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Charlotte Kool won the RideLondon Classique with victory in the final stage as Britain’s Lizzie Deignan came third in the general classification. Team DSM’s Kool had a five-second lead over Deignan, 34, heading into Sunday’s final 92km stage around central London. The Dutchwoman, 24, narrowly beat Chloe Dygert and Maike van der Duin across the

Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory in his final Giro d’Italia stage as Primoz Roglic secured the overall title. Slovenia’s Roglic finished safely in the peloton to confirm his first Giro title, with Geraint Thomas second. Thomas helped lead out Cavendish in the final stages, with the pair sharing an emotional embrace after the finish. More

British trio Fin Graham, Daphne Schrager and Fran Brown all continued their time trial dominance at the Para-cycling Road World Cup in Alabama. The trio all won their respective races to make it three World Cup time trial wins from three this season. Double Paralympic silver medallist Graham won his C3 event by over a

Welshman Geraint Thomas is “devastated” but also “proud” of his efforts as he slipped to second place in the Giro d’Italia behind new leader Primoz Roglic, who is set to win the race in Sunday’s processional final stage in Rome. According to tradition, the leader will not be challenged for the overall victory.

Geraint Thomas’ hopes of winning the Giro d’Italia look to have ended in agonising fashion as Primoz Roglic won the penultimate stage on Saturday. Roglic won a brutal mountain time trial by 40 seconds from Thomas to take a 14-second lead into Sunday’s final, processional stage. The Slovenian won the 18.6km stage despite having to

Britain’s Lizzie Deignan says she is “surprised” to be in contention after remaining second overall following stage two of the RideLondon Classique. Deignan is one month into her return after giving birth to a second child. The 34-year-old was due to support Elisa Balsamo but her Trek-Segafredo team-mate crashed in Friday’s stage. “Racing here is

Britain’s Geraint Thomas will defend a 26-second lead on Saturday’s individual time trial after Santiago Buitrago won stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia. Colombia’s Buitrago took victory from Canada’s Derek Gee, who was second for the fourth time in this year’s race. Behind them the general classification race sparked into life in the final 2km

Dutch rider Charlotte Kool took victory in the opening stage of the RideLondon Classique as Great Britain’s Lizzie Deignan finished third in Colchester. Team DSM’s Kool, who received a strong lead-out from former British champion Pfeiffer Georgi, crossed before Clara Copponi in a select sprint. The Dutchwoman, 24, said it was a “dream start”. Deignan,

British Cycling is to ban transgender women from the female category of its competitions following a nine-month review and consultation. Under a new participation policy that the governing body said was “predicated on fairness”, such athletes will compete in an ‘open category’ with men. The female category will be “for those whose sex was assigned

British Cycling chief executive Jon Dutton is “confident” the new policy to ban transgender women from competing in the female category “safeguards the fairness of cycle-sport competition”. But he says he has sympathy for riders such as Emily Bridges – the country’s highest-profile transgender cyclist – who will no longer be in contention to be

Britain’s Geraint Thomas extended his overall race lead as Italy’s Filippo Zana won stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia. Team Jayco AIula rider Zana edged Frenchman Thibaut Pinot in a sprint finish, with his compatriot Warren Barguil crossing the line in third. Ineos Grenadiers’ Thomas held off attacks from Primoz Roglic to defend the pink

Italy’s Alberto Dainese sprinted to victory on stage 17 at the Giro d’Italia as Britain’s Geraint Thomas retained the overall race lead. Team DSM rider Dainese edged compatriot Jonathan Milan and Australian Michael Matthews in a photo finish in Caorle. Ineos Grenadiers’ Thomas finished safely in the peloton to defend the pink jersey he reclaimed

With a sporting journey that includes American football, sprinting at the London Paralympics, winning European Para-athletics shot put silver and a Para-cycling world title, Sam Ruddock is no stranger to embracing challenges. But now the 33-year-old is taking on a new test by developing his road riding skills. Ruddock, who switched from athletics to cycling

Britain’s Geraint Thomas reclaimed the overall race lead at the Giro d’Italia as Joao Almeida took victory on Monte Bondone in a thrilling 16th stage. After appalling weather marred the Giro’s first two weeks, the general classification race ignited on Tuesday with Thomas, 36, making his move. The Briton finished runner-up in a sprint to

The three-stage Ride London Classique starts on Friday, 26 May and will be shown live on the BBC. Some of the world’s best riders will take part including Great Britain’s 2015 world champion Lizzie Deignan. Deignan, who has not competed on home soil since October 2021, returned to racing in April following the birth of

Last updated on 5 hours ago5 hours ago.From the section Cycling Geraint Thomas says the racing has been “disappointing” in a weather-affected Giro d’Italia, but is braced for a brutal final week to Rome. A combination of torrential rain, Covid withdrawals and a route heavily stacked to the final week has subdued the race. Thomas

Red:On Events Formula 1 star Valtteri Bottas traded four wheels for two at the weekend to take part in a gravel cycling race in southern Scotland. The Finnish driver was able to compete due to the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna grand prix in Italy. He was also there to support his girlfriend Tiffany Cromwell

Mark Cavendish, one of Britain’s most successful cyclists, will retire at the end of the season. In 2021 he equalled the legendary Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 Tour de France stage victories. During a news conference at the Giro d’Italia, Cavendish, 38, said: “Cycling has been my life for over 25 years. “It’s taught me