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French cyclist Bonnamour banned 4 years for suspected blood doping

French cyclist Franck Bonnamour was banned on Thursday for four years, based on analysis of his blood values without a positive doping test.

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Five teams and 30 riders excluded from women’s Tour de Romandie in a dispute over GPS trackers

The excluded riders made up nearly a third of the field for the three-day race in Switzerland and included 2024 Tour de France winner Katarzyna Niewiadoma.

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Cyclists to wear GPS tracking devices as part of wider bid to improve rider safety

Riders will be testing out GPS tracking devices at the Tour of Romandie this week, ahead of the safety measure becoming mandatory at the world road champions later this year.

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Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel makes big move to rival team

Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel will leave the team where he became one of the best riders of his generation to join Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe from next season.

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Ferrand-Prévôt takes lead at women’s Tour de France after commanding stage win

Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt is making her Tour debut at 33 years old and leads Australian rider Sarah Gigante by 2 minutes, 37 seconds and 2023 champion Demi Vollering of the Netherlands by 3:18 heading into Sunday’s last stage.

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Dutch cyclist Ellen van Dijk says she will retire at the end of the season

Multiple world champion Ellen van Dijk will retire from cycling at the end of the season, saying an increasing worry about dangerous crashes influenced her decision.

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Tadej Pogačar skips Spanish Vuelta to recover from Tour de France triumph

Four-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar has decided against taking part in the Spanish Vuelta as he recovers after winning cycling’s biggest race.