Cycling

GOLAZO Teklemariam Bekit BBC Tigrinya Habtom Weldeyowhannes BBC Tigrinya 3 hours ago Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay is a hero in his cycling-mad homeland. The first black African to win a stage on the Tour de France, the 24-year-old “African King” also took the race’s green jersey earlier this year – inspiring a host of Girmay wannabes
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Getty Images 8 hours ago Katy Marchant claimed Great Britain’s only medal on the final day of the Track Cycling World Championships with bronze in the women’s keirin in Denmark. The 31-year-old timed her finish perfectly after seemingly being ridden out of the medals. She pipped team-mate Emma Finucane on the line after the 21-year-old
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BBC Sir Chris Hoy has been hailed as “inspiring” for sending a “wonderful message of hope” after revealing his terminal cancer diagnosis. The six-time Olympic cycling champion gave an interview to the Sunday Times, in which he said doctors have told him he has between two and four years to live. Well-wishes to Sir Chris
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Getty Images 32 minutes ago Mark Cavendish’s final professional race is set to be the two-day Tour de France Criterium in Singapore on 9-10 November. The 39-year-old ‘Manx Missile’ has not competed since he broke the Tour de France stage wins record with his 35th victory in July. Cavendish confirmed he would not do another
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Getty Images 14 minutes ago Britain’s Zoe Backstedt claimed a maiden professional win as she finished first on stage one of the Simac Ladies Tour, a 10.1km time trial in Gennep, the Netherlands. The 20-year-old Team Canyon rider held off the challenge of Team Visma’s Lieke Nooijen, winning by seven seconds in a time of
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Getty Images Katie Falkingham BBC Sport Senior Journalist 3 hours ago Katie Archibald will return to action at this month’s Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark after recovering from the freak injury that ruled her out of the Olympics. Archibald, 30, broke two bones in her leg and tore ligaments off the bone after tripping
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PA Media 59 minutes ago Sir Mark Cavendish says he is still committed to completing his 2024 race schedule after receiving his knighthood at Windsor Castle. Cavendish, 39, has not competed since he broke the Tour de France stage wins record with his 35th victory in July. The ‘Manx Missile’ said following the final stage
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Getty Images Matt Warwick BBC Sport Senior Journalist 2 hours ago Great Britain’s Cat Ferguson won the junior road race in challenging conditions at the UCI Road and para-Road Cycling World Championships. The 18-year-old beat Paula Ostiz of Spain in Switzerland’s capital Zurich to claim the gold medal and coveted rainbow jersey. “Paula is super
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Getty Images 10 minutes ago Great Britain missed out on Para-cycling medals on the third day of action at the Road World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. Chris McDonald and pilot Adam Duggleby placed fifth in the men’s B individual time trial – two minutes 09.33 seconds behind Dutch champions Tristan Bangma and Patrick Bos, and
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Shutterstock 1 hour ago Primoz Roglic has won a record-equalling fourth consecutive Vuelta a Espana title after safely getting through the final individual time trial stage. The Slovenian’s triumph means he pulls level with Roberto Heras, who won the event four times between 2000 and 2005. Roglic, 34, went into stage 21 – a 26.4km
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