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'Pretty epic' – Dan Bigham beats Victor Campenaerts’ previous mark to smash UCI Hour Record

Britain’s Dan Bigham smashed the Hour record after he completed a distance of 55.548km around the Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland. Bigham, who is an aerodynamics specialist and race engineer for the British cycling team Ineos Grenadiers, beat the previous record of 55.089km, meaning he was almost half a kilometre faster than when the record was set by Belgium's Victor Campenaerts back in 2019. Ad The Hour record is considered one of the most prestigious records in cycling as it is the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle.

La Vuelta 2022 - Dutch delight in Utrecht as Jumbo-Visma win opening TTT and Robert Gesink takes red

On a day Utrecht became the first city in the world to have hosted the start of all three of cycling’s Grand Tours, the Dutch delight continued as veteran climber Robert Gesink led home the winning Jumbo-Visma team to take the first red jersey of the 77th edition of La Vuelta. Gesink, 36, finished with the triple champion Primoz Roglic right in his wheel as all eight riders from Jumbo-Visma completed the 23.3km course together to deny their nearest challengers Ineos Grenadiers by 13 seconds.

Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte fined by FA for touchline clash after Chelsea's draw with Tottenham

Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte have been charged by the FA following their touchline spats during Chelsea’s draw with Tottenham on Sunday. Chelsea boss Tuchel was hit with a £35,000 fine and a one-game touchline ban, but that has been temporarily lifted pending written submissions from the Independent Regulatory Commission.

La Vuelta: 'They're annoying me now!' - Adam Blythe compares Jumbo-Visma to Ineos after latest star signings

Adam Blythe joked about being annoyed at how dominant Jumbo-Visma are threatening to be after the team signed Wilco Kelderman and Dylan van Baarle for 2023 and beyond. Kelderman finished fifth in the 2021 Tour de France and third in the 2020 Giro d'Italia, while Van Baarle secured stunning victories at Paris-Roubaix this year and at Dwars door Vlaanderen in the last campaign. Ad Jumbo-Visma's impressive additions came on the same day it was announced that Richard Carapaz would leave the Ineos Grenadiers to join EF Education for the 2023 season.

Triathlon rivalry erupts at Collins Cup as Long storms off after Laidlow clash

American Sam Long slammed triathlon nemesis Sam Laidlow for being disrespectful and said he was «p****d off» after Team Europe's young upstart continued their war of words at the Collins Cup. Long, Laidlow and Canadian legend Lionel Sanders of Team International will face off in Match 8 of triathlon's version of golf's Ryder Cup on Saturday in Slovakia, with the Team US star visibly unimpressed with the draw at Thursday's opening ceremony.

Tom Pidcock wins mountain bike cross-country gold at European Championships at Munich’s Olympiapark

Tom Pidcock won gold in the mountain bike men’s cross-country event, becoming the first British man to become European mountain bike champion. He finished with a time of 1:18:09, 0:11s faster than Denmark’s Sebastian Fini Carstensen.

Gavin Green powers ahead at Czech Masters, Ian Poulter 11 shots off the pace at Albatross Golf Resort

Ian Poulter finds himself 11 shots off the lead upon his return to DP World Tour action at the Czech Masters. The Ryder Cup great was one of the high-profile players to jump ship to LIV Golf, after which he was suspended by the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. Ad His suspension by the PGA Tour remains in place, and a lawsuit challenging the decision will not be heard until January 2024.

‘I couldn’t be less interested in last year’s results’ – Jurgen Klopp says ‘it’s never easy’ to play Man Utd

Jurgen Klopp says he “couldn’t be less interested” in Liverpool’s dominant wins against Manchester United last season, as the two Premier League giants prepare for their latest clash on Monday. Liverpool thrashed United 5-0 at Old Trafford last October and won the reverse fixture 4-0 at Anfield in April. Ad Both teams are yet to win a match this season, with United losing against Brighton and Brentford and Liverpool drawing with Fulham and Crystal Palace.

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'Pretty epic' – Dan Bigham beats Victor Campenaerts’ previous mark to smash UCI Hour Record

La Vuelta 2022 - Dutch delight in Utrecht as Jumbo-Visma win opening TTT and Robert Gesink takes red

Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte fined by FA for touchline clash after Chelsea's draw with Tottenham

La Vuelta: 'They're annoying me now!' - Adam Blythe compares Jumbo-Visma to Ineos after latest star signings

Triathlon rivalry erupts at Collins Cup as Long storms off after Laidlow clash

Tom Pidcock wins mountain bike cross-country gold at European Championships at Munich’s Olympiapark

Gavin Green powers ahead at Czech Masters, Ian Poulter 11 shots off the pace at Albatross Golf Resort

‘I couldn’t be less interested in last year’s results’ – Jurgen Klopp says ‘it’s never easy’ to play Man Utd