2021 Vuelta a España is set to become the first Grand Tour event on the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour to use a water dispenser model that will enable a move away from single-use plastic bottles.
Britain’s supremacy in the Olympic velodrome will be put to the test as Tokyo 2020 track cycling competition begins tomorrow at the Izu Velodrome in Shizuoka.
Charlotte Worthington was crowned the first BMX freestyle Olympic champion after the British rider produced a stunning final run at Tokyo 2020 to unseat United States favourite Hannah Roberts at the top of the standings, while Australia’s Logan Martin clinched the men’s title with an impressive display here today.
Dutch rider Annemiek Van Vleuten followed her victory in the women’s time trial at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with success in the second edition of the Donostia San Sebastián Klasikoa.
The Donostia San Sebastián Klasikoa returns tomorrow after last year’s race was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, although a number of high profile cyclists will be absent with the event falling during a congested period that also featured the Tour de France and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Britain's Bethany Shriever ended Mariana Pajón’s reign as women’s BMX racing Olympic champion after a closely contested final here today.
German cycling coach Patrick Moster has been sent home from Tokyo 2020 after referring to cyclists as "camel riders" during yesterday’s men’s individual time trial.
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has borrowed $5 million (£3.6 million/€4.2 million) from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to help mitigate the impact of Tokyo 2020's postponement.
Primož Roglič was crowned men’s Olympic individual time trial champion at the Izu International Speedway as the Slovenian responded impressively to his Tour de France disappointment.
Jolanda Neff led home a Swiss clean sweep in the Tokyo 2020 women's cross-country mountain bike event in Izu, with the gold medallist winning by more than a minute.
Tom Pidcock became Britain’s first medallist in Olympic mountain bike competition after pulling clear to triumph in Izu.
Switzerland’s Nino Schurter will seek to become the first cyclist to claim a mountain bike medal at four Olympic Games when the men's cross-country event is held tomorrow at Izu MTB Course.
Austria’s Anna Kiesenhofer earned a shock women’s road race gold at Tokyo 2020, having remained clear of the field after a race-long breakaway.
Richard Carapaz became Ecuador’s second Olympic gold medallist by clinching the men’s road race title at Tokyo 2020, following a superbly judged ride.
Newly crowned Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar will start among the contenders for the men’s Olympic road race title in one of the first medal events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
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