His dramatic victory in the Paris-Roubaix has elevated the Slovakian to the pinnacle of his sport but his humble roots and carefree attitude seem certain to keep cycling’s new hero grounded“I was thoroughly fucked but I tried to enjoy it afterwards,
The threshold for ‘but I have to’ gets lower until I’m scarcely prepared to use my legsI reviewed an electric bike once in the 90s, before anyone discovered intuitive software. Working out how to turn it on and off was way beyond anything I’d pick
The best images from the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast as divers, gymnasts and athletes are among those going for gloryClick here to check out all our photographic content from the 2018 Games Continue reading...
Largest ever team to leave these shores is trailing Australia by a distance and the administrative backup has missed a trick tooTeam England ticked very few boxes at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, from the support officials who incomprehensibly botche
ENGLAND’S Commonwealth Games bosses have issued a grovelling apology to cyclist Melissa Lowther after forgetting to enter her for today’s time trial. The 21-year-old road racer was left “gutted” by the administrative cock-up which prevented her fr
Administrative error despite ‘seven or eight’ layers of checksTeam England offers apology to ‘gutted’ riderEnglish cyclist Melissa Lowther has been training all season for the time trial at the Commonwealth Games and travelled more than 24 hours t
Cyclist wins his fourth Commonwealth Games goldAustralian had only decided to enter race two weeks agoAustralia has won both the women’s and men’s individual time trial cycling gold medals at the Commonwealth Games. Katrin Garfoot triumphed with a tim
• Belgian rider died in hospital following a heart attack• Widespread tributes paid to 23-year-oldAs the cycling world mourned the loss of the young Belgian professional Michael Goolaerts, who died late on Sunday night after suffering a heart attack d
Belgian’s death at the Paris-Roubaix reminds us of the price that can be paid for our pleasure, but riders return each year to this fiendishly difficult race in an act of non-rational courageThe death of young Michael Goolaerts following a crash in the
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CYCLIST Michael Goolaerts has sadly died after a crash in Paris-Roubaix. The Veranda’s Willems-Crelan rider suffered a cardiac arrest after falling on the second set of cobbles in the 257km one-day classic in northern France. The 23-year-old did not
• Goolaerts taken to Lille hospital after crash, says race director• Peter Sagan beats Silvan Dillier in a sprint finish to win raceThe world champion Peter Sagan timed his effort perfectly to become the first rider since 1981 to claim the Paris-Rouba
Australia continue brilliant Commonwealth Games in the poolMatthew Glaetzer, Amy Cure and Stephanie Morton win on the trackFrom the depths of despair to the elation of atonement – what a difference a day has made for cyclist Matthew Glaetzer who has rid
BELGIAN cyclist Michael Goolaerts has been rushed to hospital after a horror crash during the Paris-Roubaix. The 22-year-old received emergency CPR on the side of the road after the accident on the second set of cobbles in the race known as the Hell of th
Campbell sisters go one-two in women’s 50 freestyleKaarle McCullough pips teammate Steph Morton in 500m time trialBy her own admission, a fifth in her pet event in Rio was “possibly the greatest choke in Olympic history”. Such was the emotional bagg
CYCLIST Tomasz Marczynski has showed the gruesome affects of his training ahead of the Ardennes classics. The Polish rider shared a picture of the back of his legs with his veins bulging and looking like they were about to explode. Belgian team Lotto-So
• Student holds off Scotland’s John Archibald in 4,000m final• Tanfield continues remarkable breakthrough seasonBritish cycling has been short on heartwarming tales of late so how timely that Charlie Tanfield, a student who lives in a shared house a