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Tour de France victor Tadej Pogacar won the Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy after a final-day time trial. Britain’s Geraint Thomas was 11th fastest in the time trial, but finished more than 17 minutes down overall. Ineos Grenadiers’ Thomas and compatriot Simon Yates of Bike Exchange both struggled to reproduce the form which saw them dominate last

Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar retained the overall lead before Tuesday’s final time trial at Tirreno-Adriatico as Denmark’s Mads Wurtz Schmidt won stage six. Israel Start-Up Nation rider Schmidt won the sprint from a five-man breakaway in Lido di Fermo, Italy. Slovenia’s Pogacar finished safely in the peloton and leads Belgium’s Wout van Aert

Sir Bradley Wiggins wants a new inquiry into why banned testosterone was ordered in 2011 by ex-British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman. A medical tribunal ruled Freeman ordered Testogel “knowing or believing” it was to help dope an unnamed rider to “improve their athletic performance”. Ex-Team Sky rider Wiggins questioned the findings, adding

Geraint Thomas lost nearly 14 minutes as Mathieu van der Poel won stage five of Tirreno-Adriatico after a spectacular solo breakaway. Van der Poel slumped to the ground after crossing the line following a 65km break as race leader Tadej Pogacar nearly caught him metres from the line. Bike Exchange’s Simon Yates lost five minutes

Last updated on 6 minutes ago6 minutes ago.From the section Cycling Ex-British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor Richard Freeman says he was “shocked” to have been found guilty of ordering banned testosterone in 2011. A medical tribunal ruled Freeman ordered Testogel with the knowledge “it was to be administered to an athlete to improve

Simon Yates finished second to Tadej Pogacar on Tirreno-Adriatico’s stage four as Geraint Thomas’ comeback faded. Bike Exchange’s Yates, 28, was superb in finishing just six seconds behind Pogacar on Saturday’s fourth stage. Ineos Grenadiers’ Thomas brilliantly clawed back most of his time deficit to the leaders on the steep final climb but he was

Former British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor Richard Freeman has been found guilty of ordering banned testosterone in 2011 “knowing or believing” it was to help dope a rider. A medical tribunal ruled Freeman ordered Testogel with the knowledge “it was to be administered to an athlete to improve their athletic performance”. He had

Geraint Thomas and his Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Egan Bernal lost time to their rivals after being held up by a crash during the third stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico. Mathieu van der Poel won the stage ahead of overall leader, Wout van Aert, after a sprint finish. Thomas and Bernal were delayed by a crash 3.2km

Simon Yates lost more than a minute to his rivals, including fellow Briton Geraint Thomas, on stage two of Tirreno-Adriatico. Last year’s winner Yates (Team Bike Exchange) was part of a breakaway but lost time late on as Ineos Grenadiers’ Thomas surged up the final climb. But the Welshman was overhauled by faster finishers, as

Tao Geoghegan Hart has returned home for further monitoring following his crash at Paris-Nice on Wednesday. The Ineos Grenadiers’ rider was assessed by the team’s medical staff but he will be monitored at home in Andorra for symptoms of concussion. He was in only his second race since winning last year’s Giro d’Italia. Geoghegan Hart

Ineos Grenadiers rider Tao Geoghegan Hart is out of the Paris-Nice race after injuring his wrist in a crash on stage four. The Briton, who won last year’s Giro d’Italia, fell on to his right-hand side half-way through a fast hairpin corner. He initially continued, but later it was confirmed he had abandoned the raceexternal-link

Geraint Thomas is looking forward to testing himself against a stellar line-up at the Tirreno-Adriatico stage race, which starts in Italy on Wednesday. But he will play a supporting role in Italy to team-mate Egan Bernal, Ineos’ leader at the Giro d’Italia in May. “There’s no expectation to go and win. I’ll try for sure

Female cyclists feel undervalued and that their achievements are less worthy because of the huge disparity in prize money in road racing, says Lizzy Banks. But she believes female cyclists are “a bit scared” to make a stand. The differential was once again highlighted at February’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad where men’s champion Davide Ballerini won

Ireland’s Sam Bennett won stage one of Paris-Nice as Ineos Grenadiers lost Richie Porte to injury. Australian Porte, 36, crashed with 30km to go, landing on his left hip. Britain’s Giro d’Italia winner Tao Geoghegan Hart is a contender to win the week-long race for Ineos, along with Jumbo-Visma’s Vuelta a Espana champion Primoz Roglic.

Chantal van den Broek-Blaak of the Netherlands claimed victory in the Women’s Strade Bianche in Siena. The 31-year-old is the fourth Dutch winner of the event in a row, following Anna van der Breggen (2018) and Annemiek van Vleuten in 2019 and 2020. She clocked three hours 54 minutes, 40 seconds, seven seconds clear of

Britain’s Mark Cavendish says Deceuninck-Quick Step team-mate Fabio Jakobsen will return to the top level after serious crash injuries. Jakobsen, 24, sustained head and facial injuries during last year’s Tour of Poland after a high-speed crash with Jumbo-Visma’s Dylan Groenewegen. “He’s going to come back at a very high level,” said Cavendish, 35, who re-joined

Britain’s Tom Pidcock finished third in the Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne Classic in his third race for Ineos Grenadiers. The 21-year-old was involved in the bunch sprint at the end of the 197km one-day race, won by Denmark’s Mads Pedersen of Trek-Segafredo. Total-Direct Energie’s Anthony Turgis, who finished second, half a wheel ahead of Pidcock who started his

Britain’s Adam Yates came second on his debut for Ineos Grenadiers at the UAE Tour, despite crashing heavily. Yates finished 35 seconds overall behind winner Tadej Pogacar after rivals slowed up to allow the 28-year-old to be treated for cuts to his face. There appeared to be a tangle between the Ineos riders in the