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• Cycle lanes cause problems for road users, says Transport Secretary

  06-12-2016 15:52
  
  Chris Grayling was speaking about wider transport issues when he made the comments about cycling Chris Grayling. Photo: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/ShutterstockChris Grayling was speaking about wider transport issues when he made the comments about cycling
  
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• ‘Monumental effort’ means Women’s Tour of Britain goes ahead in 2024

  15-04-2024 18:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Condensed four-stage race begins in Welshpool on 6 JuneLizzie Deignan: ‘I’m grateful to the people who have pulled it off’British Cycling has named the host towns for this summer’s Tour of Britain Women after what has been described as “monumental effort” to make sure the race goes ahead.Ten weeks after the Guardian reported the governing body would organise the race in-house following the collapse of SweetSpot group, the outline of the route has been unveiled
  
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• Tom Pidcock and Marianne Vos win Amstel Gold races after dramatic sprints

  14-04-2024 19:15 via theguardian.com
  
  British Ineos rider wins an Ardennes Classic for the first timeVos pips Lorena Wiebes on the line after early celebration errorTom Pidcock claimed victory in the men’s Amstel Gold Race on Sunday, while in the women’s race Marianne Vos took a frenetic sprint on the line but only after Lorena Wiebes celebrated too early.Pidcock, who finished second in the race in 2021 when losing out in a sprint to winner Wout van Aert, this time proved the strongest in the final metres, holding off Ma
  
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• Britain's Pidcock lands first Gold Race success

  14-04-2024 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Tom Pidcock makes a strong finish to the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday to win the prestigious one-day classic for the first time.
  
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• Archibald and Evans win gold as Hayter seals omnium

  14-04-2024 08:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Katie Archibald and Neah Evans win madison gold while GB team-mate Ethan Hayter clinches the omnium title on day two of the Track Nations Cup in Canada.
  
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• GB win team pursuit golden double in Canada

  13-04-2024 08:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain win men's and women's team pursuit gold as the final round of the 2024 Track Nations Cup gets under way in Milton, Canada.
  
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• Ratcliffe calls for 'real action' on safety

  12-04-2024 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ineos Grenadiers owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says accidents in road cycling are "a common occurrence".
  
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• Van Aert to miss Giro d'Italia through injury

  11-04-2024 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wout van Aert will not take part in this year's Giro d'Italia as he continues to recover from injuries sustained in a crash last month.
  
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• Van der Poel wins Paris-Roubaix again

  07-04-2024 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mathieu van der Poel leads home an Alpecin-Deceuninck one-two as he wins the Paris-Roubaix for the second year in succession.
  
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• Van der Poel defends Paris-Roubaix in record time

  07-04-2024 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World champion Mathieu van der Poel defends his Paris-Roubaix title with a stunning solo ride to win in record time.
  
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• Mathieu van der Poel powers to dominant victory in Paris-Roubaix

  07-04-2024 17:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Dutchman launches stunning solo attack 60km from the finish Van der Poel doubles up after Ronde van Vlaanderen triumphMathieu van der Poel stormed to a second victory in the Paris Roubaix on Sunday after the Dutchman launched a stunning solo attack 60 km from the finish line to win his second Monument of the year following his Ronde van Vlaanderen victory last weekend.On the 260-km “Hell of the North” route which had 29 cobblestone sectors, Van der Poel’s victory by three minut
  
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• Australian cycling star Jay Vine avoids spinal surgery after horror crash in Spain

  07-04-2024 05:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Vine in neck brace for six weeks putting Olympic bid in perilTour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard also badly injuredAustralian cycling star Jay Vine will not have to have surgery on the spine injuries he suffered when falling heavily in a horror crash at the Itzulia Basque Country race.His UAE Team Emirates medical director Dr Adrian Rotunno reported on Saturday that last year’s Tour Down Under winner Vine would remain in hospital and would be in a neck brace for up to six weeks. Continu
  
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• Kopecky wins Paris-Roubaix with GB's Georgi third

  06-04-2024 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World champion Lotte Kopecky wins the women's Paris-Roubaix for the first time as Britain's Pfeiffer Georgi finishes third.
  
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• Lotte Kopecky rules the cobbles and velodrome in Paris-Roubaix Femmes

  06-04-2024 19:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Belgian wins six-rider sprint in fourth edition of the raceElisa Balsamo finishes second and Pfeiffer Georgi thirdThe world champion Lotte Kopecky delivered a devastating final sprint to claim the Paris-Roubaix Femmes title in a thrilling finish.Belgium’s Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) was in a lead group of six when the 148.5km race arrived at the famous Roubaix velodrome and had enough in the tank to outpace her rivals. Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) finished second while Britain’s Pfeiffer
  
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• ‘I’m going to Paris to win’: Josh Tarling aims for Roubaix and Olympic success

  06-04-2024 14:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Welsh rider has enjoyed a meteoric rise and wants to impress in the Hell of the North ahead of this summer’s Olympic GamesJosh Tarling may only be 20, but he already exudes the confidence of an athlete who knows exactly where he is going. “I’m going to Paris to win,” he says of this year’s Olympic Games where he hopes to win cycling gold on the road, in the individual time trial and, potentially in the velodrome, in the madison.Tarling, from Aberaeron in west Wales,
  
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• Vingegaard suffered collapsed lung in crash

  05-04-2024 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard suffered a collapsed lung in Thursday's crash in the Itzulia Basque Country race.
  
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• ‘We take the risks’: Van der Poel believes riders are biggest danger in cycling

  05-04-2024 14:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Jonas Vingegaard taken to hospital after crash on ThursdayDutchman aiming to successfully defend Paris-Roubaix titleMathieu van der Poel, who aims to retain his Paris-Roubaix title this weekend, says riders are the main danger when it comes to race safety.Thursday’s stage four in the Tour of the Basque Country was marred by a horrific crash in which Jonas Vingegaard broke a collarbone and several ribs and also sustained pulmonary contusion and a pneumothorax. The crash happened at a turn o
  
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• Jonas Vingegaard’s Tour de France defence in doubt after Basque crash

  05-04-2024 00:19 via theguardian.com
  
  The 2022 and 2023 winner fractured collarbone and scapulaIncident saw 12 riders crash on fourth stage of Basque tourTour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard was taken to hospital with a broken collarbone after a serious crash on stage four of Itzulia Basque Country.Vingegaard also suffered several broken ribs from the high-speed accident that also included Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic among a group of 12 affected riders. Continue reading...
  
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• Vingegaard suffers broken collarbone & ribs in crash

  04-04-2024 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reigning Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard suffers a broken collarbone and several broken ribs in a crash at the Itzulia Basque Country stage race.
  
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• Elite cyclist to lead London race while living in asylum hotel

  04-04-2024 16:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Trhas Tesfay, who fled war in Ethiopia, says she suffers hunger headaches as she cannot eat Home Office hotel mealsOne of Ethiopia’s elite female cyclists will be pedalling at the front of one of London’s biggest bike races next month while living in an asylum seeker hotel on less than £10 a week.Gold medal winner Trhas Teklehaimanot Tesfay, 22, rode a bicycle for the first time when she was 13 years old. She has achieved success in a range of competitions such as the African c
  
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• Pidcock to miss Itzulia Basque Country after crash

  01-04-2024 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British rider Tom Pidcock withdraws from the 2024 Itzulia Basque Country stage race after a crash in training.
  
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• Van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders for third time

  31-03-2024 20:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel wins his third Tour of Flanders, while Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini claims her second women's title.
  
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• Mathieu van der Poel crushes rivals to claim third Tour of Flanders title

  31-03-2024 18:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Men’s world champion produces devastating attack on cobblesElisa Longo Borghini wins women’s race in sprint finishThe men’s world champion, Mathieu van der Poel, crushed his rivals with a devastating long-range attack to claim his third Tour of Flanders on Sunday.In the women’s race, the Italian Elisa Longo Borghini came home first after outsprinting Poland’s Kasia Niewiadoma and Shirin van Anrooij of the Netherlands. Continue reading...
  
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• Van Aert breaks collarbone and ribs in crash

  27-03-2024 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wout van Aert will miss the rest of the classics season after breaking his collarbone and several ribs in a crash at Dwars door Vlaanderen.
  
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• 'Winning Olympic silver makes me want Paris gold'

  27-03-2024 08:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team GB cyclist Neah Evans claimed Olympic team pursuit silver in Tokyo but she only has eyes for gold in Paris this summer.
  
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• GB deliver best world championship medal haul

  25-03-2024 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Great Britain deliver their best world championship medal haul with 31 at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.
  
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• Pogacar completes dominant Volta a Catalunya win

  24-03-2024 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tadej Pogacar completes a dominant overall victory at the Volta a Catalunya while Mads Pedersen triumphs at Gent-Wevelgem.
  
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• Tadej Pogacar wins final stage to round off Volta a Catalunya dominance

  24-03-2024 14:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Slovenian makes it four victories from race’s seven stagesMikel Landa second overall, almost four minutes downTadej Pogacar completed his mastery of this year’s Volta a Catalunya, sprinting to a fourth stage win in the seven-stage race.The Slovenian, already in total command of the Volta going into the final stage around Barcelona, left his rivals trailing once again, giving him overall victory ahead of Mikel Landa by three minutes and 41 seconds. Egan Bernal, five minutes and three
  
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• Cundy wins 15th straight world title in Rio

  24-03-2024 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jody Cundy wins his 15th consecutive world title in the C4 1km time-trial at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.
  
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• Fachie wins 20th world title two days after mugging

  23-03-2024 00:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Neil Fachie won the 20th title of his career at the Para-cycling Track World Championships - two days after being mugged in Rio de Janeiro.
  
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