After jetting to Namibia for a gravel race, Joe Laverick stays on for a to a tour – and finds himself in a land of perspective-shifting immensity

Winning the Downhill World Cup overall title is a quite a feat, and only a handful of Britons have managed it, including Steve Peat, Tracy Moseley, Danny Hart, and Rachel and Gee Atherton. One who doe

Cyclist: What has been your highlight of a successful 2025 season? Matthew Brennan: There are two: my first pro win at the GP Denain, more of a Classics-style race; then going on to the Volta a Catalu

Sitting on a throne making the Churchill ‘V’ in London. Calling Sue Barker ‘Susan’ at the Sports Personality of the Year awards. Sticking his tongue out during the national anthem in Rio. Getting off

I’m sitting staring at a screen, sweating and trying to hide the fact that my hands are shaking. A voice comes through the headphones and begins the countdown. The next thing I know, we’re on air, liv

As the 12th stage of the 1958 Vuelta a España – 169km over three classified climbs to Bilbao – drew to a close, there was much for journalists to draw on for their post-race reports. Firstly the race