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The 2021 Tour de France starts on Saturday with Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic primed to repeat last year’s duel that saw Pogacar win in one of the race’s most dramatic finales. But plenty of other riders are hoping to rival the Slovenian duo for the yellow jersey over three gruelling weeks, ending in Paris

Britain’s Mark Cavendish will return to the Tour de France for the first time since 2018 when this year’s race begins on Saturday in Brest. The 36-year-old has been named in Deceuninck-Quick-Step’s squad of eight. Cavendish has 30 Tour stage wins – second only to Belgian great Eddy Merckx who is on 34. “It is

Last updated on 18 minutes ago18 minutes ago.From the section Cycling Multiple Olympic champions Laura and Jason Kenny will lead the GB cycling team at this summer’s Tokyo Games. A 26-person squad has been announced which features four more Olympic champions – Geraint Thomas, Ed Clancy, Elinor Barker and Katie Archibald. Twin brothers Adam and

Geraint Thomas will lead Ineos Grenadiers’ bid for Tour de France victory in a squad which also contains Tao Geoghegan Hart. Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz will also be a leading force in the British team, which could win the yellow jersey for an eighth time. “We have changed our race philosophy to being more open and

Chris Froome will not lead his Israel Start Up Nation team at this month’s Tour de France. The team have announced Canadian Michael Woods will instead try to win the Grand Tour event. It is not yet clear if four-time winner Froome will be part of the eight-man squad for the race, which begins on

Britain’s Mark Cavendish won a thrilling sprint finish to claim victory on the final stage of the Tour of Belgium, while his team-mate Remco Evenepoel claimed overall honours. Cavendish overtook Belgian Tim Merlier in a final push for the line, with German Pascal Ackerman third. Victory in Beringen was the 151st of 36-year-old Cavendish’s career.

Newly formed pairing Sophie Unwin and pilot Jenny Holl won a dramatic gold in the women’s tandem road race at the Para-cycling Road World Championships. The duo, at their first World Championships, outsprinted their rivals in Estoril, Portugal. Time trial champions Lora Fachie and Corrine Hall were third, just behind their team-mates. But fellow time

Sarah Storey won one of four golds for British riders on day one of the Para-cycling Road World Championships. The 14-time Paralympic champion defended her C5 time trial title in Estoril, Portugal, with fellow Briton Crystal Lane-Wright second. Steve Bate and his pilot Adam Duggleby took the men’s tandem B trial while Lora Fachie and

Watch as Great Britain’s Charlotte Worthington wins bronze in the women’s BMX park event at the Urban Cycling World Championships in Montpellier. She became the first woman to ever land a front flip in competition as she secured third place behind Hannah Roberts (USA) and Nikita Ducarroz (SUI). Ben Wallace and Declan Brooks represented Great

Great Britain’s Lizzie Deignan beat Elise Chabbey by one second to win the women’s Tour de Suisse. Trek-Segafredo rider Deignan trailed Chabbey by four seconds after finishing second to the Swiss on stage one. But on stage two, won by Italy’s Marta Bastianelli, she picked up bonus seconds at two intermediate sprints, with Chabbey hampered

Richie Porte won the Criterium du Dauphine with Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Geraint Thomas third after a dramatic final day in the mountains. Thomas fell on the final descent 7.7km from home, sliding out on a bend, although he was able to remount. But the Welshman dug deep to catch the leading pack for the final

Britain’s Geraint Thomas moved into third place, 29 seconds off the lead, going into Sunday’s final stage of the Criterium du Dauphine. Ukraine’s Mark Padun won stage seven as Thomas’ Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Richie Porte took the overall lead. Padun attacked early on the final climb on Saturday and won by 34 seconds from Australia’s

Giro d’Italia champion Egan Bernal has tested positive for Covid-19. Bernal, 24, had planned on travelling to Colombia this weekend to celebrate his Giro win but will do so after his isolation period ends instead. Ineos said 2019 Tour de France winner Bernal has “displayed mild symptoms but is in good health”. Bernal won the

Spain’s Alejandro Valverde rolled back the years to edge Britain’s Tao Geoghegan Hart to victory on stage six at the Criterium du Dauphine. The 41-year-old, who won the race in 2008 and 2009, came through in the final 200m to win a sprint to the line. It came after a tough uphill finish to the

The 2021 Track Cycling World Championships, due to be held in Turkmenistan in October, are to be moved to a new venue. Governing body the UCI says it is in touch with “several” potential alternative hosts of the event. It added the decision was taken “at the request of the organisers” because of restrictions linked

A women’s Tour de France is set to take place for the first time in 33 years in 2022. Cycling’s governing body, the UCI, have announced next year’s Women’s WorldTour calendar, with an eight-day Tour de France Femmes scheduled for 24-31 July. The race is due to start on the final day of the 2022

Britain’s Geraint Thomas produced a superb late attack to win stage five at the Criterium du Dauphine. Thomas, 35, used a 180-degree turn to surge clear and hold off Sonny Colbrelli, with Alex Aranburu in third. The result sees the Ineos Grenadiers rider move up to sixth in the general classification 14 seconds behind leader

Young British star Tom Pidcock has broken his collarbone in a training ride crash. The Olympic mountain bike hopeful, 21, is out of the upcoming Tour de Suisse. “Tom is doing well,” said coach Kurt Bogaerts. “He is already looking ahead and focused on his rehabilitation.” As well as competing on the road this season,