Going loco

High-flying mtb rider Puck Pieterse is showing immense promise on the road. Tom Davidson assesses her trajectory

British star, pregnant with third child, calls time on 19-year career, writes Tom Davidson

Frenchwoman earns dream win on debut, reports Tom Davidson in Châtel

Naysayers silenced as crowds roar for the Tour

The first women’s Tour de France ran in 1955 – and then vanished. Stephanie Boland charts the long, winding road to its modern revival

From a childhood sailing the ocean to reaping major success, the Kiwi event rider is now in the form of her life. She tells Martha Terry about the hot streak and standout string that have put her in medal contention