Cycling

Great Britain’s Ethan Hayter successfully defended his world omnium title on day four of the Track Cycling World Championships in France. The 24-year-old, who started the final points race top of the standings, ended on 146 points, 20 points clear of Benjamin Thomas of France. “There was more pressure coming into it defending the title

Great Britain won three bronze medals on the opening day of the Track Cycling World Championships in France. Welsh rider Jess Roberts secured individual bronze in the women’s 10km scratch race on her championships debut and dedicated the achievement to her late grandfather. “I’m really happy with that because my grandad passed away on Saturday,”

The first combined UCI Cycling World Championships will be broadcast live across the BBC. The event in Scotland in August 2023 will host 13 world titles brought together in an 11-day event. Cycling’s world governing body the UCI will stage combined championships every four years ahead of an Olympic year. Chair of the event, Paul

Dates: 12-16 October Venue: Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France Coverage: Live on BBC Red Button, BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app. Five-time Olympic gold medallist Laura Kenny and double Olympic champion Katie Archibald are among a 20-strong Great Britain squad for the Track Cycling World Championships in France.

Five-time Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins says it is vital to increase the safety of children in sport. Briton Wiggins, 42, revealed in April that he was groomed by a coach as a child and is urging people to support a new NSPCC safety initiative. The child protection charity said that the number of adults

Ukraine plans to hold its Track Cycling National Championships in the UK at the Geraint Thomas Velodrome of Wales. The decision to hold the event in Newport “is to allow Ukrainian elite track riders to have their National Championships in a safe place” due to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The Velodrome is free

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel has pleaded guilty to assaulting two teenage girls in Sydney, Australia, the night before the men’s World Championship road race. The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider was charged with two counts of common assault and fined 1,500 Australian dollars (£909) after a confrontation with the girls, aged 13 and 14. His lawyer

Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel claimed the World Championship road race title after producing a stunning solo breakaway win in Australia. It caps off an incredible season for the 22-year-old, who became Belgium’s first Grand Tour champion in 44 years when he won the Vuelta a Espana. He finished two minutes and 21 seconds ahead of France’s

Britain’s Adam Yates has signed for UAE-Team Emirates for 2023, ending his two-year spell with Ineos Grenadiers. The 30-year-old has signed a three-year contract with the team who have two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar on their roster. Yates has won several races during his career, including the 2020 UAE Tour and 2021 Volta

Venue: Wollongong, Australia Dates: 18-25 September Coverage: Live coverage on Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app plus highlights on BBC Two Norway’s Tobias Foss won a surprise gold in the time trial at the Road World Championships in Australia as Britain’s Ethan Hayter finished fourth. Foss’ strong finish proved crucial

Venue: Wollongong, Australia Dates: 18-25 September Coverage: Live coverage on Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app plus highlights on BBC Two The 2022 Road Cycling World Championships take place between 18-25 September in Wollongong, Australia. More than 1,000 riders compete across 11 men’s and women’s races in the elite, under-23

Remco Evenepoel safely came through the final stage in Madrid to seal overall victory in the Vuelta a Espana. The 22-year-old Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider became the first Belgian to win a Grand Tour in 44 years. Colombia’s Juan Sebastian Molano won a thrilling sprint finish in the 21st and final stage – a ceremonial

Remco Evenepoel looks set to win the 2022 Vuelta a Espana after retaining his overall lead as Richard Carapaz soloed to victory on stage 20. The Belgian, 22, finished two seconds behind his main rival for the red jersey, Spain’s Enric Mas. Evenepoel leads the general classification by two minutes and five seconds, with Juan

Yorkshire’s Tom Pidcock was denied a stage victory in his home county in a photo finish at the Tour of Britain. The 23-year-old from Leeds was edged out by Gonzalo Serrano, who moved to the top of the general classification standings after four stages. Serrano and Pidcock were joined by the Briton’s Ineos team-mate Omar

Team DSM’s Thymen Arensman secured his first career Grand Tour stage victory in stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana as Remco Evenepoel retained the lead. Belgium’s Evenepoel finished 10th and lost more time on his main rival, Jumbo-Visma’s Primoz Roglic. Roglic made a late push in the final kilometre to finish fifth and is

Ineos Grenadiers’ Richard Carapaz claimed his first Vuelta a Espana win with a solo victory on stage 12. The Ecuadorian, 29, attacked a small breakaway group to reach the summit nine seconds ahead of Wilco Kelderman. Remco Evenepoel crashed with 45km remaining but recovered to control the ascent and sprint to the line ahead of

Kenyan cyclist Suleiman Kangangi has died following a high-speed crash in a race in the United States on Saturday. The 33-year-old, who raced for the East African based Team Amani, was taking part in the Overland gravel race in Vermont – a 59-mile dirt-road contest including almost 7,000ft of climbing. “Sule is our captain, friend,

Spain’s Jesus Herrada held off Italy’s Samuele Battistella to win a thrilling stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana. Herrarda, 32, used his experience to time his sprint from the breakaway to perfection and win a second Vuelta stage of his career. Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel retained his 21-second lead over France’s Rudy Molard in the