Tour de France winner Egan Bernal will not ride in the Road World Championships in England on 29 September. Bernal has pulled out of the Colombia team for the race in Harrogate and has been replaced by Carlos Betancur. The 22-year-old beat Britain’s Geraint Thomas to become the first Colombian to win the Tour de

Mark Cavendish says he is still interested in racing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as he prepares to return to the track at Six Day London in October. After winning omnium silver at Rio 2016, the 34-year-old may target a first Olympic gold in the madison when it returns to the Games next year. The

Owain Doull says riding this year’s Vuelta a Espana has given him confidence to perform at the highest level. The 26-year-old finished his first Grand Tour race safely in Madrid on Sunday and was happy with his overall performance. The Welshman, who signed a two-year contract extension with Team Ineos in early September, is hoping

Slovenian Primoz Roglic secured his first Grand Tour as Dutch sprinter Fabio Jakobsen won the final stage of the Vuelta a Espana in Madrid. Jakobsen, 23, took his second stage win of the race, narrowly beating Sam Bennett in a chaotic final sprint. The Irishman found himself boxed in and although he was closing fast

Britain’s Sarah Storey won her second gold medal of the UCI Para-cycling World Championships after defending her C5 road race title in the Netherlands. Storey has defended both titles she won in Italy last year after victory in the WC5 time trial on Thursday. Fourteen-time Paralympic champion Storey has now won 33 world titles. Crystal

Primoz Roglic is set to become Slovenia’s first Grand Tour winner after retaining his overall lead following the penultimate stage of Vuelta a Espana. His compatriot Tadej Pogacar, still only 20 and riding his first Grand Tour, claimed his third stage win on a memorable day for Slovenian cycling. Tradition dictates Roglic will not be

Mathieu van der Poel won the Tour of Britain as he sprinted to victory in the final stage from Altrincham to Manchester. The 24-year-old Dutchman claimed his third stage victory in a photo finish from compatriot Cees Bol after a finishing sprint up Deansgate. Matteo Trentin came third, meaning Van der Poel finished 17 seconds

Frenchman Remi Cavagna sealed his first Grand Tour stage win on a day that featured mid-stage controversy in the Vuleta a Espana on Friday. He launched a solo attack with just under 25km of stage 19 to go and held off his pursuers by five seconds. Race leader Primoz Roglic was in a crash which

Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel extended his overall lead in the Tour of Britain as he won his second stage of the race. Van der Poel, 24, powered clear of main rival Matteo Trentin in the final stages of the stiff uphill finish to win stage seven in Warwickshire. He now leads Trentin by 12

Team Ineos boss Sir Dave Brailsford says he will find out on Saturday whether surgery he had last month for prostate cancer has been successful. The 55-year-old, who leads the former Team Sky, told the Times he was diagnosed in July. “There’s bound to be fear. It’s the great unknown,” he said. “I think I’m

Dame Sarah Storey has criticised the organisation of the UCI Para-cycling World Championships after defending her WC5 time trial title. The Briton completed the 20.8km course in the Netherlands in 29 minutes 41.90 seconds to claim victory. “The concerning part was the low level of security,” said the 41-year-old. “Cars crossing junctions just seconds before

Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic extended his lead in the Vuelta a Espana after finishing second behind Colombia’s Sergio Higuita on stage 18. Roglic, who came third in this year’s Giro d’Italia, is two minutes and 50 seconds clear of Spain’s Alejandro Valverde with three stages left. Stage 18 was a mountain stage raced over 177.5km from

Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel regained the Tour of Britain lead as he came sixth on stage six, a 14.4km individual time trial in Worcestershire. Italian Edoardo Affini won the stage as Van der Poel beat overnight leader Matteo Trentin by nine seconds to take a six-second lead overall. “It’s a really close battle with

After Will Bjergfelt was involved in a head-on collision with a car that left him with a bleed on the brain and a shattered leg, doctors thought he may never cycle again. In September 2015, he was cycling downhill in the Mendips in Somerset when he hit the car – the relative speed between him

Philippe Gilbert won stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana as favourite Nairo Quintana moved up to second in the general classification. Belgian Gilbert was part of a 40-man break which benefited from strong crosswinds to get clear of the peloton. Irishman Sam Bennett made the jump to Gilbert with 500m to go but settled

Italian Matteo Trentin regained the overall lead of the Tour of Britain after finishing third in stage five. The 174.1km stage, which started and finished in Birkenhead with the route taking the riders through Cheshire, was won by Dutch rider Dylan Groenewegen. Groenewegen, racing for Team Jumbo-Visma, finished in the same time as Britain’s Matt

UCI Road World Championships Location: Yorkshire, UK Dates: 22-29 September Coverage: Live coverage of each race across BBC Two, the Red Button and iPlayer, as well as the BBC Sport website and app British Cycling has named its team to compete in the inaugural team time trial mixed relay at the Road World Championships in

Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel won the fourth stage of the Tour of Britain from Newcastle to Kendal to take the overall lead. Van der Poel launched an explosive uphill sprint to power clear, winning by three seconds from a group of four riders, including Britain’s Ben Swift. Italy’s Matteo Trentin had started the