Cycling

Denmark’s Kasper Asgreen won his first Tour of Flanders title after beating defending champion Mathieu van der Poel in a thrilling two-man sprint. Van der Poel kicked with 250 metres to go but Asgreen reeled him in and pulled ahead before the Dutchman cracked and sat up. They had been out in front alone for

A driver has been arrested after Wales cyclist Ffion James and a fellow rider were injured in a road collision. South Wales Police confirmed a 49-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving without due care and attention and leaving the scene of an accident. James said on social media they had been “hit by

French classic one-day race Paris-Roubaix has been postponed until 2-3 October this year because of the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Organisers ASO and governing body the UCI agreed with French authorities it could not be held on 11 April. The race is famed for its tough course across the narrow, cobbled farm tracks in northern France

British Cycling is facing scrutiny over a request its former chief doctor made to UK Anti-Doping to share athlete biological passport data a few months before the Rio Olympics. In January 2016 Richard Freeman wrote about the proposal to several senior officials at the governing body. In an email seen by the BBC, the ex-British

Adam Yates has won the Volta a Catalunya ahead of Geraint Thomas in a race dominated by Ineos Grenadiers. Britain’s Yates, 28, led the race since a powerful victory on the summit finish of stage three on Vallter 2000. Ineos completed the top three in the general classification, with Australia’s Richie Porte second, 45 seconds

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has launched an investigation after it emerged that the sample of a British Cycling rider contained traces of the steroid nandrolone after a test in late 2010. Wada has told BBC Sport that it has now asked its Intelligence and Investigations Department to look into the matter, and to seek

Ineos Grenadiers’ Adam Yates retained the lead of the Volta a Catalunya after Saturday’s penultimate stage. Yates, 28, is now favourite to win overall in Spain with just one stage remaining, and team-mate Geraint Thomas in third, 49 seconds behind. Yates’ twin brother Simon is one minute 20 seconds down for Team BikeExchange, and Hugh

Bora-Hansgrohe have pulled out of Friday’s E3 Saxo Bank Classic race after Britain’s Matthew Walls tested positive for coronavirus. Walls, 22, was due to take part in the one-day race in Belgium alongside Ineos Grenadiers’ Tom Pidcock. The race also has a line-up including two of cycling’s best riders in Wout van Aert of Jumbo-Visma

Ineos Grenadiers’ Adam Yates retained the green and white leaders’ jersey on the Volta a Catalunya’s fourth stage. Yates came fourth, just behind team-mate Geraint Thomas, the pair crossing the line seven seconds behind Esteban Chaves of Bike Exchange, who ended nearly two years without a victory. Ineos now make up the top three overall

Ineos Grenadiers’ Adam Yates has taken the lead of the Volta a Catalunya after an impressive victory on stage three. Britain’s Yates, 28, powered up the final 5km in the Pyrenees alone after a number of riders tried to break away from the peloton. He finished 31 seconds ahead of team-mate Geraint Thomas, who finished

Ineos Grenadiers co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says general manager Sir Dave Brailsford has his backing in the wake of Richard Freeman’s tribunal. Freeman was recently found guilty of ordering banned testosterone in 2011 while he was chief doctor for British Cycling and Team Sky. Brailsford, who worked for both at the time, has come under

Britain’s Mark Cavendish has continued his improved form, leading the general classification in the Coppi e Bartali race in Italy. The Deceuninck-Quick Step rider was second in the first of two stages, but took the lead after a team time trial. In Tuesday’s second stage of the Volta a Catalunya, Ineos Grenadiers’ Adam Yates was

Chris Froome finished more than eight minutes behind the peloton on the first stage of the Volta a Catalunya. The four-time Tour de France winner, 35, is searching for form with Israel Start Up Nation before the 2021 Tour. Ineos Grenadiers’ Geraint Thomas and Adam Yates finished in the peloton, along with Yates’ twin brother

Belgium’s Jasper Stuyven took a surprise victory at Milan-San Remo after breaking away from many of the world’s best riders in a late attack. Trek-Segafredo’s Stuyven, 28, narrowly held off Lotto-Soudal’s Caleb Ewan and defending champion Wout van Aert to win the 299km ‘monument’. Britain’s Tom Pidcock was 15th for Ineos Grenadiers, but led the

Last updated on 28 minutes ago28 minutes ago.From the section Cycling Ex-British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor Richard Freeman has been struck off the medical register permanently. The sanction came a day after a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) ruled Freeman’s fitness to practise was “impaired by reason of his misconduct”. The General Medical

Former Great Britain cyclist Lauren Dolan has been forced to retire aged 21 after suffering serious injuries in a crash with a car, saying the incident has “taken away” her “Olympic dream”. The driver has been found guilty of driving without due care and attention and fined £1,079. “You can’t put a price on a

Last updated on 25 minutes ago25 minutes ago.From the section Cycling Ex-British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor Richard Freeman’s “fitness to practise is impaired by reason of his misconduct”, a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has ruled. The MPTS will now consider what sanction, if any, to impose. The General Medical Council (GMC) recently

The penultimate leg of this year’s Tour of Britain will run from Hawick to Edinburgh, as three new stages are confirmed. South Cheshire, Warrington, Cumbria and Gateshead will also feature on the tour as well as two stages in Wales. Cornwall, Devon and Aberdeenshire had previously been confirmed as venues, with the event taking place