Cycling

The family of Melissa Hoskins say they are “utterly devastated” following the death of the Olympic cyclist. The 32-year-old, who represented Australia at two Olympic Games, died after she was hit by a car on Saturday. Hoskins’ husband, fellow Australian cyclist Rohan Dennis, has reportedly been charged with causing her death. In a statement, her
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Tributes have been paid to former Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins, who died after she was hit by a car in Adelaide on Saturday. The 32-year-old represented Australia at two Olympic Games and was a world champion in the team pursuit in 2015. Hoskins’ husband, fellow Australian cyclist Rohan Dennis, has reportedly been charged with causing
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New rules to protect riders in high temperatures are to be introduced by cycling’s global governing body. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) says its high-temperature protocol will reduce the risk of heat-related accidents. Under the protocol, a panel will be able to take action when temperatures and humidity pose a risk. Decisions could include moving
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Speaking to 5 Live Breakfast’s Rachel Burden, Laura explains why she has made the decision to return to cycling with the aim of competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The five-time Olympic gold medallist had a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy following the Tokyo Olympics and says she is keen to support other female athletes
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It was on a university netball court in rural Leicestershire almost two decades ago that one of Britain’s most ambitious and enduring ideas in women’s sport was born. For 19 years, Loughborough Lightning have been a netball force – having last season won a second Super League title – and the most prominent side in
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Tom Williams/BBC By Tom Williams BBC Sport, Cambridgeshire A top amateur cyclist says his sport is less inclusive and welcoming than ever after it banned transgender women from competing in the female category. Josh Jones, 31, from Cambridge, believes British Cycling’s new rules “fail the cycling community”. From next year, these athletes will compete in
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Ineos Grenadiers’ deputy team principal Rod Ellingworth will step down from his role at the end of the year. Ellingworth has been effectively running the British team, previously known as Team Sky. Team principal Sir Dave Brailsford had taken on a wider role across Ineos’ sporting operations. Brailsford is set to take on a key
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Sir Chris Hoy believes Katie Archibald is on track for next summer’s Olympics after she stormed to overall victory in the UCI Track Champions League. The two-time Olympic champion said she was far from her best at the World Championships in August in Glasgow. However, the 29-year-old Scot won the Champions League for a second
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Britain’s Katie Archibald hopes a triumphant end to this year’s Track Champions League series will propel her to Olympic glory at Paris 2024. The series concluded with two rounds in London this weekend and Archibald, 29, reclaimed the women’s endurance title. She now aims to add to the Olympic gold medals she won in team
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Britain’s Zoe Backstedt won the women’s Under-23 European Cyclo-cross Championships in Pont-Chateau, France. The 19-year-old Welsh rider held off the challenge of Luxembourg’s Marie Schreiber, with Kristyna Zemanova of the Czech Republic in third. Backstedt has now added the cyclo-cross title to the Road European Championships women’s Under-23 time trial gold she won in September.
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