UK Anti-Doping under fire from Wada for failures of probe into British Cycling samples
October 19, 2021 (21:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
UK Anti-Doping has been heavily criticised by the World Anti-Doping Agency for failing to properly investigate "potential wrongdoing by individuals in both British Cycling and Ukad dating back to 2011. More...

British Cycling carried out private testing: WADA
October 19, 2021 (18:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
British Cycling carried out its own drug-testing of riders using a private laboratory in violation of international rules, an investigation by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has confirmed. More...

WorldView: Trial begins for Tour de France fan who caused crash
October 15, 2021 (15:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
The 31-year-old spectator behind one of the biggest pile-ups in Tour de France history appeared in court Friday, charged with injuring dozens of riders on the cycling race's first day last summer. Police in Kenya have arrested the husband of record-breaking long-distance runner Agnes Tirop, who was stabbed to death at her home. Ian Lee reports from London on these and other world news stories. More...

Alpe dHuez and cobblestones return for 2022 Tour de France
October 14, 2021 (23:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Next year's Tour de France will see the return of the Paris-Roubaix cobblestones and take the peloton to the summit of the famed Alpe d'Huez mountain. More...

Tour de France fan who caused pile-up set to avoid jail
October 14, 2021 (15:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
The spectator behind one of the biggest pile-ups in Tour de France history appeared in court Thursday charged with injuring dozens of riders but seemed set to avoid jail after prosecutors demanded a suspended sentence. More...

Route announcement for revitalised womens Tour de France 'important day for cycling', says Lizzie Deignan
October 14, 2021 (15:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Britains Lizzie Deignan hailed it as an important day for cycling after the route for the first womens Tour de France in 33 years was unveiled in Paris. More...

Tour de France fan who caused huge opening day crash goes on trial
October 14, 2021 (13:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
The spectator behind one of the biggest pile-ups in Tour de France history appeared in court Thursday charged with injuring dozens of riders on the cycling race's first day last summer. More...

Elinor Barker: I wanted to win gold again but then I found out I was pregnant
October 11, 2021 (06:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
When Lizzie Deignan broke away from the bunch ahead of the first of 17 cobbled sectors at the inaugural womens Paris-Roubaix, and then soloed 82km to the finish, making light of the rain, the mud and her own blood-spattered hands, her performance was hailed as one for the ages. An inspiration to girls and women the world over. More...

Demi Vollering secures Womens Tour of Britain as Elisa Balsamo wins final stage
October 10, 2021 (22:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
The Dutch SD Worx rider was defending a lead of one minute and nine seconds in the general classification standings. More...

Women's Tour 2021: Amy Pieters claims second stage sprint as Clara Copponi takes race lead
October 07, 2021 (05:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Tuesday October 5, stage two " Walsall to Walsall, 102.2km More...

Women's Tour 2021: Demi Vollering wins stage three individual time trial to seize lead
October 07, 2021 (05:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Dutch rider Demi Vollering took control of the AJ Bell Womens Tour on stage three on Wednesday, winning the races first ever individual time trial at a canter to establish a commanding 1:09 lead in the general classification. More...

Women's Tour 2021: Amy Pieters claims second stage sprint as Clara Copponi takes race lead
October 06, 2021 (08:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Tuesday October 5, stage two " Walsall to Walsall, 102.2km More...

Women's Tour 2021: Amy Pieters claims second stage sprint as Clara Copponi takes race lead
October 05, 2021 (20:00) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Tuesday October 5, stage two " Walsall to Walsall, 102.2km More...

Sonny Colbrelli battles rain and mud to clinch Paris-Roubaix win
October 04, 2021 (09:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Colbrelli prevailed in a sprint finish after a wet and muddy race. More...

Lizzie Deignan seizes thrilling Paris-Roubaix victory to create history in first womens event
October 04, 2021 (09:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
An epic solo ride saw the Briton pull away from the peloton around half-way as rain impacted the iconic race More...

Lizzie Deignan enters cycling folklore as Briton wins inaugural edition of women's Paris-Roubaix
October 04, 2021 (09:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
No British man has ever won Paris-Roubaix in the 125 years the race has been in existence. Yorkshires Lizzie Deignan managed it at the first attempt on Saturday, writing her name into cyclings history books with a truly astonishing performance to triumph in the inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes. More...

Sonny Colbrelli claims chaotic edition of wet and muddy Paris-Roubaix ending 22-year wait for Italian winner
October 04, 2021 (09:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Sonny Colbrelli wins three-up sprint to claim Paris-Roubaix Florian Vermeersch second ahead of Mathieu van der Poel In pictures: Paris-Roubaix: Hell of the North through the lens Deignan wins inaugural edition of women's Paris-Roubaix More...

Women ready to write new chapter in cycling history as peloton hits road to Roubaix 125 years after male counterparts
October 04, 2021 (09:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
It was the picture of Marianne Vos, arguably the greatest female cyclist in the history of the sport, wandering through some concrete shower stalls in her Jumbo-Visma helmet and kit, which really tipped cycling Twitter over the edge this week. More...

Joss Lowden breaks womens UCI Hour Record
October 04, 2021 (09:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
The 33-year-old covered a distance of 48.405 kilometres at the Grenchen velodrome in Switzerland. More...

Sonny Colbrelli wins Paris-Roubaix in debut
October 03, 2021 (19:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Italian rider Sonny Colbrelli won a rainy and mud-soaked Paris-Roubaix cycling race in his debut. More...

Paris-Roubaix 2021: Riders prepare for first wet race in years - live updates
October 03, 2021 (08:00) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
In pictures: Paris-Roubaix: Hell of the North through the lens Deignan wins inaugural edition of women's Paris-Roubaix More...

Lizzie Deignan enters cycling folklore as Briton wins inaugural edition of women's Paris-Roubaix
October 02, 2021 (15:00) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Lizzie Deignan won the first edition of the women's Paris-Roubaix one-day classic on Saturday after the Briton attacked 82.5 kilometres out from the finishing line and never looked back. More...

Paris-Roubaix 2021: When is it, who is on the starting list and how can I follow the cobbled classic?
October 02, 2021 (06:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Whether or not Paris-Roubaix is the toughest one-day race in cycling remains a moot point, particularly if you are Belgian, but is is certainly one of the most evocative in the men's " and now women's " calendar. More...

Women's cycling poised for new chapter as peloton hits road to Roubaix 125 years after male counterparts
October 01, 2021 (17:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
It was the picture of Marianne Vos, arguably the greatest female cyclist in the history of the sport, wandering through some concrete shower stalls in her Jumbo-Visma helmet and kit, which really tipped cycling Twitter over the edge this week. More...

Paris-Roubaix 2021: When is it, who is on the starting list and how can I follow the cobbled classic?
October 01, 2021 (09:00) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Whether or not Paris-Roubaix is the toughest one-day race in cycling remains a moot point, particularly if you are Belgian, but is is certainly one of the most evocative in the men's " and now women's " calendar. More...

Tour Down Under cycling race canceled for 2nd year in a row
September 30, 2021 (20:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
The scheduled season-opening cycling event on the 2022 men's WorldTour and the women's UCI ProTour has been canceled in Australia for the second year in a row. More...

Paris-Roubaix 2021: When is it, who is on the starting list and how can I follow the cobbled classic?
September 30, 2021 (07:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Whether or not Paris-Roubaix is the toughest one-day race in cycling remains a moot point, particularly if you are Belgian, but is is certainly one of the most evocative in the men's " and now women's " calendar. More...

Paris-Roubaix 2021: When is it, who is on the starting list and how can I follow the cobbled classic?
September 29, 2021 (11:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Whether or not Paris-Roubaix is the toughest one-day race in cycling remains a moot point, particularly if you are Belgian, but is is certainly one of the most evocative in the men's " and now women's " calendar. More...

Paris-Roubaix 2021: When is it, who is on the starting list and how can I follow the cobbled classic?
September 28, 2021 (12:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Whether or not Paris-Roubaix is the toughest one-day race in cycling remains a moot point, particularly if you are Belgian, but is is certainly one of the most evocative in the men's " and now women's " calendar. More...

Women's Tour race organisers pull plug on live TV coverage as they face up to 'commercial realities'
September 28, 2021 (08:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Next weeks Womens Tour, the premier road race for women in the UK, will not be broadcast live on television as originally planned. The absence of live television coverage threatens the races elite status, with the UCI, cyclings governing body, demanding it of all WorldTour tier races. More...

Special report: The desperate choice facing Afghanistan's female cyclists
September 28, 2021 (08:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Stationed in a gated compound with limited access to the outside world, Fatima feels grateful. Her situation, she says, is not comparable to the thousands of other Afghan women who are feeling the full force of the Talibans repressive regime. More...

UCI Road World Championships 2021 latest: Julian Alaphilippe retains title after devastating late attack
September 28, 2021 (08:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Men's elite road race: Sunday September 26 More...

Women's Tour race organisers pull plug on live TV coverage as they face up to 'commercial realities'
September 27, 2021 (16:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Next weeks Womens Tour, the premier road race for women in the UK, will not be broadcast live on television as originally planned, organisers have announced. The absence of live television coverage threatens the races elite status, with the UCI cyclings governing body, demanding it of all WorldTour tier races. More...

Julian Alaphilippe puts on a show to win back-to-back world titles
September 27, 2021 (00:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Julian Alaphilippe confirmed his reputation as one of cycling's greatest showmen with a second straight gold medal at the road world championship. More...

Elisa Balsamo upsets Dutch at cycling worlds
September 25, 2021 (22:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Elisa Balsamo upset favorite Marianne Vos in a sprint finish to frustrate the mighty Dutch squad and claim the world championship title in the road race. More...

Special report: The desperate choice facing Afghanistan's female cyclists
September 23, 2021 (07:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Stationed in a gated compound with limited access to the outside world, Fatima feels grateful. Her situation, she says, is not comparable to the thousands of other Afghan women who are feeling the full force of the Talibans repressive regime. More...

Tony Martin ends career with gold medal at cycling worlds
September 23, 2021 (02:00) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Martin's German team finished nearly 13 seconds ahead of the Dutch. More...

Ellen van Dijk claims 2nd time trial title at cycling worlds
September 20, 2021 (19:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Eight years after her first world championship title, Ellen van Dijk got over the disappointment of missing out on the Olympics by winning a second gold medal in the women's time trial. More...

Johan Price-Pejtersen wins Under-23 time trial title at Road World Championships
September 20, 2021 (13:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Men's Under-23 time trial, 30.3km: Monday September 20 More...

Filippo Ganna wins back-to-back time trial world titles
September 19, 2021 (20:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Defending champion Filippo Ganna of Italy shattered home fans' hopes of a 1-2 for their riders and retained the men's time trial title to secure back-to-back gold medals at the road world championships. More...

Tony Martin to retire after world championships
September 19, 2021 (20:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Tony Martin, a four-time time trial world champion from Germany who also won five Tour de France stages, will end his 14-year pro career after the world championships. More...

Wout Van Aert wins opening stage of Tour of Britain
September 18, 2021 (20:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
A five-man breakaway was caught 25 kilometres from the end of the Cornish stage. More...

Athletes 'fly on water' at French boat race
September 14, 2021 (11:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
These athletes competed in a flying boat raceLocation: Lake Annecy, FranceCourtesy: Wagon Blanc / EP MediasThe race promotes a new discipline of foil cyclingwhich allows cyclists to 'fly on water' aboard pedal-powered boatsThe boats were created by Annecy-based startup JetCycle(SOUNDBITE) (French) JETCYCLE CEO, NICOLAS PICARD, SAYING:"The Jetcycle is a pedal-powered vehicle, with a pedalling system that resembles the concept of boat cycling while lying down, and we added - and this is what our innovation is - foils in front and at the back. We have a propulsion system that is trademarked and that allows us, by pedalling at a certain speed of around 9 kilometers per hour, to activate a small flight controller, just like in a plane, to fly on water by using the foils." More...

Olympic champion Tom Pidcock among stars in GB Road World Championships squad
September 14, 2021 (05:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Former road world champions Mark Cavendish and Lizzie Deignan, as well as fellow Tokyo Olympians Ethan Hayter and Anna Shackley are also included. More...

Wout van Aert claims second victory at Tour of Britain
September 14, 2021 (05:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Van Aert moves back ahead of British rider Ethan Hayter More...

American Robin Carpenter wins the second stage of the Tour of Britain in Exeter
September 14, 2021 (05:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Carpenter became the first American to win a stage of the event More...

Ethan Hayter surrenders Tour of Britain title to Wout van Aert in final sprint
September 14, 2021 (05:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Sunday September 12 " Stonehaven to Aberdeen, 173km More...

Wout Van Aert wins opening stage of Tour of Britain
September 14, 2021 (05:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
A five-man breakaway was caught 25 kilometres from the end of the Cornish stage. More...

Kadeena Cox was three weeks away from being a force on the track, says mum
September 14, 2021 (05:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
The Paralympic champion faced tendinitis in both Achilles during the build-up to Tokyo 2020. More...

Mark Cavendish interview: 'I'm going to get better, I wasn't even back to my best this year'
September 14, 2021 (05:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Mark Cavendish knows what many in cycling were expecting him to say when he reached the Champs-lyses at the end of a fairy-tale three weeks in July. More...