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Belgium’s Jordi Meeus won stage five of the Tour of Britain after edging out Stanisław Aniolkowski in a close sprint finish in Nottinghamshire. It was the Bora-Hansgrohe rider’s seventh career win and his team’s first stage victory at the race. Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock followed closely to take third place and gain four seconds on

Remco Evenepoel sprinted to victory on stage 18 of the Vuelta a Espana to extend his overall race lead. The Belgian accelerated past Spain’s Enric Mas after they caught Dutch rider Robert Gesink 400m from the mountain-top finish on the Alto de Piornal. Australia’s Jay Vine had to abandon and was taken away in an

Yorkshire’s Tom Pidcock was denied a stage victory in his home county in a photo finish at the Tour of Britain. The 23-year-old from Leeds was edged out by Gonzalo Serrano, who moved to the top of the general classification standings after four stages. Serrano and Pidcock were joined by the Briton’s Ineos team-mate Omar

Colombia’s Rigoberto Uran claimed victory on stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana after a day that began with defending champion Primoz Roglic pulling out. Roglic withdrew following a heavy crash on stage 16. Uran proved the strongest of the breakaway riders as he won the 162.3km stage from Aracena to Monasterio de Tentudia. Belgium’s

Defending champion Primoz Roglic’s bid for a fourth successive Vuelta a Espana title is over after he was forced to pull out following a heavy crash. The Slovenian came off his bike at the end of stage 16 on Tuesday as he tried to make up time on overall leader Remco Evenepoel. Team Jumbo-Visma said

Defending champion Primoz Roglic crashed near the finish line as Mads Pedersen won stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana at Tomares in Andalusia. Roglic launched an attack near the end of Tuesday’s 189km ride, trying to close the gap on race leader Remco Evenepoel, but fell and suffered cuts. Evenepoel had given the Slovenian

Kamiel Bonneu launched a late attack to win stage three of the Tour of Britain in Sunderland. The Belgian, riding for Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise, was part of a four-man breakaway that took a three-and-a-half-minute lead over the peloton in the closing stages of the race. Bonneu sprinted clear over the final kilometre of the 163.6km stage,

World track champion Ethan Hayter will chase another rainbow jersey when he spearheads Great Britain’s 26-strong team at this month’s Road World Championships in Wollongong, Australia. Hayter, who won world omnium gold last October, claimed last month’s Tour of Poland on the road and will contest the road race and the time trial. The 23-year-old

Cees Bol edged out Great Britain’s Jake Stewart in a photo finish to win stage two of the Tour of Britain. Stewart surged ahead in the final 400 metres of the Hawick to Duns ride in the Scottish Borders but was followed and then pipped on the line by Dutchman Bol, who won in a

Team DSM’s Thymen Arensman secured his first career Grand Tour stage victory in stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana as Remco Evenepoel retained the lead. Belgium’s Evenepoel finished 10th and lost more time on his main rival, Jumbo-Visma’s Primoz Roglic. Roglic made a late push in the final kilometre to finish fifth and is

New Zealander Corbin Strong claimed victory in a sprint finish in the opening stage of the Tour of Britain. The Israel-Premier Tech rider outmuscled Ineos Grenadiers’ Omar Fraile for a first win at this level. In extremely windy and wet conditions from Aberdeen to Glenshee Ski Centre, a five-cyclist breakaway managed to keep the peloton

Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz won stage 14 of the Vuelta a Espana, as overall leader Remco Evenepoel saw rival Primoz Roglic gain 48 seconds on him. It is the Ineos rider’s second stage win, finishing eight seconds ahead of Astana’s Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez. Jumbo-Visma’s Roglic pulled away from Belgium’s Evenepoel on the final hill of

Denmark’s Mads Pederson claimed his first Vuelta a Espana victory as he sprinted to win stage 13’s 168.4km ride from Ronda to Montilla. The Trek-Segafredo rider, 26, edged France’s Bryan Coquard and Germany’s Pascal Ackermann, who launched a first attack for the line. He wears the green jersey as the points classification leader. Race leader

Ineos Grenadiers’ Richard Carapaz claimed his first Vuelta a Espana win with a solo victory on stage 12. The Ecuadorian, 29, attacked a small breakaway group to reach the summit nine seconds ahead of Wilco Kelderman. Remco Evenepoel crashed with 45km remaining but recovered to control the ascent and sprint to the line ahead of

Nairo Quintana has launched an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the decision to disqualify him from the 2022 Tour de France for a drug infringement. Analysis of two blood samples from the 32-year-old showed the presence of banned drug tramadol. The Colombian rider was stripped of his overall sixth-place finish and

Australia’s Kaden Groves produced a stunning sprint finish to claim victory on stage 11 of the Vuelta a Espana. The 23-year-old BikeExchange-Jayco rider perfectly timed his burst after the 191.2km run to Cabo de Gata. His British team-mate Simon Yates was one of five riders to withdraw after testing positive for Covid-19. And World Road

Getty Images A man has admitted robbing Olympic and Tour de France cyclist Mark Cavendish and his wife Peta during a “distressing” raid at their home. Ali Sesay, 28, of Rainham, east London, pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery at Chelmsford Crown Court. He admitted stealing Mr Cavendish’s watch, phone and safe, and taking

Remco Evenepoel powered to victory on the individual time trial on stage 10 to extend his overall lead in the Vuelta a Espana. The Belgian finished 48 seconds ahead of Slovenia’s three-time Vuelta champion Primoz Roglic who climbs to second in the general classification. France’s Remi Cavagna was third on the 30.9km course from Elche