Cycling Category Archive

Tour de France may go ahead without roadside spectators – sports minister

It is too soon to decide whether the Tour de France can go ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic, a French Sports Ministry spokeswoman told Reuters on Thursday.

Russian cyclists’ lawsuit against WADA dismissed

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday it welcomed a decision by the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario to dismiss a lawsuit that three Russian cyclists brought against it and investigator Richard McLaren.

Italian way of life could get in Nibali’s way amid coronvarius outbreak

Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali has been advised to keep his weight down so he can ride full steam ahead when racing resumes, but the former Tour de France champion knows it will be hard to follow his coach’s recommendations amid the coronavirus outbreak.

June’s Tour of Slovenia scrapped over coronavirus

Cycling’s Tour of Slovenia has been canceled due to coronavirus fears, organizers said on Friday.

British Cycling urges government not to outlaw riding bikes during crisis

Riding a bicycle should be encouraged as a safe means of transport and improving resistance to coronavirus during the ongoing pandemic, British Cycling said on Thursday.

Swiss pro rider swaps racesuit for doctor’s uniform on coronavirus frontline

Swiss professional cyclist Elise Chabbey has swapped her racesuit for her doctor’s uniform following the shutdown of the season because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Cycling: UCI seeks retroactive end to Olympic qualifying process

Cycling’s governing body (UCI) plans to retroactively use March 3 as the cut-off point for Olympic qualification in mountain bike, BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle as the coronavirus pandemic continues to decimate the sporting calendar.

Cycling: Giro d’Italia postponed due to coronavirus – race organizers

The Giro d’Italia, which was due to start in Budapest, has been postponed after the Hungarian government’s move to declare a state of emergency in response to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, race organizers RCS Sport said on Friday.

Cycling: Final stage of Paris-Nice race canceled due to coronavirus

The Paris-Nice cycling race will end a day early in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, organizers said on Friday.

Cancelling Giro and Tour de France would be disaster: UCI’s Lappartient

Cancelling the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France would be a disaster for cycling, says UCI president David Lappartient whose sport has already been badly hit by the coronavirus crisis.

Paris-Nice gets underway amid coronavirus fears

The Paris-Nice stage race got underway under tight scrutiny amid coronavirus fears on Sunday as contact with the riders was kept to the bare minimum.

French teams in Abu Dhabi hotel leave quarantine sooner than expected

Members of the cycling teams confined to a luxury Abu Dhabi hotel due to coronavirus concerns have left quarantine on Sunday, they said, a week before an initial date set by the Gulf state’s health authorities.

Cycling: Milan-Sanremo classic canceled amid coronavirus – organizers

The Milan-Sanremo one-day race has been canceled as well as two other cycling events in Italy, the European country worst-hit by the coronavirus outbreak, organizers said on Friday.

Cycling hit hard by coronavirus as races canceled and teams pull out

Astana became the latest team to withdraw from racing amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Kazakh outfit said on Thursday.

Cycling: Teams in Abu Dhabi hotel instructed to remain in quarantine until March 14

Cycling teams confined in a luxury Abu Dhabi hotel have been instructed to remain in quarantine until March 14 due to coronavirus concerns, several team members said on Wednesday.

Cycling: Coronavirus forces teams out of Italian races

Dutch team Lotto Jumbo Visma has pulled put of Saturday’s Stade Bianche cycling race in Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Cycling team manager threatens hunger strike over coronavirus quarantine in UAE

A manager of a French professional cycling team, who has been in quarantine in an Abu Dhabi hotel due to coronavirus concerns, threatened to go on hunger strike on Tuesday if authorities do not allow his team to leave the United Arab Emirates.

Cycling: Team Ineos sporting director Nicolas Portal dies aged 40

Nicolas Portal, the sporting director at cycling’s Team Ineos who guided Chris Froome to four Tour de France titles, has died, his team said in a statement on Tuesday.

Cycling: Olympic events with no fans possible, says British Cycling performance director

British Cycling’s performance director Stephen Park has raised the possibility of some Olympic events taking place without spectators if the coronavirus crisis does not subside.

Cycling: Take outs from the Berlin world championships

Last weeks’s track world championships was seen as a dress-rehearsal for the Tokyo Olympics. This is what we learned from the five days of action.

Cycling: Britain will not dominate on track in Tokyo – Hoy

Britain’s lean medal haul at the world track cycling championships was “a shock” and a gold rush at the Tokyo Olympics is unlikely, according to sprint great Chris Hoy.

Cycling: Isolation to elation for Morkov, Dutch top medals chart

As preparation for a race goes, 34 hours in self-isolation in a hotel room is unlikely to catch on but an elated Michael Morkov shrugged it off to power Denmark to another gold at the track world championships on Sunday in the Madison.

Cycling: Barker’s gold cannot disguise lean week for Britain

Elinor Barker rode to the rescue of British track cycling once again, landing gold with a sensational ride in the points race on the final day of the world championships on Sunday.

Cycling: UCI announces new track World League for 2021-22

A new World League will make its debut on the track cycling calendar in the 2021-22 season as the sport’s governing body UCI hopes to attract larger TV audiences with a fast-paced, short format.

Cycling: Morkov shrugs off coronavirus scare to win gold

As preparation for a race goes, 34 hours in self-isolation in a hotel room is unlikely to catch on, but Michael Morkov shrugged it off to power Denmark to another gold at the track cycling world championships on Sunday.

Cycling: Froome among riders cleared to leave UAE after coronavirus scare

Chris Froome and his fellow Team Ineos riders are among those who have been allowed to leave their hotel and travel home from the canceled UAE Tour following a coronavirus scare, the team said on Sunday.

Cycling: Wild wins eighth title, magnificent seven for Dygert

Dutchwoman Kirsten Wild claimed an eighth world title in an incident-packed madison race and Germany’s women’s sprint squad struck gold again at the world track championships on Saturday.

Cycling: Golden girl Dygert record twice to win time trial title

American Chloe Dygert shattered the women’s 3km individual pursuit world record twice in a day to claim her second gold of the world track championships on Saturday.

Cycling: Friedrich delivers more gold for Germany’s women

Germany’s women maintained their searing pace at the track world championships as Lea Friedrich won the 500m time trial on Saturday to give the hosts a third gold medal in Berlin.

Dane Morkov cleared to race in Berlin after coronavirus scare

Denmark’s Michael Morkov was finally cleared to compete at the track world championships on Saturday after being confined to his hotel room for 34 hours over fears of a coronavirus outbreak.

Cycling – Coronavirus tests clear 167 of possible UAE Tour exposure

Tests on 167 people have proved negative for coronavirus after they were feared to have been exposed to two infected Italian participants of the UAE Tour, Abu Dhabi’s health department (DoH-AD) has said.

Cycling: Kenny suffers scare in omnium crash, but carries on

Britain’s twice Olympic omnium champion Laura Kenny suffered a fresh injury scare as she crashed heavily in the first round of the event at the world championships on Friday.

Cycling: Kajihara makes history for Japan, Ganna breaks world record

Yumi Kajihara became the first Japanese woman to be crowned as a world track cycling champion as she claimed gold in the omnium, while Italy’s Filippo Ganna kept the records tumbling with a masterful day of riding on Friday.

Cycle stars in lockdown as two Gulf hotels isolated over coronavirus scare

Two luxury hotels in Abu Dhabi were in lockdown on Friday to isolate guests including scores of professional cyclists after two Italian members of the tour the riders were participating in were suspected of contracting the coronavirus.

UAE coronavirus scare confines Danish champion Morkov to Berlin hotel

Danish rider Michael Morkov faces an anxious wait alone in a Berlin hotel room to learn if he can compete in the world track championships, after being caught up in fallout from a coronavirus scare in the Gulf.

Cycling: UAE Tour canceled after positive coronavirus tests

The UAE Tour featuring some of the world’s leading riders has been canceled with two stages remaining due to a coronavirus scare, four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome said late on Thursday.

Cycling: Dynamite Danes smash world record again to win team pursuit

Denmark powered to gold in the men’s team pursuit as they broke the world record for the third time in two days at the world track championships on Thursday.

Cycling: Double gold delight for Dutch as records tumble

Reigning champions Australia and Britain were given a rude awakening at the UCI track world championships as Denmark left them trailing in the men’s team pursuit qualifying round to shatter the world record.

Cycling: Wild wins scratch race to claim seventh gold

Dutchwoman Kirsten Wild claimed the opening gold medal at the world track championships as she edged the women’s scratch race at the Berlin velodrome on Wednesday.

Cycling: Giro d’Italia at risk as UCI monitors coronavirus outbreak

Cycling’s governing body the UCI said it could not predict whether this year’s Giro d’Italia will go ahead as the country deals with an escalating coronavirus outbreak.

Cycling: Hayter can be Britain’s chosen one, says Clancy

When Britain’s three-time Olympic team pursuit gold medalist Ed Clancy describes young team mate Ethan Hayter as “the chosen one” it would be foolish to dismiss it as hyperbole.

Clancy still key cog for Britain’s team pursuit machine

Riders have come and gone, technology advanced and tactics evolved in the 12 years since Britain’s domination of track cycling’s team pursuit began at the Beijing Olympics.

‘It feels good to be a bike racer again,’ says Froome in comeback race

Chris Froome made his much-awaited return to the peloton at the UAE Tour on Sunday after recovering from serious injuries he sustained in a high-speed crash last year, saying he was glad he had overcome the struggle to get back to racing.

Budapest’s oldest bridge given green light for Giro

Budapest’s oldest bridge will be crossed by riders on stage one of this year’s Giro d’Italia after its use was originally ruled out because of planned renovation works.

Cycling: Australian Sakakibara in induced coma after BMX accident

Australia’s Olympic BMX hopeful Kai Sakakibara has been placed in a medically-induced coma after sustaining head injuries in a race at the weekend, his family said in a statement on Wednesday.

Ride with Armstrong? It will cost you $30,000

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong is offering people the chance to join him for five days riding around Mallorca – but guests will have to fork out a hefty $30,000.

Team first for Thomas amid fierce competition at Ineos

Team Ineos rider Geraint Thomas has told the Guardian he has no idea who will lead the British outfit for next year’s Tour de France with the 2018 champion facing competition from this year’s winner Egan Bernal and four-times victor Chris Froome.

Varnish wins right to appeal employment tribunal verdict

Former European team sprint champion Jess Varnish has won the right to appeal after an employment tribunal ruled against her in January in her case against British Cycling and UK Sport.

Bahrain-McLaren ready to battle Ineos for yellow jersey

Chequered flags have always been the driving force for McLaren but the iconic British motorsport brand will be focussing its considerable power on chasing yellow jerseys next year too.

Cavendish backed to rediscover old speed at Bahrain-McLaren

Rod Ellingworth says his newly-unveiled Bahrain-McLaren team can help Mark Cavendish rediscover the speed that has made him one of the greatest sprinters in cycling history.

Australian world time trial champion Dennis joins Ineos

Australia’s twice world individual time trial champion Rohan Dennis has joined Team Ineos on a two-year deal, the British team announced on Monday.

Cycling: Track Cycling World Cup leg to go ahead in Hong Kong this weekend

The track cycling World Cup leg in Hong Kong this weekend will go ahead as planned after a lull in violence across the city, which has been racked by anti-government protests for the past six months, the South China Morning Post has reported.