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May 2018
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- May 31st
- Lorries and close passes are the biggest deterrents putting people off becoming cyclists, poll concludes
- Secteur Pavé Michael Goolaerts: Paris-Roubaix remembers fallen rider by renaming cobbled sector
- The perfect combination? Spin Up In A Brewery mixes cycling and… beer
- 'If I was him I wouldn't go': Fabio Aru advised against riding Tour de France but set to do it anyway
- Elderly cyclist fighting for his life in London; lorry driver arrested on suspicion of drug driving and dangerous driving
- May 30th
- 'Chris Froome is not a cycling legend': Bernard Hinault hits out Giro d'Italia champ as he equals Frenchman's record
- Chris Froome optimistic about completing historic Giro/Tour double despite 'brutal' Giro d'Italia
- What numbers do you need to win the Giro d'Italia? Chris Froome's power data analysed
- France vs Froome: Why Chris Froome can expect a more hostile reception at the Tour de France
- May 29th
- May 28th
- May 27th
- May 26th
- Tom Dumoulin: ‘There was nothing I could do to beat Froome’
- Five talking points from stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia
- ‘The biggest fight of my career’: Chris Froome reflects on ‘rollercoaster’ Giro d’Italia win
- Chris Froome holds on to Giro d'Italia pink jersey as Mikel Nieve wins stage 20
- 'The closest comparison is with Coppi': Chris Froome's attack to win the Giro d'Italia was one for the history books
- British Cycling and UK Anti Doping join forces in new partnership
- May 25th
- Watch: Giro d'Italia stage 19 highlights
- 'There's nothing I could've done': Tom Dumoulin applauds Chris Froome's 'special' Giro d'Italia ride
- Chris Froome: 'That was one of the most amazing things I've ever done on a bike'
- 'I gave it everything': Tearful Simon Yates vows to come back stronger after losing Giro d'Italia pink jersey
- Five talking points from stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia
- Dave Brailsford reveals Team Sky's meticulous plan to set up Chris Froome's incredible solo break at the Giro d'Italia
- Chris Froome moves into the Giro d'Italia pink jersey after stunning 80km break to take stage 19 win
- Can a rider peak for two Grand Tours in a row?
- New website offers free legal advice for cyclists who have been injured on the roads
- This Dutch city gives cash to community projects for every motorist that sticks to speed limit
- May 24th
- Five talking points from stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia
- Chris Froome surprised to see 'untouchable' Yates unable to respond to attack at Giro d'Italia
- Simon Yates still confident of defending Giro d'Italia lead despite difficulties on stage 18
- Watch: Giro d'Italia stage 18 highlights
- Simon Yates loses time to Tom Dumoulin on Giro d'Italia stage 18 as his pink jersey lead is halved
- Should cars be fitted with special technology to prevent drivers from using mobile phones?
- 11 cycling products you definitely don't need (but secretly want)
- May 23rd
- 'It's not up to me to attack': Yates ready to go on the defensive in final Giro mountains
- Elia Viviani sprints to fourth Giro d'Italia 2018 win on chaotic stage 17
- Alex Dowsett: 'I shouldn't be celebrating just finishing a Grand Tour. I should be competitive'
- Dr Hutch: Cycling spectatorship is a sport in itself
- Six riders handed time penalties of up to two minutes for drafting during Giro d'Italia time trial
- Egan Bernal set to make Grand Tour debut at the Tour de France
- May 22nd
- Amanda Spratt bags Emakumeen Bira overall victory with amazing solo stage success
- 'I was dying a thousand deaths' to stay in pink in the time trial, says Simon Yates
- Simon Yates holds on to pink as Rohan Dennis wins Giro d'Italia stage 16 time trial
- Police officer sacked after knocking cyclist off bike with baton
- Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 16 time trial start times
- May 21st
- Boels-Dolmans's Amy Pieters bags breakaway victory at Emakumeen Bira
- Simon Yates: 'Everyone's waiting for me to have a bad day'
- Tom Dumoulin: 'Something remarkable has to happen for me to win the Giro d'Italia'
- Chris Froome says 'no regrets' about losing time after going deep on the Zoncolan
- Britain's Stevie Williams holds off late pressure to seal Ronde de l'Isard victory
- May 20th
- May 19th
- Arlenis Sierra wins final stage of Amgen Breakaway Race as Hall takes overall victory
- Simon Yates: 'Chris Froome not out of the race for Giro d'Italia overall'
- 'It was even harder than I expected': Tom Dumoulin satisfied despite time losses on Giro d'Italia stage 14
- Chris Froome hails 'special' and 'morale boosting' Giro victory on Zoncolan
- Chris Froome fights back to win on Monte Zoncolan as Simon Yates extends Giro d'Italia lead
- What gearing will the Giro riders use to tackle the Monte Zoncolan?
- May 18th
- Chris Froome expecting 'decisive' Giro d'Italia stage on Monte Zoncolan
- Elia Viviani takes comprehensive sprint victory on stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia
- Astana sports director banned for 50 days after nearly crashing into marshal at Tour de Yorkshire
- Government advised against reforms that could obstruct compensation for injured cyclists
- Cycling or football? Rider fakes crash and sits down in road to avoid race finale (video)
- Watch: Lars Boom disqualified from Tour of Norway for punching rival rider (video)
- 'Brutal and relentless': The pain and the glory of Monte Zoncolan
- Ned Boulting returns with one-man cycling theatre show Tour de Ned
- Kendall Ryan sprints to victory in opening stage of Amgen Breakaway Race
- Fernando Gaviria beats Sagan and Ewan again at Tour of California for second stage win
- May 17th
- Sam Bennett: 'I couldn't let another stage get away'
- Sam Bennett breaks into early charge to win stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia
- Cervélo to sponsor Team Sunweb in 2019 with Giant joining BMC Racing, say sources
- Mark Cavendish looking to turn the tide of a difficult season in upcoming California sprints
- 'We thought, let's hide and see what happens': Adam Hansen explains how he and Tim Wellens hid from the Giro peloton
- Cycling in the Pyrenees: bike riding traveller’s guide
- Limited amount of extra places go on sale for inaugural Vélo South
- May 16th
- 'If I explode in the last week, so be it': Simon Yates vows to keep attacking ahead of Giro d'Italia time trial
- Froome still 'optimistic' and 'motivated' to continue Giro quest despite losing more time
- Simon Yates continues Giro d'Italia 2018 dominance with victory on stage 11
- Cycling in the Dolomites: when to go, where to stay and ride
- Casualties halved after vehicles were banned from central London junction
- Dr Hutch: Cycling is linguistic chaos
- Crashes, time penalties, and stomach problems: a history of Team Sky's torrid time at the Giro d'Italia
- 'You need to have trust for each other': Marcel Kittel still fine-tuning sprint lead-out ahead of Tour de France
- Toms Skujiņš attacks to win stage three of the Tour of California as Bernal retains lead
- May 15th
- 'I just didn't have the strength': Esteban Chaves turns full support to Yates after Giro time loss
- Matej Mohoric wins Giro d'Italia stage 10 as Esteban Chaves loses 25 minutes
- Tour Down Under 2018 attracts record number of spectators and generates $63.7million
- Land’s End to John o’ Groats: How to break an unbreakable cycling record
- Cyclist dies after crashing into parked van in Gloucestershire
- Simon Yates impresses established Grand Tour stars with commanding Giro performance
- Egan Bernal dominates Tour of California summit finish to move into race lead
- May 14th
- Mark Beaumont to take on 132-year-old penny farthing Hour Record
- Chris Froome: 'Giro d'Italia win is still the goal, but I wouldn't say it's likely'
- Endurance cyclist gets invited to royal wedding; smashes 14,000 mile world record in order to make it back in time
- Round-the-world cyclists murdered while riding through Mexico
- Watch: Behind-the-scenes video shows just how much work went into Simon Yates' Giro d'Italia stage win
- Watch: Alex Richardson and Rebecca Durrell win in 2018 Lincoln Grand Prix
- May 13th
- Simon Yates 'not surprised' by Giro d'Italia stage victory and fortified pink jersey lead
- 'It was brutal': Chris Froome vows to 'keep fighting' after losing more time at Giro d'Italia
- Simon Yates wins Giro d'Italia stage nine summit finish to tighten his grip on the pink jersey
- Motorbikes influencing races a 'big problem' for cycling, says Mark Cavendish
- May 12th
- 'Chris Froome is going better, but he didn't need that crash today', says Team Sky DS
- Richard Carapaz makes late attack to win Giro d'Italia 2018 stage eight as Yates retains overall lead
- Adam Yates continues comeback from injury at Tour of California as he builds towards Tour de France
- Expect Simon Yates to shine on Giro d’Italia mountains this weekend, say sports directors
- May 11th
- 'I just had to keep the faith': Sam Bennett hungry for more after maiden Giro stage win
- Sam Bennett beats Elia Viviani to take maiden Grand Tour win on Giro d'Italia 2018 stage seven
- British rider Sean Conway sets new record for fastest unsupported crossing of Europe by bike
- Giovanni Visconti escapes serious injury after crashing into Groupama-FDJ car at 60kmh at Giro d'Italia
- Giro d'Italia teams endure five hour transfer from Mount Etna after ferry breaks down
- Gabriel Cullaigh and Megan Barker win opening round of Tour Series in Redditch
- 'The biggest day in our history': Video gives behind-the-scenes look at Mitchelton-Scott's incredible day at the Giro
- Whole Wilier Triestina team help Edoardo Zardini finish Giro stage with broken collarbone
- May 10th
- Simon Yates hails 'perfect day' as he moves into pink jersey at Giro d'Italia
- Chris Froome 'happy just to be with favourites' on Etna as he aims for third week Giro d'Italia form
- Mitchelton-Scott dominate Mount Etna to take Giro d'Italia stage six victory and overall lead
- Watch: Cyclist drafts behind emus while riding in Australia
- Cycling in France: eight must visit locations
- Watch: Sunweb rider throws bottle at neutral service car which had driven into him; gets fined by commissaires
- Katie Archibald column: My voyage of musical discovery in a cheap Icelandic 4x4
- May 9th
- Simon Yates and Mitchelton-Scott plan attacks for Giro d'Italia mountains
- Italian Enrico Battaglin wins Giro d'Italia stage five sprint whilst Dennis holds on to GC lead
- Some important things that cycling currently does not have enough of
- 'Everything is on track': Chris Froome confident of his form despite losing ground at Giro d'Italia
- Nacer Bouhanni reportedly involved in 'violent altercation' with Cofidis DS on team bus after race
- Fancy a 25-hour road race? The Red Bull Timelaps might be for you
- An Australian state has introduced a 'close pass' law, but the reaction has been sadly predictable
- Hitec Products women's team resorts to crowdfunding in order to complete season and ensure survival
- Dr Hutch: 'Don’t give up mate, you can do it'
- May 8th
- Chris Froome unconcerned as he loses time and slips further down GC at Giro d'Italia
- Tim Wellens wins uphill finish on stage four of the Giro d'Italia as Chris Froome loses more time
- 'I had a job to do': Tour de Yorkshire marshal got up and continued to wave his flag after Astana car near miss
- 'Mount Etna will show who won't be able to win the Giro d'Italia'
- Five talking points from the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire
- Yorkshire could play host to Vuelta a España start in next few years
- Marcin Bialoblocki smashes his own 25-mile time trial record
- Peter Sagan confirmed to return to racing at Tour of California
- May 7th
- May 6th
- A Grand Tour with a difference as Chris Froome looks to overturn early Giro d'Italia deficit
- Stephane Rossetto takes amazing breakaway victory, as Greg Van Avermaet wins Tour de Yorkshire 2018 overall
- Elia Viviani: 'I left Team Sky for the chance of a lifetime'
- Elia Viviani doubles up with Giro d'Italia 2018 stage three victory
- Mark Cavendish: ‘Yorkshire has been a shock to the system’
- May 5th
- British riders go head-to-head for Tour de Yorkshire mountains jersey
- Elia Viviani: 'There was so much pressure on my back'
- Rohan Dennis 'honoured' to complete Grand Tour jersey set
- Max Walscheid wins Tour de Yorkshire 2018 stage three sprint as Magnus Cort Nielsen retains lead
- Rohan Dennis takes pink as Elia Viviani sprints to Giro d'Italia 2018 stage two victory
- Greg Van Avermaet: ‘Lack of leader's jersey could be an advantage’
- Tour de Yorkshire race leader forced to dodge oncoming traffic
- May 4th
- Magnus Cort Nielsen beats Greg Van Avermaet to win Tour de Yorkshire stage two
- Tom Dumoulin not 'planning on defending' maglia rosa in early Giro d'Italia stages
- Dani Rowe thrilled to secure second place at Tour de Yorkshire women's race
- 'It could have been worse': Chris Froome content with Giro time trial result after recon crash
- National Hill Climb champion suffers broken collarbone after crash with Tour de Yorkshire race security
- Tom Dumoulin stamps authority on Giro d'Italia with stage one time trial victory
- Tweets of the week: Tom Moses, Owain Doull, Thomas De Gendt and more
- Megan Guarnier wins stage and overall at the Tour de Yorkshire with well timed attack
- Kanstantsin Siutsou out of Giro d'Italia after time trial recon crash
- WorldTour teams ‘underestimated’ the British squads in Tour de Yorkshire
- Watch: Chris Froome crashes in Giro d'Italia time trial recon
- Giro d'Italia 2018 stage one time trial start times
- You can now get a bike fit worthy of a British Cycling 'medal factory' or Team Sky rider
- May 3rd
- 'It's still sinking in': Harry Tanfield in disbelief after breakaway victory at Tour de Yorkshire
- Harry Tanfield takes surprise breakaway win on Tour de Yorkshire 2018 stage one
- Why Sunday’s stage of the Tour de Yorkshire might be the hardest ever on British soil
- Anna Christian shakes off late call up to animate Tour de Yorkshire women's race
- 'If Chris Froome wins the Giro d'Italia, he'll keep the title' assures race director
- Kirsten Wild takes her second Doncaster win at Tour de Yorkshire women's race
- Tour de Yorkshire stage timings and where to watch
- David Brailsford: 'I consider my position every day'
- Mark Cavendish looking forward to 'festival style' Tour de Yorkshire
- May 2nd
- Chris Froome: 'I'm only thinking about winning the Giro'
- Tom Dumoulin: ‘If I was in the same situation as Froome, I would not be here’
- 'I don’t like sitting in the bunch waiting to get dropped': Roche looking to animate Giro d'Italia with GC ambitions
- Filippo Pozzato flies back to Italy and will miss Giro d'Italia due to father's ill health
- Nine things only Yorkshire cyclists know
- May 1st
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