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Ineos Grenadiers rider Pavel Sivakov has changed his cycling nationality from Russian to French. The move has been approved by cycling’s world governing body the UCI. The 24-year-old, who grew up in France, has made the move amid Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. “I have wanted to become a French national for some time and

Getty Images Two more men have been charged with robbery following a break-in at the home of Olympic cyclist Mark Cavendish. Essex Police said the incident at a house in the Ongar area happened at 02:35 GMT on 27 November. Oludewa Okorosobo, 27, of Flaxman Road, Camberwell, south London, and Ali Badara Sesay, 27, of

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted the world’s sporting bodies to consider how they should treat athletes, officials and competitions associated with the conflict. The International Olympic Committee has called on sports federations to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes, officials and teams from international events wherever possible. The British Olympic Association and Olympic Federation of

Tadej Pogacar retained the UAE Tour title as he once again beat Adam Yates after an exciting head-to-head duel up the final climb of the race. In a finish similar to last year, Yates had tried to break his opponent before Pogacar launched the decisive move near the top of Jebel Hafeet. The Slovenian took

Last updated on 1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the section Cycling Jason Kenny, Great Britain’s most successful Olympian of all time, has retired to take up a coaching job with British Cycling. The 33-year-old won seven gold medals and two silvers between 2008 and 2021. “A massive part of me would love to continue and

Britain’s Lizzie Deignan has announced she is pregnant for a second time and will not race again until next year. Deignan, 33, is expecting her second child with husband Phil following the birth of daughter Orla in 2018. The Trek-Segafredo rider won the first ever women’s Paris-Roubaix last year after an 80km solo breakaway saw

Mark Cavendish took victory on stage two of the UAE Tour as he moved to third in the overall standings. The Briton produced a trademark sprint finish to win the 176km stage, with Belgium’s race leader Jasper Philipsen finishing second in the same time. “I knew we could win here,” said the 36-year-old Cavendish. “[The

Former Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas says he is ready to show he can still be competitive as he starts 2022 with a new contract, a new coach and new motivation. The Welshman begins his 16th season as a professional rider at the Volta ao Algarve in Portugal on Wednesday. Thomas, 35, admits there

Mark Cavendish missed out on the green jersey at the Tour of Oman after being impeded in the final sprint finish by Maximiliano Richeze, who was later disqualified. Britain’s Cavendish banged his handlebars in frustration and remonstrated with Argentine Richeze as they crossed the line. Fernando Gaviria won the 132.5km stage from Al Mouj Muscat

Mark Cavendish escaped with only grazes and bruises after a fall during the penultimate stage of the Tour of Oman on Monday. It is the British rider’s first race since a high-speed track crash in Ghent in November saw him hospitalised. “I had a touch of wheels and unfortunately I came down quite heavily,” said

Sprinter Mark Cavendish won stage two of the Tour of Oman to take the overall lead from Fernando Gaviria and claim his first victory of 2022. Cavendish edged Australia’s Kaden Groves at the end of the 167.5km stage from Naseem Park to Suhar Corniche. It is the 36-year-old’s first victory of 2022 and 157th of

Mark Cavendish opened his 2022 season with a second-place finish on the opening stage of the Tour of Oman. Colombia’s Fernando Gaviria took the win for UAE Team Emirates, holding off the 36-year-old Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider in a sprint finish to the 138km stage from Rustaq Fort to Muscat. Cavendish edged Australia’s Kaden Groves

The Tour of Britain will return to Yorkshire for the first time since 2009 when the race resumes this September. Britain’s flagship men’s road cycling event will travel to Dorset for the first time and also feature a first full stage within Gloucestershire. Aberdeen and the Isle of Wight had already been confirmed as the

Ineos Grenadiers’ Egan Bernal has left hospital as he continues to recover from multiple operations after a high-speed crash in his native Colombia. The 25-year-old said he nearly died after he hit a stationary bus while riding his time trial bike in January. He had neurosurgery, spinal surgery and other procedures after he sustained back,

Africa’s former top cycling outfit Team Qhubeka has named the riders who will compete in its colours in UCI Continental races in 2022. The team, which was registered in South Africa until December last year as Team Qhubeka NextHash, is now registered in Italy. The change came after Team Qhubeka NextHash failed to secure a

Two-time Olympic medallist Elinor Barker says she is already planning her return to cycling after she has her first child this spring. The five-time world champion says female athletes starting a family during their careers is getting increasingly normal and she is looking forward to her ‘career 2.0’ starting possibly as early as the summer.

The 2023 Cycling World Championships will take place between 3 and 13 August in Glasgow and across Scotland. The inaugural 11-day event will include 13 different cycling disciplines across road, track, BMX and mountain biking events, as well as Para-cycling. Six venues have so far been confirmed, with Glasgow’s Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Emirates Arena,

Egan Bernal is to have further surgery on his spine following his high-speed crash in his native Colombia. The 25-year-old said he nearly died after he hit a stationary bus while riding his time trial bike in January. The Ineos Grenadiers rider had spinal surgery and other procedures after he sustained back, leg, knee and