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Swiss cycling great Kubler dies aged 97

Switzerland’s first winner of the Tour de France Ferdinand Kubler has died aged 97.

30/12/2016

Sport

British cycling great Wiggins retires

Britain’s most decorated cyclist sir Bradley Wiggins has announced his retirement from the sport.

28/12/2016

Sport

Goodbye 2016 and thanks for the sporting memories

2016 was jammed-packed full of sporting thrills and spills.

19/12/2016

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Freestyling Afghans

A group of young Afghan men and women gather on a hill outside Kabul to practice a variety of freestyle cycling tricks they have learnt from online videos via YouTube, Facebook and other social…

08/12/2016

Sport

Kangert wins Abu Dhabi Tour as Cavendish claims final stage

Astana’s Estonian rider Tanel Kangert claimed overall victory at the Abu Dhabi Tour on Sunday following the fourth and final stage that was won by Britain’s Mark…

23/10/2016

Sport

Tour de France 2017 route officially unveiled

Organisers have unveiled an unconventional route for the 2017 Tour de France featuring many early climbs in a bid to limit the opportunities for strong teams to dominate stages and reward aggressive r

18/10/2016

France

Tour de France organisers unveil route for 2017 edition

18/10/2016

Sport

Sagan retains world road race title

Peter Sagan became the first rider since 2007 to retain his world championship road race title when he perfectly timed his sprint in Doha on Sunday.

16/10/2016

Sport

Martin wins record-equaling fourth world time trial title

The German team erupted into wild celebrations when Tony Martin found out he had done enough to win a career fourth time trial world title.

12/10/2016

Sport

Cycling: Dumoulin looking for a competitive edge with skinsuit

Tom Dumoulin failed to match the performance that earned him an Olympic silver medal earlier this year when he finished 11th in the individual time trial at the World Championships in Doha on…

12/10/2016

Sport

Amber Neben wins second UCI Women's Time Trial title

Amber Neben grabs Gold at the UCI Road Race Championships in Qatar

11/10/2016

Sport

Etixx-QuickStep win third World Team Time Trial title

Etixx-QuickStep were all smiles on Sunday after claiming victory in the men’s team time trial at the Road World Championships in Qatar.

09/10/2016

Sport

Lukas Flückiger and Reto Indergand secure the 2016 Swiss Epic

Lukas Flückiger and Reto Indergand of the BMC Mountainbike Racing Team kept their composure to clinch the 2016 Swiss Epic.

17/09/2016

Sport

Castroviejo wins European time trial title

Spaniard Jonathan Castroviejo became the first ever European time trial champion on Thursday after winning the 45.

15/09/2016

Sport

Wiggins and Froome have medical records leaked

A group of hackers that accessed the World Anti Doping Agency’s database has released more confidential medical files of high-profile athletes.

15/09/2016

Sport

Nairo Quintana is crowned winner of the Vuelta a Espana

The final day of a grand tour is usually a procession where the winners celebrate with champagne.

11/09/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Nairo Quintana seals second Grand Tour win

Nairo Quintana is poised to win the Vuelta a Espana after keeping Chris Froome at bay on Stage 20 The Colombian has not officially won the race yet, he just needs to cross the line on Sunday’s sprint

10/09/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Chris Froome gains fighting chance with time trial win

Stage 19 was the penultimate stage of the Vuelta a Espana – a rolling time trial of 37km from Chabia to Calpe.

09/09/2016

Sport

Dane Nielsen sizzles in the sun to claim stage 18 of Vuelta a Espana

Stage 18 of the Vuelta a España saw the contenders for the general classification hide in the peloton and leave the stress to the sprint teams.

08/09/2016

Sport

Mathias Frank with enough in the tank to claim stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana

Mathias Frank sweltered his way to victory in stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana.

07/09/2016