Cycling Weekly

British Racing, Racing - July 25, 2019

Dan Bigham and John Archibald boycott National 25 time trial over busy A50 road

Daniel Bigham, National 25-mile time trial 2017

Team Ribble rider Bigham has asked the national governing body to shift the focus from fast dual carriageways

Team Ineos hope Luke Rowe disqualification won’t be a distraction in the Alps at Tour de France 2019

Geraint Thomas hopes to avoid distraction after Luke Rowe was disqualified from the Tour (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Team Ineos hope Luke Rowe’s disqualification from the Tour de France won’t be a distraction in the pivotal final weekend.

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News, Racing, Tour de France 2019 - July 25, 2019

Walking the line between retweets and recovery – How social media has shaped professional cycling

How has social media shaped the Tour de France? (Picture: AFP PHOTO / Lionel BONAVENTURE / Getty Images)

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have given fans more access the stars than ever before, but how do athletes and teams balance the demands?

'We're 180 idiots riding in the way of each other': Tour de France riders give their thoughts on Luke Rowe & Tony Martin disqualification

Team Ineos and Jumbo-Visma lead the peloton at the 2019 Tour de France (GodingImages/PA Images)

Riders are fairly unanimous in their agreement that the two riders shouldn't have been thrown out of the Tour de France

Read the full statements from Team Ineos, Jumbo-Visma and UCI on Tour de France disqualifications

Luke Rowe on stage 17 of the Tour de France (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

As the Tour de France heads into the decisive final weekend of racing, two teams are being forced to rethink their strategies after key riders were disqualified.