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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Katie Falkingham BBC Sport Dame Laura Kenny, Britain’s most successful female Olympian, has announced her retirement from cycling. The 31-year-old won five Olympic golds and seven World Championship titles in a distinguished career on the track.
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EPA Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen won the fastest-ever Milan-San Remo race in a photo finish on Saturday. The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider, 26, edged out Jayco-AlUla’s Michael Matthews to claim the first Monument of the season. Britain’s Tom Pidcock was in contention before Philipsen came through to win the prestigious one-day Spring Classic. “It’s an incredible feeling,” he
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Getty Images Great Britain’s Emma Finucane won the women’s sprint title in round two of the Track Nations Cup in Hong Kong. The 21-year-old came through a decider against Lea Sophie Friedrich, of Germany, to set up a final against France’s Mathilde Gros. World champion Finucane comfortably won the first two races in the best-of-three
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Getty Images Great Britain got off to a winning start in round two of the Track Nations Cup as Will Perrett secured men’s elimination gold before the women’s sprint team triumphed in Hong Kong. Perrett, 27, held off Belgium’s Jules Hesters to secure a narrow victory. “You have to ride efficiently in the bunch, then
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Getty Images British Cycling has named Rod Ellingworth as the race director for its Tour of Britain events. The 51-year-old stepped down as Ineos Grenadiers’ deputy team principal at the end of 2023. Ellingworth returns to British Cycling having helped to form its academy in 2004, and worked at the Beijing, London and Rio Olympics.
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Getty Images By Harry Poole BBC Sport Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard took overall victory at the Tirreno-Adriatico race, while Matteo Jorgenson triumphed at Paris-Nice. Denmark’s Vingegaard, 27, ended Italy’s seven-stage race one minute and 24 seconds ahead of Spain’s Juan Ayuso. American Jorgenson, 24, finished behind Remco Evenepoel on the final stage of
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Getty Images World and European track sprint champion Emma Finucane aims to help inspire young female cyclists to follow her into sprinting. Since Great Britain’s team sprinters shone at the 2012 London Olympics, they have not made a Games. Finucane’s recent solo success came alongside team sprint silver medals at the 2023 World Championships in
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Getty Images By Matt Warwick BBC Sport Cycling’s world governing body will review time trial helmet designs after issuing a ban on a ‘head sock’ element. The UCI says it wants to ensure radical designs do not compromise safety. “It raises an issue concerning the current trend, focusing more on performance than to ensure the
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Getty Images By Katie Falkingham BBC Sport Laura Kenny has only a “slim chance” of competing at the Paris Olympics, says British Cycling’s performance director. Kenny, Britain’s most successful female Olympian, gave birth to her second son Monty in July, but said in November she was targeting a fourth Games in 2024. The 31-year-old has
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Getty Images Slovenia’s two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar pulled off a stunning solo ride to win the Strade Bianche in Tuscany. The UAE Team Emirates rider attacked with 81km of the 215km race remaining. He finished a record two minutes 44 seconds ahead of second-placed Toms Skujins in Siena, with Britain’s defending champion
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SWpix.com By Katie Falkingham BBC Sport at the National Cycling Centre, Manchester Lauren Bell won her second British title inside 24 hours with keirin victory on the last day of the National Track Championships in Manchester. Bell, a two-time team sprint world medallist, held off a late charge from Rhian Edmunds to narrowly pip her
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