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Getty Images Matt Warwick BBC Sport Senior Journalist 44 minutes ago Tom Pidcock’s attention to detail is “next level” according to his new team boss Doug Ryder. The British rider, 25, signed for the Swiss Q36.5 team earlier this month after leaving Ineos Grenadiers following three years with the British team. “It’s a game changer

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 1 hour ago Track cyclist Emma Finucane is the BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year for 2024, winning the award for the second year in succession. In a year of incredible success, the 21-year-old from

IOMPO Some of the most significant milestones in the career of cycling legend Sir Mark Cavendish are set to be celebrated on a new set of stamps. The Manx Missile became the most successful stage winner in Tour de France history in July when he took his 35th victory. The 39-year-old will be presented with

Getty Images Sophie Trifonoff BBC Sport 8 hours ago The UCI Urban Cycling World Championships are taking place in Abu Dhabi this week and you can watch live coverage of the BMX freestyle park finals on Saturday, 21 December on BBC Sport. The Urban Cycling World Championships start on 17 December and feature three disciplines:

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 1 hour ago British cycling great Sir Mark Cavendish will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at BBC Sports Personality of the Year. The 39-year-old retired earlier this year having won a record 35 Tour de

Getty Images Laura Scott Sports news correspondent @laurascott__ 23 minutes ago The London velodrome that has seen two crashes involving cyclists being catapulted into the crowd says it will “explore what else can be done to improve rider and spectator safety”. Last weekend British Olympic champion Katy Marchant broke her wrist and dislocated two fingers

Getty Images Matt Warwick BBC Sport senior journalist 19 minutes ago Comments Professional road cycling in Britain has a “broken pathway” after the demise of the final two domestic teams, says Tour de Yorkshire stage winner Harry Tanfield. The 30-year-old Briton, who has competed at the top level in road cycling’s World Tour, said future

Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has pleaded guilty over a car incident in Australia which killed his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins. Hoskins died in hospital on 30 December 2023, after being struck by a vehicle being driven by Dennis outside their home in Adelaide. The 34-year-old was initially charged with dangerous driving causing

Getty Images 35 minutes ago Cycling legend Eddy Merckx has suffered a fractured hip in a fall from his bike, according to Belgian media reports. The 79-year-old winner of 11 Grand Tours was cycling with a group when the incident happened near Hombeek, Mechelen. His wife Claudine told reporters that it was “a stupid accident”

Getty Images 56 minutes ago Racing was abandoned in the Track Champions League at Lee Valley VeloPark in London after British Olympic champion Katy Marchant and another rider crashed over the barriers into the crowd. Marchant and German rider Alessa-Catriona Propster left the track at speed along with their bikes and collided with spectators. British

Getty Images 7 December 2024, 00:00 GMT Britain’s Emma Finucane closed the gap in the women’s sprint standings as she claimed victory in the Track Champions League at Lee Valley VeloPark. The double world champion went into the penultimate round of this year’s series in fifth, way behind runaway sprint leader Alina Lysenko. But the

Getty Images 1 hour ago Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock has signed a three-year contract with Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team. Pidcock, 25, left Ineos Grenadiers on 4 December, despite agreeing a five-year deal with the British team in 2022. The double Olympic champion, who retained his mountain bike title at Paris 2024, will join his new

Getty Images 4 December 2024, 17:48 GMT 2 Comments Updated 7 minutes ago Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock is to leave the Ineos Grenadiers team at the end of the season. The 25-year-old has been with the team since 2021 and will depart despite having signed a new five-year contract with them in 2022. Pidcock retained

Getty Images 58 minutes ago Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel says he will “come back stronger” from surgery after breaking multiple bones in a crash. The 24-year-old Belgian sustained rib, shoulder blade and hand fractures in a crash during training in Belgium on Tuesday. He also suffered lung contusions, dislocated his right clavicle and tore

Reuters 2 hours ago Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel was taken to hospital after sustaining rib, shoulder blade and hand fractures in a bike crash during a training ride. According to Belgian media reports, the 24-year-old crashed into an open door of a postal vehicle while he was on a ride in Oetingen, Belgium. Evenepoel,

Getty Images 1 hour ago Katie Archibald maintained her lead in the women’s endurance competition at the Track Champions League, though her advantage was cut by two points after Saturday’s third round. Britain’s Archibald won the elimination race but could only finish 12th in the scratch event in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. It means her

Getty Images 1 hour ago Katie Archibald extended her lead in the women’s endurance competition in the second round of the Track Champions League. Archibald followed up her opening-round victories in the women’s scratch and elimination races by placing second in both events in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. That took the 30-year-old’s combined points total

Getty Images 1 hour ago Matt Richardson won the men’s sprint and keirin finals at the Track Champions League event in France as he raced for Great Britain for the first time since switching nationality from Australia. The 25-year-old, who was born in Kent but moved to Western Australia at the age of nine, raced