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Egan Bernal says he nearly died following a high-speed crash in his native Colombia. The 25-year-old had spinal surgery and other procedures after he sustained back, leg, knee and chest injuries. The Ineos Grenadiers rider remains in intensive care at the Clinica Universidad de La Sabana in Bogota. “Having had a 95% chance of becoming

Ineos Grenadiers rider Brandon Rivera has fractured his elbow and dislocated a shoulder in Colombia, three days after team-mate Egan Bernal’s serious crash in the same area. Local media report the 25-year-old is being treated at the same clinic as Bernal on the outskirts of Bogota. Former Tour de France champion Bernal, 25, suffered back,

Off a long, straight road in Alicante province, Mark Cavendish sits in a dusty valley, smiling with team-mates during a break in the day’s training among the jagged hills and orange trees of eastern Spain. It’s unseasonably warm and windy for January, but Cavendish’s obvious high spirits rise above the continual gusts – as well

Time trial bikes are becoming too dangerous for riders to train with on public roads, says Egan Bernal’s Ineos team-mate Tom Pidcock. Pidcock, 22, believes the serious injuries suffered by Bernal on Monday, and his own crash in June, could be a result of the riding position. “Positions are getting more and more extreme and

Colombian rider Egan Bernal is “stable” after he was taken to hospital following a crash in training, his Ineos Grenadiers team have confirmed. Bernal, who won the 2019 Tour de France and last year’s Giro d’Italia, was training near his hometown in Colombia. “He was accompanied to hospital by team medical staff and was conscious

A 20-year-old man says he has landed the world’s first BMX triple flair. Kieran Reilly, from Gateshead, landed the trick – three full backflips and a 180-degree rotation at the end – at Asylum Skatepark in Nottinghamshire on 15 January. After crashing about 30 times during practice runs, Kieran said it was an “amazing feeling”

Essex Police Police investigating an aggravated burglary at the home of Olympic cyclist Mark Cavendish have released photos of two men they want to speak to. The athlete and his wife Peta Todd were threatened during the raid at their home in the Ongar area of Essex on 27 November. Police said a Louis Vuitton

Mark Cavendish says he will “bounce back” from an assault and burglary at his home – and wants to spend more time with his family. The 36-year-old Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider was attacked by armed men during a burglary at his home in November. Cavendish previously said his wife Peta and their children were threatened

Giro d’Italia champion Egan Bernal has signed a five-year contract extension with British team Ineos Grenadiers. The 24-year old Colombian won the Tour de France title in 2019 but has suffered with a recurring back problem over the past two years and missed last year’s Tour to focus on the Giro. Bernal, who joined Ineos

The 2022 British Track Cycling Championships have been postponed until March because of Covid-19 restrictions in Wales. The event was due to take place at the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales in Newport from 27-30 January. But it has been put back to 3-6 March after the Welsh government extended current Covid-19 regulations. The

Dutch cyclist Amy Pieters is to be transferred to a hospital in the Netherlands to continue treatment following a fall in training. The incident happened in Alicante on Thursday, 23 December during a Dutch training camp. Pieters was taken to a Spanish hospital by air ambulance and had surgery to relieve pressure on her brain.

Britain’s four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome has suffered a “setback” in his preparations for the 2022 season because of a knee injury. Froome, 36, revealed he has damaged a tendon in his knee, which he believes is a result of “pushing too much” in pre-season training. The Israel Start-Up Nation rider is to

New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame – BBC Sport A-Z Sports More from Sport Last updated on 28 minutes ago28 minutes ago.From the section Sport Seven-time Olympic gold medallist Jason Kenny has been made a knight and his wife Laura – a five-time Olympic champion –

Dutch cyclist Amy Pieters will remain in an induced coma for at least three more days following a fall during training, her SD Worx team has said. The incident happened in Alicante during a Dutch training camp. The 30-year-old was taken to hospital by air ambulance and had surgery to relieve pressure on her brain.

Dutch cyclist Amy Pieters is in an induced coma following a fall during a training ride with the national team in Alicante this week. Pieters, 30, lost consciousness after the collision and was taken to hospital by air ambulance. The Dutch national road race champion had surgery to relieve pressure on her brain caused by

Team Qhubeka NextHash, Africa’s top cycling team, have confirmed that their hopes of racing on the World Tour in 2022 are over. Despite this setback, the team had continued looking for sponsors in a bid to overturn the decision by the licence commission of cycling’s world governing body. “We are deeply saddened to confirm that

Geraint Thomas has signed a new two-year contract to remain with Ineos Grenadiers. The 35-year-old’s previous deal was due to expire at the end of 2021. In October, the 2018 Tour de France champion said there had been “long and tough” negotiations, but he expected to stay with the team he first joined in 2010

In January 2019, on a sunny day in the coastal mountains surrounding San Francisco, an Olympic medal-winning cyclist was racing down a twisting ribbon of tarmac, descending at the kind of blistering speed reserved for cars and motorbikes. On a surface that had dried quickly after the first rainfall for weeks, Kelly Catlin suddenly lost