Plans being made to replace Tour de Yorkshire with new-look event in the region
The Tour de Yorkshire will not return in its previous form after a breakdown in negotiations, but plans have been announced to launch a new-look event from 2024.
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‘You have to be realistic’: Marianne Vos under no illusions on keeping yellow jersey at Tour de France Femmes
Tour de France Femmes race leader Marianne Vos (Team Jumbo-Visma) has said that “you have to be realistic” about how long she can stay in yellow, and that the brutal gravel on Stage 4 is “a part of cycling". Vos is top of the standings after winning one stage and finishing second in two more, but speaking after a tough Stage 4 she admitted that it wasn’t likely she would stay in the lead ahead of the climbing in the mountains over the weekend. Ad/> «Of course, you have to be realistic, and with the climbs coming up this weekend, normally, the GC riders are very strong and will take a lot of time,” Vos said.
'A huge step forward' - Lizzie Deignan hails Tour de France Femmes opportunity for women's cycling
British cycling legend Lizzie Deignan has hailed the Tour de France Femmes as «a huge step forward» and also a massive opportunity for the sport. The 33-year-old, who currently rides for Trek–Segafredo, said she has not yet walked away from the sport because of the «many opportunities» on offer and the momentum that women's cycling now has. Ad/> Speaking on Eurosport's 'Power of Sport' show, Deignan cited the maternity clauses in contracts as making it financially possible for women to return to the sport and also gave her thoughts on the start of the Tour de France Femmes.
'An absolute abomination': Residents hit out after skyscraper rejected for being 'too tall' now could be built - after height reduced by just ONE floor
Plans for a new skyscraper in Manchester which were rejected for being 'too tall' could be approved this week as the developer agrees to remove one floor. The tallest of the buildings planned as part of the 481-apartment scheme off Great Ancoats Street would stand at 33 storeys and feature four fewer flats.
Countries need to balance domestic leagues and international schedule: ICC
The ICC board met in Birmingham and discussed at length how to keep the format alive. "About relevance of ODIs, we talked about the structure of the game an d the way they are incorporated in FTP is countries and fans in different countries have different preferences with regards to formats. I think at this stage there were some discussions not specifically about ODIs but mix of formats within the calendar," ICC CEO Geoff Allardice said on Tuesday.
Allyson Felix joins IOC athletes’ commission
Allyson Felix and a refugee cyclist originally from Afghanistan joined the International Olympic Committee’s athletes’ commission on Thursday.
Tour de France Femmes: Widespread conservatism turned supposed thrilling gravel stage into bit of a damp squib, but why?
Conservative approach neutralises GC on sketchy gravel stage To gravel or not to gravel? That is the question, following today’s somewhat baffling stage of the Tour de France Femmes. Ad/> In a stage widely touted to be the one to light up the general classification, what actually unfolded on the ‘chenin blanc’ of the Champagne region was a reasonably entertaining spectacle, but certainly not one for the ages.