Cycling

Next year’s Tour de France Femmes will feature a summit finish on the famous Col du Tourmalet. Stage seven, covering 90km, will start in Lannemezan before climbing the Col d’Aspin at 1,490m and then the Tourmalet at 2,115m. The eight-stage race, which totals 956km, will run from July 23 to 30 and end with a

Cycling legend Brian Robinson, who was the first Briton to win a stage of the Tour de France, has died aged 91. Robinson, from Mirfield, West Yorkshire, won stages in 1958 and 1959, and was also the first British cyclist to finish the Tour in 1955. Robinson’s death was announced on Twitter by his grandson

There’s a simplicity to the thick forests and endless lakes of Finland – which are a source of great pride to its people. You can see that in Valtteri Bottas’ eyes when he talks about the sense of calm they bring to him. That geography is why so many of the Finnish sporting greats, such

Dutch cyclist Amy Pieters has taken her first steps since suffering severe brain damage in a training crash in Alicante in December. The 31-year-old, a three-time Madison world champion, only regained consciousness in April after being put in an induced coma following surgery. She is recovering in a Netherlands intensive neuro-rehabilitation centre. A statement on

“I hope it has sent a message about the rights of women in Afghanistan and that the world will wake up.” That was the message from Fariba Hashimi, winner of Sunday’s Afghan women’s championships – an event held in Switzerland because of the situation in Afghanistan. The event saw 50 refugee athletes, now living in

Great Britain won six gold medals on the penultimate day at the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships. Jody Cundy won a 13th C4 world kilo title in a row, while Jaco van Gass and Fin Graham claimed a one-two in the men’s C3 1km time trial. Blaine Hunt and Daphne Schrager claimed first world titles

Sarah Storey won her 16th world track title as Great Britain took six gold medals on day two of the Para-cycling Track World Championships. Storey, 44, successfully defended her C5 individual pursuit title in France. Neil Fachie and pilot Matthew Rotherham won the men’s 1,000m time trial ahead of James Ball and pilot Steffan Lloyd.

Great Britain won three gold medals on the opening day of the Para-cycling Track World Championships in France. Kadeena Cox took gold in the Women’s C4 500m time trial and Fin Graham won the Men’s C3 15km scratch race final. Britain then landed mixed tandem team sprint gold – with Libby Clegg piloted by Georgia

The governments in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have met to discuss a potential joint-bid to host the opening stages of the Tour de France. Officials in both departments will investigate the potential to host the annual cycling race in 2026 or 2027. Dublin was the host of Le Grand Depart in 1998

Britain’s Neah Evans claimed her first major individual title in the women’s points race at the Track Cycling World Championships. Ethan Hayter and Ollie Wood took men’s madison silver, with bronze for Ethan Vernon in the men’s elimination race. Evans won gold in France with 60 points, ahead of Denmark’s Julie Leth and American Jennifer

Great Britain’s Ethan Hayter successfully defended his world omnium title on day four of the Track Cycling World Championships in France. The 24-year-old, who started the final points race top of the standings, ended on 146 points, 20 points clear of Benjamin Thomas of France. “There was more pressure coming into it defending the title

Italy’s Filippo Ganna set a new world record as he claimed men’s individual pursuit gold on day three of the Track Cycling World Championships in France. Ganna received a standing ovation after finishing Friday’s 4,000m event in three minutes and 59.636 seconds. It is the first time a rider has ever gone below four minutes

Great Britain won men’s gold and women’s silver in the team pursuit finals on day two of the Track Cycling World Championships in France. In the men’s event, British quartet Ethan Hayter, Oliver Wood, Ethan Vernon and Daniel Bigham edged out Olympic champions Italy in a thrilling race to cause an upset. In the women’s

British Cycling’s partnership with Shell is “controversial” but could help persuade the oil giant to look at its environmental policies, says Sir Chris Hoy. British Cycling announced the eight-year sponsorship deal on Monday but received widespread criticism. Hoy said it could allow British Cycling to “have a voice in an organisation”. He added: “If you

Great Britain won three bronze medals on the opening day of the Track Cycling World Championships in France. Welsh rider Jess Roberts secured individual bronze in the women’s 10km scratch race on her championships debut and dedicated the achievement to her late grandfather. “I’m really happy with that because my grandad passed away on Saturday,”

Jess Roberts wins Great Britain’s first medal of the 2022 Track Cycling World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, with bronze in the women’s scratch race – dedicating it to her grandfather who died at the weekend. Watch live coverage of the Track World Cycling Championships on BBC Three, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website.

Ineos Grenadiers have signed French multiple world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot for 2023. The 30-year-old is the first female rider to be signed by the team, who are diversifying from their roots in road cycling. Ferrand-Prevot has won eight mountain bike world titles as well as road, cyclocross and gravel world titles. “Signing with the Ineos

More than 700 organisations and individuals have signed an open letter to British Cycling calling for the governing body to “renounce” its sponsorship deal with oil giant Shell. British Cycling said the eight-year deal would bring “wide-ranging support and investment” to the sport. However, after announcing the deal on Monday, it has been accused of