Jumbo-Visma leader sees off Julian Alaphilippe in uphill sprintNils Eekhoff of Team DSM takes second place in CornwallBodmin, Paris and Tokyo have shared at least one experience this summer: the Wout van Aert juggernaut has rolled into town and made a …
Rejuvenated Mark Cavendish insists best is still to come as Tour of Britain returns
The 36-year-old wants to maintain his form and prove he has much to offer, despite an uncertain future with Deceuninck-Quick-StepAfter his astonishing comeback to claim four stage wins and the green jersey at this year’s Tour de France, Mark Cavendish …
Fit in my 40s: phew, a group bike ride that lets me catch up | Zoe Williams
With my brother-in-law’s group, nobody seemed to care how little I’d helped on the headwindI’ve done enough group cycling in my life to say this with authority: it’s impossible for someone at my level, which is to say competent but not a grafter. Cycli…
Hospital calls for action to stop cyclist deaths at notorious London junction
Colleagues of Dr Marta Krawiec, who was killed while riding to work, say urgent safety work is neededA leading hospital has called for immediate safety works at a notoriously dangerous junction in central London where one of its doctors was killed last…
Husband and wife Neil and Lora Fachie each win cycling gold at Paralympics
Lora triumphs in B 3000m invididual pursuit in velodromeNeil and pilot Matthew Rotherham win B 1000m time trialParalympicsGB finished the final day of track cycling in the Izu Velodrome at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with a flurry of medals, taking…
‘It’s overwhelming’: Storey reveals struggle after 15th Paralympic gold
British superstar won 15th gold of her career but her absent family made the 43-year-old break down in tears in Tokyo Dame Sarah Storey isn’t usually one for public displays of emotion. The 43-year-old has competed relentlessly for almost 30 years, ac…
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: day one – in pictures
The best images from the first day’s action in Tokyo, including cycling, fencing, swimming, table tennis and wheelchair rugby Continue reading…
Downhill biking on an “Beyond Expert” trail in BC (SLYT)
Does what it says on the very scary tin via Laughing Squid
Recycled pianos and pet hyenas: Wednesday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
A shift of mindset will let us take more from Olympics of the future | Cath Bishop
It’s time to ditch the old cliches and to change the way we think about Olympic athletes, who are humans rather than robotsChris Boardman signalled the shift when he summed up British Cycling’s performance at the Tokyo Olympics: “Fewer medals but a bet…