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Giro stage winner forced out after cork hits eye
Cyclist Biniam Girmay, who was celebrating a victory at the Giro d'Italia cycling competition, was struck in the eye by a cork popped from a bottle of Italian sparkling wine and forced to withdraw from the race.
Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP
Cycling
Poppin' bottles: Giro hero injured by Prosecco cork
Eritrean rider Biniam Girmay has withdrawn from the remainder of the Giro d'Italia cycling race after injuring his eye with a champagne cork following his historic stage win.
Olympic Sports
Cancer, paralysis and facing death: Paralympian David Smith on learning how to live
David Smith won gold for Team GB at the London 2012 Paralympics, but he does not want to be remembered as an Olympic medallist. Facing cancer, death and paralysis has taught him more about living his life than a gold medal did.
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British cycling legend Kenny reveals miscarriage
Five-time Olympic cycling champion Laura Kenny has revealed that she suffered a miscarriage after falling pregnant following Tokyo 2020 last summer.
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Cycling great Wiggins: I was groomed as child
Former Tour de France champion Sir Bradley Wiggins said he was sexually groomed by a coach when he was 13 years old.
Cycling
UCI rules transgender cyclist ineligible for event
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges will not compete at Saturday's National Omnium Championships after governing body Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) ruled she is ineligible, British Cycling said.
News
Italian cyclist 'OK' after collapse at Volta
No cardiac concerns for Italian cyclist Sonny Colbrelli, who collapsed Monday at the end of the first stage of the Catalonia Volta.
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12 bikes stolen from Mauritius cycling team in SA
The Mauritius national cycling team have been dealt a heavy blow ahead of their trip to Egypt for the African Championships, with all 12 of their racing bicycles stolen in South Africa.
Cycling
Bernal to undergo more neurosurgery after crash
Former Tour de France winner Egan Bernal will undergo a second round of neurosurgery following a serious crash during training in Colombia last week.
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Bernal almost left paralyzed after bike accident
Former Tour de France champion Egan Bernal said Friday he was very close to becoming paralyzed after an accident with a bus on Monday.
Cycling
TDF winner Bernal in intensive care after crash
Tour de France winner Egan Bernal is in intensive care in a Bogata hospital after undergoing surgery on Tuesday following a training crash.
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Ex-Tour champ Bernal hospitalized after crash
In a statement, the University of La Sabana Hospital said Egan Bernal received reconstructive surgery on his right leg. It said he also had sustained injuries to his chest and neck.
Olympic Sports
Madison world champ Pieters in induced coma
Three-time Madison world champion Amy Pieters is in an induced coma after surgery following a collision during training in Spain, Dutch Cycling said on Friday.
Cycling
Tour de France spectator fined €1,200
A French woman who caused a massive pile-up during the first stage of this year's Tour de France cycling race must pay a fine of €1,200 ($1,358.04), a court in Brittany ruled on Thursday, according to media reports.
Cycling
Cyclist Cavendish suffers 'small collapsed lung'
British cyclist Mark Cavendish broke two ribs and suffered a "small collapsed lung" during a crash at a track event in Belgium, his team said on Monday.
Cycling
Brutal TDF 2022 route unveiled with cobbles
Tour de France organisers have designed a highly treacherous route for the men's 2022 edition which will feature rides in gusting winds, cobblestones and punishing mountain stages.
Road Cycling
Prudhomme unveils TDF Femmes 2022 route
The women's Tour has not been held since 1989 and will this year start from Paris and end eight days later at the top of the Super Planche des Belles Filles climb at the end of an eight-stage ride through eastern France.
Olympic Sports
TDF spectator goes on trial for causing crash
The French woman, who has not been named, sent one cyclist tumbling -- with dozens more falling to the ground as a consequence -- because of a cardboard sign she was holding at a television camera, facing away from the cyclists.
Cycling
UCI evacuates 165 refugees from Afghanistan
Cycling's world governing body UCI said it helped in the evacuation of 165 refugees from Afghanistan which included female cyclists, journalists and human rights campaigners whose lives were under threat if they stayed in the country.
News
Sex assault case vs. Armstrong's son dropped
Texas district attorney José Garza has rejected a felony sexual assault charge filed earlier this year by Austin police against Luke Armstrong, the son of former cyclist Lance Armstrong.
