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March 31st
- Ian Stannard: 'I don't think I deserve my hardman reputation. I just get on with my job'
- Tom Boonen: 'I'm not emotional, but I think that's going to be different come Flanders'
- Taylor Phinney: Tour of Flanders is 'Super Bowl Sunday of bike racing'
- Eight-year-old aiming to ride 40km in 90 minutes in ambitious cycling challenge
- Trek-Segafredo rider finds he's been riding with a broken collarbone for eight months
- Philippe Gilbert: 'Greg Van Avermaet always conveyed a restrained anger towards me'
- Boulder Roubaix 2017: The Roubaix you can ride closer to home
- Fundraising page raises £20,000 in five hours for family of endurance cyclist Mike Hall
- Tour of Flanders commissaire threatens to disqualify riders who ride on the pavement
- British endurance cyclist Mike Hall killed in collision with vehicle in Australian race
March 30th
- Phil Gaimon's KOM-hunting YouTube makes for fascinating viewing
- Is a waxed chain really worth it?
- Philippe Gilbert seals overall victory at Three Days of De Panne; Durbridge wins final stage
- Michal Kwiatkowski and Sergio Henao headline Team Sky line-up for Tour of the Basque Country
- Quick-Step Floors name outrageously strong team for Tour of Flanders
- 'When it kicks off it really kicks off': Owain Doull on the step up to his first Tour of Flanders
- Peter Sagan plays down accusations he body-checked cyclist at Ghent-Wevelgem
- Marcel Kittel recovers from late crash to win penultimate Three Days of De Panne stage
- Wet cobbles possible at Tour of Flanders with rain forecast in coming days
- Luke Rowe column: A crazy bet over not wearing winter gloves
March 29th
- 'Physical block' the only way to stop riders using paths instead of cobbles
- Seven things to look out for at the Tour of Flanders
- Alexander Kristoff wins hectic Three days of De Panne stage two
- Keagan Girdlestone: 'I still want to win the Tour de France and Olympic Games'
- 'Other teams talk only of the Tour, but here it's all about the Classics. It's in the team's DNA'
- Eddy Merckx Cycles reports multi-million euro loss in 2016
- Who are the bookmakers tipping for the Tour of Flanders win?
- Riding in France with your kids this summer? By law, they now have to wear a helmet
- Aqua Blue riders determined not to let the team down after surprise Vuelta invitation
- Greg Van Avermaet will 'race aggressively' at Tour of Flanders
- Philippe Gilbert and 14 other riders fined for riding on pavement at De Panne
- Gang uses sledgehammers to raid Manchester bike shop (video)
March 28th
- Philippe Gilbert attacks on the Muur to take solo win in Three Days of De Panne stage one
- Five of Europe’s best cycling trips to take this spring
- Geraint Thomas: 'I hope I've got all my bad luck out of the way before the Giro d'Italia'
- Italian team managers and Trek-Segafredo rider banned over 'pay-to-race' scandal
- Mario Cipollini: 'Vincenzo Nibali is the only Italian rider with talent'
- Ride With... Mildenhall Cycling Club
- Dr Richard Freeman's response in Team Sky/British Cycling saga 'leaves major questions outstanding'
March 27th
- Entire Brazilian cycling team facing second ban after breaking anti-doping rules
- Fabian Cancellara: 'They talk about Sagan and Van Avermaet, but it's not the same as me and Tom'
- Bus driver who pushed cyclist off bike found guilty of assault and fined £400
- Scott Thwaites: 'We made a mistake in Ghent-Wevelgem and it cost us'
- Icons of cycling: Cinelli Laser
- Wildcard teams revealed for 2017 Vuelta a España
- Cyclist left fighting for his life as car drives into bike race in Germany
- Greg Van Avermaet's Ghent-Wevelgem Strava file shows his devastating speed
- Team of the Week: Greg Van Avermaet, Tom Boonen, Lotta Lepistö and more
March 26th
- 'You'd better work until three kilometres from the finish, instead of whining and waiting'
- Peter Sagan berates Niki Terpstra for not working in Ghent-Wevelgem
- Team Sky blame poor positioning and bad luck after disappointing Ghent-Wevelgem
- Greg Van Avermaet wins nail-biting edition of Ghent-Wevelgem to complete classics treble
- Under-23 edition of Ghent-Wevelgem sees British victory
- Tributes paid to Antoine Demoitié, one year after his death at Ghent-Wevelgem
- Unstoppable Alejandro Valverde wins final stage of Volta a Catalunya to win overall
- Greg Van Avermaet: Ghent-Wevelgem's gravel road sections are 'not necessary' (video)
- New British Cycling performance director 'disappointed' with 'desire to hang people out to dry'
- Iconic Places: The Kemmelberg in Ghent-Wevelgem
March 25th
- Team Sky admit Volta a Catalunya mistakes and won't 'make an excuse'
- Quick-Step Floors dictating Spring Classics – a year after being dictated to
- Chris Froome loses 26 minutes as Daryl Impey wins stage six of Volta a Catalunya
- Bradley Wiggins: 'I will have my say and it will shock a few people'
- Mark Cavendish to miss Ghent-Wevelgem: 'the classics don't make you faster'
- 'We tried to support Sagan… but the team is not about one person'
- Chris Froome: ‘I’ve never done two Grand Tours back to back and felt better in the second one’
March 24th
- Greg Van Avermaet: 'In hard races I know I can beat anyone'
- Greg Van Avermaet battles with Philippe Gilbert and Oliver Naesen to win E3 Harelbeke
- Alejandro Valverde beats Chris Froome and Alberto Contador to Volta a Catalunya stage five win
- What has been your most memorable bike ride?
- 'You need certain skills to ride the cobbles, it's not like you lose those overnight'
- Team Sky happy to back both Ian Stannard and Luke Rowe in cobbled Classics
- 'I turned and there was Valverde, there was Froome, it was the dream escape!'
- Movistar rider punished at Volta a Catalunya trolls Tejay van Garderen
- Seven things to look out for at E3 Harelbeke and Ghent-Wevelgem
- 'Piglets charge for the line' - the best lead-out at the Tour de Normandie isn't from the riders
March 23rd
- Luke Rowe column: That was the hardest Paris-Nice I've ever done
- Nacer Bouhanni wins Volta a Catalunya stage four as GC rivals attack in finale
- 'These are my best years, I don't want to waste them on a TV cooking show'
- Pete Kennaugh: I’ve done my hopes for Giro selection no harm with Volta performance
- Wendy Houvenaghel says she experienced bullying and sexism in British Cycling
- Boels-Dolmans left reeling after injury and illness force whole team withdrawal from Dwars Door Vlaanderen
- 10 things you should know when you first start cycling (video)
- Dr Hutch: Why racing with panache is so important - if you can pull it off
- Let’s end confusion over the interpretation of road racing’s rules
- Hugh Carthy aiming for Giro d'Italia start with Cannondale-Drapac
- 'You grab a rest and get ready for the next surge - or for Peter Sagan to accelerate'
March 22nd
- Geraint Thomas: 'I’ll miss the Classics but my goals are different now'
- Chris Froome: 'I'm a little ahead of where I was last year'
- Movistar say penalty imposed after Catalunya TTT 'sets a dangerous precedent for the future'
- Quick-Step Floors animate Dwars Door Vlaanderen and win with Yves Lampaert
- Renovated Herne Hill pavilion to open on March 30
- Alejandro Valverde out-sprints Dan Martin to win Volta a Catalunya stage three
- 'The Tour de France would be a dream but I’m not thinking of it yet'
- 55-year-old British amateur cyclist banned after failed dope test
- Trek-Segafredo rider taken to hospital after bizarre crash at Dwars door Vlaanderen
- Is doping really rife in amateur cycling? Tell us here
- You can fly to Mallorca and Girona for £5 - but you have to book before 6pm today
- BMC pleased with 'correct' decision to deduct entire Movistar team a minute at Volta a Catalunya
- Team Sky now getting the best out of struggling riders, says Tim Kerrison
- Volta a Catalunya changes race leader for the fourth time in less than 24 hours
March 21st
- Chris Froome: Team Sky will 'light things up' with aggressive racing at Volta a Catalunya
- Movistar rider stripped of Volta a Catalunya lead for pushing team-mates in team time trial
- Tour de Yorkshire 2017 team list revealed
- The nine types of ride we all upload to Strava
- Oleg Tinkov: Alberto Contador is 'too old to win anything'
- Tips from the pros: How to look like a pro rider
- Peter Sagan 'didn't just want to win Milan-San Remo, but to win it in style'
March 20th
- Egyptian cyclist dies while competing at African Track Championships
- 'I lost my nerve': Dani King left frustrated after missing out at Trofeo Binda
- Polish commentators completely lose it over Michal Kwiatkowski’s Milan-San Remo win (video)
- Member of public and two police officers who saved cyclist's life handed top award
- Mystery man who installed unofficial no cycling signs is a 'keen cyclist'
- Michal Kwiatkowski’s Strava stats show the incredible power it takes to win Milan-San Remo
- Team of the week: Michal Kwiatkowski, Peter Sagan, Tom Dumoulin, Coryn Rivera and more
- 14 per cent of amateur cyclists admit to taking steroids in survey
- Luke Rowe hails 'perfect' day for Team Sky at Milan-San Remo
- Peter Sagan tops latest WorldTour ranking, Kwiatkowski moves up to second
- Route announced for 2017 Orro Tour of Sussex
March 19th
- Team Sunweb strike first WorldTour win at Trofeo Binda as Brits miss out
March 18th
- Michal Kwiatkowski: 'Some riders think Sagan's from another planet but I know he's beatable'
- Peter Sagan rues 'lack of cooperation' from Michal Kwiatkowski at Milan-San Remo
- Twitter reacts to Michal Kwiatkowski's narrow Milan-San Remo victory
- Analysis: Peter Sagan provides the thrills despite coming up short at Milan-San Remo
- This is how close Peter Sagan was to beating Michal Kwiatkowski at Milan-San Remo
- Brilliant Michal Kwiatkowski edges out Peter Sagan to win Milan-San Remo 2017
- Cannondale-Drapac rider is currently live tweeting from the Milan-San Remo breakaway
- Tom Boonen: 'Milan-San Remo is a seven hour race decided in two seconds'
- Anti-doping body 'assessing' Josh Edmondson's vitamin injection claims
March 17th
- Froome, Thomas and Landa named in Team Sky's Volta a Catalunya line-up
- Ben Swift 'not under any illusions' about chances of Milan-San Remo victory
- Adam Blythe out-sprinted by under-23 world champion in Handzame Classic
- Fernando Gaviria: 'Sagan will try to go on the Poggio'
- Who is Josh Edmondson, and has he done anything wrong?
- Is Apple about to shake up the cycling power meter market?
- Vincenzo Nibali hits the wind tunnel as Giro d'Italia approaches
- Ride with... Wigan Wheelers Cycling Club
- Luke Rowe column: 'I’m not going to let numbers rule my career'
- Icons of cycling: The Carlton Flyer
March 16th
- Former Team Sky rider Josh Edmondson admits to injecting vitamins, using Tramadol and temptation to dope
- London Mayor Sadiq Khan hoping to bring Tour de France back to London
- Mysterious fake 'no cycling' signs to be removed by council
- 'The one golden rule that all cyclists should follow'
- How do I calculate my body fat?
- Watch: The man who took a Boris Bike around the world
- Road rage driver charged after rant towards cyclist caught on video
- Peter Sagan 'keeping his feet on the ground'
- Dr Hutch: Can we have Strava wind segments, please?
March 15th
- Tom Boonen: 'People are already saying goodbye'
- Lotto-Soudal rider escapes disqualification after pushing rival out of peloton (video)
- Adam Blythe stages remarkable recovery from late puncture to finish second in Nokere Koerse
- Team Sky reveal strong Milan-San Remo team with two Brits in line-up
- Five things to do when there's no cycling on TV
- Amalie Dideriksen: cycling's newest sensation
- Team Sky admits to previously buying Fluimucil 160 miles from Dauphiné finish
- Top cycling training myths to avoid (video)
- This giant goat is probably the greatest piece of Strava art of all time
- 77-year-old sets out to ride entire route of the Giro d'Italia
March 14th
- Nairo Quintana: 'We'll need to keep a close eye on Geraint Thomas at the Giro'
- Geraint Thomas: ‘It hit me this morning that I could’ve been going for the win’
- Nairo Quintana confirms Tirreno-Adriatico overall victory as Rohan Dennis wins final time trial
- Watch: Peter Sagan nearly taken out by dog walker strolling across Tirreno time trial course
- Mark Cavendish confident ahead of Milan-San Remo after tough week at Tirreno-Adriatico
- Orica-Scott struggle on with only three riders left at Tirreno-Adriatico
- Peter Sagan: 'I will be very happy if Tom Boonen wins Paris-Roubaix again'
- Two-time Olympic gold medallist Joanna Rowsell Shand announces retirement
March 13th
- ‘Milan-San Remo is not a lottery if someone can win it seven times’
- Fernando Gaviria edges out Peter Sagan in Tirreno-Adriatico stage six
- Alex Dowsett: 'I should be able to help Nairo Quintana in the Giro and Tour'
- Is heart rate training still relevant in the age of the power meter?
- Chris Froome 'disappointed' by Team Sky media coverage, but 'understands why people feel let down'
- Team of the week: Sergio Henao, Peter Sagan, Nairo Quintana, and more
March 12th
- Nibali admits Bahrain team making some mistakes as they find their feet in WorldTour racing
- Sergio Henao draws inspiration from Geraint Thomas for Paris-Nice fightback
- Peter Sagan: 'I thought this Tirreno stage was too hard for me'
- Sergio Henao narrowly holds on to win Paris-Nice as Alberto Contador attacks
- ‘It’s disappointing, Adam Yates deserved the Tirreno-Adriatico podium’
- Peter Sagan wins Tirreno-Adriatico stage five after aggressive day of racing
- Paris-Nice 2017 queen stage 'too hard' and 'unnecessary'
- Nairo Quintana: 'Tirreno win has little meaning ahead of the Giro'
- Freak winds and deadly fires force cancellation of world’s biggest timed bike ride
- ‘Leaving Team Sky was a now or never. I have a massive opportunity to perform across the year’
March 11th
- Adam Yates 'I had to go full gas when Quintana attacked'
- Geraint Thomas: ‘That was bloody hard, but encouraging’ (video)
- Dan Martin ‘had to follow the best guys’ as Alaphilippe loses yellow
- Richie Porte wins Paris-Nice queen stage as Sergio Henao takes overall lead
- Nairo Quintana blasts rivals to win Tirreno-Adriatico stage four; Thomas second, Yates third
- Scott Thwaites 'very likely' to debut in Milan-San Remo with Mark Cavendish
- Jess Varnish considering legal action against British Cycling
March 10th
- Simon Yates 'not trying to win the stage' as he climbs up Paris-Nice GC
- Peter Sagan sprints to Tirreno-Adriatico stage three win as crash disrupts finale
- Simon Yates attacks rivals to win Paris-Nice stage six
- Watch: Tim Stevens - The Racer (video)
- Dave Brailsford says he's not thinking about quitting Team Sky
- Can Tom Boonen win his final Paris-Roubaix?
- 12 of the most beautiful cycling sportives in the UK
- Luke Rowe: Why a good training partner is so important
March 9th
- Geraint Thomas: 'I saw the Barcelona result, and thought anything can happen in sport'
- 'Chris Froome refused to sign a statement supporting Dave Brailsford, and I'd do the same'
- André Greipel storms to Paris-Nice 2017 stage five win
- Geraint Thomas takes solo win in Tirreno-Adriatico stage two with dramatic late attack
- Why the Team Sky saga is not big news outside Britain... for now
- 'Cav is pushing me to get results in the big races'
- Mark Cavendish to ride 2017 Six Day London
- Team Sky wheel sponsor issues response to Gianni Moscon's dramatic Tirreno crash
- WADA considers complete ban of hay fever drug used by Bradley Wiggins
- Every police force should have one of these cycling 'close pass' mats to educate drivers
- British team for 2017 Track World Championships revealed: 10 riders make Worlds debut
- Dr Hutch: Celebrating the terrible cycling kit of the 1990s
March 8th
- Lance Armstrong: 'I admire those people who didn't dope'
- Geraint Thomas: 'Tirreno-Adriatico GC is out the window now'
- Watch: Baggage handlers drop multiple bike boxes off Easyjet flight (video)
- Julian Alaphilippe wins Paris-Nice stage four time trial ahead of Alberto Contador to move into yellow
- BMC blow away the competition in Tirreno-Adriatico stage one TTT
- Chris Froome reportedly refuses to give his backing to Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford
- Gianni Moscon's front wheel collapses in bizarre crash during Tirreno TTT (video)
- Riders fight it out for 84 bottles of wine at today's Paris-Nice stage
- Brits gear-up for biggest Grand Tour year yet at Tirreno-Adriatico
- Today's brutal final climb at Paris-Nice is a lot harder than it looks on paper
March 7th
- Are marginal gains for everybody?
- ‘The fans need to see the riders race, not in altitude camps’
- Team Sky chair backs Dave Brailsford as team hits back at 'inaccurate' and 'untrue' assumptions
- Sam Bennett beats top sprint stars to win Paris-Nice stage three
- Geraint Thomas 'frustrated' and 'annoyed' by Team Sky press coverage (video)
- Steve Cummings back in action at Tirreno-Adriatico
- Steve Abraham starts new Year Record attempt two years after being hit by moped on first attempt
- Peter Sagan sends message to eight-year-old cyclist who recreates his Haribo moment
- Twitter reacts to a wet and windy Paris-Nice stage two
- Ride With... Cambridge Cycling Club
- Team Sky riders rally to show support for Dave Brailsford
- Haute Route cycling events expand into Norway
March 6th
- Five talking points from stage two of Paris-Nice 2017
- Richie Porte loses more time at Paris-Nice as Sonny Colbrelli takes stage two sprint
- What do pro riders eat and drink during stage races?
- This is what it takes to win Strade Bianche: Michal Kwiatkowski's ride on Strava
- Two days, two races, one missing bike: one rider's hectic transfer from Strade Bianche to Paris-Nice
- Geraint Thomas confirmed for Team Sky's Tirreno-Adriatico roster
- Teams tweet videos of dire weather on Paris-Nice stage two
- Are tubeless tyre setups easy enough for everyone to use?
- Paris-Nice 2017 stage four time trial start times
- Tirreno-Adriatico 2017 stage one team time trial start times
- Team of the Week: Michal Kwiatkowski, Adam Yates, Elisa Longo Borghini and more
- Romain Bardet 'deeply sorry' as he apologises to fans after Paris-Nice disqualification
March 5th
- Jos van Emden takes win in wet and windy Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
- Romain Bardet disqualified from Paris-Nice for taking car tow
- Arnaud Démare wins chaotic opening stage of Paris-Nice as big GC gaps already open up
- Adam Yates wins GP Industria & Artigianato for second time in four years
- The weather at Dwars door West-Vlaanderen looks absolutely grim
- Team Sky doctor prevented Richard Freeman from applying for a fourth Bradley Wiggins TUE
March 4th
- Ed Clancy leads JLT Condor one-two at Eddie Soens Memorial race
- Michal Kwiatkowski: 'I needed to perform well...I'm not a machine'
- Cannondale-Drapac pros use disc brakes at Strade Bianche despite pressure from peloton
- Michal Kwiatkowski takes sensational victory at Strade Bianche 2017
- Lizzie Deignan left frustrated after getting stuck behind motorbike in Strade Bianche finale
- Peter Sagan abandons 2017 Strade Bianche
- Elisa Longo Borghini wins 2017 Strade Bianche as Lizzie Deignan takes third
March 3rd
- Car passenger fined £80 after dooring incident that led to death of cyclist
- Peter Sagan: 'The entire peloton needs to use discs, not just one person'
- Tweets of the week: André Greipel, Robert Gesink, Lance Armstrong, and more
- How elite riders combine high level racing with full-time jobs
- Was your first cycling event as good (or bad) as one of these?
- Strade Bianche 2017 TV guide
- Alejandro Valverde out of Paris-Nice with illness
- Luke Rowe column: Here's why the cobbled Classics are nuts
- Free screening of film tribute to the late Tim Stevens takes place tonight
- British elite team VCUK-Champions System plots route to WorldTour
- Fabian Cancellara's triple Strade Bianche wins honoured with special milestone
- Vincenzo Nibali says he could ride Tour of Flanders eventually
- Team Sky confirms Paris-Nice squad: Wout Poels out with injury
- Pro Bike: Alex Dowsett's Canyon Aeroad CF SLX (video)
March 2nd
- Everything you need to know about the British Cycling/Sky mystery package saga
- Journalists doorstepping Bradley Wiggins receive angry response on social media
- Lizzie Deignan tops start list for women's Strade Bianche
- British Cycling says it doesn't know how bulk corticosteroid order was used
- MPs will not question Bradley Wiggins over medical package and TUEs
- Watch: London cyclist has scary moment as bus cuts into cycle lane, but who was in the wrong?
- How British Cycling hopes to change culture that led to allegations of sexism and discrimination
- Race organisers take action to stop riders riding on the pavement
- New Colorado Classic race to charge road-side fans
- Riding the white roads of Strade Bianche: How I came to love L’Eroica
- Watch: The best finishes at Strade Bianche
- British Cycling acknowledges 'serious failings' over medical package, while Sky deny wrongdoing
March 1st
- Investigation finds that there is 'no paper trail' for Sky's jiffy bag contents
- Wind and rain lash the Belgian cobbles as Van Keirsbulck proves the strongest at Le Samyn
- 'Road rage' driver filmed by Jeremy Vine set to appeal conviction
- Simon Cope denies that he knew the contents of Team Sky's 'mystery package'
- Tour of Flanders wildcard teams announced
- Alberto Contador reveals how he plans to beat Chris Froome at the Tour de France
- Strava went down last night, nobody was quite sure what to do, but the internet reacted perfectly
- Quick-Step Floors team boss unsure of squad's future
- Lotto-Soudal change name and kit for Paris-Nice to promote sponsor's product
- Organisers of women's Route de France blame UCI for race’s cancellation
- Tour de France organisers still hopeful of reducing team sizes
- Velon launches new team-based pro cycling race series
- Jess Varnish still battling to get full report into sexism complaints from British Cycling
- Motorists now risk losing their licence and bigger fines for using a mobile phone
- Icons of cycling: Stayer bikes