COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s staging of the Tour de France’s start, known as the ‘Grand Depart’, has been pushed back a year to 2022, Danish organisers said in a statement on Monday. The Danish organisation charged with planning the start of the Tour de Fr... More »
(Reuters) – Britain’s four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome is unsure if the organisers can fully prevent large crowds from gathering at the race that was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tour, scheduled to start on June 27, was pushed ba... More »
(Reuters) – Four-times Tour de France winner Chris Froome said his recovery from a horrific accident last year was nearly complete and his training load was back to normal as he prepares for when competition resumes after the new coronavirus outbreak. Speaking... More »
(Reuters) – Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic: OLYMPICS * The International Olympic Committee and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympics must be postponed and held no later than the... More »
(Reuters) – Britain’s Olympic gold medal track cyclist Callum Skinner has attacked International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach’s decision to wait up to a month to make a decision on the 2020 Tokyo Games. “IOC President Thomas Bach’s stubbornness and ... More »
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia´s “Death Road” might seem an odd place for a septuagenarian grandmother on two wheels. The world´s most dangerous road spirals skyward nearly 11,000 feet, from the country´s lowland jungles to the snow-capped peaks of the Andes. Fog,... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) hopes that Tokyo 2020’s “urban festival”, which will offer fans the chance to try out Olympic sports, will help the governing body remain relevant and increase long-term youth engagement with the Game... More »
(This July 28 story corrects surname throughout) By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Colombian Egan Bernal won the Tour de France in Paris on Sunday but 10 intrepid amateur women riders can claim bragging rights after going further, higher and completing the t... More »
CARCASSONNE, France (Reuters) – Will Chris Froome attack Geraint Thomas, or will the defending champion support the current yellow jersey holder? That is the question on everyone’s lips as the Tour de France heads into its final week. But four-time champion Fr... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, known for his portrayal of fictional crime-fighter Sherlock Holmes and comic book superhero Doctor Strange in the Marvel movies, has been hailed a hero for chasing away four assailants as they mugged a cyc... More »
(Reuters) – Belgian Greg van Avermaet won the Tour de Yorkshire after the BMC rider clinched the overall lead at the end of the final stage in Leeds on Sunday. The fourth stage was won by France’s Stephane Rossetto at the end of an impressive 174-km breakaway,... More »
EILAT, Israel (Reuters) – Italian Elia Viviani of the Quick-Step Floors team sealed his second consecutive Giro d’Italia stage win on Sunday when he was the fastest in a bunch sprint finish in the third stage in Eilat. Sam Bennett of Bora-Hansgrohe was in the ... More »
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Defending Giro d’Italia champion Tom Dumoulin said on Thursday that the allegations against fellow competitor Chris Froome were harming cycling and he saw no problem with his rival participating in the event. Froome is under investigation... More »
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Double Olympic rowing champion Hamish Bond has reinforced his successful transition to cycling by claiming a bronze medal in the individual time trial at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. Bond, who started roughly midway thro... More »
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – The Commonwealth Games has become a multi-sports party that struggles to pull high-profile guests but enthusiastic host Australia has promised a beach-side bash on the Gold Coast to reaffirm the event’s place in the global lan... More »
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Athletes to watch at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games: NICOL DAVID (Squash, Malaysia) The eight-times world champion is facing unknown territory entering a competition where she is not a favorite for the title having had a sl... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – Spain’s Marc Soler was rewarded for his long-rage attack in the final stage as he beat Britain’s Simon Yates by four seconds to win the Paris-Nice race on Sunday. The Movistar rider jumped away from the group of favorites with more than 50 ki... More »
Team Sky crossed an "ethical line" by using permitted medication to enhance the performance of Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, said a British parliamentary committee report published on Monday. More »
A woman walks into the head office of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada November 9, 2015. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo (Reuters) – France’s main anti-doping laboratory has had its suspension lifted after it corrected its “... More »
Every year since he took over from Jean-Marie Leblanc in 2006, Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme has tried to spice up the route with new climbs to make the race more exciting. More »
Belgian rider Jan Bakelants is on the road to recovery following spinal surgery after suffering multiple fractures to his vertebrae in a horror fall at the Giro di Lombardia this month. More »
Katie Zaferes led an American one-two at the first women's triathlon Super League on Sunday after a weekend of high-octane racing across various formats in the sport's newest competition. More »
Gary West, the coach who guided Anna Meares to gold at the 2012 London Olympics, has died at the age of 57, Cycling Australia said on Sunday. More »
Local villager Lazar, walks past murals on the wall of his house, depicting him and Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May, in the village of Staro Zhelezare, Bulgaria, July 28, 2017. A group of young Polish artists are bringing a splash of colorful street art t... More »
Cycling – The 104th Tour de France cycling race – The 183-km Stage 17 from La Mure to Serre-Chevalier, France – July 19, 2017 – Team Sunweb rider Warren Barguil of France in action. CHEVALIER, France (Reuters) – Romain Bardet and Thibaut Pinot have been widely... More »
Cycling – The 104th Tour de France cycling race – The 216-km Stage 6 from Vesoul to Troyes, France – July 6, 2017 – Team Sky rider Geraint Thomas of Britain before the start of the stage. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Briton Geraint Thomas has abandoned the Tour ... More »
Cycling – The 104th Tour de France cycling race – The 212.5-km Stage 3 from Verviers, Belgium to Longwy, France – July 3, 2017 – Bora-Hansgrohe rider Peter Sagan of Slovakia is escorted to the podium after his stage win. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier World champion P... More »
Cycling – The 104th Tour de France cycling race – Training ahead of the weekend’s start – Duesseldorf, Germany – June 30, 2017 – Team Sky Chris Froome of Britain rides with teammates during a training. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier Tension was building up around Team... More »
Cycling – The 104th Tour de France cycling race – The 203.5-km Stage 2 from Duesseldorf, Germany to Liege, Belgium – July 2, 2017 – Team Sky riders Christopher Froome and Geraint Thomas of Britain in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Chris Froome got a brutal... More »
Cars are parked outside the World Cycling Center and headquarters of the International Cycling Union (UCI) in Aigle, Switzerland May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Teams will be reduced from nine riders to eight for next year’s three Grand Tours while the 20... More »
German prosecutors said on Wednesday they were investigating a 14-year-old boy suspected of shooting plastic bullets from a toy gun at the King of Thailand who was cycling near Munich this month. The king was not hurt. More »
Swiss rider Michael Albasini won a bunch sprint in pouring rain on the second stage of the Tour de Romandie on Wednesday. More »
FILE PHOTO – Commuters cycle past a bus queue outside Waterloo Station in London, Britain August 6, 2015. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo People who cycle to work have a substantially lower risk of developing cancer or heart disease or dying prematurely, and... More »
Philippe Gilbert became the first Belgian in five years to win a major classic after a gutsy attack with about 50 kilometers left earned him victory in a crash-hit Tour of Flanders on Sunday. More »
FILE PHOTO: Giant-Shimano team rider Ji Cheng of China leads the pack of riders during the 185.5-km 12th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bourg-en-Bresse and Saint-Etienne, France, July 17, 2014. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen/File Photo Selling the wo... More »
Sergio Henao survived yet another Alberto Contador onslaught to win Paris-Nice, giving under-pressure Team Sky their fifth title in six years in the Race to the Sun. More »
Tour de France cycling race – The 162.5 km (101 miles) Stage 11 from Carcassone to Montpellier, France – 13/07/2016 – Tinkoff team rider Peter Sagan of Slovakia wins on the finish line. REUTERS/Juan Medina Picture Supplied by Action Images World champion Peter... More »
File photo: Cycling – Tour de France cycling race – The 146 km (90 miles) Stage 19 from Albertville to Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, France – 22/07/2016 – Romain Bardet of France wins on the finish line. REUTERS/Juan Medina Pre-race favorite Romain Bardet has been... More »
Team Britain cyclist Jess Varnish celebrates winning the Gold Medal in the Women’s Team Sprint Final with Victoria Pendleton at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup at the Olympic Velodrome in London Team February 17, 2012. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton Embattled Briti... More »
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool/File Photo Russia has never had a state-sponsored doping program, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, afte... More »
Students pose for pictures as they use ofo sharing bicycles at a campus in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, September 6, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS/File Photo Chinese bike-sharing start-up ofo said it has raised $450 million in a fresh round of funding, as... More »
Ben Weyts of NVA reacts during a plenary session at the Belgian Parliament, November 22, 2012. REUTERS/Laurent Dubrule A Belgian minister arrived by bike to a news conference to promote cycling on Tuesday, only to find it had been stolen when he left half an h... More »
New Zealand’s Simon van Velthooven stands on the podium with his bronze medal during the victory ceremony for the track cycling men’s keirin event at the Velodrome during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 7, 2012. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini London Olympics ... More »
Australia’s bronze medallist Shane Perkins stands with his medal during the victory ceremony after the track cycling men’s sprint finals at the Velodrome during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 6, 2012. REUTERS/Paul Hanna Australian two-time world champion... More »
File Photo: Lance Armstrong takes part in a special session regarding cancer in the developing world during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York September 22, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for a U.S. gove... More »
The Grand Depart of the 2018 Tour de France will be from the Pays de la Loire region, organizers announced on Sunday. More »
Australia’s Richie Porte won his first Tour Down Under on Sunday when he finished behind compatriot Caleb Ewan in a bunch sprint on the final 90-kilometre sixth stage around the streets of Adelaide. More »
Team Sky rider Nicolas Roche of Ireland warms up in front of his hotel before a team training session in Zeist, Netherlands, July 2, 2015. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier Bradley Wiggins’ therapeutic use exemption which allowed him to use an otherwise banned drug was e... More »
Spaniard David de la Cruz won the ninth stage of the Tour of Spain and moved into the lead in the general classification ahead of Nairo Quintana. More »
Slovenian Primoz Roglic won the Chianti Classic individual time trial that formed the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, while Italian Gianluca Brambilla held on to the leader’s pink jersey. Roglic, from the Lotto-NL team, clocked 51 minutes 45 second... More »
PARIS American Tom Danielson has revealed he failed a doping test for synthetic testosterone but the Cannondale-Garmin rider denies taking a banned substance. “While I was eating dinner with my team the night before Tour of Utah I received a call from USADA no... More »
AMIENS, France After a three-year hiatus live coverage of the Tour de France is again being broadcast on public television in Germany and is enjoying increased attention buoyed by the success of their riders. German TV has had a troubled relationship with the ... More »
PARIS Chris Froome struggled for form, then crashed but the Briton looks ready just in time to compete for a second Tour de France title although micro managers Team Sky will struggle to control the race like they usually do. Froome, who claimed the 2013 Tour ... More »
PARIS Thibaut Pinot owns a pet lamb but on his bike the French climber is more of the predator type and he is looking to administer some hurt to his rivals in this month’s Tour de France. The FDJ rider, third overall last year after having won a stage on his d... More »
PARIS Hot prospects Warren Barguil and Simon Yates have been tipped to win the Tour de France one day, yet neither is riding for a team from their home country as they learn the ropes abroad. France’s Barguil, 23, is with Dutch team Giant-Alpecin while Briton ... More »
