Cycling

Denmark's Magnus Cort Nielsen won the 15th stage of the Tour de France in a three-man sprint finish at the end of a long breakaway.

Spain's Omar Fraile powered to victory with a late burst in the last climb of the 14th stage of the Tour de France.

Geraint Thomas became the first man to win up l'Alpe d'Huez with the yellow jersey on his shoulders as he extended his Tour de France overall lead.

Nelson cyclist George Bennett has extended his contract with his Dutch pro team.

Dion Smith's pro cycle team expects the New Zealander to line up in the next stage of the Tour de France, despite crashing in today's 9th stage.

Dylan Groenewegen snatched his second win in a row on the Tour de France when he prevailed in a bunch sprint at the end of the 181km eighth stage from Dreux.

Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen outblasted his rivals to the line in a sprint to take the sixth stage of the Tour de France, the longest single stage of the race, a 231-km haul from Fougeres to Chartres.

Ireland's Dan Martin claimed victory on the sixth stage of the Tour de France with a brutal attack in an uphill finish as several top riders lost time.

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The New Zealand cyclist Jack Bauer has been confirmed in the Australian Mitchelton-Scott team for next month's Tour de France.

Former Solicitor General Michael Heron will conduct the independant review into the culture of Cycling New Zealand and actions of High Performance Sport New Zealand

Britain's Chris Froome produced an astonishing lone attack to roar into the overall Giro d'Italia lead, winning stage 19 with a performance that will go down in cycling folklore.

The Nelson cyclist George Bennett has improved one place to sixth on the Giro d'Italia but the tenth stage has taken a toll on the rider.

The Nelson cyclist George Bennett has improved to seventh overall after nine stages of the Giro d'Italia.

Cyclist Karl Murray has been banned from the sport for eight years after testing positive for a banned substance for a second time.

New Zealand will have a cyclist competing for the overall title in the first of the three Grand Cycle Tours of the year, the Giro d'Italia which starts in Jerusalem this weekend.

Lance Armstrong has agreed to pay $US5m ($NZ6.9m) to the US government to settle a long-running lawsuit that could have cost him $100m in damage.