Cycling

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel has had his conviction for assaulting two teenage girls in Australia overturned. The 27-year-old rider pleaded guilty in September to two counts of common assault after a confrontation with the girls, aged 13 and 14. The incident took place at Van der Poel’s hotel in Sydney the night before

Former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas has announced that he will compete in the Giro d’Italia next May. The 26-year-old Welshman confirmed the news on social media on Monday, He has previously said he has “unfinished business” with the Giro having crashed out of the prestigious race twice in the past. Racing at next

SWPIX.COM Cycling’s Tour of Britain race will start in Manchester next year. The Grand Depart of the eight-day event, the UK’s biggest professional cycle race, will take place in the city centre on Sunday, 3 September, organisers said. Race director Mick Bennett said Manchester, which hosted the final stage of the race in 2019, was

Katie Archibald relinquished the women’s endurance title in the UCI Track Champions League despite winning the final elimination race in London. The Scot, 28, closed the gap on overall leader Jennifer Valente in the women’s scratch race at Lee Valley VeloPark. But Valente took second in the elimination to secure the overall title by three

Defending champion Katie Archibald goes into the final round of this year’s UCI Track Champions League eight points off the lead in the endurance standings. The Scot, 28, was second in the women’s scratch race in London on Friday but came seventh in the elimination. William Perret was the only British winner – in the

Laura Kenny called Katie Archibald “incredible” for managing to maintain success on the track despite personal grief. Archibald, who won Olympic Madison gold alongside Kenny, lost her partner in August when mountain biker Rab Wardell died suddenly at the age of 37. But the Scot is in a strong position to defend her UCI Track

The Tour de France will finish outside of the Paris region for the first time in its 121-year history when the 2024 edition concludes in Nice. The final stage of the Grand Tour has traditionally finished on the Champs-Elysees in the French capital. But because of the Olympics starting days later in Paris, the 110th

Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin has died aged 51 after a collision with a truck while training near Vicenza on Wednesday. He became the first rider to win the Ardennes Classics treble in a highlight 2004 season, with victory in the Amstel Gold Race, La Fleche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. His career spanned three decades before he

Great Britain’s Katie Archibald won both the scratch and elimination races to challenge the top of the women’s endurance standings after round two of the UCI Track Champions League. The Scot, 28, followed up last week’s opening weekend victory in the scratch race in Mallorca with her impressive double victory in week two in Berlin.

Great Britain’s Katie Archibald and Mark Stewart claimed wins in the scratch races at the UCI Track Champions League in Mallorca. Archibald took the lead on the last lap of the women’s race and held off Spain’s Tania Calvo Barbero, with the USA’s Jennifer Valente third. Stewart finished ahead of Spain’s Sebastian Mora Vedri and

BMX Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Worthington is hoping for more success in the Freestyle World Championships in Abu Dhabi this weekend. The Corby-based rider has had one or two mishaps in competition this year but tells BBC Look East that crashing does not affect her confidence. Watch coverage of the Freestyle World Championships on iPlayer,

Para-cyclist Daphne Schrager says winning her first world title less than three years after switching from athletics has given her “more belief” in her abilities. The 21-year-old won the C3 individual pursuit at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Paris last month. Former sprinter Schrager joined British Cycling’s programme in December 2019. “It doesn’t really

Nairo Quintana’s appeal against his disqualification from the 2022 Tour de France has been dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas). He has denied using a banned substance. Because it is Quintana’s first offence he is still eligible to participate in competition. “Following the hearing, the panel deliberated and determined that the UCI’s

British professional mountain biker Ben Moore believes more people could benefit from the “thrill” of extreme sports. The 32-year-old has been racing on the pro circuit for nearly seven years. “Some might not think these types of sports are for them,” Moore told BBC Radio Solent. “You have to be an adrenaline seeker and a

British Cycling says chief executive officer Brian Facer is “stepping down” from the role by mutual agreement. Facer’s departure comes after a series of controversies for British Cycling this year, including its transgender participation policy and a sponsorship deal with oil giant Shell. In September, it also apologised for recommending people should not use their

Former Paris-Roubaix winner Sonny Colbrelli has been forced to retire at the age of 32 after having a defibrillator fitted. He was diagnosed with “unstable cardiac arrhythmia” and later fitted with a subcutaneous defibrillator implant (ICD). “I say goodbye to cycling and try to do it with a smile for the good it gave me,

Mark Cavendish said the start to the 2023 Tour de France “is going to be the hardest I’ve seen in my career” after the men’s route was announced. The 21-stage 3,404km race will start in Bilbao, Spain, on 1 July and include all five of France’s mountain ranges before finishing in Paris on 23 July.

Next year’s Tour de France Femmes will feature a summit finish on the famous Col du Tourmalet. Stage seven, covering 90km, will start in Lannemezan before climbing the Col d’Aspin at 1,490m and then the Tourmalet at 2,115m. The eight-stage race, which totals 956km, will run from July 23 to 30 and end with a