Cycling

Bethany Shriever completed an Olympic and World double as the Tokyo 2020 gold medallist won the final of the women’s BMX World Championships. Shriever, 22, cruised to victory after a three-rider crash took out reigning world champion Alise Willoughby of the United States. The former teaching assistant is the first woman to hold both BMX

Fabio Jakobsen’s impressive return from serious injury continued with victory on stage eight of the Vuelta a Espana. He was left with severe head injuries at the 2020 Tour of Poland after being pushed into the barriers by Jumbo-Visma’s Dylan Groenewegen in a sprint. Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic retained his overall lead, finishing with the other

Former champion Alejandro Valverde crashed out of the 2021 Vuelta a Espana as he slid out on a corner during a high-speed descent on stage seven. Australian climber Michael Storer won the stage from Spaniard Carlos Verona. Jumbo-Visma’s Primoz Roglic retained the overall lead, crossing among a group of general classification favourites led home by

New Zealand’s cycling and sporting high performance governing bodies have commissioned an independent inquiry following the death of Olivia Podmore. Both High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) and Cycling New Zealand said the inquiry would look at the adequacy of changes made after a 2018 report. That report said HPSNZ had failed to act on

2021 BMX World Championships Venue: Papendal, Arnhem, Netherlands Date: Sunday, 22 August Coverage: Watch live coverage of the men and women’s final on Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website from 12:15 BST Olympic medallists Beth Shriever and Kye Whyte are among 11 Britons competing at the BMX World Championships on Sunday and

Fabio Jakobsen won his first Grand Tour stage since suffering serious injuries in a crash last year with a bunch sprint victory at the Vuelta a Espana. The Dutchman, 24, held off Arnaud Demare and Magnus Cort to claim an emotional win on stage four in Molina de Aragon. Jakobsen sustained severe head injuries at

The 2021 Track Cycling World Championships will be moved to Roubaix in France, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has announced. The event was originally scheduled to take place in Turkmenistan from 13-17 October. It was moved at the request of the organisers because of restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic. The championships will now take

Venue: Tokyo, Japan Dates: 24 August-5 September Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Follow on Radio 5 Live and on the BBC Sport website Key information Dates: 25-28 August (track), 31 August-3 September (road) Venue: Izu Velodrome/Fuji International Speedway Gold medals on offer: 51 How does it work? Para-cycling at the Paralympics includes both track

Mark Cavendish is the first rider to be confirmed for this year’s Tour of Britain. The Manx sprinter, 36, equalled Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 Tour de France stage wins last month. Cavendish will lead Belgian team Deceuninck-Quick-Step when the race begins in Cornwall on 5 September. “It’s always an honour to race on the

Simon Carr knows that you’ve probably never heard of him. However, when the 22-year-old lines up at the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, he’ll do so with the expectation that anonymity in Wales, the land of his heart, will soon be a thing of the past. Carr has already completed a Grand Tour in his

New Zealand Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore has died at the age of 24, Cycling New Zealand has said. Podmore competed at the 2016 Rio Games, the 2018 Commonwealth Games and was her country’s keirin champion in 2017. “We at Cycling New Zealand are deeply saddened with the sudden loss of our young cyclist Olivia Podmore,”

Olympic mountain bike gold medallist Tom Pidcock will race in the Vuelta a Espana for Ineos Grenadiers alongside fellow Briton Adam Yates. Yates, 29, will be racing the 10th Grand Tour of his career. The race begins in Burgos and covers 21 stages before finishing on 5 September. Pidcock’s long-term coach at Ineos, Kurt Bogaerts,

BMX freestyle could have its first national competition after “capturing the attention” of the UK at Tokyo 2020. BMX made its Olympic debut, with Charlotte Worthington and Declan Brooks winning medals in the freestyle event. More than £1m is also being invested in community facilities at five UK sites. “We have begun the serious business

Jason Kenny became the first British athlete to win seven Olympic gold medals as he defended his men’s keirin title in spectacular fashion in Tokyo. The 33-year-old stunned the field as he sprinted clear with three laps remaining to claim victory. It is a ninth Olympic medal for Kenny, who won silver in the team

Jason Kenny says he raced every race in the keirin as if it was his last and that helped him to win his seventh Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020. Watch live coverage of Tokyo 2020 on BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer COVERAGE DETAILS: Tokyo Olympics on BBC TV,

Watch the final race of the women’s omnium as USA’s Jennifer Valente takes the gold with Great Britain’s Laura Kenny finishing sixth – despite winning the last race – at the Tokyo Olympics. Watch live coverage of Tokyo 2020 on BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer COVERAGE DETAILS: Tokyo

Watch the dramatic end to the first race in the women’s omnium as Great Britain’s Laura Kenny is involved in a big crash at the Tokyo Olympics. Watch live coverage of Tokyo 2020 on BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer COVERAGE DETAILS: Tokyo Olympics on BBC TV, radio and

Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app. British cyclist Matt Walls’ superb Olympic debut continued as he won a