Sports / Cycling

All still to play for, insist Froome’s rivals 18 Jul 2017 - 12:32 am

Le Puy-en-Velay, France: Chris Froome’s main Tour de France rivals insisted they still had everything to ride for despite missing an opportunity to...

Matthews wins 14th stage, Froome retakes yellow 16 Jul 2017 - 01:10 am

Rodez: Australian Michael Matthews won the 14th stage of the Tour de France yesterday as Chris Froome retook the yellow jersey from Fabio...

Bardet shines as Aru grabs yellow from Froome 13 Jul 2017 - 10:50 pm

Peyragudes, France: Frenchman Romain Bardet timed his final effort perfectly to win the 12th stage of the Tour de France, setting up a...

Tour crashes spark descent debate 12 Jul 2017 - 12:48 am

Perigueux, France : Richie Porte and Geraint Thomas, two of the top five contenders at the time, quit the Tour de France in...

Uran takes photo-finish revenge on Barguil 10 Jul 2017 - 01:49 am

Chambery: Chris Froome escaped unscathed after an action-packed ninth stage of the Tour de France as one his main rivals and his Team...

Calmejane overcomes cramps to win Tour stage 08 Jul 2017 - 11:44 pm

Station des Rousses, France: Frenchman Lilian Calmejane came close to "catastrophe" before winning his maiden Tour de France stage. The 24-year-old suffered cramps...

Cavendish praises jury's courage for kicking Sagan out of the race 06 Jul 2017 - 01:11 am

Vittel, France: Mark Cavendish praised the Tour de France jury's "courage" after it kicked world champion Peter Sagan out of the race for...

Aru signals Tour ambitions as Froome takes yellow 06 Jul 2017 - 01:11 am

Plancher-les-Mines, France: Fabio Aru emulated compatriot Vincenzo Nibali in winning the fifth stage of the Tour de France yesterday as reigning champion Chris...

Demare wins third stage as Thomas and Cavendish crash 04 Jul 2017 - 10:56 pm

Vittel, France: British sprint great Mark Cavendish was taken to hospital by ambulance after a spectacular crash in the sprint finish to the...

Sagan wins Tour de France third stage 04 Jul 2017 - 12:00 am

Longwy, France: World champion Peter Sagan won his eighth Tour de France stage despite a technical glitch on the uphill finish to the...

'Culture of fear' existed in British team: Report 14 Jun 2017 - 10:10 pm

London: A long-awaited independent report published into British Cycling says the sport's domestic governing body lacked "good governance" and there was a "culture...

Matthews at the double in Switzerland 12 Jun 2017 - 07:48 pm

Lausanne: Australian sprinter Michael Matthews of Sunweb pulled on the leader's yellow jersey after winning the third stage of the Tour of Switzerland...

Demare wins 2nd stage, De Gendt leads 06 Jun 2017 - 12:00 am

Arlanc, France: France's Arnaud Demare had safety on his mind after sprinting to victory on the second stage of the Criterium du Dauphine...

2019 Tour de France to start from Brussels 30 May 2017 - 01:03 pm

PARIS: The 2019 Tour de France will start from Brussels, 50 years after Belgian great Eddy Merckx won the race for the first...

American pro cyclist Chad Young, 21, dies of injuries from race crash 29 Apr 2017 - 07:46 pm

Washington: American pro cyclist Chad Young died Friday night of injuries suffered in a crash during last weekend's final stage of the Tour...

Italy's Scarponi killed in training crash: team 22 Apr 2017 - 12:25 pm

Rome: Veteran Italian cyclist Michele Scarponi was killed on Saturday in a road accident while out training on his bike, his Astana team...

Quintana secures Tirreno-Adriatico title, eyes more glory 16 Mar 2017 - 02:41 am

Milan: Colombian Nairo Quintana secured his second Tirreno- Adriatico title on Tuesday after defending his overnight lead – and then targeted Tour de...

Tour de France champion Froome finally backs Brailsford 13 Mar 2017 - 03:37 pm

London: Three-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome finally rallied to the defence of under-fire Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford on Monday. Brailsford,...