban over a 2015 investigation into receiving drugs, according to

Cycling’s governing body the UCI has announced a series of new safety measures for road racing in 2021. Stricter rules for motorcycle riders and television helicopter pilots in race convoys are to be introduced. New regulations over the potentially dangerous conduct of riders and rider safety from on-course obstacles and barriers are also included.external-link It

Cycling’s governing body the UCI has set out new rules to identify concussion among riders. These include the training of non-health professionals such as sporting directors, mechanics and fellow riders, often first on the scene of a crash. The measures come as the issue of brain injuries across sport has been raised by cases in