Cycling

Marlen Reusser claimed a superb solo win in the final stage of the Itzulia Women to overhaul team-mate Demi Vollering and take the overall tile. Defending champion Vollering had won every previous stage of the race – all three in last year’s inaugural event and the first two of this edition. But her streak was

Remco Evenepoel beat Geraint Thomas by just one second to win the stage nine individual time trial and retake the overall lead of the Giro d’Italia. The Belgian covered the 35km course in 41 minutes 24 seconds to edge out Britain’s Thomas on the line in Cesena. Thomas’ Ineos Grenadiers team-mate and former winner Tao

British rider Tom Pidcock was made to work hard for a thrilling victory in the World Cup Men’s Elite XCO in a wet Nove Mesto. Pidcock, 23, led for much of the race and appeared to be coasting to a routine triumph. But a fall in the fifth lap allowed Frenchman Joshua Dubau to take

Irishman Ben Healy won the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia in emphatic fashion to seal the first grand tour stage win of his career. Healy was part of a 12-man breakaway on the 207km stage from Terni to Fossombrone. But he attacked with almost 50km to go and completed a stunning solo finish. The

Defending champion Demi Vollering won the second stage of the Itzulia Women to extend her overall lead to 56 seconds. Vollering is unbeaten in the event after winning all three stages in last year’s race, and won the first stage of this year’s race on Friday. The SD-Worx rider had to sprint for victory past

Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock raced from the back to claim a sensational win in the cross-country short track at the Mountain Bike World Series. The 23-year-old started the race in the Czech Republic in 40th place out of 41 after deciding to take part in the event just hours before it started. But a late

Italy’s Davide Bais secured a surprise victory on stage seven of the Giro d’Italia, the first of his professional career. The Eolo-Kometa rider, 25, won the race’s first summit finish in six hours eight minutes 40 seconds. The Czech Republic’s Karel Vacek came second and Italy’s Simone Petilli finished third, with all three chasing a

Defending champion Demi Vollering won stage one of the Itzulia Women with a dominant attack on the final climb. The 26-year-old Dutchwoman, who rides for SD Worx, broke clear 12km from the finish of the 122km stage from Etxebarria to Markina-Xemein in Spain. Swiss team-mate Marlen Reusser was second, 47 seconds behind, with Poland’s Kasia

Denmark’s Mads Pedersen won the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia after the peloton caught a two-man breakaway with the finishing line in sight. Pedersen claimed victory following a sprint after Australia’s Simon Clarke and Italian Alessandro de Marchi were passed with about 250m to go. Italy’s Jonathan Milan was second, with Pascal Ackermann of

Cynisca Cycling has parted ways with its director Inga Thompson, saying her views on transgender inclusion have “affected its brand and reputation”. The professional women’s team launched in 2022, with the ex-cyclist invited to serve on its board earlier this year. The American has opposed transgender women competing in elite female sport and on Sunday

Para-cyclist William Bjergfelt said it was “fantastic” to see his sacrifices pay off after winning his first World Cup road race in Belgium. The 44-year-old from Portishead, Somerset, recently took a two-year sabbatical from his engineering job to focus fully on selection for the Paris Paralympics in 2024. Bjergfelt took gold in the World Cup

Britain’s Lizzie Deignan will race in this month’s Ford Ride London Classique, amid further concerns about the loss of cycle races in the UK. Ride London is the only World Tour race to take place in Britain following the cancellation of June’s Women’s Tour for financial reasons. “I hope to be able to open the

Australia’s Kaden Groves won a chaotic raid-sodden stage five of the Giro d’Italia featuring numerous crashes, including one caused by a dog. Britain’s Mark Cavendish finished fourth after skidding across the line on his backside following a collision metres from the finish. World champion Remco Evenepoel crashed twice, the first after a dog wandered on

Norway’s Andreas Leknessund moved into the overall lead at the Giro d’Italia despite being beaten to the line by France’s Aurelien Paret-Peintre in stage four. Paret-Peintre made a late attack with 150m remaining to win the 175km ride from Venosa to Lago Laceno in four hours 16 minutes four seconds. Leknessund, 23, is just the

Australian Michael Matthews beat Denmark’s Mads Pedersen to win stage three of the Giro d’Italia. Matthews made a sprint for the line after the final corner and held on to take the 216km stage, which ran from Vasto to Melfi, in five hours one minute 41 seconds. Pedersen finished second, with Kadem Groves, of Australia,

Great Britain won 14 medals at the second Para-cycling Road World Cup of the season in Ostend, Belgium. Of those, seven were gold, including two apiece for Fin Graham (MC3) and Fran Brown (WC1) who won both the road race and time trial in their classes. In his road race, Graham topped an all-British podium,

Jonathan Milan took his first Grand Tour stage victory with a sprint finish on day two of the Giro d’Italia. The Bahrain Victorious rider, competing in his home country, crossed the line in San Salvo in four hours, 55 minutes and 11 seconds. He edged ahead of a tightly packed bunch, with David Dekker of

Dutch rider Annamiek van Vleuten won a third consecutive La Vuelta title, taking victory by just nine seconds from compatriot Demi Vollering. Movistar’s Van Vleuten, 40, started the seventh and final stage with a one minute 11 second lead. But Team SD Worx’s Vollering almost snatched overall victory by taking the final stage – a