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Young British star Tom Pidcock has broken his collarbone in a training ride crash. The Olympic mountain bike hopeful, 21, is out of the upcoming Tour de Suisse. “Tom is doing well,” said coach Kurt Bogaerts. “He is already looking ahead and focused on his rehabilitation.” As well as competing on the road this season,

Egan Bernal has won the Giro d’Italia, with Britain’s Simon Yates finishing on the podium in third. Ineos Grenadiers’ Bernal, 24, adds victory in the three-week Grand Tour to his 2019 Tour de France win. Team Bike Exchange rider Yates claimed his second best result in a Grand Tour after winning the Vuelta a Espana

Egan Bernal retained his advantage in the Giro d’Italia after finishing second in Saturday’s penultimate stage to move within reach of the title. Damiano Caruso, who is second in the overall standings, won the 163km mountain stage from Valle Spluga to Alpe Motta. But the Ineos Grenadiers rider finished 24 seconds back to give him

Britain’s Simon Yates won stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia to close the gap on overall leader Egan Bernal to under three minutes with two stages to go. Yates, 28, finished 11 seconds ahead of Deceuninck-QuickStep’s Joao Almeida on the 176km ride from Abbiategrasso to Alpe di Mera. Bernal was 28 seconds behind in third.

Italy’s Alberto Bettiol took victory from the breakaway on stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia as overall leader Egan Bernal finished safely in the peloton. Bettiol timed his effort to perfection on the longest stage of this year’s race – at 231km – to finish 17 seconds clear of Simone Consonni in Stradella. After a

Next month’s European Track Championships have been cancelled as a result of the ongoing political situation in Belarus. The five-day championships were scheduled to start on 23 June in Minsk. On Sunday, Belarus scrambled a warplane to force a passenger plane to land in Minsk in order to arrest a journalist. Enrico Della Casa, president

Ireland’s Dan Martin won his first ever stage of the Giro d’Italia as Britain’s Simon Yates reduced the gap to overall leader Egan Bernal on stage 17. Bernal cracked for the first time and lost nearly a minute to Yates, who is up to third in the overall standings. Colombian Bernal also lost three seconds

Has Egan Bernal established an unassailable lead in the Giro d’Italia? Or are we set for dramatic final week, with the 2019 Tour de France champion facing challenges from riders such as British pair Hugh Carthy and Simon Yates? With Tuesday the last rest day of the race, BBC Sport takes a look at the

Germany have withdrawn from next month’s European Track Championships in Minsk because of the ongoing political situation in Belarus. The German cycling federation (BDR) has called for the event to be moved following the incident, which has been criticised by the European Union. The five-day European Track Championships start on 23 June. The BDR said:

Simon Yates’ general classification hopes at the Giro d’Italia suffered a blow as he dropped from second to fifth overall after struggling on the rain-hit stage 16. The Briton lost two minutes and 37 seconds to leader Egan Bernal over the Cima Coppi. Team BikeExchange leader Yates is now 4:20 down on the Colombian, who

Italy’s Lorenzo Fortunato impressively climbed to his maiden career win on stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia, as Egan Bernal added to his overall lead at the summit of Monte Zoncolan. Fortunato, riding for Eolo-Kometa, won the 205km stage in five hours 17 minutes 22 seconds. Colombian Bernal came fourth, but crucially extended his race

Italy’s Andrea Vendrame claimed victory on stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia as compatriot and former race leader Alessandro de Marchi crashed out. Movistar’s Marc Soler and De Marchi’s British team-mate Alex Dowsett were among those to also withdraw as the riders contended with tough conditions. Colombian Egan Bernal remains 45 seconds ahead of Russian

Colombia’s Egan Bernal took control of the overall standings in the Giro d’Italia by extending his lead in the race to 45 seconds. Switzerland’s Mauro Schmid won a dramatic stage 11 from a breakaway as riders struggled with the intense gravel roads of Tuscany. British duo Hugh Carthy and Simon Yates moved up to fourth

Remco Evenepoel says his mother had to help him stand during his recovery from the broken pelvis he suffered in a crash last year. Evenpoel is a surprising second in the Giro d’Italia on his return to racing after nine months. “Two or three doctors had to hold me up because I would fall down

London will host two rounds of the inaugural UCI Track Champions League. The format, featuring six events over six weeks in five countries, will start in Mallorca in Spain on 6 November. Lee Valley VeloPark will stage the fourth and fifth rounds on 3 and 4 December respectively. Four riders will be crowned champions –

One rider struck by a car, a painful early exit for a key contender, a signal of intent from Egan Bernal – and could we see the comeback of all comebacks from one of cycling’s most exciting talents? The first Grand Tour of the year is under way and there’s been plenty to unpack in

Colombia’s Egan Bernal took the overall lead in the Giro d’Italia after storming to victory on the ninth stage. The 2019 Tour de France winner got his first win of the season as Hungary’s Attila Valter – the previous overall leader – lost pace on the final ascent. Bernal won the 158km stage – from

Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock won his first elite World Cup mountain bike race, beating Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel in the cross-country final in Nove Mesto, Croatia. It is the first World Cup victory for a British man since 1994. Pidcock, 21, dropped Van der Poel on lap three to win by exactly a