Bradley Wiggins News

It was a day of rest at the Giro d'Italia but there was no break from the obligations of the maglia rosa for Vincenzo Nibali on Monday as he held forth at a press conference at the Astana team hotel in Valloire, at the foot of the mighty Col du Galibier.

MATT Clarke underlined his growing reputation with a place on the podium for the Lincoln Grand Prix Cycle Race under 23 section.

This year's Giro d'Italia claimed two major victims when pre-race favorite Bradley Wiggins and defending champion Ryder Hesjedal withdrew prior to Friday's 13th stage, the pair citing illness as the reason for abandoning the tour.

The 24-year-old from Cocks Clark, near Maldon, beat the Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins to win the gruelling 54.8km individual time trial.

MATT Clarke underlined his growing reputation with a place on the podium for the Lincoln Grand Prix Cycle Race under 23 section.

Olympic gold medallist Joanna Rowsell, a teammate of Hampshire's Dani King, has welcomed the changes to the women's team pursuit - because they will provide Great Britain with a challenge.

The Tour of Britain is Britain's highest profile road cycle event with this year's participants including Olympic gold medallist and Tour de France winner Sir Bradley Wiggins and his Olympic teammate Mark Cavendish.

Olympic silver medallist Rigoberto Uran soloed to victory in the hilly 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, as his Sky team leader and race favourite Bradley Wiggins lost more time to race leader Vincenzo Nibali.

Entries close on Friday for the seventh Tour of Wessex, which will see thousands of cyclists travel across Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset.

Back when the great Eddie Merckx won his legendary 525 races, cyclists often rode everything.

Bradley Wiggins, a well-known mod and musician with a love for Paul Weller and new-wave punk rock, often plugs into his iPod when on the rollers, either warming down from a gruelling stage or getting into the zone ahead of a time trial.

Astana, the team of race leader Vincenzo Nibali, have come to the front. With their baby blue and yellow outfits and Nibali's pink get-up, it's a sight for sore eyes.

Zimbabwe hold nerve for tense win BULAWAYO: Shakib Al Hasan put in an all-round performance, but his dismissal kick started a dramatic Bangladesh collapse that saw Zimbabwe snatch a six-run victory in the first Twenty20 international at Queens Sports Club.

Bradley Wiggins' bid to add the Giro d'Italia title to his Tour de France crown suffered another blow Saturday as the British cycling star lost more time in the eighth stage time trial.

PESCARA, Italy: Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins lost valuable time after falling on a treacherously wet hairpin bend in the seventh stage of the Tour of Italy won by Australian Adam Hansen on Friday.

Roberto MartA nez's team have put area's 'egg chasers' in their place by reaching the club's first FA Cup final Wigan manager Roberto MartA nez greets supporters prior to his team travelling to London for Saturday's FA Cup final.

Sir Dave Brailsford has said fellow knight Sir Bradley Wiggins must show 'balls' if he is to claw his way back into contention in the Giro D'Italia, after the Olympic champion crashed during stage seven.

The 60th edition of BBC Sports Personality of the Year will be broadcast live from Leeds on Sunday, 15 December 2013.

The Omega Pharma-Quick Step sprinter was expertly launched by team-mate Gert Steegmans in the closing straight before winning by a bike length ahead of rivals Elia Viviani and Matt Goss .

Defending Giro d'Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal is preparing for the most important low-altitude test of this year's race.