Belgian racer Sofie De Vuyst has been suspended by her team after testing positive for steroids. The 32-year-old, who raced for Parkhotel Valkenburg in 2019, has confirmed the positive test for exogenous steroids in a statement but denies any wrongdoing. De Vuyst was given the prestigious Flandrienne award for Belgian...
Sam Bennett has officially signed with Deceuninck – Quick-Step after breaking free from his former team Bora-Hansgrohe. Irishman Bennett was locked into a battle with Bora as team management tried to keep him beyond the end of his contract after he is believed to have signed an early offer letter....
Britain’s Ethan Hayter will begin his professional road cycling career with Team Ineos in 2020. The WorldTour team announced the signing of the 21-year-old on Wednesday night, having worked with him as a stagiaire in late 2018. Hayter has agreed a three-year deal with the team. Born and raised in...
The café at the centre of a legal battle with a local council has been honoured as ‘cycling café of the year’. Velolife in Warren Row, Berkshire, near Maidenhead, faced closure after the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead council tried to ban cyclists from meeting at the site. But...
Tom Pidcock has funded the planting of 250 trees through the sale of his old kit as the British rider looks to offset the large carbon footprint that professional bike racing necessitates. While Pidcock undergoes a block of training in Girona his mum and girlfriend will undertake the planting at...
“The secret to endurance training is doing enough, but not too much.” This gold nugget of training advice comes from physiologist Dr Jamie Pringle, head of science and technical development at the Boardman Performance Centre. But with it he poses a question: how much is enough? Or, to put it...
Merida Bikes has confirmed it is stepping back from its headline sponsorship of WorldTour outfit Bahrain-Merida after three seasons. The Taiwan-based bike builder joined up with the team at the start of 2017, but will be reducing its sponsorship as McLaren steps up its involvement in cycling. Bahrain-Merida will have...
The penultimate cobbled sector in Paris-Roubaix has been partially paved over, potentially offering some respite for riders in the closing kilometres. Hem, a 1.4km-long cobbled secteur inside the final 10km of the race, has been slightly altered by authorities with the introduction of smooth tarmac footpaths on both sides of...
Egan Bernal has indicated he would like to race both the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia in 2020, as the 2019 Tour champion looks to add to his Grand Tour victories at the age of just 22. “What I would like to do would be to race the Giro...
Astana have announced they will ride Wilier Triestina bikes next season as their partnership with Argon 18 comes to an end. The Kazakh WorldTour team will be racing the Wilier 0 SLR machine and the time trial-specific Wilier Turbine. Astana have ridden Canadian bikes Argon since the 2017 season but...
Julian Alaphilippe has been crowned the rider of the year at the Velo d’Or 2019. The Deceuninck – Quick-Step rider won Milan – San Remo, Flèche Wallonne and Strade Bianche in 2019, as well as winning two Tour de France stages and the combativity award after two weeks in yellow,...
Sean Kelly has been one of the biggest icons in professional cycling for decades. The Irishman’s pro racing career spanned almost 20 years and saw him take countless major victories, including multiple Monuments, seven Paris-Nice titles and the 1988 Vuelta a España. Since his retirement, Kelly has been a stalwart...
A potential shift in hill climbing and time trial rules could see helmets enforced for all riders taking part. The British body responsible for regulating time trials is considering whether it should enforce stricter safety rules for anyone taking part in the solo events. Current rules state that only riders...
The 2020 Tour de Yorkshire will take place from April 30 – May 3, with the route taking in more of the now-iconic roads of Britain’s cycling heartland. This year’s Tour de Yorkshire route will take in eight host locations including Halifax, Barnsley, Huddersfield and Leeds. It will be a...
After months of turning the pedals around Europe, professional cyclists use the winter months to take some well-earned time off the bike. But in order to maintain fitness, and probably because sitting around the house after months of endless cycling is unlikely to come naturally, many riders turn to lacing...
Steve Cummings (Dimension Data) was not ready to retire just yet, but does so smiling with the superb run that included an Olympic silver medal and two Tour de France stage wins. The Briton had tried to continue, but without any offers, agrees that the time was right for him...
Despite their current financial difficulties, Welcome to Yorkshire have said it’s “a case of when not if” either the Tour de France returns to their county or they welcome the Vuelta a España for the very first time. It was recently revealed the tourist board has just 12 months to...
Bike tracking devices and their supporting apps are designed to help reduce bike theft by alerting the owner if their bike is tampered with or moves. Most trackers consist of an accessory, which is attached to the bike, and a phone app. With the app, the owner is able to...
Steve Cummings has confirmed his retirement from professional cycling at the age of 38. The British rider told Ned Boulting in his podcast that he has chosen to call time on his career. The former national road and time trial champion said he felt physically ready to continue riding but...
Bristol, Newcastle and Southampton have been ranked the top cycling commuter cities in the UK, following research by Strava. The social media platform, which boasts over 46 million members worldwide, analysed millions of commutes to reveal the location of the most popular cycle routes, as well as areas that could...
