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• Legend Cavendish to retire on Sunday

  09-11-2024 13:30 via bbc.com
  
  Britain's Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, will retire after racing in the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore.
  
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• Onley and Holl claim Scottish Cycling awards

  17-11-2024 19:24 via bbc.com
  
  Paralympic champion Jenny Holl and road cyclist Oscar Onley pick up the top prizes at the Scottish Cycling Awards.
  
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• 'I didn't panic when it hurt' - trailblazer Deignan to retire

  15-11-2024 17:04 via bbc.com
  
  One of Great Britain’s most successful road cyclists, Lizzie Deignan, will retire at the end of next season.
  
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• Deignan announces retirement at the end of next season

  15-11-2024 17:01 via bbc.com
  
  One of the Britain's most successful road cyclists Lizzie Deignan says she will retire at the end of next season and is "really proud of the career" she has had.
  
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• Lizzie Deignan to bow out in 2025: ‘I showed you can be a professional athlete and a mum’

  15-11-2024 17:00
  British cyclist confirms retirement after 18th seasonDeignan plans to continue to work in the sportLizzie Deignan, the London 2012 silver medallist and former world road race champion, has confirmed that 2025 will be her final year in the women’s peloton.“Next year will be my final season,” said Deignan, who has moved back to her native Yorkshire after a long period based in Monaco. “It’s been a question that’s been asked of me, over and over, the last couple
  
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• I wouldn't make it as a pro now - Cavendish

  14-11-2024 12:42 via bbc.com
  
  Mark Cavendish says that he would be unlikely to be a professional cyclist if he was starting his career now.
  
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• 'The last lap': emotional Mark Cavendish wins final race of his pro career – video

  10-11-2024 14:27
  Mark Cavendish claimed victory in his final race as a professional cyclist. The 39-year-old produced a trademark sprint finish to cross the line first in the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium. Cavendish’s fellow competitors gave him a guard of honour before the race and the Manxman understandably had mixed feelings at the end saying: 'I'm very, very happy and very emotional, but very happy.' He added: 'I could see the lads coming down, I knew the last 25 laps of my career. Last
  
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• Emotional Cavendish wins final race of career

  10-11-2024 11:54 via bbc.com
  
  Britain's Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, ends his career with victory in the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore.
  
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• Mark Cavendish signs off with emotional win in final race as pro cyclist

  10-11-2024 11:24
  
  British rider delivers victory in Singapore Criterium‘I couldn’t have wished for a better send-off than here’Mark Cavendish claimed victory in his final race as a professional cyclist. The 39-year-old produced a trademark sprint finish to cross the line first in the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium.Cavendish’s fellow competitors gave him a guard of honour before the race and the Manxman was understandably emotional at the end. Continue reading...
  
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• Mark Cavendish confirms that Sunday will be ‘final race of my cycling career’

  09-11-2024 13:35
  
  Briton’s last race is Tour de France Criterium in Singapore‘I have achieved everything that I can on the bike’Mark Cavendish has confirmed he will retire on Sunday, ending a career that includes the all-time record for most stage victories at the Tour de France and four world titles on the track and road.The 39-year-old, who announced his retirement last May before reversing that decision five months later, revealed his decision with a post on Instagram, which sh
  
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• Streeting orders prostate cancer review after Chris Hoy calls for early tests

  05-11-2024 12:21
  
  Cycling star, who has terminal cancer, tells men under 50 with family history of prostate cancer to ask for testThe health secretary has ordered the NHS to review its guidance on testing for prostate cancer in light of Sir Chris Hoy’s “powerful” call for men to be screened in their 40s.The Olympic cycling champion Hoy, who has terminal cancer, urged men with a family history of prostate cancer to see their GP for a blood test even if they are under 50. Continue reading...
  
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• I'm more grateful for each day - Sir Chris Hoy

  05-11-2024 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  Six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy tells BBC Breakfast about his life with terminal cancer and the legacy he hopes to leave.
  
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• I'll never forget the words 'it's incurable' - Sir Chris Hoy on cancer diagnosis

  05-11-2024 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Sir Chris Hoy says he "will never forget the words it's incurable" as he opens up about the moment he was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer.
  
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• Eritrean cyclists in pursuit of inspirational Girmay

  30-10-2024 13:42 via bbc.com
  
  The next generation of Eritrean cyclists are aiming to emulate and surpass Biniam Girmay, who has attained several landmarks for Africa.
  
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• Cyclist Rohan Dennis negotiating with prosecutors after allegedly causing wife’s death with car

  30-10-2024 03:02
  
  Former world champion appears in Adelaide court 10 months after partner, a fellow worlds winner and Olympian, died outside their family homeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has delayed pleading to charges over the death of his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins, so negotiations with prosecutors can continue.Dennis, 34, was arrested after Hoskins, 32, was struck by his
  
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• Tour de France to take all-French route for first time since 2020

  29-10-2024 16:31 via bbc.com
  
  The 2025 Tour de France will be staged exclusively in France for the first time in five years.
  
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• Mont Ventoux returns for 2025 Tour de France with Pogacar aiming for No 4

  29-10-2024 15:00
  
  Race begins in Lille on 5 July and returns to Paris finaleTour de France Femmes begins in Brittany on 26 JulyMountains, crosswinds, cobbles and time trials: none of the hazards of the 2025 Tour de France route, unveiled in Paris on Tuesday, are likely to derail the seemingly unstoppable Tadej Pogacar, winner of almost every race worth winning in 2024.Next summer the Slovenian – once a cheeky prodigy but now a ruthless terminator – will be back at the Tour’s Grand Départ,
  
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• ITV to lose Tour de France live rights in blow to free-to-air sport coverage

  25-10-2024 16:24
  
  Live race will be exclusively on Eurosport from 2026Le Tour has been free-to-air on British TV since 1980sWarner Brothers Discovery (WBD) is set to become the exclusive British broadcaster for the Tour de France from 2026 onwards, with live free-to-air coverage of the race in the UK likely to end.WBD currently owns partial rights to screen the men’s and women’s events, sharing coverage on its ­Eurosport channel with the ­terrestrial ITV4, but has agreed a big-money exclusivit
  
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• Sir Chris Hoy 'blown away' by men seeking cancer advice

  24-10-2024 16:42 via bbc.com
  
  Six-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy says it is a 'huge comfort' to know that his story could save lives.
  
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• Chris Hoy shows us all what really matters on and off the field of play | Cath Bishop

  23-10-2024 14:06
  Greater imagination, ambition and perspective is required to set up opportunities and explore what’s possibleChris Hoy’s cancer prognosis has delivered a jolting shock to the senses, a reminder that legendary Olympic medal-winners are still human and as vulnerable as any of us to life’s curveballs. With that, we have gained a powerful dose of a precious commodity in sport and beyond: perspective.Announced during cycling’s World Championships in Denmark, where Hoy was pres
  
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• The doctor who became a cycling world champion

  21-10-2024 19:18 via bbc.com
  
  A qualified doctor who watched the Tokyo Games while working at a hospital, Anna Morris is now a three-time world champion and Olympic medallist.
  
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• Could we all be as positive as Chris Hoy facing death? Perhaps knowing when we will go changes everything | Simon Jenkins

  21-10-2024 16:24
  
  As Hoy has said, there is agony in trying to predict the future. Medical advances mean we might be able to navigate an awful diagnosis with some certaintyWe can all sympathise with Chris Hoy for his terminal cancer, and admire the manner in which he revealed it. Dignity so rarely goes with celebrity. We wish him well. But Hoy has two advantages over me. First, he cycles faster. Second, he knows how long he has to live. It is four years at the outside.Hoy can therefore plan. He can draw up a fina
  
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• Chris Hoy praised for positivity in face of cancer diagnosis – video

  20-10-2024 22:01
  
  After being told he only has 'two to four years to live', there has been wide-spread warmth and admiration for the way that Sir Chris Hoy has dealt with his diagnosis which was revealed publicly in an interview with the Sunday Times. The UK health secretary, Wes Streeting, said he was 'in awe' of the six-time Olympic gold medallist, who appeared upbeat as he presented the Track Cycling World Championships only a few hours after the news broke. Hoy also took to Instagram to send a message of posi
  
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• Chris Hoy: a remarkable, determined human being unchanged by success | William Fotheringham

  20-10-2024 18:44
  
  The courage with which he faces his diagnosis is typical of a man who engages with life in his own way, with perspectiveAt a certain age, joked Sir Chris Hoy in October 2011, you don’t even buy green bananas. The throwaway remark was intended to underline the complexities and unpredictabilities of being a “senior” athlete – Hoy was then 35, seemingly blessed with eternal youth – but it seems grimly apposite in the light of the Scot’s announcement that he has t
  
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• Marchant clinches world bronze in women's keirin

  20-10-2024 17:38 via bbc.com
  
  Great Britain's Katy Marchant wins bronze in the women's keirin, with team-mate Emma Finucane fourth, at the Track Cycling World Championships.
  
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• Sir Chris Hoy – memorable moments in the life of the Olympic great

  20-10-2024 16:38
  
  After Hoy’s announcement that he has terminal cancer, we look back at some of the career highlights that made him a household name Continue reading...
  
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• GB’s Marchant wins keirin bronze

  20-10-2024 16:37 via bbc.com
  
  Watch as Great Britain's Katy Marchant wins bronze in the women's keirin as teammate Emma Finucane finishes fourth at the Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark.
  
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• Hoy courage praised as he reveals terminal cancer

  20-10-2024 16:17 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Chris Hoy has received well-wishes after revealing his cancer diagnosis is terminal.
  
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• Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy announces his cancer is terminal

  20-10-2024 13:18 via bbc.com
  
  The 48-year-old Scot says doctors have told him he has between two and four years to live.
  
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• Tributes pour in for Chris Hoy after terminal cancer diagnosis

  20-10-2024 13:17
  
  Olympic cycling champion says doctors have told him he has two to four years to liveTributes have poured in for the Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy after he revealed he had received a terminal cancer diagnosis.In an interview with the Sunday Times, Hoy, who won six golds and one silver medal for Team GB, said doctors had told him he had between two and four years to live. Continue reading...
  
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