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Belgium’s Tim Merlier made it back-to-back wins on stage eight of the Tour de France on Saturday. The Soudal Quick-Step rider claimed victory in a sprint for stage seven on Friday and followed that up during another bunch finish in Bergerac. The 33-year-old looked out of contention as the riders …

Tadej Pogacar took a big step towards winning the Tour de France for a record-equalling fifth time with a dominant victory on stage six, regaining the leader’s yellow jersey. The defending champion established a lead with ease on the iconic Col du Tourmalet during the first 186.2km mountain stage of …

Debutant Isaac del Toro claimed victory on stage two of the Tour de France as Jonas Vingegaard retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey. Mexico’s Del Toro, 22, crossed the line just ahead of his UAE Team Emirates-XRG colleague Tadej Pogacar, after accelerating on the short, steep climb to the finish …

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard took the yellow jersey on the opening stage of the Tour de France following a tense team time trial. Two-time Tour winner Vingegaard finished the 19.6km course in 21 minutes, 47 seconds – eight seconds ahead of Italy’s Filippo Ganna of the British Netcompany Ineos Cycling team. …

The 113th edition of the Tour de France begins on Saturday, 4 July in Barcelona, with 184 riders competing for cycling’s biggest prize. But how many previous overall winners of the race can you name? After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Football Quizzes and Sports Quizzes pages and sign …

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has brought an end to his illustrious career in professional cycling. The 41-year-old British rider has not raced since a serious crash in August 2025 when he collided head-on with a road sign at more than 30mph and suffered five broken ribs, a …

Elite downhill mountain biker Tahnee Seagrave has ended her World Cup season early as she continues to struggle with injuries sustained during pre-season training. The 31-year-old had a difficult start to the season, finishing ninth in the finals of the 2026 UCI Downhill World Cup after sustaining an elbow injury …

Former world champion Lizzie Deignan has returned to Great Britain’s cycling team in a sporting director role which “will play a pivotal role in supporting the road squad at major events through to the LA 2028 Olympic Games”. The 37-year-old retired from cycling in July last year after confirming she …

Overall leader Jonas Vingegaard launched an attack during the tough final climb to clinch victory in Saturday’s stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia. It ensures the 29-year-old from Denmark will win the race as long as he safely finishes Sunday’s final stage in Rome and become just the eighth man …

Lorena Wiebes was disqualified from the women’s Giro d’Italia for a bike weight violation, just hours after winning the opening stage. The Dutchwoman, riding for Team SD Worx-Protime, had sealed the first maglia rosa – the leader’s pink jersey – of this year’s race by pipping Italian Elisa Balsamo and …

Overnight leader Elisa Balsamo strengthened her position at the top of the women’s Giro d’Italia standings by winning the second stage with a perfectly timed sprint in Caorle. Balsamo, 28, was handed a win in Saturday’s opening stage after Lorena Wiebes was disqualified for a bike weight violation, just hours …

Despite the predictable nature of Vingegaard’s charge to pink, the race’s 21 stages gave the 184-strong peloton plenty of chances for daily glory. Highlights of the race included Alberto Bettiol’s explosive launch into Verbania on stage 13 and Filippo Ganna’s dominant time trial victory in Massa on stage 10. Spain’s …

Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen claimed victory in the 12.7km individual time trial to take the leader’s pink jersey at the women’s Giro d’Italia. The four-time Giro champion won stage four in 31 minutes and 38 seconds, with world time trial champion Marlen Reusser one minute and four seconds …

Demi Vollering won stage five of the women’s Giro d’Italia as Anna van der Breggen retained the overall leader’s pink jersey. Dutch rider Vollering pipped her compatriot to the line in a four-way sprint at the end of the first mountain stage of this year’s race, with Germany’s Antonia Niedermaier …

“It’s completely changed how I think about it. I thought I’d be coming into this in a great place and trying to get that gold medal. But having had that time off, you just completely rethink it. “It’s frustrating knowing what I would like to do versus where I’m actually …

“It’s completely changed how I think about it. I thought I’d be coming into this in a great place and trying to get that gold medal. But having had that time off, you just completely rethink it. “It’s frustrating knowing what I would like to do versus where I’m actually …

Elisa Balsamo won her fourth sprint victory in four opportunities at the Giro d’Italia Women, finishing ahead of Maggie Coles-Lyster and Georgia Baker on stage six. The Italian was launched by team-mate Lucinda Brand, overtaking Coles-Lyster with 50m to go after the Canadian started a bunch sprint to the finish. …

Young French rider Celia Gery surged to victory on stage seven of the women’s Giro d’Italia. Lucinda Brand led round the final corner but 20-year-old Gery came off her wheel and outsprinted the Dutch rider to claim her first stage win in the Giro. The two were part of a …

Demi Vollering claimed victory on a shortened queen stage of the women’s Giro d’Italia on Saturday but admitted it was the “weirdest finish line of my life”. A summit finish in Sestriere had been scheduled for the eighth and penultimate stage, which organisers reduced by 28 kilometres as an unstable …

Dutch rider Demi Vollering won her first Giro d’Italia after usurping race leader Anna van der Breggen during a thrilling final stage on Sunday. Four-time champion Van der Breggen has led since stage four of this year’s race and the 36-year-old went into the ninth stage with a 49-second lead …