Image source, Egyptian Cycling Federation Image caption, Shahd Saeed (2nd right) with other members of Egypt’s Olympic cycling teamArticle informationAuthor, Wael HusseinRole, BBC NewsReporting from Cairo11 July 2024With just two weeks to go until the Paris 2024 Olympics begin, many Egyptians are debating the decision to select as a competitor a cyclist who collided with a rival team-mate who was knocked into a cement barrier.In April, cyclist Ganna Eliwa, 19, was left concussed and with a broken right collarbone and severe cuts and bruises to the right-hand side of her body, according to a medical report, after she was pushed…

Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) has abandoned the Tour de France, climbing off the bike early on Friday’s stage 13.The Spaniard, who lay eighth overall at 7:09 behind race leader, teammate Tadej Pogačar, had recently tested positive for COVID-19, according to a report by the Spanish newspaper AS.Ayuso reportedly returned a test showing low levels of the virus. He arrived at the stage start in a separate vehicle from his teammates and has been eating meals with reduced contact with other team members.The 21-year-old had been seen racing towards the back of the peloton in the early kilometres of stage…

Refresh 2024-07-12T16:48:56.518Z Join us for full live coverage of stage 14 on Saturday and stage 15 on Sunday. 2024-07-12T16:48:31.147Z Alasdair Fotheringham is at the Tour de France with Barry Ryan and spoke to Egan Bernal about his gradual but constant return to form after his life-threatening crash. It is another great read. ‘A great leap forward’ – former Tour de France winner Egan Bernal makes giant strides on comeback trail(Image credit: Getty Images) 2024-07-12T16:46:46.387Z It has been another hectic and  exciting day of racing at the Tour de France and we have full coverage and reaction from the day. But don’t miss our…

Support us! Bikerumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More That’s right, Dainese D-Air is an airbag for DH racers, offering enhanced chest, back & neck protection in an instant, but no restriction of movement when not needed. The tech is pretty much the same as what they developed for MotoGP and Alpine DH & Super-G racing. But now it has been refined for MTB-specific impacts, optimized bike protection, and improved integration with conventional protectors. (All photos/Dainese) Dainese D-Air Bike Prototype 0.1 DH airbag protector We actually already reported on previous Dainese D-Air airbag…

UCI race officials have relegated Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) and Arnaud Démare (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) from the top five to the back of the bunch following the stage 12 sprint into Villeneuve-sur-Lot at Tour de France. Démare crossed the line in third place behind stage winner Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) and runner-up Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) but was later relegated to the back of the main field in 67th place, and so Pascal Ackermann (Israel-Premier Tech) moved up to third place.Cavendish, who celebrated his record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage win on stage 5, was also among the top sprinters racing…

On the opening day of this year’s Tour de France, Lance Armstrong was deep into his podcast analysing Stage One when the mobile phone of George Hincapie, his co-host, went off. Mark Cavendish was on the line. All the way from the Astana-Qasaqstan team bus in Italy. The same Cavendish who had just suffered heatstroke and vomited on the road to Rimini. Calling in to explain what had happened, he assured them he had recovered from his ordeal and would go on.“Call you later,” said Hincapie, finishing up the chat, suggesting he and “The Manx Missile” must be quite good…

by Matt de Neef 12.07.2024 Photography byGruber Images More from Matt + We all know Jered and Ashley Gruber shoot some of the world’s best bike racing photos. What you mightn’t know is that they’re just as good at turning their cameras away from the racing, capturing the many interesting individuals found roadside at races like the Tour de France. Some of the people the Grubers shoot are are simply overjoyed at being able to witness the Tour first-hand. Others are less stoked, having spent long hours in the French sun for the briefest glimpse of the action (plus maybe…

Idaho native Matteo Jorgenson (Team Visma-Lease a Bike) is no stranger to the Tour de France. Despite being just 25 years old, he’s currently in the middle of his third appearance at the iconic race.This year, however, he’s been tasked with his biggest responsibility yet: protect and serve defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard.Vingegaard’s usual lieutenant in the mountains, fellow American Sepp Kuss, had to miss out on this year’s Tour de France due to Covid. So now Vingegaard will be relying on the young Jorgenson in the team’s quest to three-peat at the Tour. With an historic win…

News & Racing Girmay pips Van Aert and Pascal Ackermann for his third Tour stage win as Arnaud Démare and Mark Cavendish were relegated for dangerous sprinting. Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) nabbed his third victory of the 2024 Tour de France on Thursday’s stage 12, which also saw Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) lose a significant chunk of time on his GC rivals after he was caught in a late crash. Girmay proved fastest in a hotly contested sprint in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, where both Arnaud Démare (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) and Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) were later relegated. Girmay surged to the front in the…

One of the running themes of the 2024 Tour de France has been drama between Belgian compatriots Wout van Aert and Jasper Philipsen. Sadly, the pair continue to trade barbs via post and pre-stage interviews, even now, more than halfway through the Grand Tour. It all started back on stage 6. Philipsen had initially crossed the line in second, but the Alpecin-Deceuninck man was subsequently relegated by the race jury due to what they perceived as a dangerous move in the final sprint where he almost forced van Aert into the barriers. Post-stage, van Aert lashed out at Philipsen. “I…