Giro d’Italia: Evenepoel felled by dog before Cavendish slips on day of crashes

Remco Evenepoel suffered two falls on a dramatic fifth stage which also saw Mark Cavendish go down within metres of the finish line

Tony Doyle led a storied life as his cycling career took him to the top

Tony Doyle led a storied life with a career which took him to the summit of cycling and will be remembered fondly for his fight

Demi Vollering saw her lead slip away as Movistar attacked in crosswinds, before Realini pipped Van Vleuten on the line

The pair face a tough test starting on Saturday, up against the serial winners and favourites Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic

In the wake of trans athlete Austin Killips winning the Tour of the Gila on Sunday, the governing body intends to reach a decision in August

Marianne Vos won her second consecutive stage of the Vuelta Femenina as her Jumbo-Visma team reeled in late breaks from rivals

Britain’s Anna Henderson claimed the red jersey at the inaugural La Vuelta Femenina while Lizzie Deignan continued her return to the sport

Tao Geoghegan Hart claimed victory at the Tour of the Alps, the Ineos Grenadiers rider completing a British one-two with Hugh Carthy

Remco Evenepoel took the last stage but Roglic clinched the overall win by six seconds with Marc Soler third

‘Attack is the best defence,’ said Tadej Pogacar after a stunning display secured the Paris-Nice victory

The UAE Team Emirates rider has established a 12-second overall lead, but his rivals David Gaudu and Jonas Vingegaard are still in contention

The Ineos Grenadiers rider went it alone from 50km for victory in Siena after Demi Vollering pipped her SD Worx colleague Kopecky in the women’s race

Cycling champion dubbed the ‘pocket rocket’ whose spectacular feats in the 1950s captured the public imagination