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
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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
A strong final lap from Team GB’s Matt Walls and Ethan Hayter helps them win silver in the men’s madison 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, radio and online Available to UK
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. Laura Kenny became the first British woman to win gold at three
Watch as Team GB’s Jack Carlin claims an impressive bronze medal in the men’s individual sprint after beating ROC’s Denis Dmitriev in two successive heats. Watch live coverage of Tokyo 2020 on BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer COVERAGE DETAILS: Tokyo Olympics: Day-by-day guide to the key events, big
Laura Kenny becomes the first British woman to win gold at three Olympic Games as she and Katie Archibald are crowned madison champions in Tokyo. 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 online
A German cycling boss who made racist comments at Tokyo 2020 has been suspended until the end of the year. Patrick Moster, sports director of the German Cycling Union, was sent home after he was caught making the remarks during the men’s road time trial on German TV. Moster reacted as Germany’s Nikias Arndt chased
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. Team GB cyclist Matt Walls was crowned Olympic champion on his debut
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. Canada’s Vincent de Haitre had barely got off his bike after the
Watch as Team GB’s Jack Carlin powers through his sprint quarter-final heats to reach the semi-finals but defending champion Jason Kenny fails to advance, losing to Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen. 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,