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Great Britain’s Reece Wilson won gold in the men’s downhill at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Austria. His time of three minutes 51.243 seconds clinched his first rainbow jersey with Austria’s David Trummer and Remi Thirion of France second and third. Despite entering the championships with confidence, the Scot was in disbelief at his

Portugal’s Ruben Guerreiro claimed stage nine at the Giro d’Italia as compatriot Joao Almeida retained his overall lead in the event. Almeida faltered on the final 9.6km climb in the mountainous stage in Abruzzo, but holds a 30-second overall lead for the race leader’s pink jersey. Guerreiro, 26, claimed his first stage win after a

Britain’s Alex Dowsett claimed a solo victory in the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia with Matthew Holmes third. The 32-year-old Israel Start-Up Nation rider was part of a six-man breakaway allowed to go free on the 200km run from Giovinazzo to Vieste. There was no change in the general classification, Joao Almeida retaining his

Watch as Italy’s Eva Lechner and Australia’s Rebecca McConnell battle it out in a ‘monster’ sprint for the silver medal in the women’s cross country race at the Mountain Bike World Championships. WATCH MORE: Pidcock wins U23 cross country world title Watch live coverage of the Mountain Bike World Championships on the BBC Sport website,

Britain’s Simon Yates is out of the Giro d’Italia after testing positive for coronavirus. The Tirreno-Adriatico champion will not start Saturday’s eighth stage of the Grand Tour. Yates, 28, was tested after he “developed very mild symptoms” following Friday’s seventh stage, his Mitchelton-Scott team said. Team staff and riders have also received rapid tests and

The coronavirus pandemic has been a challenging time for us all. But one man who has helped a lot of us stay positive is Joe Wicks. In his podcast series on BBC Sounds, Joe speaks to some of the people who inspire him, to find out what they do to maintain a healthy mind, as

Frenchman Arnaud Demare proved strongest in a sprint finish to claim his second straight stage victory and third overall at the Giro d’Italia. The Groupama-FDJ rider surged clear of Slovakian Peter Sagan and Australian Michael Matthews to win the 143km seventh stage from Matera to Brindisi. Portuguese rider Joao Almeida of Deceuninck keeps the overall

This month’s prestigious Paris-Roubaix race has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. It was due to be held on 25 October, having already been postponed from its original April date. But the men’s and women’s races have been cancelled by local authorities. It follows French health minister Olivier Veran’s announcement on Thursday that the

A former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor has been accused of exploiting his position as one of the country’s top sports medics when attempting to cover-up the testosterone he ordered to the national velodrome in 2011. Richard Freeman told a tribunal he “panicked” when asked to produce written confirmation that he had returned the

Arnaud Demare won stage six of the Giro d’Italia in a sprint finish for his second victory of the 2020 race. French Groupama-FDJ rider Demare powered away from Team Sunweb’s Michael Matthews and Astana’s Fabio Felline to win in Matera at the end of the 188km ride from Castrovillari. Deceuninck-QuickStep’s Joao Almeida remains in the

Ineos Grenadiers’ Filippo Ganna won stage five of the Giro d’Italia as Britain’s Simon Yates just stayed in touch with the overall contenders. World road time trial champion Ganna spent the whole 225km stage in the breakaway, going clear up the category one climb of the ‘dark mountain’. Deceuninck-Quick-Step’s Joao Almeida remains in the leader’s

A former British Cycling and Team Sky chief medic has said for the first time that he destroyed a package of testosterone which he ordered to the national velodrome in 2011. Dr Richard Freeman told a tribunal of his “regret” at his actions in the hours after the banned substance was delivered to the sport’s

Organisers have cast doubt over the cause of Tuesday’s Giro d’Italia crash in which Luca Wackermann was injured. The Italian’s team, Vini Zabu-KTM, posted a picture of the rider in hospital, where he was kept overnight after suffering multiple injuries. Team boss Andrea Citracca claimed a helicopter “flying too low” caused the roadside barriers riders

A former British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor used “a screwdriver or blunt instrument” to destroy a laptop which may have contained medical data crucial to a doping investigation, a tribunal has heard. Giving evidence for the first time, Dr Richard Freeman admitted doing so “in the midst of a period when I wasn’t

Italy’s Luca Wackermann was taken to hospital after a helicopter “flying too low” caused a crash near the end of stage four of the Giro d’Italia. Vini Zabu-KTM’s Wackermann and Etienne van Empel both fell in the incident. Dutch rider Van Empel was able to get back up but his team-mate was less fortunate. “Wackermann

Britain’s Geraint Thomas was forced to pull out of the Giro d’Italia because of a fractured hip. The Ineos Grenadiers rider, 34, crashed just before the start of Monday’s third stage after a drinks bottle became lodged under his front wheel. A scan on Monday was inconclusive but a second on Tuesday showed a fracture.

Britain’s Geraint Thomas is out of contention for the Giro d’Italia after losing more than 12 minutes on stage three to Mount Etna. The Ineos Grenadiers rider, 34, crashed just before the start and began to lose contact with the peloton about 25km from the end of the stage. Fellow Briton and race favourite Simon

Britain’s Lizzie Deignan won Liege-Bastogne-Liege in Belgium on Sunday to claim her first ever ‘monument’ – the pre-eminent races in one-day cycling. Deignan made a solo break with 24km left to open up a minute’s lead. Australian Grace Brown produced a late counter-attack to get within 10 seconds, but Deignan held on for her third