Cycling

Britain’s Pfeiffer Georgi just missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in the women’s road race at the European Road Cycling Championships in Col du Vam. The Netherlands’ Mischa Bredewold held on to win by four seconds after attacking with 10km remaining. Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes beat Belgian world champion Lotte Kopecky in a sprint

Great Britain’s Josh Tarling produced one of the best rides of his career to win gold in the individual time trial at the European Road Cycling Championships in Drenthe. Tarling, 19, was 42.92 seconds quicker than Switzerland’s Stefan Bissegger, with Belgium’s Wout van Aert third. Anna Henderson, 24, won silver in the women’s race, finishing

Belgian rider Nathan van Hooydonck has retired from cycling after having an internal defibrillator fitted because of a heart muscle anomaly. The 27-year-old Jumbo-Visma rider was involved in a car accident last week when he fell ill at the wheel. Subsequent tests led to the issue being found and Van Hooydonck was fitted with the

A woman dubbed the “godmother of BMX” by commentators has returned to the podium and been inducted into the sport’s hall of fame. In 1986, Sarah-Jane Nicholls, from Bramley in Hampshire, became BMX World Champion and now after a 35 year hiatus from the saddle she finished third in the 30 plus female category at

Sepp Kuss won the Vuelta a Espana as Kaden Groves claimed a dramatic final stage in Madrid. Kuss becomes the first American to win a Grand Tour since Chris Horner triumphed in the same race 10 years ago. His Jumba-Visma team dominated the podium as Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard finished second with Giro

Alberto Dainese narrowly avoided a crash in the final kilometre to sprint to victory on stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana. Green jersey holder Kaden Groves, who has won two stages this year, was among several riders to go down on a straight 2.2km run to the finish in Iscar. But DSM-Firmenich rider Dainese,

Primoz Roglic pipped team-mate Jonas Vingegaard to win stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana, while their Jumbo-Visma colleague Sepp Kuss retained the leader’s jersey. With Kuss struggling after climbing the famed Angliru, Vingegaard and Roglic battled for the stage win, with the Slovenian coming out on top. Last year’s Vuelta winner Remco Evenepoel dominated

Putting on cycling road races in the UK is “most definitely” the hardest it has ever been according to an organiser of Britain’s showpiece events – with top riders also concerned. “It’s most definitely [the hardest it’s ever been],” Mick Bennett, organiser of both races, said. “The [Tour of Britain] is something short of £3m

Defending champion Remco Evenepoel claimed a stunning solo win on stage 14 in the Pyrenees a day after falling out of contention in the Vuelta a Espana. The Belgian was third overall but cracked early on Friday’s epic stage 13 to see his red jersey hopes disappear. However, after launching a long-range attack from a

Colombia’s Juan Sebastian Molano won a sprint finish to take stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana as American Sepp Kuss maintained his overall race lead. Molano, 29, was led out superbly by his UAE Team Emirates team-mate Rui Oliveira and held off Australia’s Kaden Groves on the line. Dutch rider Boy van Poppel came

Olav Kooij continued his brilliant start to the Tour of Britain by sprinting to a third straight win on stage three from Goole to Beverley. The general classification leader held off fellow Dutchman Danny van Poppel and Britain’s Ethan Vernon. The Jumbo Visma rider matches Edvald Boasson Hagen’s record of three straight stage wins in

Germany’s Lennard Kamna soloed to victory on stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana as American Sepp Kuss retained the leader’s red jersey. Italy’s Matteo Sobrero was second, with Australia’s Chris Hamilton third on the 184.5km stage from Cartagena to Collado de la Cruz de Caravaca. Poor conditions at the finish meant general classification (GC)

Geoffrey Soupe claimed a surprise win in a crash-ridden stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana after edging out Orluis Aular in a sprint finish in Oliva. The Frenchman sped into the final corner with 300m remaining before outsprinting Aular in a photo finish. The stage had been disrupted by a crash with over six

Kaden Groves sprinted to a second stage win in as many days as he held off a powerful Filippo Ganna surge in stage five of the Vuelta a Espana. Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel retained the overall leader’s red jersey. He finished in the pack having earlier picked up six seconds in a bonus sprint late on

Remco Evenepoel suffered a bleeding cut above his right eye from crashing into a fan after winning stage three of the Vuelta a Espana. Defending champion Evenepoel outpaced Jonas Vingegaard in a sprint finish but collided with the spectator shortly after crossing the finish line. The incident follows torrential rain which had affected stages one

Dutch team DSM-Firmenich overcame torrential rain for a surprise win in the first stage of the Vuelta a Espana. Italian rider Lorenzo Milesi took the opening red jersey as the first of the team’s riders to cross the line in the 14.8km team time trial in Barcelona. A thunderstorm ahead of the race created slippery

Welshman Stevie Williams has won the Arctic Race of Norway after finishing 10th on the final stage. The Israel-Premier Tech rider went into Sunday’s fourth and final stage as the overall leader after winning the third stage amid difficult conditions. France’s Clément Champoussin, who was overall second behind Williams, won the stage. But Williams finished

Welshman Stevie Williams has won stage three of the Arctic Race of Norway to take the overall lead of the race. The Israel-Premier Tech rider won on a cold and wet day in the Arctic Circle, coming from the back of the group to take the victory. Williams, 27, leads Clément Champoussin ahead of Sunday’s