Cycling

Britain’s Ethan Hayter sprinted to victory to claim the second stage of the Tour de Romandie in La-Chaux-de-Fonds. The Ineos Grenadiers rider inherits the yellow jersey from compatriot Ethan Vernon, who was dropped on the final climb of Thursday’s 162.7km route. Hayter crossed the line ahead of title contenders Juan Ayuso and Romain Barde, while

Scotland’s track cycling world champion Neah Evans says there will be extra pressure on her to defend her title on home soil in Glasgow this summer. The Olympic, European, and Commonwealth medallist won the world title in the points race in October 2022. It was her first major individual title, which she will aim to

Britain’s Ethan Vernon won stage one of the Tour de Romandie after Mark Cavendish and Simon Yates both abandoned the race because of illness. Soudal Quick-Step rider Vernon, 22, sprinted to victory from a reduced peloton in Vallee de Joux, Switzerland, to also claim the race lead. Jayco-Alula rider Yates, who was a contender for

Two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar has said he was “lucky” to only break a wrist when he crashed out of Sunday’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day classic. Pogacar, 24, had surgery on Sunday night and is now recovering. “I’m lucky it’s just a broken wrist, considering the crazy crash that happened,” the Slovenian posted on social

Two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar was taken to hospital after crashing out of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day classic. The Slovenian, 24, crashed with Dane Mikkel Honore – who also had to pull out of the race – after 85km. “He has a wrist injury and has gone to hospital for tests,” Pogacar’s UAE Team

Great Britain claimed three goal medals at the Para-cycling Road World Cup in Maniago, Italy. Daphne Schrager won in the time trial in the women’s C2 class to secure Britain’s first gold medal of the weekend before Frances Brown rode to victory in the women’s C1 time trial. Two-time Olympic silver medallist Finlay Graham picked

Simon Carr won the final stage of the Tour of the Alps as fellow Britons Tao Geoghegan Hart and Hugh Carthy claimed first and second overall. Ineos Grenadiers’ Geoghegan Hart, 28, won the first two stages of the race and took overall victory by 22 seconds from EF Education-EasyPost’s Carthy. Carthy’s team-mate Carr, 24, went

Wrexham will host cycling’s Tour of Britain for the first time in eight years when it provides the finish for stage two on Monday, 4 September. The city last featured in the Tour when it co-hosted the Grand Depart in 2015. The 2023 edition of the eight-day event will start and finish in south Wales

Tao Geoghegan Hart maintained his 22-second lead over fellow Briton Hugh Carthy at the Tour of the Alps on the penultimate stage. Thursday’s 152.9km stage was won by Austrian Gregor Muhlberger, who pipped Torstein Traeen and Giulio Pellizzari in a breakaway in northern Italy. Ineos Grenadiers rider Geoghegan Hart finished in the main group. He

British rider Tao Geoghegan Hart increased his overall lead at the Tour of the Alps by finishing fourth in Wednesday’s third stage in Italy. The Team Ineos Grenadiers rider, 28, stretched his advantage at the top of the standings to 22 seconds as fellow Briton Hugh Carthy moved up to second. German racer Lennard Kamna

Lizzie Deignan says she aims to win the biggest races on her return after her second child, but is “surprised” the Women’s Tour was cancelled. Deignan will contest Wednesday’s La Fleche Wallonne race in Belgium after a year out of the Women’s World Tour. “I have the same objectives, but I’m surprised they can’t sustain

British rider Tao Geoghegan Hart made it two wins from two at the Tour of the Alps with victory on the second stage. Racing for Ineos Grenadiers, the 28-year-old pulled clear with Jack Haig in the closing stages before pipping the Australian to the line in Italy. It increases his overall race lead to 18

Tadej Pogacar added to his glittering record by claiming his first Amstel Gold Race title with a superb solo win. The Slovenian powerfully kicked away from his rivals with 30km of the race remaining, staying clear to the finish in Valkenburg in the Netherlands. Ireland’s Ben Healy finished second, 38 seconds down, with Britain’s Tom

BBC/John Fairhall A former British cycling champion with a rare blood condition is set to take on the London Marathon. Six-time British time trial champion Alex Dowsett, 34, has the blood clotting disorder haemophilia. After retiring from cycling last year, he began training for the iconic 26.2 mile (42.2km) race on 23 April. Dowsett is

British Cycling has appointed Jon Dutton as its new chief executive. Dutton, who will start the role later in April, recently concluded his tenure as chief executive of the 2022 Rugby League World Cup in England. He replaces Danielle Every, who has been acting chief executive since Brian Facer left the governing body in October

Mathieu van der Poel powered his way to victory to claim his first win in the gruelling Paris-Roubaix race on Sunday. The Dutchman was part of a seven-rider leading group that seized control with 50km of the 257km race remaining before making a 15km solo attack. Known as ‘hell of the north’, Paris-Roubaix is one

Canadian cyclist Alison Jackson claimed victory in the third edition of the women’s Paris-Roubaix. EF rider Jackson, 34, edged a sprint finish after some of the race favourites fell in a crash. Defending champion Elisa Longo Borghini was leading the breakaway group but crashed with 39km to go, with race favourite Lotte Kopecky also falling.

There are few things as daunting as the cobbles between Paris and Roubaix for any cyclist. The race is invariably decided by a mix of grit, power and sheer luck. Ineos Grenadiers teenager Joshua Tarling is not worried, despite this being his first season as a professional. After all, what could frighten the 19-year-old when