Cycling News

Laura Kenny: A look back at the career of Britain’s most successful female Olympian – video
18/03/2024 17:32 by TheGuardian
Laura Kenny, Britain’s most successful female Olympic athlete, has announced her retirement from c..
‘You just have to be gutsy’: how Laura Kenny created her golden era | William Fotheringham
18/03/2024 14:59 by TheGuardian
Britain’s most successful female Olympian rode through adversity and her refusal to compromise exp..
Laura Kenny’s glittering career – in pictures
18/03/2024 11:54 by TheGuardian
A look back at the Olympic champion’s career after the decorated cyclist announced her retirement ..
Laura Kenny, Britain’s most successful female Olympic athlete, to retire from cycling
18/03/2024 06:53 by TheGuardian
31-year-old won five Olympic gold medals and had been expected to compete at this summer’s Paris G..
Jasper Philipsen wins fastest ever Milan-Sanremo cycle race in photo finish
16/03/2024 18:16 by TheGuardian
Belgian held off Michael Matthews and Tadej Pogacar at finishWinning time beat previous record set b..
Australian track cycling team wheels out $100,000 bike in pursuit of Paris Olympic gold
14/03/2024 01:46 by TheGuardian
Hanzo bike features extreme forks and customised aerobarsTop-of-the-line track bike may be most expe..
Rohan Dennis, husband of former Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins, faces court charged with causing her death
13/03/2024 02:54 by TheGuardian
Former cycling champion Rohan Dennis charged with recklessly striking his wife with his car in Adela..
Matteo Jorgenson pulls clear of Brandon McNulty to win Paris-Nice title
10/03/2024 17:15 by TheGuardian
Visma-Lease a Bike rider overturned four-second deficitJonas Vingegaard takes overall victory at Tir..
Laura Kenny given only ‘slim chance’ of competing at Paris Olympics
05/03/2024 14:43 by TheGuardian
Cyclist currently does not have enough points to qualifyMore likely target would be world championsh..
Strade Bianche: Pogacar follows Kopecky success with 81km solo attack
02/03/2024 16:56 by TheGuardian
Slovenian makes light work of men’s field in TuscanyWorld champion bests Longo Borghini in final k..
Amy Gillett Foundation for cyclist safety to close after federal funds cut off
02/03/2024 01:32 by TheGuardian
Set up to honour the Australian national team cyclist killed by a car, the group was behind the succ..
US cycling team suspended for dressing mechanic as rider to qualify for race
26/02/2024 12:55 by TheGuardian
Cynisca did not have enough riders to enter Argenta ClassicSporting director handed lengthy ban for ..
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: Tratnik triumphs and hails biggest win of career
24/02/2024 15:55 by TheGuardian
Nils Politt beaten into second place and Wout van Aert thirdVisma-Lease A Bike take victory; Tom Pid..
Jody Cundy : ‘I don’t know what the real world is like. That scares me’
15/02/2024 08:00 by TheGuardian
At 45 the veteran Paralympian – multi-gold medallist in the pool and velodrome – is going for g..
If cycling clubs feel like golf clubs on wheels, people will shun them | Letters
12/02/2024 18:28 by TheGuardian
Davey Campbell makes a case for investment in infrastructure and activity cycling projects, and Chri..
Cycling boom was not here to stay and lack of institutional will could keep it away | Jonathan Liew
06/02/2024 08:00 by TheGuardian
The 2010s was the decade for the sport until rising costs and a shift of tone hit hard. The enthusia..
British Cycling launches rescue mission for 2024 Tours of Britain
02/02/2024 15:00 by TheGuardian
Governing body in a race to stage June and September eventsWomen’s and men’s tours lack routes, ..
Tim Hilton obituary
31/01/2024 17:55 by TheGuardian
Journalist, biographer of John Ruskin and brilliant art critic who wrote for the Guardian and Indepe..
Brailsford has not turned his back on cycling, insists new Ineos CEO
23/01/2024 17:41 by TheGuardian
Director of Ineos Sport focused despite new role at United Team’s budget remains fixed after footb..
Australian cycling entered a new era when Cadel Evans conquered the Tour de France | Kieran Pender
21/01/2024 14:00 by TheGuardian
In 2011 the cyclist’s yellow jersey triumph demarcated the sport for the country for ever, kicking..
Stephen Williams wins dramatic final stage and first Tour Down Under title
21/01/2024 06:14 by TheGuardian
Welshman secures overall victory in dramatic finishDebutant becomes first European winner since 2013..
Brailsford steps away from cycling to concentrate on Manchester United
20/01/2024 16:43 by TheGuardian
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s advisor to conduct audit of clubBrailsford no longer listed as cycling team pr..
Horror crash rules cycling star Luke Plapp out of Tour Down Under
19/01/2024 01:01 by TheGuardian
Australian road champion suffers severe road rashFrench rider also injured in stage three crashLuke ..
Women’s Tour under threat as British cycling promoter goes into liquidation
18/01/2024 15:10 by TheGuardian
Women’s Tour owner SweetSpot appoints recovery expertsBritish Cycling rescinded its Tour of Britai..
Knight strikes gold in GB’s record European track cycling medal haul
14/01/2024 18:24 by TheGuardian
Josie Knight takes pursuit gold in thrilling final battleGreat Britain finish with 14 medals to top ..
Australia’s greatest sporting moment poll
14/01/2024 14:00 by TheGuardian
We’ve whittled down hundreds of reader nominations and tapped into our best sporting minds to comp..
Meet the Lycra lads: London’s cycle couriers in 1987
14/01/2024 06:00 by TheGuardian
They were fast, brightly dressed, sometimes earned decent money and rarely obeyed the Highway CodeA ..
Great Britain strike gold at the European Track Cycling Championships
11/01/2024 21:07 by TheGuardian
GB celebrate first European team pursuit title for nine yearsWomen’s pursuit squad take silver aft..
Melissa Hoskins’ ‘unyielding spirit’ remembered ahead of elite women’s road race
07/01/2024 03:03 by TheGuardian
Minute’s silence observed at Australian road championshipsFormer Olympic cyclist described as ‘a..
Australia cyclists pay tribute to Melissa Hoskins at national championships
04/01/2024 09:00 by TheGuardian
Grace Brown and Brodie Chapman express grief after Hoskins’ deathMinute’s silence to be held bef..
Grieving family remember cyclist Melissa Hoskins as a ‘freewheeling spirit’
02/01/2024 05:10 by TheGuardian
Husband Rohan Dennis, a fellow world champion rider, has been charged with killing Hoskins with his ..
Friends pay tribute to Melissa Dennis as Australian cycling community mourns
01/01/2024 01:01 by TheGuardian
Anna Meares among athletes paying tribute to former track cyclist who competed at world championship..
Call of the cobbles: the joy of cycling in Flanders
26/11/2023 11:00 by TheGuardian
The notorious pavé leaves this rider shaken and stirred, but the the gorgeous scenery of Belgium’..
Ineos Grenadiers confirm departure of deputy team principle Rod Ellingworth
17/11/2023 22:15 by TheGuardian
Ellingworth will leave British team at the end of this yearCoach behind development of Cavendish, Th..
Future for Tour of Britain men’s race in balance over dispute with promoter
07/11/2023 16:00 by TheGuardian
British Cycling terminates agreement with SweetSpotGoverning body claims £700,000 owed in unpaid ri..
Italian ultra-endurance cyclist returns to Antarctica crossing where isolation is the enemy
04/11/2023 23:00 by TheGuardian
In his first attempt to traverse Antarctica last year, Omar Di Felice was prepared for minus 38C tem..
Elite cycling the target of Saudi-backed Champions League-style calendar
28/10/2023 10:04 by TheGuardian
New format could be in place by 2026 with PIF backingTour de France organisation remains resistant t..
Tour de France will not finish in Paris for first time ever due to 2024 Olympics
25/10/2023 12:19 by TheGuardian
Winner set to be crowned in Nice after Grand Départ in ItalyWomen’s race begins in Netherlands, e..
Geraint Thomas: ‘I still feel I’ve got it, and I’d love to make it to a fifth Olympics’
24/10/2023 12:04 by TheGuardian
The 37-year-old explains he has not signed a new two-year deal with Ineos Grenadiers to make up the ..
Clare Harris obituary
20/10/2023 11:31 by TheGuardian
My sister, Clare Harris, who has died aged 63 from cancer, was a remarkable fell runner, triathlete,..