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The Tour de France has many prizes available, but it isn’t all about the yellow, green, polka-dot and white jerseys. A red number is up for grabs as well. Every day a rider will be awarded with the ‘most combative rider’ award that usually goes to the rider who was the last man to be

Last updated on 29 minutes ago29 minutes ago.From the section Cycling Dates: 26 June – 18 July Coverage: Live text commentary on each stage on the BBC Sport website and app It’s a familiar sight in France – the famous dark blue shirt with red trim, iconic after so much success in top sporting competitions

Doltcini-Van Eyck’s team manager Marc Bracke has been banned for three years by cycling’s governing body (UCI) for sexually harassing a number of riders. French rider Marion Sicot is among several women to report Bracke, with complaints that he demanded bikini photos of them. The UCI said the “decision sets an important precedent” in the

The 2021 Tour de France starts on Saturday with Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic primed to repeat last year’s duel that saw Pogacar win in one of the race’s most dramatic finales. But plenty of other riders are hoping to rival the Slovenian duo for the yellow jersey over three gruelling weeks, ending in Paris

Last updated on 18 minutes ago18 minutes ago.From the section Cycling Multiple Olympic champions Laura and Jason Kenny will lead the GB cycling team at this summer’s Tokyo Games. A 26-person squad has been announced which features four more Olympic champions – Geraint Thomas, Ed Clancy, Elinor Barker and Katie Archibald. Twin brothers Adam and

Geraint Thomas will lead Ineos Grenadiers’ bid for Tour de France victory in a squad which also contains Tao Geoghegan Hart. Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz will also be a leading force in the British team, which could win the yellow jersey for an eighth time. “We have changed our race philosophy to being more open and

Chris Froome will not lead his Israel Start Up Nation team at this month’s Tour de France. The team have announced Canadian Michael Woods will instead try to win the Grand Tour event. It is not yet clear if four-time winner Froome will be part of the eight-man squad for the race, which begins on

Britain’s Mark Cavendish won a thrilling sprint finish to claim victory on the final stage of the Tour of Belgium, while his team-mate Remco Evenepoel claimed overall honours. Cavendish overtook Belgian Tim Merlier in a final push for the line, with German Pascal Ackerman third. Victory in Beringen was the 151st of 36-year-old Cavendish’s career.

Newly formed pairing Sophie Unwin and pilot Jenny Holl won a dramatic gold in the women’s tandem road race at the Para-cycling Road World Championships. The duo, at their first World Championships, outsprinted their rivals in Estoril, Portugal. Time trial champions Lora Fachie and Corrine Hall were third, just behind their team-mates. But fellow time

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Sarah Storey won one of four golds for British riders on day one of the Para-cycling Road World Championships. The 14-time Paralympic champion defended her C5 time trial title in Estoril, Portugal, with fellow Briton Crystal Lane-Wright second. Steve Bate and his pilot Adam Duggleby took the men’s tandem B trial while Lora Fachie and

The 2021 Tour de France has now been revealed with confirmation of its four stages in Brittany to begin the race as well as two time trials, a double ascent of Mont Ventoux, and a visit to Andorra during the race. The 108th edition of the Tour will begin in Brest in Brittany on June

Great Britain’s Lizzie Deignan beat Elise Chabbey by one second to win the women’s Tour de Suisse. Trek-Segafredo rider Deignan trailed Chabbey by four seconds after finishing second to the Swiss on stage one. But on stage two, won by Italy’s Marta Bastianelli, she picked up bonus seconds at two intermediate sprints, with Chabbey hampered

Richie Porte won the Criterium du Dauphine with Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Geraint Thomas third after a dramatic final day in the mountains. Thomas fell on the final descent 7.7km from home, sliding out on a bend, although he was able to remount. But the Welshman dug deep to catch the leading pack for the final

Britain’s Geraint Thomas moved into third place, 29 seconds off the lead, going into Sunday’s final stage of the Criterium du Dauphine. Ukraine’s Mark Padun won stage seven as Thomas’ Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Richie Porte took the overall lead. Padun attacked early on the final climb on Saturday and won by 34 seconds from Australia’s

Spain’s Alejandro Valverde rolled back the years to edge Britain’s Tao Geoghegan Hart to victory on stage six at the Criterium du Dauphine. The 41-year-old, who won the race in 2008 and 2009, came through in the final 200m to win a sprint to the line. It came after a tough uphill finish to the

Young British star Tom Pidcock has broken his collarbone in a training ride crash. The Olympic mountain bike hopeful, 21, is out of the upcoming Tour de Suisse. “Tom is doing well,” said coach Kurt Bogaerts. “He is already looking ahead and focused on his rehabilitation.” As well as competing on the road this season,

Egan Bernal has won the Giro d’Italia, with Britain’s Simon Yates finishing on the podium in third. Ineos Grenadiers’ Bernal, 24, adds victory in the three-week Grand Tour to his 2019 Tour de France win. Team Bike Exchange rider Yates claimed his second best result in a Grand Tour after winning the Vuelta a Espana