Cycling

Getty Images Huge crowds have turned out for the start of the annual Tour of Britain. Competitors started the first 164km (102 miles) stage in Altrincham before cycling around Greater Manchester. Dutch rider Olav Kooij was the first to reach the Deansgate finish after they endured punishing climbs in Ramsbottom. Before the race, Spanish cyclist

Primoz Roglic overtook Remco Evenepoel and won a sprint for the line to claim victory on the eighth stage of the Vuelta a Espana. Roglic went past his rival at the final corner before winning the 165km stage from Denia to Xorret de Cati. “In the sprint it’s always a bit of a gamble but

Geoffrey Soupe claimed a surprise win in a crash-ridden stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana after edging out Orluis Aular in a sprint finish in Oliva. The Frenchman sped into the final corner with 300m remaining before outsprinting Aular in a photo finish. The stage had been disrupted by a crash with over six

Lenny Martinez became the new Vuelta a Espana leader, but a frantic stage six saw the race swing Jumbo-Visma’s way. Jumbo-Visma’s US rider Sepp Kuss won Thursday’s mountain stage, ahead of Martinez and a large breakaway group. Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic – both team-mates of Kuss – gained 32 seconds on 2022 winner Remco

Kaden Groves sprinted to a second stage win in as many days as he held off a powerful Filippo Ganna surge in stage five of the Vuelta a Espana. Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel retained the overall leader’s red jersey. He finished in the pack having earlier picked up six seconds in a bonus sprint late on

Kaden Groves won a thrilling sprint finish to beat Sebastian Molano and win stage four of the Vuelta a Espana. Four people were arrested for planning to spill hundreds of litres of a liquid similar to motor oil on the road. They are thought to be part of a group that is seeking the independence

Four people have been arrested for an alleged attempt to sabotage a stage of the Vuelta a Espana, Spanish police said on Tuesday. Police said they were planning to spill hundreds of litres of a liquid similar to motor oil on the road during Monday’s third stage. They were arrested on Saturday and are thought

Remco Evenepoel suffered a bleeding cut above his right eye from crashing into a fan after winning stage three of the Vuelta a Espana. Defending champion Evenepoel outpaced Jonas Vingegaard in a sprint finish but collided with the spectator shortly after crossing the finish line. The incident follows torrential rain which had affected stages one

Lotto Dstny’s Andreas Kron took an emotional win on a weather-affected stage two of the Vuelta a Espana. Heavy rain meant the general classification times for the 181.8km stage were taken nine km from the finish in Barcelona. At that point, EF Education-Easy Post rider Andrea Piccolo was narrowly ahead of Astana’s Javier Romo to

Dutch team DSM-Firmenich overcame torrential rain for a surprise win in the first stage of the Vuelta a Espana. Italian rider Lorenzo Milesi took the opening red jersey as the first of the team’s riders to cross the line in the 14.8km team time trial in Barcelona. A thunderstorm ahead of the race created slippery

Belgian cyclist Tijl de Decker has died at the age of 22 after an accident while training. De Decker crashed into the back of a car on Wednesday and had surgery in a hospital in Lier before being moved to the Antwerp University Hospital. His Lotto Dstny team announced De Decker, who won this year’s

Britain’s Geraint Thomas promised he is ready “to commit” at the “very end” of his career in one of the toughest Vuelta a Espana races for years. The 37-year-old Ineos Grenadiers rider narrowly missed out on victory in May’s Giro d’Italia to Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic of Jumbo-Visma. “It’s easy to commit at very end of

Welshman Stevie Williams has won the Arctic Race of Norway after finishing 10th on the final stage. The Israel-Premier Tech rider went into Sunday’s fourth and final stage as the overall leader after winning the third stage amid difficult conditions. France’s Clément Champoussin, who was overall second behind Williams, won the stage. But Williams finished

Welshman Stevie Williams has won stage three of the Arctic Race of Norway to take the overall lead of the race. The Israel-Premier Tech rider won on a cold and wet day in the Arctic Circle, coming from the back of the group to take the victory. Williams, 27, leads Clément Champoussin ahead of Sunday’s

Geraint Thomas will lead Ineos Grenadiers’ eight-man squad at this year’s Vuelta a Espana. Welshman Thomas, 37, came close to victory at the Giro d’Italia earlier this year before finishing second to Primoz Roglic. The 2018 Tour de France winner will compete in the Vuelta for only the second time. “I’m going there to try

Para-cyclist William Bjergfelt says winning his first world title in Glasgow “really helps his case” to earn selection for the Paris Paralympics next year. Bjergfelt missed out on the 2020 Games in Tokyo due to a broken leg. “I’m hugely motivated, this really, really helps my case going forward,” Bjergfelt told BBC Sport. “As a

Former British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor Richard Freeman has been banned from all sport for four years for violating anti-doping rules. Freeman was struck off in 2021 because of misconduct after a hearing by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service. During the tribunal process, Freeman was charged with two violations by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad)

Scottish Cycling chief executive Nick Rennie hopes the successful staging of the World Championships will lead to the Tour de France coming to Scotland. Scotland hosted what is regarded as cycling’s biggest event over 11 days. More than 500,000 spectators are estimated to have watched the events in Glasgow and other parts of the country.