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February 2018
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- February 28th
- British track team debut brand new Cervélo at World Championships
- 'I woke up in hospital but I've no idea how I got here': Danish mountain bike star posts photos of nasty crash injuries
- Michal Kwiatkowski is out riding in the snow again, this time doing his recon of Strade Bianche
- American cyclists hit back over plans to make hi-vis clothing compulsory
- Cycling club veteran killed by van driver who 'failed to stop at give way line', court told
- February 27th
- Niki Terpstra and Philippe Gilbert complete one-two for Quick-Step Floors in Le Samyn
- Dangerous driver who was filmed swerving into cyclist is jailed
- 'It's too cold to race for five hours. It's unhealthy': Quick-Step doctor calls for shorter races in freezing conditions
- Tom Dumoulin set to challenge Froome and target both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France
- 'He had his fist clenched, I thought he was going to hit me': Cyclist tells of assault by van driver
- Japanese police arrest go-kart driver dressed as Super Mario over hit-and-run with cyclist
- February 26th
- Mark Cavendish set to start Tirreno-Adriatico and Milan-San Remo after Abu Dhabi concussion
- Man convicted of careless driving after giving cyclist a tow at 30mph
- Michal Kwiatkowski braves heavy snow and freezing temperatures to recon Milan-San Remo (video)
- 'What can we do? Disqualify them all?': Riders using bike paths to avoid cobbles frustrate commissaires
- Sprints and breakaways: contrasting races in women’s opening weekend ahead of WorldTour opener
- How to prepare for a four-day ride
- February 25th
- Watch: Angry Tom Dumoulin throws his bike to the floor after suffering yet another mechanical
- Hannah Barnes takes second stage win at Setmana Ciclista Valenciana to complete overall victory
- Dylan Groenewegen sprints to Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne victory as breakaway caught with 150m to go
- Alejandro Valverde delivers summit finish win to take overall victory at Abu Dhabi Tour
- February 24th
- Watch: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2018 highlights
- Michael Valgren wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad from a late attack
- 'It sucks': Tom Dumoulin disappointed after Abu Dhabi Tour time trial mechanical
- Rohan Dennis takes Abu Dhabi Tour lead after time trial victory
- Astana riders ‘continuing as normal’ despite team's financial concerns
- February 23rd
- Barnes leads general classification at Setmana Ciclista Valenciana after second place on stage two
- 'Proper bike racing - everyone loves it': Chris Lawless can't wait to take on the cobbles this weekend
- James Knox: Who is Britain's newest WorldTour rider, and why do the experts think he's going to be so good?
- Speeding lorry driver who killed cyclist after 'failing to see' him given six months in prison
- Two men charged after 'attacking sportive riders with sticks'
- Phil Bauhaus beats Marcel Kittel by millimetres in incredibly tight photo finish at Abu Dhabi Tour
- Five things to look out for at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
- Full details revealed for Velo South 100-mile closed road sportive
- Tweets of the week: Callum Skinner, Bryan Coquard, Tao Geoghegan Hart, and more
- Car passenger who threw 'oven cleaner' over cyclist in road rage attack sentenced to litter-picking
- Madison Genesis and One Pro Cycling teams unveil their new bikes for 2018
- 'Most cycle lanes are not fit for purpose' says Surrey Police
- February 22nd
- Season opener success as Hannah Barnes wins first stage of Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
- Lotto-Soudal recruit Tom Boonen as advisor for 2018 season
- 'Everyone started smashing 10 bells out of each other': Abu Dhabi crosswinds prove perfect prep for Classics
- Luke Rowe relishing return to racing as he makes front echelon in crosswinds at Abu Dhabi Tour
- Can money buy you cycling success?
- Elia Viviani wins stage two of the Abu Dhabi Tour after crosswinds split race to pieces
- Steele Von Hoff fractures four vertebrae in crash: Commonwealth Games in doubt
- Katie Archibald column: 'You look terrifying' and other cycling firsts
- Triathletes can now get insured for every part of a race from Pedalsure
- February 21st
- Dr Hutch: How exactly do you know whether you are under- or over-training?
- Bradley Wiggins's advice to Tom Pidcock: 'Don't go to Team Sky, they'll ruin you'
- Abu Dhabi Tour organisers blame car's automatic sensors for making it brake and cause Mark Cavendish crash
- Mark Cavendish suffers concussion and whiplash but serious neck injury ruled out after Abu Dhabi Tour crash
- Alexander Kristoff wins Abu Dhabi Tour stage one after Mark Cavendish crashes out
- How the pros use indoor training to boost their riding
- Marcel Kittel: ‘We saw where our mistakes were and what we have to do better’
- Mark Cavendish abandons Abu Dhabi Tour after just five kilometres
- February 20th
- Team Sunweb reveal Tom Dumoulin's world champion's time trial skinsuit
- Tom Dumoulin: 'If they suspend Froome after he starts the Giro, that would be the worst solution'
- Luke Rowe dreams of Classics return just months after shattering his leg in more than 20 places
- Four junior cyclists killed and six injured after driver crashes into club ride in Saudi Arabia
- The man who saved my life: How one rider survived a mid-ride cardiac arrest
- Bookies back Peter Sagan to win unprecedented Milan-San Remo/Tour of Flanders/Paris-Roubaix treble
- Team Wiggins reveal new kit for 2018
- Australian city trials speed bumps to slow cyclists down on shared paths
- February 19th
- E3 Harelbeke organisers use female 'cowgirl' dancers to launch 2018 race
- How to climb the Col du Glandon (video)
- Cycling now the most popular form of rush hour transport on London streets, report shows
- 'Hellingen' cycling app helps you find famous Belgian climbs used in the Classics
- Laurens De Plus reveals he suffers nightmares about crash with truck during Quick-Step training ride
- Fabio Aru confirms that he will race in the 2018 Giro d'Italia
- 'Doper Next Door' author dies after being hit by truck while he was fixing puncture
- 'It’s great for him to be back in this environment': Sky DS backing Froome for Giro/Tour success after racing return
- A true thoroughbred: There's now a racehorse called Laura Kenny (and she's tipped for success)
- What is the point of the Tour of Oman? Top riders give their answers
- Lance Armstrong and US Postal team-mates race to 86th place in 24-hour mountain bike event
- February 18th
- February 17th
- Geraint Thomas continues to lead Volta ao Algarve after Dylan Groenewegen wins stage four
- Daniel Pearson climbs with the best to seventh place on Tour of Oman queen stage
- Tim Wellens wins Ruta del Sol stage four and takes race lead from Wout Poels
- Miguel Ángel López wins Tour of Oman stage five after Astana dominate on Green Mountain
- Chris Froome ready to 'empty the tank' in Ruta del Sol final time trial
- February 16th
- Geraint Thomas wins Volta ao Algarve time trial to increase overall lead
- Best cycling in Spain: where to base yourself for spring riding
- How the bicycle might look 100 years from now
- Sacha Modolo sprints to Ruta del Sol stage three as Wout Poels retains overall lead
- Marathon runner aims to run the entire route of the 2018 Tour de France
- 'Significant step forward in athlete welfare': British Cycling forms new riders' group
- Magnus Cort Nielsen wins stage four of Tour of Oman, Van Avermaet keeps lead
- 'It lifts everyone on the team': Team Sky celebrate two victories in one day at Volta ao Algarve and Ruta del Sol
- Chris Froome: 'I called it pretty early, I'm still not at my best'
- Australian road safety ads pulled after portraying cycling in negative light
- Jon Dibben on life at Team Sky: determination, ability and willingness to learn
- February 15th
- Michal Kwiatkowski wins climbing stage of Volta ao Algarve, as Geraint Thomas takes lead
- Wout Poels takes victory on Ruta del Sol stage two summit finish; Chris Froome seventh
- Lizzie Deignan rethinking retirement plans
- Could you soon get an Uber Bike? Taxi company looks to move into two-wheeled transport
- Katie Archibald column: My brother's track success
- Greg Van Avermaet wins third stage of Tour of Oman to move into overall lead
- Peter Sagan to release 'My World' autobiography in October
- 'Super bad for cycling... it's a shame he's racing': Tony Martin and others react to Chris Froome's return
- February 14th
- Charlie Craig died in sleep after heart attack, inquest told
- Dylan Groenewegen continues strong start to season with Volta ao Algarve stage one win
- Thomas Boudat wins stage one of Ruta del Sol in photo finish as Chris Froome returns to action
- 'Get a bit of perspective': Dave Brailsford responds to critics over Chris Froome salbutamol case
- Rafal Majka denies Lucca investigation links & alleged drug use
- British Cycling's former chair Jonathan Browning also steps down as non-executive director
- Nathan Haas wins Tour of Oman stage two to take overall lead
- Watch: London cabbie tries to use cycle lane to get around traffic; cyclist isn't having any of it
- US state considers new law to allow cyclists to ride through red lights to improve safety
- 11 reasons why you should fall in love with a cyclist
- Chris Froome: 'When the facts are out people will see things from my point of view'
- Ruta del Sol 2018: Everything you need to know about Chris Froome's return to racing
- Abu Dhabi Tour 2018 start list
- February 13th
- Australian farmer is such a big Richie Porte fan that he's created a maze of the BMC rider
- 'Now I am a nobody' says former UCI president Brian Cookson
- Family of cyclist killed in circuit race crash to take legal action after verdict of accidental death
- Michele Scarponi death investigation closed after driver dies
- Bryan Coquard pips Mark Cavendish to Tour of Oman stage one win
- London to host round of 2018/19 UCI Track World Cup
- How British Cycling-inspired skinsuits are helping GB skeleton riders dominate in Winter Olympics
- 'Mixture of nerves and excitement': Dan Martin kicks off season at Volta ao Algarve
- Two arrested in connection with death of cyclist after road collision in Hertfordshire
- February 12th
- Team Sky’s new eagle Egan Bernal soars in Colombia
- Tour of Oman 2018 start list
- British Cycling announces venue for 2018 British Road National Championships
- Tour de France organiser ASO signs six-year extension to run Tour of Oman
- Matt LeBlanc admits using his horn to get cyclists out of his way; stops short of 'bumping them with the car'
- Geraint Thomas to return to Paris-Roubaix and debut at Liège-Bastogne-Liège in Tour build-up
- One cyclist killed after driver crashes into American sportive riders 'at more than 100mph'
- Postman who stole packages of cycling kit sentenced to six months in prison
- Mikel Landa to go head-to-head with Chris Froome at Ruta del Sol on Movistar debut
- 'Disc rotor cut to the bone': World Champs silver medallist blames deep cut to her knee on disc brakes
- February 11th
- February 10th
- February 9th
- Katie Archibald column: Accepting an MBE is not an easy decision
- Dubai Tour leader Elia Viviani wary of threats to overall victory ahead of final stage
- ‘I didn’t realise how steep the final climb was’: Brandon McNulty reflects on Dubai Tour solo effort near miss
- Geraint Thomas and Michal Kwiatkowski line up for Team Sky at Volta ao Algarve
- Italian rider Pierpaolo De Negri fails test for anabolic steroids
- Former Giro boss still hoping for vindication as missing funds case drags on
- Sonny Colbrelli wins tough Dubai Tour stage to Hatta Dam, Viviani keeps overall lead
- Tweets of the week: Alex Howes, Egan Bernal, Mark Cavendish, and more
- Mark Cavendish, Marcel Kittel and Peter Sagan to ride 2018 Tour of California
- Inside the world of cycling’s betting tipsters
- February 8th
- Mark Cavendish rues missed opportunity after Dubai Tour stage three win
- Dylan Groenewegen blasts team mechanics after losing Dubai Tour lead through time penalty
- Italian police arrest team manager, director & pharmacist after death and ban of under 23 riders
- Dylan Groenewegen loses Dubai Tour lead due to 20-second penalty for drafting team car
- Mark Cavendish takes first win of 2018 with Dubai Tour stage three sprint victory
- Van driver whose wing mirror was damaged as he overtook cyclist 'used vehicle as weapon' in road rage attack
- Should Grand Tours be shortened to two weeks? UCI president says he'll consider the idea
- February 7th
- 'Everything was quiet, we were laughing, then we were on the ground': Laurens De Plus opens up about Quick-Step truck crash
- Mark Cavendish: 'I thought Viviani was going to die, but he just accelerated. I couldn't have gone any harder'
- Bike brand tries to track down one customer's stolen bike; accidentally exposes international bike theft operation
- Jacob Hennessy: ‘At first the WorldTour pros are like idols and then they’re kicking your head in’
- Team KGF amateur riders named in Great Britain team for Track World Championships
- Elia Viviani recovers from late puncture to win stage two of the Dubai Tour
- Dave Brailsford: 'Froome's done nothing wrong'
- 'I don't feel safe at home any more': Alex Dowsett left shaken after burglars steal time trial bike
- Laura Kenny to make World Championships return in Apeldoorn this month
- February 6th
- Alex Dowsett has rare Canyon team bike stolen in burglary
- Indian Pacific Wheel Race ultra-endurance race cancelled one year after death of Mike Hall in 2017 event
- Council foils keyboard warrior who sent at least 68 anti-cyclist responses to proposal to ban cars from London street
- Mark Cavendish ‘terrified for my life’ in chaotic Dubai Tour sprint
- 'Disproportionate and deeply concerning': British Cycling hits out at proposed ban on cyclists on A63
- Pensioner spared prison after driving at cyclist and leaving him injured at roadside
- Dylan Groenewegen wins hectic sprint on opening stage of Dubai Tour
- The Three Days of De Panne will be just one day long in 2018
- Adrien Costa to take 2018 off: 'Cycling is such a hard sport that there's no faking it'
- February 5th
- Inquest into death of cyclist on Portsmouth track hears he was positioning for sprint
- Thibaut Pinot announces first race of his season... a 56km cross country skiing race
- How Dr Oetker baking spray was used to win the Cyclocross World Championships
- Nairo Quintana saving energy for Tour de France with easier start to season
- Cycle shop owner who helped organise bike thefts is jailed for two years
- Cyclocross world champion's team manager injured in scuffle with security staff at World Championships
- Romain Bardet could miss Ruta del Sol after 'embarrassing' injury at home
- Team Sky announce that Chris Froome will start his 2018 season at Ruta del Sol next week
- February 4th
- February 3rd
- Alejandro Valverde chases down Adam Yates to win Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana stage four
- Cyclocross World Championships 2018: Evie Richards and Ben Tulett give Great Britain double gold
- Seven cycling movie ideas that should really make it to the cinema
- Video commissaires to be introduced in 2018 as UCI responds to Sagan Tour de France disqualification
- Esteban Chaves poised to win Herald Sun Tour after 20km solo attack brings victory on summit finish
- February 2nd
- Five-year ban for 43-year-old French amateur caught with a motor in his bike
- Eritrean star Daniel Teklehaimanot lands late contract with Cofidis
- JJ Lobato issues apology over use of sleeping pills that saw him fired from LottoNL-Jumbo
- BMC Racing win Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana team time trial as stage neutralised
- Extreme weather leads to Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana team time trial stage neutralisation
- Quiz: How many WorldTour teams can you identify from their bikes?
- Trek-Segafredo rider's bike snapped clean in half in Herald Sun Tour crash
- Mads Pedersen wins Herald Sun Tour stage two, Hansen stays in lead
- February 1st
- Matthew Glaetzer sets blistering new kilo time trial sea-level world record
- 'We need to know if he can race, or if he's suspended': Giro boss calls for UCI decision on Chris Froome
- Alejandro Valverde wins stage two of Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana to move into race lead
- 40 seconds cycling, three times per week: That's how much you need to ride to get fit, says BBC documentary
- British Cycling gets £1.8m extra cash to fund BMX and Madison medals
- Sagan Crossing the Cobbles: This Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne race poster is already the best of the year
- Holdsworth team unveils new clothing
- Police trail bike thief suspects for 50 miles from Brighton to London before making arrests
- Katie Archibald column: Sleep is the most important form of recovery, recovery is the only way you improve
- Crosswinds wreak havoc at Herald Sun Tour as Lasse Norman Hansen wins stage one
- 12 riders test positive from samples collected on a single day in Costa Rica stage race
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