Emma O’Reilly, who was a key whistleblower in exposing the disgraced former Tour de France winner’s use of performance-enhancing substances, has teamed up with Jennie Duschenes to launch performance brand Pro Spin and the fitness concept Spin Club at the site based in Hale.

Brought to life by German photographer Oliver Soulas, ‘When We Were Kings’ is an exhibition of cycling legends from the 1940s-80s using modern-day portraits which was launched last Friday in Manchester.

The British track and road legend has formed the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) ranked team named WIGGINS as he prepares for the Team Pursuit at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro.

As the Tour de France overlaps with the Commonwealth Games this week, a Manchester law firm is putting the city’s cycling safety knowledge to the test.

Thousands will flock to roadsides in Rochdale and across Yorkshire this weekend as northern England hosts the Grand Départ of the world’s biggest sporting event, featuring 198 riders, 22 teams, plenty of gritted teeth and 3,656 kilometres of racing.

Manchester bike enthusiasts are being urged to capture and share footage of this weekend’s historic Tour de France for a unique film.

The 2014 edition had 8,000 riders take part, completing 13, 26 and 52-mile sportive challenges over a route starting and finishing at the Etihad Campus.

The 101st edition of the Tour de France begins on July 5 in Leeds, passing through Rochdale before it finishes on the famous Champs-Élysées in Paris 22 days later after 3,664 kilometres of intense racing.

Top sailor Sir Ben Ainslie launches British America’s Cup team.

Sir Bradley Wiggins, a four-time Olympic gold medallist and Tour de France winner, looks set to miss out on starting the 2014 edition of the race in Leeds next month – because he failed to choose his enemies wisely.

Sports director at Australian outfit Orica-GreenEDGE, Matt White, told the Sydney Morning Herald that the former Tour de France winner is someone that would fit in with their ethos.