Cycling

Zipping up and down the dips and hills and effortlessly manoeuvring round the last few chicanes on the revamped Cathkin Braes mountain bike course, Grant Ferguson looks at home.

Winning three Grand Tours consecutively was already enough to cement Chris Froome’s place in cycling history. The way in which he won this Giro d’Italia, though, adds an extra dimension to the achievement.

Callum Skinner has again spoken out against drugs cheats, urging the authorities to come down tougher on those who try to circumnavigate doping rules in sport. But the Olympic cyclist has also appealed to those who are losing faith with sport not to give in to scepticism.

Chris Froome is set to complete a grand slam of Grand Tour titles, and take his tally to six overall, after all but ensuring his status at the Giro d’Italia’s first British winner.

Chris Froome charged into the overall lead of the Giro d’Italia with a stunning solo ride to win stage 19 while former 
leader Simon Yates slid well out of contention.

Simon Yates is still in control of the Giro d’Italia after the British rider limited his losses to closest rival Tom Dumoulin in the individual time trial yesterday.

Chris Froome responded to his critics with a fantastic ride up Monte Zoncolan to win the 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia but it was British compatriot Simon Yates who consolidated his overall lead.

Record-breaking Scottish cyclist Mark Beaumont has ramped up training as he prepares to smash another world record but this time atop a vintage bike.

The Tour de Yorkshire sets off today, the men doing four days of racing through those narrow northern roads, the women’s race will be over in half that time. For some it may be a source of bitterness that the sexes are treated differently but Katie Archibald is her own boss and, to be honest, she almost sounds relieved.

Scots cyclist Katie Archibald came agonisingly close to medalling in the women’s time trial event.

P eter Sagan is the greatest cyclist of his generation: a genius on a bike and a showman on and off it. With his €4 million salary and other earnings the Slovak might also be the best paid rider in the history of the sport. But he is finding it difficult to win the races that matter. The exception is the world championship road race, which he has won three years in a row: a curiosity we’ll return to.

Neah Evans grabbed a bronze in the points race yesterday and has ambitions to add to that medal haul before her Australian Commonwealth Games experience is over.

SCOTLAND have their first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games after Neil Fachie powered his way to gold in the men’s blind and visually impaired 1,000m time trial.

The overwhelming majority of bicycle thefts in Scotland go unsolved, new figures have shown.

Whisper it, but Katie Archibald could be Scotland’s star turn at these Commonwealth Games.

From the largest team ever to travel away, Scotland has a coterie of athletes ready and able to win medals and here are ten in a good position to shine on the Gold Coast, writes Moira Gordon

Forget the road to Damascus, it was offshore, on a rig that was being battered by wind and rain that Kyle Gordon had his moment of revelation.

Winning a gold and silver medal at the Olympic Games hasn’t changed Callum Skinner’s life but it has given him a more credible platform from which to air his views.

It’s difficult to say precisely
what gives Jonny Wale his endearingly singular status in cycling.