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Getty Images The UCI has suspended members of Cynisca Cycling after the team disguised a mechanic as a rider in an effort to gain entry to last year’s Argenta Classic. American team Cynisca were missing one of their five riders due to illness for the road race in Belgium. Mechanic Moira Barrett dressed as the

SWpix.com By Katie Falkingham BBC Sport at the National Cycling Centre, Manchester Lauren Bell won her second British title inside 24 hours with keirin victory on the last day of the National Track Championships in Manchester. Bell, a two-time team sprint world medallist, held off a late charge from Rhian Edmunds to narrowly pip her

Getty Images Mark Cavendish’s final season in the saddle is already off to a winning start, and his bid for Tour de France history promises to be one of the main storylines of this campaign. But with cycling’s profile continuing to rise after its Netflix treatment, the arrival of a blue-chip sponsor which has dominated

Six-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy says he is “optimistic, positive and surrounded by love” after revealing he was diagnosed with cancer last year. The former Great Britain track cyclist, 47, posted on Instagram that his treatment, which includes chemotherapy, “is going really well”. “I am continuing to work, ride my bike and live

Getty Images Britain’s Mark Cavendish claimed his first victory of the season in a sprint finish on stage four of the Tour of Colombia. Cavendish edged out home favourite Fernando Gaviria on the 181.8km route from Paipa to Zipaquira. The 38-year-old’s triumph was his first since reversing his decision to retire – and also the

Getty Images Great Britain won two silver medals and one bronze on the final day of the UCI Track Nations Cup in Adelaide. Katie Archibald was second in the women’s omnium with 125 points, nine behind New Zealand’s Ally Wollaston. Katy Marchant took silver in the keirin, which was won by Japan’s Mina Sato. Ollie

Getty Images Britain’s Simon Yates won the final stage of the AlUla Tour to claim the overall race win by three seconds in Saudi Arabia. After the final climb up Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid, Yates beat Belgium’s William Lecerf and New Zealand’s Finn Fisher-Black in a sprint to the finish. Yates, 31, collected a 10-second

Getty Images Great Britain’s Katie Archibald and Elinor Barker put in a dominant display to win the women’s madison at the UCI Track Nations Cup in Adelaide. The British pair did not get or need any points from the final sprint as they finished on a total of 31. Australia won the last sprint to

PA Media By Matt Warwick BBC Sport British Cycling says it faces a “race against the clock” to hold the Women’s Tour, after collaboration with the previous organiser became “untenable”. The governing body will run the men’s Tour of Britain and Women’s Tour after Sweetspot, which owed many thousands of pounds, was liquidated in January.

Getty Images Great Britain won gold medals in the women’s team sprint and men’s team pursuit on the opening day of action at the UCI Track Nations Cup in Adelaide. World silver medallists Lauren Bell, Sophie Capewell and Emma Finucane clocked 46.023 seconds to beat China. Joshua Tarling, Rhys Britton, Will Tidball and Charlie Tanfield

Getty Images Geraint Thomas has confirmed he will race both the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France this year. The 37-year-old Welshman revealed his plans on social media after discussions with Ineos Grenadiers bosses. Thomas was runner-up to Primoz Roglic in last year’s Giro and says he would like to “have another bash” when the

Getty Images Sir Dave Brailsford remains “the Godfather” of Ineos Grenadiers despite stepping aside as team principal, says new boss John Allert. Brailsford, 59, has been in control of cycling affairs since the team’s inception as Team Sky in 2010. However, he is now preparing to join the football board at Manchester United after Sir

Getty Images An island of Ireland bid to host the Tour de France Grand Depart in either 2026 or 2027 has been withdrawn. Irish Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sports and Media, Catherine Martin, and former NI Economy Minister Gordon Lyons, had submitted an expression of interest in the formal bidding process to the Tour

Tim de Waele Wales’ Stephen Williams won the final stage of The Tour Down Under to secure overall victory in Australia. The 27-year-old Israel-Premier Tech rider outsprinted his rivals in Mount Lofty to claim the biggest win of his career. “What a stage, so over the moon, honestly, the support the team have given me

Getty Images Josie Knight won gold on the final day of the European Track Cycling Championships to help Great Britain finish top of the medal table. Knight won women’s individual pursuit by just three thousandths of a second ahead of Germany’s Franziska Brausse. Anna Morris took bronze in the same event, while Emma Finucane won

Getty Images Katy Marchant and Ethan Hayter won gold to take Great Britain’s tally to five at the European Track Cycling Championships, held in the Netherlands. On day four, Marchant became the first British woman to take the European 500m time trial title. Hayter then edged Denmark’s Niklas Larsen to claim a thrilling victory in

SWpix.com British Cyclo-cross Championships 2024 Host: Callendar Park, Falkirk Date: 13 January 2024 Time: Women’s & men’s elite races at 11:25 & 13:15 GMT Coverage: Watch live on BBC iPlayer and via BBC Sport website & app Scotland’s rising cyclo-cross star Cameron Mason is confident of defending his British title. Mason, 23, capped a fine

The family of Melissa Hoskins say they are “utterly devastated” following the death of the Olympic cyclist. The 32-year-old, who represented Australia at two Olympic Games, died after she was hit by a car on Saturday. Hoskins’ husband, fellow Australian cyclist Rohan Dennis, has reportedly been charged with causing her death. In a statement, her