AG2R's Nico Denz wins Tour de Vendée, but Cofidis rider takes overall prize

In the aftermath of Sunday's changed route for this year's Paris-Tours one-day race, which deviated from its usual parcours to take in nine sectors of gravel vineyard tracks inside the final 60 kilometres, the reaction was swift – and mixed.

Eight time trial medals for Bioracer's Speedwear Concept speed suit.Belgium technical clothing specialists Bioracer supplies the national teams of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands with its technical clothing for international competition.

With Richie Porte forced to miss the UCI Road World Championships through illness, Jack Haig and Simon Clarke will be flying the flag Australia in the men's road race this Sunday. In Porte, the nation had a shot at a podium place in Innsbruck but they have had to reset their ambitions over the last week.

Australia's Amanda Spratt is one of a handful of favourites that could win the world title in the elite women's road race at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck on Saturday. She has the support of a seven-rider team, a course tailor-made for her and the motivation to fight for the rainbow jersey.

There are countless reasons why we love getting outside and going for a ride. It boosts our moods, it’s good for our muscles, bones, and joints, and it may even adds years to our lives.

Mark Cavendish, one of the most accomplished sprinters in pro cycling, is taking a break from the sport due to an infectious virus, CNN reports.

A serious bike crash in June has left Kristina Vogel, Germany’s Olympic and world sprint cycling champion, paralyzed from the waist down, the 27-year-old revealed on Friday.

Loic Bruni held onto the rainbow jersey and became a three-time downhill World Champion with his spectacular win in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, on Sunday. ‘SuperBruni,’ who’s now won three of the last four World Champs, edged out Belgium’s Martin Maes, who was in the hot seat going into the Top 10. Maes finished second and Brit Danny Hart came in third in a tight race that found all three medalists finishing in the same second.

Consecutive Cape Epic stage wins have Nino Schurter and Matthias Stirnemann (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) on the cusp of overall victory. The duo moved into the lead following stage 5 victory but it was stage 6 where Schurter and Stirnemann stamped their authority on the race.

Cadel Evans and George Hincapie won a Tour de France together in 2011 with BMC and can now add Cape Epic to their palmares.

Much to the delight of the thousands of Swiss fans lining the track, EWS mainstay Caro Gehrig set a fast time early, which held until fellow Swiss rider Janine Hübscher managed to push Gehrig out of the hot seat.

More people are mountain biking than ever before. Here on Vancouver’s North Shore, the number of riders on the trails has increased six-fold since 2006.

Sout Australian speedster Troy Brosnan threw down an astonishing run to defend his Crankworx Les Gets title from 2017, in a race that resembled a mini World Cup round.