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Geraint Thomas claimed fourth place at the Giro d’Italia’s opening day time trial – 26 seconds ahead of British rival Simon Yates. The stage was won by Thomas’ Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Filippo Ganna – who was also victorious at the world time trial championship last Friday. Yates, 28, was 17th, nearly a minute down on

By Matt WarwickBBC Sport Last updated on 12 minutes ago12 minutes ago.From the section Cycling Britain doesn’t really do snow. Everything just seems to grind to a halt. We can’t drive anywhere, or use public transport… cycling seems like an even riskier option. But two of Britain’s most in-form athletes probably won’t have much choice

By Dafydd PritchardBBC Sport Wales Last updated on 1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the section Cycling The 2017 Giro d’Italia was meant to be a landmark moment for Geraint Thomas, leading his team in a Grand Tour for the first time and embarking on what he called “uncharted territory”. Recognised then as a ‘super domestique’

Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen will have reconstructive surgery on his jaw next week, two months after a horrific crash at the Tour of Poland. The 24-year-old moved home for further treatment a week later. “The wounds/scars on my face are healing up well,” he said on Twitter. “I had to recover from my brain contusion

The Giro d’Italia starts in Sicily on Saturday and takes in 21 stages across 3,497km (2,173 miles) before it concludes in Milan on Sunday 25 October. With more than 40,000m of climbing and three individual time trials in the rearranged 103rd edition of the race, where will it be won and lost? BBC Sport looks

Trek-Segafredo have suspended junior road race world champion Quinn Simmons after he made “divisive, incendiary, and detrimental” statements on Twitter. The 19-year-old American, who won his title in 2019, responded to a tweet by a cycling journalist about United States president Donald Trump with ‘bye’ and a black hand-waving emoji. His response, deemed racist by

New time trial and road world champion Anna van der Breggen has won the Fleche Wallonne classic one-day race in Belgium for a record sixth time. The Boels-Dolmans rider now holds the record for most wins following a drag up the legendary Mur de Huy. Marc Hirschi of Sunweb took the men’s race with a

Geraint Thomas will be supported by two British riders as he bids to win a second Grand Tour at the Giro d’Italia. Tao Geoghegan Hart and Ben Swift will be part of the eight-man squad, which also includes new world time trial champion Filippo Ganna. Another favourite for the three-week race is Britain’s Simon Yates

Julian Alaphilippe has won the Road World Championships men’s road race in Imola, following a breakaway attack. The Frenchman joined many of cycling’s greats in claiming the rainbow jersey in the 258.2km one-day race. Alaphilippe beat a chasing group containing many of the world’s in-form riders by 24 seconds. He burst into tears as he

Venue: Imola, Italy Dates: 24-27 September Coverage: Live on BBC Two, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app and through Connected TVs. Dutchwoman Anna van der Breggen became a double world champion by winning the women’s road race at the Road World Championships in Italy. She becomes just the second rider to

Venue: Imola, Italy Dates: 24-27 September Coverage: Live on BBC Two, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app and through Connected TVs. Filippo Ganna won gold in the men’s time trial as Geraint Thomas finished fourth at the Road World Championships in Italy. Ganna claimed Italy’s first ever time trial gold medal,

British talent Tom Pidcock and ex-Team Sky rider Richie Porte will ride for Ineos Grenadiers next season. Pidcock won this year’s Under-23 Giro d’Italia, came third in the 2019 under-23 road race World Championships and is an ex-world junior time trial champion. The 21-year-old took silver at the 2020 World Cyclocross Championships and is the

Venue: Imola, Italy Dates: 24-27 September Coverage: Live on BBC Two, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app and through Connected TVs. American Chloe Dygert has had leg surgery after crashing during the World Championships time trial in Italy. The defending champion, 23 was on target to retain her title in Imola

Last updated on 29 minutes ago29 minutes ago.From the section Cycling Venue: Imola, Italy Dates: 24-27 September Coverage: Live on BBC Two, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app and through Connected TVs. Geraint Thomas admits “going through the motions” amid uncertainty over the year’s racing calendar led to him missing the

Venue: Imola, Italy Dates: 24-27 September Coverage: Live on BBC Two, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app and through Connected TVs. Dutchwoman Anna van der Breggen won the women’s time trial after American favourite Chloe Dygert crashed out at the Road World Championships in Italy. Dygert looked set to defend her

Watch highlights as Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen wins the women’s elite individual time trial at the World Championships in Imola, Italy after USA’s defending champion Chloe Dygert crashed out of the race. Dygert looked set to defend her title on the 31.7km circuit at Imola but lost control on a corner and hit

Venue: Imola, Italy Dates: 24-27 September Coverage: Live on BBC Two, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app and through Connected TVs. Britain have a “strong” team for the World Championships road race and the course is “perfect” for Lizzie Deignan, says team-mate Lizzy Banks. The women’s road race takes place on

Nairo Quintana has claimed no illegal substances were found when French police searched his hotel room during the Tour de France as part of an anti-doping investigation. The Colombian, 30, said only “legal vitamin supplements” were seized. The public prosecutor’s office in Marseille has opened a preliminary investigation and Quintana said he was voluntarily questioned