Cycling

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

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 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

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

Sarah Storey will lead a 27-strong British squad at the Para-cycling track World Championships as she returns from injuries sustained in an August crash. Storey, Britain’s most successful Paralympian with 17 golds, suffered broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung in the incident in Quebec, Canada. The 44-year-old will seek to defend her women’s C5

British Cycling has announced a sponsorship deal with oil company Shell. The partnership, which runs from this month until the end of 2030, will bring “wide-ranging support and investment”. This include initiatives to make cycling more accessible for disabled people and target a ‘net-zero’ status. “We’re looking forward to working alongside Shell UK to widen

Dates: 12-16 October Venue: Velodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France Coverage: Live on BBC Red Button, BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app. In any elite sport a champion elect needs every element of preparation to come together in the right moment. In track cycling, chasing that moment has to

The first combined UCI Cycling World Championships will be broadcast live across the BBC. The event in Scotland in August 2023 will host 13 world titles brought together in an 11-day event. Cycling’s world governing body the UCI will stage combined championships every four years ahead of an Olympic year. Chair of the event, Paul

Italy’s Filippo Ganna has smashed cycling’s hour world record – registering 56.792km in 60 minutes on a track in Switzerland. He beat the previous UCI mark, 55.548km, set by his Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Dan Bigham in August, by a margin of 1.244km. Ganna, 26, rode a specially designed 3D-printed Pinarello bike at the Tissot Velodrome

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar won the Tour of Lombardy for a second time as Vincenzo Nibali and Alejandro Valverde bowed out of professional racing. The UAE Team Emirates rider out-sprinted Movistar’s Enric Mas after a gruelling 253km race, with Bahrain Victorious’s Mikel Landa claiming third, his first podium in a Monument – the big five one-day

The final World Tour race of the road cycling season marks the end of a classic year of racing. This year, Il Lombardia – or the ‘race of the falling leaves’ as it is known – also brings to an end the careers of two of the sport’s legends. At 37, it feels as if

Dates: 12-16 October Venue: Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France Coverage: Live on BBC Red Button, BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app. Five-time Olympic gold medallist Laura Kenny and double Olympic champion Katie Archibald are among a 20-strong Great Britain squad for the Track Cycling World Championships in France.