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Swift and Pidcock will lead Great Britain team at Tour de Yorkshire
Ben Swift (UAE Team Emirates) and Tom Pidcock (Team Wiggins) will take leave from their respective trade teams next month to lead Great Britain's …
United KingdomBardiani-CSF pick young, diverse team for Giro d'Italia
Bardiani-CSF have announced their roster for the upcoming Giro d'Italia, with the Italian Pro Continental team choosing a young, diverse squad to …
Road BikesBrandle ruled out of Giro d'Italia after Romandie collarbone break
Matthias Brändle’s season was dealt a significant blow Tuesday when the Austrian crashed and broke his collarbone at the Tour de Romandie.<p>The …
Road BikesMatthews: Romandie win has kick-started my season
Less than a week after finishing fifth at La Flèche Wallonne, Michael Matthews (Sunweb) provided another testament to his versatility with a winning …
Road BikesGeraint Thomas: Romandie uphill TT will be decisive
Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) resumed his stage racing campaign at the Tour de Romandie with a solid sixth place in the opening 4.3-kilometre time trial. …
Road BikesGuarnier to lead USA Cycling Team at women's Tour of California
Megan Guarnier, who races for the trade team Boels Dolmans, will lead the USA Cycling Team at the Tour of California Women's Race in a bid to win a …
CyclingKroon confesses to doping after Dutch newspaper exposure
Former rider Karsten Kroon has confessed to doping during his career after it emerged he first planned to confess last spring via Dutch newspaper</i> …
CyclingTour de Romandie preview with York and Peiper - Podcast
In this edition of the <i>Cyclingnews</i> podcast, brought to you in association with Prendas Ciclismo, Pinarello and Floyds of Leadville, we are joined by …
Road BikesStart times for Tour de Romandie prologue time trial
The Tour de Romandie kicks off in traditional fashion with a short, sharp prologue time trial that will set the scene and make the initial time gaps …
Road BikesPorte recharged and relaxed ahead of Romandie defence
Riche Porte (BMC Racing) will look to kick-start his season at the Tour de Romandie this week. The Australian has only picked up one win this season …
Road BikesPlanned revival of La Route de France cancelled
The planned return of La Route de France, which was cancelled last year over date conflicts with other races, has been shot down by the withdrawal of …
CyclingMichele Scarponi remembered with mass ride in hometown of Filottrano
A year after Michele Scarponi's tragic death during an early morning training ride, his family, friends and 2000 cyclists remembered the former …
Road BikesVos undergoes surgery for collarbone fracture
European champion Marianne Vos (Waowdeals) will miss a month of racing after crashing in Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday and fracturing her …
Road BikesLance Armstrong can only watch the Giro d’Italia from the road side
The organisers of the Giro d’Italia have told <i>Cyclingnews</i> that Lance Armstrong will not be an accredited guest or podcaster at the Grand Partenza in …
CyclingTom Dumoulin 'feels better than last year' ahead of Giro d'Italia defence
Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) said that he lacked the critical punch to follow the key attacks at Liège-Bastogne-Liège when the race exploded. However, …
Road BikesLance Armstrong to podcast from Giro d'Italia in Israel and Tour of California after $5m settlement
Lance Armstrong has revealed he will record his podcast show at the Giro d’Italia in Israel and at the Tour of California, after his $5 million legal …
CyclingAdam Yates to return to racing at Tour of California after Catalunya crash
Two months after he crashed out of the Volta a Catalunya, fracturing his pelvis, Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) will make his return to racing at the …
Road BikesBettiol to miss Giro d'Italia after collarbone fracture at Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Alberto Bettiol has been ruled out of the Giro d'Italia after crashing at Liège-Bastogne-Liège and suffering multiple injuries, including a fractured …
Road BikesBardet celebrates first-ever Monument podium at Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) has always called Liège-Bastogne-Liège his favourite one-day race on the calendar, and on Sunday the Frenchman could …
Road BikesValverde cramps up in the final at Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) once again had to admit defeat after cramping up in the final of Liege-Bastogne-Liege, after already losing Flèche …
Road BikesVan der Breggen: I love to see the others take initiative
Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans) took her fourth UCI Women's WorldTour victory of the year at Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday. She caught solo …
Road BikesJungels follows Andy Schleck's wheel tracks for victory in Liege-Bastogne-Liege
History repeated itself in the best way possible for Bob Jungels on Sunday as the Quick-Step Floors racer netted Liège-Bastogne-Liège. It was his …
Road BikesWoods: This is the best result I've ever had in my life
Michael Woods (EF Education First-Drapac) clinched a breakthrough result in Liège-Bastogne-Liège by taking his first ever podium in a Monument …
Road BikesDan Martin rues bad luck with a late puncture in Liege-Bastogne-Liege
A late front wheel puncture wrecked Dan Martin's chances in Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday, just when the UAE Team Emirates racer was in the thick of …
Road BikesPitel poised for possible podium finish at Tour of the Gila
Edwige Pitel has very little left to prove on a bicycle. The 50-year-old Frenchwoman is a two-time French road champion in 2007 and 2016 and has won …
Road BikesDumoulin tunes up for Giro d'Italia at Liege-Bastogne-Liege
As he builds towards the Giro d’Italia, Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) has returned to Liège-Bastogne-Liège for what is a last test of race condition …
Road BikesCreed finds his niche at Aevolo
Michael Creed has found his happy place. The 37-year-old former pro jumped straight from racing into directing the SmartStop team in 2014, but when …
Holy WeekVan Vleuten, Spratt set to animate Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Mitchelton-Scott are aiming to close out their Ardennes Classics campaign with a victory at Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday. Their best chances at …
Road BikesMatthews back in contention after injury-blighted spring
A morale-boosting fifth place for Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb) in La Flèche Wallonne has confirmed to the Australian that after an injury-blighted …
Road BikesVincenzo Nibali: It will be a very unusual Liege-Bastogne-Liege
He came, he smiled and took some selfies with fans, he stood on a podium and he left: Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) paid a lightning-fast visit to …
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