Cycling

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 …

BMX freestyler champion Jude Jones talks about how he laid the foundations for his sporting career as a bricklayer. BBC News

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 …

Olympic champions Andy Murray and Laura and Jason Kenny recall the moment their friend Chris Hoy revealed his cancer diagnosis to them. BBC News

Speaking on BBC Breakfast, British Olympic cycling great Sir Chris Hoy and his wife Lady Sarra talk about how they hope they can “speak to the world” to “help other families” through BBC documentary Sir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage & Me. Watch Sir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage & Me on …

Girmay joins a team with a storied recent history, as Israel-Premier Tech. The team, which was co-owned by Canadian-Israeli billionaire Sylvan Adams since 2014, had come under fire from riders, sponsors and pro-Palestinian protesters this year, relating to the Israel-Gaza war. The Israeli military launched its offensive on Gaza in …

Thomas, the 2018 Tour de France winner under the team’s former guise of Team Sky, finished on Grand Tour podiums three other times. He also helped Chris Froome and Sir Bradley Wiggins win the prestigious three-week race around France as they dominated the event, winning it seven times between 2012 …

The team formerly known as Israel-Premier Tech have been taken over by a branding company co-founded by Barcelona legend and World Cup winner Andres Iniesta. It was announced on Thursday evening the team had changed ownership and registered as Swiss, following their Israeli owners being the subject of several pro-Palestinian …

Javier Martinez-Zubiko Charlie Rolls was crowned the world champion at the 2025 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Saudi Arabia A cyclist said it had not yet sunk in after he was crowned the world champion of bike trials during an event in Saudi Arabia. Charlie Rolls, 24, grew up …

Israel-Premier Tech have been targeted by pro-Palestinian protestors relating to the Israel-Gaza war, which was sparked by a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed. Israel responded by launching a military campaign in Gaza, during which more than 68,800 people have …

Great Britain’s Olympic BMX freestyle silver medallist Kieran Reilly has been ruled out of this weekend’s UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Saudi Arabia. Reilly was among the favourites heading into Saturday’s freestyle park event in Riyadh, but suffered a setback related to the broken foot he sustained in April. …