Afghan refugee Masomah Ali Zada hopes to be a beacon for women forced to quit their country or abandon their sporting dreams when she crosses the start line at the Tokyo Olympics. The 24-year-old road cyclist had stones thrown at her and was physically attacked in her homeland for daring to don sportswear and ride […]
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Tour de France rider hit by roadside fan with sign out after second crash
German rider Tony Martin exited the Tour de France by ambulance early on stage 11 on Wednesday after suffering face and leg injuries when tumbling into a deep roadside ditch, having been at the centre of a crash-marred opening day that saw a fan knock half the peloton down. Martin was the rider who collided […]
Tour de France withdraws complaint against spectator who caused pileup
The Tour de France has withdrawn its legal complaint against the spectator who caused a spectacular mass pileup on the opening day of the race, its director Christian Prudhomme told AFP on Thursday. The woman was arrested Wednesday at a police station in Landerneau in Brittany, where stage one finished on Saturday, and is still […]
Brittany hill scrap opens 2021 Tour de France
The Tour de France will explode into action as Stage 1 rolls out of the Atlantic port of Brest on Saturday with a dramatic day of action assured and defending champion Tadej Pogacar in the thick of it. The world’s greatest bike race sets off on a three weeks jaunt across the nation from its […]
Pogacar can win Tour de France again – UAE Emirates CEO
Defending champion Tadej Pogacar can win the Tour de France again in 2021 his UAE Emirates team CEO Mauro Gianetti told AFP on Thursday. The 2020 champion Slovenia’s Pogacar and his UAE Emirates teammates begin the defence of the Tour de France in Brest on Saturday and Gianetti was excited about the race. When asked […]
Britain name Laura and Jason Kenny in Olympic cycling squad
Multiple Olympic champions Laura and Jason Kenny were on Monday named in a powerful British cycling squad for the delayed 2020 Tokyo games. The 26-strong team also features previous gold medallists Geraint Thomas, who won the 2018 Tour de France, Ed Clancy, Elinor Barker and Katie Archibald. Twin brothers Adam and Simon Yates have been […]
Cycling’s Miguel Angel Lopez triumphs atop Ventoux
Colombian climb specialist Miguel Angel Lopez won the one-day Mont Ventoux Challenge on Tuesday, a 153km run to the top of the mountain known as “the Giant of Provence”. The race features two ascents to the barren, lunar landscapes of the upper reaches of Ventoux, in a dress rehearsal for stage 11 of this year’s Tour […]
Cycling Sunday Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: In order to make Islamabad a more sustainable and people-friendly city, Urban Innovation and Islamabad Capital Territory Administration in partnership with several public and private hands has planned a cycling event in the federal capital. ‘Cycling Sunday Islamabad’, being held on Sunday, June 6 will bring people together from all streams of life in […]
Cycling: Criterium du Dauphine results and standings
Results and standings after stage six of the Criterium du Dauphine on Friday, a 167.2km hilly run from Loriol-sur-Drôme to Sappey-en-Chartreuse: Stage six 1. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/Movistar) 3hrs 52mins 53sec, 2. Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR/INE) same time, 3. Patrick Konrad (AUT/BOR) s.t., 4. Wilco Kelderman (NED/BOR) s.t., 5. Enric Mas (ESP/MOV) s.t., 6. Sepp Kuss (USA/JUM) s.t., 7. Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ/AST) s.t., 8. Jack Haig (AUS/BAH) s.t., 9. Ben […]
Veteran Valverde wins Criterium sixth stage, Lutsenko takes lead
Evergreen Alejandro Valverde took the sixth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine on Friday with a last-gasp dash on a steep ascent while Alexey Lutsenko snatched the overall lead. The 41-year-old Movistar leader Valverde caught Tao Geoghegan Hart with the kind of uphill acceleration that has defined his career just before the line at Sappey-en-Chartreuse […]