Cycling

Colombian rider Nairo Quintana has denied using a banned substance after he was retrospectively disqualified from the 2022 Tour de France. Analysis of two blood samples from the 32-year-old showed the presence of banned drug tramadol. Quintana has now been stripped of his overall sixth-place finish, but has 10 days to appeal against the decision.

Dutch cyclist Amy Pieters has been moved to an intensive neuro-rehabilitation facility in the Netherlands as she continues her recovery from a crash in training. Pieters suffered severe brain damage after falling during a training camp in Alicante in December 2021. After undergoing surgery, she was put into an induced coma and regained consciousness four

Colombian rider Nairo Quintana has been disqualified from the 2022 Tour de France for an in-competition drug infringement, the UCI has announced. Analysis of two blood samples from the 32-year-old showed the presence of banned drug tramadol. Quintana has now been stripped of his overall sixth-place finish, but has 10 days to appeal against the

Two-time Grand Tour winner Egan Bernal says he is “super happy” to return to racing after a near-fatal crash. His comeback on Tuesday with Ineos Grenadiers at the Tour of Denmark saw him two minutes behind stage one winner Olav Kooij. “I’m super happy to be racing again. I’m hoping to go all the way

Great Britain’s Neah Evans and Pfeiffer Georgi saw a Madison medal slip away on the final lap of an enthralling race at the European Championships in Munich. The pair went into the 15th and final sprint on 36 points, level with France at the top of the standings. But their earlier exertions caught up with

When Ryan Henderson faced several months of rehabilitation after suffering a fracture of his C3 vertebra in a motorcross accident at the age of 16, going on to make history on a BMX bike would have seemed a very unlikely prospect. Ten years on from that serious incident, the Belfast man last week became the

Contributed A bike designer who helped Great Britain win gold at the 1992 Olympics has died. Mike Burrows, from Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk, was best known for designing what became the Lotus Type 108 bike, ridden by Chris Boardman at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. The married father-of-one died on Monday, aged 79. Boardman,

Former Giro d’Italia winner and double Olympic silver medallist Tom Dumoulin has announced his retirement from cycling with “with immediate effect”. The Dutch cyclist posted his decision on Twitter, two months after saying he would retire following September’s Road World Championship in Australia. The 31-year-old won the Giro in 2017 and the world time trial

Two-time Grand Tour winner Egan Bernal will return to racing at the Tour of Denmark on Tuesday, seven months after he suffered a life-threatening crash. The Colombian hit a stationary bus at high speed while training in his homeland in January. Bernal, 25, underwent two spinal surgeries and later said he “nearly died” from his

Fran Brown won her second world title and Fin Graham claimed a first as Great Britain secured four road race medals at the Para-cycling Road World Championships in Canada. Brown, who is also a talented triathlete, got the better of Kaitlyn Schurmann of Australia in the C1 event. Graham made up for finishing just 0.08secs

Hosts: Munich Dates: 11-21 August Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV with extra streams on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport mobile app Britain’s Jack Carlin fought on after a semi-final crash to win sprint silver at the European Championships in Munich. The 25-year-old, wincing in pain, was beaten to gold

Hosts: Munich Dates: 11-21 August Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV with extra streams on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport mobile app. Great Britain claimed BMX and track cycling silver medals at the European Championships in Munich. Pfeiffer Georgi finished second behind Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky in the women’s track cycling

Sophie Unwin and pilot Jenny Holl won gold in the women’s B time trial at the Para-Cycling World Championships. Fran Brown then emulated their success with gold in the C1 time trial, before George Peasgood defended his C4 time-trial title in Baie-Comeau, Canada. Fin Graham had earlier won silver in the men’s C3 time trial.

Hosts: Munich Dates: 11-21 August Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV with extra streams on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport mobile app. Great Britain’s Jess Roberts won a silver cycling medal while the men’s team claimed two bronzes at the European Championships in Munich. The 23-year-old was second in the

Double Paralympic silver medallist Fin Graham hopes his happy memories of Canada can yield success at this week’s Para-cycling Road World Championships. The 22-year-old won two golds when the Quebec city of Baie-Comeau hosted a World Cup series in 2020. And the same venue will host the Worlds, which run from Thursday to Sunday. “It

Britain’s Ethan Hayter won the Tour of Poland after Arnaud Demare claimed the seventh and final stage on Friday. Ineos Grenadiers’ Hayter, 23, had taken the leader’s yellow jersey on Thursday’s penultimate stage. Frenchman Demare, of Groupama-FDJ, claimed a fifth stage win this season with a sprint finish into Krakow. Dutchman Olav Kooij finished second

Mark Cavendish has quit the Tour of Poland to focus on the Commonwealth Games. The Manx rider, 37, completed five stages of the seven-stage race, but his team Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl confirmed he would not start Thursday’s stage six. He will compete at the Games in the 160km road race around Warwick on Sunday. “I’m

Hosts: Birmingham Dates: 28 July to 8 August Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV with extra streams on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport mobile app; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and Sports Extra; live text and clips online. England’s Anna Henderson won a Commonwealth Games silver medal in the