Cycling

Available for over a year Tadej Pogacar has dominated the Tour de France once again, and now has his sights set on this year’s Vuelta a Espana – the only one of cycling’s triple crown races he’s yet to win. Few would bet against him taking that title too. But …

Neil Fachie has confirmed his intention “after a magical couple of weeks in Glasgow” to “bow out of elite sport as Scotland’s most successful Commonwealth Games athlete”. The 42-year-old Para-cyclist had come out of retirement to compete in Glasgow and took two more golds with pilot Aaron Pope after victories …

Switzerland’s Marlen Reusser took the first yellow jersey of her career by winning a 21km time trial from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon in the fourth stage of the Tour de France Femmes. The time trial world champion, 34, completed the course in 27 minutes and 30 seconds, ending the day with …

Norway’s Sigrid Haugset won stage three of the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift with a remarkable solo breakaway. Haugset of Uno X Mobility held off the challenge of Belgium’s two-time world champion Lotte Kopecky, with the SD Worx-Protime rider crossing the line one minute 24 seconds down after a …

Preparation explained part of the conversation. Watching her ride explained the rest. Again and again, people used the same word. Smooth. “She’s got a beautiful style. You could put a teacup on her back and it would not spill,” said two-time Commonwealth champion Katherine Bates. “She’s got an exceptionally strong …

England cyclist Matthew Robertson broke the Commonwealth Games record for a second time to earn gold in the men’s C1-C3 3,000m individual pursuit. Robertson, 27, had already taken the Games record in the morning qualification session, only for Scotland’s Fin Graham to break it and set up an intriguing gold-medal …

Teenager Henry Hobbs avoided involvement in a serious crash on the penultimate lap to sprint to victory in the men’s 10km scratch race at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The 19-year-old had already claimed a gold as part of the men’s 4000m pursuit team earlier in the week before following …

England’s teenage cyclist Henry Hobbs claimed his first senior individual medal by winning Commonwealth Games bronze in the men’s elimination race – just one day after a dramatic gold in the 4,000m team pursuit. Fresh from the exploits of Thursday evening, the 19-year-old from Essex enjoyed yet more success in …

Riding under Niewiadoma-Phinney on the Canyon-SRAM team is Britain’s Zoe Backstedt, who is making her Tour debut. The 21-year-old Welsh rider has an impressive roster of achievements already, with seven wins to her name this season, and a rich family history routed in the Tour. Her father Magnus won the …

Gaps began to appear between English wheels as the noise in the crowd grew louder. Vernon and Tanfield were part of the Team GB quartet beaten by Australia in the Paris Olympics final. Spare a thought for Charlton watching on, helpless. “It was more nerve-wracking than being in it,” he …

BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team explains what the different cycling events are at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow BBC News

England’s Olympic cycling silver medalist Matt Richardson has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with injury, denying the event one of its most intriguing subplots. Richardson, 27, controversially switched allegiance to England days after winning two silvers for Australia at the Paris Olympics in 2024. He has …

One of the most entertaining riders in the race was Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz of EF Education-Easypost. He toiled earlier in the race before coming into great form to claim the king of the mountains’ polka dot jersey. He won stage 18 and Saturday’s stage 20 after topping the race’s highest …

Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz won stage 18 of the Tour de France following a commanding breakaway. The EF Education-Easypost rider brilliantly accelerated away from his rivals with intuitive and canny riding, finishing 45 seconds ahead of Switzerland’s Mauro Schmid of Jayco-Alula and Matteo Jorgenson of Visma-Lease a Bike. Meanwhile, sickness appears …

To put it simply, the testing could help to combat micro-dosing. This is where tiny amounts of performance-enhancing drugs are ingested but are in and out of the rider’s system within a few hours, leaving only a short window for detection. If a rider knows they have a seven-hour window …

Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen won stage 17 of the Tour de France following a bunch sprint. The Alpecin-Premier Tech rider powered over the line with a good gap over his rivals to win his first stage in what had been a frustrating three-week race. The 28-year-old won the prestigious green points …

Richardson won gold in individual and team sprint events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and says he is not worried about having a target on his back. “I use it as fuel,” he said. “I always find motivation in something, whether it’s trying to hunt someone down, trying …

Jonas Vingegaard crashed out of the Tour de France after breaking his collarbone in a crash which resulted in riders landing on spectators. In a stage 15 won by Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel, two-time winner Vingegaard – seen as the only real threat to defending champion and yellow jersey wearer Tadej …

Welsh rider Zoe Backstedt has retained the 2026 Baloise Ladies Tour title a year after becoming the youngest winner of the race. The 21-year-old’s performance included a time trial win on stage 3A on Saturday, and she finished with a provisional overall time of 11 hours, 27.08 minutes. Only one …

Shriever has won three of the past five World Championships but has yet to retain her title. Will 2026 be the year she achieves this as well as becoming the only rider to win four World titles? In the men’s elite race, GB’s Kye Whyte and Ross Cullen will be …