Latest articles by Sophie Hurcom
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Voeckler's last stand: riders and pundits pay tribute to fighting Frenchman riding his last Tour de France
When the Tour de France reaches the Champs-Elysées in Paris on July 23, Thomas Voeckler will hang up his wheels and retire after a career spanning 18 years.
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Team Sky enjoy ‘proper racing’ and ‘having fun’ as they look to take yellow jersey off Fabio Aru
Team Sky’s Dave Brailsford admits the team has enjoyed not having the yellow jersey at the Tour de France as trying to win it back is a “bit more fun”.
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'I felt good, but I'll try again another day': Steve Cummings reflects on brave Tour de France breakaway
Steve Cummings (Dimension Data) reflects on a heroic breakaway effort on stage 12 of the Tour de France, being the final rider to be caught by the leaders.
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Chris Froome: 'Tour de France summit finish gives an indication of who has more to give'
Third on stage five to La Planche des Belle Filles, Chris Froome believes the first summit finish of the race could set the trend for the GC contenders.
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Mark Renshaw: how to be a lead-out rider, and why he works so well with Mark Cavendish
Having played a part in 22 of Mark Cavendish's 30 Tour de France stage wins, Mark Renshaw knows a thing or two about what makes a good lead-out man.
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Sir Chris Hoy: 'We need to emphasise the positives of cycling to get people on their bikes'
Britain's joint greatest-ever Olympian Sir Chris Hoy believes that while there is still work to be done to make roads safer for cyclists, people should not be put off getting on their bikes
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Ben Swift sets sights on Tour de France after difficult start to season
Ben Swift is looking to make the most of any opportunities that come his way at the Tour de France this summer having not raced there since 2011.
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Nairo Quintana poised for 'a lot of fight' from rivals on the Giro d'Italia's mountain finale
Nairo Quintana is expecting a big fight as the Giro d'Italia reaches its climax in the mountains on Saturday, as he takes the maglia rosa for the first time in the race with just 53-seconds separating first place from fourth
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Tom Dumoulin: Saving maglia rosa after sickness was a big mental win
Dutchman Tom Dumoulin called salvaging the Giro d'Italia's pink jersey with the final mountain tests of the race looming a 'mental win' after recovering from sickness he endured on stage 16
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