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May 31st
- Waitrose 'confident' that its HGV driver used 'correct positioning' in controversial Jeremy Vine video
- Valtteri Bottas to host FNLD GRVL event in 2023
- 'I'm trying to get back to my old self again' — Chris Froome achieves his best result since 2019 horror crash
- Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Laura Kenny to lead riders on boneshakers and vintage bikes for Queen's Jubilee
- Ideal time of day to exercise differs between active men and women
- 'It still feels like a dream' — Jai Hindley reflects on historic Giro d'Italia victory
May 30th
- Ukrainian cyclist avoids Russian shelling and warplanes by cycling seven hours from besieged home city
- The winners and losers: Rating the teams of the Giro d'Italia
- Petition aims to see Jeremy Vine sacked for reporting HGV driver
- Tweets of the week: Giro d'Italia celebrations, sightseeing in London, and pineapple on pizza at last
- Koen Bouwman overjoyed with mountains classification victory: 'I will never forget these three weeks'
- How to dress for comfortable cycling
May 29th
- Lorena Wiebes takes a Ride London Classique hat trick and the overall
- 'An incredible feeling' — Jai Hindley becomes the first Australian to win the Giro d'Italia
- Hindley triumphs and goodbye to Nibali: Five talking points from stage 21 of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- Giro d'Italia 2022 standings: Final results from the 105th edition after stage 21
- Jai Hindley wins the Giro d'Italia as Matteo Sobrero eases to final day time-trial victory
- The Giro d'Italia reviewed through the lens of its pun-heavy press releases
- Second at the Giro d'Italia an unwanted birthday present for Richard Carapaz
May 28th
- Five talking points from stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- 'I'll die for the jersey tomorrow': Jai Hindley moves into the Giro lead
- Peter Sagan to ride Unbound Gravel
- Alessandro Covi victorious atop Marmolada as Jai Hindley powers into race lead on Giro d'Italia stage 20
- Wiebes takes consecutive sprint victories to extend her Ride London Classique lead
May 27th
- Five talking points from stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia 2022
- Koen Bouwman climbs to victory on stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia as Richard Carapaz stays in pink
- Wiebes bags Ride London Classique stage victory as Anna Henderson caught in final kilometre
- Richie Porte forced to abandon Giro d'Italia with illness
- Tight on time: Five occasions the general classification battle was incredibly close at Grand Tours
- 'There was no moment of doubt' — Break which was never meant to survive stuns peloton on Giro d'Italia stage 18
- How to use Whoop to optimise your training
- Could altering your Q Factor make you more comfortable - or faster - on the bike?
May 26th
- Sprint teams mess it up in Treviso: Five talking points from stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- Dries De Bondt wins stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia in shock breakaway victory
- 'I had lactate up to my ears': Mathieu van der Poel's stage 17 attack was an 'all or nothing' attempt
- De Jai vu? Hindley heads into Giro d’Italia finale seconds away from pink - just like in 2020
- Biniam Girmay doesn't have permanent eye damage: 'I'm happy I will not have any after-effects'
- João Almeida out of Giro d'Italia after positive Covid test
- Julian Alaphilippe says 'broken bones were still painful' when he resumed training - but remains optimistic of Tour de France return
May 25th
- Doing more cycling in the 'sweetspot' training zone could revolutionise your fitness - here's why
- Is it the Hindley and Carapaz show now? Five talking points from stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- Santiago Buitrago executes powerful attack on final climb to win stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia
- Simon Yates abandons Giro d'Italia with ongoing knee issue
- Is this Ineos Grenadiers' Tour de France team? Geraint Thomas teases with eight-man training squad photo
- Vincenzo Nibali rolls back the years with shark attack on stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia
- Sponsors terminate contracts with Colin Strickland due to Moriah Wilson murder case
- Former Colombian pro cyclist Jaime Restrepo shot and killed
- A look at Mark Cavendish's big day out on stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia
- Dr Hutch: Back pain is your body's way of telling you to cycle more
- How to stay fit as you age: Cycling into your 40s, 50s and beyond
May 24th
- The general classification just got even tighter: Five talking points from stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- Jan Hirt wins first-ever Grand Tour stage with victory on stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia
- Who's out of the Giro d'Italia 2022 by stage 16? Dumoulin, López and Bardet among those to abandon
- João Almeida biding his time at the Giro d'Italia: 'Always keep in mind the next days'
- 'The doctors said it would be impossible to come back and race': The story of an incredible journey from hospital to Giro top five
- Odd one out: Why was Mark Cavendish in the early break on Giro d'Italia queen stage?
- Mikel Landa still in the hunt for Giro d'Italia pink jersey: 'Everything is going according to plan'
- Richard Carapaz is ready for whatever the Giro d'Italia final week throws at him
May 23rd
- US cycling fatalities hit multi-decade high, but there may be hope in 'safety in numbers' effect
- Emma Langley nets Joe Martin Stage Race GC after storming TT performance
- Wildlife Generation claims 1-2 at Joe Martin Stage Race
- Best e-bike insurance and everything you need to know
- Ellen van Dijk makes history with new Hour Record
- The Wilson family launches fund in honor of Moriah "Mo" Wilson
- Cycle to Work scheme should be available to lower earners and self-employed, chancellor told
- Jai Hindley wants to be the first Australian to win the Giro d'Italia: 'I'm not here to put socks on a centipede'
- Best of the rest day tweets: Van der Poel starts a culinary war, riders top up their tans, and EOLO have a dance
- 'This was my most beautiful victory' - Giulio Ciccone overwhelmed by Giro d'Italia win
- Ellen van Dijk says breaking Hour Record will be difficult: 'Joss Lowden's record is a really high standard'
- Five tackle the Alps: Quintet separated by 61 seconds heading into Giro d'Italia final week
- Five things to look out for during the third week of the 2022 Giro d'Italia
May 22nd
- Five talking points from stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia
- Giulio Ciccone storms to victory on Giro d'Italia stage 15
- Juliette Labous takes a first top tier victory with Burgos GC success
May 21st
- No joy for Yates after Giro d'Italia victory: five talking points from stage 14
- Simon Yates wins stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia with late attack
- Mavi García takes a first WorldTour win at Vuelta a Burgos Feminas
- 'I was clinically dead for 25 minutes': Why Mark Felstead is refusing to let fate call the shots
May 20th
- Arrest warrant issued for cyclist Kaitlin Armstrong in Moriah “Mo” Wilson murder case
- Five talking points from stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia 2022
- 'It's horrible for us. He is a great champion' — Team DSM react to Romain Bardet leaving Giro d'Italia
- Hat trick of wins for Arnaud Démare after stage 13 sprint at the Giro d'Italia
- Photo finish sees 21-year-old Matilde Vitillo take surprise WorldTour victory at Vuelta Burgos
- Bad day for Bardet as illness rules Romain out of the Giro d'Italia
- Blistering pace on stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia makes it one of the fastest ever 'lunch rides'
- The Giro's fastest ever leadout train goes by the name of 'Endless Love'
- Car brand Ford sponsors RideLondon as part of initiative to reduce use of cars
May 19th
- Five talking points from stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- 'I knew I was fast but it wasn't easy' — Stefano Oldani on his Giro d'Italia win
- Lotte Kopecky takes the sprint win at a crosswind hit Vuelta Burgos opening stage
- Stefano Oldani victorious on stage 12 of Giro d'Italia in race dominated by the breakaway
- Orbea launches Kemen and Kemen SUV city ebikes with up to five hours of pedalling range
- Dr Hutch: When cyclists use the term 'pain cave' they hurt themselves, and fellow riders
- Caleb Ewan pulls out of 'Giro from hell' as he switches focus to Tour de France
- Mark Cavendish wants to continue for 'at least' two more years
- Build the perfect core routine with just four exercises
May 18th
- Five talking points from stage eleven of the Giro d’Italia 2022
- Strava will now send you personalised injury prevention exercises, following new aquisition
- 'I still can't believe it happened' — Alberto Dainese becomes first Italian winner at the 2022 Giro d'Italia
- Alberto Dainese sprints to victory on stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia
- 10 best ways to make your bike more comfortable
- Joe Martin Stage Race Preview: fierce competition, equal prize purses and live coverage
- Simon Yates to target stage wins after ending general classification challenge at Giro d'Italia
- Caleb Ewan's struggles continue at 'Giro d'Italia from hell'
- Biniam Girmay withdraws from Giro d'Italia following podium eye injury
May 17th
- Ayesha McGowan: 'Girmay crossed the finish line solo, but we all won today’
- Five talking points from stage ten of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- Biniam Girmay's stage 11 start in question after podium mishap
- 'Unbelievable': Biniam Girmay seizes opportunity in watershed moment for cycling
- Biniam Girmay creates history with Giro d'Italia stage ten victory
- No speed limit at RideLondon after all, but participants reminded it is not a race
- Mathieu van der Poel relaxed about rest of Giro d'Italia: 'We already achieved everything we wanted'
- F1 star Valtteri Bottas spotted out riding with Lance Armstrong
- Five things to look out for at the Giro d'Italia 2022 week two
- Getting Covid had 'more impact than I had hoped': Marianne Vos prepares for return to racing after virus recovery
May 16th
- Selle Italia's Greentech technology focuses on a sustainable and 100% recyclable future
- Slow down for Essex: safety car to impose 22mph speed limit on RideLondon
- Alpecin-Fenix to apply for WorldTour license and become Alpecin-Deceuninck
- Romain Bardet sees himself, Mikel Landa and Richard Carapaz as maybe the 'three best' at the Giro d'Italia
- 'I lost my mind for a moment': Juan Pedro López apologises for bottle throw in emotional response after retaining Giro lead
- Best of the Giro d'Italia rest day tweets: Thomas de Gendt grumpily eats pizza, Lilian Calmejane has a coffee, and the Alpecin-Fenix bus gets a wash
- 90 seconds, 12 stars: Is the Giro 2022 GC battle the most open grand tour we've seen in years?
- No time for a wheelie today: Tom Pidcock narrowly wins second mountain bike World Cup race
- Is this the Fastest Known Dog on a bike? Sir Willie the Wiener is after your Strava KOMs
May 15th
- Injury and heat see Simon Yates drop out of Giro d'Italia contention
- Five talking points from stage nine of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- Jai Hindley triumphs in mountaintop sprint on Giro d’Italia stage nine
- Triple Crown as Vollering wins her third Itzulia Women stage to seal the overall
May 14th
- Motorway cyclist arrested for suspected possession of Class A drugs
- Five talking points from stage eight of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- Thomas De Gendt wins stage eight of the Giro d'Italia 2022 after race long break
- What causes cramp when cycling? The theories and fallacies behind the pain
- Vollering and SDWorx take control at Itzulia Women with stage two win
May 13th
- Multitalent Zoe Bäckstedt joins EF Education-TIBCO-SVB
- Five talking points from stage seven of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- Jumbo-Visma bounce back from Etna disappointment on the road to Potenza at Giro d'Italia
- Koen Bouwman victorious in tightly fought Giro d'Italia 2022 stage seven
- Demi Vollering takes an impressive uphill sprint win at Itzulia Women 2022
- Tech round up: New bikes and tech at the Giro, find a mechanic, new Black Sheep jerseys and new/old Oakley sunnies
- Tweets of the week: A Mark Cavendish doppelgänger, Girmay and Gazetta, and a Team CSC reunion
- The 'easiest race' ever? Analysing the Giro d'Italia's sleepy day out on stage six
May 12th
- Five talking points from stage six of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- 'Just perfect' — Arnaud Démare on a roll at the Giro d'Italia with two wins in a row
- Arnaud Démare doubles up with sprint victory on stage six of the Giro d’Italia
- How to be a hors-categorie climber from your own home
- Julian Alpahilippe returns to training, but Tour de France participation still in doubt
- Zwift to 'pause' launch of smart bike alongside staff lay-offs
- Highroad to the top: Tony Martin on his best year
- British Cycling receives £26.6m investment from Sport England
- Cycling UK’s new e-cycle initiative offers free bike loans for up to three months
- Fan makes Sam Oomen crash post-Giro d'Italia stage five
- Vincenzo Nibali explains decision to retire
May 11th
- L'Étape by Tour de France coming to Las Vegas in 2023
- Trail of Tears: Cherokee women to ride 950 miles to honor ancestors’ devastating displacement
- Five talking points from stage five of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- Fernando Gaviria frustrated as gearing issue stops him from fully sprinting on Giro d'Italia stage five
- Tour Magazine 2022 is now on sale
- 'In the end, what can you do?' — Mark Cavendish misses out on Giro d'Italia stage five sprint
- Arnaud Démare triumphant on Giro d'Italia stage five with strong sprint
- How long can Juan Pedro López stay in pink at the Giro d'Italia?
- Hungarian village set to honour Mark Cavendish by naming bus stop after him
- Ineos Grenadiers insist they had a 'good day' on stage four of the Giro d'Italia, amid confusing tactics
May 10th
- Five talking points from stage four of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- Tom Dumoulin and Jumbo-Visma left licking wounds after first Giro d'Italia mountain test
- Roval goes tubeless with new generation Rapide and Alpinist wheels
- 'Maybe we had a silent agreement' — Kämna and López share spoils on Giro d'Italia stage four
- Lennard Kämna powers up Mount Etna to win stage four of the Giro d'Italia
- Jacopo Guarnieri just wanted to 'share my support' by wearing trans rights wristband at Giro d'Italia team presentation in Hungary
- Miguel Ángel López forced to abandon Giro d'Italia on stage four
- Tadej Pogačar fully focused on third yellow jersey: 'We're already thinking about the Tour de France'
- Giro d'Italia stage four preview: GC shakeup or stalemate on Mount Etna?
May 9th
- Philippe Gilbert still hungry for more success after 4 Jours de Dunkerque overall win, but: 'First I will get married'
- Tom Pidcock wheelies across finish line as he dominates mountain bike World Cup race
- 'They'd have to ride up very slowly': Mathieu van der Poel expects to end pink jersey stint on Mount Etna
May 8th
- Five talking points from stage three of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- Mark Cavendish: I’ve never been the strongest or the fastest but I win
- Mark Cavendish sprints to Giro d'Italia 2022 stage three victory
- 'I've always been able to empty myself to the point of throwing up': Jack Carlin on what makes a great sprinter
May 7th
- Five talking points from stage two of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- 'I would have signed for this before': Van der Poel holds onto pink jersey at Giro d'Italia with second on time trial
- 'I just tried to go as fast as possible' — Simon Yates on his Giro d'Italia time trial win
- Simon Yates wins Giro d'Italia stage two time trial in Budapest
- Julian Alaphilippe 'moving in the right direction' after heavy crash at Liège
- Dr Hutch: The competitive instinct still runs deep
- Cycling Weekly Big Fitness Project: Cracking on cobbles, kicking Covid and readying for Fred
May 6th
- Five talking points from stage one of the Giro d'Italia 2022
- 'It really hurt' — Mathieu van der Poel on his first Giro d'Italia stage win
- Caleb Ewan will continue at Giro d'Italia despite stage one crash, says team
- Mathieu van der Poel storms to victory on stage one of the Giro d'Italia
- Giro d'Italia 2022 start list: Mathieu van der Poel, Mark Cavendish and Richard Carapaz all set to line up at the Italian Grand Tour
- Dombrowski, Barta and Craddock: The few Americans at the 2022 Giro d’Italia
May 5th
- Retiring Philippe Gilbert ends 966-day drought without a win
- Simon Yates refuses to comment on being among Giro d'Italia favourites: 'I’ll let you guys make that decision'
- Richard Carapaz hoping Giro d'Italia victory can fulfil first part of 'very personal' 2022 objective
- Alejandro Valverde admits Giro d'Italia 'general classification very difficult because of my age' as he targets stage victory
- Five things to look out for at the Giro d'Italia 2022 week one
- Mark Cavendish confident of strong Giro d'Italia but attempts to manage expectations: 'People seem to forget I had a punctured lung at the end of November'
May 4th
- EF Education-EasyPost reveal new kit for the Giro d'Italia
- Mathieu van der Poel hoping to lead Giro d'Italia: 'My pink dream is just as big as the yellow dream I had in the Tour last year'
- Who are the bookies' favourites to win the Giro d'Italia 2022?
- Lotte Kopecky planning to ride Giro d'Italia Donne in preparation for 'main goal' of Tour de France Femmes
- Giro d'Italia 2022: who are the top contenders for the pink jersey?
May 3rd
- Tom Pidcock set to return to mountain biking as he skips Giro d'Italia
- Arvid de Kleijn wins 4 Jours de Dunkerque stage one after crash-marred final
- Milan-San Remo's organiser is planning to create women's event for 2023
- Joe Dombrowski 'on track' for the Giro d'Italia, his 'favourite race'
- 'Do you know what you've done?' - relive Remco Evenepoel's dramatic Liège-Bastogne-Liège win
- Stephen Roche ordered to repay €750,000 after being found guilty of fraud by Spanish civil court
- Mark Cavendish says stories about a rivalry with Fabio Jakobsen are 'lazy'
- Climb your way to more miles: CW5000 May challenges
- Simon Yates aims for podium at Giro d'Italia
May 2nd
- Mark Cavendish heads up Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl at Giro d'Italia
- The delicate dance of discomfort: Finding balance between recovery and competition
- The only way is Essex: Everything you need to know about the new RideLondon route
- Bonus seconds for the win: Sean Gardner wins the Tour of the Gila
- From learning how to walk to winning the Gila: Lauren De Crescenzo victorious in the 'toughest stage race in America'
May 1st
- Marta Bastianelli takes GC at the and entertaining and dynamic Festival Elsy Jacobs in Luxembourg
- Aleksandr Vlasov powers to Tour de Romandie victory after time-trial win
- What is heart rate variability and can cyclists use it to avoid burn-out?