Cycling

The 2021 Tour Down Under in Australia has been cancelled because of concerns around the spread of coronavirus. The race was scheduled to take place in Adelaide between 14 and 24 January. It will be replaced by a smaller domestic cycling festival in 2021. “Of course I am disappointed but, given the challenges, our priority

The start of Saturday’s 11th stage of the Vuelta a Espana was delayed after a protest led by Ineos Grenadiers. It followed a decision by stewards on Friday that put Primoz Roglic back into the overall lead. After Roglic burst clear to win the stage, they decided that the first eight finishers had created a

Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman cited patient confidentiality when asked about Sir Bradley Wiggins’ medication at his fitness to practise medical tribunal. The General Medical Council’s QC Simon Jackson asked Freeman how accurate that was at the hearing on Friday. “We are getting into realms of patient confidentiality,” replied Freeman. He

Primoz Roglic retook the overall lead in the Vuelta a Espana from Richard Carapaz with victory on stage 10. The Slovenian defending champion kicked clear of his rivals in the final 150m of an uphill sprint finish to claim his third stage win of the race. He finished three seconds ahead of Carapaz and took

Ireland’s Sam Bennett was demoted for shoving another rider on stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana. The Deceuninck-Quick-Step sprinter, who won the green jersey at the Tour de France, muscled his way across the line first on the stage into Aguilar de Campoo, near Bilbao. But he was demoted after race commissaires said he

Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas says he is looking forward to mentally “switching off” after a difficult time following his Giro d’Italia crash. The Ineos Grenadiers rider, 34, crashed just before the start after a bottle became lodged under his front wheel. As a result, the 2018 Tour de France champion was forced to pull out

Defending champion Primoz Roglic reduced the gap to race leader Richard Carapaz as he won the mountainous stage eight of the Vuelta a Espana. Jumbo-Visma’s Roglic moved from fourth to second in the overall standings as he cut the lead of runner-up, Ineos Grenadiers’ Carapaz, to 13 seconds. Britain’s Hugh Carthy finished fifth, dropping two

Michael Woods claimed victory from the breakaway on stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana as Richard Carapaz retained the overall lead. EF Pro Cycling’s Woods distanced a lead group of four other riders with 1km remaining to finish four seconds ahead of Omar Fraile and Alejandro Valverde. Ineos Grenadiers’ Carapaz finished in the peloton,

Giro d’Italia winner Tao Geoghegan Hart is “leading the way” for a new generation of young cyclists, says his Ineos Grenadiers team principal Sir Dave Brailsford. Chris Froome was the first, in 2018 at the age of 33. “I think one of Tao’s great attributes is that he’s a great racer,” Brailsford told BBC Radio

Where there is despair, always hope. For an often dominant team who have conquered all before them in the past, Ineos Grenadiers’ 2020 saw its most iconic figures – Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal – fall far from their pedestals. But it began with a tragedy that changed everything. In March, Nico Portal

Tao Geoghegan Hart has become only the second British man to win the Giro d’Italia. The 25-year-old, who won stage 20 on Saturday, was tied with Australian Jai Hindley before the final-day time trial, the first such instance in the race’s history. But Ineos Grenadiers’ Geoghegan Hart finished 39 seconds ahead of Hindley in the

Richard Carapaz took the overall lead from defending champion Primoz Roglic on a wet stage six of the Vuelta a Espana. Ineos Grenadiers rider Carapaz dropped Roglic, who had led since the opening day, on the final ascent of the 146km mountain stage to Aramon Formigal. Ion Izagirre attacked with 3km remaining to take the

Tim Wellens beat Guillaume Martin in an uphill sprint to win stage five of the Vuelta a Espana as Primoz Roglic kept the overall lead. Wellens, Martin and Thymen Arensman broke away with 75km left in the 184km stage from Huesca to Sabinanigo, before the Belgian powered clear late on. Jumbo-Visma’s Roglic led the main

Britain’s Tao Geoghegan Hart sealed victory in stage 20 at the Giro d’Italia to move into a share of the overall lead with one day remaining. The 25-year-old Ineos Grenadiers rider, 15 seconds back in third going into the penultimate stage, edged out Australian Jai Hindley and the pair are now tied. Sunweb’s Wilco Kelderman,

By Dafydd JonesBBC Sport Wales Last updated on 23 October 202023 October 2020.From the section Cycling Ed Laverack loves cycling uphill and is very good at it, the best in Britain in fact. However, he will not be able to defend his British Hill Climb title this weekend as Laverack cannot leave locked-down Wales. This

Irishman Sam Bennett continued his superb season by sprinting to victory on stage four of the Vuelta a Espana. Bennett, who won the green points jersey in this year’s Tour de France, reeled in and passed Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen in the final 200 metres, with Italy’s Jakub Mareczko taking third. It is Bennett’s third Vuelta

Riders will take team buses part way through stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia after a protest over safety. Concerns were raised over the huge 258km stage from Morbegno taking part in heavy rain, risking riders’ health. Organisers are in discussion with the Professional Cyclists’ Association (CPA) over exactly where to start the stage to

Italian Matteo Spreafico, who was riding in the Giro d’Italia, has been suspended after a banned substance was found in two anti-doping tests. Spreafico, 27, of the Vini Zabu-KTM team, returned two adverse analytical findings (AAFs) for Enobosarm on 15 and 16 October. Spreafico has the right to request and attend the analysis of the