Cycling

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 …

To try to chase down a breakaway, the group of differing teams behind must work together to close the gap by using the energy of several riders in the group. The advantage in numbers should close the deficit to the breakway, who must ride into the wind for longer. But …

It took until the halfway stage for an initial eight-man breakaway to form, finally moving clear of the rest of the riders during the tricky 3.8km-long Suc au May climb. The group never led by more than a minute and a half but just four were left as the race …

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 …