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Recent Giro d’Italia runner-up Geraint Thomas will return to action this month in the National Road Championships. Thomas is one of 37 WorldTour and Women’s WorldTour riders competing across three events from 21-25 June in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire. Fellow Welsh cyclist Elinor Barker also features, along with Katie Archibald, Fred Wright and Pfeiffer

Getty Images A man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at the family home of elite cyclist Mark Cavendish. Mr Cavendish and his wife Peta’s home in the Ongar area of Essex was broken into on 27 November 2021. During the incident, Mr Cavendish was seriously assaulted and violently threatened in front

British cyclist Harrison Wood hopes his selection for the Criterium du Dauphine can enhance his chances of racing in the Tour de France. The 22-year-old from Torquay has been included in the Cofidis team for the French-based classic which is seen as a warm-up for the Tour de France. Wood finished the first stage of

Britain claimed seven medals, including two golds, on the final day of racing at the Para-cycling Road World Cup. Fran Brown and Fin Graham both followed up time trial wins earlier in the event in Alabama, USA, with victory in Monday’s road races. Graham beat team-mate Ben Watson into second place in the men’s C3

Britain’s Geraint Thomas says finishing second at the Giro d’Italia is still “raw” but he is targeting more success later this season. Thomas, who turned 37 on Thursday, led for much of the final week. But he lost first position to Primoz Roglic in a dramatic mountain time trial on Saturday’s penultimate stage. After the

Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory in his final Giro d’Italia stage as Primoz Roglic secured the overall title. Slovenia’s Roglic finished safely in the peloton to confirm his first Giro title, with Geraint Thomas second. Thomas helped lead out Cavendish in the final stages, with the pair sharing an emotional embrace after the finish. More

Charlotte Kool won the RideLondon Classique with victory in the final stage as Britain’s Lizzie Deignan came third in the general classification. Team DSM’s Kool had a five-second lead over Deignan, 34, heading into Sunday’s final 92km stage around central London. The Dutchwoman, 24, narrowly beat Chloe Dygert and Maike van der Duin across the

British trio Fin Graham, Daphne Schrager and Fran Brown all continued their time trial dominance at the Para-cycling Road World Cup in Alabama. The trio all won their respective races to make it three World Cup time trial wins from three this season. Double Paralympic silver medallist Graham won his C3 event by over a

Welshman Geraint Thomas is “devastated” but also “proud” of his efforts as he slipped to second place in the Giro d’Italia behind new leader Primoz Roglic, who is set to win the race in Sunday’s processional final stage in Rome. According to tradition, the leader will not be challenged for the overall victory.

Geraint Thomas’ hopes of winning the Giro d’Italia look to have ended in agonising fashion as Primoz Roglic won the penultimate stage on Saturday. Roglic won a brutal mountain time trial by 40 seconds from Thomas to take a 14-second lead into Sunday’s final, processional stage. The Slovenian won the 18.6km stage despite having to

Britain’s Lizzie Deignan says she is “surprised” to be in contention after remaining second overall following stage two of the RideLondon Classique. Deignan is one month into her return after giving birth to a second child. The 34-year-old was due to support Elisa Balsamo but her Trek-Segafredo team-mate crashed in Friday’s stage. “Racing here is

Britain’s Geraint Thomas will defend a 26-second lead on Saturday’s individual time trial after Santiago Buitrago won stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia. Colombia’s Buitrago took victory from Canada’s Derek Gee, who was second for the fourth time in this year’s race. Behind them the general classification race sparked into life in the final 2km

Dutch rider Charlotte Kool took victory in the opening stage of the RideLondon Classique as Great Britain’s Lizzie Deignan finished third in Colchester. Team DSM’s Kool, who received a strong lead-out from former British champion Pfeiffer Georgi, crossed before Clara Copponi in a select sprint. The Dutchwoman, 24, said it was a “dream start”. Deignan,

British Cycling is to ban transgender women from the female category of its competitions following a nine-month review and consultation. Under a new participation policy that the governing body said was “predicated on fairness”, such athletes will compete in an ‘open category’ with men. The female category will be “for those whose sex was assigned

British Cycling chief executive Jon Dutton is “confident” the new policy to ban transgender women from competing in the female category “safeguards the fairness of cycle-sport competition”. But he says he has sympathy for riders such as Emily Bridges – the country’s highest-profile transgender cyclist – who will no longer be in contention to be

Britain’s Geraint Thomas extended his overall race lead as Italy’s Filippo Zana won stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia. Team Jayco AIula rider Zana edged Frenchman Thibaut Pinot in a sprint finish, with his compatriot Warren Barguil crossing the line in third. Ineos Grenadiers’ Thomas held off attacks from Primoz Roglic to defend the pink

Italy’s Alberto Dainese sprinted to victory on stage 17 at the Giro d’Italia as Britain’s Geraint Thomas retained the overall race lead. Team DSM rider Dainese edged compatriot Jonathan Milan and Australian Michael Matthews in a photo finish in Caorle. Ineos Grenadiers’ Thomas finished safely in the peloton to defend the pink jersey he reclaimed

With a sporting journey that includes American football, sprinting at the London Paralympics, winning European Para-athletics shot put silver and a Para-cycling world title, Sam Ruddock is no stranger to embracing challenges. But now the 33-year-old is taking on a new test by developing his road riding skills. Ruddock, who switched from athletics to cycling