Cycling

Belgian rider Nathan van Hooydonck has retired from cycling after having an internal defibrillator fitted because of a heart muscle anomaly. The 27-year-old Jumbo-Visma rider was involved in a car accident last week when he fell ill at the wheel. Subsequent tests led to the issue being found and Van Hooydonck was fitted with the

Britain’s Zoe Backstedt produced a stunning ride to take gold at the Road European Championships women’s Under-23 time trial. The 18-year-old Welsh rider won by a huge 57.51 seconds from her nearest challenger, German Antonia Niedermaier. Finland’s Anniina Ahtosalo finished a further 35.96 sec back in third at the race in Drenthe, the Netherlands. A

A woman dubbed the “godmother of BMX” by commentators has returned to the podium and been inducted into the sport’s hall of fame. In 1986, Sarah-Jane Nicholls, from Bramley in Hampshire, became BMX World Champion and now after a 35 year hiatus from the saddle she finished third in the 30 plus female category at

A woman dubbed the “godmother of BMX” by commentators has returned to the podium and been inducted into the sport’s hall of fame. In 1986, Sarah-Jane Nicholls, from Bramley in Hampshire, became BMX World Champion and now after a 35 year hiatus from the saddle she finished third in the 30 plus female category at

Sepp Kuss won the Vuelta a Espana as Kaden Groves claimed a dramatic final stage in Madrid. Kuss becomes the first American to win a Grand Tour since Chris Horner triumphed in the same race 10 years ago. His Jumba-Visma team dominated the podium as Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard finished second with Giro

Sepp Kuss won the Vuelta a Espana as Kaden Groves claimed a dramatic final stage in Madrid. Kuss becomes the first American to win a Grand Tour since Chris Horner triumphed in the same race 10 years ago. His Jumba-Visma team dominated the podium as Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard finished second with Giro

American rider Sepp Kuss is set to win this year’s Vuelta a Espana after Dutchman Wout Poels outsprinted Remco Evenepoel to win the penultimate stage. Poels and Evenepoel were part of an early breakaway group, which was reduced to five for a flat finish. And Poels, 35, denied 2022 champion Evenepoel a fourth stage win

Alberto Dainese narrowly avoided a crash in the final kilometre to sprint to victory on stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana. Green jersey holder Kaden Groves, who has won two stages this year, was among several riders to go down on a straight 2.2km run to the finish in Iscar. But DSM-Firmenich rider Dainese,

Remco Evenepoel claimed his third win of this year’s Vuelta a Espana on stage 18 as Jumbo-Visma’s Sepp Kuss moved closer to winning his first Grand Tour. Belgian Evenepoel, the 2022 winner, launched a solo attack from a breakaway group to win by almost five minutes. But the Soudal Quick-Step rider, 23, has been out

Primoz Roglic pipped team-mate Jonas Vingegaard to win stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana, while their Jumbo-Visma colleague Sepp Kuss retained the leader’s jersey. With Kuss struggling after climbing the famed Angliru, Vingegaard and Roglic battled for the stage win, with the Slovenian coming out on top. Last year’s Vuelta winner Remco Evenepoel dominated

Belgian rider Nathan van Hooydonck has been taken to hospital after he was involved in a serious car accident. The incident occurred in Kalmthout, near Antwerp, on Tuesday when the 27-year-old Jumbo-Visma team rider fell ill at the wheel of his car. Van Hooydonck’s pregnant wife was in the vehicle but emerged without injury. “Our

Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard powered to an impressive stage 16 victory at the Vuelta a Espana to move second in the overall standings. The Danish rider burst away from the peloton with just under four kilometres left and won by 43 seconds from second-placed Finn Fisher-Black. Wout Poels was third as he finished

British BMX champion Iris Hajda may only be 10 years old but she is wise beyond her years and knows bike racing like a veteran of the sport. “You can get pipped at the line if you don’t go fast enough,” she tells BBC South Today. “The finish isn’t after the last jump so you

Wout van Aert was crowned Tour of Britain champion for a second time as Carlos Rodriguez won this year’s final stage. Van Aert held a three-second overall lead over a group of 10 riders heading into stage eight. Rodriguez launched a final attack ascent, but had to beat Van Aert by at least 39 seconds

Rui Costa timed his sprint finish to perfection to claim a maiden Vuelta a Espana victory on stage 15. The Intermarche-Circus-Wanty rider slowed the pace before accelerating across the line to beat Lennard Kamna and Santiago Buitrago. Defending champion Remco Evenepoel came fourth as he continues his recovery after finishing 27 minutes off the pace

Putting on cycling road races in the UK is “most definitely” the hardest it has ever been according to an organiser of Britain’s showpiece events – with top riders also concerned. “It’s most definitely [the hardest it’s ever been],” Mick Bennett, organiser of both races, said. “The [Tour of Britain] is something short of £3m

PA Media The last stage of the Tour of Britain has been diverted after an unrelated road crash left one person hurt. The riders are racing from Margam Park to Caerphilly but organisers paused the stage after hearing of the crash on the route ahead in Treorchy. Police said a motorcyclist hit a bollard and

Defending champion Remco Evenepoel claimed a stunning solo win on stage 14 in the Pyrenees a day after falling out of contention in the Vuelta a Espana. The Belgian was third overall but cracked early on Friday’s epic stage 13 to see his red jersey hopes disappear. However, after launching a long-range attack from a