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A Swiss bicycle racer who crashed on a fast descent during the Tour de Suisse died on Friday, one day after he and another competitor tumbled into a ravine in the Swiss Alps.Friday’s stage was canceled after race organizers informed the…

Swiss rider Gino Mader has died after crashing into a ravine on the descent towards the finish line in Thursday's (Jun 15) stage five of the Tour de Suisse, his team Bahrain Victorious said on Friday. "Despite the best efforts of the…

Rising cycling star Gino Mader of Switzerland sadly passed away after he succumbed to injuries during the Tour de Suisse on Friday, June 16. Mader, 26, at the time of his death suffered fatal injuries after plunging into a ravine on a Tour…

Primoz Roglic expanded his Grand Tour portfolio by winning the Giro d'Italia on Sunday in Rome to add to his three Spanish Vuelta titles.He became the first Slovenian rider to win the Giro and he did it in dramatic fashion, claiming the…

Emily Bridges today revealed she may give up competitive cycling and emigrate after the sport's governing body in Britain banned transgender women from racing, branding it a 'genocide against us'.The cyclist, who set a national junior men's…

Tributes pour in for Spanish cyclist Arturo Gravalos, who has died at the age of 25 after losing a battle with a brain tumourSpanish cyclist Arturo Gravalos has died aged 25 with a brain tumourThe promising young racer…

Magnus Cort won a wet and cold 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday and Geraint Thomas kept hold of the pink jersey.Cort edged Derek Gee of Ottawa and Alessandro De Marchi at the end of the rolling 196-kilometre route through the…

Canadian Derek Gee, competing in his first Grand Tour, finished runner-up to Irish rider Ben Healy in Stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday.The 25-year-old from Ottawa was part of a four-man breakaway, staying near the front despite a…

From being born a man... to Queen of the Mountains: Trans cyclist romps to victory in elite in women's race - winning £28,000 in the process - sparking new anger at the sport's transgender rulesA transgender athlete has won an…

Canadian Derek Gee has been named to Israel-Premier Tech's team for the Giro d'Italia, the first Grand Tour of the cycling season.The 25-year-old from Ottawa, who came fifth in the team pursuit at the Tokyo Olympics, will support Italian…