Cycling
What You Need To Know About Britain’s New Cycling Star Tao Geoghegan Hart
Tao Geoghegan Hart - remember the name - crowned a remarkable Giro d’Italia campaign on Sunday with a stunning [ ... ]
800m Viewers, 2037 Miles, 1 Female Finisher: The Numbers Behind The Giro d’Italia
The Giro d’Italia, the second child of the cycling world. A lifetime spent in the shadow of the older, more popular [ ... ]
The Death-Defying, Record-Breaking Cyclist Eyeing The Tour de France And Chris Hoy
Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy has a lot to answer for. The serial-medal-winner-cum-cereal- shifter is the reason record-breaking [ ... ]
Gino Bartali, The Giro d'Italia Legend Who Risked His Life To Defy The Nazis
One of the all-time great road cyclists, Gino Bartali’s achievements on two wheels across the Alps and the Pyrenees [ ... ]
The Space Age Spokeless E Bike With Biometric Lock That’s Impossible To Steal
It’s been over two centuries since the first bicycle was invented by Baron Karl von Drais. It was known as a velocipede, [ ... ]
10 Tour De France Facts You (Probably) Didn't Know That Will Send You Into A Spin
Life is a numbers game. We’re not talking Henry Hill and Goodfellas here, the mob-run racket that got you whacked [ ... ]
The Music Man And The Machine: When Wiggins And Froome Went Head To Head
Brits, find a better sporting highlight reel than that of 2012. We dare you.  Simply put, it was an obscene year for [ ... ]
Latest Results Prove The Aura Of Invincibility Around Team GB Cycling Has Gone
The Berlin Velodrom was the setting for Team Great Britain’s worst performance at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships [ ... ]
From Afghanistan To The North Pole, Now Jaco Van Gass Is Aiming For Tokyo Gold
“Everything slows down. I can clearly remember lights. Like darkness and then a white light. And then coming out of [ ... ]
Book Review: The Medal Factory
“In 1996, Parliament asked why British cycling was so useless,” writes cycling journalist Kenny Pryde.  Somewhere [ ... ]
Rohan Dennis Overcomes ''Toughest Period In Career'' Thanks To Psychologist
Australian cyclist Rohan Dennis has paid credit to his sports psychologist after storming to a second successive Road World [ ... ]
Pedal Power: Why Manchester Is The Hub Of Britain's Cycling Success
The Tour of Britain, ‘the UK’s most prestigious cycle race’, is taking place this September.  Starting [ ... ]
Kings Of The Jungle? How Tour De France Riders Compare To Animals Of Our World
The 2019 edition of the Tour de France is without doubt one of the most enthralling races in recent memory. Gone is the [ ... ]
Who Is Simon Yates? The Biker From Bury Shining Brightly At The Tour De France
Bradley Wiggins sealed his place in the pantheon of cycling greats in 2012 after he became the first British rider [ ... ]
Thomas Voeckler: The Maverick Showman Of The Tour De France
Pedals churning, tongue wagging, his face a portrait of pleasure and pain; Thomas Voeckler cut a mesmeric figure at the [ ... ]
Tour de France 2018 - Stage 21 Review & Geraint Thomas' Golden Hour
The Final Stage - Wales is rejoicing. Geraint Thomas became the first Welshman to win the Tour de France, finishing [ ... ]
2018 Tour De France Stage 21 Preview: History-Maker Geraint Thomas will Romp Down The Champs-Élysées After Comfortable Stage 20 Third
Today’s Stage He’s home. Geraint Thomas became the third British rider and first Welshman ever to take the Tour [ ... ]
2018 Tour de France Stage 20 Preview: 31km Stands Between Geraint Thomas And His First Grand Tour Victory
The Last Mountain: Yesterday’s Report  - An epic day that ended with Primoz Roglic taking his second – [ ... ]
2018 Tour de France Stage 19 Preview: Can Geraint Thomas Retain His Lead From Lourdes To Laruns?
Stage 18 Recap - A very busy beginning but not much happened after the break of five - so strong that they could be [ ... ]
2018 Tour de France Stage 18 Preview: Trie-Sur-Baïse To Pau
A Pyrenean Epic The stage was everything we’d hoped for, and at the end, Nairo Quintana had won Movistar’s first [ ... ]
2018 Tour de France Stage 17 Preview: Bagnères-de-Luchon to Saint-Lary-Soulan
Say It, Don’t Spray It - Whilst all of the chaos of establishing the break was taking place, France clashed with [ ... ]
Philippe Gilbert Somehow Walks Away from Horror Tour De France Crash
Philippe Gilbert managed to walk away from a horror crash at the Tour De France today. The Belgian rider lost control of [ ... ]
2018 Tour de France Stage 16 Preview: Time For Chris Froome To Make A Move In The Pyranees
Stage 15 Recap - Another day and another race of two halves except the breakaway was much more exciting, with a big [ ... ]
2018 Tour de France Stage 15 Preview: Another Classic For The Break From Millau To Carcassonne
Stage 14 Recap - A day of two races, both fascinating and compelling in equal measure. The stage started with echelons [ ... ]
2018 Tour De France Stage 14 Preview: Expect Breakaways In What Promises To Be An Exciting Day
Stage 13 Review Not an awful lot to talk about through the day bar a four man break that consisted of Lotto’s Soudal’s [ ... ]
Tour de France 2018 Stage Preview - Bourg d'Oisans - Valence, 169.5km
Yesterday’s Stage  Another summit finish, another incredible win for Geraint Thomas. He took the win in the yellow [ ... ]
2018 Tour de France Stage 13 Preview: Sky In The Box Seat - Bourg d'Oisans To Valence
Yesterday’s Stage - Another summit finish, another incredible win for Geraint Thomas. He took the win in the [ ... ]
2018 Tour de France Stage 12 Preview: Stick Or Twist For Sky As Thomas Claims Yellow
Yesterday’s Stage - The race finally came into life, and when it did it really exploded on the final slopes to [ ... ]
2018 Tour de France Stage 11 Preview: More Climbing From Albertville to La Rosière Espace San Bernardo
Yesterday’s Stage - A Tour de Force from Julian Alaphilippe to take the stage and the polka dots from the breakaway. [ ... ]
The Amazing Moment A Mountain Biker Leaps Over The Peleton In The Tour De France
The 2018 Tour de France is well into its second week and although we've seen plenty of crashes and road art, this mountain [ ... ]
2018 Tour de France Stage 10 Preview: The Race Hots Up From Annecy To Le Grand-Bornand
Yesterday’s Stage - John Degenkolb is back, having beaten Greg Van Avermaet and Yves Lamapert in a three-man [ ... ]
Tour de France Stage 9 Preview: Arras To The Cobbles Of Roubaix
Yesterday’s Stage - Another day, another crash as the peloton were split. Amongst the riders to come down were [ ... ]
Tour de France Stage 8 Preview: Dylan Groenewegen Looks To Build On Stage 7 Win
Friday's Stage A long TV advertising feature – even though there were three breaks before the field came [ ... ]
Tour de France Stage 7 Preview: The Longest Day From Fougères to Chartres
Yesterday’s Stage - A lung busting ascent of the Mûr-de-Bretagne was preceded by a frantic chase for position [ ... ]
Tour de France Stage 6 Preview: Sagan In The Mix As They Tackle Mur de Bretagne
Yesterday Recap - A frantic last 50 kilometres whittled the peloton down before a chaotic uphill sprint but nobody [ ... ]
Tour de France Stage 5 Preview: A Classic From Lorient To Quimper
Yesterday’s Recap: There was another late crash and a very ballsy game of cat and mouse between the peloton although [ ... ]
Tour de France Stage 4 Preview: Belgium v France As Van Avermaet Takes Yellow
A stage of huge importance but at the end of it, not the huge gaps expected with less than two minutes separating the [ ... ]
Tour de France Stage Three Preview: Can Peter Sagan Extend His Lead?
Yesterday’s Stage: Death, taxes, and crashes. There have been 382 kilometres of racing in this Tour so far, and just [ ... ]
Tour de France Stage 2 Preview: Gaviria In Yellow For Another Sprint
So, Fernando Gaviria became the first Tour debutant to win on his opening day on the race since Fabian Cancellara took the [ ... ]
The Moment Chris Froome Fell To Lose Time On Tour De France Stage One
It has been a tough build up to the Tour De France for Team Sky and Chris Froome and things went from bad to worse during [ ... ]
Tour de France 2018 - Stage 1: Chris Froome Sets Out To Win 4 Titles In A Row
Welcome to the Tour de France! Every day of the next three weeks you’ll have a guide to the day’s racing along [ ... ]
2018 Criterium Du Dauphine Preview: Overall Route And Contenders Guide
The Race - One of two big trials for the Tour de France, and arguably the more recognised one. The Criterium du Dauphine [ ... ]
Giro D'Italia Stage 19 Preview: Froome And Sky Set For Another Grand Tour
The Stage - The last mountain stage and summit finish. An Alpine epic to end what has been one of the great editions [ ... ]
Giro D'Italia Stage 9 Preview: Yates And Dumoulin Tackle Jafferau
The Stage - The Queen Stage of the Giro. Four climbs and 4000 meters of ascending all with the backdrop of everything [ ... ]
Giro D'Italia Stage 18 Preview: The Beginning Of The End Into Pratenoveso
The beginning of the end. One of three mountain stages with summit finishes to end this Giro. The Route Is standard fare [ ... ]
Giro D'Italia Stage 16 Preview: Tom Dumoulin Targeting Simon Yates In The Time Trial
The Stage - One of the four days left that will decide the Giro, a 34.2-kilometre time trial from Trento to Roverto [ ... ]
Giro D'Italia Stage 15 Preview: A Tough Day In The Dolomites
The Stage - Potentially one of the most interesting and crucial of the Giro. The only stage in the Dolomites, filled [ ... ]
Giro D'Italia 2018 - Zoncolan Stage Preview
Monte Zoncolan, the most important stage of the Giro so far and the most fearsome summit finishes. It’s man vs road [ ... ]
Giro D'Italia Stage 6 Preview: The First Summit Finish From Caltanissetta To Etna
The Stage - The first of the Several summit finishes through this Giro D'Italia. And a crucial stage we will finally [ ... ]
Near Miss For Tour De Yorkshire Marshal As Car Ploughs Through Bollard
A volunteer at the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire race at a very near miss when a car ploughed into the traffic island he was marshaling. [ ... ]
Can Chris Froome Win A Hotly Contested Giro D'Italia?
The Race The 101st Giro D’Italia, the first Grand Tour of the year and one of the most entertaining races which [ ... ]
Michael Valgren Races To Amstel Gold Success
Michael Valgren was the Great Dane as the Astana rider took his second open day classic following his victory at Omloop [ ... ]
Tour Of The Alps 2018 Preview
The Race The Tour Of The Alps, a five-day shootout for climbers aiming for the fast approaching Giro D’Italia and [ ... ]
Amstel Gold 2018 Preview
The Race Amstel Gold, a stamina-sapping 260 kilometres to kick off the Ardennes Classics and a race with a rich history [ ... ]
Tour Of The Basque Country Stage 6 Review
Cycling. 78 riders get on their bikes for three and quarter hours, and at the end, a Quick-Step rider wins. The prodigious [ ... ]
2018 Paris-Roubaix Preview: Peter Sagan Favourite For One Day Classic
The Race - Paris-Roubaix, arguably the most famous one day race in cycling and one of the oldest, having started in [ ... ]
Tour Of The Basque Country Stage 6 Preview: All Eyes On The GC
Yesterday’s Racing - It was third time lucky for Astana an Omar Fraile, who sprinted to the win at the end of [ ... ]
Tour Of The Basque Country Stage 5 Preview: Roglic Edges Ahead
Yesterday’s Stage - Lotto Jumbo’s Primoz Roglic took stage 4’s time trial around the City of Losada [ ... ]
Tour Of The Basque Country 2018 Stage 4 Preview
Yesterday’s Action Rather surprisingly in the end, we had a big bunch kick, the result that had looked most unlikely [ ... ]
Tour Of The Basque Country 2018 - Stage 3 Preview
Yesterday’s Action: Another day, another steep climb and then fast finale, another small group fighting out the victory [ ... ]
Tour Of The Basque Country Stage 2 Preview: More Joy For Alaphilippe?
Yesterday’s Stage - Julian Alaphilippe continued Quick-Step’s incredible year and laid down his overall [ ... ]
2018 Tour Of The Basque Country Preview: Nairo Quintana Back In Europe
The Race - The Tour Of The Basque Country, another fix for cycling fans who are suffering withdrawals from the Spring [ ... ]
Vanmarcke And Gilbert Set To Feature In Brilliant 2018 Tour Of Flanders
The Race The Tour Of Flanders, one of the most exciting and important races on the calendar. A race with a rich history [ ... ]
2018 Dwars door Vlaanderen: The Race, The Route, The Weather And The Contenders
More preparations for the upcoming Monuments, with Dwaars acting as the preparation race for the Tour of Flanders which [ ... ]
Gent-Wevelgem 2018 Preview
The Race - One of the major classics of the spring, in its 81st year and ending a big week which included E3 and [ ... ]
E3 Harlbeke 2018 Preview: Route And Contenders Ahead Of The Belgium One Dayer
The Race - E3 Harelbeke, a race that acts as a trial towards The Tour of Flanders but often ends up being just as good. [ ... ]
Michael Kwiatkowski Wins The 2018 Tirreno-Adriatico
Michael Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) won the 2018 Tirreno-Adriatico with a solid showing against the clock in the closing time [ ... ]
Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 7 Preview: All On The Line In The Final Stage Time Trial
The Stage - The deciding last leg of the race, a 10-kilometre time trial that is pan flat and a test of pure power against [ ... ]
Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 6 Report: Marcel Kittel Picks Up Second Win Of The Week
Things are turning around, finally, for Marcel Kittel. He managed to deliver once again for Katusha-Alpecin as he took [ ... ]
Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 6 Preview: Kittel And Co Gearing Up For A Sprint In Fano
The Stage - A second chance for the sprinters, who have done well to make it here after a tough weekend, although they will [ ... ]
Tirreno-Adriatico 2018: Stage 5 Report
Adam Yates made up for both family and team disappointment as the brother of fellow Mitchelton-Scott twin Adam, just beaten [ ... ]
Paris-Nice 2018 Final Stage and Overall Report: Izagirre Brothers Crash Into One Another As Soler Claims Victory
This edition of Paris-Nice may have been known as The Race To The Sun but on a wet, wet day the best was saved for last [ ... ]
Paris-Nice Stage 8 Preview: Can Simon Yates Win The Race To The Sun?
The Stage - The decider. 110km around Nice to decide the winner of Paris-Nice. The Route - 14 kilometres of false [ ... ]
Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 5 Preview: Peter Sagan Fancied To Win His First Stage Of The Race
The Stage - Another steel wall finish and a chance for the puncheurs and those who can cope with steep percentages. [ ... ]
Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 4 Report: Landa Takes The Spoils For Movistar
Movistar’s Mikel Landa took his first win for his new team, making an early season marker for the fourth stage of [ ... ]
Paris-Nice 2018 - Stage 7 Report: A Memorable Day For Britain's Simon Yates
British riders have had an eventful week on and off the bike but Simon Yates gave some much needed national pride with a [ ... ]
Paris-Nice Stage 7 Preview: Luis Leon Sanchez Clinging On To Yellow
The Stage - The Queen Stage of Paris-Nice and the only summit finish, so of huge importance even before tomorrow’sspectacular [ ... ]
Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 4 Preview: The Queen Stage From Foligno To Sassoetto
The Stage - The queen stage of the race and the only summit finish to boot, coming off the back of an extremely hard [ ... ]
Paris-Nice Stage 6 Report: Another Home Winner In Rudy Molard
As Paris-Nice began to heat up ahead of an Alpine double header to decide the overall winner, Rudy Molard delivered another [ ... ]
Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 3 Report: Roglic Wins And Thomas Takes The Leaders' Jersey
Primoz Roglic was a brilliant winner of the third stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, announcing himself once again as one of the [ ... ]
Paris-Nice 2018 - Stage 6 Preview From Sisteron To Vence
The Stage A tantalising taster of the next two days to come that will decide the race, and a chance to make inroads before [ ... ]
Paris Nice Stage 5 Review - Cousin Bounds To Fine Success
Before a pedal stroke of this race, if you had asked any team whether they’ve had taken two stage victories at Paris-Nice, [ ... ]
Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 2 Review: Marcel Kittel Downs Peter Sagan In Sprint Finish
The saying ‘Good things come to those who wait’ is a universal one, and few in the peloton could have felt it [ ... ]
Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 2 Preview: A Sprint Battle In Livorno
The Stage - A sprint battle before Milano-San Remo. The Route - Is almost entirely flat apart from the opening [ ... ]
Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 3 Preview: Trevi Finish Looks Ideal For Geraint Thomas
The Stage - Potentially explosive. There are barely any fiat kilometres through the day and not a moment’s rest [ ... ]
Paris-Nice 2018 - Stage 5 Preview From Salon-De-Provence To Sisteron
The Stage - Challenging terrain, although it is just a taster of what’s to come given that we head through to [ ... ]
Paris Nice Stage 4 Review - Some Light Relief For Team Sky
Team Sky have had a very difficult week to say the least, but they were delivered a welcome reminder of the talent that [ ... ]
Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 1 Review: BMC Take The Time Trial
There has been much success for home riders over the past week and Damiano Caruso continued the trend as he took the race [ ... ]
Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 1 Preview: BMC The Team To Beat In The Time Trial
The Stage - The customary opening team time trial, and crucial for the whole race as you can lose it on the first day [ ... ]
Tirreno-Adriatico 2018 Preview: The Stars Come Out In Italy
The Race - The Italian equivalent of Paris-Nice, acting as the essential Giro D’Italia warmup and also a fine [ ... ]
Paris-Nice Stage 4 Preview: La Fouillouse To Saint-Etienne Time Trial
The Stage -  A crucial time trial that will shake up the overall standings significantly. There’s all to play [ ... ]
Paris-Nice Review: Hivert Takes Stage 3 But It's Luis Leon Sanchez In Yellow
This Paris-Nice has been an enjoyable one for home fans and Jonathan Hivert (Direct Energie) made it two wins from three [ ... ]
Paris Nice 2018: Stage 3 Preview
The Stage - A race of two halves, with mostly flat opening 60 kilometres before a finishing run that takes place over [ ... ]
Paris-Nice Stage 2 Review: A Win For Dylan Groenewegen
Dylan Groenewegen continued his fine start to 2018 as he took the second stage of Paris-Nice, taking a thrilling bunch sprint [ ... ]
2018 Paris-Nice Stage 2 Preview - Arnaud Demare Lined Up For Another Sprint Finish
The Stage - The second part of Paris-Nice and a change from the intense finish that the field had to deal with yesterday [ ... ]
Arnaud Demare Wins Exciting First Stage Of Paris-Nice
If the rest of Paris-Nice is going to be as close as this, then we shall at least have a thrilling seven days. The French [ ... ]