Former Tour de France champion Egan Bernal wins his first race since his life-threatening crash in 2022.
Britain's Ethan Hayter says he wants to "enjoy racing again" as he prepares to debut with his new team.
Organizers of Paris-Roubaix, the gruelling cycling classic over cobblestones held in northern France from April 12-13, said on Wednesday they would add new sections of paving stones. Launched in 1896, the Paris-Roubaix is generally filled with punctures, crashes and other drama. It took that year’s winner, Henri Pelissier, more than 12 hours to reach Roubaix, more than twice as long as it took last year's male champion Mathieu van der Poel.
Cycling’s governing body has banned the repeated use of carbon monoxide rebreathing that some riders misuse to artificially increase their performances. Following a meeting of its executive committee on Saturday in France, the UCI said it approved a ban on repeated inhalation to protect the health of riders. The inhalation will, however, continue to be authorized “within a medical facility and under the responsibility of a medical professional experienced in the handling of this gas for medical reasons,” the UCI said.
