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           <title><![CDATA[Cyclist banned for punching fellow rider in head during race]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[World cycling's governing body has &#8204;banned New Zealand's Kiaan Watts for 25 days after he &#8204;punched a fellow rider during a race &#8203;last month.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:53:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Hoy: 'I recently broke my leg in worst cycling crash I've ever had']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[When Sir Chris Hoy revealed a year ago that he&#8217;d been given the devasting news of a terminal diagnosis from prostate cancer, it was his smile and zest for living that actually struck home more. ]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Hoy on living with terminal cancer: Don't forget to live in the moment]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Former track cyclist Sir Chris Hoy sits down with Sky Sports' Jo Wilson to discuss living with cancer.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 07:28:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Tour de France champion Thomas ends cycling career in historic style]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Geraint Thomas ended his illustrious cycling career with an emotional finish to the Tour of Britain in his home city of Cardiff.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 17:14:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Froome sustained 'life-threatening heart injury' after 'serious' crash ]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome suffered a life-threatening heart injury during last week's training accident, according to his wife Michelle.
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           <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:57:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Usain Bolt, fastest athlete on the planet... Or could it be a British cyclist?]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Who is the fastest athlete on the planet? Many might say Usain Bolt. He has, after all, run quicker than any person ever&#8230; 9.58 seconds for the 100m.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA['I'm gassed' | Britain's Shriever seals third BMX world title]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Beth Shriever held her nerve in Copenhagen to win her third UCI BMX Racing World Championship gold ahead of Olympic champion, Australia's Saya Sakakibara.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:54:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Tour de France: Pogacar claims fourth crown but is denied perfect finale]]></title>
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           <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:15:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Wiggins thanks 'inspiration' Armstrong for drug addiction help]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Sir Bradley Wiggins has described disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong as an "inspiration" and thanked him for his support in the five-time Olympic champion's battle with drug addiction.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:23:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Britain's Yates wins elusive Giro d'Italia title]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Britain's Simon Yates cruised to overall victory in the Giro d'Italia on Sunday - following in the footsteps of Chris Froome and Tao Geoghegan Hart to become the third Brit to win the Giro.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 18:11:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Britain's Yates set for first Giro d'Italia title after superb penultimate stage]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Britain's Simon Yates rode a stunning penultimate stage of the Giro d'Italia to snatch the pink jersey from Isaac Del Toro and effectively secure his second Grand Tour title.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 16:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Wiggins feared being found dead by his kids during cocaine addiction]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Sir Bradley Wiggins, Britain's first Tour de France winner, has revealed how years as a functioning cocaine addict post-retirement left him fearing for his life.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 10:46:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Sir Chris Hoy: My cancer is stable, I am living life]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Sir Chris Hoy is a busy man and a man on several missions. While sadly no cure currently exists for Sir Chris' cancer, the six-time Olympic Champion has delivered a hugely upbeat update on his health.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 07:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Britain's Tarling claims Giro d'Italia time trial victory]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Great Britain's Josh Tarling claimed victory in the time trial around Tirana on stage two of the Giro d'Italia.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 19:40:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Tour de France to return to UK in 2027]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[The Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will both take place in the UK in 2027, creating history as the first men's and women's&#160;Grand D&#233;parts to take place in the same country outside of France.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA['Timing is right' - Thomas to retire from cycling at end of season]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Geraint Thomas has announced he will retire from cycling at the end of the season.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Olympic gold medallist Hoy opens up on 'unimaginable' 2024]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Twenty years ago, Sir Chris - or just Chris Hoy as he was then - won the first of his six gold medals at the Athens Olympics. ]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/cycling/news/15264/13279429/sir-chris-hoy-six-time-olympic-gold-medallist-opens-up-on-unimaginable-year-following-cancer-diagnosis</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Ex-cyclist Dennis pleads guilty to lesser charge over death of wife Hoskins]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge over a car crash that killed his wife and fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins outside their home in Adelaide in December 2023.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Marchant suffers fractures after huge crash at Track Champions League]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Team GB Olympic cyclist Katy Marchant has sustained injuries to her arm and hand after a huge crash at a UCI Track Champions League event.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 22:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Cyclist Deignan to retire in 2025: 'I don't want to say goodbye to my kids anymore']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Decorated British cyclist Lizzie Deignan MBE will retire at the end of the 2025 season as she "doesn't want to say goodbye to her kids anymore."]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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