How Neil Fachie found Paralympic glory after ditching running track for velodrome August 26, 2024 Since he first jumped on a mountain bike in the north-east of Scotland, cycling has been Paralympic champion Neil Fachie’s one-way ticket to freedom. That Fachie is now the owner of two Paralympic gold medals and 19 world titles doesn’t do justice to a complex sporting journey that was never guaranteed to bend in a [...]
Australians fume after top track cyclist jumps ship to Great Britain August 19, 2024 Richardson, who was born in England but moved Down Under aged nine, is a two-time Commonwealth champion and won three medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Team GB add to velodrome medal haul at Paris 2024 Olympic Games August 7, 2024 Team GB picked up a pair of minor medals at the velodrome on Wednesday as their wait to add to their day one gold goes on. The men’s team pursuit outfit – made up of Ethan Hayter, Dan Bigham, Charlie Tanfield and Ethan Vernon, plus fifth rider Ollie Wood – picked up a silver in [...]
Team GB track cycling score another medal at the velodrome August 6, 2024 Team GB celebrated their second medal in the Velodrome on Tuesday while keeping two medal chances alive in other disciplines. The men’s team sprint squad – made up of Jack Carlin, Ed Lowe and Hamish Turnbull – took silver yesterday behind a Dutch side who have looked unstoppable at these Olympic Games. The Brits did [...]
The Notebook: We need seats! A plea for pedestrianisation July 30, 2024 When it comes to outdoor seating, London could learn a thing or two from its seat-spoiled European neighbours, argues Lucy Kenningham
Golds for Pidcock and equestrian as Team GB climb Paris 2024 medal table July 29, 2024 Tom Pidcock headlined a stellar day at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as Team GB racked up a pair of golds and a number of minor medals. Pidcock was favourite in the men’s mountain bike event but suffered a puncture in the second half of the race. Over 35 seconds down on the leaders, the [...]
Mark Cavendish signs off from Tour de France after breaking record in 2024 July 21, 2024 Mark Cavendish has finished what could be his last ever stage of the Tour de France in Nice on Sunday. The Brit finished his time trial in Nice to end a stellar career in grand touring. He broke a record he shared with cycling legend Eddy Merckx when he won his 35th stage of the [...]
Ned Boulting: Tour de France rivals are ordinary humans doing extraordinary things July 15, 2024 The present can look banal in comparison with the sepia-tinted past but that is not the case when it comes to Pogacar and Vingegaard.
Ned Boulting: Girmay is a Tour de France star – just don’t expect floodgates to open July 8, 2024 The simplistic notion that Girmay’s achievements will open the floodgates to a surge of African success falls at the first hurdle.
Cavendish wins 35th Tour de France stage to pass Merckx record July 3, 2024 Sir Mark Cavendish yesterday made history by breaking the record for Tour de France stage wins. His 35th stage victory in Saint-Vulbas took him beyond the great Eddy Merckx, who held the record for decades before Cavendish matched him on 34 in 2021. It means 39-year-old Cavendish becomes the greatest Tour de France sprinter of [...]