<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Cycling - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Cycling news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your favorite sport!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 08:39:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Tour Down Under to feature first joint men's and women's event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's Tour Down Under will become the first World Tour race to host men's and women's stages on the same course and day, over the same distance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-down-under-to-feature-first-joint-mens-and-womens-event/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-down-under-to-feature-first-joint-mens-and-womens-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Segaert wins his first Grand Tour stage at Giro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgium's Alec Segaert claims first-ever stage win on a Grand Tour to keep his Bahrain-Victorious team-mate Afonso Eulalio in the overall lead of the Giro d'Italia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/segaert-wins-his-first-grand-tour-stage-at-giro/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/segaert-wins-his-first-grand-tour-stage-at-giro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guardeno moved to neurological clinic after crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spanish cyclist Jaume Guardeno is transferred to a clinic specialising in serious neurological injuries following a crash with a vehicle in March.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/guardeno-moved-to-neurological-clinic-after-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/guardeno-moved-to-neurological-clinic-after-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Narvaez wins Giro stage 11 as Eulalio retains lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ecuador's Jhonatan Narvaez continues he and his team's extraordinary Giro d'Italia with victory on stage 11.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/narvaez-wins-giro-stage-11-as-eulalio-retains-lead/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/narvaez-wins-giro-stage-11-as-eulalio-retains-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evans' Commonwealth hopes hit by illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Scotland's biggest medal hopes for this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow - cyclist Neah Evans - has revealed illness has hampered her preparations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evans-commonwealth-hopes-hit-by-illness/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evans-commonwealth-hopes-hit-by-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ganna wins Giro time trial as Vingegaard fails to take overall lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italy's Filippo Ganna dominates the stage 10 time trial at the Giro d'Italia, with a winning margin of nearly two minutes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ganna-wins-giro-time-trial-as-vingegaard-fails-to-take-overall-lead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ganna-wins-giro-time-trial-as-vingegaard-fails-to-take-overall-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vingegaard reduces gap on leader with stage nine win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonas Vingegaard takes his second stage win of the Giro d'Italia as he powers to victory on stage nine to reduce the gap on the leader Afonso Eulalio.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-reduces-gap-on-leader-with-stage-nine-win/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-reduces-gap-on-leader-with-stage-nine-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Narvaez claims second stage win of 2026 Giro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ecuador's Jhonatan Narvaez holds off Andreas Leknessund to claim victory on stage eight of the Giro d'Italia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/narvaez-claims-second-stage-win-of-2026-giro/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/narvaez-claims-second-stage-win-of-2026-giro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vingegaard claims impressive Giro stage win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonas Vingegaard puts on an impressive ride to win stage seven of the Giro d'Italia and complete his set of Grand Tour stage victories.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-claims-impressive-giro-stage-win/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-claims-impressive-giro-stage-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ballerini survives crash for Naples Giro stage win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italy's Davide Ballerini wins stage six of the Giro d'Italia after the favourites crash on the final cobbled sector in Naples.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ballerini-survives-crash-for-naples-giro-stage-win/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ballerini-survives-crash-for-naples-giro-stage-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Archibald Scotland's greatest female athlete?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Archibald has made the surprise decision to retire from cycling while still at the top of the sport, but where does in leave her on the list of great Scottish athletes?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/is-archibald-scotlands-greatest-female-athlete/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/is-archibald-scotlands-greatest-female-athlete/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrieta beats Eulalio to win epic wet Giro stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spain's Igor Arrieta beats Afonso Eulalio of Portugal to win a soaking-wet stage five of the Giro d'Italia after a thrilling breakaway battle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/arrieta-beats-eulalio-to-win-epic-wet-giro-stage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/arrieta-beats-eulalio-to-win-epic-wet-giro-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Narvaez wins Giro stage three days after huge crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ecuador's Jhonatan Narvaez wins stage four of the Giro d'Italia, three days after being involved in a major crash which resulted in three of his team-mates abandoning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/narvaez-wins-giro-stage-three-days-after-huge-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/narvaez-wins-giro-stage-three-days-after-huge-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archibald retires from cycling after falling 'in love' with nursing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three-time Olympic medallist Katie Archibald retires from cycling - despite being previously chosen for Scotland's 2026 Commonwealth Games team - having "fallen in love" with her new career as a nurse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-retires-from-cycling-after-falling-in-love-with-nursing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-retires-from-cycling-after-falling-in-love-with-nursing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yates out of Giro with concussion as Magnier wins third stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Adam Yates is out of the Giro d'Italia after suffering concussion in a heavy crash on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/yates-out-of-giro-with-concussion-as-magnier-wins-third-stage/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/yates-out-of-giro-with-concussion-as-magnier-wins-third-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yates out of Giro with concussion after crash as Magnier wins third stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Adam Yates is out of the Giro d'Italia after suffering concussion in a heavy crash on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/yates-out-of-giro-with-concussion-after-crash-as-magnier-wins-third-stage/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/yates-out-of-giro-with-concussion-after-crash-as-magnier-wins-third-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yates loses nearly 14 minutes after Giro crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Adam Yates loses nearly 14 minutes to rivals on stage 2 of the Giro d'Italia following a huge crash on a wet descent involving about 30 riders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/yates-loses-nearly-14-minutes-after-giro-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/yates-loses-nearly-14-minutes-after-giro-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yates loses nearly 14 minutes after 30-rider Giro crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Adam Yates loses nearly 14 minutes to rivals on stage 2 of the Giro d'Italia following a huge crash on a wet descent involving about 30 riders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/yates-loses-nearly-14-minutes-after-30-rider-giro-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/yates-loses-nearly-14-minutes-after-30-rider-giro-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blasi wins Vuelta for first Grand Tour victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spanish cyclist Paula Blasi triumphs at the women's Vuelta a Espana to claim her first Grand Tour victory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/blasi-wins-vuelta-for-first-grand-tour-victory/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/blasi-wins-vuelta-for-first-grand-tour-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magnier wins Giro opener after sprint crash chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[France's Paul Magnier wins the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia after a huge crash towards the end of a bunch sprint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/magnier-wins-giro-opener-after-sprint-crash-chaos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/magnier-wins-giro-opener-after-sprint-crash-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ineos hope for AI inspiration with Netcompany deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ineos Grenadiers agree a lucrative new deal with data business Netcompany, with AI the focus for a return to success.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ineos-hope-for-ai-inspiration-with-netcompany-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ineos-hope-for-ai-inspiration-with-netcompany-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar wins third-straight Liege-Bastogne-Liege title]]></title><description><![CDATA[World champion Tadej Pogacar triumphs in a thrilling battle with Paul Seixas to claim his third-straight Liege-Bastogne-Liege title.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-wins-third-straight-liege-bastogne-liege-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-wins-third-straight-liege-bastogne-liege-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munoz dies from infection six days after crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colombian rider Cristian Camilo Munoz dies from a knee infection following a crash six days ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/munoz-dies-from-infection-six-days-after-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/munoz-dies-from-infection-six-days-after-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pidcock wins stage weeks after serious crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Tom Pidcock wins stage three of the Tour of the Alps less than a month after a "horror crash" in Spain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-wins-stage-weeks-after-serious-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-wins-stage-weeks-after-serious-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Super brutal' Tour de France Femmes UK stage routes revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The routes for the UK stages of the 2027 Tour de France Femmes have been revealed, with riders saying it will be "super brutal".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/super-brutal-tour-de-france-femmes-uk-stage-routes-revealed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/super-brutal-tour-de-france-femmes-uk-stage-routes-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richardson and Finucane win Track World Cup golds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic silver medallist Matt Richardson storms to two golds as Great Britain win nine medals at the Track World Cup in Hong Kong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/richardson-and-finucane-win-track-world-cup-golds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/richardson-and-finucane-win-track-world-cup-golds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclist Guardeno 'remains critical' after collision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spanish cyclist Jaume Guardeno remains in a critical condition after suffering serious injuries in a collision with a vehicle last month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclist-guardeno-remains-critical-after-collision/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclist-guardeno-remains-critical-after-collision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Sunday In Hell: The brutal race that thwarts the greats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paris-Roubaix's remains elite's sport's most volatile journey of daring and dust. And the Hell of the North is the one race legend Tadej Pogacar still can't win.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/another-sunday-in-hell-the-brutal-race-that-thwarts-the-greats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/another-sunday-in-hell-the-brutal-race-that-thwarts-the-greats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brand suffers neck pain after fan collision in Paris-Roubaix]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lucinda Brand of the Netherlands collides with a spectator during the women's Paris-Roubaix, which was won by Germany's Franziska Koch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/brand-suffers-neck-pain-after-fan-collision-in-paris-roubaix/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/brand-suffers-neck-pain-after-fan-collision-in-paris-roubaix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van Aert beats Pogacar in thrilling Paris-Roubaix sprint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wout van Aert beats four-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar in a thrilling sprint finish to win the Paris-Roubaix title.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-aert-beats-pogacar-in-thrilling-paris-roubaix-sprint/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-aert-beats-pogacar-in-thrilling-paris-roubaix-sprint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand rider Watts banned for mid-race punch]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Zealander cyclist Kiaan Watts is banned for 25 days by cycling's global governing body after he punched a fellow rider in the head during a race last month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/new-zealand-rider-watts-banned-for-mid-race-punch/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/new-zealand-rider-watts-banned-for-mid-race-punch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire damages roof of Rio Olympic velodrome]]></title><description><![CDATA[A large fire damages the roof of the velodrome in Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park, but the venue's track is not affected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fire-damages-roof-of-rio-olympic-velodrome/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fire-damages-roof-of-rio-olympic-velodrome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than the Score]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paris-Roubaix is considered one of the toughest races in cycling]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/more-than-the-score/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/more-than-the-score/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar may face fine for running red light in Flanders win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar wins a record-equalling third Tour of Flanders, but could face action after he is one of up to 20 riders who run a red light at a railway crossing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-may-face-fine-for-running-red-light-in-flanders-win/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-may-face-fine-for-running-red-light-in-flanders-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guardeno in intensive care after collision with vehicle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spanish cyclist Jaume Guardeno is in intensive care after suffering "serious injuries" in a collision with a vehicle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/guardeno-in-intensive-care-after-collision-with-vehicle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/guardeno-in-intensive-care-after-collision-with-vehicle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclist killed at Worlds not found for 82 minutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cyclist who was killed during the Road World Championships was not found for 82 minutes after a crash, investigators find.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclist-killed-at-worlds-not-found-for-82-minutes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclist-killed-at-worlds-not-found-for-82-minutes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vingegaard holds on for Volta a Catalunya victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Danish two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard continues his good start to 2026 with Volta a Catalunya win.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-holds-on-for-volta-a-catalunya-victory/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-holds-on-for-volta-a-catalunya-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pidcock out of Volta a Catalunya after 'horror' fall down ravine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Briton Tom Pidcock pulls out of the Volta a Catalunya after a "horror" fall down a ravine during stage five.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-out-of-volta-a-catalunya-after-horror-fall-down-ravine/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-out-of-volta-a-catalunya-after-horror-fall-down-ravine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British teenager Lloyd takes first World Tour win]]></title><description><![CDATA[British teenager Carys Lloyd holds off former world champion Elisa Balsamo to claim her first ever professional victory in a sprint finish at the Tour of Brugge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-teenager-lloyd-takes-first-world-tour-win/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-teenager-lloyd-takes-first-world-tour-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vernon wins shortened stage with Pidcock third]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Ethan Vernon wins a sprint finish on a shortened stage four of the Volta a Catalunya.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vernon-wins-shortened-stage-with-pidcock-third/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vernon-wins-shortened-stage-with-pidcock-third/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silvestri broke five ribs in Milan-San Remo crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian Debora Silvestri says she broke five ribs in a serious crash during the women's Milan-San Remo one-day classic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/silvestri-broke-five-ribs-in-milan-san-remo-crash/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/silvestri-broke-five-ribs-in-milan-san-remo-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar denies Pidcock to win first Milan-San Remo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar continues his glittering career by winning his first Milan-San Remo title after a thrilling battle with Britain's Tom Pidcock.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-denies-pidcock-to-win-first-milan-san-remo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-denies-pidcock-to-win-first-milan-san-remo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silvestri taken to hospital after Milan-San Remo crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian Debora Silvestri is taken to hospital after a serious crash during the women's Milan-San Remo one-day classic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/silvestri-taken-to-hospital-after-milan-san-remo-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 16:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/silvestri-taken-to-hospital-after-milan-san-remo-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic cyclist who ran over wife under fire over Porsche post]]></title><description><![CDATA[The post was criticised for being "deeply offensive" by a victims' rights commissioner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/olympic-cyclist-who-ran-over-wife-under-fire-over-porsche-post/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/olympic-cyclist-who-ran-over-wife-under-fire-over-porsche-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pidcock wins one-day Milano-Torino race on debut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Pidcock launches a late attack to win the Milano-Torino race on the 150th anniversary of the world's oldest classic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-wins-one-day-milano-torino-race-on-debut/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-wins-one-day-milano-torino-race-on-debut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vingegaard claims maiden Paris-Nice title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard claims his first Paris-Nice title after finishing second in Sunday's finale.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-claims-maiden-paris-nice-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-claims-maiden-paris-nice-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France's Godon wins shortened Paris-Nice stage seven]]></title><description><![CDATA[France's Dorian Godon wins a shortened penultimate stage of the Paris-Nice elite cycling event, with Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard poised for overall race victory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/frances-godon-wins-shortened-paris-nice-stage-seven/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/frances-godon-wins-shortened-paris-nice-stage-seven/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar wins Strade Bianche for record fourth time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar solos to victory as he wins the Strade Bianche for a record fourth time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-wins-strade-bianche-for-record-fourth-time/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-wins-strade-bianche-for-record-fourth-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar makes it three in a row at Strade Bianche while Chabbey sprints to glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenage French sensation Paul Seixas finishes secondSwiss wins women&rsquo;s race in a thrilling finishTadej Pogacar won a record fourth Strade Bianche title as he made a triumphant start to his 2026 season, with the teenage French sensation Paul Seixas second. The world champion made a typically devastating long-range break around 80km from the finish, after which it was a procession to the line in Siena for his third win in a row.In doing so, the four-time Tour de France winner proved once aga]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-makes-it-three-in-a-row-at-strade-bianche-while-chabbey-sprints-to-glory/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-makes-it-three-in-a-row-at-strade-bianche-while-chabbey-sprints-to-glory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Backstedt wins Vuelta a Extremadura time trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welsh cyclist Zoe Backstedt powers to time-trial win at Vuelta a Extremadura, her first win of 2026]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/backstedt-wins-vuelta-a-extremadura-time-trial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/backstedt-wins-vuelta-a-extremadura-time-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian cyclist Michael Matthews breaks both wrists in horror training crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jayco AlUla rider&rsquo;s spring classics campaign ruined by injury35-year-old returning to racing after break due to pulmonary embolismAustralian cycling ace Michael Matthews has broken both wrists in a training crash and been ruled out of racing for the forseeable future.Matthews&rsquo; season on the World Tour started with victory in the Gran Premio de Castellon in Spain in late January &ndash; the 44th win of his decorated 17-year career. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australian-cyclist-michael-matthews-breaks-both-wrists-in-horror-training-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australian-cyclist-michael-matthews-breaks-both-wrists-in-horror-training-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the world-beating, BMX flipping, bricklayer with renewed Olympic hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[BMX freestyler champion Jude Jones talks about how he laid the foundations for his sporting career as a bricklayer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/meet-the-world-beating-bmx-flipping-bricklayer-with-renewed-olympic-hopes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/meet-the-world-beating-bmx-flipping-bricklayer-with-renewed-olympic-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brennan becomes first Briton since Cavendish to win Flemish classic in sprint finish]]></title><description><![CDATA[20-year-old claims victory in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne&lsquo;I&rsquo;m always there in these kind of races&rsquo;The 20-year-old British sprinter Matthew Brennan rocketed out of an accelerating pack to win the Flemish classic Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne for team Visma-Lease-a-bike on Sunday.Brennan, from Darlington, is the first Briton to win the race since Mark Cavendish in 2012 and 2015, whose finishing sprint was similar to the burgeoning star. Brennan avoided the Cavendish comparison after the race]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/brennan-becomes-first-briton-since-cavendish-to-win-flemish-classic-in-sprint-finish/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/brennan-becomes-first-briton-since-cavendish-to-win-flemish-classic-in-sprint-finish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brennan follows Cavendish with victory in Belgium]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Brennan becomes the first Briton to win the Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne one-day race in Belgium since cycling great Sir Mark Cavendish.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/brennan-follows-cavendish-with-victory-in-belgium/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 18:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/brennan-follows-cavendish-with-victory-in-belgium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dutch double as Van der Poel &amp; Vollering win at Omloop het Nieuwsblad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mathieu van der Poel wins the men's race at the Omloop het Nieuwsblad, and Dutch compatriot Demi Vollering triumphs in the women's event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dutch-double-as-van-der-poel-amp-vollering-win-at-omloop-het-nieuwsblad/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dutch-double-as-van-der-poel-amp-vollering-win-at-omloop-het-nieuwsblad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mighty Mathieu van der Poel powers to victory in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutch rider triumphs on debut in Belgian spring classicDemi Vollering beats Niewiadoma to win women&rsquo;s raceMathieu van der Poel broke away 16km from the finish line and soloed to victory at the season-opening cobbled classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday.The former road race world champion entered the classic on the back of a record eighth cyclo-cross world title where he was unbeaten all winter. The 31-year-old Alpecin rider finished in 4hr 53min 55sec, more than 20 seconds ahead of fe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mighty-mathieu-van-der-poel-powers-to-victory-in-omloop-het-nieuwsblad/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mighty-mathieu-van-der-poel-powers-to-victory-in-omloop-het-nieuwsblad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Maybe I wouldn't be here' without helmet - Backstedt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welsh cyclist Zoe Backstedt is preaching the importance of wearing a helmet after a scary training crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/maybe-i-wouldnt-be-here-without-helmet-backstedt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/maybe-i-wouldnt-be-here-without-helmet-backstedt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glasgow 2026 'great way to go out', says Fachie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish cyclist Neil Fachie says the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow would be "a great way to go out" after being "drawn back in" to compete in the sport.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/glasgow-2026-great-way-to-go-out-says-fachie/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/glasgow-2026-great-way-to-go-out-says-fachie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fachie &amp; Graham compete at 2026 Commonwealth Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paralympic and multi-world champions Neil Fachie and Fin Graham will compete for Scotland at this year's Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fachie-amp-graham-compete-at-2026-commonwealth-games/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fachie-amp-graham-compete-at-2026-commonwealth-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Austin Butler to play Lance Armstrong in big-screen biopic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Project, following disgraced cyclist, reportedly sparked bidding war, with Conclave&rsquo;s Edward Berger set to directOscar-nominated actor Austin Butler is scheduled to take on the role of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong in a buzzy new biopic.According to Deadline, the package has caused a &ldquo;frenzied&rdquo; bidding war in Hollywood with Conclave director Edward Berger at the helm and King Richard&rsquo;s Zach Baylin set to write the script. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/austin-butler-to-play-lance-armstrong-in-big-screen-biopic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/austin-butler-to-play-lance-armstrong-in-big-screen-biopic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Richardson wins keirin for second European title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Matt Richadson wins keirin gold, while Katie Archibald and Anna Morris claim madison silver on the final day of the European Track Cycling Championships in Turkey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-richardson-wins-keirin-for-second-european-title/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-richardson-wins-keirin-for-second-european-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Richardson wins historic European track gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Richardson becomes the first British man to win the sprint title at the European Track Cycling Championships in Turkey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-richardson-wins-historic-european-track-gold/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-richardson-wins-historic-european-track-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cadel: Lungs on Legs review – a heart-pumping, hilarious portrait of an Australian cycling champion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Riding 27km onstage in a demanding solo performance, Connor Delves turns Cadel Evans&rsquo; Tour de France victory into a study of endurance and obsessionGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt&rsquo;s been 15 years since Cadel Evans rode into Paris in the yellow jersey, becoming the first Australian to win the Tour de France and one of only three non-Europeans ever to claim cycling&rsquo;s greatest prize.Many will remember the podium finish of the 2011 race, but perhaps few know the years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cadel-lungs-on-legs-review-a-heart-pumping-hilarious-portrait-of-an-australian-cycling-champion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cadel-lungs-on-legs-review-a-heart-pumping-hilarious-portrait-of-an-australian-cycling-champion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finucane and Morris win European golds in Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Emma Finucane and Anna Morris win gold medals at the UEC Track Elite European Championships in Turkey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/finucane-and-morris-win-european-golds-in-turkey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/finucane-and-morris-win-european-golds-in-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh rider Finucane sets new world sprint record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma Finucane set a new world record for the women's flying 200m time-trial at the 2026 UEC Track Elite European Championships in Turkey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/welsh-rider-finucane-sets-new-world-sprint-record/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/welsh-rider-finucane-sets-new-world-sprint-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB team sprinters win European silvers in Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain women's and men's team sprinters are both beaten to gold at the European Championships in Turkey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-team-sprinters-win-european-silvers-in-turkey/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 21:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-team-sprinters-win-european-silvers-in-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Simply extraordinary' - Van der Poel wins eighth cyclo-cross Worlds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutch cycling star Mathieu van der Poel sets a new record as he wins an eighth world cyclo-cross title at Hulst in the Netherlands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/simply-extraordinary-van-der-poel-wins-eighth-cyclo-cross-worlds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/simply-extraordinary-van-der-poel-wins-eighth-cyclo-cross-worlds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: Australian Open, Winter Olympics and Six Nations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you been following the big stories in football, rugby, cycling, tennis, cricket, NFL and winter sports? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-australian-open-winter-olympics-and-six-nations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-australian-open-winter-olympics-and-six-nations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vingegaard crashes on training ride in Spain after being tailed by amateur cyclist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amateur rider claims Dane &lsquo;got angry&rsquo; when followedTeam ask for riders to be given space after M&aacute;laga crashVisma-Lease a Bike have reminded amateur cyclists of the dangers of interacting with professional riders on the road following the revelation that Jonas Vingegaard crashed on Monday after being tailed by a fan during a descent near M&aacute;laga, Spain.&ldquo;Jonas Vingegaard crashed during training on Monday. Fortunately, he is OK and did not sustain any serious injuries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-crashes-on-training-ride-in-spain-after-being-tailed-by-amateur-cyclist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-crashes-on-training-ride-in-spain-after-being-tailed-by-amateur-cyclist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vine wins Tour Down Under despite kangaroo crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian Jay Vine wins the Tour Down Under - despite being knocked off his bike in a crash caused by a kangaroo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vine-wins-tour-down-under-despite-kangaroo-crash/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vine-wins-tour-down-under-despite-kangaroo-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jay Vine recovers from kangaroo crash to win Tour Down Under for second time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian cycling star holds on to lead the hard way Kangaroo caused Vine and others to crash during final stageThe Australian cycling star Jay Vine has survived a race crash caused by a kangaroo to win the Tour Down Under for the second time.Despite losing two more UAE Team Emirates colleagues on Sunday&rsquo;s last stage, Vine&rsquo;s commanding lead was enough of a buffer. He also won the event in 2023. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jay-vine-recovers-from-kangaroo-crash-to-win-tour-down-under-for-second-time/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 07:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jay-vine-recovers-from-kangaroo-crash-to-win-tour-down-under-for-second-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Watson wins Tour Down Under prologue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Sam Watson wins the opening stage prologue of the Santos Tour Down Under for Ineos Grenadiers ahead of compatriot Ethan Vernon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-watson-wins-tour-down-under-prologue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-watson-wins-tour-down-under-prologue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s Ben O’Connor is out of the shadows and primed to scale cycling’s heights | Martin Pegan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Jayco AlUla rider is finally in a position find out what he&rsquo;s capable of at a grand tour with form, fitness and a strong team behind himBen O&rsquo;Connor is just one of the many in the current generation of professional cyclists who knows how it feels to finish as the best of the rest. The Australian&rsquo;s proudest moment on a bike comes not from raising his arms in triumph on the road, but while finishing second behind Tadej Pogacar at the world championships in 2024. &ldquo;That w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-ben-oconnor-is-out-of-the-shadows-and-primed-to-scale-cyclings-heights-martin-pegan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-ben-oconnor-is-out-of-the-shadows-and-primed-to-scale-cyclings-heights-martin-pegan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I lost identity after crash, says Team GB cyclist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ex-Team GB cyclist who switched to bobsleigh after a horrific accident announces her retirement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-lost-identity-after-crash-says-team-gb-cyclist/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-lost-identity-after-crash-says-team-gb-cyclist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Sports Photography Awards 2026 winners revealed – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 4,120 photographers from 123 countries submitted a record-breaking 23,130 images across the 24 categories to this year&rsquo;s World Sports Photography awards, the only global competition for sporting photography.To see the silver, bronze and special merit images from all of the categories click here Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/world-sports-photography-awards-2026-winners-revealed-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/world-sports-photography-awards-2026-winners-revealed-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Adelaide rolls out the welcome mat to cycling world for Tour Down Under, I feel ashamed | Maeve Plouffe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s WorldTour race on my local roads fills me with pride, but as the years go on it feels like hosting international friends in a house that is visibly on fireSweat rolls off my brow as my legs roll powerless beneath me. Eyes fixed on my glowing bike computer screen, watching as my heart rate climbs faster than the power that can be produced by my legs. 150, 160, 170bpm. How long has that been? I wipe the bead of sweat obscuring the timer. Only five minutes.I can barely squeeze in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/as-adelaide-rolls-out-the-welcome-mat-to-cycling-world-for-tour-down-under-i-feel-ashamed-maeve-plouffe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/as-adelaide-rolls-out-the-welcome-mat-to-cycling-world-for-tour-down-under-i-feel-ashamed-maeve-plouffe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: Michael Carrick, Masters and Morocco v Senegal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you been following the big stories in football, rugby, snooker, tennis, cricket, motor racing, cycling and futsal? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-michael-carrick-masters-and-morocco-v-senegal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-michael-carrick-masters-and-morocco-v-senegal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why does the Tour de France start in other countries?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our Ask Me Anything team explain why some Tour de France Grand Departs start outside the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/why-does-the-tour-de-france-start-in-other-countries/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/why-does-the-tour-de-france-start-in-other-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France reveals the six UK stage plans for historic 2027 Grands Départs]]></title><description><![CDATA[British roads will host the start of both races next yearFirst time both Grands D&eacute;parts have been outside FranceThe men&rsquo;s Tour de France will start in Scotland for the first time in 2027 and make its first visit to Wales when Britain stages the Grand D&eacute;part of the men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s races in the biggest festival of elite cycling on the isles since London 2012.Across six days of racing on British roads, the men&rsquo;s Tour will visit Edinburgh, Carlisle, Keswick, L]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-reveals-the-six-uk-stage-plans-for-historic-2027-grands-dparts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-reveals-the-six-uk-stage-plans-for-historic-2027-grands-dparts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France reveals plans for six UK stages with historic 2027 Grands Départs]]></title><description><![CDATA[British roads will host the start of both races next yearFirst time both Grands D&eacute;parts have been outside FranceThe men&rsquo;s Tour de France will start in Scotland for the first time in 2027 and make its first visit to Wales when Britain stages the Grand D&eacute;part of the men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s races in the biggest festival of elite cycling on the isles since London 2012.Across six days of racing on British roads, the men&rsquo;s Tour will visit Edinburgh, Carlisle, Keswick, L]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-reveals-plans-for-six-uk-stages-with-historic-2027-grands-dparts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-reveals-plans-for-six-uk-stages-with-historic-2027-grands-dparts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 'once in a lifetime' opportunity for Wales - Thomas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hosting a stage of the iconic cycle race for the first time could be "transformational" for Wales.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-for-wales-thomas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-for-wales-thomas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh &amp; Leeds to host Tour de France starts in 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh and Leeds will host the opening stages of the men's and women's Tour de France in 2027, with the UK Government saying it will be "the most accessible major sporting spectacle ever held in Britain".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/edinburgh-amp-leeds-to-host-tour-de-france-starts-in-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/edinburgh-amp-leeds-to-host-tour-de-france-starts-in-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s embarrassing’: riders say time is up for fossil fuel sponsorship of heat-affected Tour Down Under]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyclists prepare for Australia&rsquo;s big race by training in extreme temperatures &ndash; and they&rsquo;ve noticed a contradiction in the relationship with SantosGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe first time Maeve Plouffe trained in the heat, she was in Paris in the lead-up to the Olympics. It was supposed to be an easy ride to help get used to the conditions. When she returned, she fainted from heat sickness.&ldquo;That&rsquo;s how badly I was affected,&rdquo; she]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/its-embarrassing-riders-say-time-is-up-for-fossil-fuel-sponsorship-of-heat-affected-tour-down-under/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/its-embarrassing-riders-say-time-is-up-for-fossil-fuel-sponsorship-of-heat-affected-tour-down-under/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Onley eyes Tour podium 'in next couple of years']]></title><description><![CDATA[Oscar Onley still feels "very far away" from winning the Tour de France despite last summer's historic fourth-place finish but believes he is capable of making the podium "in the next couple of years".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/onley-eyes-tour-podium-in-next-couple-of-years/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 09:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/onley-eyes-tour-podium-in-next-couple-of-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: Ashes, Afcon, Australian Open and moving managers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you followed the big news in football, cricket, boxing, tennis, athletics, snooker, darts and cycling? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-ashes-afcon-australian-open-and-moving-managers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-ashes-afcon-australian-open-and-moving-managers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon Yates announces surprise retirement with ‘deep pride and sense of peace’]]></title><description><![CDATA[British cyclist calls time aged 33 after a 13-year career&lsquo;Now feels the right moment,&rsquo; says Giro d&rsquo;Italia winnerSimon Yates, one of Britain&rsquo;s most storied riders and the winner of last year&rsquo;s Giro d&rsquo;Italia, has stunned cycling by announcing his retirement at 33.The Visma-Lease a Bike rider announced on Wednesday that he is quitting with &ldquo;deep pride and a sense of peace&rdquo; after a 13-year career that gleaned two grand tours, 10 elite stages and 36 pro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/simon-yates-announces-surprise-retirement-with-deep-pride-and-sense-of-peace/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/simon-yates-announces-surprise-retirement-with-deep-pride-and-sense-of-peace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two-time Grand Tour winner Simon Yates announces shock retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-time Grand Tour winner Simon Yates announces his retirement from cycling with immediate effect.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/two-time-grand-tour-winner-simon-yates-announces-shock-retirement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/two-time-grand-tour-winner-simon-yates-announces-shock-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[26 for 2026: unmissable sporting events over the next 12 months]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year features a football World Cup, a Winter Olympics, a Commonwealth Games and a historic Test match Jannik Sinner will be aiming to become only the second man in the Open era, after Novak Djokovic, to win three consecutive Australian Open singles titles, while in the women&rsquo;s draw Madison Keys will be seeking to defend the title she landed via a shock victory over Aryna Sabalenka in last year&rsquo;s final. Elsewhere, Roger Federer is scheduled to return to Melbourne Park for the fir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/26-for-2026-unmissable-sporting-events-over-the-next-12-months/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/26-for-2026-unmissable-sporting-events-over-the-next-12-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharp shooters: the best sports photos of 2025 and the stories behind them]]></title><description><![CDATA[From long exposures of motor racing to remote-operated cameras at football matches, here&rsquo;s how our favourite sports images were madeTom Jenkins&rsquo;s best sport photographs of 2025How one of the best tennis photos was takenWe&rsquo;ve received more than 500,000 sports photographs in the past year, with some absolute belters among them. Here are some of the fleeting moments, wild celebrations and creative compositions that caught our eyes &ndash; accompanied by explanations and technical]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sharp-shooters-the-best-sports-photos-of-2025-and-the-stories-behind-them/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sharp-shooters-the-best-sports-photos-of-2025-and-the-stories-behind-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch trailer for Sir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage &amp; Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Chris Hoy opens up about his journey with terminal cancer and how the mental strength he honed as a six-time Olympic gold medallist is helping him inspire others.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/watch-trailer-for-sir-chris-hoy-cancer-courage-amp-me/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/watch-trailer-for-sir-chris-hoy-cancer-courage-amp-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've realised I can make a difference - Hoy]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a new BBC documentary, Sir Chris Hoy shows how he is using his Olympic mindset to reframe his purpose following a terminal cancer diagnosis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ive-realised-i-can-make-a-difference-hoy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ive-realised-i-can-make-a-difference-hoy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish government to spend £9.25m hosting Tour de France start]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government said it will publish a full breakdown of costs following the event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/scottish-government-to-spend-925m-hosting-tour-de-france-start/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/scottish-government-to-spend-925m-hosting-tour-de-france-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murray &amp; Kennys on learning about 'superhero' Hoy's cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic champions Andy Murray and Laura and Jason Kenny recall the moment their friend Chris Hoy revealed his cancer diagnosis to them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/murray-amp-kennys-on-learning-about-superhero-hoys-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/murray-amp-kennys-on-learning-about-superhero-hoys-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hoy wants to inspire by 'talking to world' in BBC film]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Sir Chris Hoy and wife Lady Sarra talk about wanting to help other families through BBC documentary Sir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage and Me.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/hoy-wants-to-inspire-by-talking-to-world-in-bbc-film/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/hoy-wants-to-inspire-by-talking-to-world-in-bbc-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Helping daddy regrow' - how Hoy family found strength amid cancer diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Chris Hoy and wife Lady Sarra talk about how they have helped their children understand his terminal cancer diagnosis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/helping-daddy-regrow-how-hoy-family-found-strength-amid-cancer-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/helping-daddy-regrow-how-hoy-family-found-strength-amid-cancer-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hoy breaks leg in 'worst' crash of his life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Chris Hoy breaks his leg in a cycling crash which he describes as the "worst" of his life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/hoy-breaks-leg-in-worst-crash-of-his-life/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/hoy-breaks-leg-in-worst-crash-of-his-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iniesta's cycling team 'meaningful on many levels']]></title><description><![CDATA[Spain's World Cup winner Andres Iniesta says owning his new World Tour cycling team is "meaningful on many levels".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/iniestas-cycling-team-meaningful-on-many-levels/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/iniestas-cycling-team-meaningful-on-many-levels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 20 best gifts in the US for people who love the outdoors, tested in nature by our expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wondering what to get the nature lover in your life? Our outdoor enthusiast curates the must-haves: Loop earplugs, Yeti Rambler and moreThe 163 best holiday gift ideas for 2025, vetted by the Guardian US staffSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsWhether you know someone who camps every weekend or just enjoys morning coffee outside, you already know: outdoorsy people can be particular about their gear. They want to stay both comfortable and safe in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-20-best-gifts-in-the-us-for-people-who-love-the-outdoors-tested-in-nature-by-our-expert/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-20-best-gifts-in-the-us-for-people-who-love-the-outdoors-tested-in-nature-by-our-expert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Excitement &amp; nerves' for Archibald before home Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Archibald has already competed in a Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and is eager to do so again next summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/excitement-amp-nerves-for-archibald-before-home-games/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/excitement-amp-nerves-for-archibald-before-home-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five of the best sports books of 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the trauma and triumphs of Olympic cyclist Bradley Wiggins to the secret life of a match fixer The Chain<br />
Bradley Wiggins, (HarperCollins)<br />
The Tour de France winner&rsquo;s autobiography begins with him sneaking into his walk-in wardrobe and doing a&nbsp;line of coke off his Olympic gold medal: the final emblematic descent from his crowning summer of 2012. And yet for all the personal lows chronicled here &ndash; addiction, self-harm, the collapse of his marriage, the haunting memories of hi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/five-of-the-best-sports-books-of-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/five-of-the-best-sports-books-of-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2026 Giro d'Italia to start in Bulgaria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bulgaria will host the first three stages of the 2026 Giro d'Italia - the second successive year it will begin outside Italy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/2026-giro-ditalia-to-start-in-bulgaria/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 18:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/2026-giro-ditalia-to-start-in-bulgaria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History-maker Girmay signs for Iniesta's new team]]></title><description><![CDATA[History-making African cyclist Biniam Girmay signs for NSN Cycling - the new team co-owned by World Cup winner Andres Iniesta.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/history-maker-girmay-signs-for-iniestas-new-team/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/history-maker-girmay-signs-for-iniestas-new-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geraint Thomas lands new Ineos role as struggling team make major reshuffle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retired rider to work closely with head of sport Brailsford&lsquo;This team has been my home since day one,&rsquo; says ThomasGeraint Thomas has been appointed as the new director of racing at Ineos Grenadiers, only a few weeks after retiring from competition at this year&rsquo;s Tour of Britain.&ldquo;This team has been my home since day one, and stepping into this role feels like a natural next step,&rdquo; Thomas said. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/geraint-thomas-lands-new-ineos-role-as-struggling-team-make-major-reshuffle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/geraint-thomas-lands-new-ineos-role-as-struggling-team-make-major-reshuffle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Tour winner Thomas named Ineos racing director]]></title><description><![CDATA[The retired Welshman swaps the saddle for a new role at Ineos Grenadiers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ex-tour-winner-thomas-named-ineos-racing-director/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ex-tour-winner-thomas-named-ineos-racing-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's changed my outlook on things' - Hoy on cancer diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy says his prostate cancer diagnosis has changed his outlook on life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/its-changed-my-outlook-on-things-hoy-on-cancer-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/its-changed-my-outlook-on-things-hoy-on-cancer-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer diagnosis 'in some ways improved my life' - Hoy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy says his terminal cancer diagnosis has improved his life "in some ways" because it has changed his outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cancer-diagnosis-in-some-ways-improved-my-life-hoy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cancer-diagnosis-in-some-ways-improved-my-life-hoy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli cycling team taken over by Iniesta's company]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team formerly known as Israel-Premier Tech is taken over by a branding company co-founded by Barcelona legend and World Cup winner Andres Iniesta.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/israeli-cycling-team-taken-over-by-iniestas-company/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/israeli-cycling-team-taken-over-by-iniestas-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A moment that changed me: I broke my foot – and took up a sport that led to stratospheric success]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had run every day for ten years and cried when the doctor said I needed two months off. Then I borrowed an oversized road bike. At first, I couldn&rsquo;t wait to ditch it, but something kept me going ...I couldn&rsquo;t pinpoint the exact moment that I broke my foot. The injury didn&rsquo;t seem like a big deal at first, because stress fractures sneak up on you. It just hurt, and wouldn&rsquo;t stop hurting, except while running. Maybe because running was the only time I felt good about mysel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-moment-that-changed-me-i-broke-my-foot-and-took-up-a-sport-that-led-to-stratospheric-success/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-moment-that-changed-me-i-broke-my-foot-and-took-up-a-sport-that-led-to-stratospheric-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paige Greco, Australian Paralympic gold medallist, dies aged 28]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyclist passes away in Adelaide home after &lsquo;sudden medical episode&rsquo;Paralympian won women&rsquo;s C1-3 3,000m individual pursuit in TokyoAustralian Paralympic gold medallist, Paige Greco, has been remembered for her humility, generosity, and the joy she brought to her teammates after her shock death on Sunday at the age of 28.Paige passed away in her Adelaide home after experiencing a sudden medical episode, according to South Australian authorities, and her family has asked for priva]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/paige-greco-australian-paralympic-gold-medallist-dies-aged-28/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/paige-greco-australian-paralympic-gold-medallist-dies-aged-28/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It hasn't sunk in that I am now a world champion']]></title><description><![CDATA[The 24-year-old bike trials rider has competed in the sport since he was six years old.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/it-hasnt-sunk-in-that-i-am-now-a-world-champion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/it-hasnt-sunk-in-that-i-am-now-a-world-champion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fall and redemption of Becker and Wiggins shows sporting glory does not deliver purpose or meaning | Cath Bishop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Books by former champions demonstrate powerfully that we should not accept abuse and suffering as &lsquo;the price of winning&rsquo;. Sport must do moreViewed through one end of the lens, the two new autobiographies from the sporting legends Boris Becker and Bradley Wiggins might seem like classic tales of the downfalls of two deeply flawed heroes who then claw their way back to redemption. But viewed through the other end of the lens, we see troubling portrayals of an extremely inhumane and, at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fall-and-redemption-of-becker-and-wiggins-shows-sporting-glory-does-not-deliver-purpose-or-meaning-cath-bishop/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fall-and-redemption-of-becker-and-wiggins-shows-sporting-glory-does-not-deliver-purpose-or-meaning-cath-bishop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel-Premier Tech’s main sponsor withdraws backing citing ‘untenable’ position]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Tech pulls out despite rebranding pledgeTeam&rsquo;s participation in Vuelta was dogged by protestsThe main sponsor of the Israel-Premier Tech team of the four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has pulled out of funding the team, despite a pledge to rebrand and distance itself from its Israeli identity. The Canadian company Premier Tech, in a statement issued on Friday, said that it had decided to &ldquo;step down as co-title sponsor of the team, taking effect immediately&rdquo;.<br />
&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/israel-premier-techs-main-sponsor-withdraws-backing-citing-untenable-position/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/israel-premier-techs-main-sponsor-withdraws-backing-citing-untenable-position/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Untenable': Israel team loses top sponsor despite changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The title sponsor of the beleaguered Israel-Premier Tech ends its association, despite the team agreeing to remove Israel from its name.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/untenable-israel-team-loses-top-sponsor-despite-changes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/untenable-israel-team-loses-top-sponsor-despite-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reilly misses BMX Worlds as Pardoe leads GB hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch BBC coverage of the BMX Freestyle World Championships this weekend as Sasha Pardoe leads GB hopes with Kieran Reilly out injured.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/reilly-misses-bmx-worlds-as-pardoe-leads-gb-hopes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/reilly-misses-bmx-worlds-as-pardoe-leads-gb-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mountain bike world champion Kate Courtney: ‘In pushing your edge, you find you’re capable of more’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A broken wrist and time away from the sport helped Kate Courtney find new purpose &ndash; and the freedom that led to another world titleIn early September, Kate Courtney lined up at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships for the 12th time in her career, but the first time targeting the marathon distance. A figure at the front of the pack in the shorter cross country and short track distances, Courtney would surprise everyone by winning the 77-mile race, claiming the second rainbow jersey of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mountain-bike-world-champion-kate-courtney-in-pushing-your-edge-you-find-youre-capable-of-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mountain-bike-world-champion-kate-courtney-in-pushing-your-edge-you-find-youre-capable-of-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victor Conte, architect of infamous sport steroids scandal, dies aged 75]]></title><description><![CDATA[Balco boss revealed Marion Jones used growth hormonesConte served four months in prison over involvementVictor Conte, the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes including the baseball stars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi and the Olympic track champion Marion Jones decades ago, has died. He was 75.The federal government&rsquo;s investigation into a company Conte founded, the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (Balco), yielded the convictions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/victor-conte-architect-of-infamous-sport-steroids-scandal-dies-aged-75/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/victor-conte-architect-of-infamous-sport-steroids-scandal-dies-aged-75/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are all velodromes the same shape and do riders choose their gears?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Laura Kenny and Chris Hoy answer: are all modern velodromes the same shape? Who pays for bikes and cycling equipment? And how do riders choose their gearing system?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/are-all-velodromes-the-same-shape-and-do-riders-choose-their-gears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/are-all-velodromes-the-same-shape-and-do-riders-choose-their-gears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finucane wins keirin silver after sprint disappointment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Emma Finucane bounces back from sprint disappointment to win keirin silver at the Track Cycling World Championships in Chile.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/finucane-wins-keirin-silver-after-sprint-disappointment/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 21:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/finucane-wins-keirin-silver-after-sprint-disappointment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Finucane wins silver in women's keirin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Emma Finucane wins silver in the women's keirin after a close finish with Japan's Mina Sato at the World Track Cycling Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-finucane-wins-silver-in-womens-keirin/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 20:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-finucane-wins-silver-in-womens-keirin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morris sprints 'like a champion' to take silver in women's points race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Anna Morris leaps from sixth to second after the final sprint for the line to take silver in the women's points race at the World Track Cycling Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/morris-sprints-like-a-champion-to-take-silver-in-womens-points-race/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/morris-sprints-like-a-champion-to-take-silver-in-womens-points-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A thrill' - GB win two more golds at Worlds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain claim two more gold medals at the Track World Championship as Katie Archibald and Maddie Leech win the women's madison while Anna Morris defends her individual pursuit title.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-thrill-gb-win-two-more-golds-at-worlds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 08:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-thrill-gb-win-two-more-golds-at-worlds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Archibald &amp; Leech win madison gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Katie Archibald and Maddie Leech win gold in the women's madison at the World Track Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-archibald-amp-leech-win-madison-gold/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-archibald-amp-leech-win-madison-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tarling and Charlton grab GB’s first golds at Track World Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tarling delivers a masterclass in the points raceCharlton emulates Wiggins with individual pursuit titleGreat Britain secured their first gold medals at the Track World Championships in Chile as Josh Charlton claimed his first world title with victory in the individual pursuit and Josh Tarling stormed to victory the men&rsquo;s points race.Tarling gave a points race masterclass to land gold before Charlton picked up his first rainbow jersey in the individual pursuit &ndash; Britain&rsquo;s first]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tarling-and-charlton-grab-gbs-first-golds-at-track-world-championships/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tarling-and-charlton-grab-gbs-first-golds-at-track-world-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tarling and Charlton win world track golds for GB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Josh Tarling and Josh Charlton claim golds for Great Britain at the Track World Championships in Santiago, Chile.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tarling-and-charlton-win-world-track-golds-for-gb/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 07:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tarling-and-charlton-win-world-track-golds-for-gb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Utterly dominated' - GB's Charlton wins individual pursuit gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Josh Charlton defeats Rasmus Pedersen to secure his first world title with a victory in the Individual Pursuit at the World Track Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/utterly-dominated-gbs-charlton-wins-individual-pursuit-gold/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/utterly-dominated-gbs-charlton-wins-individual-pursuit-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Tarling wins first track world title with points race victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Josh Tarling becomes the first British rider to win the Men's 40km Points Race at the World Track Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-tarling-wins-first-track-world-title-with-points-race-victory/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-tarling-wins-first-track-world-title-with-points-race-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archibald wins historic silver at World Track Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-time Olympic champion Katie Archibald won silver in the women's elimination at the World Track Cycling Championships in Santiago, becoming the first British cyclist to win a medal in the event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-wins-historic-silver-at-world-track-championships/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-wins-historic-silver-at-world-track-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archibald wins silver as GB take team pursuit bronze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Archibald wins a silver in the elimination race while Great Britain claim bronze in the women's team pursuit at the Track World Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-wins-silver-as-gb-take-team-pursuit-bronze/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-wins-silver-as-gb-take-team-pursuit-bronze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France unveils 2026 route with double Alpe d’Huez for men and Ventoux debut for women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Men&rsquo;s race starts in Barcelona on 4 JulyWomen&rsquo;s race starts in Lausanne on 1 AugustThe 2026 men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s Tours de France will climax on two of the most famous climbs in world cycling, Alpe d&rsquo;Huez and Mont Ventoux. The mountains will host key stages, with the Ventoux featuring in the Tour de France Femmes for the first time.A double stage finish to the ski station at Alpe d&rsquo;Huez will provide the pivotal moment in the 113th running of the men&rsquo;s race,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-unveils-2026-route-with-double-alpe-dhuez-for-men-and-ventoux-debut-for-women/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-unveils-2026-route-with-double-alpe-dhuez-for-men-and-ventoux-debut-for-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richardson wins 'bittersweet' first medal for GB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Richardson claims his first medal for Great Britain as they win silver in the men's and women's team sprint at the Track World Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/richardson-wins-bittersweet-first-medal-for-gb/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/richardson-wins-bittersweet-first-medal-for-gb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB beaten to world gold by Netherlands in sprints]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain win silver in the women's and men's sprints at the Track Cycling World Championships in Santiago, Chile.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-beaten-to-world-gold-by-netherlands-in-sprints/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-beaten-to-world-gold-by-netherlands-in-sprints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['High school to Hogwarts' - will GB magic bring Richardson gold?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Richardson is preparing for his maiden track cycling World Championships since his surprise switch from Australia to Great Britain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/high-school-to-hogwarts-will-gb-magic-bring-richardson-gold/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/high-school-to-hogwarts-will-gb-magic-bring-richardson-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB win two more world golds on final day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain win two more gold medals on the final day of action at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-win-two-more-world-golds-on-final-day/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-win-two-more-world-golds-on-final-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bate signs off with world gold amid GB success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Bate secures a golden finish to his 12-year career by winning the men's tandem individual pursuit title at the Para-cycling Track World Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bate-signs-off-with-world-gold-amid-gb-success/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bate-signs-off-with-world-gold-amid-gb-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Paralympic champion Bate swaps saddles for sandpaper]]></title><description><![CDATA[On retiring from paracycling, Steve Bate plans to use his carpentry skills to create medal displays.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ex-paralympic-champion-bate-swaps-saddles-for-sandpaper/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ex-paralympic-champion-bate-swaps-saddles-for-sandpaper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unwin &amp; Holl win GB's third gold on day two in Rio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl triumph in the women's B individual pursuit to claim a third gold for Britain on day two of the Para-Cycling World Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/unwin-amp-holl-win-gbs-third-gold-on-day-two-in-rio/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/unwin-amp-holl-win-gbs-third-gold-on-day-two-in-rio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: World Cup heroics, shock defeats and sumo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you been following the news in football, darts, tennis, rugby, sumo wrestling, snooker, cycling and the NFL? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-world-cup-heroics-shock-defeats-and-sumo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-world-cup-heroics-shock-defeats-and-sumo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cundy wins 22nd world track title in Rio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jody Cundy wins his 22nd world track gold medal with victory in the 1km time trial at the Para-Cycling World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cundy-wins-22nd-world-track-title-in-rio/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cundy-wins-22nd-world-track-title-in-rio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar rules cycling world with total pedal power after brushing off mid-season blues]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fifth successive Il Lombardia triumph completed another dominant season for the Slovenian, while on the women&rsquo;s tour Pauline Ferrand-Pr&eacute;vot divided opinionTadej Pogacar&rsquo;s command of world cycling now seems limitless. The man from Slovenia ended 2025 as he began it, dominating a coveted Italian classic, Il Lombardia, to win the &ldquo;race of the falling leaves&rdquo; for the fifth consecutive time.The 27-year-old started his European season by winning the Tuscan gravel race,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-rules-cycling-world-with-total-pedal-power-after-brushing-off-mid-season-blues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-rules-cycling-world-with-total-pedal-power-after-brushing-off-mid-season-blues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar caps stunning season with fifth straight Il Lombardia triumph]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenian equals Fausto Coppi&rsquo;s tally of victoriesMatches Eddy Merckx in 1975 with Monument winTadej Pogacar captured Il Lombardia for a fifth time in succession, equalling Fausto Coppi&rsquo;s record of victories in the season-ending Monument race.The Slovenian crossed the line first in Bergamo after a trademark attack on the Passo di Ganda climb to blitz the rest of the field and become the first man since Eddy Merckx in 1975 to win three Monuments, the Tour de France and a world title i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-caps-stunning-season-with-fifth-straight-il-lombardia-triumph/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-caps-stunning-season-with-fifth-straight-il-lombardia-triumph/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derek Gee faces €30m damages claim after ending Israel-Premier Tech contract over ‘personal beliefs’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Decision weighed heavily on conscience&rsquo;Team says case will go before arbitral board of UCICanadian cyclist Derek Gee says he is facing a damages claim of &euro;30m from his former team Israel-Premier Tech after ending his contract over what he described as &ldquo;personal beliefs&rdquo;.The 28-year-old finished fourth at this year&rsquo;s Giro d&rsquo;Italia, but left Israel-Premier Tech shortly before September&rsquo;s Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a, a race which was subject to pro-Palesti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/derek-gee-faces-30m-damages-claim-after-ending-israel-premier-tech-contract-over-personal-beliefs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 10:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/derek-gee-faces-30m-damages-claim-after-ending-israel-premier-tech-contract-over-personal-beliefs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: Cole Palmer, Women’s Cricket World Cup and Cape Verde]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you been following the big news in football, cricket, rugby, cycling, UFC, horse racing and the NFL? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-cole-palmer-womens-cricket-world-cup-and-cape-verde/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-cole-palmer-womens-cricket-world-cup-and-cape-verde/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m the total opposite to Cav and Brad’: Geraint Thomas on how a normal bloke won the Tour de France]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two-time Olympic gold medallist details the grit and sacrifice needed to succeed and says Ineos are held to a different standard than other teams&ldquo;I&rsquo;m pretty laidback and don&rsquo;t take myself too seriously off the bike,&rdquo; Geraint Thomas says as, in retirement, the 2018 Tour de France winner reflects on the contrast between his relaxed public persona and his real self. &ldquo;I think people assume I&rsquo;m like that in every aspect of my life. But when it came to training]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/im-the-total-opposite-to-cav-and-brad-geraint-thomas-on-how-a-normal-bloke-won-the-tour-de-france/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/im-the-total-opposite-to-cav-and-brad-geraint-thomas-on-how-a-normal-bloke-won-the-tour-de-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel-Premier Tech to change its name and move away from ‘current identity’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cycling team became focus for pro-Palestinian protests&lsquo;Step is essential to securing the future of the team&rsquo;The Israel-Premier Tech cycling team, whose participation in the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a triggered a series of pro&#8209;Palestinian protests that resulted in the race&rsquo;s premature end last month, has announced it will change its name and move away from &ldquo;its current Israeli identity&rdquo;.The decision comes three weeks after World Tour cycling teams suggested they ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/israel-premier-tech-to-change-its-name-and-move-away-from-current-identity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/israel-premier-tech-to-change-its-name-and-move-away-from-current-identity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unstoppable Tadej Pogacar defends men’s road race world title in Rwanda]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pogacar reclaims rainbow jersey he won last yearRemco Evenepoel second, Ireland&rsquo;s Ben Healy thirdTadej Pogacar lit up Kigali&rsquo;s climbs with a trademark long-range attack to claim a second consecutive men&rsquo;s road race world title on Sunday.There was an air of inevitability surrounding the event in Rwanda as the Slovenian cemented his legacy among cycling&rsquo;s all-time greats. Pogacar triumphed as the world championships were staged in Africa for the first time, with hundreds of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/unstoppable-tadej-pogacar-defends-mens-road-race-world-title-in-rwanda/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/unstoppable-tadej-pogacar-defends-mens-road-race-world-title-in-rwanda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magdeleine Vallieres hits heights to win Canada’s first world road race title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unfancied Vallieres breaks clear on final climbFisher-Black and Garc&iacute;a complete podiumCanada&rsquo;s Magdeleine Vallieres took a surprise gold in the women&rsquo;s road race at the Road World Championships after a decisive attack on the final climb on Saturday in Kigali. The 24-year-old was in a lead group with New Zealand&rsquo;s Niamh Fisher-Black and Spain&rsquo;s Mavi Garc&iacute;a near the end of the 164km slog on a hilly circuit in the Rwandan capital when she burst clear.Powering u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/magdeleine-vallieres-hits-heights-to-win-canadas-first-world-road-race-title/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/magdeleine-vallieres-hits-heights-to-win-canadas-first-world-road-race-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broken Britain with a Brechtian twist | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Royal Shakespeare Company | Hospital pass | Cycling essentials | Rear-view mirror | Trump-Epstein statueI agree with Dr Sebastian Kraemer about the power of drama to counter the rise of reactionary populism (Letters, 24 September). Next year the Royal Shakespeare Company is putting on Brecht&rsquo;s The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, a satirical allegory on the rise of the Nazis, starring Mark Gatiss. If they can record it and put it on TV, it could make an impact to equal that of Mr Bates vs the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/broken-britain-with-a-brechtian-twist-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/broken-britain-with-a-brechtian-twist-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care privatisation costs hit the NHS – and then the taxpayer | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private care providers | System-built housing | Donald Trump | Tax in Rwanda | Cycling essentialsSurely the cost and scarcity of places in private care homes &ndash; all too readily shut by owners whose sole concern is profit &ndash; is a major reason that up to one in seven hospital beds are occupied by people fit to be discharged, and another &ldquo;privatisation premium&rdquo; that we&nbsp;all&nbsp;pay (UK public has paid &pound;200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation, 16]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/care-privatisation-costs-hit-the-nhs-and-then-the-taxpayer-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/care-privatisation-costs-hit-the-nhs-and-then-the-taxpayer-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marlen Reusser and Remco Evenepoel take world time trial titles in Rwanda]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swiss Reusser beats Kigali field by 51.89sec to take goldBelgium&rsquo;s Evenepoel passes Pogacar on way to victorySwitzerland&rsquo;s Marlen Reusser overcame illness this year to win the women&rsquo;s individual time trial at the cycling Road World Championships in Kigali on Sunday, while Remco Evenepoel of Belgium won a third successive men&rsquo;s individual time trial title.Reusser finished 51.89sec quicker than the rest of the field for a dominant victory, taking the rainbow jersey in a tim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/marlen-reusser-and-remco-evenepoel-take-world-time-trial-titles-in-rwanda/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/marlen-reusser-and-remco-evenepoel-take-world-time-trial-titles-in-rwanda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling world heads for Rwanda under a cloud of controversy after Vuelta chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[First road world championships in Africa should be cause for celebration &ndash; instead the sport is mired in controversyAfrica&rsquo;s first hosting of the road world championships should be a moment of celebration for cycling and the continent but Rwanda instead finds itself the backdrop to a sport mired in infighting and controversy.The Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a ended on Sunday after three weeks of racing characterised by mass pro-Palestinian demonstrations against the presence of the Israel-Pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-world-heads-for-rwanda-under-a-cloud-of-controversy-after-vuelta-chaos/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-world-heads-for-rwanda-under-a-cloud-of-controversy-after-vuelta-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vuelta chaos shows selling sport as a tool for peace can create its own battlefield | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once teams promote a country, are owned by states or have to reflect government policy, sport becomes a playground for powerHigh fives all round at Hamas high command. The triumphant clink of Gaza Cola tins pings across the bunker. It&rsquo;s been a tough week for&nbsp;the lads, what with five of their&nbsp;members being killed in the&nbsp;Doha airstrike, but you&rsquo;ve got to celebrate the little victories, yeah? And as they use what remains of their fragile satellite internet connection to r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-chaos-shows-selling-sport-as-a-tool-for-peace-can-create-its-own-battlefield-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-chaos-shows-selling-sport-as-a-tool-for-peace-can-create-its-own-battlefield-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling teams could boycott races involving Israel-Premier Tech after Vuelta chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protests forced cancellation of final stage in MadridDismay at Israel-Premier Tech&rsquo;s refusal to withdrawWorld Tour cycling teams may refuse to race against Israel-Premier Tech following the multiple protests during the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a that exploded into street violence in central Madrid on Sunday.Sources within rival teams have expressed their dismay to the Guardian at the refusal of the team to withdraw from the Vuelta and the lack of protection from the International Cycling Union]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-teams-could-boycott-races-involving-israel-premier-tech-after-vuelta-chaos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-teams-could-boycott-races-involving-israel-premier-tech-after-vuelta-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain’s PM calls for Israel to be banned from sports events after Gaza protests force end to Vuelta race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pedro S&aacute;nchez speaks after Gaza protesters forced cycle race&rsquo;s early end, while &euro;700m deal with Israeli defence firm said to be offSpain&rsquo;s prime minister, Pedro S&aacute;nchez, has called for Israel to be barred from international sports competitions for as long as its &ldquo;barbarism&rdquo; in Gaza continues, as the Spanish government reportedly cancelled a contract worth nearly &euro;700m (&pound;605m) for Israeli-designed rocket launchers.The cancellation, reported by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/spains-pm-calls-for-israel-to-be-banned-from-sports-events-after-gaza-protests-force-end-to-vuelta-race/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/spains-pm-calls-for-israel-to-be-banned-from-sports-events-after-gaza-protests-force-end-to-vuelta-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final stage of Vuelta a España abandoned after pro-Palestine protesters swamp finish line – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final stage of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a was abandoned in chaotic and violent scenes, after groups of pro-Palestine protesters swamped the finish line area and presentation podium in central Madrid on Sunday.The race leader Jonas Vingegaard, his Visma Lease-a-bike team and the rest of the peloton were forced to turn back from the city centre, with more than 55km still to race on stage 21. In an official statement, Vuelta organisers said: &ldquo;For security reasons, stage 21 of La Vuelta ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/final-stage-of-vuelta-a-espaa-abandoned-after-pro-palestine-protesters-swamp-finish-line-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/final-stage-of-vuelta-a-espaa-abandoned-after-pro-palestine-protesters-swamp-finish-line-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vingegaard wins Vuelta after final stage cancelled amid pro-Palestinian protests in Madrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisers cancel stage and declare Vingegaard winnerProtesters threw barricades into the street on Gran V&iacute;aThe final stage of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a was abandoned in chaotic and violent scenes, after groups of pro-Palestine protesters swamped the finish line area and presentation podium in central Madrid on Sunday.As huge crowds engulfed the finish area, the race leader Jonas Vingegaard, his Visma Lease-a-bike team and the rest of the peloton were forced to turn back from the city ce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-wins-vuelta-after-final-stage-cancelled-amid-pro-palestinian-protests-in-madrid/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-wins-vuelta-after-final-stage-cancelled-amid-pro-palestinian-protests-in-madrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vollering in nasty crash as Wiebes wins Tour de France Femmes stage three]]></title><description><![CDATA[GC rider Demi Vollering crashes 3.6km from the finishMarianne Vos second on stage but reclaims yellow jerseyDemi Vollering&rsquo;s hopes of continuing in the Tour de France Femmes are uncertain after she crashed at speed on the approach to the finish of stage three in Angers.Vollering landed on her back and left side, and hit her head, but was able to remount and finish the stage, which was won by Lorena Wiebes of Team SD Worx-ProTime. &ldquo;Stupid crash,&rdquo; the 2023 champion told teammates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vollering-in-nasty-crash-as-wiebes-wins-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-three/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vollering-in-nasty-crash-as-wiebes-wins-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-three/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wiebes wins chaotic stage of Tour de France Femmes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lorena Wiebes out-sprints Marianne Vos to win a chaotic stage three of the Tour de France Femmes as Vos regains the yellow jersey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wiebes-wins-chaotic-stage-of-tour-de-france-femmes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wiebes-wins-chaotic-stage-of-tour-de-france-femmes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes 2025: Lorena Wiebes wins stage three sprint but Vollering suffers crash – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lorena Wiebes won a chaotic sprint in Angers while Marianne Vos reclaimed the yellow jerseyBlood, sweat and gears: best images from the men&rsquo;s raceWilliam Fotheringham on Tadej Pogacar | Email Amy157km to go: Justine Ghekiere (AG Insurance-Soudal) attacks and manages to briefly get ahead, but the peloton swiftly reel her back in.160km to go: And we&rsquo;re off! Without Longo Borghini, 146 riders set off as the race flag is dropped. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2025-lorena-wiebes-wins-stage-three-sprint-but-vollering-suffers-crash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2025-lorena-wiebes-wins-stage-three-sprint-but-vollering-suffers-crash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood, sweat and gears: the best pictures from Tour de France 2025 – gallery]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 21 stages and 3,338km, this year&rsquo;s Tour came to an end in Paris. Here are our favourite images from the last three weeks Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/blood-sweat-and-gears-the-best-pictures-from-tour-de-france-2025-gallery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/blood-sweat-and-gears-the-best-pictures-from-tour-de-france-2025-gallery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Onley the 'introverted extrovert' riding high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oscar Onley has come to the fore during the Tour de France and has already matched one of his famous compatriot's achievements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/onley-the-introverted-extrovert-riding-high/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/onley-the-introverted-extrovert-riding-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch BMX Racing World Championships on BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[British riders are competing at the BMX Racing World Championships this week and BBC Sport will be showing all the action on Sunday, 3 August.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/watch-bmx-racing-world-championships-on-bbc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/watch-bmx-racing-world-championships-on-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar’s rivals must work out how to defeat a champion at the top of his game | William Fotheringham]]></title><description><![CDATA[If ever a cyclist was suited to the intensity of the modern, made-for-TV format of the Tour, it is Tadej PogacarFourth Tour wins are, I once wrote, &ldquo;more for the record books than the heart &hellip; the penultimate step to cycling greatness, [they] often do little to warm the soul at the time&rdquo;. The past three weeks suggests that nothing has changed. It&rsquo;s far from the four stages of grief, but you could argue that a first Tour victory is met with surprise and delight, a second a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacars-rivals-must-work-out-how-to-defeat-a-champion-at-the-top-of-his-game-william-fotheringham/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacars-rivals-must-work-out-how-to-defeat-a-champion-at-the-top-of-his-game-william-fotheringham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Enjoy this moment’: Pogacar fights off fatigue to savour Tour de France glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We were comfortably in yellow, but I was tired&rsquo;Pogacar said rivalry with Vingegaard less intenseTadej Pogacar admitted that his own creeping fatigue was perhaps his biggest threat during the Tour de France this year, particularly after he had built a four-minute lead on Jonas Vingegaard following the race&rsquo;s three stages in the Pyrenees.Speaking in a brief press conference after his fourth Tour win, Pogacar said: &ldquo;We were in the lead and we had quite a big gap, so we were]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/enjoy-this-moment-pogacar-fights-off-fatigue-to-savour-tour-de-france-glory/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 23:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/enjoy-this-moment-pogacar-fights-off-fatigue-to-savour-tour-de-france-glory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Huge moment' as Onley matches Scottish record Tour fourth place]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oscar Onley equals the best-ever finish by a Scottish rider in the Tour de France and describes his surprise overall fourth place as "a huge moment in my career".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/huge-moment-as-onley-matches-scottish-record-tour-fourth-place/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/huge-moment-as-onley-matches-scottish-record-tour-fourth-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Like a scene from Goodfellas' as Thomas bids emotional Tour farewell]]></title><description><![CDATA[An emotional Geraint Thomas savours his final Tour de France before the former champion retires at the end of this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/like-a-scene-from-goodfellas-as-thomas-bids-emotional-tour-farewell/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/like-a-scene-from-goodfellas-as-thomas-bids-emotional-tour-farewell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2025 finale: Pogacar wins again as Van Aert lands stage 21 in Paris – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wout van Aert won a stage for the ages but Tadej Pogacar came close on the way to confirming his fourth Tour title121km to go: XDS Astana Team link arms and soak up the applause from the roadside. The climb up the C&ocirc;te de Bazemont is well under way.Hello! Just as I begin my blogging stint, a man dressed as a hamburger is roaring on the riders. It&rsquo;s that kind of a day. The peloton continues its leisurely meander as fans line the roads and wave them on towards Paris. Continue reading..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-finale-pogacar-wins-again-as-van-aert-lands-stage-21-in-paris-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-finale-pogacar-wins-again-as-van-aert-lands-stage-21-in-paris-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van Aert wins final stage as Pogacar seals Tour title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wout van Aert denies Tadej Pogacar a prestigious win on the final stage of this year's Tour de France as the Slovenian secures his fourth Tour title.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-aert-wins-final-stage-as-pogacar-seals-tour-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-aert-wins-final-stage-as-pogacar-seals-tour-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar reigns in Paris after winning Tour de France for fourth time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonas Vingegaard second, with Florian Lipowitz thirdVan Aert wins stage 21 after attacking with 6km to goTadej Pogacar ignited an explosive final stage of the Tour de France in Paris, from Mantes-la-Ville to the Champs &Eacute;lys&eacute;es, while sealing his fourth overall victory in the race since 2020.Despite a downpour on the treacherous cobbles of Montmartre, Pogacar put in a daredevil performance, attacking on each of the three climbs to the Sacr&eacute; Coeur, only to be finally distanced]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-reigns-in-paris-after-winning-tour-de-france-for-fourth-time/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-reigns-in-paris-after-winning-tour-de-france-for-fourth-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Pidcock wins European mountain bike gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Double Olympic champion Tom Pidcock produces a dominant display to win the men's mountain bike cross-country gold at the European Championships in Melgaco, Portugal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-pidcock-wins-european-mountain-bike-gold/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-pidcock-wins-european-mountain-bike-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garcia makes Tour de France Femmes history at 41]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spanish cyclist Mavi Garcia's aggressive approach pays off as she becomes the oldest stage winner of the Tour de France Femmes at 41.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/garcia-makes-tour-de-france-femmes-history-at-41/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/garcia-makes-tour-de-france-femmes-history-at-41/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes 2025: Mavi García holds off rivals to win stage two in Quimper – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mavi Garc&iacute;a&rsquo;s late attack saw this year&rsquo;s oldest rider win stage two, as Kim Le Court nabbed the yellow jersey63km to go: Crash involving Ane Santesteban of Laboral Kutxa - Fundaci&oacute;n Euskadi! She comes off after failing to negotiate some cobbles. Santesteban&rsquo;s chain comes off but she gets going again after some help.65km to go: Koch takes the intermediate sprint ahead of Biannic and as the peloton comes in behind the leading pair, there&rsquo;s a great contest bet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2025-mavi-garca-holds-off-rivals-to-win-stage-two-in-quimper-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2025-mavi-garca-holds-off-rivals-to-win-stage-two-in-quimper-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes: García takes stage two as Le Court grabs yellow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mavi Garc&iacute;a breaks clear with 10km left and clings onKim Le Court Pienaar takes yellow from Marianne VosThe veteran Spanish rider Mavi Garc&iacute;a claimed victory in a demanding second stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday, attacking solo in the closing kilometres to secure a dramatic win in Quimper after a 110.4km ride from Brest.The 41-year-old Liv-AlUla-Jayco rider launched her decisive move with 10km remaining, opening a gap of about 20 seconds on the chasing pack. She held o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-garca-takes-stage-two-as-le-court-grabs-yellow/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-garca-takes-stage-two-as-le-court-grabs-yellow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Thomas ruled the Tour de France]]></title><description><![CDATA[A look back at Geraint Thomas' Tour de France career.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/when-thomas-ruled-the-tour-de-france/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/when-thomas-ruled-the-tour-de-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vos wins opening stage of Tour de France Femmes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutch cyclist Marianne Vos wins the first stage of the Tour de France Femmes in dramatic fashion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vos-wins-opening-stage-of-tour-de-france-femmes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vos-wins-opening-stage-of-tour-de-france-femmes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes 2025: Marianne Vos seizes stage one in dramatic finish – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legendary Dutch rider took the win at the line after a speedy and treacherous first stage49.5 km to go: And Rijnbeek takes the two mountain points on offer while back in the field there&rsquo;s a couple of near-collisions. It&rsquo;s a nervous peloton, and last year featured some heavy crashes.55km to go: The gap is closing, and at 20 seconds, the peloton are within sight as the escapees split. Rijnbeek decides to leave behind Tomasi, and in chase of polka points on that cat.4 climb. She ope]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2025-marianne-vos-seizes-stage-one-in-dramatic-finish-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2025-marianne-vos-seizes-stage-one-in-dramatic-finish-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vos claims Tour de France Femmes yellow jersey in dramatic opening stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vos wins stage one after teammate Ferrand-Pr&eacute;vot tiresMarlen Reusser out of race after crash in BrittanyMarianne Vos claimed victory on the opening stage of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes &ndash; and the overall leader&rsquo;s yellow jersey &ndash; after a dramatic finale in Plumelec.Vos&rsquo;s Visma Lease a bike teammate, Pauline Ferrand-Pr&eacute;vot, had looked set to take the stage on home soil after making a late break for the finish. The French rider ran out of steam, however, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vos-claims-tour-de-france-femmes-yellow-jersey-in-dramatic-opening-stage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vos-claims-tour-de-france-femmes-yellow-jersey-in-dramatic-opening-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2025 - stage-by-stage results]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC Sport looks at the 21 stages of the Tour de France, with pointers to where the race could be won and lost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-stage-by-stage-results/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-stage-by-stage-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar set for Tour title as Groves wins penultimate stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar is set to secure his fourth Tour de France title after maintaining his lead as Kaden Groves wins the penultimate stage of this year's race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-set-for-tour-title-as-groves-wins-penultimate-stage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-set-for-tour-title-as-groves-wins-penultimate-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2025: Pogacar in line to win overall after Groves goes solo to win stage 20 – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from 184.2km penultimate stageEmail John with your thoughts165 km to go: This third-category climb, the Col de la Croix, isn&rsquo;t easy. The weather overnight has caused some debris on the road. And the rain is pouring down now. Jonathan Milan has dropped off, saving his powder for Paris, no doubt. Asgreen is caught, and Thibau Nys of Lidl and Harry Sweeny go off the front. This is grim for all concerned. Raul Garcia Pierna of Arkea-B&amp;B Hotels makes it a breakaway trio in the pouri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-pogacar-in-line-to-win-overall-after-groves-goes-solo-to-win-stage-20-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-pogacar-in-line-to-win-overall-after-groves-goes-solo-to-win-stage-20-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar poised to seal fourth title amid fears of ‘ice rink’ finale]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;The slightest drop of rain, Paris is a real ice rink&rsquo;Threat of rain now overshadows revamped finishTadej Pogacar exited the final mountain climbs with his lead over Jonas Vingegaard intact and now stands on the threshold of achieving a fourth Tour de France triumph in six seasons.With the threat of neutralisation due to rain now hanging over the final stage in Paris on Sunday, routed over the cobbled climbs of the Butte Montmartre, the weary Pogacar may be almost home and dry. He le]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-tadej-pogacar-poised-to-seal-fourth-title-amid-fears-of-ice-rink-finale/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 16:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-tadej-pogacar-poised-to-seal-fourth-title-amid-fears-of-ice-rink-finale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes heads into mountains for 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2025 Tour de France Femmes is longer and more mountainous than ever before - BBC Sport examines the yellow jersey contenders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-heads-into-mountains-for-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-heads-into-mountains-for-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arensman holds off GC leaders to take narrow win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar is set to win his fourth Tour de France after defending his lead on on stage 19, won by Thymen Arensman after a gruelling ascent to La Plagne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/arensman-holds-off-gc-leaders-to-take-narrow-win/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/arensman-holds-off-gc-leaders-to-take-narrow-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2025: Arensman pips Pogacar and Vingegaard to win stage 19 on La Plagne – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thymen Arensman clinched his second stage win while Tadej Pogacar comfortably defended his GC lead &ldquo;Clearly the only strategy Visma have left is to try to run Pogacar over with their team car,&rdquo; emails Bob. &ldquo;That will definitely work.&rdquo;&ldquo;Oh.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-arensman-pips-pogacar-and-vingegaard-to-win-stage-19-on-la-plagne-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-arensman-pips-pogacar-and-vingegaard-to-win-stage-19-on-la-plagne-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France: Arensman pips top guns Pogacar and Vingegaard on stage 19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutchman claims second stage win on last mountain testPogacar safely in yellow with rival Vingegaard secondThymen Arensman won a shortened 19th stage of the Tour de France, from Albertville to La Plagne, after attacking alone on the final climb. The race leader, Tadej Pogacar, untroubled by any meaningful attacks, maintained his overall lead from Jonas Vingegaard.The victorious Ineos Grenadiers rider, whose team have been fielding questions over a staff member involved in an anti-doping investig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-arensman-pips-top-guns-pogacar-and-vingegaard-on-stage-19/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-arensman-pips-top-guns-pogacar-and-vingegaard-on-stage-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s cycling queen Sarah Gigante: ‘It’s a bit mean, but I love to make others hurt’ | Martin Pegan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mountain specialist overcame serious health concerns to post a breakout result in Italy and heads into the Tour de France Femmes with high hopesSarah Gigante has an infectious energy that shines through whether she is saluting after blowing away her rivals on the toughest of mountain stages, or celebrating every day as much as her successes on social media. The Australian cyclist even keeps her smile beaming while reflecting on a recent health concern that threatened to bring her promising c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-cycling-queen-sarah-gigante-its-a-bit-mean-but-i-love-to-make-others-hurt-martin-pegan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-cycling-queen-sarah-gigante-its-a-bit-mean-but-i-love-to-make-others-hurt-martin-pegan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vollering out to avenge 2024 heartbreak in Tour de France Femmes battle with Niewiadoma]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pair separated by four seconds last year favourites againReusser, Gigante and Longo Borghini also in contentionThe fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes begins in Brittany on Saturday with the defending champion, Kasia Niewiadoma, facing a range of new challengers as Demi Vollering seeks to avenge last year&rsquo;s cruel four-second defeat on Alpe d&rsquo;Huez.While the Polish star has stated her wish to win back-to-back Tours, Vollering, who moved to the French team FDJ Suez at the end of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vollering-out-to-avenge-2024-heartbreak-in-tour-de-france-femmes-battle-with-niewiadoma/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vollering-out-to-avenge-2024-heartbreak-in-tour-de-france-femmes-battle-with-niewiadoma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: England v Spain, Tour, Tests and transfer deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you been following the big stories in football, boxing, golf, tennis, athletics, cricket, rugby and cycling? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-england-v-spain-tour-tests-and-transfer-deals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-england-v-spain-tour-tests-and-transfer-deals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2025: Ben O’Connor wins stage 18 as Scotland’s Oscar Onley makes podium charge – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The overall race remains fully in the hands of the Tadej Pogacar despite the Australian&rsquo;s breakaway to Courchevel&ldquo;Today is another chance,&rdquo; Jonas Vingegaard tells Matt Stephens. &ldquo;We will fight until the end. Today is going to be a proper hard stage, and we&rsquo;ll do everything we can.&ldquo;The last, what is it? Five, 6km or so, is super-steep [on the final climb]. Before that, there is a flatter section. In general it&rsquo;s a very hard climb, a very long climb. Conti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-ben-oconnor-wins-stage-18-as-scotlands-oscar-onley-makes-podium-charge-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-ben-oconnor-wins-stage-18-as-scotlands-oscar-onley-makes-podium-charge-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ineos staff member leaves Tour amid doping investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ineos Grenadiers soigneur David Rozman leaves the Tour de France after being asked to speak to the International Testing Agency (ITA) about doping allegations relating to the 2012 season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ineos-staff-member-leaves-tour-amid-doping-investigation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ineos-staff-member-leaves-tour-amid-doping-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France: Onley lays down a marker as Pogacar keeps grip on yellow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young Scot closes on podium as Pogacar extends leadAustralia&rsquo;s Ben O&rsquo;Connor claims stage 18 victoryOscar Onley edged closer to a surprise podium finish in the 2025 Tour de France, as Tadej Pogacar moved further ahead of second-placed Jonas Vingegaard in the Tour&rsquo;s toughest mountain stage to Col de la Loze.Urged on by the band of OnleyFans at the roadside, the 22-year-old from Kelso produced the ride of his young life in the Tour&rsquo;s queen stage, won by Ben O&rsquo;Connor, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-onley-lays-down-a-marker-as-pogacar-keeps-grip-on-yellow/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-onley-lays-down-a-marker-as-pogacar-keeps-grip-on-yellow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Le Court make women's Tour history for Africa?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Kim le Court prepares for the "next level" Tour de France Femmes, the Mauritian could create more history for Africa's female cyclists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/can-le-court-make-womens-tour-history-for-africa/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/can-le-court-make-womens-tour-history-for-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB great Deignan retires after announcing pregnancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lizzie Deignan announces her immediate retirement from cycling after confirming she is pregnant with her third child.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-great-deignan-retires-after-announcing-pregnancy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-great-deignan-retires-after-announcing-pregnancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomas set for Welsh farewell on Tour of Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geraint Thomas will get the chance to bid farewell to cycling on home soil with Wales chosen to host the last two stages of the 2025 Lloyds Tour of Britain in September.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/thomas-set-for-welsh-farewell-on-tour-of-britain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 06:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/thomas-set-for-welsh-farewell-on-tour-of-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Privitera, 19, dies after crash at Italian race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samuele Privitera, an Italian junior cyclist, dies after a fall at Tour of the Aoste Valley-Mont Blanc.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/privitera-19-dies-after-crash-at-italian-race/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/privitera-19-dies-after-crash-at-italian-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France: Pogacar takes 100th win in thrilling stage four finish but denied yellow jersey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mathieu van der Poel keeps lead on countbackMan arrested near finish after stabbing attempt Tadej Pogacar secured his 100th career win on stage four of the Tour de France, after the defending champion narrowly outsprinted the race leader Mathieu van der Poel just before the line in central Rouen.On the brutal, hilly finishing circuit, Pogacar again asserted himself as the rider to beat in the race this year, piling pressure on rivals Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel on the eve of the Tour&rs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-pogacar-takes-100th-win-in-thrilling-stage-four-finish-but-denied-yellow-jersey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-pogacar-takes-100th-win-in-thrilling-stage-four-finish-but-denied-yellow-jersey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2025: Tadej Pogacar wins stage four ahead of Van der Poel and Vingegaard – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tour updates from the 173km stage to RouenStage by stage guide | Email John your thoughts160 km to go: Van der Poel takes a comfort break as the peloton deigns to the race leader and sits up. Asgreen is giving everything up the hill as he chases that trio of escapees.Huw Morgan gets in touch: &ldquo;Just been to Amiens to watch the depart. Always a strange experience &ldquo;watching&rdquo; cycling live. We drove an hour and 10 minutes for our 10 month old baby to basically gawp at a 150 young me]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-tadej-pogacar-wins-stage-four-ahead-of-van-der-poel-and-vingegaard-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-tadej-pogacar-wins-stage-four-ahead-of-van-der-poel-and-vingegaard-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2025: stage four from Amiens to Rouen – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tour updates from the 173km stage to RouenStage by stage guide | Email John your thoughts160 km to go: Van der Poel takes a comfort break as the peloton deigns to the race leader and sits up. Asgreen is giving everything up the hill as he chases that trio of escapees.Huw Morgan gets in touch: &ldquo;Just been to Amiens to watch the depart. Always a strange experience &ldquo;watching&rdquo; cycling live. We drove an hour and 10 minutes for our 10 month old baby to basically gawp at a 150 young me]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-stage-four-from-amiens-to-rouen-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-stage-four-from-amiens-to-rouen-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2025 - stage guide and results]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC Sport looks at the 21 stages of the Tour de France, with pointers to where the race could be won and lost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-stage-guide-and-results/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-stage-guide-and-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merlier pips Milan in crash-marred stage three of Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tim Merlier pips Jonathan Milan on the line in a sprint finish to win a crash-marred stage three of the Tour de France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/merlier-pips-milan-in-crash-marred-stage-three-of-tour/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/merlier-pips-milan-in-crash-marred-stage-three-of-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2025: Merlier wins chaotic stage three as Philipsen crashes out in green jersey – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soudal Quick-Step&rsquo;s Tim Merlier pipped Jonathan Milan to win stage three after a chaotic end to the day.There&rsquo;s a birthday in the peloton! Joyeux anniversaire Damien Touz&eacute; of Cofidis.On another note, TNT Sports&rsquo; viewer prediction poll has Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) as the favourite for today&rsquo;s stage, but the presenters seem to be favouring Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step). Does anyone have any riders tipped for the win outside the top names? Let me know i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-merlier-wins-chaotic-stage-three-as-philipsen-crashes-out-in-green-jersey-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-merlier-wins-chaotic-stage-three-as-philipsen-crashes-out-in-green-jersey-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprint leader Jasper Philipsen crashes out of Tour as Tim Merlier wins chaotic stage three]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remco Evenepoel able to get up after he also crashedDefending champion Pogacar gets climber&rsquo;s jerseyTim Merlier took stage three of the Tour de France here in Dunkirk, after the peloton&rsquo;s top sprinter and points leader Jasper Philipsen, crashed out of the race 60km from the finish.Merlier&rsquo;s own celebrations were muted because of another crash 3km from the end that took down his &shy;Soudal Quick-Step team leader, Remco Evenepoel, although the &shy;frustrated Olympic road race &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sprint-leader-jasper-philipsen-crashes-out-of-tour-as-tim-merlier-wins-chaotic-stage-three/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sprint-leader-jasper-philipsen-crashes-out-of-tour-as-tim-merlier-wins-chaotic-stage-three/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Henderson wins stage two of Women's Giro d'Italia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anna Henderson's stage win also sees her take the pink jersey for the overall leader of the Women's Giro d'Italia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-henderson-wins-stage-two-of-womens-giro-ditalia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-henderson-wins-stage-two-of-womens-giro-ditalia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclists crash into crowd at German Track Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final day of the German Track Cycling Championships is abandoned after several spectators are injured when two cyclists crash into the crowd.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclists-crash-into-crowd-at-german-track-championships/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclists-crash-into-crowd-at-german-track-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This year there's no imposter syndrome' - Stewart]]></title><description><![CDATA[British rider Jake Stewart is targeting stage wins at the Tour de France in the next three years after shedding his 'imposter syndrome' doubts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/this-year-theres-no-imposter-syndrome-stewart/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/this-year-theres-no-imposter-syndrome-stewart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van der Poel pips Pogacar in stage two sprint finish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mathieu van der Poel edges out Tadej Pogacar in a sprint finish to win stage two of the Tour de France and claim the leader's yellow jersey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-der-poel-pips-pogacar-in-stage-two-sprint-finish/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 19:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-der-poel-pips-pogacar-in-stage-two-sprint-finish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2025: Van der Poel wins stage two and takes yellow jersey – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mathieu van der Poel won a dramatic sprint finish to claim the yellow jersey after a rain-hit ride to BoulogneI should point out that we have a bumper afternoon of sport on Big Website today. Rob Smyth has over-by-over coverage of the fifth day of the second Test between England and India:If tennis is more your thing, Daniel Harris is across everything at Wimbledon. Follow that here: Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-van-der-poel-wins-stage-two-and-takes-yellow-jersey-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-van-der-poel-wins-stage-two-and-takes-yellow-jersey-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2025: Van der Poel denies Pogacar in sprint finish and takes yellow jersey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutchman wins Stage Two from defending championVan der Poel: &lsquo;It was a nervous day again&rsquo;Mathieu van der Poel won stage two of the 2025 Tour de France into Boulogne-sur-Mer for Alpecin-&shy;Deceuninck, claiming the race lead from his teammate Jasper Philipsen after a quick succession of short climbs inside the final kilometres exploded the peloton on the approach to the Channel port.The Dutchman thwarted Tadej Pogacar&rsquo;s attempt to take the 100th win of his career, outsprinting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-van-der-poel-denies-pogacar-in-sprint-finish-and-takes-yellow-jersey/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-van-der-poel-denies-pogacar-in-sprint-finish-and-takes-yellow-jersey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I was chronically ill' - Reusser wins opening stage of Women's Giro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Switzerland's Marlen Reusser storms to victory in opening stage of the Women's Giro d'Italia less than a year after fearing for her career following a bout of long Covid.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-was-chronically-ill-reusser-wins-opening-stage-of-womens-giro/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-was-chronically-ill-reusser-wins-opening-stage-of-womens-giro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philipsen wins stage one to claim yellow jersey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jasper Philipsen will wear the yellow jersey for the first time in his career as he wins stage one of the 2025 Tour de France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/philipsen-wins-stage-one-to-claim-yellow-jersey/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/philipsen-wins-stage-one-to-claim-yellow-jersey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2025: Philipsen wins stage one and takes yellow on chaotic day – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alpecin-Deceuninck&rsquo;s Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory on stage one of the Tour, bagging both the green and yellow jerseysAccording to the Tour&rsquo;s live coverage, the peloton has stopped at Porte de Paris, one of Lille&rsquo;s city gates, where an orchestra is playing the Marseillaise, the French national anthem.And the Tour de France 2025 is off! Well, the controlled, 11km slow rollout before the official race starts is on. There are 184 riders taking part and the TV coverage is sh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-philipsen-wins-stage-one-and-takes-yellow-on-chaotic-day-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-philipsen-wins-stage-one-and-takes-yellow-on-chaotic-day-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2025: Philipsen wins chaotic first stage as Evenepoel and Roglic suffer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Girmay second, Pogacar and Vingegaard in front groupGanna withdraws; Simon Yates and Alaphilippe struggleCrosswinds, crashes and chaos characterised a frenzied opening stage of the Tour de France, won by Jasper Philipsen in Lille M&eacute;tropole, where the 27-year-old also took the first yellow jersey of his career.The Belgian sprinter, winner of three stages in the 2024 Tour, was given an armchair ride by his Alpecin-Deceuninck teammates into the long finishing straight of the Boulevard Vauban]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-philipsen-wins-chaotic-first-stage-as-evenepoel-and-roglic-suffer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 18:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-philipsen-wins-chaotic-first-stage-as-evenepoel-and-roglic-suffer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France’s wait for Tour win rumbles on with no prospect of victory in sight | William Fotheringham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bernard Hinault was the last home champion as the sport has gone international, with winners from Colombia and SloveniaAge is not just about the policemen getting younger and trying to figure out how to operate an iPhone. It may also be when you are able to tell your children that you once saw an actual French cyclist wearing the actual yellow jersey of the Tour de France having actually just won la grande boucle.It&rsquo;s 39 years, 11 months and about three weeks since I watched a tired and sl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/frances-wait-for-tour-win-rumbles-on-with-no-prospect-of-victory-in-sight-william-fotheringham/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/frances-wait-for-tour-win-rumbles-on-with-no-prospect-of-victory-in-sight-william-fotheringham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar and Vingegaard renew Tour rivalry in tricky and tortuous opening]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Slovenian is aiming to hammer home his recent supremacy when the pair lock in battle through the raceIt was not so long ago that Tadej Pogacar was Jonas Vingegaard&rsquo;s whipping boy. It came on the brutal Col de la Loze, in July 2023, when the Slovenian, dropped by another violent Vingegaard acceleration, announced wearily into his team radio: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m gone, I&rsquo;m&nbsp;dead.&rdquo;By last summer, as the recent Netflix series Unchained reveals, the tables had turned. Pogacar ba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-and-vingegaard-renew-tour-rivalry-in-tricky-and-tortuous-opening/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-and-vingegaard-renew-tour-rivalry-in-tricky-and-tortuous-opening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France team boss Jonathan Vaughters blasts UCI over rider safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cycling&rsquo;s governing body accused of dangerous inaction&lsquo;People with real knowledge are pushed to the outside&rsquo;A leading Tour de France team manager, Jonathan Vaughters, has launched a scathing attack on cycling&rsquo;s governing body on the eve of the race, accusing the UCI of being &ldquo;unable to make good decisions when it comes to safety or the governance of the sport&rdquo;.Vaughters, who leads EF Education-Easypost and raced in four Tours as a professional, described cycli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-team-boss-jonathan-vaughters-blasts-uci-over-rider-safety/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-team-boss-jonathan-vaughters-blasts-uci-over-rider-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do the different colour jerseys signify at Tour de France?]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explain the different jerseys at the Tour de France]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/what-do-the-different-colour-jerseys-signify-at-tour-de-france/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/what-do-the-different-colour-jerseys-signify-at-tour-de-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: Wimbledon, Euro 2025, Club World Cup and Lions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you been watching the football, cycling, cricket, tennis, rugby union, basketball and Formula One? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-wimbledon-euro-2025-club-world-cup-and-lions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-wimbledon-euro-2025-club-world-cup-and-lions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tour de France’s version of VAR? Get ready for yellow card controversy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aggressive, dangerous or unsporting behaviour will be subject to review, as will &lsquo;anything that arouses suspicion&rsquo;The 2025 Tour de France could see yellow cards issued for bad behaviour by riders thanks to cycling&rsquo;s answer to football&rsquo;s VAR. Every touch of shoulders, switch of wheels, dramatic acceleration and multilingual insult in the peloton will be scrutinised by a growing number of in-race cameras and UCI commissaires.As part of the UCI&rsquo;s bid to expand its repe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-tour-de-frances-version-of-var-get-ready-for-yellow-card-controversy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-tour-de-frances-version-of-var-get-ready-for-yellow-card-controversy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can anyone stop dominant Pogacar at the Tour de France?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar will begin this year's Tour de France as the strong favourite to win cycling's greatest race for a fourth time - but will anyone stop him?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/can-anyone-stop-dominant-pogacar-at-the-tour-de-france/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/can-anyone-stop-dominant-pogacar-at-the-tour-de-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2025: full team-by-team guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar&rsquo;s UAE team and Jonas Vingegaard&rsquo;s Visma lead the way but watch out for Soudal-QuickStepTwo men, Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen, with one plan: stage wins and the green jersey; VDP is the big star, but in recent Tours de France it&rsquo;s been &ldquo;Jasper Disaster&rdquo; who has delivered. On the flat stages, VDP uses his explosive power and superlative bike handling to lead out Philipsen, who has won nine stages in the last three Tours and the green jersey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-full-team-by-team-guide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-full-team-by-team-guide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Idaho-bred Matteo Jorgenson is big – and getting bigger in cycling’s biggest races]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American rider defies the sport&rsquo;s physical norms and is already a Grand Tour contender. But for now it is patience, not power, that&rsquo;s his defining traitMatteo Jorgenson is big. Not in the way Dexter Lawrence or Chet Holmgren are big. Not in the sense that most American athletes are considered big. But in the world of professional cycling, Matteo Jorgenson is big. In fact, cycling might be one of the only sports in which a man who stands 6ft 4in (1.93m) and weighs around 70kg (154]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/idaho-bred-matteo-jorgenson-is-big-and-getting-bigger-in-cyclings-biggest-races/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/idaho-bred-matteo-jorgenson-is-big-and-getting-bigger-in-cyclings-biggest-races/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Like a kid in a sweet shop’: Brailsford back calling shots at Ineos Grenadiers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former team principal will be present at Tour de FranceJohn Allert says 61-year-old &lsquo;a not-so-secret weapon&rsquo;Dave Brailsford has returned to a leading role at Ineos Grenadiers on the eve of the 2025 Tour de France, calling the shots on team selection and performance objectives, barely a month after he stepped back from his role at Manchester United.&ldquo;Dave&rsquo;s definitely coming to the Tour,&rdquo; John Allert, the team CEO, said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s like a kid in a sweet shop, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/like-a-kid-in-a-sweet-shop-brailsford-back-calling-shots-at-ineos-grenadiers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/like-a-kid-in-a-sweet-shop-brailsford-back-calling-shots-at-ineos-grenadiers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2025: stage-by-stage guide to this year’s race]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the 50th anniversary of the first Tour finish on the Champs-&Eacute;lys&eacute;es, we could be in for a cliffhanger finishThe climbs of Mont Cassel and Le Mont Noir won&rsquo;t be enough to split the peloton, so this is almost guaranteed to be a bunch sprint, unless it gets windy. A strong westerly would make this a nightmare with more than 140km of crosswinds, but if it stays calm it&rsquo;s a first big test for Jasper Philipsen, Tim Merlier and the other fast men. For the favourites, a firs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-stage-by-stage-guide-to-this-years-race/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2025-stage-by-stage-guide-to-this-years-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rowe inspiring her children after personal heartbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Rowe's cycling career was ended when her bike was hit by a car, but her heartbreak is turning to joy as she inspires her two children to success on the road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/rowe-inspiring-her-children-after-personal-heartbreak/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/rowe-inspiring-her-children-after-personal-heartbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quel triomphe! Tour de France celebrates 50 years of finishes on Champs-Élysées]]></title><description><![CDATA[From LeMond&rsquo;s astonishing comeback to Cavendish&rsquo;s four victories, the final dash up the great avenue is now part of race folkloreIt is impossible now to conceive of the Tour de France without two things: the race leader&rsquo;s yellow jersey and the finale on the Champs-&Eacute;lys&eacute;es, a spectacle that is half a century old this summer. The finish has moved away from the great avenue once in the last 50 years, during the Olympic buildup in 2024, and the Tour cannot really be i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/quel-triomphe-tour-de-france-celebrates-50-years-of-finishes-on-champs-lyses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/quel-triomphe-tour-de-france-celebrates-50-years-of-finishes-on-champs-lyses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard Carapaz ruled out of Tour de France with stomach bug]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reigning king of the mountains out of 2025 raceEcuadorian will turn attention to Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;aRichard Carapaz, the reigning Tour de France king of the mountains, will miss this year&rsquo;s race after developing a gastrointestinal infection training at home in Ecuador.&ldquo;Last week, he began experiencing abdominal pain and a high fever,&rdquo; his EF team said on their website. &ldquo;[Doctors] have advised against long-haul travel and competition at this time. As a result, Richard w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/richard-carapaz-ruled-out-of-tour-de-france-with-stomach-bug/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/richard-carapaz-ruled-out-of-tour-de-france-with-stomach-bug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A three-week drama in daily episodes’: curtain to fall on free-to-air Tour de France coverage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gary Imlach prepares for one final race as La Grande Boucle moves behind a paywall after 40 years on ITV and Channel 4When the last rider rolls across the Tour de France finish line in Paris on 27 July it will mark more than the end of the world&rsquo;s most prestigious bike race. Once Gary Imlach and team have wrapped up, it will conclude four decades of free-to-air Tour coverage for British TV viewers.While the sport, and the technology used to broadcast it, have transformed since the 1980s, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-three-week-drama-in-daily-episodes-curtain-to-fall-on-free-to-air-tour-de-france-coverage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-three-week-drama-in-daily-episodes-curtain-to-fall-on-free-to-air-tour-de-france-coverage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pregnant Barker announces end of her season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elinor Barker says: "If you're trying to hide a pregnancy at work, try to pick a job that doesn't require wearing skintight Lycra every day."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pregnant-barker-announces-end-of-her-season/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pregnant-barker-announces-end-of-her-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris and Sarra Hoy awarded freedom of the City of London]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic cyclist and his wife are recognised for their charitable work and contribution to sportThe British Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy and his wife, Sarra Hoy, have been honoured with the freedom of the City of London.The pair have been recognised for their charitable work raising awareness for cancer and neonatal care, alongside Hoy&rsquo;s contribution to sport as a six-time Olympic gold medallist. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/chris-and-sarra-hoy-awarded-freedom-of-the-city-of-london/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/chris-and-sarra-hoy-awarded-freedom-of-the-city-of-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fachie announces Para-cycling retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-time Paralympic cycling champion Lora Fachie announces her retirement from the sport after 15 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fachie-announces-para-cycling-retirement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fachie-announces-para-cycling-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portuguese rider Almeida wins Tour de Suisse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team UAE rider Joao Almeida edges past overnight leader Kevin Vauquelin to win the Tour de Suisse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/portuguese-rider-almeida-wins-tour-de-suisse/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/portuguese-rider-almeida-wins-tour-de-suisse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Cullen and Shriever collect World Cup wins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Ross Cullen registers his first ever BMX World Cup victory in the Netherlands]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-cullen-and-shriever-collect-world-cup-wins/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-cullen-and-shriever-collect-world-cup-wins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Wiggins targets Olympic glory of his own]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Wiggins, son of five-time Olympic champion Sir Bradley, speaks about the good and bad of being related to a legend of cycling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ben-wiggins-targets-olympic-glory-of-his-own/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ben-wiggins-targets-olympic-glory-of-his-own/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Williams to miss Tour de France and nationals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 29-year-old Welshman is struggling with a knee problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/williams-to-miss-tour-de-france-and-nationals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/williams-to-miss-tour-de-france-and-nationals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘When I stopped racing I thought, who am I?’: Pippa York on leaving her old life behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tour de France stage winner talks in detail for the first time about transitioning when her cycling career ended, growing up in the Gorbals and alienation in the pelotonPippa York used to be Robert Millar, a stage winner and king of the mountains in the Tour de France and Giro d&rsquo;Italia. Millar was also a podium finisher, in both the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a and the Giro, a British national champion, and Tour of Britain winner. But Millar had also wanted to be a girl since the age of five]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/when-i-stopped-racing-i-thought-who-am-i-pippa-york-on-leaving-her-old-life-behind/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/when-i-stopped-racing-i-thought-who-am-i-pippa-york-on-leaving-her-old-life-behind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar secures maiden Dauphine title for 99th win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar secures his first Criterium du Dauphine title after finishing third in Sunday's final stage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-secures-maiden-dauphine-title-for-99th-win/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-secures-maiden-dauphine-title-for-99th-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar tightens grip on yellow jersey in Critérium du Dauphiné]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenian sets record with 98th career stage winHas 61sec lead over Jonas Vingegaard with one day to goFor the second straight day, Tadej Pogacar rode away from his main rivals on the final ascent as he cemented his grip on the Crit&eacute;rium de Dauphin&eacute; yellow jersey in Saturday&rsquo;s mountainous Queen Stage. &ldquo;I launched it and maintained a good pace to the top,&rdquo; he said. The Slovenian had grabbed the overall lead the day before when he shot clear on the short closing cli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-tightens-grip-on-yellow-jersey-in-critrium-du-dauphin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-tightens-grip-on-yellow-jersey-in-critrium-du-dauphin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar leads Dauphine after dominating stage six climbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar takes the overall leader's yellow jersey at the Criterium du Dauphine with a dominant victory on stage six.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-leads-dauphine-after-dominating-stage-six-climbs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-leads-dauphine-after-dominating-stage-six-climbs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar goes solo for Dauphiné stage win to reclaim yellow jersey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenian &lsquo;super happy&rsquo; after beating Jonas VingegaardWorld champion now holds 43-second lead overallTadej Pogacar soloed to victory in the sixth stage of the Crit&eacute;rium du Dauphin&eacute; on Friday to reclaim the yellow jersey and put himself firmly in contention for overall victory.With this 97th victory of his career, the Slovenian, who cruised in 1min 1sec ahead of Denmark&rsquo;s Jonas Vingegaard, becomes the active rider with the joint-most victories &ndash; on a par with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-goes-solo-for-dauphin-stage-win-to-reclaim-yellow-jersey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-goes-solo-for-dauphin-stage-win-to-reclaim-yellow-jersey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jake Stewart sprints to Dauphiné win on stage five as Evenepoel holds lead despite fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[First victory in World Tour race for 25-year-old BritonRemco Evenepoel goes down but loses no timeThe British rider Jake Stewart won a sprint finish to triumph in the fifth stage of the Crit&eacute;rium du Dauphin&eacute; on Thursday as Remco Evenepoel held on to the race lead.Stewart claimed his first career victory in a World Tour race, edging the bunched finale ahead of Axel Laurance and S&oslash;ren Waerenskjold after the hilly 183km run from Saint-Priest to Macon. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jake-stewart-sprints-to-dauphin-win-on-stage-five-as-evenepoel-holds-lead-despite-fall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jake-stewart-sprints-to-dauphin-win-on-stage-five-as-evenepoel-holds-lead-despite-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evenepoel blows away field on stage four of Criterium du Dauphiné to take overall lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgian wins time trial 21 seconds ahead of VingegaardPogacar drops to eighth, 38 seconds behindThe time-trial specialist Remco Evenepoel laid down a marker in the fourth stage of the Crit&eacute;rium du Dauphin&eacute; on Wednesday, winning the 17.4km race against the clock in style to move top of the overall classification. The 25-year-old Belgian tasted Olympic gold in the discipline last year and is also the double time-trial world champion. He showed his pedigree by blowing away a field con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evenepoel-blows-away-field-on-stage-four-of-criterium-du-dauphin-to-take-overall-lead/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evenepoel-blows-away-field-on-stage-four-of-criterium-du-dauphin-to-take-overall-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iván Romeo breaks rivals’ hearts to claim lead at Criterium du Dauphiné]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spanish rider escapes breakaway to win stage threeTime-trial specialist hails his &lsquo;best day of the year&rsquo;Spain&rsquo;s Iv&aacute;n Romeo won the third stage of the Criterium du Dauphin&eacute; when he streaked clear at the end of a 207km run from Brioude, claiming the overall lead. Romeo surprised his breakaway companions, including the Dutch world champion Mathieu van der Poel, to drop them in the final kilometres and lead the dash into the town of Charantonnay.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ivn-romeo-breaks-rivals-hearts-to-claim-lead-at-criterium-du-dauphin/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ivn-romeo-breaks-rivals-hearts-to-claim-lead-at-criterium-du-dauphin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romeo races to Dauphine stage three win to take yellow jersey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ivan Romeo rides solo to victory on stage three of the Criterium du Dauphine to claim the yellow leader's jersey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/romeo-races-to-dauphine-stage-three-win-to-take-yellow-jersey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/romeo-races-to-dauphine-stage-three-win-to-take-yellow-jersey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonathan Milan surges to stage win in Critérium du Dauphiné and snatches lead from Pogacar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian sprinter collects victory and takes yellow jerseyBritain&rsquo;s Fred Wright is runner-up on second stageThe Italian sprinter Jonathan Milan surged away from the pack to win the second stage of the Crit&eacute;rium du Dauphin&eacute; in Issoire and take the overall lead from Tadej Pogacar.Milan (Lidl-Trek) had to battle to keep up on a hilly 204.6km run through central France from Pr&eacute;milhat. When the pack hit the home straight, he rocketed away from his rivals to collect a 10-seco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jonathan-milan-surges-to-stage-win-in-critrium-du-dauphin-and-snatches-lead-from-pogacar/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jonathan-milan-surges-to-stage-win-in-critrium-du-dauphin-and-snatches-lead-from-pogacar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milan wins Dauphine stage two to take over yellow jersey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Milan tastes victory on stage two of the Criterium du Dauphine with a sprint finish in Issoire, as British rider Fred Wright finishes second.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/milan-wins-dauphine-stage-two-to-take-over-yellow-jersey/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/milan-wins-dauphine-stage-two-to-take-over-yellow-jersey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar wins opening stage of Criterium du Dauphine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar wins a sprint for the line against his main rivals as he claims the first stage of the Criterium du Dauphine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-wins-opening-stage-of-criterium-du-dauphine/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-wins-opening-stage-of-criterium-du-dauphine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ally Wollaston pips British teenager Cat Ferguson to Tour of Britain title]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Zealand cyclist claims overall victory at the lastLorena Wiebes takes stage win for SD Worx-ProtimeTeenage prodigy Cat Ferguson came within a hair&rsquo;s breadth of executing a memorable overall win in her debut Tour of Britain, but was outsprinted by her rival Ally Wollaston at the climax of the final stage in Glasgow.The pair came into the final sprint tied on time, after Wollaston had erased the 19-year-old Ferguson&rsquo;s overall lead. Bonus seconds for third place in the final sprint,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ally-wollaston-pips-british-teenager-cat-ferguson-to-tour-of-britain-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ally-wollaston-pips-british-teenager-cat-ferguson-to-tour-of-britain-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wollaston denies GB's Ferguson to win Tour of Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Zealand's Ally Wollaston overturns a three-second deficit to win the Tour of Britain Women and deny British teenager Cat Ferguson victory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wollaston-denies-gbs-ferguson-to-win-tour-of-britain/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wollaston-denies-gbs-ferguson-to-win-tour-of-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weibes wins Tour of Britain final stage as Wollaston takes title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lorena Wiebes wins the fourth and final stage of the Women's Tour of Britain in Glasgow, with Ally Wollaston sealing overall victory by finishing third and taking bonus seconds to push overnight leader Britain's Cat Ferguson into second place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/weibes-wins-tour-of-britain-final-stage-as-wollaston-takes-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/weibes-wins-tour-of-britain-final-stage-as-wollaston-takes-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They named a sandwich after me’: Luke Rowe on life in the peloton, cobbles and Welsh riders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Sky/Ineos road captain, now a directeur sportif with Decathlon&ndash;AG2R La Mondiale, answers your questionsIf you could become a GC rider for one attempt at winning the Tour, which rider from the current peloton would you choose to be your road captain, and why? FergusI can only comment on Decathlon&ndash;AG2R La Mondiale and my previous team, Ineos. Until you work with a road captain and hear them on the radio, you don&rsquo;t know how good they are. On my current team it would be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/they-named-a-sandwich-after-me-luke-rowe-on-life-in-the-peloton-cobbles-and-welsh-riders/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/they-named-a-sandwich-after-me-luke-rowe-on-life-in-the-peloton-cobbles-and-welsh-riders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeing is believing: How Deignan made women's cycling cool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accolades in sport are one thing, but the soon-to-retire Lizzie Deignan is now racing with the very people she inspired to get on a bike.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/seeing-is-believing-how-deignan-made-womens-cycling-cool/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/seeing-is-believing-how-deignan-made-womens-cycling-cool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I had no idea’: Chris Harper eager to share spotlight after Simon Yates banishes Giro d’Italia demons | Martin Pegan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian cyclist was on the ride of his life to a breakthrough Grand Tour stage win as the decisive story of the 2025 race unfolded behind himAustralian cyclist Chris Harper is yet to properly soak up the ride of his life and first Grand Tour stage victory by watching a replay of his long-range and daring solo attack over the Colle delle Finestre and up the Sestri&egrave;re. But the 30-year-old climber won&rsquo;t have to look too hard to find highlights in the future after his ride was a majo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-had-no-idea-chris-harper-eager-to-share-spotlight-after-simon-yates-banishes-giro-ditalia-demons-martin-pegan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-had-no-idea-chris-harper-eager-to-share-spotlight-after-simon-yates-banishes-giro-ditalia-demons-martin-pegan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ferguson wins stage three to claim overall lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenager Cat Ferguson claims victory on stage three to take the overall leader's green jersey at the Tour of Britain Women.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ferguson-wins-stage-three-to-claim-overall-lead/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ferguson-wins-stage-three-to-claim-overall-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ferguson takes Tour of Britain lead with brilliant stage win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nineteen-year-old home rider Cat Ferguson prevails at the finish of a crash-packed stage three to gain the general classification lead in the Women's Tour of Britain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ferguson-takes-tour-of-britain-lead-with-brilliant-stage-win/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ferguson-takes-tour-of-britain-lead-with-brilliant-stage-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cat Ferguson breaks new ground to take Tour of Britain lead after crash-packed stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young British rider takes penultimate stage and GC leadFormer leader Kim Le Court among those to abandonThe 19-year-old Cat Ferguson prevailed in foul conditions at the finish to claim victory on a crash-packed stage three of the Women&rsquo;s Tour of Britain and with it the general classification lead. It was her first UCI Women&rsquo;s World Tour stage victory.Ferguson (Movistar) from Skipton, North Yorkshire, surged clear across the cobbles in Kelso to lead home a British one-two in front of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cat-ferguson-breaks-new-ground-to-take-tour-of-britain-lead-after-crash-packed-stage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cat-ferguson-breaks-new-ground-to-take-tour-of-britain-lead-after-crash-packed-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intrepid Geoff Thomas geared up for another crack at Tour de France route]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Crystal Palace captain aims to complete the entire course for seventh time to raise funds for Cure LeukaemiaWhen Geoff Thomas was forced to abandon his seventh attempt to complete Tour 21 at the age of 58 after an unforgiving day on the cobblestones, the former Crystal Palace captain thought his days in the saddle were over. &ldquo;My bike sort of disintegrated underneath me,&rdquo; remembers Thomas. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s when the issues with my knees started so I&rsquo;d not really been on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/intrepid-geoff-thomas-geared-up-for-another-crack-at-tour-de-france-route/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/intrepid-geoff-thomas-geared-up-for-another-crack-at-tour-de-france-route/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roldan wins Tour of Britain stage two in Saltburn as Faulkner takes overall lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kristen Faulkner takes green jersey from Kim Le CourtCat Ferguson fourth in GC as Canadian rider wins stageMara Roldan pulled off a successful late breakaway on the steep approach to Saltburn-by-the-Sea, winning the second stage of the Tour of Britain Women by 12 seconds.The 21-year-old, who hails from Canada&rsquo;s Yukon territory, made a push for victory with 14km to go and held on to win ahead of Riejanne Markus (Lidl-Trek). British teenager Cat Ferguson (Movistar) finished fifth for the sec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roldan-wins-tour-of-britain-stage-two-in-saltburn-as-faulkner-takes-overall-lead/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roldan-wins-tour-of-britain-stage-two-in-saltburn-as-faulkner-takes-overall-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: Champions League, French Open and Giro d’Italia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you been following the football, rugby league, cricket, horse racing, cycling, tennis, Formula One and boxing? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-champions-league-french-open-and-giro-ditalia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-champions-league-french-open-and-giro-ditalia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wiggins 'indebted' to 'inspiration' Armstrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five-time Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins says he's "indebted" to disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, saying that he has been a "great strength and inspiration".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wiggins-indebted-to-inspiration-armstrong/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wiggins-indebted-to-inspiration-armstrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I couldn't care less what the newspapers sensationalise - Wiggins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former cycling star Bradley Wiggins, who recently made headlines after speaking about his post-career cocaine addiction, tells BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast's Rick Edwards he "couldn't care less what the newspapers want to sensationalise".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-couldnt-care-less-what-the-newspapers-sensationalise-wiggins/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-couldnt-care-less-what-the-newspapers-sensationalise-wiggins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lizzie Deignan’s farewell tour off to tricky start on Yorkshire home roads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim Le Court takes first stage win and overall leadCat Ferguson is first British finisher back in fifthThere was personal celebration but professional frustration for Lizzie Deignan on the opening day of her final Tour of Britain when her Lidl-Trek team failed to stop the Mauritian national champion, Kim Le Court, taking the first stage win and overall race lead in Redcar.Deignan&rsquo;s valedictory race on &shy;British roads began with a fast 85.6km opening stage, from Dalby Forest to the beach]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/lizzie-deignans-farewell-tour-off-to-tricky-start-on-yorkshire-home-roads/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/lizzie-deignans-farewell-tour-off-to-tricky-start-on-yorkshire-home-roads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Le Court wins stage one of Tour of Britain Women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim Le Court gets the better of Kristen Faulkner in a two-up sprint finish to win the first stage of the Tour of Britain Women on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/le-court-wins-stage-one-of-tour-of-britain-women/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/le-court-wins-stage-one-of-tour-of-britain-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Le Court outsprints Faulkner to take first stage of Tour of Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mauritian Kim Le Court beats Kristen Faulkner in a sprint finish to win the first stage of the 2025 Tour of Britain Women.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/le-court-outsprints-faulkner-to-take-first-stage-of-tour-of-britain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/le-court-outsprints-faulkner-to-take-first-stage-of-tour-of-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lizzie Deignan ‘incredibly emotional’ as she hits the road for final race in Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tour of Britain will mark end of era for the 36-year-oldCat Ferguson, 19, will make her debut in four-day raceAn emotional Lizzie Deignan will end her years racing on home roads with a farewell appearance in the four-day Tour of Britain, which begins in Dalby Forest. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m really pleased that the race starts in Yorkshire and finishes in Glasgow, because I&rsquo;ve got amazing memories of my career there,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m really excited about it.&rdquo;Deignan retires]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/lizzie-deignan-incredibly-emotional-as-she-hits-the-road-for-final-race-in-britain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/lizzie-deignan-incredibly-emotional-as-she-hits-the-road-for-final-race-in-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon Yates rides away with prize of Giro d’Italia while rivals lose the plot | William Fotheringham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Del Toro and Carapaz became distracted by each other, allowing the Lancastrian to claim a second Grand TourThe Mexican standoff is a much-loved cinematic device, but the stalemate beloved of western movie script writers has rarely, if ever, decided one of cycling&rsquo;s Grand Tours. The 2025 Giro d&rsquo;Italia was the exception, appositely as the biggest loser was an actual Mexican, Isaac del Toro, with the unassuming Lancastrian Simon Yates the two-wheeled equivalent of the bandit who skips o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/simon-yates-rides-away-with-prize-of-giro-ditalia-while-rivals-lose-the-plot-william-fotheringham/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/simon-yates-rides-away-with-prize-of-giro-ditalia-while-rivals-lose-the-plot-william-fotheringham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giro d’Italia winner Simon Yates hails ‘huge moment in my career’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lancastrian claims second Grand Tour victory&lsquo;I&rsquo;m in disbelief I have managed to pull it off&rsquo;Simon Yates reflected on a &ldquo;sweet success&rdquo; he had been targeting for much of his life after a spectacular and decisive coup in Saturday&rsquo;s final mountain stage ensured he would ride to victory in the Giro d&rsquo;Italia on Sunday.At 32, the Lancastrian had not been tipped to add to his sole Grand Tour victory, the 2018 Tour of Spain, but in the mammoth stage over the Col]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-winner-simon-yates-hails-huge-moment-in-my-career/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-winner-simon-yates-hails-huge-moment-in-my-career/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not redemption but release - how Yates finally conquered the Giro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simon Yates finds release by finally winning his first Giro d'Italia title after years of heartbreak and misfortune in the Grand Tour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/not-redemption-but-release-how-yates-finally-conquered-the-giro/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/not-redemption-but-release-how-yates-finally-conquered-the-giro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's Yates seals first Giro title in Rome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Simon Yates secures his first Giro d'Italia title as his Visma-Lease a Bike team-mate Olav Kooij sprints to victory on the final stage in Rome.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/britains-yates-seals-first-giro-title-in-rome/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/britains-yates-seals-first-giro-title-in-rome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giro d’Italia: Simon Yates seals overall victory as Olav Kooij wins final stage – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simon Yates safely finished the final day and his Visma&ndash;Lease A Bike teammate Olav Kooij claimed stage victory&ldquo;I never truly believed until the very last moment there,&rdquo; Yates told the reporter and former pro rider, Adam Blythe. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m speechless, really.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s still sinking in &hellip; I couldn&rsquo;t hold back the tears. It&rsquo;s something I&rsquo;ve worked towards &hellip; yeah. I&rsquo;ve had a lot of setbacks, but I finally managed to pull it off.&rd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-simon-yates-seals-overall-victory-as-olav-kooij-wins-final-stage-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-simon-yates-seals-overall-victory-as-olav-kooij-wins-final-stage-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s Simon Yates seals Giro d’Italia triumph and banishes pain of 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visma-Lease a Bike rider secures second Grand Tour titleYates lost 2018 Giro after cracking on Colle delle FinestreSimon Yates arrived in Rome, was blessed by Pope Leo XIV and then completed a miraculous overall victory in the 2025 Giro d&rsquo;Italia, seven years after his race lead had traumatically dissolved with victory in his grasp.The Lancastrian rider&rsquo;s remarkable turnaround in Saturday&rsquo;s final mountain stage, in which Yates leapfrogged 21-year-old Giro debutant and race leade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/britains-simon-yates-seals-giro-ditalia-triumph-and-banishes-pain-of-2018/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/britains-simon-yates-seals-giro-ditalia-triumph-and-banishes-pain-of-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon Yates pulls off stunning comeback to all but seal Giro d’Italia triumph]]></title><description><![CDATA[Briton trailed Isaac del Toro by 1min 21sec before stageYates establishes 3mins 56sec lead in remarkable attackThe Colle delle Finestre is a sporting theatre in the north of Italy and just a short ski run from the border of France but it has become the site of two of Britain&rsquo;s most incredible moments in this race. In 2018 Simon Yates was leading the Giro d&rsquo;Italia by 3min 22sec but became the victim of Chris Froome&rsquo;s imperious ride on the same slopes. That day, Yates collapsed a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/simon-yates-pulls-off-stunning-comeback-to-all-but-seal-giro-ditalia-triumph/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/simon-yates-pulls-off-stunning-comeback-to-all-but-seal-giro-ditalia-triumph/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yates set for Giro title after stunning penultimate stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simon Yates produces a stunning performance on the penultimate stage of the Giro d'Italia to snatch the pink jersey from Isaac del Toro - and effectively ensures his second Grand Tour title.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/yates-set-for-giro-title-after-stunning-penultimate-stage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/yates-set-for-giro-title-after-stunning-penultimate-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giro d’Italia: Simon Yates all but seals Giro victory with stunning stage 20 attack – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simon Yates produced a remarkable attack on the Giro&rsquo;s mountain climax to wrench the pink jersey from Isaac del Toro139km to go. Dries De Bondt (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) eases away from the bunch to take this intermediate sprint. That looked like he had the blessing from Pedersen to go and take those points. De Bondt is a long way behind Pedersen in the points standings, with one more intermediate sprint to go.140km to go. The break has 7mins 40secs on the peloton as we come up to the i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-simon-yates-all-but-seals-giro-victory-with-stunning-stage-20-attack-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-simon-yates-all-but-seals-giro-victory-with-stunning-stage-20-attack-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giro d’Italia: Del Toro tightens grip on pink jersey as Prodhomme wins stage 19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frenchman breaks clear to claim victory on brutal rideSimon Yates still in third spot in general classificationNicolas Prodhomme claimed the first Grand Tour stage win of his career when he rode solo to victory on stage 19 of the Giro d&rsquo;Italia on Friday, while Mexico&rsquo;s pink jersey holder, Isaac del Toro, came second to extend his overall lead.On their penultimate day in the mountains, the riders faced a brutal 166km ride from Biella to Champoluc with five classified climbs and a tota]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-del-toro-tightens-grip-on-pink-jersey-as-prodhomme-wins-stage-19/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-del-toro-tightens-grip-on-pink-jersey-as-prodhomme-wins-stage-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: French Open, Champions League and McTominay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you been paying attention to the big and small stories in football, cricket, tennis, canoeing, cycling and boxing? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-french-open-champions-league-and-mctominay/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-french-open-champions-league-and-mctominay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denz wins Giro stage 18 as Del Toro retains lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nico Denz claims an impressive victory on stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia, while Isaac del Toro retained his overall leader's pink jersey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/denz-wins-giro-stage-18-as-del-toro-retains-lead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/denz-wins-giro-stage-18-as-del-toro-retains-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giro d’Italia: Denz surges to stage win as Del Toro keeps hold of pink jersey]]></title><description><![CDATA[German produces powerful finish for struggling Red BullGC riders ten minutes adrift with Yates still in third spotNico Denz surged to victory on stage 18 of the Giro D&rsquo;Italia, offering some respite for his struggling Red Bull team.The German produced a powerful finish to take the win at Cesano Maderno, a much-needed injection of good news following the injury withdrawals of the general classification (GC) hopefuls Jai Hindley and Primoz Roglic. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-denz-surges-to-stage-win-as-del-toro-keeps-hold-of-pink-jersey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-denz-surges-to-stage-win-as-del-toro-keeps-hold-of-pink-jersey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tarling &amp; Roglic crash out of Giro on stage 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[Josh Tarling and Primoz Roglic are forced to abandon the Giro d'Italia after heavy crashes on stage 16, with Isaac del Toro clinging on to the race lead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tarling-amp-roglic-crash-out-of-giro-on-stage-16/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tarling-amp-roglic-crash-out-of-giro-on-stage-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roglic loses time as Verona wins Giro stage 15]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carlos Verona wins stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia with a long-range solo attack as Primoz Roglic loses significant time on his general classification rivals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-loses-time-as-verona-wins-giro-stage-15/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-loses-time-as-verona-wins-giro-stage-15/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedersen holds off Van Aert to take fourth Giro stage win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mads Pedersen holds off Wout van Aert to claim his fourth victory on stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia as Isaac del Toro extends his overall lead in the general classification.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pedersen-holds-off-van-aert-to-take-fourth-giro-stage-win/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pedersen-holds-off-van-aert-to-take-fourth-giro-stage-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van Aert wins Giro d’Italia stage nine as Del Toro moves into overall lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgian beats Mexican rival in dash to the finishPrimoz Roglic falls further behind after crashWout Van Aert battled to victory on stage nine of the Giro d&rsquo;Italia on Sunday, holding off Isaac del Toro, who moved into the overall lead after the pair went for broke and stole a march on the rest of the field.Van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike), riding his first Giro, used all his Strade Bianche experience to outsmart Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates), with Italy&rsquo;s Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) coming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-aert-wins-giro-ditalia-stage-nine-as-del-toro-moves-into-overall-lead/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-aert-wins-giro-ditalia-stage-nine-as-del-toro-moves-into-overall-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A long ride to Rome: could the Giro d’Italia really be bound for Australia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rumours are swirling that the 2027 grand tour race could begin in Australia &ndash; and it&rsquo;s not the first time the idea has been exploredEarlier this month, the Giro d&rsquo;Italia &ndash; Italy&rsquo;s premier cycling race and one of three Grand Tours on the global cycling calendar &ndash; began in Albania. So far, so normal &ndash; it is increasingly common for the Grand Tours to begin outside their homelands. The Tour de France first started outside France in 1954; in recent years, the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-long-ride-to-rome-could-the-giro-ditalia-really-be-bound-for-australia/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-long-ride-to-rome-could-the-giro-ditalia-really-be-bound-for-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giro d’Italia: Luke Plapp powers to stage eight win while Diego Ulissi moves into pink]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian escapes for remarkable solo winHome hope Ulissi ousts Primoz Roglic from maglia rosaLuke Plapp of Team Jayco Alula won stage eight of the Giro d&rsquo;Italia on Saturday with a formidable solo effort on the 197km ride from Giulianova to Castelraimondo while Diego Ulissi became the first Italian in four years to take the pink jersey.After nearly 20 riders formed a breakaway group with 100km to go, Plapp attacked the Montelago climb and the Australian rode to victory by a handsome margi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-luke-plapp-powers-to-stage-eight-win-while-diego-ulissi-moves-into-pink/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-luke-plapp-powers-to-stage-eight-win-while-diego-ulissi-moves-into-pink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giro d’Italia: Ayuso pounces for first Grand Tour stage as Roglic takes pink]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spanish rider wins stage seven after first summit finishRoglic has pink jersey after late charge to take fourth spotPrimoz Roglic pulled on the pink jersey after stage seven of the Giro d&rsquo;Italia but Juan Ayuso underlined his credentials as his main challenger by snatching victory in Tagliacozzo, in central Italy.Ayuso (UAE-Team Emirates) had the power to break clear from a select group of favourites in the final few hundred metres of the 12km climb to the finish. His Mexican teammate Isaac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-ayuso-pounces-for-first-grand-tour-stage-as-roglic-takes-pink/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-ayuso-pounces-for-first-grand-tour-stage-as-roglic-takes-pink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ayuso wins Giro stage as Roglic claims pink jersey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Juan Ayuso wins the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday as Primoz Roglic moves top of the overall standings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ayuso-wins-giro-stage-as-roglic-claims-pink-jersey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ayuso-wins-giro-stage-as-roglic-claims-pink-jersey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: Giro d’Italia, Virat Kohli and two FA Cup finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you been following the big and small stories in football, cricket, cycling, golf, F1 and beach soccer? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-giro-ditalia-virat-kohli-and-two-fa-cup-finals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 11:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-giro-ditalia-virat-kohli-and-two-fa-cup-finals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seagrave targets elusive world title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tahnee Seagrave aims to win her first Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup series as well as the World Championships this season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/seagrave-targets-elusive-world-title/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 05:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/seagrave-targets-elusive-world-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass crash disrupts Giro stage six as Pedersen retains lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mass crash on stage six of the Giro d'Italia forces several riders to pull out as Mads Pedersen retains the pink leader's jersey after organisers neutralise the general classification battle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mass-crash-disrupts-giro-stage-six-as-pedersen-retains-lead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mass-crash-disrupts-giro-stage-six-as-pedersen-retains-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giro d’Italia stage neutralised after crash forces Hindley to abandon race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several riders come down on stage six in wet conditionsKaden Groves wins but no points or time gaps recordedKaden Groves won the sixth stage of the Giro d&rsquo;Italia in a sprint finish on Thursday, but the stage was neutralised following a huge crash in wet conditions on the 227km ride from Potenza to Naples.The longest stage of this year&rsquo;s Giro had only a winner to celebrate as the crash, which occurred with about 70km to go, forced organisers to make the decision not to award points, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-stage-neutralised-after-crash-forces-hindley-to-abandon-race/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 18:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-stage-neutralised-after-crash-forces-hindley-to-abandon-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedersen wins Giro stage five with Pidcock third]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mads Pedersen claims his third victory in the opening five stages of the Giro d'Italia as Britain's Tom Pidcock finishes third in Matera.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pedersen-wins-giro-stage-five-with-pidcock-third/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pedersen-wins-giro-stage-five-with-pidcock-third/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giro d’Italia: Pedersen dominates another sprint finish to win stage five]]></title><description><![CDATA[Danish rider extends overall lead in third stage victoryBritain&rsquo;s Tom Pidcock grabs third spot on 151km rideMads Pedersen continued his domination of sprint finishes at the Giro d&rsquo;Italia by winning stage five on Wednesday, his third stage victory of this year&rsquo;s race which extended the Danish rider&rsquo;s overall lead.At the end of the 151km ride from Celglie Messapica to Matera, Pedersen appeared to struggle with the pace on the climb to the finish, but recovered before starti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-pedersen-dominates-another-sprint-finish-to-win-stage-five/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-pedersen-dominates-another-sprint-finish-to-win-stage-five/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dennis gets suspended sentence over wife's death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melissa Hoskins died after she was struck by a car driven by her husband Rohan Dennis in 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dennis-gets-suspended-sentence-over-wifes-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 05:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dennis-gets-suspended-sentence-over-wifes-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rohan Dennis given two-year suspended sentence after car crash that killed wife Melissa Hoskins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former world champion cyclist avoids jail after pleading guilty to committing aggravated act likely to cause harm after 2023 incident that killed Olympian HoskinsAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOlympic cyclist Rohan Dennis has received a suspended jail sentence over a road incident that led to the death of his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins.Dennis, 34, appeared in South Australia&rsquo;s district court on Wednesday aft]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/rohan-dennis-given-two-year-suspended-sentence-after-car-crash-that-killed-wife-melissa-hoskins/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 02:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/rohan-dennis-given-two-year-suspended-sentence-after-car-crash-that-killed-wife-melissa-hoskins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy hangs the crown - sadness at Wiggins' troubles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bradley Wiggins' admission that he was addicted to cocaine after retiring from cycling is a sad chapter in a story that had brought troubles to go with the glory. BBC Sport's Matt Warwick examines Wiggins' character.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/heavy-hangs-the-crown-sadness-at-wiggins-troubles/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/heavy-hangs-the-crown-sadness-at-wiggins-troubles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Casper van Uden claims Giro d’Italia stage four on all-Dutch podium in Lecce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Picnic PostNL rider claims maiden grand tour stage winMads Pedersen finishes fourth and retains maglia rosaCasper van Uden claimed his maiden grand tour victory in a sprint finish on stage four of the Giro d&rsquo;Italia to top an all-Dutch podium in Lecce. The Picnic PostNL rider Van Uden powered ahead of his compatriot Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Maikel Zijlaard (Tudor) in a bunch dash for the line. Mads Pedersen finished fourth to retain the maglia rosa.After the first three stages in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/casper-van-uden-claims-giro-ditalia-stage-four-on-all-dutch-podium-in-lecce/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/casper-van-uden-claims-giro-ditalia-stage-four-on-all-dutch-podium-in-lecce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van Uden wins sprint as Pedersen retains race lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Casper van Uden claims his first Grand Tour stage win by sprinting to victory in the Giro d'Italia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-uden-wins-sprint-as-pedersen-retains-race-lead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-uden-wins-sprint-as-pedersen-retains-race-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bradley Wiggins says he is ‘lucky to be here’ after revealing cocaine addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five-time Olympic champion was &lsquo;a functioning addict&rsquo;Wiggins, 45, has been sober for a year after therapySir Bradley Wiggins has revealed he became addicted to cocaine after his retirement from cycling and is &ldquo;lucky to be here&rdquo;. The 2012 Tour de France winner and five-time Olympic champion said his children wanted to put him in rehab amid fears the issue could prove fatal.Wiggins, a father of two, is now 12&nbsp;months sober, attends regular therapy sessions and feels &ld]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bradley-wiggins-says-he-is-lucky-to-be-here-after-revealing-cocaine-addiction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bradley-wiggins-says-he-is-lucky-to-be-here-after-revealing-cocaine-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I became a cocaine addict after retiring - Wiggins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tour de France winner and five-time Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins says he became a cocaine addict in the years after his career.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-became-a-cocaine-addict-after-retiring-wiggins/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-became-a-cocaine-addict-after-retiring-wiggins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sir Chris Hoy says cancer in 'stability period']]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Chris Hoy is appreciating life "more than ever" after being diagnosed with terminal cancer last year and says he has entered "a bit of a stability period" in his treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sir-chris-hoy-says-cancer-in-stability-period/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sir-chris-hoy-says-cancer-in-stability-period/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mads Pedersen reclaims Giro d’Italia pink jersey with stage three sprint win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Danish rider denies Corbin Strong in Vlore sprintRace now returns to Italy after three stages in AlbaniaMads Pedersen reclaimed the leader&rsquo;s pink jersey with victory in the third stage of the Giro d&rsquo;Italia as the race bade farewell to Albania.The Danish rider repeated his first-stage success by holding off Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) in a sprint finish in Vlore. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mads-pedersen-reclaims-giro-ditalia-pink-jersey-with-stage-three-sprint-win/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mads-pedersen-reclaims-giro-ditalia-pink-jersey-with-stage-three-sprint-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedersen wins stage three to reclaim Giro lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mads Pedersen sprints to his second win of the 2025 Giro d'Italia to reclaim the leader's pink jersey from Primoz Roglic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pedersen-wins-stage-three-to-reclaim-giro-lead/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pedersen-wins-stage-three-to-reclaim-giro-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bussi sets women's hour record for third time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian rider Vittoria Bussi breaks cycling's hour record for women for a third time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bussi-sets-womens-hour-record-for-third-time/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bussi-sets-womens-hour-record-for-third-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Tarling wins first Grand Tour stage at Giro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Josh Tarling claims his first Grand Tour stage win as Primoz Roglic takes the overall Giro d'Italia lead on stage two.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-tarling-wins-first-grand-tour-stage-at-giro/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-tarling-wins-first-grand-tour-stage-at-giro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giro d’Italia: Josh Tarling edges out Roglic for time-trial victory in Tirana]]></title><description><![CDATA[21-year-old wins stage two by 1sec; Roglic takes overall leadDemi Vollering retains La Vuelta Femenina titleJosh Tarling of Ineos Grenadiers set a time-trial pace even the race favourite, Primoz Roglic, could not match to win stage two of the Giro d&rsquo;Italia by one second in Albania on Saturday. Tarling had a nervous wait before his first Grand Tour stage victory was confirmed as the 21-year-old Welshman watched Roglic come so close, but the Slovene had to settle for second place with the co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-josh-tarling-edges-out-roglic-for-time-trial-victory-in-tirana/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-josh-tarling-edges-out-roglic-for-time-trial-victory-in-tirana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vollering wins final stage to defend Vuelta title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demi Vollering secures her second straight Vuelta Femenina title with victory in the final stage in Spain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vollering-wins-final-stage-to-defend-vuelta-title/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vollering-wins-final-stage-to-defend-vuelta-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedersen wins Giro opener as Landa fractures back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Denmark's Mads Pedersen wins the first stage of the Giro d'Italia from Wout van Aert in Albania, while Mikel Landa fractures his back in a late crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pedersen-wins-giro-opener-as-landa-fractures-back/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pedersen-wins-giro-opener-as-landa-fractures-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giro d’Italia: Pedersen wins but Landa crashes out on opening stage in Tirana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Danish rider holds off Van Aert in bunch sprint to lineMikel Landa abandons race after crash late in stageDenmark&rsquo;s former world champion Mads Pedersen edged out Wout van Aert in a bunch sprint to win the opening stage of the Giro d&rsquo;Italia in Tirana, but Mikel Landa was forced to abandon the race after a crash five kilometres from the finish.Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) was positioned perfectly by his teammates for the climax in the Albanian capital and held off Belgium&rsquo;s Van Aert to b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-pedersen-wins-but-landa-crashes-out-on-opening-stage-in-tirana/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-pedersen-wins-but-landa-crashes-out-on-opening-stage-in-tirana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Giro d'Italia's race for pink is anyone's guess]]></title><description><![CDATA[The white smoke may have finally appeared above the Vatican, but Italy&rsquo;s great race will see a miasma of pink dance across the roofs of ancient clay when the race concludes there in three weeks&rsquo; time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-giro-ditalias-race-for-pink-is-anyones-guess/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 08:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-giro-ditalias-race-for-pink-is-anyones-guess/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I can live up to it’: Giro d’Italia contender Michael Storer on his Destroyer nickname]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last month&rsquo;s triumph in the Tour of the Alps has marked out the Australian as one of the leading GC contendersFew people get to choose their own nickname. And when a sportsperson is labelled as &ldquo;The Destroyer&rdquo;, it could go one of two ways. Michael Storer has carried the weighty moniker since Nico Denz coined the nickname during a celebratory dinner for one of the Australian cyclist&rsquo;s two stage wins at the 2021 Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a.Former teammate Denz turned to his nati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-can-live-up-to-it-giro-ditalia-contender-michael-storer-on-his-destroyer-nickname/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-can-live-up-to-it-giro-ditalia-contender-michael-storer-on-his-destroyer-nickname/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar’s absence from Giro d’Italia may offer breath of fresh air for competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dominance of last year&rsquo;s champion can become predictable and this event could be volatile with more opportunities for the pelotonThe 2025 Giro d&rsquo;Italia may lack the star power of the Tour de France, but it is likely to make up for it with dynamic and unpredictable racing when it gets under way in Tirana&nbsp;on Friday.Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel, the top three riders in last year&rsquo;s Tour de France, are not racing, but the Giro will, as ever, throw up plen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacars-absence-from-giro-ditalia-may-offer-breath-of-fresh-air-for-competition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacars-absence-from-giro-ditalia-may-offer-breath-of-fresh-air-for-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geraint Thomas: ‘It’s been up and down. You remember the good times’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tour de France winner in 2018 is building for a final assault on the great race before a farewell in Cardiff&ldquo;Bike racing is all I have ever known,&rdquo; says Geraint Thomas of the 19-year professional career that will end this summer with one final Tour de France and a farewell appearance in the Tour of Britain.While many of his peers are relishing a Tadej Pogacar-free Giro d&rsquo;Italia that starts on Friday, the 2018 Tour winner has opted against three weeks in Italy, favouring one las]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/geraint-thomas-its-been-up-and-down-you-remember-the-good-times/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 08:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/geraint-thomas-its-been-up-and-down-you-remember-the-good-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian cyclist Caleb Ewan stuns sport by announcing retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sprinter won five Tour de France stages in top careerMessy exit from JaycoAlUla team took &lsquo;significant toll&rsquo; Caleb Ewan, at his peak one of Australian cycling&rsquo;s greatest talents, has stunned the sport by announcing his immediate retirement.Ewan delivered his bombshell decision on social media, saying events of the last two years &ndash; especially around his messy exit from top Australian team Jayco AlUla &ndash; have &ldquo;taken a significant toll on my relationship with the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australian-cyclist-caleb-ewan-stuns-sport-by-announcing-retirement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australian-cyclist-caleb-ewan-stuns-sport-by-announcing-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Pidcock to lead new team at Giro d'Italia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Tom Pidcock will lead new team Q36.5 in their first Grand Tour at the Giro d'Italia, which begins on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-pidcock-to-lead-new-team-at-giro-ditalia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-pidcock-to-lead-new-team-at-giro-ditalia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British teenager Brennan wins Romandie opening stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[British teenager Matthew Brennan edges to a sprint victory on the opening stage of the Tour de Romandie.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-teenager-brennan-wins-romandie-opening-stage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-teenager-brennan-wins-romandie-opening-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possum hunts, Antarctica and the army: one woman’s road to winning the most extreme mountain bike contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first woman to land a backflip in competition, Robin Goomes grew up on a remote island off New Zealand and sold possum furs to buy her first dirt bike aged 10Growing up in the remote Chatham Islands, about 800km off the coast of New Zealand, Robin Goomes had a unique upbringing. She would often tag along with her mum, a Department of Conservation ranger, helping with pest control, feeding burrowing birds and planting trees around the island.&ldquo;I was a mum&rsquo;s girl for sure,&rdquo; sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/possum-hunts-antarctica-and-the-army-one-womans-road-to-winning-the-most-extreme-mountain-bike-contest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/possum-hunts-antarctica-and-the-army-one-womans-road-to-winning-the-most-extreme-mountain-bike-contest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's Watson wins Romandie time trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Samuel Watson wins Tuesday's opening time trial prologue at the Tour of Romandie, with Belgian favourite Remco Evenepoel finishing eighth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/britains-watson-wins-romandie-time-trial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/britains-watson-wins-romandie-time-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giro d'Italia dedicates final stage to Pope Francis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pope will be remembered with a neutralised start in Vatican City on the final stage of this year's race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-dedicates-final-stage-to-pope-francis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-dedicates-final-stage-to-pope-francis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Paralympian Ruddock found safe, say police]]></title><description><![CDATA[British Paralympic cyclist Sam Ruddock is found safe after going missing in Las Vegas, US police confirm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-paralympian-ruddock-found-safe-say-police/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-paralympian-ruddock-found-safe-say-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar and Mauritius’ Kim Le Court claim Liège-Bastogne-Liège glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pogacar leaves rivals behind with uphill attackLe Court wins four-way sprint in women&rsquo;s raceTadej Pogacar launched one of his trademark uphill attacks to win the Li&egrave;ge&ndash;Bastogne&ndash;Li&egrave;ge classic race for the third time on Sunday. The defending champion made his move about 35km (22 miles) from the end of the undulating 252km (156-mile) trek to open up a gap of 10sec at the top, and then kept increasing it all the way to the line.It was his third victory overall at the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-and-mauritius-kim-le-court-claim-lige-bastogne-lige-glory/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-and-mauritius-kim-le-court-claim-lige-bastogne-lige-glory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar wins third Liege-Bastogne-Liege title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar dominates another Monument to win his third Liege-Bastogne-Liege title in Belgium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-wins-third-liege-bastogne-liege-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-wins-third-liege-bastogne-liege-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women's Tour of Britain set for record field]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year's Women's Tour of Britain is set for its largest field, with 18 teams taking to the start line.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/womens-tour-of-britain-set-for-record-field/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/womens-tour-of-britain-set-for-record-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar overcomes wet conditions to win Fleche Wallonne]]></title><description><![CDATA[World champion Tadej Pogacar battles cold and rain-sodden conditions to claim a second Fleche Wallonne title in Belgium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-overcomes-wet-conditions-to-win-fleche-wallonne/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-overcomes-wet-conditions-to-win-fleche-wallonne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar dances up Mur de Huy to claim victory in Flèche Wallonne]]></title><description><![CDATA[World champion surges clear on race's brutal final climbK&eacute;vin Vauquelin second, with Tom Pidcock coming thirdTadej Pogacar bounced back in style after his Paris-Roubaix and Amstel Gold Race heartbreaks as he claimed a second Fl&egrave;che Wallonne title with an early attack in the finale on Wednesday.The world champion attacked when 400 metres from the finish on the brutally steep Mur de Huy and never looked back, prevailing over France&rsquo;s K&eacute;vin Vauquelin and third-placed Tom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-dances-up-mur-de-huy-to-claim-victory-in-flche-wallonne/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-dances-up-mur-de-huy-to-claim-victory-in-flche-wallonne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Some athletes need to be fully focused... I'm not like that']]></title><description><![CDATA[Scotland has a rich history in producing track cyclists who have become big names. Lauren Bell may be yet to achieve that, but she believes that could soon change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/some-athletes-need-to-be-fully-focused-im-not-like-that/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/some-athletes-need-to-be-fully-focused-im-not-like-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barry Hoban obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[British cyclist whose record of 11 Tour de France finishes from 12 starts stood until 2024Barry Hoban, who has died aged 85, was one of the first generation of British cyclists to make a mark in European professional cycling, a prolific sprint winner whose UK record of eight stage wins in the Tour de France stood for 34 years until the greatest sprinter of them all, Mark Cavendish, reached his peak. His record of 11 Tour finishes from 12 starts stood until 2024 when it was eclipsed by Geraint Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/barry-hoban-obituary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/barry-hoban-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British cycling legend Hoban dies aged 85]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight-time Tour de France stage winner Barry Hoban dies at the age of 85.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-cycling-legend-hoban-dies-aged-85/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-cycling-legend-hoban-dies-aged-85/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British cyclist Pidcock wins Laureus Award]]></title><description><![CDATA[British cyclist Tom Pidcock wins Action Sportsperson of the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-cyclist-pidcock-wins-laureus-award/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-cyclist-pidcock-wins-laureus-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skjelmose beats Pogacar in thrilling photo finish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mattias Skjelmose wins the Amstel Gold Race via a thrilling photo finish as Britain's Tom Pidcock fails to defend his title.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/skjelmose-beats-pogacar-in-thrilling-photo-finish/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/skjelmose-beats-pogacar-in-thrilling-photo-finish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skjelmose stuns Pogacar and Evenepoel with sprint to Amstel Gold Race win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Danish rider pips favourite Tadej Pogacar at the lineBredewold tops all-Dutch podium in women&rsquo;s raceMattias Skjelmose claimed a shock victory at the men&rsquo;s Amstel Gold Race as he won a sprint finish against the favourite, Tadej Pogacar, and the Olympic champion, Remco Evenepoel.It was supposed to be a fight between Pogacar &ndash; the world champion &ndash; and Evenepoel but Denmark&rsquo;s Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) had not read the script as he beat Pogacar by the width of a tyre. Evenep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/skjelmose-stuns-pogacar-and-evenepoel-with-sprint-to-amstel-gold-race-win/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/skjelmose-stuns-pogacar-and-evenepoel-with-sprint-to-amstel-gold-race-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barry Hoban, British cycling legend and Tour de France icon, dies aged 85]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yorkshire-born cyclist won eight stages of Tour de FranceFamously beat Eddy Merckx at Gent-Wevelgem in 1974The pioneering British road sprinter and Classics rider Barry Hoban has died at the age of 85. Hoban was for many years the UK record holder for stage wins in the Tour de France notching up a tally of eight during his 17-year professional racing career, a total bettered only by the greatest sprinter of them all, Mark Cavendish, in 2009.Hoban&rsquo;s first stage victory in the Tour, in 1967,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/barry-hoban-british-cycling-legend-and-tour-de-france-icon-dies-aged-85/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 14:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/barry-hoban-british-cycling-legend-and-tour-de-france-icon-dies-aged-85/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evenepoel wins on return from serious injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel wins the Brabantse Pijl in his first race back since suffering multiple bone fractures in a serious crash last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evenepoel-wins-on-return-from-serious-injury/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evenepoel-wins-on-return-from-serious-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: Rory McIlroy, Marc Márquez and Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you been paying attention to the football, snooker, golf, motor sport, hockey, chess, cycling and boxing? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-rory-mcilroy-marc-mrquez-and-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-rory-mcilroy-marc-mrquez-and-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women’s Tour of Britain gets go-ahead for northern England and Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Race will start in Dalby Forest and finish in GlasgowLotte Kopecky expected to defend titleThe 2025 women&rsquo;s Tour of Britain will go ahead in northern England and the Scottish Borders in early June, despite speculation that this year&rsquo;s event was in difficulty.Buoyed by news that the men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s Tour de France will start in Britain in 2027, this summer&rsquo;s four-day women&rsquo;s race will start in Yorkshire on 5 June and end in Glasgow. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/womens-tour-of-britain-gets-go-ahead-for-northern-england-and-scotland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/womens-tour-of-britain-gets-go-ahead-for-northern-england-and-scotland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four-stage 2025 Women’s Tour of Britain set for northern England and Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Race will start in Dalby Forest and finish in GlasgowLotte Kopecky expected to defend titleThe 2025 women&rsquo;s Tour of Britain will go ahead in northern England and the Scottish Borders in early June, despite speculation that this year&rsquo;s event was in difficulty.Buoyed by news that the men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s Tour de France will start in Britain in 2027, this summer&rsquo;s four-day women&rsquo;s race will start in Yorkshire on 5 June and end in Glasgow. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/four-stage-2025-womens-tour-of-britain-set-for-northern-england-and-scotland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/four-stage-2025-womens-tour-of-britain-set-for-northern-england-and-scotland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Person who spat on Van der Poel during race fined]]></title><description><![CDATA[The person who spat on cyclist Mathieu van der Poel during last month's E3 Saxo Bank Classic is identified and fined by Belgian police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/person-who-spat-on-van-der-poel-during-race-fined/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/person-who-spat-on-van-der-poel-during-race-fined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can new wave of African cyclists produce 'second Girmay'?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Milkias Maekele is among the growing number of African cyclists with a professional deal, and the Eritrean teenager has been tipped to follow in the footsteps of Biniam Girmay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/can-new-wave-of-african-cyclists-produce-second-girmay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/can-new-wave-of-african-cyclists-produce-second-girmay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fan hands himself in after bottle thrown at Van der Poel during Paris-Roubaix]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutchman struck on his way to victory in famous raceAlpecin-Deceuninck and UCI join with condemnationFrench justice officials have launched an investigation after Mathieu van der Poel had a plastic bottle hurled at his face during his triumphant ride to a third consecutive Paris-Roubaix victory on Sunday.&ldquo;An investigation was opened into the charge of violence with a weapon in order to identify and arrest the perpetrator,&rdquo; said the Lille prosecutor Carole Etienne on X. The Dutch Alpe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fan-hands-himself-in-after-bottle-thrown-at-van-der-poel-during-paris-roubaix/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 06:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fan-hands-himself-in-after-bottle-thrown-at-van-der-poel-during-paris-roubaix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man hands himself in after bottle hits Van der Poel]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man hands himself in to Belgian police after a water bottle was thrown at Mathieu van der Poel while the Dutchman as riding to victory in Sunday's Paris-Roubaix.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/man-hands-himself-in-after-bottle-hits-van-der-poel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/man-hands-himself-in-after-bottle-hits-van-der-poel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rohan Dennis shows ‘no remorse’ over death of Melissa Hoskins, says her family]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Olympian&rsquo;s mother tells champion cyclist that his temper is his &lsquo;downfall&rsquo; during victim statements in Adelaide courtGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastFormer world champion and Olympic cyclist, Rohan Dennis, has shown no remorse and &ldquo;perceives himself as a victim&rdquo; despite him accidentally killing his wife, her family has told a court in South Australia.Melissa Hoskins, 32, also an acclaimed world and Olympic cyclist, died when she w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/rohan-dennis-shows-no-remorse-over-death-of-melissa-hoskins-says-her-family/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/rohan-dennis-shows-no-remorse-over-death-of-melissa-hoskins-says-her-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van der Poel fends off Pogacar and bottle thrown at face to win Paris-Roubaix]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutchman earns third straight win despite bottle attackDenmark&rsquo;s Pedersen also suffers punctureMathieu van der Poel overcame a bottle thrown at his face, a puncture and a fierce challenge by the world champion, Tadej Pogacar, to claim his third straight victory in the Queen of the Classics.The debutant Pogacar, who was looking to become the first Tour de France winner to also prevail in the &ldquo;Hell of the North&rdquo; since Bernard Hinault in 1981, overcooked a turn and lost his balanc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-der-poel-fends-off-pogacar-and-bottle-thrown-at-face-to-win-paris-roubaix/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-der-poel-fends-off-pogacar-and-bottle-thrown-at-face-to-win-paris-roubaix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van der Poel wins third Paris-Roubaix in a row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mathieu van der Poel becomes the third rider to win three consecutive Paris-Roubaix titles after beating rival Tadej Pogacar.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-der-poel-wins-third-paris-roubaix-in-a-row/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-der-poel-wins-third-paris-roubaix-in-a-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt overcomes illness and crash to win Paris-Roubaix]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ferrand-Pr&eacute;v&ocirc;t is first French winner of women&rsquo;s race&lsquo;It could be my best win ever,&rsquo; says Olympic gold medallistFrance&rsquo;s Pauline Ferrand-Pr&eacute;v&ocirc;t overcame sickness and a crash to win the Paris-Roubaix women&rsquo;s race for the first time on Saturday.<br />
The 33-year-old delivered a well-timed solo breakaway, added the prestigious and gruelling Spring classic to her Olympic mountain bike gold medal at the Paris Games last year and the 2014 world road r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pauline-ferrand-prvt-overcomes-illness-and-crash-to-win-paris-roubaix/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pauline-ferrand-prvt-overcomes-illness-and-crash-to-win-paris-roubaix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ferrand-Prevot wins women's Paris-Roubaix race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic mountain bike champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot becomes the first Frenchwoman to win the Paris-Roubaix race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ferrand-prevot-wins-womens-paris-roubaix-race/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ferrand-prevot-wins-womens-paris-roubaix-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Briton Richards makes cross-country history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Evie Richards becomes the most successful female short track cross-country rider ever with victory in Brazil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/briton-richards-makes-cross-country-history/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/briton-richards-makes-cross-country-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: Women’s FA Cup, Masters and Michael van Gerwen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you been following the football, horse racing, golf, cycling, cricket, rugby union, darts and hockey? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-womens-fa-cup-masters-and-michael-van-gerwen/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-womens-fa-cup-masters-and-michael-van-gerwen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour of Flanders: Pogacar stops Van der Poel’s bid while Kopecky earns third women’s title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenian takes title in style after 19km solo attackLotte Kopecky makes history and adds to previous winsTadej Pogacar denied Mathieu van der Poel a record fourth Tour of Flanders title when the Slovenian won the second Monument of the season in Belgium for the second time in his career on Sunday.The 26-year-old Pogacar, who skipped the 2024 edition to focus on a Giro d&rsquo;Italia-Tour de France double, had won the Tour of Flanders in 2023. Second in the 268.9-km race, which started in Markt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-of-flanders-pogacar-stops-van-der-poels-bid-while-kopecky-earns-third-womens-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 19:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-of-flanders-pogacar-stops-van-der-poels-bid-while-kopecky-earns-third-womens-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar &amp; record-breaking Kopecky claim Tour of Flanders wins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar wins his second Tour of Flanders title, with defending champion Mathieu van der Poel finishing third.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-amp-record-breaking-kopecky-claim-tour-of-flanders-wins-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-amp-record-breaking-kopecky-claim-tour-of-flanders-wins-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar &amp; record-breaking Kopecky   claim Tour of Flanders wins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar wins his second Tour of Flanders title, with defending champion Mathieu van der Poel finishing third.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-amp-record-breaking-kopecky-claim-tour-of-flanders-wins/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-amp-record-breaking-kopecky-claim-tour-of-flanders-wins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Win of my life' - Powless stuns Van Aert and Visma]]></title><description><![CDATA[American Neilson Powless upsets Wout van Aert to win the Dwars door Vlaanderen one-day race with a sprint finish on the line.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/win-of-my-life-powless-stuns-van-aert-and-visma/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/win-of-my-life-powless-stuns-van-aert-and-visma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After devastating BMX injury, Kai Sakakibara makes winning return as para cyclist | Kieran Pender]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five years after a crash that left him with a life-changing brain injury the former Olympic hopeful has a national title to his name &ndash; and his sights set on the ParalympicsFive years ago, Kai Sakakibara&rsquo;s life nearly came to an end doing what he loved &ndash; bike racing. At a BMX world cup event in Bathurst, the Olympic hopeful was heading downhill into a turn when his front wheel seemed to buckle. The momentum saw Sakakibara slam headfirst into the dirt, causing carnage as a rider]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/after-devastating-bmx-injury-kai-sakakibara-makes-winning-return-as-para-cyclist-kieran-pender/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/after-devastating-bmx-injury-kai-sakakibara-makes-winning-return-as-para-cyclist-kieran-pender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primoz Roglic wins Volta a Catalunya title as late charge denies Juan Ayuso]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roglic wins final stage in Barcelona for second titleLocal favourite Ayuso has to settle for runners-up slotPrimoz Roglic made a late charge to take the lead from local favourite Juan Ayuso and win the Volta a Catalunya for a second time on Sunday.<br />
A four-time Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a champion, Roglic (Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe) prevailed in the final 20 kilometers to win the decisive 88km (54-mile) seventh stage in Barcelona and clinch the overall title, denying Ayuso victory in the city of his bir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/primoz-roglic-wins-volta-a-catalunya-title-as-late-charge-denies-juan-ayuso/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/primoz-roglic-wins-volta-a-catalunya-title-as-late-charge-denies-juan-ayuso/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roglic wins Volta a Catalunya with final-stage victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenia's Primoz Roglic seals his second Volta a Catalunya title in three years with victory in the seventh and final stage in Barcelona.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-wins-volta-a-catalunya-with-final-stage-victory/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 14:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-wins-volta-a-catalunya-with-final-stage-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British teen Brennan wins again at Volta a Catalunya]]></title><description><![CDATA[British teenager Matthew Brennan sprints to his second win of the Volta a Catalunya on Thursday's fifth stage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-teen-brennan-wins-again-at-volta-a-catalunya/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-teen-brennan-wins-again-at-volta-a-catalunya/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ayuso wins stage three to lead Volta a Catalunya]]></title><description><![CDATA[UAE Team Emirates-XRG's Juan Ayuso leads the Volta a Catalunya after emerging victorious in a photo finish on stage three.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ayuso-wins-stage-three-to-lead-volta-a-catalunya/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ayuso-wins-stage-three-to-lead-volta-a-catalunya/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demi Vollering missed the Tour de France title by four seconds. What did she do next?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dutch rider was narrowly beaten in her bid to retain her title. But she has stormed back at the start of this season using lessons from her childhoodEarlier this month, on the final climb of the Strade Bianche, Demi Vollering flew past Anna van der Breggen, her former coach and renewed rival, handily winning by 18 seconds. As the first spring classic of the year, the Italian race is renowned for its white gravel roads and regarded as a barometer of early season fitness. Vollering, already on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/demi-vollering-missed-the-tour-de-france-title-by-four-seconds-what-did-she-do-next/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/demi-vollering-missed-the-tour-de-france-title-by-four-seconds-what-did-she-do-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vernon edges Brennan in British one-two at Volta a Catalunya]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Ethan Vernon edges out compatriot Matthew Brennan to win stage two of the Volta a Catalunya for Israel&ndash;Premier Tech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vernon-edges-brennan-in-british-one-two-at-volta-a-catalunya/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vernon-edges-brennan-in-british-one-two-at-volta-a-catalunya/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's Brennan, 19, wins Volta a Catalunya stage one]]></title><description><![CDATA[British teenager Matthew Brennan claims his first World Tour race win with a stunning victory on stage one of the Volta a Catalunya.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/britains-brennan-19-wins-volta-a-catalunya-stage-one/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/britains-brennan-19-wins-volta-a-catalunya-stage-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Track Champions League scrapped after four years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Track cycling's Champions League is scrapped just four years after its launch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/track-champions-league-scrapped-after-four-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/track-champions-league-scrapped-after-four-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van der Poel wins thrilling Milan-San Remo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mathieu van der Poel holds off Filippo Ganna and Tadej Pogacar in a thriller to win the Milan-San Remo one-day classic for the second time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-der-poel-wins-thrilling-milan-san-remo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 18:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-der-poel-wins-thrilling-milan-san-remo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dutch double at Milan-Sanremo as Van der Poel and Wiebes sprint to victories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Van der Poel holds of Pogacar and Ganna in classic battleWiebes wins first women&rsquo;s race since 2005Mathieu van der Poel outsprinted Filippo Ganna and Tadej Pogacar to win his second Milan-Sanremo Classic on Saturday, claiming the first Monument race of the season, while the European champion Lorena Wiebes won the first staging of a women&rsquo;s event since 2005.Dutchman Van der Poel, winner in 2023, came out on top in a sprint finish after the leading trio were involved in a game of cat-an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dutch-double-at-milan-sanremo-as-van-der-poel-and-wiebes-sprint-to-victories/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 18:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dutch-double-at-milan-sanremo-as-van-der-poel-and-wiebes-sprint-to-victories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I hid my silver medal, I was ashamed of it - Atkinson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Para-cyclist Archie Atkinson on why a Paralympic silver medal left him ashamed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-hid-my-silver-medal-i-was-ashamed-of-it-atkinson/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-hid-my-silver-medal-i-was-ashamed-of-it-atkinson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomas to 'make do' with watching 2027 Tour de France]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former champion Geraint Thomas admits he considered delaying his planned retirement so he could compete in the 2027 Tour de France - which begins in Britain and runs through his native Wales.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/thomas-to-make-do-with-watching-2027-tour-de-france/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/thomas-to-make-do-with-watching-2027-tour-de-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB to host Grand Departs for 2027 Tour de France]]></title><description><![CDATA[The men's and women's Tour de France will both begin in Britain in 2027, with Edinburgh to stage the men's Grand Depart.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-to-host-grand-departs-for-2027-tour-de-france/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-to-host-grand-departs-for-2027-tour-de-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh to stage start of Tour de France in 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[The men's and women's Tour de France will both begin in Britain in 2027, with Edinburgh to stage the men's Grand Depart.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/edinburgh-to-stage-start-of-tour-de-france-in-2027/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/edinburgh-to-stage-start-of-tour-de-france-in-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh and Yorkshire to host Tour de France Grand Départs in 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s races will both visit UK for three days&lsquo;The biggest free spectator event ever hosted in the UK&rsquo;The men&rsquo;s Tour de France will return to Britain in July 2027 with a spectacular city-centre Grand D&eacute;part in Edinburgh and three stages that trace a route from Scotland through England and into Wales.It will be the third Tour race start in Britain in the past 20 years, after London in 2007 and Yorkshire in 2014, and the most logistically demanding G]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/edinburgh-and-yorkshire-to-host-tour-de-france-grand-dparts-in-2027/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/edinburgh-and-yorkshire-to-host-tour-de-france-grand-dparts-in-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh and Yorkshire set to host Tour de France Grand Départs in 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s races will both visit UK for three days&lsquo;The biggest free spectator event ever hosted in the UK&rsquo;The men&rsquo;s Tour de France will return to Britain in July 2027 with a spectacular city-centre Grand D&eacute;part in Edinburgh and three stages that trace a route from Scotland through England and into Wales.It will be the third Tour race start in Britain in the last 20 years, after London in 2007 and Yorkshire in 2014, and the most logistically demanding G]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/edinburgh-and-yorkshire-set-to-host-tour-de-france-grand-dparts-in-2027/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/edinburgh-and-yorkshire-set-to-host-tour-de-france-grand-dparts-in-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evans seeks Glasgow glory after 2014 Games inspiration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neah Evans says it would be "incredible" to go for gold at next year's Glasgow Commonwealth Games as she is "part of the legacy" of the 2014 event in the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evans-seeks-glasgow-glory-after-2014-games-inspiration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 09:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evans-seeks-glasgow-glory-after-2014-games-inspiration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matteo Jorgenson joins cycling greats after defending Paris-Nice title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jumbo-Visma star seals glory on Promenade des AnglaisUS countryman Magnus Sheffield claims final-stage winThe American cyclist Matteo Jorgenson won the week-long Paris-Nice race for the second straight year on Sunday.<br />
On a good day for US cycling Jorgenson, who rides for the Jumbo-Visma team, finished runner-up in the eighth and final stage claimed by his countryman Magnus Sheffield of the Ineos-Grenadiers team.Jorgenson became the 10th rider with consecutive titles in the Race to the Sun, joini]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/matteo-jorgenson-joins-cycling-greats-after-defending-paris-nice-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 19:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/matteo-jorgenson-joins-cycling-greats-after-defending-paris-nice-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Richardson adds individual sprint gold to team title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Richardson wins men's sprint gold at the UCI Track Nations Cup in Turkey, two days after helping Great Britain to team gold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-richardson-adds-individual-sprint-gold-to-team-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-richardson-adds-individual-sprint-gold-to-team-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ayuso wins Tirreno-Adriatico with Pidcock sixth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Juan Ayuso wins the Tirreno-Adriatico, while Matteo Jorgenson claims back-to-back Paris-Nice victories.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ayuso-wins-tirreno-adriatico-with-pidcock-sixth/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 17:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ayuso-wins-tirreno-adriatico-with-pidcock-sixth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB men win team sprint gold at Track Nations Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Richardson, Harry Ledingham-Horn and Harry Radford set a new British record on their way to gold in the men's team sprint at the UCI Track Nations Cup in Turkey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-men-win-team-sprint-gold-at-track-nations-cup/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 22:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-men-win-team-sprint-gold-at-track-nations-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vingegaard withdraws as British duo denied in Paris-Nice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard withdraws from Paris-Nice as British duo Josh Tarling and Sam Watson lose out in a sprint finish on stage six.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-withdraws-as-british-duo-denied-in-paris-nice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-withdraws-as-british-duo-denied-in-paris-nice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh My Goodness! review – bike-racing nuns go for the prize in freewheeling clerical comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Silly French comedy pits one convent against another in a contest that could fund a trip to Rome but won&rsquo;t raise many laughsThe nuns in this silly good-natured French comedy say far worse things than the film&rsquo;s title. And that&rsquo;s the trouble with the movie &ndash; it derives most of its laughs from a belief in the inherent amusingness of nuns &ndash; the idea that putting a woman in a habit and a veil is instantly funny. It&rsquo;s the story of convent of nuns entering a road cy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/oh-my-goodness-review-bike-racing-nuns-go-for-the-prize-in-freewheeling-clerical-comedy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/oh-my-goodness-review-bike-racing-nuns-go-for-the-prize-in-freewheeling-clerical-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kenny named youngest Commonwealth Games England president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Track cycling great Dame Laura Kenny is appointed Commonwealth Games England (CGE) president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/kenny-named-youngest-commonwealth-games-england-president/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/kenny-named-youngest-commonwealth-games-england-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Awe-inspiring Pogacar beats Pidcock in Strade Bianche despite crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[World champion Tadej Pogacar recovers from a crash to hold off Tom Pidcock and retain his Strade Bianche title with another famous victory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/awe-inspiring-pogacar-beats-pidcock-in-strade-bianche-despite-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 19:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/awe-inspiring-pogacar-beats-pidcock-in-strade-bianche-despite-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar picks himself up after crash to rule Strade Bianche again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demi Vollering powers to victory in women&rsquo;s racePogacar denies Tom Pidcock after earlier tumbleSlovenia&rsquo;s Tadej Pogacar won the men&rsquo;s Strade Bianche on Saturday for the third time in his career, after recovering from a fall 50km from the finish.Pogacar topped the podium in Siena by 1min 24sec ahead of Britain&rsquo;s Tom Pidcock, with Belgium&rsquo;s Tim Wellens a further 48sec adrift. After victory in the Tuscan one-day race in 2022 and 2024, the 26-year-old Pogacar now equals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-picks-himself-up-after-crash-to-rule-strade-bianche-again/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 17:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-picks-himself-up-after-crash-to-rule-strade-bianche-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclists 'felt safe' in Rwanda despite security concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyclists, organisers and fans tell the BBC there were no security issues on the Tour du Rwanda, despite fighting across the border in DR Congo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclists-felt-safe-in-rwanda-despite-security-concerns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclists-felt-safe-in-rwanda-despite-security-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pidcock among Laureus award nominees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simone Biles, Max Verstappen and Tom Pidcock are among the nominees for next month's Laureus World Sports Awards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-among-laureus-award-nominees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-among-laureus-award-nominees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain set to host men's Tour de France Grand Depart in 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK is set to host the men's Tour de France Grand Depart in 2027, BBC Sport has learned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/britain-set-to-host-mens-tour-de-france-grand-depart-in-2027/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/britain-set-to-host-mens-tour-de-france-grand-depart-in-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cavendish and Ingham take top Manx sports awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cycling legend Sir Mark Cavendish and equestrian Yasmin Ingham take the top honours at the Isle of Man Sports Awards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-and-ingham-take-top-manx-sports-awards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-and-ingham-take-top-manx-sports-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I feel like I’ve been let off the lead’: Tom Pidcock on his Ineos exit, Netflix editing and not riding Le Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic gold medallist on his strained departure from Ineos Grenadiers, moving to Q36.5 and feeling revitalisedIt&rsquo;s July 2022 and Tom Pidcock is flying down the towering Col du Galibier at 100km an hour, pushing the boundaries of what is achievable on a road bike, his rear wheel sliding through each snaking vertiginous bend, leaving his peers far behind and French TV commentators aghast.A couple of hours later, he raises his arms at the top of Alpe d&rsquo;Huez, one of the Tour&rsquo;s mos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-feel-like-ive-been-let-off-the-lead-tom-pidcock-on-his-ineos-exit-netflix-editing-and-not-riding-le-tour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-feel-like-ive-been-let-off-the-lead-tom-pidcock-on-his-ineos-exit-netflix-editing-and-not-riding-le-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Pidcock win big &amp; why did it end at Ineos?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Pidcock says he is refreshed following his departure from Ineos Grenadiers - but he has a lot to prove in 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/can-pidcock-win-big-amp-why-did-it-end-at-ineos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 08:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/can-pidcock-win-big-amp-why-did-it-end-at-ineos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Froome breaks collarbone in crash at UAE Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome suffers a broken collarbone in a crash at the UAE Tour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/froome-breaks-collarbone-in-crash-at-uae-tour/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/froome-breaks-collarbone-in-crash-at-uae-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bell and Richardson seal hat-trick of sprint titles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lauren Bell and Matthew Richardson complete a hat-trick of sprint medals on the final day of the British Track Cycling Championships in Manchester.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bell-and-richardson-seal-hat-trick-of-sprint-titles/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bell-and-richardson-seal-hat-trick-of-sprint-titles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morris breaks own world record again to win pursuit title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anna Morris breaks her own world record for the third time in a week to win the women's 4km individual pursuit title at the British Track Championships in Manchester.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/morris-breaks-own-world-record-again-to-win-pursuit-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 00:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/morris-breaks-own-world-record-again-to-win-pursuit-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A huge day out’: Lachlan Morton makes history with Wellington to Auckland ride]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian cyclist breaks record by covering 648km from New Zealand&rsquo;s capital to its biggest city in less than a dayThroughout his career, Lachlan Morton &ndash; among the world&rsquo;s pre-eminent ultra-endurance cyclists &ndash; has spent some long days on the bike. The Australian has raced the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a and Giro d&rsquo;Italia, ridden from Land&rsquo;s End to John o&rsquo;Groats in the United Kingdom, and last year spent a month riding 14,200km around Australia.But no singl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-huge-day-out-lachlan-morton-makes-history-with-wellington-to-auckland-ride/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 01:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-huge-day-out-lachlan-morton-makes-history-with-wellington-to-auckland-ride/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A huge day out’: Lachlan Morton makes history with 648km Auckland to Wellington ride in less than a day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian cyclist&rsquo;s day began at 4.09am in Auckland, New Zealand, and ended 18-and-a-half hours later in WellingtonThroughout his career, Lachlan Morton &ndash; among the world&rsquo;s pre-eminent ultra-endurance cyclists &ndash; has spent some long days on the bike. The Australian has raced the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a and Giro d&rsquo;Italia, ridden from Land&rsquo;s End to John o&rsquo;Groats in the United Kingdom, and last year spent a month riding 14,200km around Australia.But no singl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-huge-day-out-lachlan-morton-makes-history-with-648km-auckland-to-wellington-ride-in-less-than-a-day/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 01:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-huge-day-out-lachlan-morton-makes-history-with-648km-auckland-to-wellington-ride-in-less-than-a-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richardson wins debut gold at British Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Richardson wins the men's sprint final on his debut at the British Track Cycling Championships in Manchester.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/richardson-wins-debut-gold-at-british-championships/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 22:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/richardson-wins-debut-gold-at-british-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: fights, shocks, records, mistakes and a comeback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Were you watching the football, rugby, cricket, hockey, boxing, cycling, F1, sailing, athletics, darts and tennis? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-fights-shocks-records-mistakes-and-a-comeback/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-fights-shocks-records-mistakes-and-a-comeback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pidcock sprints to Vuelta a Andalucia stage-two win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Tom Pidcock sprints clear on stage two of the Vuelta a Andalucia to claim his fourth victory of the season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-sprints-to-vuelta-a-andalucia-stage-two-win/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-sprints-to-vuelta-a-andalucia-stage-two-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump singled me out for ruining women’s sport. This is my response to him |  Austin Killips]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president talks about trans athletes &lsquo;invading&rsquo; women&rsquo;s sports, while doing nothing at all to elevate, fund or support women athletesEarlier this month, Donald Trump singled me out. In fact, I was the first example he gave of someone ruining women&rsquo;s sport.&ldquo;Last year&rdquo;, he said while announcing his Keeping Men Out of Women&rsquo;s Sports executive order, &ldquo;a male cyclist posing as a woman competed in the 800-mile Arizona Trail Race &ndash; a very big de]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/trump-singled-me-out-for-ruining-womens-sport-this-is-my-response-to-him-austin-killips/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/trump-singled-me-out-for-ruining-womens-sport-this-is-my-response-to-him-austin-killips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour of Algarve’s opening stage is scrapped after peloton goes wrong way]]></title><description><![CDATA[Filippo Ganna&rsquo;s win for Ineos Grenadiers cancelledLead car went awry at roundabout to cause chaosThe opening stage of the Tour of Algarve ended in chaos on Wednesday when most of the peloton took the wrong road just before the finish, and race organisers later cancelled the results.When the riders came through a roundabout just before the home straight, the lead car went the wrong side of the barriers and the majority of the bunch followed suit, leaving the crowd bewildered as they watched]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-of-algarves-opening-stage-is-scrapped-after-peloton-goes-wrong-way/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-of-algarves-opening-stage-is-scrapped-after-peloton-goes-wrong-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Ridiculous' - stage scrapped after peloton goes wrong way]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first stage of the Volta ao Algarve ends in chaotic scenes after a large part of the peloton heads the wrong way, with the result later cancelled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ridiculous-stage-scrapped-after-peloton-goes-wrong-way/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ridiculous-stage-scrapped-after-peloton-goes-wrong-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wales' Tarling wins time trial to take UAE Tour lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welsh rider Josh Tarling triumphs on stage two of the UAE Tour and takes the overall lead in the week-long race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wales-tarling-wins-time-trial-to-take-uae-tour-lead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wales-tarling-wins-time-trial-to-take-uae-tour-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I love the adrenaline of going fast']]></title><description><![CDATA[Jared Hill, 16, is selected for the Great Britain Cycling Team Olympic Development Squad.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-love-the-adrenaline-of-going-fast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 07:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-love-the-adrenaline-of-going-fast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernal breaks collarbone in Clasica Jaen crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Tour de France winner Egan Bernal breaks his collarbone during the closing stages of the Clasica Jaen-Paraiso Interior in Spain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bernal-breaks-collarbone-in-clasica-jaen-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bernal-breaks-collarbone-in-clasica-jaen-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geraint Thomas to retire from cycling at end of season: ‘It’s not been a bad run, eh?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[2018 Tour de France winner also won two Olympic goldsTour of Britain in September will be Welshman&rsquo;s last raceThe double Olympic champion and Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas will retire from cycling this year. The 38-year-old announced on Monday morning he will be bringing the &shy;curtain down on a successful 19-year professional career, with British Cycling saying September&rsquo;s Tour of Britain will be his final race.Thomas claimed Olympic team pursuit gold on the track at both B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/geraint-thomas-to-retire-from-cycling-at-end-of-season-its-not-been-a-bad-run-eh/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/geraint-thomas-to-retire-from-cycling-at-end-of-season-its-not-been-a-bad-run-eh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The timing is right - Thomas on plans to retire from cycling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2018 Tour de France winner and double Olympic track cycling champion Geraint Thomas speaks to BBC Breakfast's Mike Bushell about his plans to retire at the end of this season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-timing-is-right-thomas-on-plans-to-retire-from-cycling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-timing-is-right-thomas-on-plans-to-retire-from-cycling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geraint Thomas: A career in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fewer elite sport champions are more laidback and easy going than 2018 Tour de France and double Olympic gold track cycling champions Geraint Thomas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/geraint-thomas-a-career-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 08:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/geraint-thomas-a-career-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Le Tour to Strictly? Retiring Thomas ponders future]]></title><description><![CDATA[British cycling great Geraint Thomas reflects on his glittering career as he prepares for his final season before retiring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/le-tour-to-strictly-retiring-thomas-ponders-future/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 07:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/le-tour-to-strictly-retiring-thomas-ponders-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmunds wins keirin silver for GB at Europeans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rhian Edmunds wins keirin silver on the final day of the European Track Cycling Championships to help Great Britain finish third in the medal table.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/edmunds-wins-keirin-silver-for-gb-at-europeans/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/edmunds-wins-keirin-silver-for-gb-at-europeans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s Anna Morris wins European track cycling gold in world record time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Individual pursuit champion sets mark twice in one dayMorris is first woman to claim title in new 4km formatBritain&rsquo;s Anna Morris won gold in the individual pursuit at the European track championships in Belgium after breaking the world record twice in one day.The Welsh cyclist set a new world&rsquo;s best of 4min 28.306sec in the qualifiers and bettered that in the final in Heusden-Zolder as she beat Italy&rsquo;s Vittoria Guazzini in 4:25.874. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/britains-anna-morris-wins-european-track-cycling-gold-in-world-record-time/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/britains-anna-morris-wins-european-track-cycling-gold-in-world-record-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Morris breaks world record twice to claim European gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Anna Morris breaks the individual pursuit world record twice in one day as she claims gold at the European Track Cycling Championships in Belgium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-morris-breaks-world-record-twice-to-claim-european-gold/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-morris-breaks-world-record-twice-to-claim-european-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlton wins GB's first European gold in Belgium]]></title><description><![CDATA[Josh Charlton powers to victory in the men's individual pursuit to win Great Britain's first gold medal of the 2025 European Championships in Belgium on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/charlton-wins-gbs-first-european-gold-in-belgium/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 23:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/charlton-wins-gbs-first-european-gold-in-belgium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB win silver and bronze at European Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain win silver and bronze medals in the team pursuit events on day two of the European Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-win-silver-and-bronze-at-european-championships/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 23:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-win-silver-and-bronze-at-european-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archibald seeks reset after 'comedown' of world title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Archibald is hoping for fresh inspiration in the British Track National Championships after global success in 2024 left her feeling flat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-seeks-reset-after-comedown-of-world-title/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-seeks-reset-after-comedown-of-world-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB win team sprint medals at European Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's women win silver in the team sprint on day one of the European Track Cycling Championships, while the men's team take bronze in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-win-team-sprint-medals-at-european-championships/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-win-team-sprint-medals-at-european-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britton 'grew as a person' in year-long concussion battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain cyclist Rhys Britton says he is embracing every opportunity after losing a year of his career to concussion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/britton-grew-as-a-person-in-year-long-concussion-battle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 06:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/britton-grew-as-a-person-in-year-long-concussion-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team to miss Tour du Rwanda over safety concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soudal-QuickStep pull their development team out of the Tour du Rwanda later this month amid the ongoing conflict in neighbouring DR Congo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-to-miss-tour-du-rwanda-over-safety-concerns/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 10:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-to-miss-tour-du-rwanda-over-safety-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teams withdraw as traffic causes chaos in French race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several teams withdraw from the Etoile de Besseges road cycling race after incidents of traffic interfering with the peloton.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/teams-withdraw-as-traffic-causes-chaos-in-french-race/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/teams-withdraw-as-traffic-causes-chaos-in-french-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teams pull out of Étoile de Bessège cycling race after car enters course]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ineos Grenadiers among teams to withdraw in FranceVehicle came towards the peloton at a roundaboutSeveral teams have pulled out of the &Eacute;toile de Bess&egrave;ges cycling race in France after a car came towards the peloton at a roundabout during the third stage on Friday.Ineos Grenadiers said: &ldquo;The safety of our riders and staff is of paramount importance. Following multiple incidents of public vehicles entering the race course our riders, together with other teams, have decided not t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/teams-pull-out-of-toile-de-bessge-cycling-race-after-car-enters-course/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/teams-pull-out-of-toile-de-bessge-cycling-race-after-car-enters-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernal wins first race since 2022 horror crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Tour de France champion Egan Bernal wins his first race since his life-threatening crash in 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bernal-wins-first-race-since-2022-horror-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bernal-wins-first-race-since-2022-horror-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hayter ready to 'enjoy racing again' with Soudal-Quick Step]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Ethan Hayter says he wants to "enjoy racing again" as he prepares to debut with his new team.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/hayter-ready-to-enjoy-racing-again-with-soudal-quick-step/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/hayter-ready-to-enjoy-racing-again-with-soudal-quick-step/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling’s governing body bans carbon monoxide rebreathing on health grounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gas can be misused to artificially increase performanceUCI&rsquo;s ban will come into effect on 10 FebruaryCycling&rsquo;s governing body has banned the repeated use of carbon monoxide rebreathing that some riders allegedly misuse to artificially increase their performances.Following a meeting of its executive committee on Saturday in France, the UCI said it approved a ban on repeated inhalation to protect the health of riders. The ban starts on 10 February. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclings-governing-body-bans-carbon-monoxide-rebreathing-on-health-grounds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 19:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclings-governing-body-bans-carbon-monoxide-rebreathing-on-health-grounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling bans carbon monoxide rebreathing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cycling's world governing body the UCI bans the general use of carbon monoxide rebreathing equipment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-bans-carbon-monoxide-rebreathing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-bans-carbon-monoxide-rebreathing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Pidcock claims first win with Q36.5 in Saudi Arabia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Tom Pidcock wins the the AlUla Tour in Saudi Arabia in his first race since joining the Q36.5 Pro team last month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-pidcock-claims-first-win-with-q365-in-saudi-arabia/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-pidcock-claims-first-win-with-q365-in-saudi-arabia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great Britain win world mixed team relay gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain win mixed team relay gold by two seconds on the opening day of action at the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in Lievin, France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/great-britain-win-world-mixed-team-relay-gold/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/great-britain-win-world-mixed-team-relay-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No plans to move world cycling event away from Rwanda]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cycling's world governing body says it has no plans to move the 2025 Road World Championships away from Rwanda despite ongoing conflict in DR Congo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/no-plans-to-move-world-cycling-event-away-from-rwanda/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/no-plans-to-move-world-cycling-event-away-from-rwanda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hit the road with the best bike panniers and handlebar bags]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether you&rsquo;re commuting, bike packing or day tripping, our expert recommends smart storage solutions for every journey&bull; The best bike locks, unpicked by expertsHow many ways have you tried to carry things on a bike? If hooking bags on the handlebars is your go-to, or you&rsquo;ve attempted to fashion some sort of bungee-cord contraption, it may be time to rethink your strategy.I once cycled five miles with a vacuum cleaner in a pannier during a house move &ndash; so I&rsquo;m as guil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/hit-the-road-with-the-best-bike-panniers-and-handlebar-bags/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/hit-the-road-with-the-best-bike-panniers-and-handlebar-bags/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s best photos of the month – January 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elvis, summer sport and stinky flowers. Guardian Australia looks back at some of the month&rsquo;s most striking images Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-best-photos-of-the-month-january-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-best-photos-of-the-month-january-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eurosport’s end of an era in Britain casts doubts on future free-to-air coverage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eurosport 1 and 2 soon to be merged into TNT SportsMixed signals over TNT acquiring rights to Six NationsEurosport is to disappear from British screens, with the longtime home of events such as the Tour de France rebranding after 35 years.On 28 February, Eurosport 1 and 2 will be merged into TNT Sports, as the group owned by Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) reorganises its offering in the UK. It&rsquo;s a move executives say will both boost and simplify choices for sports fans, but leaves unanswe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/eurosports-end-of-an-era-in-britain-casts-doubts-on-future-free-to-air-coverage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/eurosports-end-of-an-era-in-britain-casts-doubts-on-future-free-to-air-coverage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany’s world track cyclists suffer multiple fractures after being hit by car]]></title><description><![CDATA[Injured men include Benjamin Boos and Bruno Kessler89-year-old driver collided with cyclists in MallorcaSix riders in Germany&rsquo;s track cycling team were treated in a hospital on Monday after being struck by a car driven by an 89-year-old man. Their injuries were not life-threatening, though they included multiple fractures, the team said in a statement.The six injured men included the 2024 track world championship medallists Benjamin Boos and Bruno Kessler. The individual riders&rsquo; inju]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/germanys-world-track-cyclists-suffer-multiple-fractures-after-being-hit-by-car/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/germanys-world-track-cyclists-suffer-multiple-fractures-after-being-hit-by-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is carbon monoxide rebreathing and why is cycling trying to ban it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cycling's world governing body the UCI is expected to vote for a ban on the use of carbon monoxide rebreathing equipment this week, but why?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/what-is-carbon-monoxide-rebreathing-and-why-is-cycling-trying-to-ban-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/what-is-carbon-monoxide-rebreathing-and-why-is-cycling-trying-to-ban-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is carbon monoxide rebreathing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cycling's world governing body the UCI has voted for a ban on the use of repeated carbon monoxide rebreathing equipment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/what-is-carbon-monoxide-rebreathing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/what-is-carbon-monoxide-rebreathing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian cyclist Sara Piffer, 19, dies after being hit by car during training ride]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mendelspeck rider was training in Trentino regionPiffer&rsquo;s brother also injured during incidentSara Piffer, a promising 19-year-old Italian rider, died during a training outing on Friday, the Italian Professional Cyclists&rsquo; Association (ACCPI) said, after she was reportedly hit by a car.The Team Mendelspeck rider Piffer was struck by the vehicle on a minor road during a training session in Italy&rsquo;s northern Trentino region, according to Italian media. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/italian-cyclist-sara-piffer-19-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-during-training-ride/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 22:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/italian-cyclist-sara-piffer-19-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-during-training-ride/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Ewan signs one-year deal with Ineos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan signs a one-year contract with British team Ineos Grenadiers for the 2025 season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australian-ewan-signs-one-year-deal-with-ineos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australian-ewan-signs-one-year-deal-with-ineos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ineos deny departure as team target more sponsorship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Ineos Grenadiers cycling team insist they will remain in the sport, but are searching for new partners to keep pace with competitors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ineos-deny-departure-as-team-target-more-sponsorship/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ineos-deny-departure-as-team-target-more-sponsorship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yates ready for Giro bid and fight with brother]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Simon Yates will try to win the Giro d'Italia for Visma-Lease a Bike before supporting Jonas Vingegaard at the Tour de France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/yates-ready-for-giro-bid-and-fight-with-brother/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/yates-ready-for-giro-bid-and-fight-with-brother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery surrounds Caleb Ewan’s future after top cyclist erased from team roster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian disappears from Team Jayco AlUla&rsquo;s squad pageNo explanation forthcoming with Tour Down Under starting this weekHe is among Australia&rsquo;s greatest sprinters &ndash; winner of five Tour de France stages and half a dozen other grand tour stage wins. But at the moment, Caleb Ewan is nowhere to be found.Last week, Ewan&rsquo;s profile was featured on the team page of his World Tour outfit, Australia-registered Team Jayco AlUla. By this week, the diminutive sprint star has disappe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mystery-surrounds-caleb-ewans-future-after-top-cyclist-erased-from-team-roster/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mystery-surrounds-caleb-ewans-future-after-top-cyclist-erased-from-team-roster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pidcock to miss Tour de France]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Tom Pidcock says he will not contest this year's Tour de France with his new Q36.5 team.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-to-miss-tour-de-france/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2025 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-to-miss-tour-de-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long Wave: Andrée Blouin, the unsung heroine of African independence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicised by her child&rsquo;s death, Blouin traded ideas with Lumumba and Nkrumah in the fight for freedom. Plus, Detroit&rsquo;s Black-led tech boomHello and welcome to The Long Wave. Over the festive break I read Andr&eacute;e Blouin&rsquo;s memoir, My Country, Africa: Autobiography of the Black Pasionaria. It is a remarkable autobiography that feels like a relevant reflection on the present, not a historical account. It moved me to write a sort of salute to Blouin by sharing her story. But]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-long-wave-andre-blouin-the-unsung-heroine-of-african-independence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-long-wave-andre-blouin-the-unsung-heroine-of-african-independence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[25 for 2025: unmissable sporting events over the next 12 months]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year features two Ashes series, a Lions tour to Australia and the 2025 EurosNovak Djokovic will be aiming to begin the new year by doing something he failed to do throughout 2024 &ndash; win a grand slam title. It is a somewhat remarkable drought for an athlete of Djokovic&rsquo;s standards which in part explains why he has asked Andy Murray to coach him in Melbourne. The partnership should make for a fascinating dynamic, on and off court, but may well not prove strong enough to see the Ser]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/25-for-2025-unmissable-sporting-events-over-the-next-12-months/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 01:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/25-for-2025-unmissable-sporting-events-over-the-next-12-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finucane wants to be 'unstoppable' by 2028 Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma Finucane says she will go back to the drawing board in 2025 in the hope of becoming "unstoppable" at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/finucane-wants-to-be-unstoppable-by-2028-olympics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 07:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/finucane-wants-to-be-unstoppable-by-2028-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laura Kenny: Can elite sport damage women's fertility?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Olympic medallist had a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy. Did sport affect her ability to conceive?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/laura-kenny-can-elite-sport-damage-womens-fertility/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 02:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/laura-kenny-can-elite-sport-damage-womens-fertility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rik Van Looy obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgian cyclist and the first to triumph in the five great one-day classics known as the MonumentsRik Van Looy, who has died aged 90, was the most dominant one-day cycle racer of the 1950s and 60s, nicknamed &ldquo;the Emperor of Herentals&rdquo; (after the Belgian city in which he lived) or &ldquo;the Wheel Breaker&rdquo;. He ended his 18-year career with a tally of 371 professional road race victories, which remains second only to that of Eddy Merckx. A double world road race champion, he was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/rik-van-looy-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/rik-van-looy-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2024 – part one]]></title><description><![CDATA[From an exuberant mountaineering woman to a boy representing unheard refugees, here are some of the brave individuals that gave us hopeNine years ago, Cecilia Llusco was one of 11 Indigenous women who made it to the summit of the 6,088 metre-high Huayna Potos&iacute; in Bolivia. They called themselves the cholitas escaladoras (the climbing cholitas) and went on to scale many more peaks in Bolivia and across South America. Their name comes from chola, once a pejorative term for Indigenous Aymara]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/we-can-be-heroes-the-inspiring-people-we-met-around-the-world-in-2024-part-one/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/we-can-be-heroes-the-inspiring-people-we-met-around-the-world-in-2024-part-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American BMX star Hannah Roberts wins fifth straight freestyle world title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roberts rebounds from Paris heartbreak with world titleTokyo Olympic champion Martin wins third world goldAmerican Hannah Roberts roared back from her Paris Olympic heartbreak on Saturday by claiming her fifth consecutive BMX freestyle world title at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Abu Dhabi.Roberts, 22, set the bar with a 95.70-point first run, a score no competitor could beat. Her second run scored 94.58, a mark that would have been high enough to win the event. Continue reading..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/american-bmx-star-hannah-roberts-wins-fifth-straight-freestyle-world-title/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 20:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/american-bmx-star-hannah-roberts-wins-fifth-straight-freestyle-world-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pidcock's attention to detail 'next level']]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Pidcock's attention to detail is "next level" according to the British rider's new team boss Doug Ryder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcocks-attention-to-detail-next-level/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcocks-attention-to-detail-next-level/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finucane named BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Track cyclist Emma Finucane is the BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year for 2024, winning the award for the second year in succession after an incredible season that saw Olympic and world triumphs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/finucane-named-bbc-wales-sports-personality-of-the-year-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/finucane-named-bbc-wales-sports-personality-of-the-year-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keely Hodgkinson wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024 – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Olympic 800m champion took the big prize in the BBC&rsquo;s annual jamboree, with darts star Luke Littler second and Joe Root thirdRoot has a live chat from his hotel in New Zealand. It&rsquo;s just gone 8am there, the morning after the Test series ended, and he&rsquo;s looking a little bleary-eyed. Only once, in 2021, has he scored more runs than he has this year. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a hell of a journey, but it seems to get more and more enjoyable,&rdquo; he says.Jimmy Anderson on Root.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/keely-hodgkinson-wins-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2024-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 22:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/keely-hodgkinson-wins-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2024-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cavendish wins BBC Lifetime Achievement award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Mark Cavendish to be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at BBC Sports Personality of the Year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-wins-bbc-lifetime-achievement-award/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-wins-bbc-lifetime-achievement-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sir Mark Cavendish celebrated on home stamps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Milestones in the Manx Missile's record breaking career are showcased in an eight-stamp collection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sir-mark-cavendish-celebrated-on-home-stamps/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sir-mark-cavendish-celebrated-on-home-stamps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish: ‘Spoty lifetime award is nice but as a competitor you want to be shortlisted’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cycling&rsquo;s finest sprinter says he achieved all he could in the sport, and that he is lucky to retire on his own terms&ldquo;Oh mate, for the last couple of years I&rsquo;ve been broken,&rdquo; Mark Cavendish says with a throaty chuckle as he considers the state of his body after decades on the bike. Cavendish will turn 40 next May and his extraordinary career finally ended last month when he won his final race in Singapore to follow his record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage victory thi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendish-spoty-lifetime-award-is-nice-but-as-a-competitor-you-want-to-be-shortlisted/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendish-spoty-lifetime-award-is-nice-but-as-a-competitor-you-want-to-be-shortlisted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Urban Cycling World Championships on BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch live coverage on BBC Sport of the BMX freestyle park finals at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/watch-urban-cycling-world-championships-on-bbc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/watch-urban-cycling-world-championships-on-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VeloPark to re-examine safety after Marchant crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lee Valley velodrome bosses are to explore potential improvements to rider and spectator safety after Katy Marchant's crash into the crowd.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/velopark-to-re-examine-safety-after-marchant-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/velopark-to-re-examine-safety-after-marchant-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British talent 'will be lost' from 'broken pathway']]></title><description><![CDATA[Professional road cycling in Britain has a "broken pathway" after the demise of the final two domestic teams, says Tour de Yorkshire stage winner Harry Tanfield.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-talent-will-be-lost-from-broken-pathway/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-talent-will-be-lost-from-broken-pathway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rohan Dennis pleads guilty to charge relating to death of Olympic cyclist wife Melissa Hoskins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adelaide Olympian faces up to seven years in jail after pleading to lesser charge of creating likelihood of harmFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCyclist Rohan Dennis will not be found responsible for the death of his wife &ndash; fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins &ndash; but could be jailed for up to seven years after pleading guilty to a new charge.Dennis, 34, had appeared in the Adelaide magistrates court on Tuesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/rohan-dennis-pleads-guilty-to-charge-relating-to-death-of-olympic-cyclist-wife-melissa-hoskins/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/rohan-dennis-pleads-guilty-to-charge-relating-to-death-of-olympic-cyclist-wife-melissa-hoskins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dennis pleads guilty over wife Hoskins' death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis pleads guilty over a car incident in Australia which killed his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dennis-pleads-guilty-over-wife-hoskins-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dennis-pleads-guilty-over-wife-hoskins-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legend Merckx, 79, breaks hip in bike accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cycling legend Eddy Merckx suffers a fractured hip in a fall from his bike on Monday, according to Belgian media reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/legend-merckx-79-breaks-hip-in-bike-accident/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/legend-merckx-79-breaks-hip-in-bike-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luke Littler named on six-strong Sports Personality of the Year shortlist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenager could become youngest winner since 1958Hodgkinson, Yee, Bellingham, Root and Storey included Luke Littler will have a shot at becoming the youngest winner of the BBC&rsquo;s Sports Personality of the Year award for more than 60 years, after being named on a six-strong shortlist headed by the Paris 2024 Olympics stars Keely Hodgkinson and Alex Yee.The England footballer Jude Bellingham, the cricketer Joe Root and the Paralympian Sarah Storey make up the list. But, surprisingly, there is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/luke-littler-named-on-six-strong-sports-personality-of-the-year-shortlist/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/luke-littler-named-on-six-strong-sports-personality-of-the-year-shortlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team GB track cyclist Katy Marchant taken to hospital after dramatic crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marchant reportedly suffers broken forearm in crashUCI Track Champions League in London is called offThe British cyclist Katy Marchant has reportedly suffered a broken arm after a dramatic crash at the UCI Track Champions League meeting in London, which led to the remainder of Saturday&rsquo;s races being suspended.Marchant was involved in a collision with the German rider Alessa-Catriona Pr&ouml;pster during the first round of the women&rsquo;s keirin competition. Pr&ouml;pster and Marchant vee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gb-track-cyclist-katy-marchant-taken-to-hospital-after-dramatic-crash/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 00:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gb-track-cyclist-katy-marchant-taken-to-hospital-after-dramatic-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Marchant crashes into London velodrome crowd]]></title><description><![CDATA[Racing is abandoned in the Track Champions League in London after British Olympic champion Katy Marchant and another rider crash over the barriers into the crowd.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-marchant-crashes-into-london-velodrome-crowd/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 00:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-marchant-crashes-into-london-velodrome-crowd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finucane wins to cut gap in Track Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Emma Finucane closes the gap in the women's sprint standings as she claims victory in the Track Champions League at Lee Valley VeloPark.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/finucane-wins-to-cut-gap-in-track-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/finucane-wins-to-cut-gap-in-track-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Pidcock leaves Ineos for Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Tom Pidcock signs a three-year contract with Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-pidcock-leaves-ineos-for-q365-pro-cycling-team/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-pidcock-leaves-ineos-for-q365-pro-cycling-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Pidcock to leave Ineos Grenadiers team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Tom Pidcock is to leave the Ineos Grendiers team at the end of the season despite having three years left on his five-year contract.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-pidcock-to-leave-ineos-grenadiers-team/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-pidcock-to-leave-ineos-grenadiers-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Creating our own utopias’: the Black cycling revolution sweeping the globe]]></title><description><![CDATA[I speak to a former elite racer about my love of cycling and the grassroots groups breaking cultural barriers to entryDon&rsquo;t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThis is an edited version of The Long Wave newsletter, to sign up and receive the complete email in your inbox every Wednesday click hereHello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week I spoke to the world championship-winning cyclist Marlon Lee Moncrieffe about his new book, New Black Cyclones: Racism, Representati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/creating-our-own-utopias-the-black-cycling-revolution-sweeping-the-globe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/creating-our-own-utopias-the-black-cycling-revolution-sweeping-the-globe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A long journey' - Evenepoel has surgery after crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel says he will "come back stronger" from surgery after breaking multiple bones in a crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-long-journey-evenepoel-has-surgery-after-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-long-journey-evenepoel-has-surgery-after-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I kept his secret’: Emma Finucane on pushing past limits and her boyfriend’s cycling defection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Triple Olympic medallist is fiercely honest about the storm of emotion that engulfed her in the Paris velodrome and being unable to tell her family Matthew Richardson would soon be joining her in Britain&lsquo;It&rsquo;s a good question,&rdquo; Emma Finucane says as she thinks searchingly of the most important lesson she has learned about herself after a year like no other for the 21-year-old sprint cyclist. She won three Olympic medals, including one gold, and two world champion titles while ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-kept-his-secret-emma-finucane-on-pushing-past-limits-and-her-boyfriends-cycling-defection/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-kept-his-secret-emma-finucane-on-pushing-past-limits-and-her-boyfriends-cycling-defection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remco Evenepoel sustains multiple fractures after collision with post van]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bike collided with the open door of vehicle in BelgiumIncident broke double Olympic champion&rsquo;s bike in twoThe double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel suffered fractures to his rib, right shoulder blade and hand, his team, Soudal-QuickStep, said on Tuesday. According to &shy;Belgian&nbsp;media, the 24-year-old crashed into an open door of a postal&nbsp;vehicle while he was on a training ride in Oetingen.Evenepoel, who claimed gold in&nbsp;the men&rsquo;s road race and time trial at the Pari]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/remco-evenepoel-sustains-multiple-fractures-after-collision-with-post-van/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 17:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/remco-evenepoel-sustains-multiple-fractures-after-collision-with-post-van/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evenepoel sustains several fractures in crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Double Olympic cycling champion Remco Evenepoel has sustained several fractures after a crash on on a training ride.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evenepoel-sustains-several-fractures-in-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evenepoel-sustains-several-fractures-in-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archibald's lead cut in Track Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Archibald's maintains her lead in the women's endurance competition at the Track Champions League, though her advantage is cut by two points after Saturday's third round.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibalds-lead-cut-in-track-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibalds-lead-cut-in-track-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archibald extends lead in Track Champions League]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Archibald extends her lead in the women's endurance competition in the second round of the Track Champions League.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-extends-lead-in-track-champions-league/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 23:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-extends-lead-in-track-champions-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matthew Richardson’s grand cycling betrayal will leave an asterisk to his glittering career | Kieran Pender]]></title><description><![CDATA[After issuing the findings of its review into the Olympic hero&rsquo;s defection to Great Britain, Cycling Australia&rsquo;s upset is understandableConflicting national allegiances in sport are no simple thing. It is hardly unreasonable for someone with more than one national background to feel competing tugs when it comes to flying the flag on the international stage. Emotion and pragmatism collide to force hard decisions.Australia is a deeply multicultural nation &ndash; more than one in four]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/matthew-richardsons-grand-cycling-betrayal-will-leave-an-asterisk-to-his-glittering-career-kieran-pender/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 01:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/matthew-richardsons-grand-cycling-betrayal-will-leave-an-asterisk-to-his-glittering-career-kieran-pender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matthew Richardson’s grand cycling betrayal will leave an asterisk on his glittering career | Kieran Pender]]></title><description><![CDATA[After issuing the findings of its review into the Olympic hero&rsquo;s defection to Great Britain, AusCycling&rsquo;s upset is understandableConflicting national allegiances in sport are no simple thing. It is hardly unreasonable for someone with more than one national background to feel competing tugs when it comes to flying the flag on the international stage. Emotion and pragmatism collide to force hard decisions.Australia is a deeply multicultural nation &ndash; more than one in four Austral]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/matthew-richardsons-grand-cycling-betrayal-will-leave-an-asterisk-on-his-glittering-career-kieran-pender/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 01:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/matthew-richardsons-grand-cycling-betrayal-will-leave-an-asterisk-on-his-glittering-career-kieran-pender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richardson wins sprint and keirin on GB debut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Richardson wins the men's sprint and keirin finals at the Track Champions League event in France as he races for Great Britain for the first time since switching nationality from Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/richardson-wins-sprint-and-keirin-on-gb-debut/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 21:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/richardson-wins-sprint-and-keirin-on-gb-debut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't want to see Tour de France crash - Georgi]]></title><description><![CDATA[British champion Pfeiffer Georgi says she does not want to see her crash at the Tour de France Femmes where she fractured her neck.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-dont-want-to-see-tour-de-france-crash-georgi/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-dont-want-to-see-tour-de-france-crash-georgi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Onley and Holl claim Scottish Cycling awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paralympic champion Jenny Holl and road cyclist Oscar Onley pick up the top prizes at the Scottish Cycling Awards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/onley-and-holl-claim-scottish-cycling-awards/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 19:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/onley-and-holl-claim-scottish-cycling-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I didn't panic when it hurt' - trailblazer Deignan to retire]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Great Britain&rsquo;s most successful road cyclists, Lizzie Deignan, will retire at the end of next season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-didnt-panic-when-it-hurt-trailblazer-deignan-to-retire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-didnt-panic-when-it-hurt-trailblazer-deignan-to-retire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deignan announces retirement at the end of next season]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the Britain's most successful road cyclists Lizzie Deignan says she will retire at the end of next season and is "really proud of the career" she has had.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/deignan-announces-retirement-at-the-end-of-next-season/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/deignan-announces-retirement-at-the-end-of-next-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lizzie Deignan to bow out in 2025: ‘I showed you can be a professional athlete and a mum’]]></title><description><![CDATA[British cyclist confirms retirement after 18th seasonDeignan plans to continue to work in the sportLizzie Deignan, the London 2012 silver medallist and former world road race champion, has confirmed that 2025 will be her final year in the women&rsquo;s peloton.&ldquo;Next year will be my final season,&rdquo; said Deignan, who has moved back to her native Yorkshire after a long period based in Monaco. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a question that&rsquo;s been asked of me, over and over, the last couple]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/lizzie-deignan-to-bow-out-in-2025-i-showed-you-can-be-a-professional-athlete-and-a-mum/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/lizzie-deignan-to-bow-out-in-2025-i-showed-you-can-be-a-professional-athlete-and-a-mum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wouldn't make it as a pro now - Cavendish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish says that he would be unlikely to be a professional cyclist if he was starting his career now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-wouldnt-make-it-as-a-pro-now-cavendish/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-wouldnt-make-it-as-a-pro-now-cavendish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The last lap': emotional Mark Cavendish wins final race of his pro career &ndash;&nbsp;video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish claimed victory in his final race as a professional cyclist. The 39-year-old produced a trademark sprint finish to cross the line first in the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium. Cavendish&rsquo;s fellow competitors gave him a guard of honour before the race and the Manxman understandably had mixed feelings at the end saying: 'I'm very, very happy and very emotional, but very happy.' He added: 'I could see the lads coming down, I knew the last 25 laps of my career. Last]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-last-lap-emotional-mark-cavendish-wins-final-race-of-his-pro-career-ndashnbspvideo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-last-lap-emotional-mark-cavendish-wins-final-race-of-his-pro-career-ndashnbspvideo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emotional Cavendish wins final race of career]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, ends his career with victory in the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/emotional-cavendish-wins-final-race-of-career/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 11:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/emotional-cavendish-wins-final-race-of-career/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish signs off with emotional win in final race as pro cyclist]]></title><description><![CDATA[British rider delivers victory in Singapore Criterium&lsquo;I couldn&rsquo;t have wished for a better send-off than here&rsquo;Mark Cavendish claimed victory in his final race as a professional cyclist. The 39-year-old produced a trademark sprint finish to cross the line first in the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium.Cavendish&rsquo;s fellow competitors gave him a guard of honour before the race and the Manxman was understandably emotional at the end. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendish-signs-off-with-emotional-win-in-final-race-as-pro-cyclist/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 11:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendish-signs-off-with-emotional-win-in-final-race-as-pro-cyclist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish confirms that Sunday will be ‘final race of my cycling career’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Briton&rsquo;s last race is Tour de France Criterium in Singapore&lsquo;I have achieved everything that I can on the bike&rsquo;Mark Cavendish has confirmed he will retire on Sunday, ending a career that includes the all-time record for most stage victories at the Tour de France and four world titles on the track&nbsp;and&nbsp;road.The 39-year-old, who announced his retirement last May before reversing that decision five months&nbsp;later, revealed his decision with a post on Instagram, which sh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendish-confirms-that-sunday-will-be-final-race-of-my-cycling-career/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendish-confirms-that-sunday-will-be-final-race-of-my-cycling-career/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legend Cavendish to retire on Sunday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, will retire after racing in the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/legend-cavendish-to-retire-on-sunday/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/legend-cavendish-to-retire-on-sunday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Streeting orders prostate cancer review after Chris Hoy calls for early tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cycling star, who has terminal cancer, tells men under 50 with family history of prostate cancer to ask for testThe health secretary has ordered the NHS to review its guidance on testing for prostate cancer in light of Sir Chris Hoy&rsquo;s &ldquo;powerful&rdquo; call for men to be screened in their 40s.The Olympic cycling champion Hoy, who has terminal cancer, urged men with a family history of prostate cancer to see their GP for a blood test even if they are under 50. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/streeting-orders-prostate-cancer-review-after-chris-hoy-calls-for-early-tests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/streeting-orders-prostate-cancer-review-after-chris-hoy-calls-for-early-tests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm more grateful for each day - Sir Chris Hoy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy tells BBC Breakfast about his life with terminal cancer and the legacy he hopes to leave.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/im-more-grateful-for-each-day-sir-chris-hoy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/im-more-grateful-for-each-day-sir-chris-hoy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'll never forget the words 'it's incurable' - Sir Chris Hoy on cancer diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Sir Chris Hoy says he "will never forget the words it's incurable" as he opens up about the moment he was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ill-never-forget-the-words-its-incurable-sir-chris-hoy-on-cancer-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ill-never-forget-the-words-its-incurable-sir-chris-hoy-on-cancer-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eritrean cyclists in pursuit of inspirational Girmay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next generation of Eritrean cyclists are aiming to emulate and surpass Biniam Girmay, who has attained several landmarks for Africa.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/eritrean-cyclists-in-pursuit-of-inspirational-girmay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/eritrean-cyclists-in-pursuit-of-inspirational-girmay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclist Rohan Dennis negotiating with prosecutors after allegedly causing wife’s death with car]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former world champion appears in Adelaide court 10 months after partner, a fellow worlds winner and Olympian, died outside their family homeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has delayed pleading to charges over the death of his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins, so negotiations with prosecutors can continue.Dennis, 34, was arrested after Hoskins, 32, was struck by his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclist-rohan-dennis-negotiating-with-prosecutors-after-allegedly-causing-wifes-death-with-car/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 03:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclist-rohan-dennis-negotiating-with-prosecutors-after-allegedly-causing-wifes-death-with-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France to take all-French route for first time since 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2025 Tour de France will be staged exclusively in France for the first time in five years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-to-take-all-french-route-for-first-time-since-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-to-take-all-french-route-for-first-time-since-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mont Ventoux returns for 2025 Tour de France with Pogacar aiming for No 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Race begins in Lille on 5 July and returns to Paris finaleTour de France Femmes begins in Brittany on 26 JulyMountains, crosswinds, cobbles and time trials: none of the hazards of the 2025 Tour de France route, unveiled in Paris on Tuesday, are likely to derail the seemingly unstoppable Tadej Pogacar, winner of almost every race worth winning in 2024.Next summer the Slovenian &ndash; once a cheeky prodigy but now a ruthless terminator &ndash; will be back at the Tour&rsquo;s Grand D&eacute;part,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mont-ventoux-returns-for-2025-tour-de-france-with-pogacar-aiming-for-no-4/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mont-ventoux-returns-for-2025-tour-de-france-with-pogacar-aiming-for-no-4/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ITV to lose Tour de France live rights in blow to free-to-air sport coverage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live race will be exclusively on Eurosport from 2026Le Tour has been free-to-air on British TV since 1980sWarner Brothers Discovery (WBD) is set to become the exclusive British broadcaster for the Tour de France from 2026 onwards, with live free-to-air coverage of the race in the UK likely to end.WBD currently owns partial rights to screen the men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s events, sharing coverage on its &shy;Eurosport channel with the &shy;terrestrial ITV4, but has agreed a big-money exclusivit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/itv-to-lose-tour-de-france-live-rights-in-blow-to-free-to-air-sport-coverage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/itv-to-lose-tour-de-france-live-rights-in-blow-to-free-to-air-sport-coverage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sir Chris Hoy 'blown away' by men seeking cancer advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy says it is a 'huge comfort' to know that his story could save lives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sir-chris-hoy-blown-away-by-men-seeking-cancer-advice/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sir-chris-hoy-blown-away-by-men-seeking-cancer-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Hoy shows us all what really matters on and off the field of play | Cath Bishop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greater imagination, ambition and perspective is required to set up opportunities and explore what&rsquo;s possibleChris Hoy&rsquo;s cancer prognosis has delivered a jolting shock to the senses, a reminder that legendary Olympic medal-winners are still human and as vulnerable as any of us to life&rsquo;s curveballs. With that, we have gained a powerful dose of a precious commodity in sport and beyond: perspective.Announced during cycling&rsquo;s World Championships in Denmark, where Hoy was pres]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/chris-hoy-shows-us-all-what-really-matters-on-and-off-the-field-of-play-cath-bishop/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/chris-hoy-shows-us-all-what-really-matters-on-and-off-the-field-of-play-cath-bishop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The doctor who became a cycling world champion]]></title><description><![CDATA[A qualified doctor who watched the Tokyo Games while working at a hospital, Anna Morris is now a three-time world champion and Olympic medallist.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-doctor-who-became-a-cycling-world-champion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-doctor-who-became-a-cycling-world-champion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could we all be as positive as Chris Hoy facing death? Perhaps knowing when we will go changes everything | Simon Jenkins]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Hoy has said, there is agony in trying to predict the future. Medical advances mean we might be able to navigate an awful diagnosis with some certaintyWe can all sympathise with Chris Hoy for his terminal cancer, and admire the manner in which he revealed it. Dignity so rarely goes with celebrity. We wish him well. But Hoy has two advantages over me. First, he cycles faster. Second, he knows how long he has to live. It is four years at the outside.Hoy can therefore plan. He can draw up a fina]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/could-we-all-be-as-positive-as-chris-hoy-facing-death-perhaps-knowing-when-we-will-go-changes-everything-simon-jenkins/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/could-we-all-be-as-positive-as-chris-hoy-facing-death-perhaps-knowing-when-we-will-go-changes-everything-simon-jenkins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Hoy praised for positivity in face of cancer diagnosis – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[After being told he only has 'two to four years to live', there has been wide-spread warmth and admiration for the way that Sir Chris Hoy has dealt with his diagnosis which was revealed publicly in an interview with the Sunday Times. The UK health secretary, Wes Streeting, said he was 'in awe' of the six-time Olympic gold medallist, who appeared upbeat as he presented the Track Cycling World Championships only a few hours after the news broke. Hoy also took to Instagram to send a message of posi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/chris-hoy-praised-for-positivity-in-face-of-cancer-diagnosis-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/chris-hoy-praised-for-positivity-in-face-of-cancer-diagnosis-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Hoy: a remarkable, determined human being unchanged by success | William Fotheringham]]></title><description><![CDATA[The courage with which he faces his diagnosis is typical of a man who engages with life in his own way, with perspectiveAt a certain age, joked Sir Chris Hoy in October 2011, you don&rsquo;t even buy green bananas. The throwaway remark was intended to underline the complexities and unpredictabilities of being a &ldquo;senior&rdquo; athlete &ndash; Hoy was then 35, seemingly blessed with eternal youth &ndash; but it seems grimly apposite in the light of the Scot&rsquo;s announcement that he has t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/chris-hoy-a-remarkable-determined-human-being-unchanged-by-success-william-fotheringham/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/chris-hoy-a-remarkable-determined-human-being-unchanged-by-success-william-fotheringham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marchant clinches world bronze in women's keirin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Katy Marchant wins bronze in the women's keirin, with team-mate Emma Finucane fourth, at the Track Cycling World Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/marchant-clinches-world-bronze-in-womens-keirin/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/marchant-clinches-world-bronze-in-womens-keirin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sir Chris Hoy – memorable moments in the life of the Olympic great]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Hoy&rsquo;s announcement that he has terminal cancer, we look back at some of the career highlights that made him a household name Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sir-chris-hoy-memorable-moments-in-the-life-of-the-olympic-great/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sir-chris-hoy-memorable-moments-in-the-life-of-the-olympic-great/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB’s Marchant wins keirin bronze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Great Britain's Katy Marchant wins bronze in the women's keirin as teammate Emma Finucane finishes fourth at the Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-marchant-wins-keirin-bronze/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-marchant-wins-keirin-bronze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hoy courage praised as he reveals terminal cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Chris Hoy has received well-wishes after revealing his cancer diagnosis is terminal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/hoy-courage-praised-as-he-reveals-terminal-cancer/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/hoy-courage-praised-as-he-reveals-terminal-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy announces his cancer is terminal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 48-year-old Scot says doctors have told him he has between two and four years to live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclist-sir-chris-hoy-announces-his-cancer-is-terminal/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclist-sir-chris-hoy-announces-his-cancer-is-terminal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes pour in for Chris Hoy after terminal cancer diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic cycling champion says doctors have told him he has two to four years to liveTributes have poured in for the Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy after he revealed he had received a terminal cancer diagnosis.In an interview with the Sunday Times, Hoy, who won six golds and one silver medal for Team GB, said doctors had told him he had between two and four years to live. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tributes-pour-in-for-chris-hoy-after-terminal-cancer-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tributes-pour-in-for-chris-hoy-after-terminal-cancer-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Hoy has ‘two to four years’ left to live after terminal cancer diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six-time Olympic cycling gold medallist, 48, says he has stage 4 cancer which has metastasised from his prostateChris Hoy, the six-time Olympic gold medallist, has disclosed he has &ldquo;two to four years&rdquo; left to live after a terminal cancer diagnosis.The 48-year-old told the Sunday Times that a scan in September showed a tumour in his shoulder. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/chris-hoy-has-two-to-four-years-left-to-live-after-terminal-cancer-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/chris-hoy-has-two-to-four-years-left-to-live-after-terminal-cancer-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Morris wins world individual pursuit title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Anna Morris wins gold in the women's individual pursuit at the Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-morris-wins-world-individual-pursuit-title/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-morris-wins-world-individual-pursuit-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Sensational' Morris wins individual pursuit gold for GB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Anna Morris beats USA's four time champion Chloe Dygert by three tenths of a second to secure the women's individual pursuit gold medal at the Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sensational-morris-wins-individual-pursuit-gold-for-gb/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sensational-morris-wins-individual-pursuit-gold-for-gb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB claim bronze in dramatic women's madison finale]]></title><description><![CDATA[British pair Katie Archibald and Neah Evans win the final sprint of the women's Madison to claim bronze, with hosts Denmark taking gold and France the silver medal at the World Track Cycling Championship in Ballerup, Denmark.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-claim-bronze-in-dramatic-womens-madison-finale/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-claim-bronze-in-dramatic-womens-madison-finale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Capewell takes silver in women's 500m time trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Sophie Capewell takes the silver medal in the women's 500m time trial with her teammate Katy Marchant claiming bronze as Russian rider Iana Burlakova wins the event at the Track Cycling World Championship in Ballerup, Denmark.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-capewell-takes-silver-in-womens-500m-time-trial/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-capewell-takes-silver-in-womens-500m-time-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Finucane powers to gold to defend world sprint title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defending champion Emma Finucane produces a superb display to claim her second gold at the Track World Championships in the women&rsquo;s individual sprint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-finucane-powers-to-gold-to-defend-world-sprint-title/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-finucane-powers-to-gold-to-defend-world-sprint-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Roberts wins women's omnium silver medal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch Great Britain's Jess Roberts win silver in the women's omnium at the Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-roberts-wins-womens-omnium-silver-medal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-roberts-wins-womens-omnium-silver-medal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Finucane wins in straight rides to defend women's sprint world title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Emma Finucane beats the Netherlands' Hetty van de Wouw in straight rides to defend her women's sprint world title at the Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-finucane-wins-in-straight-rides-to-defend-womens-sprint-world-title/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-finucane-wins-in-straight-rides-to-defend-womens-sprint-world-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Charlton takes silver as Italy's Milan breaks individual pursuit world record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Great Britain's Josh Charlton wins silver in the men's individual pursuit, as Italy's Jonathan Milan breaks the world record to win gold at the Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-charlton-takes-silver-as-italys-milan-breaks-individual-pursuit-world-record/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-charlton-takes-silver-as-italys-milan-breaks-individual-pursuit-world-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Truman wins bronze in men's 1km time trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Great Britain's Joe Truman wins bronze in the men's 1km time trial at the Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-truman-wins-bronze-in-mens-1km-time-trial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-truman-wins-bronze-in-mens-1km-time-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Very special’: Archibald makes golden return at Cycling World Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rider helps Great Britain defend team pursuit titleArchibald missed Paris Olympics with serious leg injuriesKatie Archibald struck gold on her return from serious leg injuries as Great Britain successfully defended the women&rsquo;s team pursuit title at the Cycling World Championships in Denmark.Archibald&rsquo;s hopes of more Olympic success in Paris were dashed when she suffered a fractured tibia and fibula, dislocated ankle and ligament damage in a freak accident when stumbling over a step i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/very-special-archibald-makes-golden-return-at-cycling-world-championships/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 23:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/very-special-archibald-makes-golden-return-at-cycling-world-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB win women's team pursuit gold at World Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Archibald wins gold on her return to racing as she, Megan Barker, Josie Knight and Anna Morris are crowned team pursuit world champions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-win-womens-team-pursuit-gold-at-world-championships/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-win-womens-team-pursuit-gold-at-world-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archibald makes golden return as GB win team pursuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Archibald's triumphant return from injury helps Team GB defeat Germany by seven seconds to comfortably retain the Women's Team Pursuit title at the Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-makes-golden-return-as-gb-win-team-pursuit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-makes-golden-return-as-gb-win-team-pursuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['So close!' - Denmark edge out GB in men's team pursuit final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Great Britain narrowly miss out on gold by 0.321 seconds as Denmark win the men's team pursuit final at the Track Cycling World Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/so-close-denmark-edge-out-gb-in-mens-team-pursuit-final/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/so-close-denmark-edge-out-gb-in-mens-team-pursuit-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good money, no team tactics and cute dogs: the rise of pro cycling freelancers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many US riders are turning their back on the sport in Europe to ride in gravel races back home. There is less support but more opportunitiesFor decades, professional cycling has been dominated by European World Tour teams. But in the last decade, American gravel privateers have disrupted that paradigm.&ldquo;The World Tour is like being in the NFL or NBA,&rdquo; says Peter Stetina, who rode for three different teams on the tour, the highest tier of professional road cycling, from 2010 to 2019. &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/good-money-no-team-tactics-and-cute-dogs-the-rise-of-pro-cycling-freelancers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/good-money-no-team-tactics-and-cute-dogs-the-rise-of-pro-cycling-freelancers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Really special' - Paris champions add world sprint gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma Finucane, Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant dominate the women&rsquo;s team sprint to claim Great Britain&rsquo;s first track world cycling gold in the event since 2008 in Ballerup, Denmark]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/really-special-paris-champions-add-world-sprint-gold/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/really-special-paris-champions-add-world-sprint-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB qualify for men's team pursuit final with convincing win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as GB defeat USA by over five seconds to reach the men's team pursuit final at the Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-qualify-for-mens-team-pursuit-final-with-convincing-win/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-qualify-for-mens-team-pursuit-final-with-convincing-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB win women's team sprint gold at World Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Emma Finucane, Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant continue their gold medal heroics from Paris 2024 and win the women's team sprint final at the Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-win-womens-team-sprint-gold-at-world-championships/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-win-womens-team-sprint-gold-at-world-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['My foot wasn't where it was meant to be' - Archibald on injury return]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-time Olympic track cycling gold medallist Katie Archibald chats to her old team-mate Laura Kenny before the World Championships in Denmark.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/my-foot-wasnt-where-it-was-meant-to-be-archibald-on-injury-return/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 07:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/my-foot-wasnt-where-it-was-meant-to-be-archibald-on-injury-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archibald 'happier on the bike' after freak injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Archibald says she feels "happier on the bike" ahead of her comeback from a freak injury at the track cycling World Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-happier-on-the-bike-after-freak-injury/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-happier-on-the-bike-after-freak-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Archibald: ‘My job satisfaction is a 10. The rest of my life is definitely not’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Archibald, who returns to racing for GB at the worlds in Denmark, is eyeing the LA Olympics despite being upended by the death of her partner and a horrific injuryKatie Archibald reflects on the differences between sport, life and death with such moving insight that I have to look away. So much raw &shy;feeling is etched into her face, as her eyes fill with tears, that it seems intrusive to just sit and see such pain. I touch her arm lightly in attempted reassurance and then try to turn &s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/katie-archibald-my-job-satisfaction-is-a-10-the-rest-of-my-life-is-definitely-not/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/katie-archibald-my-job-satisfaction-is-a-10-the-rest-of-my-life-is-definitely-not/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar continues mastery with long-range raid to win Il Lombardia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenian attacks with 48km to go to win by 3min 16secTom Pidcock &lsquo;deselected&rsquo; for race amid Ineos exit talkTadej Pogacar obliterated the field to win his fourth Il Lombardia in a row and claim his 25th victory of the 2024 season. The Slovenian star powered away from the peloton with just over 48km to go and finished 3min 16sec ahead of Remco Evenepoel in second.Giulio Ciccone earned himself a spot on the podium with a move inside the final 5km to catch and go away from the chasing p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-continues-mastery-with-long-range-raid-to-win-il-lombardia/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-continues-mastery-with-long-range-raid-to-win-il-lombardia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ineos Effect: hit and miss as Jim Ratcliffe’s tentacles have gone global]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ratcliffe has built an empire of assets across different sports but his teams have enjoyed varying degrees of successShould Sir Ben Ainslie&rsquo;s crew achieve the seemingly impossible and bring home the America&rsquo;s Cup it will be the biggest sporting triumph yet for Ineos, whose tentacles now lie across the elite landscape in six disciplines. Despite heavy investment and the oversight of Sir Dave Brailsford it has been a mixed bag so far for Sir Jim Ratcliffe&rsquo;s petrochemicals company]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-ineos-effect-hit-and-miss-as-jim-ratcliffes-tentacles-have-gone-global/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-ineos-effect-hit-and-miss-as-jim-ratcliffes-tentacles-have-gone-global/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish: November Criterium in Singapore to be final professional race]]></title><description><![CDATA[39-year-old has not raced since Tour de France in July&lsquo;I&rsquo;ve still got races this year. I&rsquo;m still training for them&rsquo;Mark Cavendish is set to compete in his final professional race at the two-day Tour de France Criterium in early November, according to the &shy;organisers of the Singapore race.Cavendish, 39, has amassed 165 stage victories, including a record 35 wins at the Tour de France, but has not competed since achieving that milestone in July. The Isle of Man native a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendish-november-criterium-in-singapore-to-be-final-professional-race/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendish-november-criterium-in-singapore-to-be-final-professional-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cavendish's final race set to be in Singapore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish&rsquo;s final professional race is set to be the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore in November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendishs-final-race-set-to-be-in-singapore/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendishs-final-race-set-to-be-in-singapore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Backstedt takes first pro win at Simac Ladies Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Zoe Backstedt claims a maiden professional win, finishing first on stage one of the Simac Ladies Tour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/backstedt-takes-first-pro-win-at-simac-ladies-tour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/backstedt-takes-first-pro-win-at-simac-ladies-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retiring Rowe leaves Ineos for first director role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luke Rowe is to leave Ineos Grenadiers after 13 years and join French team Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale as a sports director.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/retiring-rowe-leaves-ineos-for-first-director-role/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 14:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/retiring-rowe-leaves-ineos-for-first-director-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archibald returns for Worlds after freak injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Archibald will return to action at the Track Cycling World Championships after recovering from the injury that ruled her out of the Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-returns-for-worlds-after-freak-injury/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-returns-for-worlds-after-freak-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storey final contestant announced for Dancing on Ice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Record-breaking Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey completes the 2025 line-up for ITV's Dancing on Ice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/storey-final-contestant-announced-for-dancing-on-ice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/storey-final-contestant-announced-for-dancing-on-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m pretty smoked, mate’: Lachlan Morton completes epic 14,200km ride around Australia in record time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pro cyclist ends 30-day journey in home town of Port Macquarie, smashing previous record by nearly a weekFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn 1899, a cyclist left Perth with the aim of riding the circumference of the Australian mainland. It took him 245 days. In the century to follow, that record mark has slowly been whittled down. On Saturday, Australian pro cyclist Lachlan Morton smashed a new best time &ndash; fini]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/im-pretty-smoked-mate-lachlan-morton-completes-epic-14200km-ride-around-australia-in-record-time/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 06:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/im-pretty-smoked-mate-lachlan-morton-completes-epic-14200km-ride-around-australia-in-record-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cavendish committed to completing 2024 race plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Mark Cavendish says he is still committed to completing his 2024 race schedule after receiving his knighthood at Windsor Castle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-committed-to-completing-2024-race-plans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-committed-to-completing-2024-race-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arise, Sir Mark: Cavendish hints at comeback after receiving knighthood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Says it will be &lsquo;really nice&rsquo; to race as a Knight CommanderNo more Tours but &lsquo;I&rsquo;ve still got races this year&rsquo;Sir Mark Cavendish has said it will be &ldquo;really nice&rdquo; to race as a Knight Commander as he received a knighthood at Windsor Castle. The 39-year-old from the Isle of Man finished this season with a record-breaking 35th career Tour de France stage win in what he said would &ldquo;likely&rdquo; be his last race.However, he has postponed retirement befo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/arise-sir-mark-cavendish-hints-at-comeback-after-receiving-knighthood/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/arise-sir-mark-cavendish-hints-at-comeback-after-receiving-knighthood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar has delivered an alternative reality for the true believers | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? With 23 titles in one rhapsodic year, the Slovenian has made an art of winningHe&rsquo;s going. And for the first few seconds after Tadej Pogacar launches the solo attack that will win him the world championship, nobody can quite believe it. He&rsquo;s going. &ldquo;Suicide move,&rdquo; Remco Evenepoel mutters to Mathieu van der Poel alongside him. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t even know he&rsquo;d gone, to be honest,&rdquo; Britain&rsquo;s Oscar Onley would]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-has-delivered-an-alternative-reality-for-the-true-believers-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-has-delivered-an-alternative-reality-for-the-true-believers-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling Road World Championships 2024 – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UCI brought the greatest road riders to Switzerland in ultimate test of talent, tenacity and toughness Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-road-world-championships-2024-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-road-world-championships-2024-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar lands world road race championship to complete triple crown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenian adds to victories in Tour and GiroAustralia&rsquo;s Ben O&rsquo;Connor second in ZurichRipping up the script is the Tadej Pogacar way, and on Sunday the Slovene&rsquo;s unique approach to bike racing won him the world road race championship in Zurich, thanks to an audacious, borderline foolhardy attack 100km from the finish.Finishing solo, just 33sec ahead of the Australian Ben O&rsquo;Connor, Pogacar joined Eddy Merckx and Stephen Roche, the only others to have landed men&rsquo;s cycl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-lands-world-road-race-championship-to-complete-triple-crown/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-lands-world-road-race-championship-to-complete-triple-crown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Epic' Pogacar wins world road race title to complete historic 'Triple Crown']]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar wins the world road race title in Switzerland becoming only the third man to win the 'Triple Crown' of the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and world title in the same year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/epic-pogacar-wins-world-road-race-title-to-complete-historic-triple-crown/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/epic-pogacar-wins-world-road-race-title-to-complete-historic-triple-crown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar completes 'Triple Crown' with first world title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar produces a stunning solo ride to win his first world road race title in Switzerland and cap a "perfect season".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-completes-triple-crown-with-first-world-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-completes-triple-crown-with-first-world-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar wins Cycling Road World Championships 2024 men’s elite race – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Slovenian completed his triple crown of Giro, Tour and Worlds with a devastating ride from 100km out245km to go: Into open country, and through some farmland and, yes, Swiss cottages. It&rsquo;s a Norwegian and an Ecuadorian, Jonathan Caicedo. The Vatican City entrant is being spat well out the back, and needs snookers &ndash; and prayers - to finish. But here comes a serious move, and it includes Bardet, and two Belgians. Three Americans, too. The gentleman from Belize, Cory Williams, who w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-wins-cycling-road-world-championships-2024-mens-elite-race-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-wins-cycling-road-world-championships-2024-mens-elite-race-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadeg Pogacar wins Cycling Road World Championships 2024 men’s elite race – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Slovenian completed his triple crown of Giro, Tour and Worlds with a devastating ride from 100km out245km to go: Into open country, and through some farmland and, yes, Swiss cottages. It&rsquo;s a Norwegian and an Ecuadorian, Jonathan Caicedo. The Vatican City entrant is being spat well out the back, and needs snookers &ndash; and prayers - to finish. But here comes a serious move, and it includes Bardet, and two Belgians. Three Americans, too. The gentleman from Belize, Cory Williams, who w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadeg-pogacar-wins-cycling-road-world-championships-2024-mens-elite-race-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadeg-pogacar-wins-cycling-road-world-championships-2024-mens-elite-race-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadeg Pogacar wins Cycling Road World Championships 2024 men’s elite race – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Slovenian completed his triple crown of Giro, Tour and Worlds with a devastating ride from 100km out245km to go: Into open country, and through some farmland and, yes, Swiss cottages. It&rsquo;s a Norwegian and an Ecuadorian, Jonathan Caicedo. The Vatican City entrant is being spat well out the back, and needs snookers &ndash; and prayers - to finish. But here comes a serious move, and it includes Bardet, and two Belgians. Three Americans, too. The gentleman from Belize, Cory Williams, who w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadeg-pogacar-wins-cycling-road-world-championships-2024-mens-elite-race-live/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadeg-pogacar-wins-cycling-road-world-championships-2024-mens-elite-race-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling Road World Championships 2024: men’s elite race – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live updates from the 273.9km epic race around ZurichCat Ferguson on her double gold | And drop John a mailZurich has hosted an event that should not be remembered for the winner of its races. Instead, all thoughts might concentrate on the sad loss of Swiss rider Muriel Furrer, 18, who died after the women&rsquo;s junior race. One of the cruelties of sport is that the show always goes on, though perhaps the departed want it that way, too. After Saturday&rsquo;s thriller, with Lotte Kopecky winni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-road-world-championships-2024-mens-elite-race-live/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-road-world-championships-2024-mens-elite-race-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lotte Kopecky battles through rain to retain world road race title in Zurich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kopecky finds late burst of energy to win goldMinute&rsquo;s silence held before race for Muriel FurrerA women&rsquo;s world championship road race for the ages was won by Lotte Kopecky, who survived everything a spiteful Zurich afternoon could throw at her to retain her rainbow jersey. On a day where the rain was incessant and temperatures struggled into double figures, the 28-year-old&rsquo;s body felt frozen long before the end and she was dropped on the final climb as Demi Vollering pushed t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/lotte-kopecky-battles-through-rain-to-retain-world-road-race-title-in-zurich/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/lotte-kopecky-battles-through-rain-to-retain-world-road-race-title-in-zurich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kopecky defends road race world title in thrilling sprint finish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Belgium's Lotte Kopecky defends her elite women's road race world title in a thrilling sprint finish at the 2024 Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Switzerland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/kopecky-defends-road-race-world-title-in-thrilling-sprint-finish/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/kopecky-defends-road-race-world-title-in-thrilling-sprint-finish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Storey retains women's C5 world road title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Sarah Storey retains her C5 world road race title at the Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Switzerland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-storey-retains-womens-c5-world-road-title/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-storey-retains-womens-c5-world-road-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling Road World Championships 2024: Kopecky wins women’s elite race again – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite looking beaten with 17km to go, the Belgian recovered to secure back-to-back rainbow jerseys in hideously bad conditions in Switzerland138km to go: Our lead trio of Caroline Baur (Switzerland), Sara Martin (Spain) and Nina Berton (Luxembourg) extend the gap to 1min 12sec. It&rsquo;s still pouring rain but a lot of the riders have removed their rain jackets having been out on the road for long enough to warm up.142km to go: Defending champion Lotte Kopecky is fourth from the front of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-road-world-championships-2024-kopecky-wins-womens-elite-race-again-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-road-world-championships-2024-kopecky-wins-womens-elite-race-again-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I'm cold' - Storey retains world title in wet conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Sarah Storey retains her C5 road race title in very wet conditions at the 2024 Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Switzerland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/im-cold-storey-retains-world-title-in-wet-conditions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/im-cold-storey-retains-world-title-in-wet-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speedy Cat Ferguson still plans ‘to take it slow’ after double cycling gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eighteen-year-old from Yorkshire with two junior world titles in past week will not get carried away as she joins MovistarCat Ferguson was always likely to shine at the UCI Road World Championships in Zurich, but winning two junior world titles in the space of 48 hours was beyond even her greatest expectations.The 18-year-old from Skipton, North Yorkshire, has been winning British national titles and gold medals in the Youth Olympics since her early teens. In 2023, she won the junior Tour of Fla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/speedy-cat-ferguson-still-plans-to-take-it-slow-after-double-cycling-gold/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/speedy-cat-ferguson-still-plans-to-take-it-slow-after-double-cycling-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling Road World Championships 2024: women’s elite race – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from the 154km race, due to finish in ZurichHave any thoughts? You can send Barry an email138km to go: Our lead trio of Caroline Baur (Switzerland), Sara Martin (Spain) and Nina Berton (Luxembourg) extend the gap to 1min 12sec. It&rsquo;s still pouring rain but a lot of the riders have removed their rain jackets having been out on the road for long enough to warm up.142km to go: Defending champion Lotte Kopecky is fourth from the front of the main bunch, staying out of any potential trou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-road-world-championships-2024-womens-elite-race-live/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-road-world-championships-2024-womens-elite-race-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swiss rider Muriel Furrer, 18, dies after fall at world cycling championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Furrer suffered fatal head injury during junior road raceUCI confirms &lsquo;tragic news&rsquo; in a statement on FridayThe Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer has died after suffering a serious head injury at the world road race championships in Zurich, the governing body Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has confirmed.&ldquo;It is with great sadness that the UCI and the organising committee of the 2024 UCI road world championships in Zurich, Switzerland, today learned the tragic news of the death of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/swiss-rider-muriel-furrer-18-dies-after-fall-at-world-cycling-championships/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/swiss-rider-muriel-furrer-18-dies-after-fall-at-world-cycling-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swiss cyclist Furrer dies after crash at Worlds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer dies after suffering a serious head injury at the Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Switzerland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/swiss-cyclist-furrer-dies-after-crash-at-worlds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/swiss-cyclist-furrer-dies-after-crash-at-worlds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Robertson takes second in men's C2 road race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Matthew Robertson finishes second in the men's C2 road race at the Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Switzerland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-robertson-takes-second-in-mens-c2-road-race/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-robertson-takes-second-in-mens-c2-road-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muriel Furrer sustains serious head injury at Road World Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swiss rider airlifted to hospital after fall in road race&lsquo;Extremely concerned by the situation,&rsquo; says UCIThe Swiss rider Muriel Furrer sustained a serious head injury after she fell heavily during the women&rsquo;s junior road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Zurich.The UCI said the 18-year-old was airlifted to hospital immediately by an emergency helicopter but the reason behind her fall has not yet been determined. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/muriel-furrer-sustains-serious-head-injury-at-road-world-championships/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/muriel-furrer-sustains-serious-head-injury-at-road-world-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muriel Furrer sustains serious head injury at para world championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swiss rider airlifted to hospital after fall in road race&lsquo;Extremely concerned by the situation,&rsquo; say UCI The Swiss rider Muriel Furrer sustained a serious head injury after she fell heavily during the women&rsquo;s junior road race at the para-cycling world championships in Zurich, cycling&rsquo;s governing body said on Thursday.The UCI said the 18-year-old was airlifted to hospital immediately by an emergency helicopter but the reason behind her fall has not yet been determined. Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/muriel-furrer-sustains-serious-head-injury-at-para-world-championships/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/muriel-furrer-sustains-serious-head-injury-at-para-world-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Ferguson wins junior road race &amp; Graham C3 title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Cat Ferguson wins the junior road race and Fin Graham the Para C3 road race at the UCI World and Para-Road Cycling World Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-ferguson-wins-junior-road-race-amp-graham-c3-title/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-ferguson-wins-junior-road-race-amp-graham-c3-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grace Brown leads Australia to world mixed relay cycling gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team pips Germany by less than a second in SwitzerlandMedal is retiring Brown&rsquo;s second gold of championshipsGrace Brown&rsquo;s farewell tour has hit another highlight with the cycling great helping Australia snatch gold in the mixed team time trial at the world championships in Switzerland.Brown and Brodie Chapman, riding the second leg of the relay event, held on during the final sprint to pip Germany by less than a second after 53.7km of racing that included nearly 1,000m of climbing. C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/grace-brown-leads-australia-to-world-mixed-relay-cycling-gold/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/grace-brown-leads-australia-to-world-mixed-relay-cycling-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Unwin and Holl win World silver in Zurich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl win silver in the women's B road race at the UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships in Zurich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-unwin-and-holl-win-world-silver-in-zurich/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-unwin-and-holl-win-world-silver-in-zurich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Ferguson, Barrow and Brown win world titles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cat Ferguson, Felix Barrow and Fran Brown each claim global titles as Great Britain win nine medals on day four at the UCI Road and Para-Cycling Road World Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-ferguson-barrow-and-brown-win-world-titles/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-ferguson-barrow-and-brown-win-world-titles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB miss out on World Para-cycling medals in Zurich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain miss out on Para-cycling road medals on the third day of action at the World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-miss-out-on-world-para-cycling-medals-in-zurich/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-miss-out-on-world-para-cycling-medals-in-zurich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grace Brown’s historic double ensures she bows out on top of the cycling world | Kieran Pender]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian will retire having gone from not owning a bike less than a decade ago to winning Olympic and world titles in the same yearOne of the hardest things in elite sport is knowing when to quit. For athletes who strive to go faster, jump higher, break records and win more, quitting is an unnatural thought. The extraordinary level of determination required to reach the upper echelons of any sporting discipline makes choosing when to pull the pin an agonising decision.All of which undersco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/grace-browns-historic-double-ensures-she-bows-out-on-top-of-the-cycling-world-kieran-pender/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 05:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/grace-browns-historic-double-ensures-she-bows-out-on-top-of-the-cycling-world-kieran-pender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remco Evenepoel and Grace Brown win cycling world time trial titles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pair are first to win Olympics and worlds in same seasonEvenepoel retains crown despite chain dropping offThe double Olympic gold medallist Remco Evenepoel successfully defended the world time trial title he won in last year&rsquo;s World Road Championships in Glasgow, with victory in this year&rsquo;s event in Zurich.The Belgian, who won gold in the men&rsquo;s road race and time trial at Paris 2024, joined Grace Brown, winner of the women&rsquo;s Olympic time trial, as the first to hold both O]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/remco-evenepoel-and-grace-brown-win-cycling-world-time-trial-titles/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/remco-evenepoel-and-grace-brown-win-cycling-world-time-trial-titles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evenepoel pips Ganna to world time trial title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Road World Championships: Remco Evenepoel pips Filippo Ganna]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evenepoel-pips-ganna-to-world-time-trial-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evenepoel-pips-ganna-to-world-time-trial-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storey beats Gaugain at World Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Storey wins her 38th Para-cycling world championship title in the women's C4-C5 individual road race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/storey-beats-gaugain-at-world-championships/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/storey-beats-gaugain-at-world-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brown wins elite World time trial in final season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's Grace Brown wins the women's elite time trial in her final season as a professional with Netherlands' Demi Vollering second.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/brown-wins-elite-world-time-trial-in-final-season/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/brown-wins-elite-world-time-trial-in-final-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dominant Storey wins World C5 time trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dame Sarah Storey wins the C5 time trial at the Road World Championships - her 18th world title on the road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dominant-storey-wins-world-c5-time-trial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dominant-storey-wins-world-c5-time-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Pardoe and Reilly win European BMX gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Sasha Pardoe and Kieran Reilly both win gold in the BMX European Freestyle Championships in Switzerland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-pardoe-and-reilly-win-european-bmx-gold/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-pardoe-and-reilly-win-european-bmx-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['One more race' - GB's Graham targets Worlds three-peat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's double Paralympic champion Fin Graham on trying to win his third consecutive World Championship title.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/one-more-race-gbs-graham-targets-worlds-three-peat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/one-more-race-gbs-graham-targets-worlds-three-peat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van Aert commits rest of career to Visma Lease a Bike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nine-time Tour de France stage winner Wout van Aert agrees to stay with Visma Lease a Bike for the rest of his career.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-aert-commits-rest-of-career-to-visma-lease-a-bike/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-aert-commits-rest-of-career-to-visma-lease-a-bike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pidcock and Henderson to lead GB at World Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Pidcock, Anna Henderson and Sarah Storey have all been included in Great Britain's squad for the 2024 UCI Road World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-and-henderson-to-lead-gb-at-world-championships/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-and-henderson-to-lead-gb-at-world-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a lot of pedalling, mate’: cyclist Lachlan Morton making record pace in 14,200km journey around Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The professional rider says the demands of the outback odyssey are &lsquo;wildly different&rsquo; from racing as he eyes fastest circumnavigationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not a holiday,&rdquo; says Lachlan Morton, an Australian professional cyclist more than one-third of his way through an epic quest to cycle around Australia.More than a century ago, in June 1899, Arthur Richardson left Perth to ride the circumference of the Australian continent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/its-a-lot-of-pedalling-mate-cyclist-lachlan-morton-making-record-pace-in-14200km-journey-around-australia-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/its-a-lot-of-pedalling-mate-cyclist-lachlan-morton-making-record-pace-in-14200km-journey-around-australia-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a lot of pedalling mate’: cyclist Lachlan Morton making record pace in 14,200km journey around Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The professional rider says the demands of the outback odyssey are &lsquo;wildly different&rsquo; from racing as he eyes fastest circumnavigationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not a holiday,&rdquo; says Lachlan Morton, an Australian professional cyclist more than one-third of his way through an epic quest to cycle around Australia.More than a century ago, in June 1899, Arthur Richardson left Perth to ride the circumference of the Australian continent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/its-a-lot-of-pedalling-mate-cyclist-lachlan-morton-making-record-pace-in-14200km-journey-around-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/its-a-lot-of-pedalling-mate-cyclist-lachlan-morton-making-record-pace-in-14200km-journey-around-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primoz Roglic secures fourth Vuelta a España title to equal record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenian beats Ben O&rsquo;Connor by 2min 36secStefan K&uuml;ng wins final day time-trial in MadridSlovenia&rsquo;s Primoz Roglic sealed a record-equalling fourth Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a title on Sunday after retaining his overall lead in the final stage of the race, a 24.6km individual time-trial in Madrid that was won by Stefan K&uuml;ng.Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe&rsquo;s Roglic reclaimed the red jersey from the Australian rider Ben O&rsquo;Connor with a devastating solo attack on stage 19 on Fri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/primoz-roglic-secures-fourth-vuelta-a-espaa-title-to-equal-record/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/primoz-roglic-secures-fourth-vuelta-a-espaa-title-to-equal-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roglic wins record-equalling fourth Vuelta title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Primoz Roglic wins a record-equalling fourth consecutive Vuelta a Espana title after safely getting through the final individual time trial stage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-wins-record-equalling-fourth-vuelta-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-wins-record-equalling-fourth-vuelta-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steve Williams wins Tour of Britain title as Govekar takes frantic final stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welshman claims rare home tour winOnley second overall as Donovan misses out on podiumSuperficially, the final stage of this year&rsquo;s Tour of Britain into a windswept Felixstowe had a routine look, a chaotic bunch sprint won by the Slovenian Matevz Govekar, and Steve Williams of Wales straightforwardly sealing overall victory. But what preceded the sprint was 158 kilometres of anarchic racing, with a strong southerly splitting the peloton repeatedly amid a frantic series of attacks and chase]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/steve-williams-wins-tour-of-britain-title-as-govekar-takes-frantic-final-stage/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/steve-williams-wins-tour-of-britain-title-as-govekar-takes-frantic-final-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Williams claims Tour of Britain victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Stevie Williams wins the 2024 Tour of Britain, while Matevz Govekar claims victory in the race's sixth and final stage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-williams-claims-tour-of-britain-victory/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-williams-claims-tour-of-britain-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dunbar wins stage as Roglic all but seals Vuelta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eddie Dunbar wins the penultimate stage of the Vuelta a Espana as Primoz Roglic extends his overall lead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dunbar-wins-stage-as-roglic-all-but-seals-vuelta/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dunbar-wins-stage-as-roglic-all-but-seals-vuelta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Dunbar holds on for second stage win as Roglic leads Vuelta into final day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish rider finishes seven seconds clear on stage 20Roglic has 2min 2sec overall lead for Sunday&rsquo;s time trialIreland&rsquo;s Eddie Dunbar hung on to win stage 20 of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a on Saturday, his second stage win of the race, with three-times former champion Primoz Roglic coming in third and extending his overall lead ahead of Sunday&rsquo;s final stage.Dunbar, who also won stage 11 for his Team Jayco AlUla, took off in pursuit of the leader Pavel Sivakov with five kilometres]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/eddie-dunbar-holds-on-for-second-stage-win-as-roglic-leads-vuelta-into-final-day/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/eddie-dunbar-holds-on-for-second-stage-win-as-roglic-leads-vuelta-into-final-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magnier seals hat-trick of Tour of Britain stage wins, Williams leads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frenchman Paul Magnier completes a hat-trick of stage wins on the Tour of Britain while GB's Stevie Williams maintains a 16-second lead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/magnier-seals-hat-trick-of-tour-of-britain-stage-wins-williams-leads/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/magnier-seals-hat-trick-of-tour-of-britain-stage-wins-williams-leads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Williams keeps Tour of Britain lead as Magnier kicks to hat-trick on stage five]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frenchman eyes fourth stage victoryRace finishes in Felixstowe on SundayIf Paul Magnier was not already aware of the French saying &ldquo;never two without three&rdquo; then he should be now, having taken his third stage win in the Tour of Britain, this time in Northampton, where it was the same picture as in Kelso on Tuesday and Newark on Friday: a last kilometre lead-out from Julian Alaphilippe and a perfectly timed final surge that caught the other sprinters napping. Overall, Steve Williams r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/williams-keeps-tour-of-britain-lead-as-magnier-kicks-to-hat-trick-on-stage-five/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/williams-keeps-tour-of-britain-lead-as-magnier-kicks-to-hat-trick-on-stage-five/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s Paralympic athletes’ final week in action in Paris – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[World records and gold medals have been just part of the story during the second week of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Here are some of the highlightsAustralia&rsquo;s Tim Hodge calls for greater para-sport funding after winning third medal Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-paralympic-athletes-final-week-in-action-in-paris-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 04:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-paralympic-athletes-final-week-in-action-in-paris-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primoz Roglic seizes chance on climb to take Vuelta stage 19 and red jersey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roglic opens 1min 54sec time gap in overall standingsBen O&rsquo;Connor finally overtaken after 13 days in leadA strategic breakaway on the final gruelling ascent in the mountains of northern Spain secured Primoz Roglic victory on stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a, as well as the leader&rsquo;s red jersey, on Friday.The 34-year-old had lost the red jersey to Australian Ben O&rsquo;Connor after stage six but has since chipped away at the lead before reclaiming it with an impressive performan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/primoz-roglic-seizes-chance-on-climb-to-take-vuelta-stage-19-and-red-jersey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/primoz-roglic-seizes-chance-on-climb-to-take-vuelta-stage-19-and-red-jersey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roglic wins stage 19 to take Vuelta lead off O'Connor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Primoz Roglic claims victory in stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana to finally leapfrog Ben O'Connor in the general classification.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-wins-stage-19-to-take-vuelta-lead-off-oconnor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-wins-stage-19-to-take-vuelta-lead-off-oconnor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Magnier exploits ‘mousehole’ to take fourth stage of Tour of Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frenchman moves past Ethan Vernon to take winSteve Williams holds on to overall lead in NewarkThe list of previous Tour of Britain winners in Newark is short, but it points to a promising future for the Frenchman Paul Magnier, who took his second stage win in four days on the banks of the Trent. Colombia&rsquo;s Fernando Gaviria (2017) and the Dutchman Olav Kooij (2023) are both sprint names to be reckoned with, and these two incisive victories suggest the 20-year-old Magnier is on the same road]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/paul-magnier-exploits-mousehole-to-take-fourth-stage-of-tour-of-britain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/paul-magnier-exploits-mousehole-to-take-fourth-stage-of-tour-of-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magnier wins stage four of Tour of Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frenchman Paul Magnier cruises to victory in stage four of the Tour of Britain on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/magnier-wins-stage-four-of-tour-of-britain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/magnier-wins-stage-four-of-tour-of-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storey wins 19th Paralympic gold in thrilling road race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Storey wins a record-extending 19th Paralympic gold medal as she claims victory in the cycling road race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/storey-wins-19th-paralympic-gold-in-thrilling-road-race/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/storey-wins-19th-paralympic-gold-in-thrilling-road-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berrade wins Vuelta stage 18 with late solo attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Urko Berrade's late attack proves decisive as the Spaniard powers to a maiden pro victory in the 18th stage of the Vuelta a Espana.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/berrade-wins-vuelta-stage-18-with-late-solo-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/berrade-wins-vuelta-stage-18-with-late-solo-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urko Berrade wins Vuelta stage 18 in late break with O’Connor keeping red jersey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spaniard takes 18th stage through the Basque hillsLeader maintains five-second gap over RoglicSpain&rsquo;s Urko Berrade won the 18th stage of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a on Thursday with a late breakaway in the Basque hills as Australian Ben O&rsquo;Connor kept the leader&rsquo;s red jersey.The northern Spanish terrain proved challenging, with a leading group of 13 riders still together up the final serious ascent before the last 40km to the finish line just outside the village of Maeztu. Contin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/urko-berrade-wins-vuelta-stage-18-in-late-break-with-oconnor-keeping-red-jersey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/urko-berrade-wins-vuelta-stage-18-in-late-break-with-oconnor-keeping-red-jersey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steve Williams wins ‘chaotic’ Tour of Britain third stage to extend race lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rider claims second consecutive stage win in BarnsleyAlaphilippe and Sutton threaten in rainy conditionsSteve Williams tightened his grip on the Tour of Britain on the uphill finish in Barnsley, extending his lead with a 10sec time bonus by winning stage three. It was a second stage win in two days for Williams at the end of a pulsating four hours of racing across Yorkshire. It was far from plain sailing, however, with first Julian Alaphilippe and then Louis Sutton giving the Welshman and his Is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/steve-williams-wins-chaotic-tour-of-britain-third-stage-to-extend-race-lead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/steve-williams-wins-chaotic-tour-of-britain-third-stage-to-extend-race-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Williams wins back-to-back Tour of Britain stages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wales' Stevie Williams wins a second consecutive Tour of Britain stage after a burst for the line in Barnsley.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/williams-wins-back-to-back-tour-of-britain-stages/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/williams-wins-back-to-back-tour-of-britain-stages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Injured Van Aert to miss rest of the season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgian cyclist Wout van Aert will not race again this season after crashing out of the Vuelta a Espana, his team Visma Lease a Bike says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/injured-van-aert-to-miss-rest-of-the-season/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/injured-van-aert-to-miss-rest-of-the-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groves takes third win of 2024 Vuelta on stage 17]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's Kaden Groves sprints to his third victory of this year's Vuelta a Espana on stage 17 in Santander.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/groves-takes-third-win-of-2024-vuelta-on-stage-17/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/groves-takes-third-win-of-2024-vuelta-on-stage-17/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s Kaden Groves wins third Vuelta stage in mass sprint finish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pavel Bittner and Vito Braet finish second and thirdBen O&rsquo;Connor maintains hold on leader&rsquo;s red jerseyAustralia&rsquo;s Kaden Groves (Alpecin&ndash;Deceuninck) secured his third stage win of the Vuelta a Espanna with a perfectly timed sprint in Stage 17 on Wednesday.The Czech rider Pavel Bittner (DSM&ndash;Firmenich PostNL) and Belgium&rsquo;s Vito Braet (Intermarch&eacute;&ndash;Wanty) came second and third in a mass sprint finish on very wet streets. Australian Ben O&rsquo;Connor (]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-kaden-groves-wins-third-vuelta-stage-in-mass-sprint-finish/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-kaden-groves-wins-third-vuelta-stage-in-mass-sprint-finish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wales' Williams wins Tour of Britain stage two]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wales' Stephen Williams outsprints Julian Alaphilippe to win stage two of the Tour of Britain in Redcar and claim the overall lead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wales-williams-wins-tour-of-britain-stage-two/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wales-williams-wins-tour-of-britain-stage-two/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Williams outsprints Alaphilippe for Tour of Britain stage two success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israel-Premier Tech rider wins sprint finish in RedcarWelshman and Joe Blackmore in frame for GC victorySteve Williams&rsquo;s annus mirabilis took another turn on the seafront at &shy;Redcar, with an emphatic win on stage two of the Tour of Britain after the final 50km through the North York Moors and Cleveland hills witnessed a ding-dong battle between Israel&#8209;Premier Tech and Soudal Quick-Step.In the end Soudal&rsquo;s double world champion, Julian Alaphilippe, was unable to get past Wil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/williams-outsprints-alaphilippe-for-tour-of-britain-stage-two-success/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/williams-outsprints-alaphilippe-for-tour-of-britain-stage-two-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storey wins 18th Paralympic gold on 'appalling' course]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Storey beat French hope Heidi Gaugain in the road cycling time trial to win her 18th Paralympic gold, as GB picked up four medals at Clichy-sous-Bois on Wednesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/storey-wins-18th-paralympic-gold-on-appalling-course/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/storey-wins-18th-paralympic-gold-on-appalling-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are using a very old bike’: meet Ghana’s first blind Paralympic cyclist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frederick Assor and Rudolf Mensah came last in their events and with resources scarce, they hope their efforts can spark changeThere are no velodromes in Ghana. But there is a Paralympic track cyclist. His name is Frederick Assor and at the Paris velodrome he and his pilot, Rudolf Mensah, loop the track on a brightly-coloured tandem with spoked wheels and a Heath Robinson air.Assor and Mensah finished last in the men&rsquo;s B 4,000m individual pursuit on the first day at the track, their time o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/we-are-using-a-very-old-bike-meet-ghanas-first-blind-paralympic-cyclist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/we-are-using-a-very-old-bike-meet-ghanas-first-blind-paralympic-cyclist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magnier wins Tour of Britain opening stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[French rider Paul Magnier wins the opening stage of the Tour of Britain 2024 with a sprint finish in Kelso.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/magnier-wins-tour-of-britain-opening-stage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/magnier-wins-tour-of-britain-opening-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evenepoel and Alaphilippe set up Tour of Britain stage one win for Magnier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soudal-Quickstep teamwork tees up 20-year-oldTom Pidcock fifth for Ineos, Ethan Vernon secondThe spectacle of Remco Evenepoel and Julian Alaphilippe unchained is worth the viewing, and if Tuesday&rsquo;s opening stage of the Tour of Britain sets a precedent, this could be quite a week. The Belgian double Olympic champion and the French former double world champion combined on the roads of the Scottish borders to set up the win in Kelso for their youthful Soudal-Quickstep teammate Paul Magnier.Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evenepoel-and-alaphilippe-set-up-tour-of-britain-stage-one-win-for-magnier/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evenepoel-and-alaphilippe-set-up-tour-of-britain-stage-one-win-for-magnier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van Aert abandons Vuelta after crash as Soler wins stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Green jersey holder Wout van Aert abandons the Vuelta a Espana after a crash, while Marc Soler wins the mountainous stage 16]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-aert-abandons-vuelta-after-crash-as-soler-wins-stage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-aert-abandons-vuelta-after-crash-as-soler-wins-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben O’Connor clings on to Vuelta red jersey as Wout van Aert crashes out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Primoz Roglic cuts O&rsquo;Connor&rsquo;s overall lead to five secondsMarc Soler climbs to win stage 16 at Lagos de CovadongaMarc Soler found a superb late surge to win stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a, on a dramatic day in the mountains which saw Primoz Roglic cut Ben O&rsquo;Connor&rsquo;s overall lead to just five seconds as Wout van Aert crashed out of the race.Soler (UAE Team Emirates) was first to reach the summit finish at Lagos de Covadonga, in a time of four hours, 44 minutes and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ben-oconnor-clings-on-to-vuelta-red-jersey-as-wout-van-aert-crashes-out/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ben-oconnor-clings-on-to-vuelta-red-jersey-as-wout-van-aert-crashes-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s Paralympics 2024 glory: week one – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s first-ever rowing gold, pool victory for mixed relay team and table tennis triumph as medals pile up in first week of Paris Paralympic Games The latest medal table | Full results Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-paralympics-2024-glory-week-one-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-paralympics-2024-glory-week-one-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vuelta a España: Can Ben O’Connor hold onto lead and enter Australian cycling history books? | Kieran Pender]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Decathlon&ndash;AG2R La Mondiale rider&rsquo;s lead is perilous but with a week to go he remains in red and in bike racing anything can happenNo Australian has won the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a, the famed Spanish grand tour. Only two Australians have finished on its podium; Jack Haig three years ago, and Cadel Evans in 2009. But on Tuesday, West Australian Ben O&rsquo;Connor will begin the final week of the race in the red leader&rsquo;s jersey and with over a minute&rsquo;s lead in the general]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-a-espaa-can-ben-oconnor-hold-onto-lead-and-enter-australian-cycling-history-books-kieran-pender/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 02:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-a-espaa-can-ben-oconnor-hold-onto-lead-and-enter-australian-cycling-history-books-kieran-pender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vuelta a España: Can Ben O’Connor hold on to lead and enter Australian cycling history books? | Kieran Pender]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Decathlon&ndash;AG2R La Mondiale rider&rsquo;s lead is perilous but with a week to go he remains in red and in bike racing anything can happenNo Australian has won the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a, the famed Spanish grand tour. Only two Australians have finished on its podium; Jack Haig three years ago, and Cadel Evans in 2009. But on Tuesday, West Australian Ben O&rsquo;Connor will begin the final week of the race in the red leader&rsquo;s jersey and with over a minute&rsquo;s lead in the general]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-a-espaa-can-ben-oconnor-hold-on-to-lead-and-enter-australian-cycling-history-books-kieran-pender/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 02:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-a-espaa-can-ben-oconnor-hold-on-to-lead-and-enter-australian-cycling-history-books-kieran-pender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saddling up on the high seas - the cyclists powering 50-mph yachts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A world champion cyclist has swapped the velodrome for the cramped deck of the fastest yacht in the world. Why?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/saddling-up-on-the-high-seas-the-cyclists-powering-50-mph-yachts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/saddling-up-on-the-high-seas-the-cyclists-powering-50-mph-yachts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling rise of ‘real deal’ Blackmore gets high-profile test in Tour of Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six-day race begins on Tuesday in the Scottish Borders, with young Israel-Premiertech rider hoping to catch the eyeThe Tour of Britain has a long history of showcasing the best young British cyclists, and the 2024 edition &ndash; relaunched by the governing body after the demise of long-time organisers SweetSpot &ndash; will be no exception. The inclusion in this year&rsquo;s race, which begins on Tuesday, of one of this year&rsquo;s breakthrough stars on the world stage, 21-year-old Joe Blackmo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-rise-of-real-deal-blackmore-gets-high-profile-test-in-tour-of-britain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cycling-rise-of-real-deal-blackmore-gets-high-profile-test-in-tour-of-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pidcock claims UCI MTB world bronze as Hatherly wins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Tom Pidcock is unable to retain his UCI MTB World Championships cross-country title, taking bronze as South Africa's Alan Hatherly claims gold in Andorra.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-claims-uci-mtb-world-bronze-as-hatherly-wins/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-claims-uci-mtb-world-bronze-as-hatherly-wins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pablo Castrillo takes Vuelta stage 15 as Roglic eats into O’Connor’s overall lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Castrillo holds off Vlasov in breakaway to take victoryPrimoz Roglic now just 43 seconds behind Ben O&rsquo;ConnorSpain&rsquo;s Pablo Castrillo pushed through the pain barrier to take stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a on Sunday, his second stage win, while Primoz Roglic took more time off the race leader, Ben O&rsquo;Connor.Castrillo was part of a leading trio on the gruelling Cuitu Negru climb to the finish and made his move with three kilometres to the end of the 143km ride from Infiesto]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pablo-castrillo-takes-vuelta-stage-15-as-roglic-eats-into-oconnors-overall-lead/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pablo-castrillo-takes-vuelta-stage-15-as-roglic-eats-into-oconnors-overall-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Castrillo wins Vuelta stage 15, Roglic closes on O'Connor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pablo Castrillo claims his second victory in the mountains on stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana, as Primoz Roglic closes in on overall leader Ben O&rsquo;Connor in the race for the red jersey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/castrillo-wins-vuelta-stage-15-roglic-closes-on-oconnor/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/castrillo-wins-vuelta-stage-15-roglic-closes-on-oconnor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redemption for Kadeena Cox as Britain claim five medals in the velodrome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cox returns to win team gold after her fall in sprint finalJames Ball wins his first Paralympics title in time trialThere were three gold medals for Great Britain on a triumphant five-medal day at the velodrome, starting with gold and silver in the men&rsquo;s B1,000m time trial and finishing with a joyful redemption gold for Kadeena Cox in the C1-5 750m team sprint.Cox, who crashed out of her C4-5 final on Thursday, tumbling at the first bend, rode the first lap in the sprint followed by Jaco v]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/redemption-for-kadeena-cox-as-britain-claim-five-medals-in-the-velodrome/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/redemption-for-kadeena-cox-as-britain-claim-five-medals-in-the-velodrome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fachie undecided on future after missing out on gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neil Fachie will weigh up his Para-cycling future after missing out on gold in the men's B 1,000m time trial at the Paris Paralympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fachie-undecided-on-future-after-missing-out-on-gold/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fachie-undecided-on-future-after-missing-out-on-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Richards crashes in cross country World Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Evie Richards crashes during the women's cross-country race at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Andorra, going on to finish in sixth place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-richards-crashes-in-cross-country-world-championships/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-richards-crashes-in-cross-country-world-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB clinch three golds in last day of track cycling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain win five medals, including three golds, on the final day of track cycling at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-clinch-three-golds-in-last-day-of-track-cycling/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-clinch-three-golds-in-last-day-of-track-cycling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vuelta a España: Groves beats Van Aert to stage 14 win as O’Connor stays in red]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaden Groves strikes back in battle with Wout Van AertPrimoz Roglic fights back after late mechanical issueKaden Groves outsprinted Wout van Aert to win stage 14 of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a on Saturday, the Australian&rsquo;s second victory of this year&rsquo;s race as his compatriot Ben O&rsquo;Connor maintained his overall lead.The longest stage of the race, a 200.5km ride from Villafranca del Bierzo to Villablino, came down to a bunch sprint, and it was the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider who held]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-a-espaa-groves-beats-van-aert-to-stage-14-win-as-oconnor-stays-in-red/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-a-espaa-groves-beats-van-aert-to-stage-14-win-as-oconnor-stays-in-red/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groves wins Vuelta stage 14 as O'Connor keeps lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben O'Connor maintains his overall lead over Primoz Roglic as Kaden Groves wins stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/groves-wins-vuelta-stage-14-as-oconnor-keeps-lead/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/groves-wins-vuelta-stage-14-as-oconnor-keeps-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foiled one lap from gold: Atkinson’s crash wrecks bid for Paralympic glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[GB rider loses to Slovakia&rsquo;s Jozef Metelka after fall&lsquo;I just sort of ran out of energy and went down&rsquo;The sport of pursuit cycling is one of risk and reward and Britain&rsquo;s Archie Atkinson felt the sharp edge of that dilemma when he was denied a gold medal after dramatically crashing out of the men&rsquo;s C4 4,000m final on the penultimate lap.Atkinson had been about six seconds ahead of his rival, Jozef Metelka of Slovakia, but the gap was closing as the race came to its c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/foiled-one-lap-from-gold-atkinsons-crash-wrecks-bid-for-paralympic-glory/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/foiled-one-lap-from-gold-atkinsons-crash-wrecks-bid-for-paralympic-glory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Atkinson wins cycling silver after dramatic fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archie Atkinson suffers a dramatic fall in the final stages of the men's C4 4,000m individual pursuit final as he misses out on Paralympic gold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-atkinson-wins-cycling-silver-after-dramatic-fall/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-atkinson-wins-cycling-silver-after-dramatic-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Seagrave takes world mountain bike bronze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Tahnee Seagrave wins bronze in the women's downhill final at the 2024 Mountain Bike World Championships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-seagrave-takes-world-mountain-bike-bronze/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-seagrave-takes-world-mountain-bike-bronze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Richards crowned short track world champion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Evie Richards holds off Olympic champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot to win the women&rsquo;s cross-country short track race at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Andorra on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-richards-crowned-short-track-world-champion/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-richards-crowned-short-track-world-champion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jaco van Gass shakes off collision with car in Paris to take gold in velodrome]]></title><description><![CDATA[British rider was hit by a car in buildup to ParalympicsVan Gass takes gold for GB, as does Lizzi JordanBeing hit by a car the week before cycling in the Paralympics is not ideal preparation. But it takes more than being sent flying over a bonnet to stop Jaco van Gass &ndash; and on Friday afternoon he won gold, gaining time on his teammate Finlay Graham throughout the C3 3,000m individual pursuit final.It was one of two golds, two silver and two bronze medals for Britain on a bumper day in the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jaco-van-gass-shakes-off-collision-with-car-in-paris-to-take-gold-in-velodrome/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jaco-van-gass-shakes-off-collision-with-car-in-paris-to-take-gold-in-velodrome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vuelta a España: Roglic slashes O’Connor’s lead as Woods wins stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roglic almost two minutes faster than leader on stage 13Woods &lsquo;on cloud nine&rsquo; after breaking clear in mountainsMichael Woods clinched victory on the 13th stage of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a on Friday with a decisive late breakaway, but the more significant news in the difficult mountains of northwestern Spain was Primoz Roglic cutting Ben O&rsquo;Connor&rsquo;s lead in the overall standings by almost two minutes. The Australian now holds the leader&rsquo;s red jersey by just 1min 21s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-a-espaa-roglic-slashes-oconnors-lead-as-woods-wins-stage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-a-espaa-roglic-slashes-oconnors-lead-as-woods-wins-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woods wins Vuelta stage 13 as Roglic gains GC ground]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada's Michael Woods wins stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana as Primoz Roglic gains significant ground on race leader Ben O'Connor in the battle for the red jersey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/woods-wins-vuelta-stage-13-as-roglic-gains-gc-ground/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/woods-wins-vuelta-stage-13-as-roglic-gains-gc-ground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van Gass wins cycling gold days after car accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jaco van Gass beat ParalympicsGB team mate Fin Graham in the men's C3 3,000m individual pursuit final to win the first British gold medal in cycling at Paris 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-gass-wins-cycling-gold-days-after-car-accident/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-gass-wins-cycling-gold-days-after-car-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pablo Castrillo climbs to Vuelta stage 12 win ahead of British rider Max Poole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spanish rider beats 21-year-old Briton to mountain stageAustralia&rsquo;s Ben O&rsquo;Connor maintains overall race leadPablo Castrillo clinched victory on stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a, conquering the mountainous terrain in northwestern Spain on Thursday.The 23-year-old Spaniard moved ahead towards the end after a stunning attack with 10km left and had already established a half-minute lead over the main chase group, led by British rider Max Poole, with 4km to go. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pablo-castrillo-climbs-to-vuelta-stage-12-win-ahead-of-british-rider-max-poole/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pablo-castrillo-climbs-to-vuelta-stage-12-win-ahead-of-british-rider-max-poole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ParalympicsGB cyclists get off the mark despite heartbreak for Kadeena Cox]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cox falls at first bend in C4-5 500m time trial finalDaphne Schrager wins silver in C1-3 3,000mInside a sweltering Paris velodrome, the heat raised to the max in the hope of world records (and they duly came tumbling), ParalympicsGB&rsquo;s medal count started with silvers for Daphne Schrager and the pairing of Stephen Bate and Christopher Latham on the tandem. But there was a broken heart for gold-medal favourite Kadeena Cox, who fell at the first bend in her final.Cox, who was diagnosed with m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/paralympicsgb-cyclists-get-off-the-mark-despite-heartbreak-for-kadeena-cox/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/paralympicsgb-cyclists-get-off-the-mark-despite-heartbreak-for-kadeena-cox/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Castrillo holds off Britain's Poole to win Vuelta stage 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pablo Castrillo claims the biggest win of his career with a brilliant summit finish to beat Britain's Max Poole on stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/castrillo-holds-off-britains-poole-to-win-vuelta-stage-12/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/castrillo-holds-off-britains-poole-to-win-vuelta-stage-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schrager and Bate win first GB Paralympics medals after Cox crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daphne Schrager and Steve Bate won Great Britain's first medals of the 2024 Paralympics in the track cycling, after team-mate Kadeena Cox earlier crashed out of her final.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/schrager-and-bate-win-first-gb-paralympics-medals-after-cox-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/schrager-and-bate-win-first-gb-paralympics-medals-after-cox-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vuelta a España: Dunbar surges to stage 11 win as Roglic closes on O’Connor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irishman launches attack in last kilometre to land victoryLeader Ben O&rsquo;Connor loses 37 seconds to Primoz RoglicEddie Dunbar won the 11th stage of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a on Wednesday, the Irishman mounting a well-timed attack in the last kilometre and fending off his chasers to triumph in the mountains around Padr&oacute;n. The win marked the first major victory in a Grand Tour for the 27-year-old Jayco AlUla rider.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a while since I&rsquo;ve been in a scenario like]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-a-espaa-dunbar-surges-to-stage-11-win-as-roglic-closes-on-oconnor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-a-espaa-dunbar-surges-to-stage-11-win-as-roglic-closes-on-oconnor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish rider Dunbar wins Vuelta stage 11]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish rider Eddie Dunbar times his break to perfection in the last kilometre to win stage 11 of the Vuelta a Espana in Padron.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/irish-rider-dunbar-wins-vuelta-stage-11/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/irish-rider-dunbar-wins-vuelta-stage-11/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Paralympic dream: the amputee from Gaza cycling for Palestine – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Gaza Sunbirds are a team of paracyclists from Gaza, set up in 2020 by cyclist Alaa al-Dali after he was shot in the leg by an Israeli sniper during the Great March of Return in 2018. The Sunbirds' journey has taken them from the war-ravaged Palestinian territory to Belgium, Italy and Kazakhstan in pursuit of their dream: to represent Palestine at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.The Gaza war has resulted in thousands of amputations, including those carried out on an estimated 1,000-plus childre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/my-paralympic-dream-the-amputee-from-gaza-cycling-for-palestine-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/my-paralympic-dream-the-amputee-from-gaza-cycling-for-palestine-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van Aert claims third Vuelta victory on stage 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wout van Aert claims his third victory at the Vuelta a Espana after being in a long-range breakaway on stage 10.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-aert-claims-third-vuelta-victory-on-stage-10/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-aert-claims-third-vuelta-victory-on-stage-10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late surge takes Wout van Aert past Quentin Pacher to Vuelta stage 10 win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgian goes past Quentin Pacher for third stage winBen O&rsquo;Connor maintains lead over Primoz RoglicWout van Aert won the 10th stage of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a on Tuesday after a last-ditch sprint took him past Quentin Pacher who finished in second place, three seconds behind.Belgium&rsquo;s Van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) and the Frenchman Pacher (Groupama-FDJ) broke away from the rest of the group 30km from the end and Van Aert outsprinted his rival to claim his third stage win of the rac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/late-surge-takes-wout-van-aert-past-quentin-pacher-to-vuelta-stage-10-win/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/late-surge-takes-wout-van-aert-past-quentin-pacher-to-vuelta-stage-10-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fachie wants 'positive news' in Paris after Rio theft]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six months after being mugged in Rio, Scottish cyclist Neil Fachie wants to create some "positive news" at the Paralympics in Paris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fachie-wants-positive-news-in-paris-after-rio-theft/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fachie-wants-positive-news-in-paris-after-rio-theft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adam Yates solos to Vuelta a España win on gruelling stage nine to Granada]]></title><description><![CDATA[UAE Team Emirates rider claims first Vuelta stageBen O&rsquo;Connor third to hold on to overall leadBritain&rsquo;s Adam Yates went all alone to win stage nine of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a on Sunday while the Australian Ben O&rsquo;Connor finished third and held on to his overall lead.Yates was part of an early breakaway group but, with 58km still to race, the UAE Team Emirates rider went off alone and held off the challenge of Ecuador&rsquo;s Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), who finish]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/adam-yates-solos-to-vuelta-a-espaa-win-on-gruelling-stage-nine-to-granada/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2024 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/adam-yates-solos-to-vuelta-a-espaa-win-on-gruelling-stage-nine-to-granada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yates wins stage nine to revive Vuelta hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Adam Yates claims a sensational victory on stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana to revive his hopes of clinching the general classification title.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/yates-wins-stage-nine-to-revive-vuelta-hopes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2024 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/yates-wins-stage-nine-to-revive-vuelta-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road cycling: how a legitimate blood test became the focus of performance abuse claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carbon monoxide rebreathing, which may give riders an edge over rivals, caused controversy at this year&rsquo;s Tour de France. With its Spanish equivalent under way, new questions hang over a sport long dogged by doping scandalsOn Saturday 17 August this year, some of the world&rsquo;s best cyclists started the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a, which began in Portugal and will be navigating its way around Spain to the finish line in Madrid on Sunday 8 September. Hopes that road cycling&rsquo;s superstar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/road-cycling-how-a-legitimate-blood-test-became-the-focus-of-performance-abuse-claims/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/road-cycling-how-a-legitimate-blood-test-became-the-focus-of-performance-abuse-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roglic takes chunk out of O’Connor’s Vuelta lead with stage eight victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roglic brings leader&rsquo;s gap down to under four minutes&lsquo;The opportunity was there, and I went for it&rsquo;Primoz Roglic attacked on the climb to the finish to win stage eight of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a on Saturday, taking valuable time off Ben O&rsquo;Connor&rsquo;s overall lead.Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) had to work hard to shake off the Australian in the red jersey but the Slovenian&rsquo;s pace finally paid off and he took his second stage win of the race. Continue reading]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-takes-chunk-out-of-oconnors-vuelta-lead-with-stage-eight-victory/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-takes-chunk-out-of-oconnors-vuelta-lead-with-stage-eight-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roglic wins stage to close on Vuelta leader O'Connor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Primoz Roglic claims victory on stage eight of the Vuelta a Espana to close the gap on overall leader Ben O'Connor by nearly a minute.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-wins-stage-to-close-on-vuelta-leader-oconnor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-wins-stage-to-close-on-vuelta-leader-oconnor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sportshour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kasia Niewiadoma won the overall title by just four seconds on a dramatic final stage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sportshour/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sportshour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wout van Aert sprints to Vuelta stage seven win but O’Connor stays in red]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgian sprints to second victory of this year&rsquo;s raceMathias Vacek second with Pau Miquel Delgado thirdWout van Aert grabbed his second stage win at this edition of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a on Friday, while Ben O&rsquo;Connor kept his commanding overall lead.Van Aert added to his win on stage three with another dominant performance to take the seventh stage. The Belgian rider sprinted to claim the 180.5km ride from Archidona to Cordoba in four hours 15 minutes. Mathias Vacek was second,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wout-van-aert-sprints-to-vuelta-stage-seven-win-but-oconnor-stays-in-red/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wout-van-aert-sprints-to-vuelta-stage-seven-win-but-oconnor-stays-in-red/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wout van Aert powers to Vuelta stage seven win as Ben O’Connor stays in red]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgian sprints to second victory of this year&rsquo;s raceMathias Vacek second with Pau Miquel Delgado thirdWout van Aert grabbed his second stage win at this edition of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a on Friday, while Ben O&rsquo;Connor maintained a commanding overall lead.Van Aert added to his win on stage three with another dominant performance to take the seventh stage. The Belgian rider sprinted to claim the stage victory in four hours, 15 minutes. Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek) was second, with Spa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wout-van-aert-powers-to-vuelta-stage-seven-win-as-ben-oconnor-stays-in-red/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wout-van-aert-powers-to-vuelta-stage-seven-win-as-ben-oconnor-stays-in-red/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van Aert wins Vuelta stage seven as O'Connor retains lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wout van Aert wins stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana as Ben O'Connor retains his lead at the top of the general classification.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-aert-wins-vuelta-stage-seven-as-oconnor-retains-lead/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/van-aert-wins-vuelta-stage-seven-as-oconnor-retains-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh 20mph speed limit forces junior cycle race to shorten and reroute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three of five stages of Junior Tour of Wales changed as support vehicles would not have kept up with cyclistsOrganisers of a cycle race in Wales have been forced to change and shorten its route because of the introduction of the 20mph speed limit across the country.Three of the five stages of the Junior Tour of Wales, which starts on Friday, have been changed because support vehicles would not have been able to keep up with the riders without breaking the limit. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/welsh-20mph-speed-limit-forces-junior-cycle-race-to-shorten-and-reroute/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/welsh-20mph-speed-limit-forces-junior-cycle-race-to-shorten-and-reroute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O'Connor seals solo stage win to claim Vuelta lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's Ben O'Connor claims a stunning solo victory on stage six of the Vuelta a Espana to take the leader's red jersey from Primoz Roglic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/oconnor-seals-solo-stage-win-to-claim-vuelta-lead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 19:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/oconnor-seals-solo-stage-win-to-claim-vuelta-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s Ben O’Connor wins Vuelta stage six to take red jersey from Roglic]]></title><description><![CDATA[O&rsquo;Connor has now won stages in all three Grand ToursThree-time champion Primoz Roglic sits second overallBen O&rsquo;Connor completed his collection of stage victories in all three of cycling&rsquo;s Grand Tours by winning stage six of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a on Thursday, and also took the overall lead after his solo run left everyone behind.O&rsquo;Connor was part of a breakaway group early in the race but by the penultimate climb and with 28 kilometres left to race, the Decathlon-AG2R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-ben-oconnor-wins-vuelta-stage-six-to-take-red-jersey-from-roglic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-ben-oconnor-wins-vuelta-stage-six-to-take-red-jersey-from-roglic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vuelta a España: cyclists bizarrely set off from supermarket for sixth stage – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sixth stage of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a started from a Carrefour supermarket in southern Spain, with the 176 riders making their way past marketing banners on their way out to the road. La Vuelta returns to the mountains on Thursday with race favourite Primoz Roglic holding an eight-second lead over UAE Team Emirates rider Jo&atilde;o Almeida.Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a debutant Pavel Bittner sprints to stage five win in Seville Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-a-espaa-cyclists-bizarrely-set-off-from-supermarket-for-sixth-stage-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-a-espaa-cyclists-bizarrely-set-off-from-supermarket-for-sixth-stage-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vuelta a España debutant Pavel Bittner sprints to stage five win in Seville]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wout Van Aert beaten to finish line by 21-year-oldPrimoz Roglic stays clear of trouble in red jerseyThe Czech rider Pavel Bittner beat Wout van Aert in a photo finish at the end of stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday.Van Aert looked set to claim his second stage of this year&rsquo;s race in a fast finish in Seville but the 21-year-old Bittner (DSM-Firmenich-PostNL) edged out the Belgian on the line with a well-timed bike throw for his first career win at a Grand Tour. Continue reading]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-a-espaa-debutant-pavel-bittner-sprints-to-stage-five-win-in-seville/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-a-espaa-debutant-pavel-bittner-sprints-to-stage-five-win-in-seville/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bittner pips Van Aert to win Vuelta stage five]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pavel Bittner narrowly beats Wout van Aert in a bunch sprint to win stage five of the Vuelta a Espana.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bittner-pips-van-aert-to-win-vuelta-stage-five/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bittner-pips-van-aert-to-win-vuelta-stage-five/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jason Kenny: ‘It’s healthy that people feel they can celebrate other medals’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s most successful Olympian on his first experience of coaching at the Games and the &lsquo;money pit&rsquo; of petsJason Kenny reckons standing on an Olympic podium is overrated. In fact, it was always his least favourite part of being an athlete. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just a bit awkward, really,&rdquo; says the man who&nbsp;did it nine times. &ldquo;You have to&nbsp;suck it up &ndash; but it&rsquo;s like forced fun, you know?&rdquo;Apparently Britain&rsquo;s greatest Olympian is not o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jason-kenny-its-healthy-that-people-feel-they-can-celebrate-other-medals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jason-kenny-its-healthy-that-people-feel-they-can-celebrate-other-medals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richardson could face two-year ineligibility after GB switch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic medal-winning cyclist Matt Richardson could face a two-year ineligibility period under UCI rules after switching nationality to Great Britain, says AusCycling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/richardson-could-face-two-year-ineligibility-after-gb-switch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 08:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/richardson-could-face-two-year-ineligibility-after-gb-switch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s Olympic cycling defector Matthew Richardson could face two-year ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richardson joins Team GB after winning three medals in Paris&lsquo;Too early to tell&rsquo; if non-competition clause will be enforcedAustralia is exploring whether triple Olympic medallist Matthew Richardson can be banned from international cycling for two years following his shock defection to Great Britain.Richardson has stunned AusCycling by deciding to race for Great Britain, announcing his move just days after winning three medals for Australia at the Paris Olympics. Richardson raced in Pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-olympic-cycling-defector-matthew-richardson-could-face-two-year-ban/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 03:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-olympic-cycling-defector-matthew-richardson-could-face-two-year-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roglic wins first mountain stage to take Vuelta lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three-time champion Primoz Roglic wins the first mountain stage of this year's Vuelta a Espana to claim the race leader's red jersey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-wins-first-mountain-stage-to-take-vuelta-lead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-wins-first-mountain-stage-to-take-vuelta-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primoz Roglic sends message to Vuelta rivals with ominous climb to red jersey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roglic wins stage four on summit finishThree-times champion takes overall leadThe three-times Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a champion Primoz Roglic won the first mountain stage of this year&rsquo;s race on Tuesday after a ferocious climb to Pico Villuercas. On a baking hot 170km fourth-stage, with the race crossing from Portugal into Spain for the first time, Roglic showed his strength to burst past Lennert Van Eetvelt and snatch the win.Van Eetvelt paid the price for celebrating what would have been a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/primoz-roglic-sends-message-to-vuelta-rivals-with-ominous-climb-to-red-jersey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/primoz-roglic-sends-message-to-vuelta-rivals-with-ominous-climb-to-red-jersey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB pick Pidcock for UCI MTB Worlds - squad &amp; BBC coverage]]></title><description><![CDATA[British Cycling announces the 39-strong team representing Great Britain at the 2024 UCI MTB World Championships in Andorra.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-pick-pidcock-for-uci-mtb-worlds-squad-amp-bbc-coverage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-pick-pidcock-for-uci-mtb-worlds-squad-amp-bbc-coverage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five-time Olympian cyclist found dead in Las Vegas after choking on food]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniela Larreal Chirinos was one of Venezuela&rsquo;s best-known athletes and living in exile after criticism of Nicol&aacute;s MaduroThe five-time Olympian Daniela Larreal Chirinos was found dead inside her Las Vegas apartment after the retired cyclist choked to death on her food, police have said.The 50-year-old&rsquo;s body was found after she failed to show up at the hotel in Las Vegas where she worked and was checked on, Fox Sports reported. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/five-time-olympian-cyclist-found-dead-in-las-vegas-after-choking-on-food/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/five-time-olympian-cyclist-found-dead-in-las-vegas-after-choking-on-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Close finish can fire Tour de France Femmes to greater heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaisa Niewiadoma&rsquo;s win, the closest in Grand Tour history, helped capture public imagination but the race has a few problems to solveKasia Niewiadoma&rsquo;s nail-biting success in the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday was long-awaited and wholly deserved, and came after countless near misses in other major races. The Polish rider&rsquo;s thrilling victory, late on an Alpine afternoon as a chilly sunset enveloped Alpe d&rsquo;Huez, came at the expense of a crestfallen Demi Vollering. The def]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/close-finish-can-fire-tour-de-france-femmes-to-greater-heights/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/close-finish-can-fire-tour-de-france-femmes-to-greater-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belgium's Van Aert sprints to Vuelta stage three win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgium's Wout van Aert retains his overall lead at the Vuelta a Espana with a powerful sprint finish to win stage three on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/belgiums-van-aert-sprints-to-vuelta-stage-three-win/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/belgiums-van-aert-sprints-to-vuelta-stage-three-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wout van Aert gets revenge on Groves to add Vuelta stage three win to red jersey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgian beats Australian in reversal of Sunday resultVan Aert adds to overall lead with stage win bonusWout van Aert outsprinted Australia&rsquo;s Kaden Groves to win stage three of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a in Portugal on Monday and maintain the overall lead.The Belgian avenged his second-place finish to Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) on the previous stage and secured a first stage win on his Vuelta debut. Van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) holds on to the red jersey, increasing his lead over US rider]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wout-van-aert-gets-revenge-on-groves-to-add-vuelta-stage-three-win-to-red-jersey/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wout-van-aert-gets-revenge-on-groves-to-add-vuelta-stage-three-win-to-red-jersey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Richardson switches from Australia to join British cycling team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent-born rider won three medals at Paris OlympicsRichardson, 25, ready to &lsquo;begin the next chapter&rsquo;Australia&rsquo;s triple Olympic medal winner Matt Richardson is to join the Great Britain cycling team programme after changing nationality.Richardson won silver in the individual sprint and keirin as well as bronze in the team sprint at the recent Games in Paris but insists he is now ready to &ldquo;begin the next chapter&rdquo; under the guidance of Sir Jason Kenny. Continue reading.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/matt-richardson-switches-from-australia-to-join-british-cycling-team/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/matt-richardson-switches-from-australia-to-join-british-cycling-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's Richardson switches to GB cycling team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Track cyclist Matt Richardson, who won three medals for Australia at the Paris Olympics, switches nationality and will now represent Great Britain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-richardson-switches-to-gb-cycling-team/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australias-richardson-switches-to-gb-cycling-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunflowers and windmills: 2024 Tour de France Femmes – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The third edition of the women&rsquo;s version of the Tour de France featured 154 riders from 22 teams racing 946km, broken into three flat stages, an individual time trial, two hilly stages and two mountain stages with a summit finish at Alpe d&rsquo;Huez. Here are some of our favourite images from eight exhilarating stages Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sunflowers-and-windmills-2024-tour-de-france-femmes-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sunflowers-and-windmills-2024-tour-de-france-femmes-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Niewiadoma holds on to win Tour de France Femmes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma claims her first Tour de France Femmes title after holding off last year's winner Demi Vollering, who won a dramatic final stage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/niewiadoma-holds-on-to-win-tour-de-france-femmes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/niewiadoma-holds-on-to-win-tour-de-france-femmes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vuelta: Groves takes stage, Van Aert red jersey as Tarling avoids injury in crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaden Groves pips new race leader Wout van AertJosh Tarling caught in crash but recovers to finish stageThe Australian Kaden Groves sprinted to victory in the second stage of the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a on Sunday as Wout van Aert pulled on the overall leader&rsquo;s red jersey.The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider Groves held off Van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) in a hectic finish to what had been a relatively sedate 194km ride inland to the north from the Portuguese coastal town of Cascais to Our&eacute;m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-groves-takes-stage-van-aert-red-jersey-as-tarling-avoids-injury-in-crash/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vuelta-groves-takes-stage-van-aert-red-jersey-as-tarling-avoids-injury-in-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groves wins stage two but Van Aert leads Vuelta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian rider Kaden Groves wins stage two of the Vuelta a Espana with a sprint finish but Wout van Aert leads overall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/groves-wins-stage-two-but-van-aert-leads-vuelta/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/groves-wins-stage-two-but-van-aert-leads-vuelta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Niewiadoma wins Tour de France Femmes by four seconds in thrilling final climb – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katarzyna Niewiadoma won the Tour de France Femmes by just four seconds from Demi Vollering, who fell just shortReport: Niewiadoma wins by four seconds in epic finale51.4km to go: Vollering has riders in the break as satellite riders. Niewiadoma is a fine descender but is left alone by teammates to try and get back on. Puck Pieterse, after a fine week, looks to be cooked. No disgrace there. Pauliena Rooijakkers, a major player, is up in the lead trio. It may come down to a race between her and V]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/niewiadoma-wins-tour-de-france-femmes-by-four-seconds-in-thrilling-final-climb-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/niewiadoma-wins-tour-de-france-femmes-by-four-seconds-in-thrilling-final-climb-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kasia Niewiadoma wins Tour de France Femmes by four seconds in epic finale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Polish rider clings to yellow jersey on Alpe d&rsquo;HuezDemi Vollering wins stage but just falls short of titleKasia Niewiadoma of Poland took a career-defining overall victory in the Tour de France Femmes, beating the defending champion, Demi Vollering, by just four seconds &ndash; the closest ever margin in the history of the Tour &ndash; after a tense final climb to Alpe d&rsquo;Huez.On Saturday, the Canyon-SRAM rider had said that &ldquo;four seconds was nothing,&rdquo; but in the end, for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/kasia-niewiadoma-wins-tour-de-france-femmes-by-four-seconds-in-epic-finale/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/kasia-niewiadoma-wins-tour-de-france-femmes-by-four-seconds-in-epic-finale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes: eighth and final stage to Alpe d’Huez – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Niewiadoma leads tight race for overall titleShare your thoughts with John on X or via email53km to go: As the summit nears, the weather is getting worse, colder certainly. Niamh Fisher-Black, in Vollering&rsquo;s team, has done a fearsome job in hauling the chasing group up the hill. Then, as the steepest part comes, Fisher-Black unleashes Vollering. And what can Niewiadoma do? She&rsquo;s lost the wheel already. These are vital moments.56km to go: Ghekiere looks desperately tired as she drops]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-eighth-and-final-stage-to-alpe-dhuez-live/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-eighth-and-final-stage-to-alpe-dhuez-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tarling sixth as McNulty wins first stage of Vuelta]]></title><description><![CDATA[American Brandon McNulty wins the first stage of the Vuelta a Espana with victory in the individual time trial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tarling-sixth-as-mcnulty-wins-first-stage-of-vuelta/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2024 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tarling-sixth-as-mcnulty-wins-first-stage-of-vuelta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brandon McNulty sees off Mathias Vacek to win Vuelta a España opener]]></title><description><![CDATA[American clocks 12min 35sec in time trial victoryWout van Aert third; Britain&rsquo;s Josh Tarling sixthThe American Brandon McNulty won a thrilling opening stage time trial at the Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a by two seconds. The flat 12km blast around Lisbon was won by the UAE Team Emirates rider in 12min 35sec, with the Czech Mathias Vacek second in 12:37.The Italian early starter Edoardo Affini had led for a long time but ended up fifth, 8sec down. His Visma&ndash;Lease a Bike teammate Wout van Aer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/brandon-mcnulty-sees-off-mathias-vacek-to-win-vuelta-a-espaa-opener/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2024 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/brandon-mcnulty-sees-off-mathias-vacek-to-win-vuelta-a-espaa-opener/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Niewiadoma braces for showdown with Vollering in Tour de France Femmes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kasia Niewiadoma has overall lead cut by Demi VolleringJustine Ghekiere reaches new heights with stage winKasia Niewiadoma faces what she called the &ldquo;most important day of her career&rdquo; in the French Alps as she bids to contain Demi Vollering and take overall victory in the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday.The growing rivalry between Niewiadoma, the race leader, and Vollering, the defending champion, will reach a head on a gruelling mountain stage that features two mighty climbs, the Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/niewiadoma-braces-for-showdown-with-vollering-in-tour-de-france-femmes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2024 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/niewiadoma-braces-for-showdown-with-vollering-in-tour-de-france-femmes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justine Ghekiere bursts clear to win Tour de France Femmes stage seven of – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justine Ghekiere powered to a stunning solo victory while Kasia Niewiadoma protected her lead in the GC73km to go: The gap for the six-rider break is now 2min. There will be plenty of concerned DS&rsquo;s on the teams who have missed this move.74km to go: Pieterse and Ghekiere are duking it out for the QOM points. Pieterse closed the gap on her rival to one by winning maximum points on the category one Col de la Croix de la Serra. But now Ghekiere is first over the C&ocirc;te de Bois d&rsquo;Arl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/justine-ghekiere-bursts-clear-to-win-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-seven-of-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2024 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/justine-ghekiere-bursts-clear-to-win-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-seven-of-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justine Ghekiere bursts clear to win Tour de France Femmes stage seven – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justine Ghekiere powered to a stunning solo victory while Kasia Niewiadoma protected her lead in the GC73km to go: The gap for the six-rider break is now 2min. There will be plenty of concerned DS&rsquo;s on the teams who have missed this move.74km to go: Pieterse and Ghekiere are duking it out for the QOM points. Pieterse closed the gap on her rival to one by winning maximum points on the category one Col de la Croix de la Serra. But now Ghekiere is first over the C&ocirc;te de Bois d&rsquo;Arl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/justine-ghekiere-bursts-clear-to-win-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-seven-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2024 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/justine-ghekiere-bursts-clear-to-win-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-seven-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justine Ghekiere reaches new heights with Tour de France Femmes stage win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Polka dot jersey holder breaks away to take stage sevenKasia Niewiadoma has overall lead cut by Demi VolleringJustine Ghekiere of the AG Insurance Soudal team won the 166.4km seventh stage of the Tour de France Femmes and consolidated her lead in the Queen of the Mountains standings, after a six-rider breakaway disintegrated on the approach to the final climb of Le Chinaillon.Behind the Belgian, the defending champion, Demi Vollering, snuck past the race leader, Kasia Niewiadoma, in the final 20]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/justine-ghekiere-reaches-new-heights-with-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-win/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/justine-ghekiere-reaches-new-heights-with-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerbaol makes Tour de France Femmes history after downhill attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kerbaol first French stage winner in the modern raceNiewiadoma top of clustered leaderboard after stage sixC&eacute;drine Kerbaol took the first-ever stage win by a French rider in the modern Tour de France Femmes, with a daring attack 15km from the finish in Morteau, to move up to second in the overall standings, with two mountain stages of the race remaining.&ldquo;First French winner on the Tour de France Femmes, that&rsquo;s something super-cool,&rdquo; Kerbaol said after victory on stage si]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/kerbaol-makes-tour-de-france-femmes-history-after-downhill-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/kerbaol-makes-tour-de-france-femmes-history-after-downhill-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar’s absence opens door for lesser lights to shine at Vuelta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defending champion Sepp Kuss leads hopefuls aiming to step out of all-conquering Slovenian&rsquo;s shadow in SpainThere will be no Tadej Pogacar in this year&rsquo;s Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a, which, following the Slovenian&rsquo;s back-to-back domination of both the Giro d&rsquo;Italia and the Tour de France, will afford his rivals a sigh of relief.As the Vuelta gets under way in Lisbon on Saturday with an individual time trial, the UAE Team Emirates rider will be elsewhere, planning towards his n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacars-absence-opens-door-for-lesser-lights-to-shine-at-vuelta/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacars-absence-opens-door-for-lesser-lights-to-shine-at-vuelta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Georgi fractured neck and broke hand in crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[British cyclist Pfeiffer Georgi suffers neck fractures and a broken hand after crashing on stage five of the Tour de France Femmes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-georgi-fractured-neck-and-broke-hand-in-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-georgi-fractured-neck-and-broke-hand-in-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes: Cédrine Kerbaol takes stage six for first French win – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[C&eacute;drine Kerbaol became the first French rider to win a stage in this race and moved up to second in the GCReport: Kerbaol makes history after downhill attackTwo riders have staged an early breakaway. Audrey Cordon-Ragot is the French time trial champion.Eurosport &ndash; and others &ndash; deciding not to show this event until it has 100km left, it seems. They&rsquo;re currently showing a documentary on the Tour of Norway Arctic Race of Norway, with Carlton Kirby trying to be voiceover ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-cdrine-kerbaol-takes-stage-six-for-first-french-win-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-cdrine-kerbaol-takes-stage-six-for-first-french-win-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes 2024: stage six, Remiremont to Morteau – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates as Le Tour Femmes takes to a hilly stageAny comments or thoughts? You can email JohnEurosport &ndash; and others &ndash; deciding not to show this event until it has 100km left, it seems. They&rsquo;re currently showing a documentary on the Tour of Norway, with Carlton Kirby trying to be voiceover man, and at one point dropping into a Yorkshire accent for no particular reason. This race took place last week. So much for equality, chaps. Poor form.Les Femmes have meanwhile been through th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-stage-six-remiremont-to-morteau-live/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-stage-six-remiremont-to-morteau-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyrone man Rafferty makes Vuelta Grand Tour debut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tyrone man Darren Rafferty will ride in La Vuelta which starts on Saturday 10 years after watching the Giro d'Italia take place in Northern Ireland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tyrone-man-rafferty-makes-vuelta-grand-tour-debut/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tyrone-man-rafferty-makes-vuelta-grand-tour-debut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Georgi abandons Tour de France Femmes after crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[British rider Pfeiffer Georgi abandons the Tour de France Femmes after getting caught up in a crash on stage five.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-georgi-abandons-tour-de-france-femmes-after-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-georgi-abandons-tour-de-france-femmes-after-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes 2024: Blanka Vas wins stage five after Vollering crashes – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The yellow jersey holder lost almost two minutes on her rivals as her teammate took victory after a stage full of carnageReport: Vollering crash puts crown in jeopardy73km to go: Now for the Cote de Fermont: where the Queen of the Mountains result is won by Loes Adegeest on a breakaway. That polka race is now tight after Silvia Persico took second.75km to go: They&rsquo;ve previously been over the Pancras and Pieterse took the two mountain points to add to her hold on the jersey. Back in the pac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-blanka-vas-wins-stage-five-after-vollering-crashes-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-blanka-vas-wins-stage-five-after-vollering-crashes-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vollering crash puts Tour de France Femmes crown in jeopardy as Vas shines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leader part of mass crash in closing stages of stage fiveMountain stages now a worry for defending championDemi Vollering&rsquo;s hopes of taking back-to-back victories in the Tour de France Femmes took a significant and painful blow after the defending champion crashed at speed in the final moments of stage five from Bastogne to Amn&eacute;ville, in the Moselle.The SD Worx Protime team leader was descending into Amn&eacute;ville, exiting a roundabout, when about a dozen riders, including Britai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vollering-crash-puts-tour-de-france-femmes-crown-in-jeopardy-as-vas-shines/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vollering-crash-puts-tour-de-france-femmes-crown-in-jeopardy-as-vas-shines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes 2024: Blanka Vas wins stage five after Vollering crashes – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates as Le Tour Femmes finally enters FranceAny comments or thoughts? You can email John73km to go: Now for the Cote de Fermont: where the Queen of the Mountains result is won by Loes Adegeest on a breakaway. That polka race is now tight after Silvia Persico took second.75km to go: They&rsquo;ve previously been over the Pancras and Pieterse took the two mountain points to add to her hold on the jersey. Back in the pack: Charlotte Kool has dropped off the main group, or at least does for a whi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-blanka-vas-wins-stage-five-after-vollering-crashes-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-blanka-vas-wins-stage-five-after-vollering-crashes-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes 2024: stage five, Bastogne to Amnéville – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates as Le Tour Femmes finally enters FranceWednesday: Dutch delight as Pieterse takes stage fourAny comments or thoughts? You can email JohnVia the official site: &ldquo;The 137 riders who completed the 4th stage yesterday took the start of Stage 5. As Spela Kern (Cofidis) has since abandoned, the peloton currently has 136 riders. The Tashkent City team only have one rider left, Yanina Kuskova.&rdquo;The Tashkent City story is one that requires investigation. The excellent Rouleur have done]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-stage-five-bastogne-to-amnville-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-stage-five-bastogne-to-amnville-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dutch delight rolls on as Puck Pieterse takes Tour de France Femmes stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demi Vollering pipped by her compatriot in final sprintWin makes it four in a row for riders from NetherlandsThe Dutch party continued at the Tour de France Femmes, as the Grand Tour debutante Puck Pieterse maintained the trend begun on stage one by Charlotte Kool, to take the fourth consecutive win by a rider from the Netherlands.Pieterse reversed the disappointment of the Paris Olympics mountain bike race, in which she finished fourth, to win the stage from Valkenburg to Li&egrave;ge, out-spri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dutch-delight-rolls-on-as-puck-pieterse-takes-tour-de-france-femmes-stage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dutch-delight-rolls-on-as-puck-pieterse-takes-tour-de-france-femmes-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pieterse wins Tour de France Femmes stage four, Vollering retains lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutch rider Puck Pieterse wins stage four of the Tour de France Femmes as overall leader Demi Vollering takes second place in a photo finish.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pieterse-wins-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-four-vollering-retains-lead/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pieterse-wins-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-four-vollering-retains-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes 2024: Pieterse pips Vollering to stage four win in Liège – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Puck Pieterse triumphed in a three-up sprint in Liege, with Demi Vollering narrowly missing out in a photo finish116km to go: Silvia Persico (UAE Team ADQ) takes two points on the Bemelerberg, the day&rsquo;s first climb. Quinty Ton (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) is second to win the other QOM point on offer.&ldquo;Here in France (where I live) they are giving the Tour de France Femmes full coverage,&rdquo; emails Jeremy Boyce. &ldquo;Every minute of every stage televised, helicopters, cameras on bikes, star]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-pieterse-pips-vollering-to-stage-four-win-in-lige-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-pieterse-pips-vollering-to-stage-four-win-in-lige-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes 2024: stage four takes the race to Liège – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow live updates as the race moves into BelgiumReport from stage two/three | And you can mail LukeToday&rsquo;s stage begins in the Netherlands and finishes in Belgium, taking in some famous one-day Classics territory on the way. The area around Limburg and Valkenburg includes those rare things &ndash; significant hills within the Dutch border &ndash; before the race rolls south and into the northern reaches of Belgium.There are eight categorised climbs on a very up-and-down route, 122km in l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-stage-four-takes-the-race-to-lige-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-stage-four-takes-the-race-to-lige-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vollering takes Tour de France Femmes lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demi Vollering takes the Tour de France Femmes lead with victory in the stage three time trial, after Charlotte Kool wins her second straight stage earlier in the day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vollering-takes-tour-de-france-femmes-lead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vollering-takes-tour-de-france-femmes-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Olympics 2024: Guardian photographers at the Games – picture essay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among 1,578 accredited photographers in the French capital were three covering the Games for the Guardian and ObserverAfter the Covid affected Olympics in Tokyo, Paris 2024 saw the return of packed stadiums, venues and also photographer enclosures. Among the 1,578 accredited photographers were three covering the Games for the Guardian and Observer.A multiple exposure shot of Alice D&rsquo;Amato performing on the vault during the final of the women&rsquo;s gymnastics team all-around where the Ita]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/paris-olympics-2024-guardian-photographers-at-the-games-picture-essay/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/paris-olympics-2024-guardian-photographers-at-the-games-picture-essay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vollering takes Tour de France Femmes yellow jersey with time-trial win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defending champion delights Dutch fans in RotterdamCharlotte Kool won stage two sprint earlier on TuesdayThe Tour de France Femmes champion Demi Vollering, of the Netherlands, staked her claim to take back-to-back titles with an emphatic time trial win, in front of home crowds in Rotterdam, that took her into the race leader&rsquo;s yellow jersey.&ldquo;I really didn&rsquo;t see this coming,&rdquo; a tearful Vollering, of the SD Worx Protime team, said, after taking the race lead on stage three.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vollering-takes-tour-de-france-femmes-yellow-jersey-with-time-trial-win/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vollering-takes-tour-de-france-femmes-yellow-jersey-with-time-trial-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going for gold at the Olympic Games is great – but sport for all is even better | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to an article by Barney Ronay on Team GB and elitism in sportThere is certainly much to agree with in Barney Ronay&rsquo;s piece (Do not adjust your reality: how slick Team GB played its part in dividing Britain, 10 August). However, we should welcome the many successes of Team GB over the last quarter of a century (largely fuelled&nbsp;of course by the National Lottery) and not throw away the many positive aspects of what has been achieved.The clear problem here is that this eli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/going-for-gold-at-the-olympic-games-is-great-but-sport-for-all-is-even-better-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/going-for-gold-at-the-olympic-games-is-great-but-sport-for-all-is-even-better-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes: Demi Vollering takes lead after stages two and three – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlotte Kool won stage two before Demi Vollering ended the day in yellow after winning the stage three time trialAustralia&rsquo;s Amber Pate goes down near the front and a large section of the peloton is forced to stop on such a narrow bridge. Disaster! Ruby Roseman-Gannon also involved. Only a portion of riders of the front escaped that!A huge right turn, as riders decelerate from 62km/hr to cross a bridge. We are into the Rotterdam city centre now. Stage favourites Charlotte Kool and Lorena]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-demi-vollering-takes-lead-after-stages-two-and-three-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-demi-vollering-takes-lead-after-stages-two-and-three-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes: Kool doubles up; stage three time-trial to come – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates on a two-parter as race returns to RotterdamAny comments or thoughts? You can email MichaelAustralia&rsquo;s Amber Pate goes down near the front and a large section of the peloton is forced to stop on such a narrow bridge. Disaster! Ruby Roseman-Gannon also involved. Only a portion of riders of the front escaped that!A huge right turn, as riders decelerate from 62km/hr to cross a bridge. We are into the Rotterdam city centre now. Stage favourites Charlotte Kool and Lorena Wiebes are well]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-kool-doubles-up-stage-three-time-trial-to-come-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-kool-doubles-up-stage-three-time-trial-to-come-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ineos' Tarling to make Grand Tour debut in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ineos Grenadiers rider Josh Tarling will make his Grand Tour debut in September's Vuelta a Espana and will be one of the favourites for the opening-day time trial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ineos-tarling-to-make-grand-tour-debut-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ineos-tarling-to-make-grand-tour-debut-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lee Valley velodrome to install barrier after 2022 crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lee Valley VeloPark velodrome will install a perspex barrier this month following a horrifying crash at the venue during the 2022 Commonwealth Games.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/lee-valley-velodrome-to-install-barrier-after-2022-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/lee-valley-velodrome-to-install-barrier-after-2022-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlotte Kool breezes to sprint victory on stage one of Tour de France Femmes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutchwoman claims win on home soil in The HagueBritish rider Natalie Grinczer abandons after a fallTwenty-four hours after Harrie Lavreysen confirmed himself as the fastest sprinter in the Olympic velodrome, his compatriot Charlotte Kool continued the winning streak for the Netherlands, sprinting to victory in stage one of the Tour de France Femmes in The Hague.In what was expected to be a three-way battle between the Dutch trio of Kool, Marianne Vos and Lorena Wiebes, Kool easily proved the fas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/charlotte-kool-breezes-to-sprint-victory-on-stage-one-of-tour-de-france-femmes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/charlotte-kool-breezes-to-sprint-victory-on-stage-one-of-tour-de-france-femmes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kool wins Tour de France Femmes opening stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutch rider Charlotte Kool wins stage one of the Tour de France Femmes in a bunch sprint finish in The Hague.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/kool-wins-tour-de-france-femmes-opening-stage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/kool-wins-tour-de-france-femmes-opening-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes 2024: Charlotte Kool claims stage one in The Hague – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 123km flat stage in the Netherlands was won by a local rider who outsprinted her rivals in The Hague95km to go: The breakaway was fun while it lasted. But it didn&rsquo;t last very long. The Dutch fans are out in force, packing every bridge. Hugely impressive turnout. Cycling is the national sport, after all. Mode of transport, in fact.100km to go: A break &ndash; climbing past 20 seconds &ndash; and made of three riders. Agnieszka Skalniak-S&oacute;jka (Canyon//SRAM Racing) and Gaia Masetti (]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-charlotte-kool-claims-stage-one-in-the-hague-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-charlotte-kool-claims-stage-one-in-the-hague-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes 2024: stage one, Rotterdam to The Hague – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from 123km flat stage through the NetherlandsAny thoughts or comments? You can email John95km to go: The breakaway was fun while it lasted. But it didn&rsquo;t last very long. The Dutch fans are out in force, packing every bridge. Hugely impressive turnout. Cycling is the national sport, after all. Mode of transport, in fact.100km to go: A break &ndash; climbing past 20 seconds &ndash; and made of three riders. Agnieszka Skalniak-S&oacute;jka (Canyon//SRAM Racing) and Gaia Masetti (AG In]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-stage-one-rotterdam-to-the-hague-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-stage-one-rotterdam-to-the-hague-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Highs, lows and Snoop Dogg: the Guardian’s most memorable Paris Olympic moments]]></title><description><![CDATA[L&eacute;on Marchand and Antoine Dupont led the way as home athletes put on a show, but it was the city itself that proved the ultimate star of a wonderful GamesBest moment Julien Alfred winning the women&rsquo;s 100m, St Lucia&rsquo;s first medal in any Olympics. Followed instantly by panic at how to write 900 coherent words on this in the next 20 minutes. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/highs-lows-and-snoop-dogg-the-guardians-most-memorable-paris-olympic-moments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/highs-lows-and-snoop-dogg-the-guardians-most-memorable-paris-olympic-moments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team GB’s Olympic cycling campaign never caught fire despite bright start | Jeremy Whittle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bookended by medal success, there were still shortcomings as too many opportunities slipped away in ParisWhen Anna Henderson took silver in the women&rsquo;s time trial, and Tom Pidcock a spectacular gold in the men&rsquo;s mountain biking, there was good reason to be optimistic about Team GB&rsquo;s prospects in the Paris 2024 cycling programme.But although it was bookended by medal success, this was an Olympic campaign that, unlike others, never really caught fire. Bad luck, illness, injury an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gbs-olympic-cycling-campaign-never-caught-fire-despite-bright-start-jeremy-whittle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gbs-olympic-cycling-campaign-never-caught-fire-despite-bright-start-jeremy-whittle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team GB’s Olympic cycling campaign never caught fire despite bright start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bookended by medal success, there were still shortcomings as too many opportunities slipped away in ParisWhen Anna Henderson took silver in the women&rsquo;s time trial, and Tom Pidcock a spectacular gold in the men&rsquo;s mountain biking, there was good reason to be optimistic about Team GB&rsquo;s prospects in the Paris 2024 cycling programme.But although it was bookended by medal success, this was an Olympic campaign that, unlike others, never really caught fire. Bad luck, illness, injury an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gbs-olympic-cycling-campaign-never-caught-fire-despite-bright-start/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gbs-olympic-cycling-campaign-never-caught-fire-despite-bright-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emma Finucane earns historic third medal but Britain frustrated with cycling haul]]></title><description><![CDATA[21-year-old adds sprint bronze to emulate Mary RandGB cyclists end Games with lowest gold tally since 2004Emma Finucane took her third medal of the Paris Olympics in the women&rsquo;s individual sprint in the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome, as Team GB&rsquo;s cyclists fell well short of the gold medal tally of the Tokyo Games.Despite being at her first Olympics, Finucane has been the linchpin of seven days of track racing, winning gold in the team sprint on day one, bronze in the keirin and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/emma-finucane-earns-historic-third-medal-but-britain-frustrated-with-cycling-haul/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/emma-finucane-earns-historic-third-medal-but-britain-frustrated-with-cycling-haul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian silver and bronze for track cyclists Richardson and Glaetzer in keirin final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Silver is third medal for Matt Richardson at these GamesMatt Glaetzer&rsquo;s bronze in his first individual Olympic medalAustralian track cyclist Matt Richardson has finished second and compatriot Matt Glaetzer is third in the keirin final behind Dutch great Harrie Lavreysen.Richardson was unable to pass Lavreysen on the final straight after Glaetzer hit out first in the final, with the other three riders crashing on the last lap. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australian-silver-and-bronze-for-track-cyclists-richardson-and-glaetzer-in-keirin-final/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australian-silver-and-bronze-for-track-cyclists-richardson-and-glaetzer-in-keirin-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lavreysen wins keirin gold as crash ends Carlin's medal hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[TThe Netherlands' Harrie Lavreysen seals a gold medal in the men's keirin final as Team GB's Jack Carlin is involved in a crash on the final bend, ending hopes of a medal in the event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/lavreysen-wins-keirin-gold-as-crash-ends-carlins-medal-hopes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 14:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/lavreysen-wins-keirin-gold-as-crash-ends-carlins-medal-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Finucane wins 'brilliant' bronze in women's sprint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Great Britain's Emma Finucane wins the women's sprint bronze medal match against Dutch cyclist Hetty van de Wouw, completing a hat-trick of Olympic medals at the Paris Games.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-finucane-wins-brilliant-bronze-in-womens-sprint/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-finucane-wins-brilliant-bronze-in-womens-sprint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finucane makes history with third medal in Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma Finucane makes British Olympic history by winning individual sprint bronze for her third medal of the Paris Games.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/finucane-makes-history-with-third-medal-in-paris/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/finucane-makes-history-with-third-medal-in-paris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I felt like a crash-test dummy’: GB frustrated in Madison as Portugal win gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ollie Wood: &lsquo;He cut it fine and ploughed into me&rsquo;Finucane reaches semi-finals of women&rsquo;s sprintTeam GB&rsquo;s hopes of a further medal in the Olympic velodrome were ended in a crash-riddled men&rsquo;s Madison when Ollie Wood was unceremoniously butted out of the way by Jan-Willem van Schip of the Netherlands, and sent crashing to the track.Any fading hopes that Wood and Mark Stewart, who had failed to score highly during the race, might reverse that deficit in the final momen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-felt-like-a-crash-test-dummy-gb-frustrated-in-madison-as-portugal-win-gold/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2024 22:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-felt-like-a-crash-test-dummy-gb-frustrated-in-madison-as-portugal-win-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wood felt he had been 'rear-ended by lorry' in madison crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ollie Wood and Mark Stewart fall short of the medal places in the men's madison as Portugal win a historic first Olympic gold on the track.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wood-felt-he-had-been-rear-ended-by-lorry-in-madison-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2024 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/wood-felt-he-had-been-rear-ended-by-lorry-in-madison-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dutch rider crashes into GB's Wood in men's madison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Dutch rider Jan Willem van Schip crashes into Great Britain's Ollie Wood in the men's madison event at Paris 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dutch-rider-crashes-into-gbs-wood-in-mens-madison/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2024 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dutch-rider-crashes-into-gbs-wood-in-mens-madison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the pain of endometriosis to making sporting history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elinor Barker reflects on her journey of suffering with the pain of endometriosis to becoming Wales' most decorated female Olympian.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/from-the-pain-of-endometriosis-to-making-sporting-history/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2024 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/from-the-pain-of-endometriosis-to-making-sporting-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demi Vollering in shape to retain title at booming Tour de France Femmes]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the race starts on Monday the Dutch rider is favourite to win again but the fruits of expansion are spread unevenlyThe fast-tracked growth of the Tour de France Femmes gathers further pace on Monday, when the 2024 edition of the women&rsquo;s race starts in Rotterdam, its first foreign Grand D&eacute;part. Less than 24 hours after the Olympic closing ceremony, 22 teams of seven riders will roll away from the Dutch city to race almost 1,000km in seven days, climaxing with a set-piece mountain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/demi-vollering-in-shape-to-retain-title-at-booming-tour-de-france-femmes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2024 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/demi-vollering-in-shape-to-retain-title-at-booming-tour-de-france-femmes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barker and Evans claim last-gasp silver for Team GB in women’s Madison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Duo admit they &lsquo;had a target on our back&rsquo;Jack Carlin seals fractious bronze in the men&rsquo;s sprintTeam GB&rsquo;s Elinor Barker and Neah Evans rallied to claim a last-gasp silver medal in the women&rsquo;s Madison race in the Olympic Velodrome, while Jack Carlin took a hard-fought and fractious bronze medal in the men&rsquo;s individual sprint.Evans and Barker were still in the bronze medal position with six laps to go before an inspired acceleration from Barker took the final spr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/barker-and-evans-claim-last-gasp-silver-for-team-gb-in-womens-madison/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/barker-and-evans-claim-last-gasp-silver-for-team-gb-in-womens-madison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evans emerges from madison chaos hungry for more than silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish track cyclist Neah Evans emerged from the chaos of the madison with a silver medal, along with Team GB team-mate Elinor Barker, but is desperate for more success on Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evans-emerges-from-madison-chaos-hungry-for-more-than-silver/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evans-emerges-from-madison-chaos-hungry-for-more-than-silver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Barker &amp; Evans win silver before dramatic Carlin bronze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Elinor Barker and Neah Evans win a hard-earned silver medal in an enthralling madison before Jack Carlin takes a dramatic sprint bronze at the Paris Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-barker-amp-evans-win-silver-before-dramatic-carlin-bronze/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-barker-amp-evans-win-silver-before-dramatic-carlin-bronze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silver lining for Matthew Richardson as Australian loses out to Dutch sprint king]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic champion Harrie Lavreysen retains title in ParisAustralia&rsquo;s track cyclists record best Olympics since London 2012On Friday, on the third last day of the Paris Olympics, Australian track cyclist Matthew Richardson went head-to-head with the king of sprinting. Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen is the reigning Olympic champion. He has won the past five consecutive world titles. He holds the world record for the flying 200m, the qualifying race in the individual sprint.Lavreysen is the king of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/silver-lining-for-matthew-richardson-as-australian-loses-out-to-dutch-sprint-king/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/silver-lining-for-matthew-richardson-as-australian-loses-out-to-dutch-sprint-king/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carlin wins sprint bronze after 'dramatic' final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Great Britain's Jack Carlin wins the bronze medal in the men's sprint cycling after a "dramatic" race against the Netherlands' Jeffrey Hoogland at Paris 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/carlin-wins-sprint-bronze-after-dramatic-final/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/carlin-wins-sprint-bronze-after-dramatic-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Barker &amp; Evans secure silver in women's madison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Great Britain's Elinor Barker and Neah Evans claim silver in the women's madison, as Italy take the gold at Paris 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-barker-amp-evans-secure-silver-in-womens-madison/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-barker-amp-evans-secure-silver-in-womens-madison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage-by-stage guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC Sport speaks to British champion Pfeiffer Georgi about the 2024 Tour de France Femmes route and how the race might unfold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-stage-by-stage-guide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-femmes-2024-stage-by-stage-guide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Means everything to me’: Finucane delighted with bronze in Olympic keirin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team GB cyclist adds to gold in team sprint&lsquo;It was so hard, but it was worth it&rsquo;Team GB&rsquo;s Emma Finucane will turn her attention to the women&rsquo;s individual sprint after a bronze medal in the keirin ended her dreams of a golden Olympic hat-trick. Far from being disappointed, the 21-year-old from Carmarthen was ebullient.&ldquo;That bronze medal means everything to me after the team&rsquo;s [sprint] win on Monday, with the girls,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;It was so hard, but it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/means-everything-to-me-finucane-delighted-with-bronze-in-olympic-keirin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/means-everything-to-me-finucane-delighted-with-bronze-in-olympic-keirin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Finucane wins bronze in women's keirin]]></title><description><![CDATA[GB's Emma Finucane secures bronze in the women's keirin final at Paris 2024 as team-mate Katy Marchant finishes fourth to just miss out on a medal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-finucane-wins-bronze-in-womens-keirin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-finucane-wins-bronze-in-womens-keirin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Finucane takes keirin bronze for second medal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Emma Finucane takes bronze in the women's keirin to win her second medal of the Paris Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-finucane-takes-keirin-bronze-for-second-medal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-finucane-takes-keirin-bronze-for-second-medal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lowe's father 'blown away' with silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ed, from Stamford, rode in the men&rsquo;s team sprint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/lowes-father-blown-away-with-silver/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/lowes-father-blown-away-with-silver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It almost came together - silver medallist Tanfield]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Great Ayton cyclist won a silver medal in the velodrome for Team GB.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/it-almost-came-together-silver-medallist-tanfield/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/it-almost-came-together-silver-medallist-tanfield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic gold finally puts Australia’s track cycling program back on top of the world | Kieran Pender]]></title><description><![CDATA[Men&rsquo;s team pursuit squad tasted the ultimate glory for the first time in 20 years when beating Great Britain to the line in the final at Paris 2024It is a race of extreme endurance, across 4,000 painful metres. It is a race where man and machine combine &ndash; with the aerodynamic benefits of equipment as closely scrutinised as individual training plans. It is a race where seconds are measured to the third decimal, to the single millisecond. And it is the race where, at long last, Austral]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/olympic-gold-finally-puts-australias-track-cycling-program-back-on-top-of-the-world-kieran-pender/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 02:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/olympic-gold-finally-puts-australias-track-cycling-program-back-on-top-of-the-world-kieran-pender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team GB stack up silvers on day of joy and frustration at Paris Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Hudson-Smith narrowly misses out on 400m goldGeorge Mills restored to 5000m final after collisionMatt Hudson-Smith missed out by four-hundredths of a second on a first British gold in the men&rsquo;s 400m since the flying Scotsman Eric Liddell in 1924, but a slew of silver medals keeps Britain neck-and-neck with France in the Olympic medal table.It was a lightning-quick affair at the Stade de France with both Quincy Hall, of the USA, and Hudson-Smith, from Birmingham, putting in the fastest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gb-stack-up-silvers-on-day-of-joy-and-frustration-at-paris-olympics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gb-stack-up-silvers-on-day-of-joy-and-frustration-at-paris-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team GB take silver in men’s team pursuit as Australia edge tight final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ethan Hayter&rsquo;s slip on last lap proves costlyGreat Britain also win bronze in women&rsquo;s team pursuitGreat Britain&rsquo;s track cyclists secured Team GB&rsquo;s 1,000th medal in sporting competition at the Olympic Games, as Australia held on to a hair&rsquo;s breadth advantage to win gold in the men&rsquo;s team pursuit.In a final that was almost too close to call, Ethan Hayter, Dan Bigham, Charlie Tanfield and Ethan Vernon had to settle for silver after Hayter slipped off his saddle o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gb-take-silver-in-mens-team-pursuit-as-australia-edge-tight-final/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gb-take-silver-in-mens-team-pursuit-as-australia-edge-tight-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team GB take silver in men’s team pursuit as Australia edge final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ethan Hayter&rsquo;s slip on last lap proves costlyGB take bronze in women&rsquo;s pursuitGreat Britain&rsquo;s track cyclists secured Team GB&rsquo;s 1,000th Olympic medal in sporting &shy;competi&shy;tion as Australia held on to a hair&rsquo;s-breadth advantage to win gold in the men&rsquo;s team pursuit.In a final that was almost too close to call, Ethan Hayter, Dan Bigham, Charlie Tanfield and Ethan Vernon had to settle for silver after &shy;Hayter&nbsp;slipped off his saddle on the last lap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gb-take-silver-in-mens-team-pursuit-as-australia-edge-final/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gb-take-silver-in-mens-team-pursuit-as-australia-edge-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB claim 1,000th Olympic medal but Hayter’s slip hands Australia gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ethan Hayter slides out of saddle in men&rsquo;s pursuitGB also take bronze medal in the women&rsquo;s raceGreat Britain&rsquo;s track cyclists secured Team GB&rsquo;s 1,000th Olympic medal in sporting competi&shy;tion as Australia held on to a hair&rsquo;s-breadth advantage to win gold in the men&rsquo;s team pursuit.In a final that was almost too close to call, Ethan Hayter, Dan Bigham, Charlie Tanfield and Ethan Vernon had to settle for silver after Hayter&nbsp;slipped off his saddle on the l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-claim-1000th-olympic-medal-but-hayters-slip-hands-australia-gold/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-claim-1000th-olympic-medal-but-hayters-slip-hands-australia-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB time late charge to win women's team pursuit bronze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Great Britain's Elinor Barker, Josie Knight, Anna Morris and Jessica Roberts time a late charge against Italy to win the women's team pursuit bronze medal race at the Paris 2024 Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-time-late-charge-to-win-womens-team-pursuit-bronze/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-time-late-charge-to-win-womens-team-pursuit-bronze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's all gone wrong' - GB settle for silver in men's team pursuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Great Britain have to settle for a silver medal in the men's team pursuit final against Australia in a dramatic race at the Paris 2024 Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/its-all-gone-wrong-gb-settle-for-silver-in-mens-team-pursuit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/its-all-gone-wrong-gb-settle-for-silver-in-mens-team-pursuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB win Olympic silver and bronze in team pursuit races]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain win silver in a pulsating men's team pursuit final before the women's quartet back that up with bronze in the Paris Olympic velodrome.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-win-olympic-silver-and-bronze-in-team-pursuit-races/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-win-olympic-silver-and-bronze-in-team-pursuit-races/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World record puts Australia back at front of cycling arms race with Olympic glory in sight | Kieran Pender]]></title><description><![CDATA[Men&rsquo;s team pursuit squad set a new benchmark to surge into the Paris 2024 final and edge closer to a first gold medal in the track event for 20 yearsIt would be fair to say that the Australian men&rsquo;s team pursuit squad did not arrive in Paris as favourites. It was not that the endurance squad was considered weak &ndash; they had shown remarkable resilience to bounce back from a high-speed equipment malfunction to win a bronze medal in Tokyo. But in recent years, dominant nations on th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/world-record-puts-australia-back-at-front-of-cycling-arms-race-with-olympic-glory-in-sight-kieran-pender/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 03:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/world-record-puts-australia-back-at-front-of-cycling-arms-race-with-olympic-glory-in-sight-kieran-pender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerr misses out on gold after Hocker shock as GB cycling take sprint silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hocker produces huge upset as Ingebrigtsen falls shortAsher-Smith edged out of bronze medal in 200m finalBritain&rsquo;s Josh Kerr lost out on gold in the final yards of the men&rsquo;s 1500m final after an Olympic-record run by Cole Hocker of the USA delivered the shock of the Games &ndash; as the Team GB men&rsquo;s cycling team also took silver in the velodrome.It had been billed as being a grudge match, a &ldquo;race for the ages&rdquo; as Sebastian Coe described it, in which Kerr, the world]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/kerr-misses-out-on-gold-after-hocker-shock-as-gb-cycling-take-sprint-silver/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/kerr-misses-out-on-gold-after-hocker-shock-as-gb-cycling-take-sprint-silver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carlin left listening again as Dutch call the tune in team sprint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Carlin added a 14th Olympic, world and European medal to his collection after silver in the track cycling team spint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/carlin-left-listening-again-as-dutch-call-the-tune-in-team-sprint/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/carlin-left-listening-again-as-dutch-call-the-tune-in-team-sprint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team GB take Olympic silver in men’s team sprint behind dominant Dutch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Netherlands break world record to seal gold in velodrome&lsquo;Silver was something I didn&rsquo;t think was possible going in&rsquo;Team GB&rsquo;s sprinters took a hard-fought silver medal in the Olympic Velodrome, but were unable to prevent Harrie Lavreysen leading the Netherlands to the men&rsquo;s team sprint title, with a world-record time.In a one-sided final, Great Britain&rsquo;s sprint trio of Jack Carlin, Hamish Turnbull and Ed Lowe, were valiant but powerless, as Lavreysen and teamma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gb-take-olympic-silver-in-mens-team-sprint-behind-dominant-dutch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gb-take-olympic-silver-in-mens-team-sprint-behind-dominant-dutch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB win team sprint silver behind dominant Netherlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Great Britain's Jack Carlin, Hamish Turnbull and Ed Lowe take silver in the men's team sprint behind a dominant Netherlands at Paris 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-win-team-sprint-silver-behind-dominant-netherlands/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 20:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gb-win-team-sprint-silver-behind-dominant-netherlands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British trio win men's team sprint silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Carlin, Ed Lowe and Hamish Turnbull continue Great Britain's medal-winning start at the Olympics with team sprint silver.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-trio-win-mens-team-sprint-silver/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-trio-win-mens-team-sprint-silver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: GB men's pursuit team qualify for gold race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Great Britain's Ethan Hayter, Ollie Wood, Dan Bigham and Ethan Vernon qualify for the men's team pursuit gold medal race at the Paris 2024 Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/watch-gb-mens-pursuit-team-qualify-for-gold-race/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/watch-gb-mens-pursuit-team-qualify-for-gold-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keely Hodgkinson surges to 800m glory on golden day for Britain in Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[British cycling trio win women&rsquo;s team sprint goldClarke and Woods collect canoe slalom medalsKeely Hodgkinson punched the air as she confirmed herself as the poster girl of British athletics with a stunning win in the women&rsquo;s 800m final, as Team GB&rsquo;s velodrome campaign kicked off with a world-record gold medal run.Hodgkinson, at the age of 22 already the world No 1, took an early lead in the Stade de France but Kenya&rsquo;s Mary Moraa and Ethiopia&rsquo;s Tsige Duguma stubborn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/keely-hodgkinson-surges-to-800m-glory-on-golden-day-for-britain-in-paris/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/keely-hodgkinson-surges-to-800m-glory-on-golden-day-for-britain-in-paris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team GB women’s sprint trio strike gold and smash world record in Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finucane, Marchant and Capewell in thrilling victoryWorld records beaten in all three rounds on MondayEmma Finucane, Katy Marchant and Sophie Capewell won gold for Great Britain in the women&rsquo;s team sprint at Paris 2024 after breaking the world record in all three rounds on Monday.Team GB clocked a time of 45.186 seconds to beat New Zealand by five tenths of a second, claiming Britain&rsquo;s first ever medal in an event in which they failed to even qualify at the last two Olympics. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gb-womens-sprint-trio-strike-gold-and-smash-world-record-in-paris/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gb-womens-sprint-trio-strike-gold-and-smash-world-record-in-paris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['They've done it!' GB win women's team sprint gold in world record time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team GB win gold in the women's team sprint as they beat New Zealand in the final and break the world record for the third time in a day at Paris 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/theyve-done-it-gb-win-womens-team-sprint-gold-in-world-record-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/theyve-done-it-gb-win-womens-team-sprint-gold-in-world-record-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British trio win women's team sprint gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma Finucane, Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant kick-start the medal charge in the Paris velodrome by winning Great Britain&rsquo;s first Olympic women&rsquo;s team sprint gold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-trio-win-womens-team-sprint-gold/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/british-trio-win-womens-team-sprint-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A very special ride' - GB impress in team pursuit qualifying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Team GB impress in the men's team pursuit at Paris 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-very-special-ride-gb-impress-in-team-pursuit-qualifying/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-very-special-ride-gb-impress-in-team-pursuit-qualifying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America’s Kristen Faulkner keeps cool head to take gold in Olympic road race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Netherlands&rsquo; Vos second, Belgium&rsquo;s Kopecky thirdBritish national champion Pfeiffer Georgi finishes fifthThe best-laid plans of the world&rsquo;s top racers were blown apart in the chaos of the cobbled streets of Montmartre, as Kristen Faulkner of the United States emerged to claim the gold medal in the women&rsquo;s Olympic road race.On a day littered with tactical confusion, the absence of race radios only fuelled the sense of mayhem. It needed a cool head to assess the possibilitie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/americas-kristen-faulkner-keeps-cool-head-to-take-gold-in-olympic-road-race/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/americas-kristen-faulkner-keeps-cool-head-to-take-gold-in-olympic-road-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA's Faulkner wins cycling gold in women's road race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch highlights as the USA's Kristen Faulkner makes a courageous final sprint to break away and win gold in the women's road race, setting up a dramatic final sprint for silver and bronze.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/usas-faulkner-wins-cycling-gold-in-womens-road-race/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/usas-faulkner-wins-cycling-gold-in-womens-road-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Faulkner stuns favourites in women's road race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kristen Faulkner becomes the first American winner of the Olympic women's road race in 40 years with a late solo attack in Paris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/american-faulkner-stuns-favourites-in-womens-road-race/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/american-faulkner-stuns-favourites-in-womens-road-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emma Finucane leads Team GB track cycling charge in the absence of big names]]></title><description><![CDATA[Laura and Jason Kenny and Katie Archibald are missing but there is optimism that others will shine in the velodromeTeam GB&rsquo;s track cyclists begin their pursuit of medals on Mondayon the Siberian pine of the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome, expecting that the Olympic debutant Emma Finucane will lead the charge for gold in the sprint events.For the past four Olympic cycles, British track riders have largely dominated. From Beijing in 2008 through to Tokyo three years ago, the river of go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/emma-finucane-leads-team-gb-track-cycling-charge-in-the-absence-of-big-names/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/emma-finucane-leads-team-gb-track-cycling-charge-in-the-absence-of-big-names/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Carlin in the keirin to team pursuit tilts: five velodrome races to watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma Finucane&rsquo;s eye for three Team GB golds and Dutch bid for Madison glory are among the top track attractionsWith Emma Finucane, the youngest sprint world champion in nearly half a century, seeking to become the first female rider to win three Olympic gold medals in a single Games, any of her three targets &ndash; individual sprint, team sprint and keirin &ndash; will be essential viewing. But the team sprint, in which she seems to thrive, is perhaps the most thrilling of all. It is also]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/from-carlin-in-the-keirin-to-team-pursuit-tilts-five-velodrome-races-to-watch/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/from-carlin-in-the-keirin-to-team-pursuit-tilts-five-velodrome-races-to-watch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Olympics 2024: day nine – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steeplechase, hammer throw and golf are among the many sports on show on a busy Sunday in Paris Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/paris-olympics-2024-day-nine-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/paris-olympics-2024-day-nine-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rise and rise of Emma Finucane: Team GB’s new track cycling queen]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 21-year-old sprint world champion from Wales could be the successor to Victoria Pendleton and Laura KennyEmma Finucane, the personification of British Cycling&rsquo;s mantra of &ldquo;happy head, fast legs&rdquo;, says she has dreamed of racing in the Olympic Games since she was 10. A decade on, the 21-year-old from Carmarthen will try to lead GB&rsquo;s women&rsquo;s team sprint squad to gold when the velodrome action begins and repay the recent comparisons with Victoria Pendleton and Laura]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-rise-and-rise-of-emma-finucane-team-gbs-new-track-cycling-queen/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-rise-and-rise-of-emma-finucane-team-gbs-new-track-cycling-queen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Tim Decker: the inspiring Australian cycling coach who took a hard road to Paris | Kieran Pender]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a life defined by two bike crashes three decades apart, Decker&rsquo;s passion is now inspiring Australia&rsquo;s Olympic cycling team out to shock the worldWhen Tim Decker was 13 his life changed forever. In 1986, while traveling for his job as a forestry officer, Decker&rsquo;s father was killed in a motorcycle accident near Millicent in South Australia. In a cruel twist of fate, that stretch of road was known to Decker for hosting the Mount Gambier 100 Mile Classic.Six years after his f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/meet-tim-decker-the-inspiring-australian-cycling-coach-who-took-a-hard-road-to-paris-kieran-pender/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/meet-tim-decker-the-inspiring-australian-cycling-coach-who-took-a-hard-road-to-paris-kieran-pender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ornate chaos of Montmartre delivers pain and pleasure in men’s road race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evenepoel claimed gold but the chance to see the best cyclists actually race &ndash; for free &ndash; is far from the only delightTicket to watch Simone Biles at the Arena Bercy: &euro;648 (&pound;550). Ticket to watch the men&rsquo;s 100m final at the Stade de France: &euro;980. Ticket to watch some of the world&rsquo;s greatest cyclists racing around one of the world&rsquo;s great monuments in one of the world&rsquo;s great cities: gratuit. No QR codes. No searches. No private security sentine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ornate-chaos-of-montmartre-delivers-pain-and-pleasure-in-mens-road-race/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ornate-chaos-of-montmartre-delivers-pain-and-pleasure-in-mens-road-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remco Evenepoel beats late puncture to take historic Olympic road race gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time trial champion wins second gold of Paris GamesBritain&rsquo;s Tom Pidcock finishes &lsquo;frazzled&rsquo; in 13th placeRemco Evenepoel took his second gold medal of Paris 2024 with an irresistible solo win in the men&rsquo;s road race only seven days after claiming the men&rsquo;s time trial title and despite suffering a dramatic puncture as he neared the end of the race.Evenepoel&rsquo;s victory saw him become the first man to win gold medals in both events at the same Olympics and he refl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/remco-evenepoel-beats-late-puncture-to-take-historic-olympic-road-race-gold/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/remco-evenepoel-beats-late-puncture-to-take-historic-olympic-road-race-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belgium's Evenepoel wins cycling road race gold despite late puncture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Belgium's Remco Evenepoel survives a late puncture scare to win gold in the men's road cycling at the Paris 2024 Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/belgiums-evenepoel-wins-cycling-road-race-gold-despite-late-puncture/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/belgiums-evenepoel-wins-cycling-road-race-gold-despite-late-puncture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evenepoel survives late puncture to win second gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgium's Remco Evenepoel survives a late puncture to secure a dominant victory in the Olympic men's road race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evenepoel-survives-late-puncture-to-win-second-gold/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evenepoel-survives-late-puncture-to-win-second-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emma Finucane hopes wide velodrome in Paris can unlock gold medal dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sprint world champion tipped to be a star of Games&lsquo;I don&rsquo;t want to deny that I&rsquo;d love to win gold&rsquo;Emma Finucane hopes the world&rsquo;s widest velodrome may be the key to unlocking her gold medal ambition at Paris 2024.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a much bigger velodrome,&rdquo; the Team GB rider said of the Siberian pine track at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines near Versailles. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a metre wider than any other track, which means you get more momentum off the banking from th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/emma-finucane-hopes-wide-velodrome-in-paris-can-unlock-gold-medal-dream/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/emma-finucane-hopes-wide-velodrome-in-paris-can-unlock-gold-medal-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team GB’s track cycling squad have the talent to win a record eight golds in Paris | Laura Kenny]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve loved watching Adam Peaty, Tom Daley and Simone Biles at these Games &ndash; next week it&rsquo;s time for British track stars to shineYou might want to hang on to your handlebars for this one because I&rsquo;ve got a prediction for you and it&rsquo;s very big and it&rsquo;s very bold. The Olympic track cycling programme begins on Wednesday and I think the GB squad will win a medal in each of the 12 events. It&rsquo;s going to need some historic and brilliant riding but I am confident]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gbs-track-cycling-squad-have-the-talent-to-win-a-record-eight-golds-in-paris-laura-kenny/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gbs-track-cycling-squad-have-the-talent-to-win-a-record-eight-golds-in-paris-laura-kenny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saya Sakakibara overcomes setbacks and trauma to win BMX gold for Australia and her brother]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kai in crowd to see his sister win by seven tenths of a secondVictory comes after Sakakibara considered quitting the sportThe setbacks for Saya Sakakibara just didn&rsquo;t let up. The trauma from her brother&rsquo;s BMX accident, gnawing at her in the months before Tokyo. The impact of her own crash at those Games, ruining dreams and leaving her in hospital. Another stack, a year later, that triggered lingering concussion symptoms.It was all getting too much, and she was close to giving up. Clo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/saya-sakakibara-overcomes-setbacks-and-trauma-to-win-bmx-gold-for-australia-and-her-brother/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/saya-sakakibara-overcomes-setbacks-and-trauma-to-win-bmx-gold-for-australia-and-her-brother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shriever beaten and Whyte crashes out as Team GB’s BMX hopes disappear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shriever: &lsquo;One little mistake cost me so, it is what it is&rsquo;Kye Whyte crashes in second of three semi-final heatsLatest medal table | Live Paris schedule | Full resultsBeth Shriever, the Olympic BMX champion in Tokyo, failed to follow up her success from three years ago, despite being the second fastest qualifier for the women&rsquo;s final.After making stellar progress, the 25-year-old&rsquo;s failure to reach the medal positions was a major surprise. &ldquo;I was just a little bit l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/shriever-beaten-and-whyte-crashes-out-as-team-gbs-bmx-hopes-disappear/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/shriever-beaten-and-whyte-crashes-out-as-team-gbs-bmx-hopes-disappear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shriever eighth after GB team-mate Whyte crashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bethany Shriever's Olympic title defence ends in disappointment as she finishes last in BMX racing final in Paris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/shriever-eighth-after-gb-team-mate-whyte-crashes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/shriever-eighth-after-gb-team-mate-whyte-crashes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saya Sakakibara blitzes field to win BMX racing gold for Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian leads from start to win by seven tenths of a secondVictory comes after she suffered heartbreak at the Tokyo GamesAustralia&rsquo;s Saya Sakakibara has won gold in the women&rsquo;s BMX racing event at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium in western Paris.The 24-year-old had qualified in first place through her three runs in the semi-finals, and in the one-off final she led down to the first corner, finishing a huge seven tenths ahead of second-placed Manon Veenstra from the Nethe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/saya-sakakibara-blitzes-field-to-win-bmx-racing-gold-for-australia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/saya-sakakibara-blitzes-field-to-win-bmx-racing-gold-for-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['What a race!' - France win all three men's BMX racing medals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as France's Joris Daudet, Sylvain Andre and Romain Mahieu take the gold, silver and bronze medals in the men's BMX racing final on day seven of the Paris 2024 Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/what-a-race-france-win-all-three-mens-bmx-racing-medals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/what-a-race-france-win-all-three-mens-bmx-racing-medals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclist who fled war 'to save my life' set for Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyclist Eyeru Gebru fled Ethiopia after the outbreak of the Tigray war and is set to represent the Refugee Olympic Team at Paris 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclist-who-fled-war-to-save-my-life-set-for-olympics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cyclist-who-fled-war-to-save-my-life-set-for-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stellar casts assemble for gruelling Olympic cycling road races in Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historic Montmartre will host closing stages of men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s events, featuring routes of 273km and 158kmFour-rider teams, mammoth distances, a lack of race radios and the prize at stake &ndash; a gold medal at the foot of the Eiffel Tower &ndash; may make this weekend&rsquo;s Olympic road race the most intense one-day event these riders ever face.The smaller teams and lack of communications may also make the men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s races, which will climax in the labyrinth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/stellar-casts-assemble-for-gruelling-olympic-cycling-road-races-in-paris/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/stellar-casts-assemble-for-gruelling-olympic-cycling-road-races-in-paris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fighting spirit: Australians in action during week one of the Paris Olympics 2024 – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photographers captured the highs and lows of the country&rsquo;s elite athletes as they competed during the first week of the Games&lsquo;It&rsquo;s crazy&rsquo;: Kyle Chalmers and Zac Stubblety-Cook bow to new generation in ParisThe latest medal table | Live schedule | And full results Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fighting-spirit-australians-in-action-during-week-one-of-the-paris-olympics-2024-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fighting-spirit-australians-in-action-during-week-one-of-the-paris-olympics-2024-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Our skate park has an Olympic silver medal']]></title><description><![CDATA[Gateshead's Kieran Reilly says he's 'so proud' after winning silver in dramatic BMX final]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/our-skate-park-has-an-olympic-silver-medal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/our-skate-park-has-an-olympic-silver-medal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World champion Hannah Roberts’s Olympic BMX dream ends with crushing familiarity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American has dominated her sport for years. But, three years after a painful debut in Tokyo, she finished outside the medals once againThree years ago Hannah Roberts, already the best freestyle BMX rider of her generation before her 20th birthday, entered the women&rsquo;s park competition at the Tokyo Olympics as the overwhelming favorite, having swept the entire World Cup schedule in addition to the past two world championships. After qualifying first for the final, her opening-run score a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/world-champion-hannah-robertss-olympic-bmx-dream-ends-with-crushing-familiarity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/world-champion-hannah-robertss-olympic-bmx-dream-ends-with-crushing-familiarity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World champion Hannah Roberts’ Olympic BMX dream ends with crushing familiarity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American has dominated her sport for years. But three years after settling for silver in Tokyo, her Olympic disappointment reached new depths in ParisThree years ago Hannah Roberts, already the best freestyle BMX rider of her generation before her 20th birthday, entered the women&rsquo;s park competition at the Tokyo Olympics as the overwhelming favorite, having swept the entire World Cup schedule in addition to the past two world championships. After qualifying first for the final, her open]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/world-champion-hannah-roberts-olympic-bmx-dream-ends-with-crushing-familiarity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/world-champion-hannah-roberts-olympic-bmx-dream-ends-with-crushing-familiarity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Christmas gift to Olympic joy: Kieran Reilly flips his way to BMX silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[GB&rsquo;s Reilly pipped to gold by Argentina&rsquo;s Jos&eacute; Torres GilFrance&rsquo;s home hope Anthony Jeanjean takes bronzeIt began with a Christmas present. A shiny new BMX bike and the kindling of a dream. Kieran Reilly was eight when he rocked up at Leam Lane skate park on Boxing Day, and as he gingerly navigated the ramps and banks, he could scarcely have known he was embarking on a winding path that would take him from freezing Gateshead to the brutal heat of Paris, and an Olympic si]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/from-christmas-gift-to-olympic-joy-kieran-reilly-flips-his-way-to-bmx-silver/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/from-christmas-gift-to-olympic-joy-kieran-reilly-flips-his-way-to-bmx-silver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bike drop! Reilly celebrates BMX silver after 'super technical' run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Kieran Reilly scores 93.91 on his final run in the men's BMX freestyle final to secure the silver medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bike-drop-reilly-celebrates-bmx-silver-after-super-technical-run/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bike-drop-reilly-celebrates-bmx-silver-after-super-technical-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team GB’s Kieran Reilly flips his way to BMX freestyle Olympic silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reilly misses out on gold to Argentina&rsquo;s Jos&eacute; Torres GilFrance&rsquo;s home hope Anthony Jeanjean takes bronzeGreat Britain&rsquo;s Kieran Reilly has won a silver medal in the men&rsquo;s BMX freestyle at the Paris Olympics.Reilly, crowned world champion in Glasgow last summer, collapsed on to his knees after pouring everything he had left into his second run, with a score of 93.91pts pushing him above home hope Anthony Jeanjean but not enough to match the 94.82 achieved in the firs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gbs-kieran-reilly-flips-his-way-to-bmx-freestyle-olympic-silver/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gbs-kieran-reilly-flips-his-way-to-bmx-freestyle-olympic-silver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reilly wins BMX freestyle silver in dramatic final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Kieran Reilly secures BMX freestyle silver in a dramatic final in Paris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/reilly-wins-bmx-freestyle-silver-in-dramatic-final/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/reilly-wins-bmx-freestyle-silver-in-dramatic-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘That’s insane’: Natalya Diehm wins first women’s Olympic BMX medal for Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;I&rsquo;ve written history today,&rsquo; says rider after 88.80 score on first runDisappointment for Logan Martin after last-place finish in men&rsquo;s finalNatalya Diehm has become the first Australian woman to win a medal in the Olympic BMX freestyle after a nerve-wracking wait on Wednesday to secure bronze. But there was disappointment for Tokyo gold medallist Logan Martin, as the Queenslander failed to finish either of his runs and bowed out of the men&rsquo;s final in ninth.&ldquo;I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/thats-insane-natalya-diehm-wins-first-womens-olympic-bmx-medal-for-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/thats-insane-natalya-diehm-wins-first-womens-olympic-bmx-medal-for-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking down Tom Pidcock’s dramatic charge to mountain-biking glory in Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[A puncture left Team GB&rsquo;s reigning champion needing a miracle in the final. That is exactly what he producedTeam GB&rsquo;s Tom Pidcock delivered one of the most dramatic gold medals of the Paris Olympics in a nail-biting mountain-biking final on Monday. Pidcock defended his title by overtaking his French opponent, Victor Koretzky, with less than a minute of the race remaining. Before the race Pidcock had criticised the &Eacute;lancourt Hill course, to the west of Paris, calling it &ldquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/breaking-down-tom-pidcocks-dramatic-charge-to-mountain-biking-glory-in-paris/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/breaking-down-tom-pidcocks-dramatic-charge-to-mountain-biking-glory-in-paris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Phenomenal!' - GB's Reilly reaches BMX final with spectacular display]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team GB's Kieran Reilly qualifies in first place for the men's BMX freestyle final with two spectacular runs at the Paris 2024 Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/phenomenal-gbs-reilly-reaches-bmx-final-with-spectacular-display/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/phenomenal-gbs-reilly-reaches-bmx-final-with-spectacular-display/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defending BMX champion Worthington fails to qualify for final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defending champion and Team GB's Charlotte Worthington fails to qualify for the women's BMX freestyle finals at the Paris 2024 Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/defending-bmx-champion-worthington-fails-to-qualify-for-final/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/defending-bmx-champion-worthington-fails-to-qualify-for-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pidcock on defying puncture to win Olympic title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leeds' Tom Pidcock retained Olympic mountain bike title in astonishing fashion in Paris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-on-defying-puncture-to-win-olympic-title/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-on-defying-puncture-to-win-olympic-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s tougher than competing in an Olympic sport? Competing in two]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taylor Knibb will follow up her appearance in the time trial with the triathlon. She will join a select group of athletes when she does soIn the early days of the Olympics, competing in multiple sports was far from unusual.At the loosely organized 1904 Olympics, at which the United States won at least 230 (sources vary due to uncertain citizenship for many competitors) of the 280 medals awarded over nearly five months as a sideshow to the St Louis World&rsquo;s Fair, Franz Kugler became the only]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/whats-tougher-than-competing-in-an-olympic-sport-competing-in-two/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/whats-tougher-than-competing-in-an-olympic-sport-competing-in-two/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Pidcock produces one final burst of audacity in Total Cycling masterclass | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mountain biker stayed in the race with endurance, patience and pure speed. Then came the duel on the hillShortly before 4.30pm Paris time, as the last notes of God Save The King were dying away, a mechanic called Rune Kristensen was wheeling the most prized artefact in British cycling back to its truck. The Pinarello bike ridden by Tom Pidcock to Olympic gold was still coated in a fine layer of warm dust, the No 1 mounted on its front, its gears still on the same setting. On the stem, in red, wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tom-pidcock-produces-one-final-burst-of-audacity-in-total-cycling-masterclass-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tom-pidcock-produces-one-final-burst-of-audacity-in-total-cycling-masterclass-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emotional Pidcock laughs off French 'boos' after mountain bike gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team GB's Tom Pidcock is emotional after recovering from a puncture to pull off a last-lap pass on the leader from France in the men's mountain bike final at the Paris 2024 Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/emotional-pidcock-laughs-off-french-boos-after-mountain-bike-gold/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/emotional-pidcock-laughs-off-french-boos-after-mountain-bike-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s bigger than cycling’: Tom Pidcock defies puncture to claim Olympic gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team GB mountain biker makes stunning comeback&lsquo;I knew I was going to be racing for the gold&rsquo;Tom Pidcock blew away his rivals with a virtuoso performance on the rough gravel of Elancourt Hill to take back-to-back gold medals in Olympic mountain biking. In an epic battle with France&rsquo;s Victor Koretzky, Pidcock pulled off the performance of his career, fighting back from a puncture and a clumsy wheel change to snatch gold at the very last.&ldquo;This is what makes the Olympics to m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/its-bigger-than-cycling-tom-pidcock-defies-puncture-to-claim-olympic-gold/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/its-bigger-than-cycling-tom-pidcock-defies-puncture-to-claim-olympic-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pure drama, brilliant commentary - watch Pidcock's incredible win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch the moment Tom Pidcock secures Team GB's second gold medal of the Paris 2024 Olympics in the men's mountain bike final,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pure-drama-brilliant-commentary-watch-pidcocks-incredible-win/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pure-drama-brilliant-commentary-watch-pidcocks-incredible-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pidcock defies puncture to retain Olympic title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Tom Pidcock defies a puncture to retain his Olympic mountain bike title in astonishing fashion in Paris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-defies-puncture-to-retain-olympic-title/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-defies-puncture-to-retain-olympic-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My Olympic dream kept me going’ - Henderson]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Olympic cycling time trial silver medallist on overcoming injury to get on the podium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/my-olympic-dream-kept-me-going-henderson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/my-olympic-dream-kept-me-going-henderson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Ferrand-Prévot leaves ‘hermit’ status for emotional mountain bike gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[French rider puts bad luck at previous Games behind herTeammate Loana Lecomte suffers bad injury in crashPauline Ferrand-Pr&eacute;vot laid the ghost of bitter experiences in past Olympic Games with an accomplished ride to an emotional gold medal for France in the women&rsquo;s mountain biking, but it was a mixed day for the hosts after Loana Lecomte sustained a serious injury in a crash.For Ferrand-Pr&eacute;vot it was a &shy;monumental victory, long in the making, in what is expected to be her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pauline-ferrand-prvot-leaves-hermit-status-for-emotional-mountain-bike-gold/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pauline-ferrand-prvot-leaves-hermit-status-for-emotional-mountain-bike-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haley Batten survives puncture to win mountain bike silver for USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Result is USA&rsquo;s best-ever in Olympic mountain bikePauline Ferrand-Pr&eacute;vot wins gold at home GamesDay-by-day guide | Live schedule, medal table, resultsHaley Batten overtook Rio gold medalist Jenny Rissveds on the final lap to give the US its best-ever finish in Olympic mountain biking. Sweden&rsquo;s Rissveds earned an emotional bronze after spending two years away from the sport to focus on her mental health.<br />
&ldquo;I visualized finishing with the medal around my neck for a long tim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/haley-batten-survives-puncture-to-win-mountain-bike-silver-for-usa/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/haley-batten-survives-puncture-to-win-mountain-bike-silver-for-usa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Richards fifth in women's mountain bike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team GB mountain biker Evie Richards finishes fifth as French favourite Pauline Ferrand-Prevot wins a long-awaited cross-country Olympic gold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-richards-fifth-in-womens-mountain-bike/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-richards-fifth-in-womens-mountain-bike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Olympic cyclist Lucas Plapp in hospital after horror crash on slick Paris road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plapp undergoes surgery after colliding with barrier fenceSlippery roads created chaos for men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s racesAustralian Olympic road cyclist Lucas Plapp is in a stable condition in a Parisian hospital after a nasty crash in slippery conditions during the men&rsquo;s individual time trial on Saturday.Plapp was flying along the rain-soaked central Paris course, clocking the fourth fastest time at the first intermediate time check, before a crash saw the 23-year-old collide heavily]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australian-olympic-cyclist-lucas-plapp-in-hospital-after-horror-crash-on-slick-paris-road/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 11:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australian-olympic-cyclist-lucas-plapp-in-hospital-after-horror-crash-on-slick-paris-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Olympic cyclist Lucas Plapp in hospital after crash on slick Paris road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plapp undergoes surgery after colliding with barrier fenceSlippery roads created chaos for men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s racesThe Australian Olympic road cyclist Lucas Plapp is in a stable condition in a Parisian hospital after a nasty crash in slippery conditions during the men&rsquo;s individual time trial on Saturday.Plapp was flying along the rain-soaked central Paris course, clocking the fourth fastest time at the first intermediate time check, before the 23-year-old collided heavily with a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australian-olympic-cyclist-lucas-plapp-in-hospital-after-crash-on-slick-paris-road/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 11:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australian-olympic-cyclist-lucas-plapp-in-hospital-after-crash-on-slick-paris-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henderson wins time trial silver but Tarling hopes are punctured]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Anna Henderson wins cycling road time trial silver on her Olympic debut, but Josh Tarling misses the podium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/henderson-wins-time-trial-silver-but-tarling-hopes-are-punctured/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/henderson-wins-time-trial-silver-but-tarling-hopes-are-punctured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Tarling misses out on medal by two seconds after puncture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as 20-year-old Josh Tarling loses out on a medal for Great Britain by two seconds after suffering a puncture during the men's road cycling time trials on day one of the Paris 2024 Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-tarling-misses-out-on-medal-by-two-seconds-after-puncture/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-tarling-misses-out-on-medal-by-two-seconds-after-puncture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Super cycling silver' for Team GB's Henderson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as Great Britain's Anna Henderson wins a silver medal in the women's individual time trial at the Paris 2024 Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/super-cycling-silver-for-team-gbs-henderson/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/super-cycling-silver-for-team-gbs-henderson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Olympics 2024: day one – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best images from the opening day of action in Paris Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/paris-olympics-2024-day-one-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/paris-olympics-2024-day-one-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henderson survives storm to take silver in time trial but puncture foils Tarling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team GB rider takes silver in women&rsquo;s raceTarling finishes fourth in men&rsquo;s eventThere was joy and pain as Team GB&rsquo;s cyclists opened their Olympic campaign. Anna Henderson took a surprise silver medal in the women&rsquo;s time trial, but the pre-race favourite, Josh Tarling, was knocked off the podium in the men&rsquo;s event after being thwarted by a puncture.If Tarling cut a forlorn figure after his race was convincingly won by the world time trial champion, Remco Evenepoel, o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/henderson-survives-storm-to-take-silver-in-time-trial-but-puncture-foils-tarling/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/henderson-survives-storm-to-take-silver-in-time-trial-but-puncture-foils-tarling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anna Henderson survives storm to take silver for Team GB in women’s time trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several riders suffer falls in slippery conditions Australia&rsquo;s Grace Brown takes gold, Chlo&eacute; Dygert bronzeAnna Henderson won silver for Great Britain in the women&rsquo;s time trial at the Paris Olympics as she edged out the USA&rsquo;s Chlo&eacute; Dygert by less than one second.In damp, treacherous conditions that found out several riders, Henderson clocked a time of 41min 10.7sec over the 32.4km course through the centre of Paris, 1:31 down on Australian Grace Brown&rsquo;s gold]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/anna-henderson-survives-storm-to-take-silver-for-team-gb-in-womens-time-trial/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/anna-henderson-survives-storm-to-take-silver-for-team-gb-in-womens-time-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three crashes and a mechanic down! - USA rider suffers time trial tribulations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as USA rider Taylor Knibb crashes on multiple occasions before her mechanic trips while giving her a replacement bike during a treacherous time trial at the Paris 2024 Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/three-crashes-and-a-mechanic-down-usa-rider-suffers-time-trial-tribulations/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/three-crashes-and-a-mechanic-down-usa-rider-suffers-time-trial-tribulations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I would have won an Olympic gold for nerves but this time there’s just excitement | Laura Kenny]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weight of expectation is part of the experience and so I&rsquo;m backing Emma Finucane to lead Team GB&rsquo;s rush for medalsThe Paris Olympics are here, at last, and it&rsquo;s strange to admit that I am excited rather than nervous. It&rsquo;s taken me 12 years to reach this point. I am proud to have won five gold medals at three successive Olympic Games in London, Rio and Tokyo but I&rsquo;ve also got one title that you might not expect. On the surface I was pretty good at looking confide]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-would-have-won-an-olympic-gold-for-nerves-but-this-time-theres-just-excitement-laura-kenny/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-would-have-won-an-olympic-gold-for-nerves-but-this-time-theres-just-excitement-laura-kenny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BMX venue 'buzzing' as riders chase Paris glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adrenaline Alley has trained previous Olympic medal winners and world champions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bmx-venue-buzzing-as-riders-chase-paris-glory/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bmx-venue-buzzing-as-riders-chase-paris-glory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team GB’s Pidcock hits out at ‘bland’ Paris 2024 mountain biking course]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic champion: organisers &lsquo;could have done better&rsquo;Women&rsquo;s race takes place on Sunday &ndash; day before men&rsquo;sTom Pidcock has branded the Paris 2024 Olympic mountain biking course &ldquo;bland&rdquo; and said that the organisers &ldquo;could have done a better job of making a more &lsquo;mountain bike&rsquo; course&rdquo;.Pidcock, a Team GB gold medallist three years ago in Tokyo and winner of the UCI world cross-country title in Glasgow last year, described the cross-c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gbs-pidcock-hits-out-at-bland-paris-2024-mountain-biking-course/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gbs-pidcock-hits-out-at-bland-paris-2024-mountain-biking-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: Olympics, sturdy beds, cheating and money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you been following the news in cycling, athletics, basketball, F1, football, golf, tennis, surfing and cricket? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-olympics-sturdy-beds-cheating-and-money/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-olympics-sturdy-beds-cheating-and-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laura Kenny Q&amp;A: &lsquo;I got a bike with a basket on the front as a retirement present!&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The five-time Olympic gold medal winner &ndash; and Guardian columnist for Paris 2024 &ndash; answers your questions on how to get back into cycling, her favourite other sports, and when she realised she was the fastest in the worldI often see riders in Welwyn colours when I&rsquo;m out pedalling in Hertfordshire. How important were the Wheelers to your career? DanAh, they were so great. Joining a cycling club as a young cyclist was one of the best ways for me to develop my abilities and grow my]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/laura-kenny-qampa-lsquoi-got-a-bike-with-a-basket-on-the-front-as-a-retirement-presentrsquo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/laura-kenny-qampa-lsquoi-got-a-bike-with-a-basket-on-the-front-as-a-retirement-presentrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pre-Games injury may be 'blessing' for BMX racer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defending Olympic champion Beth Shriever says a shoulder injury helped take her focus off Paris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pre-games-injury-may-be-blessing-for-bmx-racer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pre-games-injury-may-be-blessing-for-bmx-racer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midas touch: How to beat the heat like road cyclist Lizzie Deignan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team GB have prepared for high temperatures in Paris and precise fuelling for the 158km women&rsquo;s road race. Here&rsquo;s how to use their strategies on endurance ridesGreat Britain&rsquo;s best female road cyclists are gearing up to tackle the mammoth 158km road race in Paris at the beginning of next month: and it is not just the highly competitive field of riders they will have to contend with.There have been warnings that this Olympic Games could be the hottest on record, with high temper]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/midas-touch-how-to-beat-the-heat-like-road-cyclist-lizzie-deignan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/midas-touch-how-to-beat-the-heat-like-road-cyclist-lizzie-deignan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girlfriend's omission influenced Pogacar Paris withdrawal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar says the Slovenian Olympic Committee not selecting his girlfriend Urska Zigart helped sway his decision to withdraw from Paris 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/girlfriends-omission-influenced-pogacar-paris-withdrawal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/girlfriends-omission-influenced-pogacar-paris-withdrawal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar says decision not to select girlfriend Urska Zigart helped sway Olympic no-show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Urska Zigart not being selected for Paris 2024 &lsquo;didn&rsquo;t help&rsquo;&lsquo;She deserves her spot. She&rsquo;s double national champion&rsquo;The Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar says the Slovenian federation&rsquo;s decision not to select his girlfriend Urska Zigart for the Olympics was one of the reasons behind his 11th-hour decision to withdraw from the Paris Games.On Monday the Slovenian Olympic Committee said in a statement that Pogacar had not been selected because of fatigue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-says-decision-not-to-select-girlfriend-urska-zigart-helped-sway-olympic-no-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-says-decision-not-to-select-girlfriend-urska-zigart-helped-sway-olympic-no-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No brainer' to miss Olympic opening ceremony - Evans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish cyclist Neah Evans does not to intend to end her absence from opening ceremonies at this year's Paris Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/no-brainer-to-miss-olympic-opening-ceremony-evans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/no-brainer-to-miss-olympic-opening-ceremony-evans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian cycling star Matthew Glaetzer aims for Olympic gold to cap career]]></title><description><![CDATA[Title has so far eluded the triple world championSprint team are strongly fancied after several near missesAustralian track cycling star Matthew Glaetzer has said the 2024 Olympics will be his last, as the sprinter and his team-mates aim for a historic team sprint gold medal in Paris.Glaetzer is a three-time world champion and five-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, but an Olympic medal has eluded him throughout a storied career. Speaking at a press conference as the Australian track team f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australian-cycling-star-matthew-glaetzer-aims-for-olympic-gold-to-cap-career/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australian-cycling-star-matthew-glaetzer-aims-for-olympic-gold-to-cap-career/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BMX team-mates Shriever &amp; Whyte take on painting challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team GB BMX team-mates Beth Shriever and Kye Whyte take on our 10-minute painting challenge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bmx-team-mates-shriever-amp-whyte-take-on-painting-challenge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bmx-team-mates-shriever-amp-whyte-take-on-painting-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Onley set for Kelso return after Tour de France success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oscar Onley has lifted his career to a new high after a successful Tour de France debut - and now he is looking forward to a Scottish homecoming.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/onley-set-for-kelso-return-after-tour-de-france-success/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/onley-set-for-kelso-return-after-tour-de-france-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar ruled out of Olympics due to fatigue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pogacar left out of Slovenia team for Paris road raceCyclist&rsquo;s next target may be world title in SeptemberThe Tour de France champion, Tadej Pogacar, has been ruled out of the Paris 2024 Olympics, the Slovenian Olympic Committee [OKS] said on Monday.Pogacar, who won his third Tour de France on Sunday to complete a Tour and Giro d&rsquo;Italia double in 2024, was not selected because of fatigue, the Slovenian Olympic Committee said in a statement. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-winner-tadej-pogacar-ruled-out-of-olympics-due-to-fatigue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-winner-tadej-pogacar-ruled-out-of-olympics-due-to-fatigue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar pulls out of Olympics with extreme fatigue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar pulls out of Slovenia's team for the Olympic Games in Paris because of "extreme fatigue".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-pulls-out-of-olympics-with-extreme-fatigue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-pulls-out-of-olympics-with-extreme-fatigue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A perfect job’: Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates bask in Tour de France glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenian rider has benefitted from a strong supporting cast, but will face a very different challenge at the OlympicsTo the winner, the spoils. In fact, to the dominant rider and team in the 2024 Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates, goes more than one third of the entire prize pot of &euro;2,282,200 (&pound;1.9m) on offer to all 22 teams competing in this year&rsquo;s Tour.For a team whose total budget is in the region of &euro;50m (&pound;42m), and for a rider, Pogacar, earning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-perfect-job-pogacar-and-uae-team-emirates-bask-in-tour-de-france-glory/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-perfect-job-pogacar-and-uae-team-emirates-bask-in-tour-de-france-glory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History-maker Storey to compete in ninth Paralympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyclist Sarah Storey has a chance to add to her 17 Paralympic gold medals after being selected for her ninth Games.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/history-maker-storey-to-compete-in-ninth-paralympics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/history-maker-storey-to-compete-in-ninth-paralympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Olympic medal factories: how Team GB are shaping up in key sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big names eye gold in athletics and swimming while Britain hope to improve on their rowing showing from TokyoStar name: Keely Hodgkinson, women&rsquo;s 800m Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/inside-the-olympic-medal-factories-how-team-gb-are-shaping-up-in-key-sports/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/inside-the-olympic-medal-factories-how-team-gb-are-shaping-up-in-key-sports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[24 for Paris 2024: must-watch Olympians who will light up the Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six GB athletes, six Australians, six Americans and six from around the world who have stories well worth following27 | Artistic gymnastics | All-around, uneven bars, beam, floor, team Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/24-for-paris-2024-must-watch-olympians-who-will-light-up-the-games/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/24-for-paris-2024-must-watch-olympians-who-will-light-up-the-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bullied, belittled but indisputably brilliant: how Victoria Pendleton survived everything – and became a cycling legend]]></title><description><![CDATA[She&rsquo;s one of Britain&rsquo;s greatest ever athletes &ndash; yet has often felt like a failure and fraud. She talks about her Olympic golds, the misery that came with them, and the joy she has found since she retiredVictoria Pendleton is driving us to the stables in Dorset. We&rsquo;re off to see her two horses, Vesper and Sarah. She has two bags with her &ndash; one containing her cycling gold medals, the other crammed with carrots and apples. She is convinced she&rsquo;s going to feed the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bullied-belittled-but-indisputably-brilliant-how-victoria-pendleton-survived-everything-and-became-a-cycling-legend/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bullied-belittled-but-indisputably-brilliant-how-victoria-pendleton-survived-everything-and-became-a-cycling-legend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar wraps up Tour de France victory to seal historic double]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenian also won the Giro d&rsquo;Italia earlier in the yearVingegaard is Tour runner-up 6min 17sec behind winnerTadej Pogacar followed in the wake of the late Marco Pantani, &shy;sealing the first Giro d&rsquo;Italia-Tour de France &shy;double of the 21st century in &shy;swaggering style, with victory in the final time trial of the 2024 Tour, in Nice.Pogacar now joins an elite club of double winners, but none have achieved this feat in the modern era, or with such swagger. Over the two Grand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-wraps-up-tour-de-france-victory-to-seal-historic-double/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 21:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-wraps-up-tour-de-france-victory-to-seal-historic-double/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: The stage-by-stage story of the race]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 111th edition of the Tour de France got under way in Florence and finished three weeks later in Nice. Here's the story of the race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-the-stage-by-stage-story-of-the-race/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-the-stage-by-stage-story-of-the-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Pogacar wins final stage to seal overall victory – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time trial ends this year&rsquo;s race on 33.7km run to NiceDose of fortune set Pogacar on path to Giro-Tour doubleBill has been in touch again &ndash; he&rsquo;s a regular reader of the Tour de France blog and sends lovely emails. Here is his latest:It&rsquo;s been a dominant three weeks for Poga&#269;ar, and a well-deserved win. It hasn&rsquo;t been a dull win: he&rsquo;s done it with style, and panache shown by getting a stomp on in the final metres of mountain stages. The double is also a br]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-wins-final-stage-to-seal-overall-victory-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-wins-final-stage-to-seal-overall-victory-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar seals third Tour de France with stage 21 win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogocar seals a sensational Tour de France-Giro d'Italia double by winning stage 21's time trial into Nice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-seals-third-tour-de-france-with-stage-21-win/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-seals-third-tour-de-france-with-stage-21-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France final stage will ‘likely’ be last race, says Mark Cavendish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyclist set to retire after setting record for stage victories&lsquo;It was just about enjoying it. There&rsquo;s no pressure&rsquo;Mark Cavendish bowed out of his last Tour de France in Nice on Sunday as his sports director, Mark Renshaw, confirmed that the record-&shy;breaking Tour stage winner had ridden his final race.After the Tour&rsquo;s final stage to Nice, Renshaw, a former teammate, said: &ldquo;This is his last professional&nbsp;race.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-final-stage-will-likely-be-last-race-says-mark-cavendish/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 19:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-final-stage-will-likely-be-last-race-says-mark-cavendish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is definitely last Tour de France - Cavendish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legendary British cyclist Mark Cavendish says this year's Tour de France was 'definitely' the last of his illustrious career.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/this-is-definitely-last-tour-de-france-cavendish/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/this-is-definitely-last-tour-de-france-cavendish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I'll forever be an Olympic champion']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Finchingfield BMX champion on why injury won&rsquo;t stop her defending her title.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ill-forever-be-an-olympic-champion/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ill-forever-be-an-olympic-champion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s just insane. It’s so far…’: Lael Wilcox on her record-breaking attempt to be the fastest woman to cycle round the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Halfway through her 18,200-mile journey, Lael Wilcox calls in (from her bike) to talk about being in the saddle for 14 hours a day &ndash; and why she has no intention of stopping any time soon&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not in pain, which is unusual!&rdquo; laughs ultra-distance cyclist Lael Wilcox over a patchy WhatsApp call from somewhere in rural Serbia. She is almost a month into an attempt to be the fastest woman to circumnavigate the globe on a bicycle and, despite being able to follow her mile-by-m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/its-just-insane-its-so-far-lael-wilcox-on-her-record-breaking-attempt-to-be-the-fastest-woman-to-cycle-round-the-world/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/its-just-insane-its-so-far-lael-wilcox-on-her-record-breaking-attempt-to-be-the-fastest-woman-to-cycle-round-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It began with cycling to the pub']]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlie Tanfield on how family trips in North Yorkshire sparked a passion for cycling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/it-began-with-cycling-to-the-pub/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/it-began-with-cycling-to-the-pub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brilliance and dose of fortune set Pogacar on path to elusive Giro-Tour double | William Fotheringham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenian thought a Giro win alone was realistic, but a crash in the Basque Country put a rarer feat within his graspThere is a good reason why Sunday will be the first time the Tour de France has finished with a time trial in 35 years. The 1989 race closed with the ultimate cliffhanger on the Champs-&Eacute;lys&eacute;es, with Greg LeMond starting as the underdog, and ousting Laurent Fignon of France by eight seconds, the tightest winning margin the great race has witnessed.In subsequent years,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/brilliance-and-dose-of-fortune-set-pogacar-on-path-to-elusive-giro-tour-double-william-fotheringham/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/brilliance-and-dose-of-fortune-set-pogacar-on-path-to-elusive-giro-tour-double-william-fotheringham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar dominates to win his fifth stage of Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar continues his fairytale Tour de France with a fifth stage win to further extend his dominant lead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-dominates-to-win-his-fifth-stage-of-tour/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-dominates-to-win-his-fifth-stage-of-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Pogacar set for glory after winning again on stage 20 – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The yellow jersey won his fifth mountain stage &ndash; a record &ndash; ahead of the final time trial as he closed on total victoryReport: Pogacar heads for Tour glory with fifth stage win of raceSome discussion of the Pog/hog thing.Matthew Lysaght: &ldquo;Absolutely not, in my eyes anyway. It was the Queen Stage, he&rsquo;s in yellow and he clearly wanted to &ldquo;layeth the smacketh down&rdquo; on Visma. As they hinted on Eurosport, he could have eyes on Cavs record too and that is all the mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-set-for-glory-after-winning-again-on-stage-20-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-set-for-glory-after-winning-again-on-stage-20-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar heads for Tour de France glory with fifth stage win of race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pogacar outsprints Jonas Vingegaard on summit finishReigning champion stretches advantage over EvenepoelAn utterly dominant Tadej Pogacar won the final mountain stage to the Col de la Couillole in the Alpes Maritimes, and edged ever closer to completing a rare double of the Giro d&rsquo;Italia and Tour de France in the same season.Once again, the 25-year-old leader of UAE Emirates found himself riding to the finish line with the defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard, and once again he proved the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-heads-for-tour-de-france-glory-with-fifth-stage-win-of-race/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-heads-for-tour-de-france-glory-with-fifth-stage-win-of-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Pogacar defends big lead as riders tackle stage 20 – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stage runs 132.8km from Nice to the Col de la CouilloleShare your thoughts with John on X or via emailSome discussion of the Pog/hog thing.Matthew Lysaght: &ldquo;Absolutely not, in my eyes anyway. It was the Queen Stage, he&rsquo;s in yellow and he clearly wanted to &ldquo;layeth the smacketh down&rdquo; on Visma. As they hinted on Eurosport, he could have eyes on Cavs record too and that is all the more reason to do what he did.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-defends-big-lead-as-riders-tackle-stage-20-live/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-defends-big-lead-as-riders-tackle-stage-20-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tarling targets Olympic time trial gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reigning British and European time trial champion Josh Tarling aims to add the Olympic title on the opening day of competition at Paris 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tarling-targets-olympic-time-trial-gold/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tarling-targets-olympic-time-trial-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denmark engineer to GB rider - Bigham's Olympic rollercoaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three years ago Dan Bigham was an engineer for Denmark at the Tokyo Olympics. Now he is back riding for Team GB with his sights set on Paris gold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/denmark-engineer-to-gb-rider-bighams-olympic-rollercoaster/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 08:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/denmark-engineer-to-gb-rider-bighams-olympic-rollercoaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The African Tour de France cyclist racking up historic wins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homesickness and visa issues have not stopped Eritrea's Biniam Girmay becoming a cycling sensation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-african-tour-de-france-cyclist-racking-up-historic-wins/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-african-tour-de-france-cyclist-racking-up-historic-wins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imperious Pogacar wins his fourth stage of 2024 Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar continues his dominance at this year's Tour de France as he wins his fourth stage to further extend his handsome overall lead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/imperious-pogacar-wins-his-fourth-stage-of-2024-tour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/imperious-pogacar-wins-his-fourth-stage-of-2024-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Tadej Pogacar storms clear in Alps for stage 19 triumph – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Slovenian closed in on regaining the Tour and completing the first Giro-Tour double since Marco Pantani in 1998Report: Pogacar bursts clear in the Alps to tighten grip on Tour125km to go: This course is full of small bits of descent followed by sharp climbs and hairpins. Treacherous stuff. There&rsquo;s an intermediate sprint coming but the likes of Girmay and Philipsen will be nowhere near it. The gap is a minute now to the GC group. Those in the breakaway&rsquo;s task, should they be up fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-tadej-pogacar-storms-clear-in-alps-for-stage-19-triumph-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-tadej-pogacar-storms-clear-in-alps-for-stage-19-triumph-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar bursts clear to deliver payback in Alps and tighten Tour de France grip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenian extends GC lead past five minutes on stage 19Jonas Vingegaard has no answer to rival on &lsquo;queen stage&rsquo;There is no stopping Tadej Pogacar. The Giro d&rsquo;Italia winner took a definitive and conclusive grip on the yellow jersey, with two stages of the 2024 Tour de France remaining, after another solo win, on stage 19 to Isola 2000.In yet another display of daunting strength, Pogacar, of the UAE Emirates team, crushed closest rivals, Jonas Vingegaard of Visma Lease-a-Bike and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-bursts-clear-to-deliver-payback-in-alps-and-tighten-tour-de-france-grip/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-bursts-clear-to-deliver-payback-in-alps-and-tighten-tour-de-france-grip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Tadej Pogacar storms clear in Alps for stage 19 triumph – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates on the 144.6km stage, Embrun to Isola 2000Stage-by-stage guide | And get in touch with John125km to go: This course is full of small bits of descent followed by sharp climbs and hairpins. Treacherous stuff. There&rsquo;s an intermediate sprint coming but the likes of Girmay and Philipsen will be nowhere near it. The gap is a minute now to the GC group. Those in the breakaway&rsquo;s task, should they be up for it, is to act as bridges for Vingegaard. That relies on tactics and legs. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-tadej-pogacar-storms-clear-in-alps-for-stage-19-triumph-live/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-tadej-pogacar-storms-clear-in-alps-for-stage-19-triumph-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team GB cyclists to trial concussion tests in Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team GB cyclists at the Paris Olympics will use biomarkers taken from their saliva to test for possible concussions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gb-cyclists-to-trial-concussion-tests-in-paris/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-gb-cyclists-to-trial-concussion-tests-in-paris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: crunch time in the Alps for lead contenders on stage 19 – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates on the 144.6km stage, Embrun to Isola 2000Stage-by-stage guide | And get in touch with John130km to go: One absentee from the breakaway is Richard Carapaz, who is chasing polka-dot points. Does that mean his EF-Education team will push hard to get their man up the road, lending help to UAE? It does. Ineos Grenadiers need something from Carlos Rodriguez too.Reminder of the standings there.1. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 772. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Team Visma - Lease a Bike 583. R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-crunch-time-in-the-alps-for-lead-contenders-on-stage-19-live/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-crunch-time-in-the-alps-for-lead-contenders-on-stage-19-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nice and easy: a leisurely cycle, with dog, along the final stage of the Tour de France]]></title><description><![CDATA[The riders won&rsquo;t have time to take in the beauty of Nice&rsquo;s Promenade des Anglais, but they&rsquo;re missing two centuries of seaside architectural treasuresThe Tour de France ends in Nice this Sunday &ndash; the first time the race will finish outside Paris since it started in 1903, and the first time since 1989 that the winner&rsquo;s yellow jersey will be decided by a final-day time trial.The Tour&rsquo;s arrival in Nice also coincides with the 200th anniversary of the city&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/nice-and-easy-a-leisurely-cycle-with-dog-along-the-final-stage-of-the-tour-de-france/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/nice-and-easy-a-leisurely-cycle-with-dog-along-the-final-stage-of-the-tour-de-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campenaerts wins stage 18 as Pogacar maintains lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgium's Victor Campenaerts emerges from a breakaway trio to clinch victory on stage 18 of the Tour de France 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/campenaerts-wins-stage-18-as-pogacar-maintains-lead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/campenaerts-wins-stage-18-as-pogacar-maintains-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campenaerts denies Ineos elusive Tour de France stage win with late surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kwiatkowski outfoxed by Belgian breakaway specialistMore disappointment for team that once dominated TourIneos Grenadiers suffered another bitter disappointment in the Tour de France after Victor Campenaerts, of Lotto-Dstny, outsprinted the former world champion Michal Kwiatkowski to win stage 18 in Barcelonnette.Kwiatkowski, a winner of Tour stages in 2020 and 2023, took third from a three-rider breakaway, which also included the French rider Matt&eacute;o Vercher, after being outfoxed by the b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/campenaerts-denies-ineos-elusive-tour-de-france-stage-win-with-late-surge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/campenaerts-denies-ineos-elusive-tour-de-france-stage-win-with-late-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Victor Campenaerts wins stage 18 after thrilling breakaway – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victor Campanaerts of Lotto Dstny scored a superb sprint win from a three-man break after a highly active hilly stageJeremy Whittle&rsquo;s stage 18 report from Barcelonnette179km to go: Attacks from the start. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin Deceuninck), who knows a thing or two about a long-distance breakaway, is up there.Allez! Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-victor-campenaerts-wins-stage-18-after-thrilling-breakaway-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-victor-campenaerts-wins-stage-18-after-thrilling-breakaway-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Victor Campenaerts wins stage 18 after thrilling breakaway – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates on the 180km stage, starting out in GapStage-by-stage guide | And get in touch with Luke 179km to go: Attacks from the start. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin Deceuninck), who knows a thing or two about a long-distance breakaway, is up there.Allez! Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-victor-campenaerts-wins-stage-18-after-thrilling-breakaway-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-victor-campenaerts-wins-stage-18-after-thrilling-breakaway-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: riders tackle more hills on stage 18 to Barcelonnette – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates on the 180km stage, starting out in GapStage-by-stage guide | And get in touch with Luke 179km to go: Attacks from the start. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin Deceuninck), who knows a thing or two about a long-distance breakaway, is up there.Allez! Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-riders-tackle-more-hills-on-stage-18-to-barcelonnette-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-riders-tackle-more-hills-on-stage-18-to-barcelonnette-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['If I win, I'll build a skatepark']]></title><description><![CDATA[BMX hopeful Kieran Reilly says he's 'leaving nothing on the table' in his quest for gold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/if-i-win-ill-build-a-skatepark/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/if-i-win-ill-build-a-skatepark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Classy Carapaz claims Tour de France stage 17 win after fiery return to Alps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic road race champion holds off Simon Yates Evenepoel grabs back several seconds on VingegaardRichard Carapaz, the current Olympic road race champion, won stage 17 of the Tour de France, in Superd&eacute;voluy, after catching and dropping the &shy;British rider Simon Yates on the day&rsquo;s &shy;toughest climb, the Col du Noyer.The Ecuadorian, who wore the yellow jersey for a day in the first week of the Tour, caught Yates, of the Jayco AlUla team, 15 kilometres from the finish, after drop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/classy-carapaz-claims-tour-de-france-stage-17-win-after-fiery-return-to-alps/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/classy-carapaz-claims-tour-de-france-stage-17-win-after-fiery-return-to-alps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024 – Richard Carapaz wins stage 17 as race returns to the Alps – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Carapaz, the current Olympic road race champion, won stage 17 of the Tour de France in Superd&eacute;voluyRead Jeremy Whittle&rsquo;s report on an eventful stage 17Yellow: Tadej Poga&#269;ar (UAE Team Emirates) 66hr 7min 51secGreen: Biniam Girmay (Intermarch&eacute;-Wanty) 376ptsPolka-dot: Tadej Poga&#269;ar (UAE Team Emirates) 77ptsWhite: Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick-Step)157km to go: Adam Blythe was right. The riders have come back together. But as the commentators are saying: &ldquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-richard-carapaz-wins-stage-17-as-race-returns-to-the-alps-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-richard-carapaz-wins-stage-17-as-race-returns-to-the-alps-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carapaz earns first Tour win on stage 17]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Carapaz completes the set of victories in cycling's Grand Tours by winning stage 17 of the Tour de France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/carapaz-earns-first-tour-win-on-stage-17/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/carapaz-earns-first-tour-win-on-stage-17/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024 stage 17: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Superdévoluy – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Costumed and colourful: roadside fans &ndash; in picturesAny comments or thoughts? Feel free to email AmyYellow: Tadej Poga&#269;ar (UAE Team Emirates) 66hr 7min 51secGreen: Biniam Girmay (Intermarch&eacute;-Wanty) 376ptsPolka-dot: Tadej Poga&#269;ar (UAE Team Emirates) 77ptsWhite: Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick-Step)157km to go: Adam Blythe was right. The riders have come back together. But as the commentators are saying: &ldquo;Is this the calm before another storm?&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-17-saint-paul-trois-chteaux-to-superdvoluy-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-17-saint-paul-trois-chteaux-to-superdvoluy-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costumed and colourful: 2024 Tour de France fans – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the cycling race approaches its climax in Nice, fans continue to line the roadsides of its 3,492km route Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/costumed-and-colourful-2024-tour-de-france-fans-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/costumed-and-colourful-2024-tour-de-france-fans-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philipsen takes third victory at Tour de France]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgium's Jasper Philipsen sprints to his third victory on stage 16 at the Tour de France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/philipsen-takes-third-victory-at-tour-de-france/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/philipsen-takes-third-victory-at-tour-de-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Jasper Philipsen wins stage 16 after Girmay crash – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jasper Philipsen made it a hat-trick while Mark Cavendish missed out on his final chance of a Tour stage winMark Cavendish on his aims for today: &ldquo;We try for a sprint. Eighteen years ago &hellip; 16 years ago, sorry, in N&icirc;mes, I had a stage win.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been here since, but I&rsquo;ve not been here for a bunch sprint since, I think. Nils Pollitt won in &rsquo;21, same finish as that last km or so. And the wind could play a factor.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-jasper-philipsen-wins-stage-16-after-girmay-crash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-jasper-philipsen-wins-stage-16-after-girmay-crash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen sprints to third stage win after Girmay crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgian benefits from lead-out by Mathieu van der PoelCavendish finishes 17th in his final Tour sprint finishJasper Philipsen won stage 16 of the Tour de France, from Gruissan to N&icirc;mes, claiming his third success in this year&rsquo;s race. The Belgian sprinter again benefited from a near&#8209;perfect lead-out from his Alpecin-Deceu&shy;ninck teammate, and the world road race champion, Mathieu van der Poel.As Philipsen celebrated, however, his fellow sprinter Biniam Girmay, who leads the p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-jasper-philipsen-sprints-to-third-stage-win-after-girmay-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-jasper-philipsen-sprints-to-third-stage-win-after-girmay-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Jasper Philipsen wins stage 16 sprint after Girmay crash – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[The race heads from Gruissan to N&icirc;mes on 188.6km stageStage-by-stage guide | And you can drop Luke an emailMark Cavendish on his aims for today: &ldquo;We try for a sprint. Eighteen years ago &hellip; 16 years ago, sorry, in N&icirc;mes, I had a stage win.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been here since, but I&rsquo;ve not been here for a bunch sprint since, I think. Nils Pollitt won in &rsquo;21, same finish as that last km or so. And the wind could play a factor.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-jasper-philipsen-wins-stage-16-sprint-after-girmay-crash-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-jasper-philipsen-wins-stage-16-sprint-after-girmay-crash-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: race enters final week with stage 16 – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[The race heads from Gruissan to N&icirc;mes on 188.6km stageStage-by-stage guide | And you can drop Luke an emailMark Cavendish on his aims for today: &ldquo;We try for a sprint. Eighteen years ago &hellip; 16 years ago, sorry, in N&icirc;mes, I had a stage win.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been here since, but I&rsquo;ve not been here for a bunch sprint since, I think. Nils Pollitt won in &rsquo;21, same finish as that last km or so. And the wind could play a factor.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-race-enters-final-week-with-stage-16-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-race-enters-final-week-with-stage-16-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic route 'suits me' - British champion Georgi]]></title><description><![CDATA[British road champion Pfeiffer Georgi says the Olympics road race course suits her "quite well" after being selected for the Games.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/olympic-route-suits-me-british-champion-georgi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/olympic-route-suits-me-british-champion-georgi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC team pedal to Paris to highlight sustainability]]></title><description><![CDATA[Planes, trains and automobiles? A BBC Sport team has ditched all those and will instead cycle from Manchester to the Paris Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bbc-team-pedal-to-paris-to-highlight-sustainability/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bbc-team-pedal-to-paris-to-highlight-sustainability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar describes stage win as ‘one of best performances on climb ever’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pogacar in control of Tour de France after summit rides Closest challenger Jonas Vingegaard refuses to give upOn a day in which French radio described Harry Kane as the &ldquo;&shy;Raymond Poulidor of world football&rdquo; &ndash; Poulidor finished on the podium in the Tour de France eight times, but never won &ndash; Tadej Pogacar was, for once, not having to face the usual rest&#8209;day questions about credi&shy;bility that come with wearing the race leader&rsquo;s yellow jersey.Tricky questi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-describes-stage-win-as-one-of-best-performances-on-climb-ever/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-describes-stage-win-as-one-of-best-performances-on-climb-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tarling signs three-year Ineos Grenadiers extension]]></title><description><![CDATA[Josh Tarling signs a three-year contract extension to keep him at Ineos Grenadiers until at least 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tarling-signs-three-year-ineos-grenadiers-extension/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tarling-signs-three-year-ineos-grenadiers-extension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biker wins Olympics spot over eating disorder exclusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sammie Maxwell, 22, was excluded from New Zealand's mountain biking team because of an eating disorder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/biker-wins-olympics-spot-over-eating-disorder-exclusion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/biker-wins-olympics-spot-over-eating-disorder-exclusion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Pogacar outduels Vingegaard on stage 15’s final climb – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pogacar took over a minute on the defending champion to take an even tighter grip on the yellow jerseyReport: Pogacar pounces again to deflate VingegaardWhat a brutal climb to start the day. Not much fun for those who barely made the time limit on Saturday &ndash; that includes Mark Cavendish. Monsieur Prudhome waves them away up the hill, and it&rsquo;s French riders to the fore on this 7km climb.The Professional Cyclists&rsquo; Association (CPA) said it will take legal action against a spectat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-outduels-vingegaard-on-stage-15s-final-climb-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-outduels-vingegaard-on-stage-15s-final-climb-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France: Pogacar pounces again to deflate Vingegaard in Pyrenees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenian leads by more than three minutes after stage 15Race leader and Dane battle on climb to Plateau de BeilleTadej Pogacar took back-to-back wins in the Pyrenees, following up Saturday&rsquo;s victory at Pla d&rsquo;Adet with another summit success on stage 15 to Plateau de Beille.Although the stage had seemed set to be another duel between the Slovenian and defending champion Jonas Vingegaard, Pogacar was just too powerful for the Dane.Jeremy Whittle&rsquo;s full race report will follow la]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-pogacar-pounces-again-to-deflate-vingegaard-in-pyrenees/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-pogacar-pounces-again-to-deflate-vingegaard-in-pyrenees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar storms to stage 15 win to stretch Tour lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar takes a huge step towards reclaiming the Tour de France title as he secures a second straight stage win.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-storms-to-stage-15-win-to-stretch-tour-lead/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-storms-to-stage-15-win-to-stretch-tour-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Pogacar outduels Vingegaard on stage 15’s final climb – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pogacar took over a minute on the defending champion to take an even tighter grip on the yellow jerseyWhat a brutal climb to start the day. Not much fun for those who barely made the time limit on Saturday &ndash; that includes Mark Cavendish. Monsieur Prudhome waves them away up the hill, and it&rsquo;s French riders to the fore on this 7km climb.The Professional Cyclists&rsquo; Association (CPA) said it will take legal action against a spectator who threw potato chips at UAE Team Emirates&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-outduels-vingegaard-on-stage-15s-final-climb-live/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-outduels-vingegaard-on-stage-15s-final-climb-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: lead contenders battle it out on stage 15’s final climb – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mountainous stage takes in 197.7km routeGet in touch with John via email or on XWhat a brutal climb to start the day. Not much fun for those who barely made the time limit on Saturday &ndash; that includes Mark Cavendish. Monsieur Prudhome waves them away up the hill, and it&rsquo;s French riders to the fore on this 7km climb.The Professional Cyclists&rsquo; Association (CPA) said it will take legal action against a spectator who threw potato chips at UAE Team Emirates&rsquo; Tadej Pogacar and V]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-lead-contenders-battle-it-out-on-stage-15s-final-climb-live/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-lead-contenders-battle-it-out-on-stage-15s-final-climb-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian Longo Borghini wins Women's Giro d'Italia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elisa Longo Borghini becomes the first home winner of the Women's Giro d'Italia since 2008 after a tense eighth and final stage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/italian-longo-borghini-wins-womens-giro-ditalia/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/italian-longo-borghini-wins-womens-giro-ditalia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: stage 15 sets another huge test in Pyrenees – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mountainous stage takes in 197.7km routeGet in touch with John via email or on XWhat a brutal climb to start the day. Not much fun for those who barely made the time limit on Saturday &ndash; that includes Mark Cavendish. Monsieur Prudhome waves them away up the hill, and it&rsquo;s French riders to the fore on this 7km climb.Per Reuters &ndash; The Professional Cyclists&rsquo; Association (CPA) said it will take legal action against a spectator who threw potato chips at UAE Team Emirates&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-15-sets-another-huge-test-in-pyrenees-live/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 12:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-15-sets-another-huge-test-in-pyrenees-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar v Vingegaard has makings of the finest Tour soap opera of them all | William Fotheringham]]></title><description><![CDATA[As if custom made for the Netflix era, the pair bring contrasting personalities and styles to their repeat head to headsChoose a picture that sums up this Tour de France and it might be this one: Tadej Pogacar on the right, Jonas Vingegaard on the left, barely a tyre&rsquo;s width between their front wheels as they sprinted for the finish line on Wednesday, with the Dane scraping home the winner.Each great rivalry on the Tour has created its key image, and it may be that in years to come this ra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-v-vingegaard-has-makings-of-the-finest-tour-soap-opera-of-them-all-william-fotheringham/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-v-vingegaard-has-makings-of-the-finest-tour-soap-opera-of-them-all-william-fotheringham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Pogacar tightens grip on yellow jersey after winning stage 14 – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two-time winner seized the Pyrenean stage and took 43 seconds from defending champion Jonas VingegaardReport: Pogacar wins stage 14 to extend overall leadNews: Pidcock Covid exit, two weeks before OlympicsA look at this stage&rsquo;s profile presents the view of how difficult it is going to be.Could &lsquo;G&rdquo; pull out soon? He admits here he&rsquo;s tested positive. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-tightens-grip-on-yellow-jersey-after-winning-stage-14-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2024 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-tightens-grip-on-yellow-jersey-after-winning-stage-14-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France stage 14 to extend overall lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champion Vingegaard almost two minutes behindPogacar takes stage with attack in last five kilometresTadej Pogacar, riding for the UAE Emirates team, further staked his claim for final victory in the 2024 Tour de France, with a dominant but instinctive victory over Jonas Vingegaard, in the first summit finish of the race, at Pla d&rsquo;Adet ski station in the Hautes Pyrenees.Pogacar, winner of the Tour in 2020 and 2021, accelerated violently from the main favourites, just under five kilometres f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-wins-tour-de-france-stage-14-to-extend-overall-lead/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2024 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tadej-pogacar-wins-tour-de-france-stage-14-to-extend-overall-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar extends lead with stage 14 win in Pyrenees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar extends his overall lead in the Tour de France with a dominant victory on stage 14 in the Pyrenees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-extends-lead-with-stage-14-win-in-pyrenees/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2024 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-extends-lead-with-stage-14-win-in-pyrenees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: stage 14 from Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan/Pla d’Adet – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from Saturday&rsquo;s mountain stageEmail John with your thoughts | Stage-by-stage guideA look at this stage&rsquo;s profile presents the view of how difficult it is going to be.Could &lsquo;G&rdquo; pull out soon? He admits here he&rsquo;s tested positive. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-14-from-pau-to-saint-lary-soulanpla-dadet-live/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2024 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-14-from-pau-to-saint-lary-soulanpla-dadet-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pidcock out of Tour de France with Covid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Tom Pidcock is out of the Tour de France after testing positive for Covid-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-out-of-tour-de-france-with-covid/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2024 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-out-of-tour-de-france-with-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Pidcock out of Tour de France with Covid, two weeks before Olympic event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ineos Grenadiers rider returns home to begin recoveryPidcock is one of Team GB&rsquo;s main medal hopes in ParisTom Pidcock is out of the Tour de France after testing positive for Covid-19, a little over two weeks before he aims to defend his Olympic mountain bike title in Paris on 29 July.The 24-year-old Yorkshireman narrowly missed out on a second career stage win in the Tour when he finished second on stage nine last week, but will not start Saturday&rsquo;s stage 14. Instead Pidcock will ret]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tom-pidcock-out-of-tour-de-france-with-covid-two-weeks-before-olympic-event/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2024 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tom-pidcock-out-of-tour-de-france-with-covid-two-weeks-before-olympic-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Jasper Philipsen wins stage 13 after Roglic forced to pull out – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jasper Philipsen won a messy sprint finish at the end of an eventful stage livened up by a strong breakaway, crosswinds and a late crashRead Jeremy Whittle&rsquo;s stage 13 report from Pau152km to go: The gap remains at 28 seconds, so this breakaway could get reeled in yet.152km to go: A breakaway group of about 20 riders have opened a gap of 37 seconds over the peloton but the riders of Jayco-AlUla are trying to close it down because they don&rsquo;t have anybody in it and have been ordered to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-jasper-philipsen-wins-stage-13-after-roglic-forced-to-pull-out-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-jasper-philipsen-wins-stage-13-after-roglic-forced-to-pull-out-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philipsen wins stage 13 sprint after crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgium's Jasper Philipsen wins stage 13 of the Tour de France following a dramatic crash after riders sprinted for the line in Pau.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/philipsen-wins-stage-13-sprint-after-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/philipsen-wins-stage-13-sprint-after-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jasper Philipsen wins Tour de France stage 13 while Roglic forced to pull out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alpecin Deceuninck rider sprints to win in PauRoglic retires from Tour after crash on ThursdayJasper Philipsen took his second stage win in the 2024 Tour de France in Pau, after a spate of failed attacks in the final kilometres paved the way for yet another dash to the line. The Belgian avoided a nasty crash in the final kilometre to hold off Jonas Vingegaard&rsquo;s Visma Lease-a-bike teammate Wout Van Aert in the Place de Verdun.As the peloton entered the last five kilometres, Vingegaard&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jasper-philipsen-wins-tour-de-france-stage-13-while-roglic-forced-to-pull-out/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jasper-philipsen-wins-tour-de-france-stage-13-while-roglic-forced-to-pull-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jasper Philipsen wins Tour de France stage 13 but sprint style criticised again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alpecin-Deceuninck rider sprints to win in PauRoglic retires from Tour after crash on ThursdayJasper Philipsen took his second stage win in the 2024 Tour de France, but the Belgian sprinter was again subject to criticism from rivals over his sprinting style.After a spate of failed attacks in the final kilometres paved the way for yet another dash to the line, the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider avoided a nasty crash in the final kilometre to hold off Wout Van Aert and Pascal Ackermann in Pau&rsquo;s Pl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jasper-philipsen-wins-tour-de-france-stage-13-but-sprint-style-criticised-again/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jasper-philipsen-wins-tour-de-france-stage-13-but-sprint-style-criticised-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: stage 13 heads for Pau but Roglic forced to pull out – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live updates as the riders race 165.5km towards PyreneesStage-by-stage guide | And you can email Barry as well152km to go: The gap remains at 28 seconds, so this breakaway could get reeled in yet.152km to go: A breakaway group of about 20 riders have opened a gap of 37 seconds over the peloton but the riders of Jayco-AlUla are trying to close it down because they don&rsquo;t have anybody in it and have been ordered to rectify the situation by their team boss. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-13-heads-for-pau-but-roglic-forced-to-pull-out-live/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-13-heads-for-pau-but-roglic-forced-to-pull-out-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roglic pulls out of Tour de France after stage 12 crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tour de France contender Primoz Roglic pulls out of this year's race after suffering injuries in a late crash on stage 12.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-pulls-out-of-tour-de-france-after-stage-12-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/roglic-pulls-out-of-tour-de-france-after-stage-12-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cavendish upset with Tour de France penalty as Girmay seals stage hat-trick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cavendish relegated from fifth after hectic stage 12 sprintEritrea&rsquo;s Girmay calls for more black riders in pelotonBiniam Girmay took his third victory in 11 days after winning stage 12 of the Tour de France in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, while Mark Cavendish was described as &ldquo;upset and angry&rdquo; after being relegated from fifth place in another hectic sprint finale.The Tour&rsquo;s record-breaking stage winner was penalised by the race jury for &ldquo;deviation from the chosen line, that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-upset-with-tour-de-france-penalty-as-girmay-seals-stage-hat-trick/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-upset-with-tour-de-france-penalty-as-girmay-seals-stage-hat-trick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Biniam Girmay lands hat-trick as Roglic caught in crash – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Binian Girmay won his third stage of this year&rsquo;s Tour, while Primoz Roglic&rsquo;s GC chances suffered a potential hammer-blowRead Jeremy Whittle&rsquo;s stage 12 report from Villeneuve-sur-Lot186km to go: Our three-man breakaway has either been caught or have given up, but the peloton is seriously strung out. Belgian rider Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny) rider is at the front, trying to launch another breakaway.192km to go: It could be a very long afternoon for Fabio Jakobsen (dsm&ndash;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-biniam-girmay-lands-hat-trick-as-roglic-caught-in-crash-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-biniam-girmay-lands-hat-trick-as-roglic-caught-in-crash-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Biniam Girmay lands hat-trick as Roglic caught in crash – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Binian Girmay won his third stage of this year&rsquo;s Tour, while Primoz Roglic&rsquo;s GC chances suffered a hammer-blowRead Jeremy Whittle&rsquo;s stage 12 report186km to go: Our three-man breakaway has either been caught or have given up, but the peloton is seriously strung out. Belgian rider Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny) rider is at the front, trying to launch another breakaway.192km to go: It could be a very long afternoon for Fabio Jakobsen (dsm&ndash;firmenich PostN) who has already b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-biniam-girmay-lands-hat-trick-as-roglic-caught-in-crash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-biniam-girmay-lands-hat-trick-as-roglic-caught-in-crash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girmay wins again as Roglic crashes and loses time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biniam Girmay sprints to his third victory on stage 12 of the Tour de France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/girmay-wins-again-as-roglic-crashes-and-loses-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/girmay-wins-again-as-roglic-crashes-and-loses-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: stage 12 heading for sprint finish in Villeneuve-sur-Lot – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow live updates from the action on the 12th stageGet in touch! You can email Barry with your thoughts186km to go: Our three-man breakaway has either been caught or have given up, but the peloton is seriously strung out. Belgian rider Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny) rider is at the front, trying to launch another breakaway.192km to go: It could be a very long afternoon for Fabio Jakobsen (dsm&ndash;firmenich PostN) who has already been dropped by the peloton and is currently riding solo 1min]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-12-heading-for-sprint-finish-in-villeneuve-sur-lot-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-12-heading-for-sprint-finish-in-villeneuve-sur-lot-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: riders take on tough stage 12 to Villeneuve-sur-Lot – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow live updates from the action on the 12th stageGet in touch! You can email Barry with your thoughts186km to go: Our three-man breakaway has either been caught or have given up, but the peloton is seriously strung out. Belgian rider Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny) rider is at the front, trying to launch another breakaway.192km to go: It could be a very long afternoon for Fabio Jakobsen (dsm&ndash;firmenich PostN) who has already been dropped by the peloton and is currently riding solo 1min]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-riders-take-on-tough-stage-12-to-villeneuve-sur-lot-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-riders-take-on-tough-stage-12-to-villeneuve-sur-lot-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Riders take on tough test from Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live action from route with over 2,200m of climbingGet in touch! Email Barry with your thoughtsStage 11 report: Jonas Vingegaard, the defending Tour de France champion, came back from what he described as life-threatening injuries to beat race leader and long-standing rival, Tadej Pogacar, in the toughest stage of the 2024 Tour de France to date. Jeremy Whittle reports from Le Lorian &hellip;William Fotheringham&rsquo;s stage-by-stage preview: Over &ldquo;heavy&rdquo; terrain where it will be ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-riders-take-on-tough-test-from-aurillac-to-villeneuve-sur-lot-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-riders-take-on-tough-test-from-aurillac-to-villeneuve-sur-lot-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Vingegaard pips Pogacar on dramatic stage 11 – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonas Vingegaard pipped Tadej Poga&#269;ar on stage 11 to ignite the Tour de France title race.204km to go: Matt Stephens on Eurosport is saying that the road surface today is quite sapping and will &ldquo;add to the fatigue of today&rsquo;s stage&rdquo;. They&rsquo;re talking a lot about &ldquo;heavy roads&rdquo; on the Eurosport coverage &ndash; apparently, this is when the road surface has &ldquo;bigger chippings&rdquo;, or essentially, is less smooth and fast.Yellow: Tadej Poga&#269;ar (UAE]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-vingegaard-pips-pogacar-on-dramatic-stage-11-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-vingegaard-pips-pogacar-on-dramatic-stage-11-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vingegaard outsprints Pogacar to win epic Tour stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard wins stage 11 of the Tour de France following a sprint to the line with rival and overall leader Tadej Pogacar.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-outsprints-pogacar-to-win-epic-tour-stage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-outsprints-pogacar-to-win-epic-tour-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Vingegaard pips Pogacar on dramatic stage 11 – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live action as riders face a tough climb to finishGet in touch! Email Amy with your thoughts204km to go: Matt Stephens on Eurosport is saying that the road surface today is quite sapping and will &ldquo;add to the fatigue of today&rsquo;s stage&rdquo;. They&rsquo;re talking a lot about &ldquo;heavy roads&rdquo; on the Eurosport coverage &ndash; apparently, this is when the road surface has &ldquo;bigger chippings&rdquo;, or essentially, is less smooth and fast.Yellow: Tadej Poga&#269;ar (UAE Tea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-vingegaard-pips-pogacar-on-dramatic-stage-11-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-vingegaard-pips-pogacar-on-dramatic-stage-11-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonas Vingegaard pips Tadej Pogacar on stage 11 to ignite Tour de France GC race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenian failed to shrug off his rival with late breakVingegaard emotional after landing title-race blowJonas Vingegaard of Visma Lease-a-bike began the fightback against UAE Emirates&rsquo; Tadej Pogacar in the toughest stage of the 2024 Tour de France to date, beating the race leader to the stage win by a hair&rsquo;s breadth.In a pulsating finale to what many believe to be the Tour&rsquo;s most testing stage in Le Lioran, the big four of Pogacar, Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jonas-vingegaard-pips-tadej-pogacar-on-stage-11-to-ignite-tour-de-france-gc-race/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jonas-vingegaard-pips-tadej-pogacar-on-stage-11-to-ignite-tour-de-france-gc-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonas Vingegaard pips Tadej Pogačar on line to ignite 2024 Tour challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defending champion&rsquo;s stage win a psychological blowSlovenian failed to shrug off the Dane on tough stageJonas Vingegaard of Visma Lease-a-bike began the fightback against UAE Emirates&rsquo; Tadej Poga&#269;ar in the toughest stage of the 2024 Tour de France to date, beating the race leader to the stage win by a hair&rsquo;s breadth.In a pulsating finale to what many believe to be the Tour&rsquo;s most testing stage , in Le Lioran, the Big Four, of Pogacar, Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic and Re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jonas-vingegaard-pips-tadej-pogaar-on-line-to-ignite-2024-tour-challenge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/jonas-vingegaard-pips-tadej-pogaar-on-line-to-ignite-2024-tour-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour of Britain Men's race to finish in Suffolk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2024 men's Tour of Britain race will start in Kelso, Scotland and finish in Felixstowe, Suffolk over six stages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-of-britain-mens-race-to-finish-in-suffolk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-of-britain-mens-race-to-finish-in-suffolk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philipsen powers to Tour de France stage 10 win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgium's Jasper Philipsen powers to victory in a sprint finish on stage 10 of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar retains the leader's yellow jersey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/philipsen-powers-to-tour-de-france-stage-10-win/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/philipsen-powers-to-tour-de-france-stage-10-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Jasper Philipsen powers to sprint success on stage 10 – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Belgian sprinter delivered after a near-perfect lead-out to deny green-jersey holder Biniam Girmay 165km to go: It&rsquo;s still slow-going, the pack together, and it&rsquo;s all very cheery at the moment. The race awaits the winds predicted to come. Astana and Team UAE are at the front. Charly Wegelius, woken in his Education&ndash;EasyPost team car, says that once these woodland conditions become more exposed, then there&rsquo;s the wind and storms to come.180km to go: This is a crawl so f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-jasper-philipsen-powers-to-sprint-success-on-stage-10-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-jasper-philipsen-powers-to-sprint-success-on-stage-10-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France: Philipsen wins stage 10 as lead quartet ramp up war of words]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alpecin rider wins stage 10 with Biniam Girmay secondTadej Pogacar maintains clear overall lead in yellowJasper Philipsen, of the Alpecin-Deceuninck team, finally found his sprinting legs in the 10th stage of the Tour de France, from Orl&eacute;ans to Saint-Amand-Montrond, taking the win ahead of Eritrea&rsquo;s Biniam Girmay.Philipsen, winner of four stages in 2023, has struggled in this year&rsquo;s Tour, but was given a perfect lead-out by teammate, Mathieu van der Poel, the world road race c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-philipsen-wins-stage-10-as-lead-quartet-ramp-up-war-of-words/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-philipsen-wins-stage-10-as-lead-quartet-ramp-up-war-of-words/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Jasper Philipsen powers to sprint success on stage 10 – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live action from a day set for a sprint finishGet in touch! Email John with your thoughts165km to go: It&rsquo;s still slow-going, the pack together, and it&rsquo;s all very cheery at the moment. The race awaits the winds predicted to come. Astana and Team UAE are at the front. Charly Wegelius, woken in his Education&ndash;EasyPost team car, says that once these woodland conditions become more exposed, then there&rsquo;s the wind and storms to come.180km to go: This is a crawl so far. And with 7]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-jasper-philipsen-powers-to-sprint-success-on-stage-10-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-jasper-philipsen-powers-to-sprint-success-on-stage-10-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: race resumes with stage 10 to Saint-Amand-Montrond – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live action from a day set for a sprint finishGet in touch! Email John with your thoughts180km to go: This is a crawl so far. And with 70 points on offer in the two sprints, powder is being dried.Astana are up the front, and Mark Cavendish will be protected for the next 179km to go. Good to have Jonathan Harris-Bass - chef, teacher and broadcaster extraordinaire &ndash; on the Discovery/Eurosport coverage, guiding us through the Loire scenery. He&rsquo;s on with Rob Hatch, the loquacious Lancast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-race-resumes-with-stage-10-to-saint-amand-montrond-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-race-resumes-with-stage-10-to-saint-amand-montrond-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geraint Thomas admits Ineos structure change has been ‘challenging’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team yet to win Grand Tour since promotion of BrailsfordWelshman likens management to &lsquo;coalition government&rsquo;Geraint Thomas, winner of the 2018 Tour de France, has labelled the management structure of Ineos Grenadiers as &ldquo;like a coalition government&rdquo; and described his Tour &shy;experience this year as &ldquo;up and down&rdquo;.Thomas, who finished third in this year&rsquo;s Giro d&rsquo;Italia, is 25th overall, 9min 33sec behind the leader, Tadej Pogacar, of UAE Emirates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/geraint-thomas-admits-ineos-structure-change-has-been-challenging/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/geraint-thomas-admits-ineos-structure-change-has-been-challenging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dust and drama: my day on the Tour de France gravel in a pink Cadillac]]></title><description><![CDATA[With stage nine&rsquo;s gravel roads providing a brutal challenge for riders, it was a mercy to watch from the passenger seatTom Southam is getting a sinking feeling. After four hours at the wheel of the EF Education EasyPost team car, guiding the Irishman Ben Healy through 14 sections of narrow, dusty farm tracks east of Troyes, the Holy Grail &ndash; a stage win in the Tour de France &ndash; is within touching distance.I&rsquo;m sitting in the passenger seat alongside Southam, one of the Ameri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dust-and-drama-my-day-on-the-tour-de-france-gravel-in-a-pink-cadillac/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/dust-and-drama-my-day-on-the-tour-de-france-gravel-in-a-pink-cadillac/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Track cycling at the Paris 2024 Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about track cycling at the Paris 2024 Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/track-cycling-at-the-paris-2024-olympics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/track-cycling-at-the-paris-2024-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Williams signs four-year Israel-Premier Tech deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Williams signs a four-year extension to keep him at Israel-Premier Tech until 2028.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/williams-signs-four-year-israel-premier-tech-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/williams-signs-four-year-israel-premier-tech-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France: Turgis pips Pidcock on gravel as Evenepoel accuses Vingegaard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pogacar retains yellow jersey after brutal stageEvenepoel says Vingegaard &lsquo;lacked the balls to race&rsquo;Ineos&rsquo; Tom Pidcock came within a hair&rsquo;s breadth of taking his second win in the Tour de France on a dramatic gravel stage nine over the white roads of the Aube, when he was left frustrated by the French sprinter Anthony Turgis of Total Energies.It was his team&rsquo;s first Tour stage win since 2017. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve won at all &shy;levels but was missing a World Tour win,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-turgis-pips-pidcock-on-gravel-as-evenepoel-accuses-vingegaard/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-turgis-pips-pidcock-on-gravel-as-evenepoel-accuses-vingegaard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France: Turgis pips Pidcock as Pogacar attacks Vingegaard on gravel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pogacar retains the overall leader&rsquo;s yellow jerseyAnthony Turgis wins stage nine with well-timed sprintTadej Pogacar was true to his swashbuckling style as he attacked the defending champion Jonas Vingegaard relentlessly in a thrilling Tour de France ninth stage peppered with gravel roads on Sunday.Anthony Turgis prevailed at the end of a gruelling 199km ride with a superbly timed sprint from the breakaway group to give France their third win of the edition, but all eyes were on Pogacar an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-turgis-pips-pidcock-as-pogacar-attacks-vingegaard-on-gravel/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-turgis-pips-pidcock-as-pogacar-attacks-vingegaard-on-gravel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Anthony Turgis wins epic stage nine after sprint – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Turgis pipped Tom Pidcock while Vingegaard clung on as Tadej Pogacar attacked on the gravelStage-by-stage race guide | Full team-by-team guideHere&rsquo;s a classic pre-rollout selfie from earlier.There&rsquo;s a few hundred metres left now until the neutralised sector is over and the flag drops for the race proper. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-anthony-turgis-wins-epic-stage-nine-after-sprint-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-anthony-turgis-wins-epic-stage-nine-after-sprint-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pidcock pipped on line as Pogacar retains yellow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Tom Pidcock is pipped on the line as France's Anthony Turgis wins stage nine of the Tour de France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-pipped-on-line-as-pogacar-retains-yellow/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-pipped-on-line-as-pogacar-retains-yellow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Anthony Turgis wins epic stage nine after sprint – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stage-by-stage race guide | Full team-by-team guideGet in touch! Share your thoughts in an email to AmyHere&rsquo;s a classic pre-rollout selfie from earlier.There&rsquo;s a few hundred metres left now until the neutralised sector is over and the flag drops for the race proper. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-anthony-turgis-wins-epic-stage-nine-after-sprint-live/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-anthony-turgis-wins-epic-stage-nine-after-sprint-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: stage nine – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stage-by-stage race guide | Full team-by-team guideGet in touch! Share your thoughts in an email to AmyHere&rsquo;s a classic pre-rollout selfie from earlier.There&rsquo;s a few hundred metres left now until the neutralised sector is over and the flag drops for the race proper. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-nine-live/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-nine-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final stage cancelled in Austria after Drege death]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final stage of the Tour of Austria is replaced with a memorial ride following the death of Norwegian Andre Drege.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/final-stage-cancelled-in-austria-after-drege-death/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/final-stage-cancelled-in-austria-after-drege-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remco Evenepoel in bloom can put a Belgian back on top of Tour de France | William Fotheringham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young rider has an ace up his sleeve after winning on Friday with final stage set for time trial for the first time since 1989Naming famous Belgians is a pub quiz staple, but for cycling fans, there is a more intriguing piece of trivia. Your starter for 10 &ndash; name the last time a Belgian stood on the Tour de France&rsquo;s finish podium in Paris. The wording is critical, but the question remains a massive one for the country that produced Eddy Merckx, whose achievements were thrown into the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/remco-evenepoel-in-bloom-can-put-a-belgian-back-on-top-of-tour-de-france-william-fotheringham/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/remco-evenepoel-in-bloom-can-put-a-belgian-back-on-top-of-tour-de-france-william-fotheringham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turnbull on his 'podium only' trainers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Track cyclist Hamish Turnbull says the pressure is on ahead of his Olympic debut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/turnbull-on-his-podium-only-trainers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/turnbull-on-his-podium-only-trainers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Not everyone suffers as much as I do’: Matthew Richardson pushing cycling limits | Martin Pegan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Track cyclist has &lsquo;unfinished business&rsquo; as part of Australia&rsquo;s men&rsquo;s team sprint squad out to snap a 20-year streak of near misses at Olympic GamesPain and suffering are so synonymous with cycling they are as much a clich&eacute; as a badge of honour. But for Matthew Richardson, pushing his body beyond its limits is more than just show, as the Australian track cyclist chases an elusive Olympic medal in a sport he says is &ldquo;unmatched&rdquo; for physical effort and exh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/not-everyone-suffers-as-much-as-i-do-matthew-richardson-pushing-cycling-limits-martin-pegan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/not-everyone-suffers-as-much-as-i-do-matthew-richardson-pushing-cycling-limits-martin-pegan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girmay sprints to second Tour stage win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biniam Girmay claims his second win in the Tour de France on stage eight as Tadej Pogacar retains the leader's yellow jersey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/girmay-sprints-to-second-tour-stage-win/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/girmay-sprints-to-second-tour-stage-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drege, 25, dies after Tour of Austria accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norwegian cyclist Andre Drege dies following an accident during the Tour of Austria on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/drege-25-dies-after-tour-of-austria-accident/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/drege-25-dies-after-tour-of-austria-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Biniam Girmay delivers another victory in stage eight sprint – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Eritrean green jersey holder won his second stage in a sprint over a ramp finish170km to go: Pogacar has taken a call of nature, and the breakaway trio takes a huge lead of over 2&rsquo;15&rdquo;, with Pacher&rsquo;s chase already looking lost. The peloton is looking to make time back over the climbs and towards the end. There&rsquo;s talk of crosswinds and echelons, too.180 km to go: Stefan Bisseger, Jonas Abrahamsen, Neilson Powless, all descending down the slope, all time-trialling their]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-biniam-girmay-delivers-another-victory-in-stage-eight-sprint-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-biniam-girmay-delivers-another-victory-in-stage-eight-sprint-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girmay sprints to Tour stage win but day overshadowed by Drege’s death in Austria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Girmay holds off Philipsen for second stage winNorwegian rider dies in crash during Tour of AustriaBiniam Girmay of the Intermarche Wanty team took his second stage win in the Tour de France, in Charles de Gaulle&rsquo;s home village of Colombey-les-Deux-&Eacute;glises, after a day-long breakaway by Jonas Abrahamsen, riding for Uno-X Mobil, was reeled in with 14km left to race.On the approach to the long straight ramp to the finish line, overlooked by the giant Cross of Lorraine, symbol of Free]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/girmay-sprints-to-tour-stage-win-but-day-overshadowed-by-dreges-death-in-austria/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 17:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/girmay-sprints-to-tour-stage-win-but-day-overshadowed-by-dreges-death-in-austria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girmay sprints to Tour stage win but day marred by Drege’s death in Austria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biniam Girmay holds off Philipsen for second stage winNorway&rsquo;s Andr&eacute; Drege dies in crash at Tour of AustriaBiniam Girmay&rsquo;s second stage win in the 2024 Tour de France in Charles de Gaulle&rsquo;s home village of Colombey-les-Deux-&Eacute;glises was overshadowed by the death of the 25-year-old Norwegian Andr&eacute;&nbsp;Drege&nbsp;during stage four of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Tour of Austria.As Girmay, the first black African to win a stage in the Tour, celebrated his success, the news o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/girmay-sprints-to-tour-stage-win-but-day-marred-by-dreges-death-in-austria/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 17:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/girmay-sprints-to-tour-stage-win-but-day-marred-by-dreges-death-in-austria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernard fined for kissing wife during Tour stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cycling's governing body says the fine is for "unseemly or inappropriate behaviour".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bernard-fined-for-kissing-wife-during-tour-stage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 16:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/bernard-fined-for-kissing-wife-during-tour-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: stage eight heads to Colombey-les-Deux-Églises – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stage-by-stage race guide | Full team-by-team guideBernard fined for kiss on stage | And you can mail JohnAnd they get underway on what looks like bending, weaving, troublesome terrain. A lot of effort already going in. The downhill comes at the finish, and it&rsquo;s up and down from there. Christian Prudhomme waves them away and off go the attacks &ndash; EF Education to the fore. Abrahamsen in the polka is in the vanguard.They&rsquo;re approaching the d&eacute;part, on the parade lap of Semur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-eight-heads-to-colombey-les-deux-glises-live/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-eight-heads-to-colombey-les-deux-glises-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Julien Bernard fined for stopping to kiss wife during Tour de France time trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local rider paused to greet wife and young child on stageUCI confirms fine, saying image of sport was damagedThe French rider Julien Bernard has been fined 200 Swiss francs (&euro;205) by the International Cycling Union (UCI) after he stopped to kiss his wife and two-year-old son during the time trial on stage seven of this year&rsquo;s Tour de France.Fifteen minutes into Friday&rsquo;s time trial, held in Bernard&rsquo;s home region of Burgundy, the rider paused to kiss his wife and young son w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/julien-bernard-fined-for-stopping-to-kiss-wife-during-tour-de-france-time-trial/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/julien-bernard-fined-for-stopping-to-kiss-wife-during-tour-de-france-time-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Julien Bernard fined for stopping to kiss wife during Tour de France]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rider paused to greet wife and young childUCI says image of sport was damagedThe French rider Julien Bernard has been fined 200 Swiss francs (&pound;175) by the International Cycling Union (UCI) after he stopped to kiss his wife and two-year-old son during the time trial on stage seven of the Tour de France. Fifteen minutes into Friday&rsquo;s time trial, held in Bernard&rsquo;s home region of Burgundy, Bernard paused to kiss his wife and young son who were standing in the road among a group of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/julien-bernard-fined-for-stopping-to-kiss-wife-during-tour-de-france/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/julien-bernard-fined-for-stopping-to-kiss-wife-during-tour-de-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France: Remco Evenepoel powers to stage seven time trial victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgian beats Tadej Pogacar to win his first Tour stageDebutant has been biggest obstacle to leader PogacarRemco Evenepoel won the first &shy;individual time trial in the 2024 Tour de France, after beating current race leader, Tadej Pogacar, in the 23.5km &ldquo;race of truth&rdquo;.In his debut Tour, the former Vuelta a Espa&ntilde;a champion &shy;Evenepoel has so far shown himself to be the biggest obstacle to Pogacar taking a third &shy;yellow jersey in Nice, with the defending champion, Jona]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-remco-evenepoel-powers-to-stage-seven-time-trial-victory/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-remco-evenepoel-powers-to-stage-seven-time-trial-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evenepoel wins time-trial as Pogacar stays in yellow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgium's Remco Evenepoel wins the time-trial on stage seven of the Tour de France, but Tadej Pogacar remains in the leader's overall yellow jersey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evenepoel-wins-time-trial-as-pogacar-stays-in-yellow/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/evenepoel-wins-time-trial-as-pogacar-stays-in-yellow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Remco Evenepoel pips Pogacar to win stage seven time trial – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remco Evenepoel secured his first Tour de France stage win thanks to a perfect time trial but Tadej Pogacar maintains overall leadCav now on the descent and enjoying life a bit more.Cavendish has hit the climb that is on today&rsquo;s course. There is a healthy crowd in fancy dress and polka dot shirts willing him the hill. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-remco-evenepoel-pips-pogacar-to-win-stage-seven-time-trial-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-remco-evenepoel-pips-pogacar-to-win-stage-seven-time-trial-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: stage seven brings first time trial of this year’s race – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stage-by-stage race guide | Full team-by-team guideTour&rsquo;s verdict on Cavendish | And you can email WillCavendish has hit the climb that is on today&rsquo;s course. There is a healthy crowd in fancy dress and polka dot shirts willing him the hill.The wind will be helpful today, it would seem. Cavendish is being pushed along by a strong breeze. Cav will be pleased that he does not need to push himself to the limits. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-seven-brings-first-time-trial-of-this-years-race-live/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-seven-brings-first-time-trial-of-this-years-race-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could swapping four legs for two wheels end in Olympic gold?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven years ago, Neah Evans looked set for life as a vet. Now she is looking to be a Olympic gold medallist.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/could-swapping-four-legs-for-two-wheels-end-in-olympic-gold/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/could-swapping-four-legs-for-two-wheels-end-in-olympic-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A nice guy but a bit of a pain in the ass’: the Tour’s verdict on Cavendish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Record-breaking Tour de France stage winner has earned widespread admiration but also ruffled a few feathersThe seemingly bottomless drive that propelled Mark Cavendish past Eddy Merckx to hold the record for stage wins at the Tour de France outright has won him many admirers through his career. But it has also ruffled plenty of feathers among his rivals and sometimes even his own teammates.His win in Saint-Vulbas on Wednesday that took him to 55 Grand Tour stages wins &ndash; 35 and counting at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-nice-guy-but-a-bit-of-a-pain-in-the-ass-the-tours-verdict-on-cavendish/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-nice-guy-but-a-bit-of-a-pain-in-the-ass-the-tours-verdict-on-cavendish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groenewegen wins Tour stage six in photo finish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dylan Groenewegen clinches victory in a photo finish to win stage six of the Tour de France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/groenewegen-wins-tour-stage-six-in-photo-finish/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/groenewegen-wins-tour-stage-six-in-photo-finish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Groenewegen pips Philipsen in photo finish to win stage six – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutch national champion Dylan Groenewegen won on the throw from Jasper Philippsen, while Mark Cavendish wasn&rsquo;t in the top 10 of today&rsquo;s sprint finishRead Jeremy Whittle&rsquo;s stage six report from DijonThe roll-out has begun: The riders are making their way through the streets of Macon, still very much in the neutralised zone. Officially, they won&rsquo;t start racing for another seven kilometres. Unofficially, they may not start for well over 140 kilometres, although today&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-groenewegen-pips-philipsen-in-photo-finish-to-win-stage-six-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-groenewegen-pips-philipsen-in-photo-finish-to-win-stage-six-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France: Cavendish isolated as Groenewegen edges to stage six win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish blocked out in final stages of sprintCrash takes down several EF Education EasyPost ridersThe euphoria of Mark Cavendish&rsquo;s record-breaking stage win on Wednesday&rsquo;s fifth of the Tour de France proved short-lived, as 24 hours later Dylan Groenewegen reminded the world that other sprinters are also in the peloton.Cavendish, who took a record-breaking 35th stage win in the Tour, was blocked out in the 300 metres of the sprint on the Cours G&eacute;n&eacute;ral de Gaulle in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-cavendish-isolated-as-groenewegen-edges-to-stage-six-win/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-cavendish-isolated-as-groenewegen-edges-to-stage-six-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB's Deignan selected for fourth Olympic Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lizzie Deignan will become the first female British cyclist to compete at four Olympics after being named in the Team GB squad for Paris 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-deignan-selected-for-fourth-olympic-games/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/gbs-deignan-selected-for-fourth-olympic-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turnbull seeks perfection in bid to join GB greats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sprint cyclist Hamish Turnbull reveals the pressure of being on Team GB, striving for perfection, and working with Jason Kenny.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/turnbull-seeks-perfection-in-bid-to-join-gb-greats/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/turnbull-seeks-perfection-in-bid-to-join-gb-greats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: stage six from Mâcon to Dijon – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Full team guide to the race | Full stage-by-stage guideAnd you can mail Barry with your thoughts on the raceTadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) 23hr 15min 24secRemco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) +45secJonas Vingegaard (Team Visma/Lease A BIke) + 50secJuan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) +1min 10secPrimoz Roglic (Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe) +1min 14secChristian Prudhomme: &ldquo;Fans of medieval architecture will be treated to aerial images of Cluny Abbey and much more,&rdquo; says the race director of tod]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-six-from-mcon-to-dijon-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-six-from-mcon-to-dijon-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['So many people had smiles on their faces']]></title><description><![CDATA[What was the lasting impact of the Tour de France's Grand D&eacute;part coming to Yorkshire in July 2014?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/so-many-people-had-smiles-on-their-faces/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/so-many-people-had-smiles-on-their-faces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cavendish earns Tour de France immortality with 35th stage win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish earns Tour de France immortality with 35th stage win, eclipsing Eddy Merckx to become its greatest ever stage winner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-earns-tour-de-france-immortality-with-35th-stage-win/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-earns-tour-de-france-immortality-with-35th-stage-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The best sprinter of all time’: cycling hails Mark Cavendish’s feat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cavendish breaks record for Tour de France stage winsPogacar, Brailsford and Thomas all laud achievementMark Cavendish&rsquo;s record-breaking 35th stage win in the Tour de France was hailed by cycling&rsquo;s great and good, especially as it came only days after he had almost been forced to quit this year&rsquo;s race due to heatstroke.In eclipsing the five-time Tour winner Eddy Merckx&rsquo;s record of 34 stage wins, at 39, Cavendish, riding for the Astana Qazaqstan team, has confirmed his sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-best-sprinter-of-all-time-cycling-hails-mark-cavendishs-feat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/the-best-sprinter-of-all-time-cycling-hails-mark-cavendishs-feat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stubborn, brave, brilliant: Cavendish defies age again to rewrite history | William Fotheringham]]></title><description><![CDATA[To win a Tour stage at 39 is a stunning feat of endurance in a sport where many careers last less than two yearsIn 2007, when Mark Cavendish made his Tour de France debut, there was plenty of expectation that the youth from the Isle of Man would produce special things on his bike, but longevity was never mentioned. Professional cycling is a world where the average career is said to last two and half years, where most professionals don&rsquo;t get past their initial two-year contract, and merely]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/stubborn-brave-brilliant-cavendish-defies-age-again-to-rewrite-history-william-fotheringham/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/stubborn-brave-brilliant-cavendish-defies-age-again-to-rewrite-history-william-fotheringham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Mark Cavendish wins record-breaking 35th stage – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manx Missile made history with a triumphant sprint finish to win stage five, a victory which left him &lsquo;in disbelief&rsquo;166km to go: It&rsquo;s not ideal that the intermediate sprint is so late on this stage, in terms of giving us some early excitement and movement, as the peloton spreads out with Van de Poel at its front, a mere 12 seconds or so behind the front pair.Cav could do without this &hellip; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-mark-cavendish-wins-record-breaking-35th-stage-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-mark-cavendish-wins-record-breaking-35th-stage-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish’s greatest Tour de France stage wins – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the Manxman&rsquo;s record-breaking 35th stage win at this year&rsquo;s Tour, we look back at some of his outstanding victories Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendishs-greatest-tour-de-france-stage-wins-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendishs-greatest-tour-de-france-stage-wins-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Mark Cavendish wins record-breaking 35th stage – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Full team guide to the race | Full stage-by-stage guideAnd you can mail Gregg with your thoughts on the race166km to go: It&rsquo;s not ideal that the intermediate sprint is so late on this stage, in terms of giving us some early excitement and movement, as the peloton spreads out with Van de Poel at its front, a mere 12 seconds or so behind the front pair.Cav could do without this &hellip; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-mark-cavendish-wins-record-breaking-35th-stage-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-mark-cavendish-wins-record-breaking-35th-stage-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cavendish breaks Tour de France stage record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Briton Mark Cavendish claims the outright Tour de France stage win record by taking his 35th victory to surpass Eddy Merckx on stage five in Saint Vulbas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-breaks-tour-de-france-stage-record/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-breaks-tour-de-france-stage-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish powers to record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cavendish victorious on stage five of this year&rsquo;s race39-year-old overtakes Eddy Merckx in history booksMark Cavendish has created history, overtaking Eddy Merckx as the record-holder for Tour de France stage victories after securing his 35th win when triumphing on stage five of this year&rsquo;s race.Cavendish outpaced his rivals on the 177.5km stage from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint-Vulbas and duly sealed the milestone in an incredible career. Cavendish came off the wheel of Fabio Ja]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendish-powers-to-record-breaking-35th-tour-de-france-stage-win/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendish-powers-to-record-breaking-35th-tour-de-france-stage-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Cavendish and sprinters aiming for victory on stage five – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Full team guide to the race | Full stage-by-stage guideAnd you can mail Gregg with your thoughts on the race166km to go: It&rsquo;s not ideal that the intermediate sprint is so late on this stage, in terms of giving us some early excitement and movement, as the peloton spreads out with Van de Poel at its front, a mere 12 seconds or so behind the front pair.Cav could do without this &hellip; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-cavendish-and-sprinters-aiming-for-victory-on-stage-five-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-cavendish-and-sprinters-aiming-for-victory-on-stage-five-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: stage five heads out of the Alps to Saint-Vulbas – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Full team guide to the race | Full stage-by-stage guideAnd you can mail Tom with your thoughts on the raceAnd as we emerge from the mountains, those polka dot jersey standings:A recap on what happened yesterday, and Pogacar&rsquo;s assumption of that yellow jersey. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-five-heads-out-of-the-alps-to-saint-vulbas-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-five-heads-out-of-the-alps-to-saint-vulbas-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['To win Olympic gold I need to beat the best sprinter ever']]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Carlin needs to beat "probably the best of all time" if he's to win Olympic track cycling gold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/to-win-olympic-gold-i-need-to-beat-the-best-sprinter-ever/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/to-win-olympic-gold-i-need-to-beat-the-best-sprinter-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Pogacar powers back into yellow with stage four victory – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar surged up the Col du Galibier to put 50 seconds between himself and Jonas Vingegaard111km to go &hellip; Up the valley they go and the front quartet aren&rsquo;t able to pull out much of a gap. The group comprises Alexey Lutsenko, Christopher Juul-Jensen, Oier Lazkano and Tobias Halland Johannessen, but it doesn&rsquo;t look like they&rsquo;ll hold out for long.114km to go &hellip; Another kick off the front and four riders go clear. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-powers-back-into-yellow-with-stage-four-victory-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-powers-back-into-yellow-with-stage-four-victory-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France: Pogacar outmuscles Vingegaard on stage four to take yellow]]></title><description><![CDATA[UAE Team Emirates rider stars on climbs and descentsPogacar leads Evanepoel by 45sec; Vingegaard is thirdTadej Pogacar took victory in the first mountain stage of the 2024 Tour de France, from Pinerolo to Valloire, after out-climbing defending Tour champion, Jonas Vingegaard, at stage four&rsquo;s summit of the Col du Galibier.The two rivals locked horns once more, but this time, UAE Team Emirates leader Pogacar had the upper hand, climbing and descending faster than the Dane, to open up a 35-se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-pogacar-outmuscles-vingegaard-on-stage-four-to-take-yellow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-pogacar-outmuscles-vingegaard-on-stage-four-to-take-yellow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar claims thrilling stage-four win to regain Tour lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar regains the leader's yellow jersey in thrilling fashion as he races clear to win stage four of the Tour de France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-claims-thrilling-stage-four-win-to-regain-tour-lead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-claims-thrilling-stage-four-win-to-regain-tour-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Pogacar powers back into yellow with victory on stage four – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Full team guide to the race | Full stage-by-stage guideGirmay makes Tour history | And you can mail Michael111km to go &hellip; Up the valley they go and the front quartet aren&rsquo;t able to pull out much of a gap. The group comprises Alexey Lutsenko, Christopher Juul-Jensen, Oier Lazkano and Tobias Halland Johannessen, but it doesn&rsquo;t look like they&rsquo;ll hold out for long.114km to go &hellip; Another kick off the front and four riders go clear. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-powers-back-into-yellow-with-victory-on-stage-four-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-pogacar-powers-back-into-yellow-with-victory-on-stage-four-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: stage four hits the mountains on road to Valloire – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Full team guide to the race | Full stage-by-stage guideGirmay becomes first black African to win Tour stage132km to go &hellip; It&rsquo;s been a ferocious opening to the stage as the elevation gradually winds up for the riders, with Mads Pedersen going clear early to take the solitary sprint point for the day.Some pre-stage imagery from Pinerolo: Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-four-hits-the-mountains-on-road-to-valloire-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-four-hits-the-mountains-on-road-to-valloire-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As cycling boomed in 19th-century America, its Black stars shone bright]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyclists such as sprint world champion Marshall &lsquo;Major&rsquo; Taylor were early stars of the sport in the US. But many felt compelled to move abroadWhen cycling first took the US by storm in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Black Americans joined in the new pastime. One Black cyclist, Marshall &ldquo;Major&rdquo; Taylor, became a world champion in 1899. Yet American cycling installed a color line in professional racing. Opportunities became so limited that Black competitors had to t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/as-cycling-boomed-in-19th-century-america-its-black-stars-shone-bright/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/as-cycling-boomed-in-19th-century-america-its-black-stars-shone-bright/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuelling the Tour de France: Secrets of the team kitchens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Replacing the 6,000 calories burned daily by a Tour de France rider, while negotiating the vaguaries and motorways of a 21-stage, 2,100 mile race is a formidable challenge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fuelling-the-tour-de-france-secrets-of-the-team-kitchens/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/fuelling-the-tour-de-france-secrets-of-the-team-kitchens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girmay first black African to win Tour de France stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biniam Girmay makes history as the first black African winner of a Tour de France stage with Mark Cavendish held up by a late crash on the run into Turin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/girmay-first-black-african-to-win-tour-de-france-stage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/girmay-first-black-african-to-win-tour-de-france-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Biniam Girmay sprints to win in Turin on race’s longest stage – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish never got into the final sprint as the Eritrean became the first black African stage winnerReport: Girmay becomes first black African to win Tour stage160km to go: A reminder of today&rsquo;s easy stage. Jen Voight, on the Eurosport bike, says it&rsquo;s the easiest beginning of any stage he can remember for the last 20 years. The intermediate sprint will come 94km or so into the stage. They&rsquo;re currently on a road named after Coppi, for a climb of 1.1km, and all the teams ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-biniam-girmay-sprints-to-win-in-turin-on-races-longest-stage-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-biniam-girmay-sprints-to-win-in-turin-on-races-longest-stage-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biniam Girmay becomes first black African to win Tour de France stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish unable to break record for stage winsRichard Carapaz took yellow jersey from Tadej PogacarThe Eritrean Biniam Girmay won the third stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish on Monday as Mark Cavendish missed out on his first opportunity to break Eddy Merckx&rsquo;s record for career stage victories.Biniam, who became the first black African rider to win a stage on the Tour de France, timed his effort to perfection to beat the Colombian Fernando Gaviria and the Belgian Arnaud]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/biniam-girmay-becomes-first-black-african-to-win-tour-de-france-stage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/biniam-girmay-becomes-first-black-african-to-win-tour-de-france-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Biniam Girmay sprints to win in Turin on race’s longest stage – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Full team guide to the race | Full stage-by-stage guideAnd you can drop John an email about this year&rsquo;s race 160km to go: A reminder of today&rsquo;s easy stage. Jen Voight, on the Eurosport bike, says it&rsquo;s the easiest beginning of any stage he can remember for the last 20 years. The intermediate sprint will come 94km or so into the stage. They&rsquo;re currently on a road named after Coppi, for a climb of 1.1km, and all the teams are in formation. They&rsquo;re in Tortona, final res]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-biniam-girmay-sprints-to-win-in-turin-on-races-longest-stage-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-biniam-girmay-sprints-to-win-in-turin-on-races-longest-stage-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Mark Cavendish and sprinters battle on stage three in Turin – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Full team guide to the race | Full stage-by-stage guideAnd you can drop John an email about this year&rsquo;s race 160km to go: A reminder of today&rsquo;s easy stage. Jen Voight, on the Eurosport bike, says it&rsquo;s the easiest beginning of any stage he can remember for the last 20 years. The intermediate sprint will come 94km or so into the stage. They&rsquo;re currently on a road named after Coppi, for a climb of 1.1km, and all the teams are in formation. They&rsquo;re in Tortona, final res]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-mark-cavendish-and-sprinters-battle-on-stage-three-in-turin-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-mark-cavendish-and-sprinters-battle-on-stage-three-in-turin-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: stage three from Piacenza to Turin – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Full team guide to the race | Full stage-by-stage guideAnd you can drop John an email about this year&rsquo;s race Jeremy Whittle&rsquo;s report from Sunday, a great race into Bologna.We&rsquo;re under 5km from the d&eacute;part r&eacute;el, as they idle through the streets of Piacenza. Turin, an underrated city, awaits. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-three-from-piacenza-to-turin-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-three-from-piacenza-to-turin-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Versatile Vernon dreams of Paris pursuit success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ethan Vernon is a professional road racer these days, but is ready to take on any role to help Team GB win the team pursuit at the Paris Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/versatile-vernon-dreams-of-paris-pursuit-success/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/versatile-vernon-dreams-of-paris-pursuit-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Vauquelin wins stage two as Pogacar takes yellow jersey – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[A second successive French victory was secured in Bologna on a day the two favourites went toe to toe in a late climbVauquelin wins stage two as Pogacar takes yellow jersey125km to go: Here we go, a climb, the first of the day, all 2km of it, at a 7.5% incline. Jonas Abrahamsen, who began the day in polka dot, takes to the front with very little chasing going on, and takes the two points. What will that climb do to the peloton?130km to go: At least it&rsquo;s not one of those soggy tours so far.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-vauquelin-wins-stage-two-as-pogacar-takes-yellow-jersey-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-vauquelin-wins-stage-two-as-pogacar-takes-yellow-jersey-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France: Vauquelin wins stage two as Tadej Pogacar takes yellow jersey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonas Vingegaard responds to late Tadej Pogacar attackK&eacute;vin Vauquelin follows Bardet as French stage winnerTadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates threw down the gauntlet to defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaardon the hills ringing Bologna, taking over the race lead after stage two of the 2024 race.Any doubts over Vingegaard&rsquo;s race fitness were dispelled when the Visma-Lease a Bike rider responded with aplomb to Pogacar&rsquo;s violent acceleration, 11 kilometres from the fi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-vauquelin-wins-stage-two-as-tadej-pogacar-takes-yellow-jersey/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-vauquelin-wins-stage-two-as-tadej-pogacar-takes-yellow-jersey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogacar takes yellow jersey as Vauquelin wins stage two]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar moves into the leader's yellow jersey as France's Kevin Vauquelin wins stage two of the Tour de France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-takes-yellow-jersey-as-vauquelin-wins-stage-two/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pogacar-takes-yellow-jersey-as-vauquelin-wins-stage-two/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Vauquelin wins stage two as Pogacar takes yellow jersey – live reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[A second successive French victory was secured in Bologna on a day the two favourites went toe to toe in a late climb125km to go: Here we go, a climb, the first of the day, all 2km of it, at a 7.5% incline. Jonas Abrahamsen, who began the day in polka dot, takes to the front with very little chasing going on, and takes the two points. What will that climb do to the peloton?130km to go: At least it&rsquo;s not one of those soggy tours so far. Emilia-Romagna looks a beautiful spot, and on towards]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-vauquelin-wins-stage-two-as-pogacar-takes-yellow-jersey-live-reaction/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-vauquelin-wins-stage-two-as-pogacar-takes-yellow-jersey-live-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: stage two – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from the 199.2km Cesenatico to Bologne stageTeam-by-team guide | Get in touch! Email JohnThe Tour is the Tour, even if Saturday&rsquo;s stage resembled a rather difficult edition of the Giro. Especially for poor Mark Cavendish, who spent the day being hauled along feeling sick as a dog. It did provide a classic breakaway and an emotional winner in Romain Bardet. So, super Sunday, where we remain in Italy for 199km. And it&rsquo;s going to be hilly, too.Per William Fotheringham.Today&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-two-live/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-two-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cavendish struggles as Bardet wins first Tour stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s Mark Cavendish struggles on stage one of the Tour de France, finishing 39 minutes behind the peloton as Romain Bardet wins the Grand Depart.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-struggles-as-bardet-wins-first-tour-stage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-struggles-as-bardet-wins-first-tour-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Bardet wins brutal first stage as Cavendish struggles in heat – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bardet makes break for victory and first yellow jerseyCavendish struggles in heat but finishes inside cutoff188km to go: We have a breakaway, at last. Sandy Dujardin, Mateo Vercher (TotalEnergies), Frank Van Den Broek (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), Clement Champoussin (Arkea-B&amp;B), Ion Izagirre (Cofidis), Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ), and Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious). Uno-X Mobility have missed this and are desperately chasing but to little avail so far.192km to go: We have another group tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-bardet-wins-brutal-first-stage-as-cavendish-struggles-in-heat-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-bardet-wins-brutal-first-stage-as-cavendish-struggles-in-heat-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish fighting to stay in Tour de France already after brutal first stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sprinter hit by heatstroke and suffered from first climbBardet wins stage but host of big names also strugglingMark Cavendish is fighting for survival in the Tour de France after suffering from apparent heatstroke and vomiting during the brutal opening stage of the race, from Florence to Rimini. The British sprinter, riding his last Tour, somehow made it through the stage, aided by four of his teammates, but finished nearly 40 minutes down on stage winner, Romain Bardet, of France.The highly-reg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendish-fighting-to-stay-in-tour-de-france-already-after-brutal-first-stage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendish-fighting-to-stay-in-tour-de-france-already-after-brutal-first-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: Bardet wins brutal first stage as Cavendish struggles in heat– live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from the 206km opening stageCavendish relishing one final tilt at stage recordTeam-by-team guide | Get in touch! Email Tom188km to go: We have a breakaway, at last. Sandy Dujardin, Mateo Vercher (TotalEnergies), Frank Van Den Broek (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), Clement Champoussin (Arkea-B&amp;B), Ion Izagirre (Cofidis), Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ), and Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious). Uno-X Mobility have missed this and are desperately chasing but to little avail so far.192km to go: We]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-bardet-wins-brutal-first-stage-as-cavendish-struggles-in-heat-live/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-bardet-wins-brutal-first-stage-as-cavendish-struggles-in-heat-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t remember any of it’ – Yates on ‘nasty’ crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adam Yates hopes to guide Tadej Pogacar to a historic Tour de France victory. But it has been a difficult journey to get there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-dont-remember-any-of-it-yates-on-nasty-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/i-dont-remember-any-of-it-yates-on-nasty-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024:  Mark Cavendish struggling on gruelling first stage – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from the 206km opening stageCavendish relishing one final tilt at stage recordTeam-by-team guide | Get in touch! Email Tom188km to go: We have a breakaway, at last. Sandy Dujardin, Mateo Vercher (TotalEnergies), Frank Van Den Broek (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), Clement Champoussin (Arkea-B&amp;B), Ion Izagirre (Cofidis), Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ), and Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious). Uno-X Mobility have missed this and are desperately chasing but to little avail so far.192km to go: We]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-mark-cavendish-struggling-on-gruelling-first-stage-live/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 14:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-mark-cavendish-struggling-on-gruelling-first-stage-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: stage one from Florence to Rimini – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates from the 206km opening stageCavendish relishing one final tilt at stage recordTeam-by-team guide | Get in touch! Email TomHere&rsquo;s a look at today&rsquo;s stage, Saturday 29 June: Florence to Rimini, 206km, with William Fotheringham&rsquo;s preview.A first Grand D&eacute;part in Italy, ironically when cycling talent in this traditional heartland is vanishingly scarce. There will be barely any Italians on the start list and there is zero prospect of a repeat of Italy&rsquo;s last over]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-one-from-florence-to-rimini-live/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-one-from-florence-to-rimini-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pirate’s life: Tour de France sets sail for home of the great Marco Pantani]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tragic rise and fall of the controversial Italian cycling legend will be celebrated in stage two start in CesenaticoThose who like their history black and white, with coherent moral conclusions and all loose ends tied up, would do well to avoid looking too closely at the Tour de France in any year, but particularly this year. On Sunday morning, all the contradictions and messiness inherent in the way the Tour treats its past will be raised for the umpteenth time, when the race&rsquo;s second]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-pirates-life-tour-de-france-sets-sail-for-home-of-the-great-marco-pantani/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-pirates-life-tour-de-france-sets-sail-for-home-of-the-great-marco-pantani/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish relishing one final tilt at new Tour de France stage win record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manxman currently shares record with Eddy Merckx&lsquo;I&rsquo;m more ready now, than I was last year&rsquo;Mark Cavendish&rsquo;s final tilt at claiming a record-breaking 35th stage win at the Tour de France begins in earnest on Monday when he targets victory in the longest day of this year&rsquo;s race, the 230km haul from Piacenza to Turin.&ldquo;I think I&rsquo;m more ready now, than I was last year,&rdquo; Cavendish, who currently shares the record of 34 stage wins with the great Eddy Merck]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendish-relishing-one-final-tilt-at-new-tour-de-france-stage-win-record/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/mark-cavendish-relishing-one-final-tilt-at-new-tour-de-france-stage-win-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cavendish show backdrop to huge battle for Tour de France yellow]]></title><description><![CDATA[A thrilling battle for yellow will not take the shine off Mark Cavendish's attempt to break the Tour de France stage win record.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-show-backdrop-to-huge-battle-for-tour-de-france-yellow/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/cavendish-show-backdrop-to-huge-battle-for-tour-de-france-yellow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy prepares to host start of Tour de France for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[First stage highlights contribution to the sport by legendary Italian cyclists such as Gino Bartali and Marco PantaniThe Tuscan capital of Florence is no stranger to tourists, but they are usually more interested in frescoes and Michelangelo than yellow jerseys and Tadej Poga&#269;ar.On Saturday, however, an estimated 800,000 cycling fans are expected to gather in the city for the Grand D&eacute;part of the Tour de France, the first time Italy has hosted the start of the world&rsquo;s most famou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/italy-prepares-to-host-start-of-tour-de-france-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/italy-prepares-to-host-start-of-tour-de-france-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A grand departure: Italy gears up to host start of Tour de France for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[First stage highlights contribution to the sport by legendary Italian cyclists such as Gino Bartali and Marco PantaniThe Tuscan capital of Florence is no stranger to tourists, but they are usually more interested in frescoes and Michelangelo than yellow jerseys and Tadej Poga&#269;ar.On Saturday, however, an estimated 800,000 cycling fans are expected to gather in the city for the Grand D&eacute;part of the Tour de France, the first time Italy has hosted the start of the world&rsquo;s most famou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-grand-departure-italy-gears-up-to-host-start-of-tour-de-france-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-grand-departure-italy-gears-up-to-host-start-of-tour-de-france-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A grand departure: Italy gearing up to open Tour de France for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[First stage highlights contribution to the sport by legendary Italian cyclists such as Gino Bartali and Marco PantaniThe Tuscan capital of Florence is no stranger to tourists, but they are usually more interested in frescoes and Michelangelo than yellow jerseys and Tadej Poga&#269;ar.On Saturday, however, an estimated 800,000 cycling fans are expected to gather in the city for the Grand D&eacute;part of the Tour de France, the first time Italy has hosted the start of the world&rsquo;s most famou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-grand-departure-italy-gearing-up-to-open-tour-de-france-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/a-grand-departure-italy-gearing-up-to-open-tour-de-france-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every young cyclist dreams of Tour de France - Stewart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coventry's Jake Stewart is proud to ride in his first Tour de France, 15 years after watching the race on TV as a child sparked his ambition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/every-young-cyclist-dreams-of-tour-de-france-stewart/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/every-young-cyclist-dreams-of-tour-de-france-stewart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vingegaard back to defend Tour de France title but Pogacar man to beat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenian has taken over the sport since double Tour winner Vingegaard suffered horror crash in AprilIf the defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard overcomes both the lingering aftermath of a horror crash in April that hospitalised him for 12 days, and the rampant form of a seemingly invincible Tadej Pogacar, his will be one of the most remarkable wins in the race&rsquo;s history.The double Tour winner starts this year&rsquo;s race, which begins in Florence on Saturday and ends in Nic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-back-to-defend-tour-de-france-title-but-pogacar-man-to-beat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-back-to-defend-tour-de-france-title-but-pogacar-man-to-beat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UCI to pay whistleblowers for motor doping tip-offs at Tour de France]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities cracking down on hidden motors on bikes&lsquo;This is a way to show that we really take this seriously&rsquo;The head of world cycling&rsquo;s governing body has revealed his organisation will pay whistleblowers to come forward with evidence of hidden motors being used in the Tour de France and other major races. Hidden motors and electromagnetic wheels, costing about &pound;200,000, are suspected to have been used in the professional peloton for several years.David Lappartient, the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/uci-to-pay-whistleblowers-for-motor-doping-tip-offs-at-tour-de-france/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/uci-to-pay-whistleblowers-for-motor-doping-tip-offs-at-tour-de-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australians eye opportunities as Tour de France offers an Olympics entrée | Kieran Pender]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year&rsquo;s race is not expected to see an Australian challenge for the yellow jersey but there should still be enough intrigue to satisfy bleary-eyed viewersThe final stage of the Tour de France is the most iconic aspect of the most famous cycling race in the world. Even casual fans can immediately picture the scene: a route that takes in the landmarks of Paris, culminating with a pulsating sprint along the Champs-&Eacute;lys&eacute;es. The Tour first took place in 1910 and every one of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australians-eye-opportunities-as-tour-de-france-offers-an-olympics-entre-kieran-pender/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/australians-eye-opportunities-as-tour-de-france-offers-an-olympics-entre-kieran-pender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: full team-by-team guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our in-depth look at every team, main riders to watch and the cast of characters racing through France this summerStage-by-stage guide to this year&rsquo;s Tour de FranceOnce a low-key Dutch cyclo-cross team, now the home of the best one-day racer plus the fastest sprinter in the business. Mathieu van der Poel, the reigning world champion and Jasper Philipsen, winner of the points prize at the Tour last year, dominated racing this spring winning three of five Monument one-day races. Ominously, P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-full-team-by-team-guide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-full-team-by-team-guide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team Ineos look to put pressure on Tadej Pogacar at Tour de France]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geraint Thomas &lsquo;super excited&rsquo; by &lsquo;strong team&rsquo; Tom Pidcock hoping to repeat his stage win from 2022Jim Ratcliffe&rsquo;s Ineos Grenadiers will start the 2024 Tour de France much as they have other recent Grand Tours: hoping for the best from their nominated team leaders, but ready to call for backup from Geraint Thomas and Tom Pidcock, if needed.With Giro d&rsquo;Italia winner Tadej Pogacar seemingly in invincible form, the years have long gone when, as Team Sky, the Bri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-ineos-look-to-put-pressure-on-tadej-pogacar-at-tour-de-france/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/team-ineos-look-to-put-pressure-on-tadej-pogacar-at-tour-de-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ineos look to put pressure on Pogacar with range of Tour de France leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geraint Thomas &lsquo;super excited&rsquo; by &lsquo;strong team&rsquo;Tom Pidcock hoping to repeat stage win from 2022Jim Ratcliffe&rsquo;s Ineos Grenadiers will start the 2024 Tour de France much as they have other recent Grand Tours: hoping for the best from their nominated team leaders, but ready to call for backup from Geraint Thomas and Tom Pidcock, if needed.With the Giro d&rsquo;Italia winner Tadej Pogacar seemingly in invincible form, the years have long gone when, as Team Sky, the Brit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ineos-look-to-put-pressure-on-pogacar-with-range-of-tour-de-france-leaders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/ineos-look-to-put-pressure-on-pogacar-with-range-of-tour-de-france-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Bull hail 'new chapter' with Roglic-led team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Red Bull officially announce their partnership with the Bora-Hansgrohe team before the Tour de France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/red-bull-hail-new-chapter-with-roglic-led-team/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/red-bull-hail-new-chapter-with-roglic-led-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024: stage-by-stage guide to this year’s race]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Grand D&eacute;part in Florence and a finish in Nice rather than Paris will not please traditionalists, but there is plenty of familiar terrain in betweenA first Grand D&eacute;part in Italy, ironically when cycling talent in this traditional heartland is vanishingly scarce. There will be barely any Italians on the start list and there is zero prospect of a repeat of Italy&rsquo;s last overall win, Vincenzo Nibali in 2014. A dramatically hard opening stage is suited to the punchy talent of Giu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-by-stage-guide-to-this-years-race/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-by-stage-guide-to-this-years-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France 2024 - stage-by-stage guide and results]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC Sport assesses the 21 stages of the Tour de France, with pointers to where the race could be won and lost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-by-stage-guide-and-results/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2024-stage-by-stage-guide-and-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomas hopes new role brings luck on 13th Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geraint Thomas believes he will have more "freedom" to race without the pressure of leading Ineos Grenadiers at this year's Tour de France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/thomas-hopes-new-role-brings-luck-on-13th-tour/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/thomas-hopes-new-role-brings-luck-on-13th-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double Olympic gold medallist Geraint Thomas dropped by Team GB for Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Tour de France winner hoped for a fifth GamesBritish Cycling insists he is &lsquo;not in great form&rsquo; despite GiroGeraint Thomas, the double Olympic gold medallist, Tour de France winner and Britain&rsquo;s most consistent performer in Grand Tour stage racing, has been dropped from Team GB&rsquo;s lineup for the Paris Olympics. The 38-year-old Welshman, winner of the 2018 Tour and third overall in this year&rsquo;s Giro d&rsquo;Italia, is a surprise omission from the five-rider selec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/double-olympic-gold-medallist-geraint-thomas-dropped-by-team-gb-for-paris/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/double-olympic-gold-medallist-geraint-thomas-dropped-by-team-gb-for-paris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finucane and Pidcock headline Team GB cycling squad]]></title><description><![CDATA[World champion sprinter Emma Finucane and Olympic mountain bike champion Tom Pidcock headline Team GB's initial cycling squad for Paris 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/finucane-and-pidcock-headline-team-gb-cycling-squad/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/finucane-and-pidcock-headline-team-gb-cycling-squad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Chris Boardman changed the game for the Tour de France in 1994]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rider blazed a trail for bike aerodynamics and the time trial in a Tour 30 years ago that widened the race&rsquo;s horizonsThis time 30 years ago Chris Boardman was a very nervous young man, the biggest moment in his sporting life only a few days away. The prologue time trial of the 1994 Tour de France in&nbsp;Lille on 2 July was looming; Boardman had been fast-tracked unexpectedly into the race&nbsp;by his French team having made a meteoric start to his professional racing career. He was al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/how-chris-boardman-changed-the-game-for-the-tour-de-france-in-1994/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/how-chris-boardman-changed-the-game-for-the-tour-de-france-in-1994/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pidcock wins second gold at Mountain Bike World Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Pidcock wins his second gold medal in just over 24 hours in his final mountain bike race before this summer's Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-wins-second-gold-at-mountain-bike-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-wins-second-gold-at-mountain-bike-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reilly secures Olympic BMX spot but Worthington 'in limbo']]></title><description><![CDATA[British BMX rider Kieran Reilly qualifies for his maiden Olympics but defending champion Charlotte Worthington faces an anxious wait.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/reilly-secures-olympic-bmx-spot-but-worthington-in-limbo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2024 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/reilly-secures-olympic-bmx-spot-but-worthington-in-limbo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pidcock recovers from last to first to win gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Pidcock comes from last to first to win short track gold at the Mountain Bike World Cup in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-recovers-from-last-to-first-to-win-gold/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2024 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/pidcock-recovers-from-last-to-first-to-win-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian cyclist Andrea Piccolo suspected of transporting human growth hormone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Vuelta race leader fired by EF Pro Cycling teamPiccolo was suspended in March for taking sleeping aidAndrea Piccolo has been sacked by US-based team EF Education-EasyPost Pro Cycling. The 23-year-old was stopped by Italian authorities on suspicion of transporting human growth hormone while trying to enter his home country.In a statement confirming Piccolo&rsquo;s contract had been terminated, &ldquo;effective immediately,&rdquo; EF Pro Cycling added that the Italian was &ldquo;suspended i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/italian-cyclist-andrea-piccolo-suspected-of-transporting-human-growth-hormone/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2024 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/italian-cyclist-andrea-piccolo-suspected-of-transporting-human-growth-hormone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports quiz of the week: Euro 2024, Rory McIlroy and Copa América]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you been following the big stories in football, golf, rugby union, tennis, swimming, cycling and horse racing? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-euro-2024-rory-mcilroy-and-copa-amrica/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/sports-quiz-of-the-week-euro-2024-rory-mcilroy-and-copa-amrica/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four-time winner Froome left out of Tour de France team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four-time champion Chris Froome has been omitted from Israel-Premier Tech&rsquo;s Tour de France team for the second year running.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/four-time-winner-froome-left-out-of-tour-de-france-team/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/four-time-winner-froome-left-out-of-tour-de-france-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Archibald to miss Paris Olympics after suffering double leg break in freak accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-time Olympic champion cyclist out of GamesScottish cyclist fractured a tibia and fibula in garden fallTwo-time Olympic champion Katie Archibald will miss Paris 2024 after suffering a double leg break in a freak accident. The 30-year-old Scottish cyclist fractured a tibia and fibula and dislocated an ankle having tripped over a garden step. She also sustained substantial ligament damage during the incident on Tuesday and has since undergone surgery.&ldquo;I tripped over a step in the garden a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/katie-archibald-to-miss-paris-olympics-after-suffering-double-leg-break-in-freak-accident/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/katie-archibald-to-miss-paris-olympics-after-suffering-double-leg-break-in-freak-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Archibald to miss Paris Olympics after breaking leg in garden accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-time Olympic champion cyclist out of GamesScottish cyclist fractured a tibia and fibula in garden fallTwo-time Olympic champion Katie Archibald will miss Paris 2024 after suffering a double leg break in a freak accident.The 30-year-old Scottish cyclist fractured a tibia and fibula and dislocated an ankle having tripped over a garden step. She also sustained substantial ligament damage during the incident on Tuesday and has since undergone surgery. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/katie-archibald-to-miss-paris-olympics-after-breaking-leg-in-garden-accident/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/katie-archibald-to-miss-paris-olympics-after-breaking-leg-in-garden-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archibald out of Olympics after freak garden accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-time British Olympic champion Katie Archibald will miss next month's Games after breaking her leg in a freak accident in her garden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-out-of-olympics-after-freak-garden-accident/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/archibald-out-of-olympics-after-freak-garden-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vingegaard to defend Tour de France title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard will compete in this year&rsquo;s Tour de France after overcoming serious injuries sustained earlier this season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-to-defend-tour-de-france-title/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vingegaard-to-defend-tour-de-france-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vollering wins final stage to clinch Tour de Suisse title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demi Vollering clinches her first Women's Tour de Suisse title in style to extend her winning streak in stage races.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vollering-wins-final-stage-to-clinch-tour-de-suisse-title/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/vollering-wins-final-stage-to-clinch-tour-de-suisse-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France to start in Barcelona in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tour de France will start in Barcelona for the first time in 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-to-start-in-barcelona-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-to-start-in-barcelona-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adam Yates wins Tour de Suisse after holding off teammate João Almeida]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yates finishes second to Almeida in final time trialBriton edges out UAE-Team Emirates colleague in GCBritain&rsquo;s Adam Yates held on to win the Tour de Suisse after finishing second in Sunday&rsquo;s closing time trial stage.Yates&rsquo;s closest rival was his UAE-Team Emirates colleague, Jo&atilde;o Almeida, who was fastest on the 15.7km route from Aigle to Villars-sur-Ollon. The Portuguese rider finished in 22 minutes and 23 seconds, but his nine-second advantage over Yates on the day was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/adam-yates-wins-tour-de-suisse-after-holding-off-teammate-joo-almeida/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2024 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/sport/cycling/adam-yates-wins-tour-de-suisse-after-holding-off-teammate-joo-almeida/</guid></item></channel></rss>