Cycling

Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco has received a lifetime ban from the sport following an investigation. The 37-year-old was already serving a 12-year ban after being taken seriously ill in 2011 after a botched, reportedly self-administered, blood transfusion. Anti-doping body Nado Italia handed him the life ban over a 2015 investigation into receiving drugs, according to

Cycling’s governing body the UCI has announced a series of new safety measures for road racing in 2021. Stricter rules for motorcycle riders and television helicopter pilots in race convoys are to be introduced. New regulations over the potentially dangerous conduct of riders and rider safety from on-course obstacles and barriers are also included.external-link It

Cycling’s governing body the UCI has set out new rules to identify concussion among riders. These include the training of non-health professionals such as sporting directors, mechanics and fellow riders, often first on the scene of a crash. The measures come as the issue of brain injuries across sport has been raised by cases in

Olympic champion Elinor Barker already has an impressive medal collection with 15 major titles in track cycling. And she is aiming to add to it on Wednesday with a maiden Esports world championship crown. Barker is part of a nine-strong GB team who will race over a 50km course via virtual racing platform Zwift at

Geraint Thomas’ difficult year continued when he dislocated a shoulder in a training accident – but says he will be back on a bike on Monday. The 34-year-old Welshman posted X-rays on social media showing the injury before and after treatment. “Not the Sunday I was expecting… Crashed on some ice and dislocated my shoulder,”

Mark Cavendish says he feels like he is “coming home” after rejoining Deceuninck-Quick Step for 2021. Britain’s Cavendish, 35, rode for the famous Belgian team between 2013 and 2015, winning 44 races, including eight Grand Tour stage victories. The former Team Sky rider has won 30 Tour de France stages across a glittering career, but

Israel Start-Up Nation have appointed Cherie Pridham as their sports director – the first woman to take up such a role at the top level of cycling. Pridham was one of the first female sports directors in Britain with Raleigh and later became team owner. “I feel truly proud and privileged,” she said. “I want

Dutch cyclist Fabio Jakobsen is back on his bike after suffering serious injuries in a crash in August’s Tour of Poland. The 24-year-old was in an induced coma and spent a week in intensive care after he was pitched through a barrier and into spectators following a tangle with Jumbo-Visma’s Dylan Groenewegen. “It has been

Warning: This article contains offensive language. Scandals and controversies have followed British Cycling around like bikes on a track for quite a while now, the latest coming this month when a senior coach was sacked for gross misconduct. In the wake of the announcement, Stephen Park, performance director for the governing body, tweeted about the

The venue is seen as the most important “legacy outcome” of the city’s 2002 Commonwealth Games, the Local Democracy Reporter Service said.

Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman claimed he was unaware of testosterone’s performance-enhancing benefits, as his fitness to practise medicine hearing continued. Dr Freeman, who has admitted 18 of 22 charges, said: “I’m not a cycling fan, I’m a doctor in sports medicine. “We were focused on managing athletes and there was

Alex Dowsett’s bid to regain cycling’s hour record has been postponed after he tested positive for coronavirus. The 32-year-old Briton first claimed the record in 2015 and planned a new attempt at the Manchester Velodrome on 12 December. But after his positive Covid-19 test was confirmed, the Israel Start-Up Nation rider revealed that the bid

Paul Manning has resigned as women’s endurance coach at British Cycling. The 46-year-old, who won men’s team pursuit gold at the 2008 Olympics, has been part of the coaching set-up for more than 10 years. The women’s team have won every Olympic medal available during Manning’s tenure as coach and won European team pursuit gold

Dr Richard Freeman says he has “never, ever taken any undue risks with a rider” as the hearing into his fitness to practise medicine continued. He has admitted a number of charges but denies ordering testosterone “knowing or believing” it was for improving a rider’s performance. He said a rider had “never come across any

Great Britain’s Ethan Vernon claimed silver in the men’s 1km time trial on the final day of the European Track Championships in Bulgaria. Laura Kenny and Elinor Barker claimed bronze in the women’s Madison as Britain finished top of the medal table with 11, including six golds. Vernon, 19, powered to a personal best time

Great Britain’s Katie Archibald won her second title at the European Track Cycling Championships with gold in the points race. Archibald won three of the first five sprints to put her in the lead at halfway. With 30 laps left, she made her attack and showed strength to take the final sprint and win by

Britain’s Neah Evans and Matt Walls have won their second gold medals of the 2020 European Track Championships. Evans added to her team pursuit title by winning the women’s individual pursuit in Bulgaria on Friday. Walls, who won Britain’s first medal of the event with elimination race gold on Wednesday, won the men’s omnium title.

British rider Alex Dowsett has signed a two-year contract extension with Israel Start-Up Nation. He will race alongside British four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome, who will join Israel Start-up Nation as team leader next season. Dowsett, 32, will attempt to regain cycling’s hour record next month. “From the outside, it’s clear ISN is