Cycling

Mark Cavendish suffered two broken ribs and a collapsed lung in a crash at the Six Days of Ghent on Sunday. The British cyclist was competing in the Madison when Olympic and world champion Lasse Norman Hansen crashed in front of him. The 36-year-old then rode into the Dane’s bike, sending him crashing to the

Britain’s most decorated Olympian Jason Kenny is “not very optimistic” of being at Paris 2024 because of injuries. Track cyclist Kenny, 33, who has nine Olympic medals, won his seventh gold and his second silver at Tokyo 2020. Kenny cannot remember the last time he trained without it “really hurting” and is now focusing only

When Pfeiffer Georgi won the road race at the British National Championships in October it capped an extraordinary year for the cyclist. Less than 12 months earlier, the 21-year-old was having to learn how to walk again. Georgi had broken two vertebrae in a crash in Belgium and spent months in recovery at home in

Geraint Thomas says his bike was stolen during a training ride rest on the French Riviera. The 2018 Tour de France winner posted the news on social media, saying he had to take a taxi home. “Lovely ride. Lovely coffee stop in Menton. Except someone nicked my bike. Now in an Uber home,” tweeted the

Olympic champion Katie Archibald won the women’s elimination race on the opening night of the first UCI Track Champions League in Mallorca. The British rider, who won madison gold in Tokyo with Laura Kenny, beat her old rival Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands in Spain to earn 20 points. The Scot, 27, also finished fourth

What sport is Britain best at? Football? Motor racing? Dressage? Perhaps, but you can’t get much more dominant across the past decade or more than GB’s cyclists in the velodrome. Countless Olympic golds and World Championship rainbow jerseys have been won by now-household names, such as Victoria Pendleton, Chris Hoy, and Laura and Jason Kenny.

Great Britain’s Alex Dowsett fell short in his attempt to break cycling’s hour record for men a second time. The 33-year-old posted a distance of 54.555km in one hour, shy of Belgian Victor Campenaerts’ record of 55.089km set in April 2019. Dowsett held the record for a month in 2015 before fellow Briton Sir Bradley

Britain’s Alex Dowsett says he “feels privileged” as he attempts to regain cycling’s hour record in Mexico. Dowsett, 33, held the record for a month in 2015 before fellow Briton Sir Bradley Wiggins bettered his mark. On 3 November, the Israel Start-Up Nation rider will try to beat the current record of 55.089km set by

Britain’s Ben Turner has joined Ineos Grenadiers on a two-year deal. The 22-year-old is one of four new riders announced by Ineos on Monday, including Italy’s nine-time Grand Tour stage winner Elia Viviani, who returns to the team after four years. Spain’s Omar Fraile and German youngster Kim Heiduk have also joined. “What I’m most

Romanian police have recovered 21 bicycles stolen from the Italian track cycling team at the recent World Championships in Roubaix, France. The bikes had been stolen from a team van in a locked compound in Lille. One of the bikes was the gold Pinarello Bolide track bike Filippo Ganna rode to victory in the men’s

On a freezing cold December night, thousands gathered at New York’s Madison Square Garden. With the smell of chicken and potatoes cooked over oil stoves hanging in the midnight air, the crowd chattered and beat their hands together, trying to stay warm. From a small canvas tent by the side of a wooden, banked oval

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Philip Hindes has announced his retirement, aged 29. As ‘man one’ in the team sprint event, Hindes helped Great Britain win gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016. Hindes also won silver at the 2016 Track Cycling World Championships and at two Commonwealth Games (Glasgow 2014 and Australia 2018). “Having been

Getty Images Cycling and marathon routes for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham have been revealed. The marathon event, on the first Saturday of the Games, will take in the city centre and south Birmingham and the following week’s cycling race will be staged in Warwickshire. A cycling time trial route has also been revealed

Tour de France winner and double Olympic champion Geraint Thomas wants to make cycling “fun and accessible” for youngsters. Thomas has launched a new charitable trust which aims to get more young people cycling. Over 10 years, the Geraint Thomas Charitable Trust hopes to make cycling more accessible to 5,000 children and young people aged

The UK is to bid to host the 2026 Tour de France Grand Depart. The government has also confirmed funding for the English Rugby Football Union’s bid to host the 2025 World Cup, as the RFU plans to stage the “best-attended women’s Rugby World Cup ever”. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will this week

Geraint Thomas is set to sign a new contract with Ineos Grenadiers after long and “tough” negotiations. The 2018 Tour de France champion’s existing deal is due to expire at the end of this year. Thomas, 35, has attracted interest from other teams but is close to agreeing a two-year contract with Ineos, the team

Tour de France winner and double Olympic champion Geraint Thomas has launched a charitable trust which aims to get more young people cycling. Over 10 years, the Geraint Thomas Charitable Trust hopes to make cycling more accessible to 5,000 children and young people aged seven to 18. “I’m thrilled to be launching this trust,” said

Great Britain’s Katie Archibald won silver in the women’s points race at the Track Cycling World Championships. Archibald finished with 72 points, 12 points clear of third-placed Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands. It is the 27-year-old’s fourth medal of the week, having won gold in the women’s omnium and bronze in the team pursuit and