7 d. ago Turner sprints to Vuelta stage four victory while Gaudu takes lead from Vingegaard

British Ineos rider times move to perfection in sprintFrenchman Gaudu takes red jersey for first timeBritain’s Ben Turner , of Ineos Grenadiers, outfoxed the Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) in a sprint finish to win stage four of the Vuelta a España on Tuesday, with France’s David Gaudu taking the leader’s red jersey from Jonas Vingegaard.Philipsen looked well placed coming to the line at the end of the 206.7km ride from Susa in Italy to the French town of Voiron, tucked in behind his compatriot and teammate Edward Planckaert, but Turner timed his move to perfection to win his first Grand Tour stage. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago La Vuelta cyclist's bike stolen DURING stage of Grand Tour – 'He had run off with it'

Frenchman Axel Zingle had insult added to injury when his bike disappeared while his discolated shoulder was put back into place after a crash during La Vuelta

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8 d. ago Police investigate after Vingegaard’s team suffer bike thefts at Vuelta

Visma-Lease a Bike report theft of ‘several bikes’Vingegaard also loses teammate Zingle to injuryOn the morning after Jonas Vingegaard took the leader’s red jersey at the Vuelta a España with a stage win in northern Italy, he lost a teammate and his team lost some bicycles that were stolen.Team Visma-Lease a Bike said police in Italy are investigating the theft of “several bikes” from an equipment truck though it was unclear if Vingegaard will be affected in stage three later on Monday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Vuelta a España: Jasper Philipsen bounces back from Tour pain to win opening stage

Belgian claims red jersey after sprint finishOpening stage starts in Italy for the first timeJasper Philipsen, of Alpecin-Deceuninck, won stage one of the Vuelta a España in a sprint finish on Saturday to take the red jersey in a repeat of his heroics in the first stage of the Tour de France where he registered his last Grand Tour stage win.Philipsen had also taken the yellow jersey at last month’s Tour before a serious crash, where he fractured his collarbone and needed surgery, ruled him out of the rest of the race two days later. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Police helicopter pilot 'did nothing wrong' by flying aircraft only feet off the ground during chase of 'stolen' scrambler bike, chief claims

Footage shared on social media showed the National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter dramatically pursuing a motorcyclist through fields near Carr Mill Dam in Merseyside on August 13.

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2 w. ago Moment police helicopter flying just a few feet off the ground chased 'stolen' scrambler bike across a field

The helicopter appears to be just feet above the ground as it shadowed the rider through fields north of St Helens.

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2 w. ago Moment police helicopter flying just a few feet off the ground chased 'stolen' scrambler bike across a field after rider was 'caught speeding'

The helicopter appears to be just feet above the ground as it shadowed the rider through fields north of St Helens.

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2 w. ago Police appeal after cyclist has bike stolen 'under threat of violence'

Officers are investigating

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4 w. ago Bike 'hoarder' who attacked man with wheel when victim tracked his bicycle to his back garden avoids jail

Prolific thief Martin Shaba had stolen a bike from Oliver Goldstein adding to a vast collection in his back garden in Oxford. A court heard the victim was 'lucky to avoid serious injury'.

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