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Lorena Wiebes recovered from an opening-day crash in style as she sprinted to a dominant victory on stage two of the Women’s Tour. But Wiebes, who rides for Team DSM, justified her status as favourite for Tuesday’s 92km stage, which started and finished in Harlow, Essex. Italy’s Barbara Guarischi beat Shari Bossuyt of Belgium to

Alexis Vuillermoz, who feared for his life after a crash last season, continued his remarkable recovery with a sprint victory to take the overall lead in the Criterium du Dauphine. The Frenchman, 34, broke a kneecap in 2020 before crashing badly at the Tour of Switzerland last June and doctors said he would not race

French cyclist Clara Copponi won the opening stage of the Women’s Tour 2022 in Bury St Edmunds. The FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope rider beat Italy’s Sofia Bertizzolo and Elena Cecchini in a bunch sprint, while Britain’s Alice Barnes finished fourth. Multiple riders, including pre-stage favourite Lorena Wiebes of Team DSM, crashed in the final corner

Justin Setterfield/getty The Women’s Tour 2022 cycle race has got under way as it navigated its way through Essex and Suffolk for its opening stage. Dozens of the world’s top female riders set off from Colchester’s Northern Gateway Sports Park. They finished on Angel Hill in Bury St Edmunds via Brantham, Hadleigh, Needham Market and

Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond is being treated for leukaemia. The two-time world champion – who won the Tour de France in 1986, 1989 and 1990 – said “a few weeks of fatigue” prompted him to go for a check-up. He is the only American to claim the Tour de France after Lance

Former Giro d’Italia champion Tom Dumoulin has announced he will retire from professional cycling after the 2022 season. The Dutch rider, 31, won the Giro in 2017 and the world time trial title in the same year. Dumoulin said in January 2021 he was taking an indefinite break from cycling before returning five months later.

Defending champion Lorena Wiebes wrapped up a comprehensive victory in the RideLondon Classique by completing a clean sweep of three stage wins. The Dutch rider proved too strong for her rivals once more as she sprinted away from the pack on Embankment. Wiebes, 23, had taken victory on the opening stage in Maldon on Friday,

Jai Hindley became the first Australian to win the Giro d’Italia as the 26-year-old eased home on the final-stage time-trial. Hindley, who had lost the 2020 race on the final-day time trial, had snatched the pink jersey and an 85-second lead from Richard Carapaz on Saturday. Ecuador’s Carapaz went out hard but could not strike

Britain’s Bethany Shriever narrowly missed out on gold in round two of the BMX Racing World Cup in Glasgow. The Olympic champion led for much of her race, but was pipped by Dutch rider Laura Smulders on the final straight. Shriever, who was eighth in round one, finished second and is fifth in the overall

Jai Hindley is set to become the first Australian winner of the Giro d’Italia after taking the lead from Richard Carapaz on the penultimate stage. Italian Alessendro Covi won the 167km stage in the Dolomite Mountains but the key moment happened behind him. Bora-Hansgrohe’s Hindley attacked race leader Carapaz, with 3km remaining and the Ecuadorian

Venue: London and Essex Dates: 27-29 May Coverage: Live on Sunday on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app Defending champion Lorena Wiebes won stage two of the RideLondon Classique on Saturday to add to her victory in Friday’s opener. Wiebes outsprinted Italian Marta Bastianelli and fellow Dutchwoman Emma

Britain’s Kye Whyte made a great comeback to claim a bronze in the BMX World Cup in Glasgow. Whyte, who won silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, dropped to the back of the race after hitting the start gate. But he retained his composure to finish behind Colombian winner Diego Alejandro Arboleda Ospina and France’s

Venue: London and Essex Dates: 27-29 May Coverage: Highlights on Friday and Saturday on BBC iPlayer and Red Button. Live on Sunday on BBC Two, BBC iplayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app Defending champion Lorena Wiebes held off Elisa Balsamo to win the opening stage of the RideLondon Classique in a

Koen Bouwman took his second win at the Giro d’Italia on stage 19 as Richard Carapaz kept the overall race lead. Dutch rider Bouwman held off Switzerland’s Mauro Schmid with Italy’s Alessandro Tonelli finishing in third. Ecuador’s Carapaz crossed the line nearly four minutes back with his general classification rivals Jai Hindley and Mikel Landa.

Venue: London and Essex Dates: 27-29 May Coverage: Highlights on Friday and Saturday on BBC iPlayer and Red Button. Live on Sunday on BBC Two, BBC iplayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app RideLondon will feature a three-day Women’s UCI World Tour stage race when it returns between 27-29 May. About 20,000

Katie Archibald is confident she will be fit to defend her individual pursuit title at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The 28-year-old broke her collarbone and suffered a concussion at a World Cup event in Glasgow last month, having only just recovered from a back injury. The Olympic madison champion is in the Scotland team for

Breakaway rider Dries de Bondt claimed his first victory at a Grand Tour on stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia as Richard Carapaz retained the race lead. Belgian De Bondt, 30, was in a four-man group that broke clear early in the 156km stage to Treviso. Italy’s Edoardo Affini and Davide Gabburo came second and

Transgender women are the “current punching bag” in society and are the targets of “the culture war”, says cyclist Emily Bridges. In an interview with DIVA magazine, Bridges called on LGBT “allies” to “put their voice out there” in support. In April, the 21-year-old was stopped from competing in her first elite women’s race by