Borghini wore the leader's jersey from the first to the last day of the race and kept her distance from the Belgian Lotte Kopecky after eight stages. Sixteen years later, Fabiana Luperini's triumph was followed by another Italian victory.

On Sunday, the Egyptian Olympic Committee decided to disqualify cyclist Shahd Saeed from the Paris Games after her selection sparked a wave of negative comments on social media following a scandal that occurred months earlier. The incident revolves around a video showing the young Saeed abruptly knocking competitor Janna Eliwa off her bike.

New Zealand mountain biker Sammie Maxwell has successfully appealed her exclusion from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. A tribunal determined that selectors had used incorrect medical evidence regarding her eating disorder to justify her exclusion.

The Slovenian rider extended his lead to more than three minutes in the second Pyrenees stage, which finished on the Plateau de Beille. He launched a fierce attack on his main rival on the final climb. Pogacar secured his second consecutive victory, his 14th at the age of 25, and effectively sealed the Tour with a week to go.

Tadej Pogacar repeated on Saturday what he did in the Alps. He attacked on the climb to the Pla d'Adet to win stage 14, beating Vingegaard by 39 seconds and Evenepoel by 1:10. There's another date with the high mountains on Sunday, with the finish on the Plateau de Beille.

After suffering two falls in the previous two days, Slovenian cyclist Primoz Roglic withdrew from the Tour de France before starting the 13th stage on Friday, with his title aspirations shattered just before facing a couple of challenging mountain stages this weekend.

The two-time triathlon world champion and professional cyclist will not take part in the road race on 4 August. Instead, she will concentrate on her speciality, the triathlon, which takes place on 31 July. She has not ruled out competing in the time trial on 27 July. Knibb has been replaced on the USA cycling team by Faulkner.

The reigning Olympic time trial champion Primoz Roglic won't be defending his title at Paris 2024 after opting out of the Slovenian national team, who will also be missing Urska Zigart, the women's national road race and time trial queen, as well as the girlfriend of clear favourite Tadej Pogacar.

Ayuso tops the list of cyclists announced yesterday by the Spanish federation for the Olympic Games. It is a very young squad, with Ayuso doubling up in both the time trial and road race. The two most recent national champions will be looking to spring a surprise in a possible reduced group.

The Slovenian is leading the French race after the first nine stages. He leads Remco Evenepoel by 33 seconds and Jonas Vingegaard by 1:15 after dominating the Galibier summit. The first week also saw Cavendish break the record for Tour victories. Eritrea's Girmay was also confirmed.

From Tuesday 9 July to 14 July, the Lausitz Velodrome in Cottbus will host the 2024 European Track Cycling Championships for juniors and under-23s. A total of 425 cyclists from 29 countries will compete for 44 titles in various disciplines.

The Danish rider left the Grand Boucles after a week of competition "to focus on other goals". He injured his shoulder in a crash on the fifth stage and decided to prepare for the Olympic road race at home.

The new system will give priority to riders' results in top international events. There will be 72 riders in the sprint and endurance leagues, with 18 men and 18 women in each category. The UCI points awarded will remain the same. World champions will also have some additional privileges.

At the age of 39 and after a difficult period, the British sprinter beat the best sprinters in the fifth stage of the 2024 Tour. In doing so, he surpassed the legendary Belgian in stage wins in the Grand Boucle. He equalled the record in 2021, but has faced many difficulties since then. He finally did it.

Mountain bike enthusiasts now have a rare opportunity to compete and compare their times with some of Europe's best riders in a beautiful and challenging terrain. The UEC MTB Marathon European Championships will be held in Viborg on 18 August 2024.