Cycling

The mother of Emily Bridges has accused cycling’s world governing body of “moving goalposts” after it toughened its rules on transgender eligibility. On Thursday, the UCI announced it was doubling the period of time before a rider transitioning from male to female can compete in women’s races. It means that 21-year-old Bridges will not be

Cycling’s governing body, the UCI, has toughened its rules on transgender eligibility by doubling the period of time before a rider transitioning from male to female can compete. Previous regulations required riders to have had testosterone levels below five nanomoles per litre (nmol/L) for a 12-month period prior to competition. The UCI has changed the

Adam Yates has been forced to withdraw from the Tour de Suisse after testing positive for Covid. The Team Ineos Grenadiers rider was sitting 10th overall in the race but returned a positive lateral flow test after experiencing mild symptoms. Yates, 29, is the only rider from the team to be withdrawn ahead of stage

Stephen Williams retained the lead of the Tour de Suisse as Daryl Impey claimed a surprise win on stage four. Impey, 37, edged out Michael Matthews in a photo finish at the end of the 191km stage from Grenchen to Brunnen. It was the South African’s first World Tour win since his victory on stage

Five-time Olympic gold medallist Laura Kenny has been named in Team England’s 35-strong squad for the Commonwealth Games. Matt Walls, the Omnium champion at Tokyo 2020, and Olympic silver medallist and world omnium champion Ethan Hayter are also included. Double Paralympic champion Steve Bate and Paralympic silver medallist Sophie Unwin are included. Evie Richards, a

Stephen Williams held onto the Tour de Suisse lead as ex-world champion Peter Sagan celebrated his first win of 2022 on stage three in Grenchen. The Slovak, 32, held off challenges from Bryan Coquard and Alexander Kristoff as the 177km stage ended. After his first win for nine months, Sagan said: “It’s nice to be

Great Britain’s Bethany Shriever has won a bronze medal at the BMX Racing World Cup in the Netherlands. The 23-year-old, who won gold at Tokyo 2020, finished in 35.464 seconds. Switzerland’s Zoe Claessens took gold in Papendal with a time of 34.593secs, and home rider Laura Smulders won silver in 35.054. In the men’s event

Primoz Roglic won the Criterium du Dauphine on Sunday at the Plateau de Solaison. The Jumbo-Visma rider, 32, cruised to victory, with two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar absent. The Slovenian took second place in the eighth and final stage won by his Danish team-mate Jonas Vingegaard. The three-time Vuelta a Espana winner is

Stephen Williams won the sprint from a small group to claim a shock victory on stage one of the Tour de Suisse. The 26-year-old Welshman edged out German Maximilian Schachmann after a hilly stage to earn the leader’s jersey for day two. Ineos Grenadiers’ Adam Yates finished 11th with team-mate and Williams’ compatriot Geraint Thomas

Elisa Longo Borghini won the Women’s Tour by a second after finishing stage six in third place. The Italian went into the concluding stage of the tour sharing the overall lead with Australian Grace Brown after winning stage five. And Longo Borghini claimed the overall victory by sealing third with Brown only managing 12th in

Briton’s Chris Froome has pulled out of the Criterium du Dauphine, revealing he has been “feeling unwell over the last two days”. Froome finished stage six low down the rankings and was five minutes and seven seconds behind winner Valentin Ferron. It left him 76th in the overall standings prior to his withdrawal before the

Colombia’s Juan Sebastian Molano has been disqualified from the Criterium de Dauphine after hitting an opponent twice during stage six. The UAE-Team Emirates rider was seen arguing with France’s Hugo Page in the closing stages before shaking his bike and striking him on the helmet. Molano, 27, then raced to Page’s team bus to remonstrate

Elisa Longo Borghini set up a thrilling finale to the Women’s Tour as she sprinted clear to win stage five atop the Black Mountain in Carmarthenshire. The Italian attacked with 150 metres to go to hold off Poland’s Katarzyna Niewiadoma with Grace Brown in third. Longo Borghini, a two-time Olympic road-race bronze medallist, drew level

Grace Brown’s sprint finish secured victory on stage four of the Women’s Tour and the overall lead. The Australian’s first stage win, a 144.7km route through mid-Wales, began in one market town, Wrexham, and ended in another, Welshpool. The FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope rider and two others broke away from the pack late on. Holding off

In an unassuming car park in the centre of Tewkesbury, across the road from a Tesco Metro, almost 100 of the world’s best cyclists got ready for stage 3 of the Women’s Tour. Just around the corner, the town’s high street was temporarily closed. Blue, white and red bunting zig-zagged across the street while a

Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes made it back-to-back wins with victory on stage three of the Women’s Tour. Wiebes followed up her dominant display on Tuesday by beating Australia’s Alex Manly and America’s Coryn Labecki across the line in Gloucester. The 23-year-old missed out on the opening day after a multi-rider crash on the final corner.

Elinor Barker has been included in Team Wales’ cycling roster for the Commonwealth Games – just three months after giving birth. Barker, 27, had her son Nico in March and only returned to training on the bike in April. “To be honest it feels a little bit surreal at the moment,” Barker said. “It was

Mark Cavendish will return to the British National Road Championships in Dumfries and Galloway later this month. The line-up includes all five defending champions from last year’s event in Lincoln. Cavendish, winner of 34 Tour de France stages, is on the start list of the men’s race alongside two-time defending champion Ben Swift. Defending champion