Cycling

UAE-Team Emirates have been prevented from racing in Wednesday’s La Fleche Wallonne after two team members tested positive for coronavirus, despite the team’s vaccination programme. Italian Diego Ulissi and a staff member tested positive on Tuesday but have since provided three negative tests. The staff member had been vaccinated in January after a UAE-based “collective”

Britain’s Simon Yates has taken the overall lead of the Tour of the Alps following an impressive victory on stage two. Yates, 28, of Team Bike Exchange, left behind his rivals after launching a devastating attack with 24km remaining. He now leads Ineos Grenadiers’ Pavel Sivakov in the general classification by 41 seconds. “They weren’t

Mark Cavendish won his fourth stage of the 2021 Tour of Turkey as he sprinted to victory in Sunday’s finale. The British Deceuninck-Quick Step rider had not won a race for nearly three years before the eight-stage event, the wins heralding a major return to form. The 35-year-old is one of cycling’s most successful sprinters,

Mark Cavendish sprinted to his third stage victory in a row at the Tour of Turkey after three years without a win. For the third consecutive day the Deceuninck-Quick Step rider consigned Jasper Philipsen to second place. There was a huge crash with 200m to go which brought down several riders and delayed the rest,

Mark Cavendish has won his second stage at the Tour of Turkey in as many days following a three-year victory drought. Britain’s Cavendish powered his way around the outside of rivals in the race’s third stage into Konya. The Deceuninck-Quick Step rider, 35, was tearful during his post-race interview when he paid tribute to his

Mark Cavendish won his first race in three years with victory on stage two of the Tour of Turkey. The Briton, back with Deceuninck-Quick Step six years after leaving the Belgian team, found a superb final 100m to edge Belgian Jasper Philipsen at the end of the 114.9km stage. Cavendish, 35, celebrated as he crossed

Britain’s Adam Yates finished fourth overall in the Itzulia Basque Country, as Primoz Roglic won brilliantly. Ineos Grenadiers’ Yates had a strong race but could not haul back the leaders, including Jumbo-Visma’s Roglic following his commanding break away. Other race favourite UAE-Team Emirates’ Tadej Pogacar was third overall after trying to chase down Roglic with

Nacer Bouhanni has withdrawn from Scheldeprijs after receiving racist abuse on social media following an incident in a previous race. Bouhanni was disqualified for dangerous conduct at the Cholet-Pays de la Loire after pushing Britain’s Jake Stewart into the barriers on the final sprint. He apologised but later received “hundreds” of abusive messages. The UCI,

Ineos Grenadiers’ Adam Yates finished with the leaders on the second stage of the Itzulia Basque Country. Britain’s Yates, 28, trails yellow jersey wearer Primoz Roglic of Jumbo-Visma by 28 seconds after Monday’s time trial, lying fifth overall. Tao Geoghegan Hart lost time on the hilly 155km run to Sestao, but is supporting compatriot Yates

Adam Yates finished sixth in the Itzulia Basque Country’s opening time trial, as Primoz Roglic took victory. Jumbo-Visma’s Roglic finished 28 seconds ahead of Ineos Grenadiers’ Yates after the 14km stage in Bilbao. Hugh Carty of EF Education-Nippo was one minute six seconds down, with Yates’ British team-mate Tao Geoghegan Hart a further two seconds

Denmark’s Kasper Asgreen won his first Tour of Flanders title after beating defending champion Mathieu van der Poel in a thrilling two-man sprint. Van der Poel kicked with 250 metres to go but Asgreen reeled him in and pulled ahead before the Dutchman cracked and sat up. They had been out in front alone for

A driver has been arrested after Wales cyclist Ffion James and a fellow rider were injured in a road collision. South Wales Police confirmed a 49-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving without due care and attention and leaving the scene of an accident. James said on social media they had been “hit by

French classic one-day race Paris-Roubaix has been postponed until 2-3 October this year because of the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Organisers ASO and governing body the UCI agreed with French authorities it could not be held on 11 April. The race is famed for its tough course across the narrow, cobbled farm tracks in northern France

British Cycling is facing scrutiny over a request its former chief doctor made to UK Anti-Doping to share athlete biological passport data a few months before the Rio Olympics. In January 2016 Richard Freeman wrote about the proposal to several senior officials at the governing body. In an email seen by the BBC, the ex-British

Adam Yates has won the Volta a Catalunya ahead of Geraint Thomas in a race dominated by Ineos Grenadiers. Britain’s Yates, 28, led the race since a powerful victory on the summit finish of stage three on Vallter 2000. Ineos completed the top three in the general classification, with Australia’s Richie Porte second, 45 seconds

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has launched an investigation after it emerged that the sample of a British Cycling rider contained traces of the steroid nandrolone after a test in late 2010. Wada has told BBC Sport that it has now asked its Intelligence and Investigations Department to look into the matter, and to seek

Ineos Grenadiers’ Adam Yates retained the lead of the Volta a Catalunya after Saturday’s penultimate stage. Yates, 28, is now favourite to win overall in Spain with just one stage remaining, and team-mate Geraint Thomas in third, 49 seconds behind. Yates’ twin brother Simon is one minute 20 seconds down for Team BikeExchange, and Hugh

Bora-Hansgrohe have pulled out of Friday’s E3 Saxo Bank Classic race after Britain’s Matthew Walls tested positive for coronavirus. Walls, 22, was due to take part in the one-day race in Belgium alongside Ineos Grenadiers’ Tom Pidcock. The race also has a line-up including two of cycling’s best riders in Wout van Aert of Jumbo-Visma