Cycling

Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel marked his Giro d’Italia debut in style with victory after a chaotic finish to the race’s opening stage. As a classics specialist who excels in punchy climbs, Alpecin-Fenix’s Van der Poel came into the first stage as favourite and won by a bike length. Caleb Ewan crashed after hitting

Britain’s Mark Cavendish is unlikely to return to the Tour de France after Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl selected him for the Giro d’Italia. Cavendish, 36, equalled Eddy Merckx’s Tour de France stage win record of 34 during last year’s race, after victory in four stages. Dutch sprinter Fabio Jakobsen is expected to compete for the team

Britain’s Tom Pidcock will not feature in the Giro d’Italia after Ineos Grenadiers announced their line-up. Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz, who won the race in 2019, leads the team, with young Briton Ben Tulett also involved. Pidcock, 22, who signed a five-year contract last month, could instead take part in the Tour de France. “The team

British cyclist Ethan Hayter claimed his first World Tour victory after winning the prologue of the Tour de Romandie. The 23-year-old takes the leaders jersey after beating two-time former world time trial champion Rohan Dennis by four seconds. He finished the 5.12km route around Lausanne in five minutes 52 seconds. Hayter’s Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Geraint

World champion Julian Alaphilippe suffered two broken ribs, a broken scapula and a collapsed lung after hitting a tree during Sunday’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day race. The 29-year-old Frenchman’s condition is stable, but he has been kept in hospital for observation, said his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team. A huge crash brought down many riders 62km out, with

Venue: Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Glasgow Dates: 21-24 April Coverage: Watch on BBC Sport website & app Great Britain claimed double silver in the team pursuit as the UCI Track Nations Cup 2022 began in Glasgow. Katie Archibald, Neah Evans, Laura Kenny and Josie Knight finished second to Germany – like they did at the

Dylan van Baarle won the fastest edition of the men’s Paris-Roubaix to secure a first title in the race for Ineos Grenadiers. The Dutchman’s sole attack with 19km to go saw him seal an emphatic victory in five hours 37 minutes. Wout van Aert finished 01:47secs behind in second, with Stefan Kung third. Yves Lampaert

The organiser of a women’s cycling race says he has had “numerous” offers of financial support after its main benefactor withdrew funding in reaction to British Cycling’s suspension of its transgender policy. Colin Clews, the chief organiser of the Women’s CiCLE Classic, told BBC Sport some offers have come from women’s rights groups, as well

This year’s Women’s Tour will feature the biggest field in the British race’s eight-year history with 108 riders from 18 teams set to compete. All 14 of the UCI WorldTeams are included, including the top-ranked Team SD Worx and their defending champion Demi Vollering. Two British teams, CAMS-Basso and Le Col-Wahoo, are also part of

Dutch cyclist Milan Vader will remain in hospital for observation following a crash during the Itzulia Basque Country race, his team says. The incident involving the 26-year-old occurred during stage five on Friday. Dutch media reported Vader was fighting for his life and in an induced coma, although his Jumbo-Visma team would only say he

Cycling’s world governing body has the power to prevent transgender cyclist Emily Bridges from competing in women’s events, even if she meets their eligibility criteria. UCI regulations require riders to have had testosterone levels below five nanomoles per litre for a 12-month period prior to competition. However, those same regulations state that the UCI must

Italian cyclist Sonny Colbrelli has had a defibrillator fitted and has been discharged from hospital two weeks after collapsing at the end of a race. Colbrelli, 31, lost consciousness and required defibrillation at the finish of the Volta a Catalunya in Spain. His team Bahrain Victorious said he had left hospital in Padua, Italy, after

Britain’s Tom Pidcock has signed a new five-year contract with Ineos Grenadiers. Ineos, formerly Team Sky, consider Pidcock a rider who can challenge for top honours in road cycling. “Ineos Grenadiers is the right team,” he said. “It’s the team I grew up dreaming of joining.” Pidcock, from Leeds, came third in Wednesday’s Belgian semi-classic

Egan Bernal is back riding his bike just two months after suffering a life-threatening crash. The Columbian hit a stationary bus at high speed while riding in his native country in January. The 25-year-old underwent two spinal surgeries and later said he “nearly died” from his injuries. The Ineos Grenadiers rider posted a photograph of

Italian rider Sonny Colbrelli collapsed after finishing second in the first stage of the Volta a Catalunya. The Bahrain Victorious rider is being treated in hospital in Girona, Spain, where the team said he is “stable”. Colbrelli, 31, was attended to by medics behind screens near the finish line before being taken to hospital by

MP Damian Collins has questioned whether English cricket should seek advice from Sir Dave Brailsford after his “failures” with British Cycling. The Ineos Grenadiers’ general manager came under scrutiny in the wake of the tribunal of ex-cycling medic doctor Richard Freeman. Brailsford is under consideration for a role in the England and Wales Cricket Board’s

Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory to become the first Briton to win the Milano-Torino. Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl Team rider Cavendish rode to the front of the pack in the final hundred metres at the end of a largely flat 199km race. The 36-year-old becomes the oldest winner of the oldest race on the international calendar,

Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic held on to win the Paris-Nice race despite a late push from Britain’s Simon Yates, who won the final stage to finish as runner-up. Yates, who had 47 seconds to make up on Roglic, launched a solo breakaway with 19km to go. He led the stage by 25 seconds at the top