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Tour de France: Sagan dons yellow after sprinting to stage two victory

Peter Sagan bounced back from a third place finish in the Tour de France opener on Saturday to win Sunday’s second stage and take over the leader’s yellow…

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Cavendish sprints to victory in Tour de France opener

Mark Cavendish won the opening stage of this year’s Tour de France on Saturday and with the victory donned for the first time in his career the prestigious leader’s yellow…

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New "half-bike" could be next urban Hipster hit

In a busy city or when taking public transport, an ordinary bike can take up quite a bit of space.

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Giro d'Italia: Nibali wins stage 19 as Chaves takes over race lead

Overnight leader Steven Kruijswijk lost his race lead following a disastrous stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia on Friday.

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Chavez surges to Giro stage win as mountains sow heartbreak

Joy for Esteban Chavez at the victory, but the Giro d’Italia sneered down at the field of riders on stage 14 and dared them to match themselves against the toughest stage yet, with multiple heart-burs

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Nieve gets Giro consolation win for Team Sky

Mikel Nieve won the Friday stage of the Giro d’Italia, a balm on the wounds of Team Sky for whom this is proving to be a disappointing Giro, after the withdrawal of rider Mikel Landa crippled the…

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Giro d'Italia: Brambilla solos into pink in stage eight victory

Home favourite Gianluca Brambilla has seized the Giro d’Italia leader’s jersey from a struggling Tom Dumoulin, after a stunning ride on stage eight

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Giro d'Italia: Kittel sprints to second stage win

Marcel Kittel timed his sprint perfectly to clinch the second stage of the Giro d’Italia, a 190-kilometre trek from Arnhem to the Dutch town of

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Dumoulin wins, Nibali struggles as Giro begins

Tom Dumoulin has won the first stage of the Giro d’Italia, the first of the season’s blue ribbon cycling events. The first stage was a time trial

My Europe Series

A place to call home? The challenge of integrating Europe's migrants

The migrant crisis has brought scores of refugees and asylum seekers to Europe. But what happens after they arrive in the EU? Adjusting to local life

Sport

UCI use iPad to detect mechanical doping

World Cycling’s governing governing body the UCI this week showed off it’s new method of detecting mechanical doping – the sports newest threat. At

Sport

Quintana wins Tour de Romandie as Albasini sprints to final stage honours

Nairo Quintana continued to warm up nicely ahead of July’s Tour de France after the Colombian won the overall title at the Tour de Romandie. The

Sport

Colombia's Nairo Quintana bumped up on podium in Tour de Romandie

Colombia’s Nairo Quintana has emerged victorious on stage two of the Tour de Romandie. He took the leader’s jersey after Ilnur Zakarin was demoted to

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Izagirre wins Tour de Romandie prologue

Spain’s Ion Izagirre won the Tour de Romandie prologue on Tuesday to claim the first leader’s jersey of the 70th edition of the race. The 27-year-old

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Cycling: Belgian teenager gets six-year ban for mechanical doping

The International cycling announced on Tuesday its Disciplinary Commission has banned Belgian youngster Femke Van den Driessche for six years for

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Sky's Mikel Landa holds on for agonising Trentino win

Sky's Mikel Landa withstood a determined Astana effort to wrest the leaders jersey off his back in the final stage of Giro del Trentino.

Brazil

At least 2 people killed after Rio cycle lane collapses

At least two people have been killed in Brazil’s Olympic city of Rio de Janeiro when a new cycle lane collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean. The beach

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Team Sky withdraw Sergio Henao from racing in biological passport probe

Cycling's anti-doping foundation has opened a biological passport case against Team Sky rider Sergio Henao.

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Paolini gets 18 month cycling ban

Italian cyclist Luca Paolini has been banned for 18 months by the ICU for a “non-intentional” anti-doping rule violation. The 39-year-old rider

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Australian Hayman secures shock Paris-Roubaix victory

An emotional Mathew Hayman lifted the cobbled trophy after springin a surprise victory at the Paris-Roubaix on Sunday. The third of five classics on