British cycling’s apparently inexhaustible capacity to reinvent its wheels made for a thunderous statement of intent on the opening day of the track programme as their men’s team sprint trio - with 23-year-old Callum Skinner in for the retired legend that is Sir Chris Hoy - beat world champions New Zealand to earn gold in an Olympic record of 42.440sec.

American Kristin Armstrong made it three consecutive women's Olympic time trial titles a day before her 43rd birthday - as Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara produced a masterclass to take the men's title in Rio.

Anna van der Breggen secured women’s road race gold for The Netherlands at Rio 2016 with a strong sprint finish after her team-mate Annemiek van Vleuten crashed heavily on the descent when leading the race.

Belgium’s Greg van Avermaet claimed a thrilling victory at the end of a gruelling men’s road race, which saw a dramatic conclusion with a series of crashes and Poland’s Rafal Majka being hunted down in sight of the finish line. 

The European Cycling Union (UEC) have launched the search for an alternative venue for this year's European Road Cycling Championships after Nice announced they were cancelling all sport and cultural events following last month's terrorist attack.

Spain’s Alejandro Valverde and Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali will start among the favourites for the men’s Olympic road race in Rio de Janeiro on a course featuring several brutal climbing sections.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has revealed it's dates for the 2017 UCI WorldTour and, in a significant change, it will take the peloton to 15 countries and four continents.

Women’s road race world champion Lizzie Armitstead says she will hold her “head high” at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games having been afforded a reprieve to compete in spite of missing three drugs tests within a 12-month period.

UK Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD) has claimed it "respects" the outcome of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing against Lizzie Armitstead, but is awaiting a "reasoned decision" as to why the women’s road race world champion was afforded a reprieve to compete at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, despite missing three drugs tests within a 12-month period.

Women’s road race world champion Lizzie Armitstead has been cleared on an anti-doping rule violation that could have potentially forced her out the Olympic Games by the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) after UK Anti-Doping had charged her with missing three drugs tests within a 12-month period.

Belgium's Tom Boonen claimed a sprint victory at the close of the RideLondon-Surrey Classic after home favourite Geraint Thomas was caught in the final kilometres following a solo attack.

The Netherlands’ Kirsten Wild won the Prudential RideLondon Classique after a powerful final sprint.

Bauke Mollema put his Tour de France heartbreak behind him as the Dutchman triumphed at the Clasica San Sebastian after a late attack.

British cyclist Chris Froome will race on home soil for the first time in more than two years on Sunday (July 31), when he competes in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic.

Australia’s Chloe Hosking produced a strong sprint finish on the Champs-Elysées to triumph at the third edition of La Course by Le Tour.