Top-30 finish for Alice Sharpe in women's road race
Alice Sharpe finished in 29th position in the women's road race at the European Cycling Championships in Munich.
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La Vuelta 2022: Unusual scenes as riders stop in church to light candles ahead of Stage 3 in Breda
In a strange start to Stage 3 of La Vuelta 2022, the jersey leaders jumped off their bikes to walk through the Great Church in Breda to light candles. The interlude — a tribute to those who have died from COVID-19 — was planned for La Vuelta 2020 when the Netherlands were set to host the opening three stages, before the pandemic forced the country to delay their plans until this year.
European Championships: Lorena Wiebes pips Elisa Balsamo to win road race gold for the Netherlands
Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes continued her stunning 2022 by winning the women’s road race at the European Championships in a photo finish. Wiebes edged out Elisa Balsamo to win the event on a tight street-circuit in Munich, ahead of bronze medallist Rachele Barbieri and Lisa Brennauer, who finished her final-ever cycling race in fourth, just outside of the medals.
Christie Hospital parking scheme extension paused following resident outcry
An extension of the parking scheme around the Christie Hospital has been paused.
Breaking Sam Bennett surges to brilliant Vuelta stage victory
Sam Bennett took victory in the second stage of Vuelta a Espana in a massive sprint finish in Utrecht ahead of Mads Pedersen and Tim Merlier.
Pidcock believes returning to his mountain bike roots inspired Munich glory
Tom Pidcock reckons returning to his mountain bike roots has provided the perfect platform for completing an unprecedented cycling hat-trick after grabbing more major glory in Munich. The Olympic mountain bike champion added the European title to his rapidly-growing collection after soaring to a stunning Stage 12 triumph at the Tour de France last month. Ad The Leeds star, 23, competes in road, mountain and cyclo-cross events and kicked his year off by winning Cyclo-cross World Championship gold in Arkansas.
I would be surprised if India and Pakistan don't come knocking on door: Shane Watson on WTC qualification
Shane Watson. The final of the ongoing cycle is set to be played next year, but the race for the top two spots in the league table is heating up. Last edition's finalists India will host Australia for four of their six remaining WTC matches, while the remaining two will be away matches against Bangladesh.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has the money and drive to hire a Manchester United dream team
Manchester United were never going to issue a response to the Ineos spokesman who declared Sir Jim Ratcliffe's interest in buying the club on Wednesday night.