31 h. ago Tour of Britain Women route unveiled with Glasgow circuit to host final stage

Lotte Kopecky may be in action to defend her title ahead of a tilt at the Tour de France Femmes

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3 d. ago Lanarkshire Philatelic Society members present varied displays during final meeting of session

Charles Darwin, 'War Hammer', the Crimean War and the Tour de France among the topics covered.

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5 d. ago Van der Poel fends off Pogacar and bottle thrown at face to win Paris

Dutchman earns third straight win despite bottle attackDenmark’s Pedersen also suffers punctureMathieu van der Poel overcame a bottle thrown at his face, a puncture and a fierce challenge by the world champion, Tadej Pogacar, to claim his third straight victory in the Queen of the Classics.The debutant Pogacar, who was looking to become the first Tour de France winner to also prevail in the “Hell of the North” since Bernard Hinault in 1981, overcooked a turn and lost his balance on a cobbled section, leaving his rival clear one week after taming the Dutchman on the Tour of Flanders. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tour of Flanders: Pogacar stops Van der Poel’s bid while Kopecky earns third women’s title

Slovenian takes title in style after 19km solo attackLotte Kopecky makes history and adds to previous winsTadej Pogacar denied Mathieu van der Poel a record fourth Tour of Flanders title when the Slovenian won the second Monument of the season in Belgium for the second time in his career on Sunday.The 26-year-old Pogacar, who skipped the 2024 edition to focus on a Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double, had won the Tour of Flanders in 2023. Second in the 268.9-km race, which started in Markt in Bruges and concluded in Minderbroedersstraat in Oudenaarde, was the Dane, Mads Pedersen with Belgium-born Van der Poel coming third to complete the podium. Home heros Wout Van Aert and Jasper Stuyven rounded up the top five. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Geraint Thomas' wife left in tears on live TV after horror crash sent him off side of cliff

Geraint Thomas has had his fair share of crashes during his illustrious cycling career but one horror collision in particular left his wife, Sara Elen, in tears

Events

3 w. ago Demi Vollering missed the Tour de France title by four seconds. What did she do next?

The Dutch rider was narrowly beaten in her bid to retain her title. But she has stormed back at the start of this season using lessons from her childhoodEarlier this month, on the final climb of the Strade Bianche, Demi Vollering flew past Anna van der Breggen, her former coach and renewed rival, handily winning by 18 seconds. As the first spring classic of the year, the Italian race is renowned for its white gravel roads and regarded as a barometer of early season fitness. Vollering, already one of her sport’s best riders, showed she was capable of an even higher level.“The whole team was motivated, so I wanted to win for them,” says Vollering, “but I didn’t feel a lot of pressure before the race, because everything is new with the team.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Tour de France's first trip to the UK was a 'disaster' with 'worst stage of all time'

The Tour de France will return to UK shores in 2027, with the Grand Depart taking place in Edinburgh - but the race got off to a shaky start with the UK

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4 w. ago Could Stirling be set for starring role when Tour de France heads to Edinburgh in 2027?

Stirling Council has previously said it would be "open to opportunities" to take some part when the Tour de France begins in Edinburgh in 2027.

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4 w. ago Mark Cavendish full of excitement after major Tour de France announcement

The Tour de France record holder was on hand as it was announced that Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, would play host to the Grand Depart in 2027

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4 w. ago Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, beams as she leads celebrations at the Tour de France launch event at Edinburgh Castle

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh looked angelic today as she led celebrations for the 2027 Tour de France launch at Edinburgh Castle.

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last month Tour de France 2027 to set off from Scotland in 'historic moment'

Coming to Scotland for the first time in 2027, the Tour de France will set off from the Scottish capital before making its way through England and Wales.

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last month Sophie joins celebrations in Scotland after Tour de France 2027 announcement

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney and UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy were all in Edinburgh.

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last month Tour de France races to start in UK in 2027 in historic dual first

It is the first time that both the men’s and women’s Grand Departs will take place in the same country, with the men’s race beginning in Edinburgh

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last month Tour de France to start in Edinburgh in 2027 in 'tremendous honour'

Scottish capital to host global cycling extravaganza Tour de France

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last month Edinburgh to provide ‘magnificent backdrop’ to start of 2027 Tour de France

Scotland, England and Wales will share six stages of the world’s biggest cycling event.

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last month Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes to start in the UK in 2027

The Tour de France will make its return to UK shores for the first time since 2014, with the women’s race set to make its first appearance

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last month Tour de France to return to the UK with England, Scotland and Wales to all host stages

The Tour de France will return to the UK for the first time over a decade as the both the men's and the women's event will host stages on these shores in 2027

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last month Edinburgh and Yorkshire set to host Tour de France Grand Départs in 2027

Men’s and women’s races will both visit UK for three days‘The biggest free spectator event ever hosted in the UK’The men’s Tour de France will return to Britain in July 2027 with a spectacular city-centre Grand Départ in Edinburgh and three stages that trace a route from Scotland through England and into Wales.It will be the third Tour race start in Britain in the last 20 years, after London in 2007 and Yorkshire in 2014, and the most logistically demanding Grand Départ in the century-long history of the race. Continue reading...

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last month Edinburgh and Yorkshire to host Tour de France Grand Départs in 2027

Men’s and women’s races will both visit UK for three days‘The biggest free spectator event ever hosted in the UK’The men’s Tour de France will return to Britain in July 2027 with a spectacular city-centre Grand Départ in Edinburgh and three stages that trace a route from Scotland through England and into Wales.It will be the third Tour race start in Britain in the past 20 years, after London in 2007 and Yorkshire in 2014, and the most logistically demanding Grand Départ in the century-long history of the race. Continue reading...

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last month Official Tour de France announcement made as Wales to host huge sporting event

Wales will host part of the Grand Depart in 2027 for the first time, it has been confirmed

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