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Vuelta a Espana: Jempy Drucker claims first grand tour stage win

Stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana was one for the sprinters.

05/09/2016

Adventures

Off-road adventures in Macedonia

More than a thousand dirt tracks make this landlocked country a great place to mountain bike.

05/09/2016

Sci-Tech

E-bikes sales motor at the Eurobike Fair

Cycling keeps you fit, young at heart and is growing in popularity as witnessed at the Eurobike Fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

05/09/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Nairo Quintana ambush leaves Chris Froome on the ropes

Nairo Quintana remains in the race leader’s red jersey after his Movistar team ambushed Chris Froome and Team Sky.

04/09/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Robert Gesink wins stage as Quintana and Froome battle

03/09/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Valerio Conti scores stunning solo win

02/09/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Keukeleire wins stage 12 as Quintana and Froome continue battle for title

Belgian’s Jens Keukeleire celebrated the biggest victory of his career by winning stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana.

01/09/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Froome wins stage 11

After a well-deserved rest day the riders of this year’s Vuelta a Espana were back in the saddle for a fairly gentle stage 11 and a 168 kilometre trip to Pena Cabarga in northern…

31/08/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Quintana back on top following stage ten win

Colombian Nairo Quintana took back the leader’s jersey for the Vuelta A Espana a day after losing it to David de la Cruz following a commanding victory in stage ten on…

29/08/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: De la Cruz wins stage nine as Froome drops to fourth overall

David De La Cruz handed the Etixx-QuickStep team its third victory of this year’s Vuelta a Espana on Sunday by winning stage nine in Alto de Naranco.

28/08/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Quintana grabs lead as Lagutin wins stage eight

Sergey Lagutin from Uzbekistan won stage eight of the Tour of Spain on Saturday while Colombian Nairo Quintana became the new overall leader.

27/08/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Van Genechten clinches Stage 7 as Contador suffers crash

Belgium’s Jonas Van Genechten timed his sprint perfectly to clinch the seventh stage of the Vuelta a Espana.

26/08/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Simon Yates shines in Luintra

Britain’s Simon Yates produced a superb solo effort to claim the sixth stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday.

25/08/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Meersman claims Stage 5 as Atapuma retains lead

Belgium’s Gianni Meersman produced a superb display to clinch the fifth stage of the Vuelta a Espana in Lugo on Wednesday.

24/08/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Lilian Calmejane clinches Stage 4

Colombia’s Darwin Atapuma took the overall lead of the Vuelta a Espana on a mountainous fourth stage won by breakaway rider Lilian Calmejane.

23/08/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Geniez wins stage three as Fernandez takes overall lead

A mass pile up mid race, a solo break for victory and blistering heat made for a good day to watch the Vuelta A Espana on Monday.

22/08/2016

Sport

Rio Olympics: Cavendish claims Omnium silver behind winner Viviani

Italy’s Elia Viviani recovered from a mid race crash in the final points race to win the men’s Omnium title.

16/08/2016

Brazil

Cancellara cycles off into golden retirement with Olympic win

Swiss cyclist Fabian Cancellara is riding off into a golden retirement – after scooping a second Olympic time-trial title.

11/08/2016

Sport

Five athletes tipped to shine in Rio

Chris Froome will lead the Great Britain team as he bids to emulate the feat of compatriot Bradley Wiggins in the Olympic cycling road race on Saturday.

05/08/2016

Sport

Lizzie Armitstead cleared for Rio Olympics after UK Anti-Doping charge for missed tests

02/08/2016