Cycling

Lucinda Brand of the Netherlands collided with a spectator during the women’s Paris-Roubaix, which was won by Germany’s Franziska Koch. Brand, 36, of Lidl-Trek, was chasing the leaders through one of the infamous cobbled sectors of the notoriously fraught one-day ‘monument’ race in northern France, when she chose to ride …

Wout van Aert beat four-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar in a thrilling sprint finish to win the Paris-Roubaix title. Van Aert and Pogacar entered the famous Roubaix Velodrome together after breaking away from other contenders with about 50km of the 260km race remaining, before the Belgian unleashed a …

New Zealander cyclist Kiaan Watts has been banned for 25 days by cycling’s global governing body after he punched a fellow rider in the head during a race last month. Watts, 24, hit out at Dutchman Marijn Maas with 33km to go as the pair competed at the front of …

Available for over a year The famous Paris-Roubaix cycling race is now in its 130th year, with the next edition taking place on the 12 April. This year, the men’s riders will cover over 258 kilometres over a “hilly course”, that takes in the famous cobblestones. Lizzie Deignan won the …

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar won a record-equalling third Tour of Flanders in imperious fashion after dropping Mathieu van der Poel 18km from the finish. The 27-year-old has now won both Monument races this season, having triumphed at Milan-San Remo in March. Sunday’s victory draws Pogacar level with Van der Poel …

Spanish cyclist Jaume Guardeno is in intensive care after suffering serious injuries in a collision with a vehicle. The 23-year-old Spaniard finished 29th in the Tour of Catalonia last week and was 14th overall in last year’s Vuelta a Espana. Guardeno was injured during a training ride on Tuesday. His …

Britain’s Ethan Vernon won a sprint finish on a shortened stage four of the Volta a Catalunya. The 25-year-old NSN Cycling Team rider surged to the front on the run-in to the line in Camprodon and comfortably held off France’s Dorian Godon, with fellow Briton Tom Pidcock in third. Ineos …

Italian Debora Silvestri has been taken to hospital after a serious crash during the women’s Milan-San Remo one-day classic. The incident, in which a rider went over a barrier in trying to take avoiding action, happened on the descent of the famous Cipressa climb and involved a number of competitors. …

Tom Pidcock launched a late attack to win the Milano-Torino race on the 150th anniversary of the first edition of the world’s oldest classic. The Pinarello-Q36.5 rider was making his debut in the Italian one-day race and went clear during the final 600m to win its 106th edition. The 26-year-old …

“The latest forecasts make an arrival in the Auron resort unfeasible, with the rain-snow line estimated to be around 1,100 metres altitude,” said race organisers on Friday evening., external “The conditions do not allow the finish to be moved to another mountain top.” Denmark’s two-time Tour de France winner Jonas …

Strade Bianche starts and ends in Siena and features uneven gravel on Tuscany’s famous white, chalky roads, including the Monte Sante Marie section. Pogacar made his decisive move there, just as he did two years ago, and when Seixas attacked about 18km from the finish, only Del Toro went with …

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Matthew Brennan became the first Briton since cycling great Sir Mark Cavendish to win the Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne one-day race in Belgium. The 20-year-old’s sprint finish was too much for his rivals as he surged to victory in the 195km race and followed Cavendish’s success in 2012 and 2015. “I’ve ridden this …

Fachie won double gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. With five gold medals and one silver, he is Team Scotland’s second most successful athlete. “Had it not been Glasgow I don’t think I would have been going,” he explained. “Yes, I have been drawn back in, purely because …

Fachie said: “In some ways it’s a bit of a surprise, given that I thought my cycling career might be over, but the lure of another Commonwealth Games in Scotland was pretty strong. “I’m both excited and a little nervous about getting back into race shape and being on that …

Britain’s Sam Watson won the opening stage prologue of the Santos Tour Down Under for Ineos Grenadiers ahead of compatriot Ethan Vernon. British road race champion Watson, 24, beat Vernon by just half a second on the 3.6km race against the clock in Adelaide, South Australia – the first race …

The men’s 2027 Tour will feature three other stages in England and Wales, before the peloton moves to France. UK Minister for Sport Stephanie Peacock announced that £32m of government funding would be made to support the Grand Departs and their legacy. The government says staging the races will deliver …

It’s been a steady progression by Onley since the London-born cyclist joined the Netherlands-based team, Team Picnic–PostNL, in 2023. His first individual professional win came the following January in an uphill finish on stage five of the 2024 Tour Down Under, ultimately finishing fourth overall. Onley, though, came into that …

It is just after 9am in a back room of the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow – a few minutes before Hoy’s charity mass participation cycling event, the Tour de Four, is due to get under way. The ride was set up, and given its title, in an effort …

The Scottish government has revealed an investment of up to £9.25m to cover costs of hosting the start of the men’s Tour de France 2027. It comes after Edinburgh councillors agreed to set aside £1.7m of income from the city’s visitor levy to fund the opening stage, with the Scottish …