Project Restart: Ask us your questions about the potential return of sport from coronavirus suspension

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Several sports are looking to return after being suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you want to ask?

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Nicolas Roche battles against world's best from Monaco apartment balcony

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Nicolas Roche could scarcely have ever predicted he would race against other world-class cycling stars from his Monaco apartment balcony.

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Tour could still go ahead as Vuelta cancels race start

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The Tour de France could still go ahead despite more sanctions on mass gatherings by the French government.

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Tour de Yorkshire 'more likely' to be postponed to 2021

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Organisers of the Tour de Yorkshire say the "sensible thing" is to look at when they can fit the event in next year.

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'All they wanted was an opportunity to prove themselves' - how coronavirus is affecting women's sport

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Four sports, five stories - how women's sport is being affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Pete Mitchell: British cyclist incorporates toddler into workout

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British cyclist Pete Mitchell demonstrates that keeping a toddler entertained and a workout can be managed at the same time.

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Olympics: Care more for Team GB athletes or have funding cut, Callum Skinner warns

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Olympic cycling champion Callum Skinner says British sports risk having funding withdrawn if they do not improve post-career care for athletes.

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Digital Swiss 5 Cycling: What it is and how to watch it

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Watch virtual cycling as the BBC shows all five days the Digital Swiss 5 Race on the website, app and connected TV.

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'Cycling should modernise after virus to end reliance on Tour de France'

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Cycling should modernise its business model to end its reliance on the Tour de France in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, says Sir Dave Brailsford.

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Bears, snakes and the Tour Divide - America's 'remarkable' 4,400km bike race

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From bears and snakes to snow and deserts, the 4,400km off-road Tour Divide bike race through America is one like no other.

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'The biggest thanks goes to the NHS' - Thomas raises £300k with gruelling bike ride

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Former Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas has raised £300,000 for the NHS after riding for 36 hours in three days.

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Ciara Oliva is giving NHS staff free pilates classes to try to help them ‘switch off’

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British Olympic track cyclist Ciara Oliva (nee Horne) is offering free pilates classes to NHS staff to try to help health workers "switch off" during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Tour de France set to go ahead at end of August

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The Tour de France has been delayed until the 29 August according to cycling's governing body the UCI.

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Rugby league player to cycle length of Tour de Yorkshire - in his back garden

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York City Knights player Danny Washbrook will raise money for charity by cycling the 380-mile length of the Tour de Yorkshire in his back garden.

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Geraint Thomas: 2018 winner reluctantly backs fan-free 2020 Tour de France

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Geraint Thomas would reluctantly accept the 2020 Tour de France taking place without fans present if it meant the event going ahead.

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Tour de France set to be postponed amid coronavirus pandemic

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The Tour de France looks set to be postponed following the French government's decision to extend a ban on mass gatherings until mid-July.

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Thomas plans marathon ride to raise money for NHS

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Former Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas is to cycle for 36 hours over three days to raise money for the NHS.

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UCI put staff on leave & leaders' pay cut during 'unprecedented crisis'

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Cycling's UCI has furloughed staff and cut leaders' salaries, calling the coronavirus "an unprecedented crisis".

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British Cycling to furlough 90 roles as CEO takes 10% pay cut

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British Cycling announces it will furlough 90 roles in anticipation of a £4m drop in revenue because of coronavirus.

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Transcontinental Race: How Fiona Kolbinger became first female winner

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Fiona Kolbinger became the first woman to win the "mind-melting" and "hygienically catastrophic" Transcontinental Race. This is how she did it.

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Team Ineos' Rowe replaces NHS medic's stolen bike

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Cyclist Luke Rowe comes to the rescue of an NHS intensive care medic whose bike was stolen while he worked at a major hospital in Cardiff.

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Virtual Tour of Flanders: Greg van Avermaet wins online 'race'

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Belgium's Greg van Avermaet is crowned champion of the Virtual Tour of Flanders as 13 riders race in the one-day event on training bikes at home.

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My sporting hero: Callum Skinner on Michael Phelps

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Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Callum Skinner tells BBC Scotland why his sporting hero is decorated swimmer Michael Phelps.

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How cycling and motorsport are helping the coronavirus battle

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Formula E's Alex Sims is keeping sharp behind the wheel of his delivery van, as others in motorsport and cycling help to fight coronavirus.

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Olympics postponement is 'great opportunity' to boost GB cyclists' medal chances

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The Olympic Games postponement is a great opportunity for riders to boost their medal chances, says British Cycling's performance director Stephen Park.

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