Cycling

Venue: Wollongong, Australia Dates: 18-25 September Coverage: Live coverage on Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app plus highlights on BBC Two Norway’s Tobias Foss won a surprise gold in the time trial at the Road World Championships in Australia as Britain’s Ethan Hayter finished fourth. Foss’ strong finish proved crucial

The French Cycling Federation has defended its decision to fly its men to the Cycling World Championships in Australia in business class while the women’s team travelled in economy. News of the decision has provoked criticism in France. But Christophe Manin, French cycling’s national technical director, said the decision was based on money and the

Venue: Wollongong, Australia Dates: 18-25 September Coverage: Liv coverage on Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app plus highlights on BBC Two The 2022 Road Cycling World Championships take place between 18-25 September in Wollongong, Australia. More than 1,000 riders compete across 11 men’s and women’s races in the elite, under-23

British Cycling says it “sincerely apologises” for “strongly recommending” that people should not use their bikes during the Queen’s funeral. Initial guidance was given on Tuesday relating to the funeral on Monday, 19 September but has now been changed. “We understand that the decision on whether to cycle during that time is one for individuals

Remco Evenepoel safely came through the final stage in Madrid to seal overall victory in the Vuelta a Espana. The 22-year-old Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider became the first Belgian to win a Grand Tour in 44 years. Colombia’s Juan Sebastian Molano won a thrilling sprint finish in the 21st and final stage – a ceremonial

Remco Evenepoel looks set to win the 2022 Vuelta a Espana after retaining his overall lead as Richard Carapaz soloed to victory on stage 20. The Belgian, 22, finished two seconds behind his main rival for the red jersey, Spain’s Enric Mas. Evenepoel leads the general classification by two minutes and five seconds, with Juan

Denmark’s Mads Pedersen beat Britain’s Fred Wright in a sprint finish to win stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana and extend his big lead in the points classification. Pedersen’s Trek-Segafredo team caught a breakaway on the second time up the Pielago climb to help set up the green jersey wearer’s third stage win. Belgium’s

Sport has paid tribute after Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died aged 96. Messages poured in from sporting governing bodies and personalities after her death was announced on Thursday. A minute’s silence was held at Manchester United, Arsenal, West Ham and Hearts’ European matches. And in horse racing, the sport closely linked to

Horse racing was halted on Thursday following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, while Friday’s play in cricket’s Test match between England and South Africa was called off. All Friday’s race meetings in Britain have also been cancelled, along with the same day’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy cricket fixtures. The second day of

The Tour of Britain has cancelled its final three stages as a mark of respect after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The eight-stage race was due to travel to Gloucester on Friday, Dorset on Saturday before ending on the Isle of Wight on Sunday. Britain’s Tom Pidcock, who was second in the general classification,

Belgium’s Jordi Meeus won stage five of the Tour of Britain after edging out Stanisław Aniolkowski in a close sprint finish in Nottinghamshire. It was the Bora-Hansgrohe rider’s seventh career win and his team’s first stage victory at the race. Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock followed closely to take third place and gain four seconds on

Remco Evenepoel sprinted to victory on stage 18 of the Vuelta a Espana to extend his overall race lead. The Belgian accelerated past Spain’s Enric Mas after they caught Dutch rider Robert Gesink 400m from the mountain-top finish on the Alto de Piornal. Australia’s Jay Vine had to abandon and was taken away in an

Yorkshire’s Tom Pidcock was denied a stage victory in his home county in a photo finish at the Tour of Britain. The 23-year-old from Leeds was edged out by Gonzalo Serrano, who moved to the top of the general classification standings after four stages. Serrano and Pidcock were joined by the Briton’s Ineos team-mate Omar

Colombia’s Rigoberto Uran claimed victory on stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana after a day that began with defending champion Primoz Roglic pulling out. Roglic withdrew following a heavy crash on stage 16. Uran proved the strongest of the breakaway riders as he won the 162.3km stage from Aracena to Monasterio de Tentudia. Belgium’s

Defending champion Primoz Roglic’s bid for a fourth successive Vuelta a Espana title is over after he was forced to pull out following a heavy crash. The Slovenian came off his bike at the end of stage 16 on Tuesday as he tried to make up time on overall leader Remco Evenepoel. Team Jumbo-Visma said

Defending champion Primoz Roglic crashed near the finish line as Mads Pedersen won stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana at Tomares in Andalusia. Roglic launched an attack near the end of Tuesday’s 189km ride, trying to close the gap on race leader Remco Evenepoel, but fell and suffered cuts. Evenepoel had given the Slovenian

Kamiel Bonneu launched a late attack to win stage three of the Tour of Britain in Sunderland. The Belgian, riding for Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise, was part of a four-man breakaway that took a three-and-a-half-minute lead over the peloton in the closing stages of the race. Bonneu sprinted clear over the final kilometre of the 163.6km stage,

World track champion Ethan Hayter will chase another rainbow jersey when he spearheads Great Britain’s 26-strong team at this month’s Road World Championships in Wollongong, Australia. Hayter, who won world omnium gold last October, claimed last month’s Tour of Poland on the road and will contest the road race and the time trial. The 23-year-old