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Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic held on to win the Paris-Nice race despite a late push from Britain’s Simon Yates, who won the final stage to finish as runner-up. Yates, who had 47 seconds to make up on Roglic, launched a solo breakaway with 19km to go. He led the stage by 25 seconds at the top

Commonwealth Games track cyclist John Paul has died aged 28, Scottish Cycling has announced. Paul earned a reputation as one of Scotland’s most promising talents after becoming world junior sprint champion in 2011. Also a double European champion at junior level, Paul would go on to represent Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Stirling will host the time trial in the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, which will be the biggest event in the sport’s history. It is the seventh location to be announced for the event, which is taking place principally in Glasgow but also across Scotland from 3-13 August. The 11-day inaugural event will combine 13

Jack Carlin completed a hat-trick of titles at the British National Track Championships by winning keirin gold in Newport. The 24-year-old Scot held off reigning champion Joe Truman in the final as he added to his medal haul which already included individual and team sprint triumphs. Fin Graham also secured a third title, winning the

France’s Christophe Laporte claimed victory as Jumbo-Visma produced a dominant display in stage one of Paris-Nice. Laporte finished in three hours 48 minutes 38 seconds. He led in team-mates Primoz Roglic and Wout van Aert as Jumbo-Visma claimed the top three spots. The trio finished 19 seconds ahead of TotalEnergies rider Pierre Latour on the

Ella Barnwell retained her scratch race title in a close-fought battle at the British National Track Championships in Newport. The Welsh rider edged out Anna Morris and women’s individual pursuit champion Neah Evans to secure a fourth senior national crown. Meanwhile, 18-year-old Joshua Tarling claimed the men’s points race crown. Matt Rotherham won the 1,000m

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted the world’s sporting bodies to consider how they should treat athletes, officials and competitions associated with the conflict. The International Olympic Committee has called on sports federations to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes, officials and teams from international events wherever possible. The British Olympic Association and Olympic Federation of

Dan Bigham won a sixth national title as he beat Charlie Tanfield in the men’s individual pursuit at the British National Track Championships. British hour record holder Bigham finished clear of Tanfield, with Kyle Gordon third over the 4km in Newport. Bigham had earlier set a new national record in four minutes 05.25 seconds –

Ineos Grenadiers rider Pavel Sivakov has changed his cycling nationality from Russian to French. The move has been approved by cycling’s world governing body the UCI. The 24-year-old, who grew up in France, has made the move amid Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. “I have wanted to become a French national for some time and

Getty Images Two more men have been charged with robbery following a break-in at the home of Olympic cyclist Mark Cavendish. Essex Police said the incident at a house in the Ongar area happened at 02:35 GMT on 27 November. Oludewa Okorosobo, 27, of Flaxman Road, Camberwell, south London, and Ali Badara Sesay, 27, of

Tadej Pogacar retained the UAE Tour title as he once again beat Adam Yates after an exciting head-to-head duel up the final climb of the race. In a finish similar to last year, Yates had tried to break his opponent before Pogacar launched the decisive move near the top of Jebel Hafeet. The Slovenian took

Two-time Olympic medallist Elinor Barker says she is already planning her return to cycling after she has her first child this spring. The five-time world champion says female athletes starting a family during their careers is getting increasingly normal and she is looking forward to her ‘career 2.0’ starting possibly as early as the summer.

Briton Joss Lowden finished second in the first ever Women’s Tour of Britain time trial as Demi Vollering’s victory gave her the race lead in Atherstone. Vollering completed the 16.6km course in 23 minutes and 18 seconds, with time trial specialist Lowden one minute and four seconds slower. Lowden arrived at the Women’s Tour fresh

Elinor Barker has revealed she is expecting her first child and was pregnant when she won silver at the Tokyo Olympics. The 27-year-old from Cardiff was part of Great Britain’s women’s team pursuit squad that clinched a medal in August. Barker announced her news on Twitter on Tuesday, saying she and her partner were “so

Women’s Tour of Britain debutant Clara Copponi moved into the overall lead as Amy Pieters won a “hectic” stage two. British rider Pfeiffer Georgi, 21, led at the final turn but was overtaken in a sprint finish and came fifth in Walsall. FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope’s Copponi, 22, was second, having come third in the

The 2022 Tour of Britain will depart from Aberdeen, 12 months on from the city hosting the final stage of this year’s event. Running from 4-11 September, the race will culminate on the Isle of Wight. The full route has not yet been disclosed but another of the eight stages will be in Nottinghamshire. Belgium’s

Britain’s Hannah Barnes finished sixth as Italy’s Marta Bastianelli won a dramatic sprint finish to take the opening stage of the Women’s Tour of Britain in Banbury. A large group of riders approached the finish line in a pack and 2007 road race world champion Bastianelli of Ale BTC Ljubljana edged ahead for victory. Britain’s

Italian rider Sonny Colbrelli edged a three-way sprint finish to win a rain-hit Paris-Roubaix. Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel and Belgian Florian Vermeersch came second and third respectively. Colbrelli, 31, caked in mud after the 258km race, held his bike aloft after crossing the line then collapsed in tears and rolled around on the grass.