Cycling News

GENEVA (AFP) - The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) said on Monday that it had postponed a hearing into Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde's appeal against a doping ban that sidelined him from this year's Tour de France. Full Story »

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Tour of Missouri organizers are seeking host cities for the 2010 race. Whether the race can collect enough money to hold its fourth annual event remains unclear. Full Story »

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's world road cycling champion Cadel Evans announced his return to the Tour Down Under on Thursday, lining up a showdown with legendary American Lance Armstrong. Full Story »

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's world road racing champion Cadel Evans will ride at next year's Tour Down Under against Lance Armstrong after his BMC Racing Team were offered a wildcard entry to the race. Full Story »

Taylor Phinney had a simple plan. The budding American cycling star was going to spend four years working toward four minutes, which is about how long his final race would have taken at the 2012 London Games. Full Story »

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - German cyclist Stefan Schumacher has made his case to overturn a two-year ban for doping at the 2008 Tour de France. Full Story »

PARIS - Road race world champion Cadel Evans of Australia signed a three-year contract with BMC racing with a victory in next year's Tour de France as his main goal, the American cycling team said Monday. Full Story »

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's world road race cycling champion Cadel Evans said his switch to the American BMC team gives him the freedom to plan his own programme. Full Story »

MANCHESTER (AFP) - Sir Chris Hoy won his third gold at the Track World Cup here on Sunday as Great Britain ended the meeting with yet more medals. Full Story »

GUANGZHOU, China - A friend sent me a YouTube link to a video called "Insane Cycling — New York City." I clicked on it, hoping to glean a few tips for my own cycling on the anarchic streets of China. Full Story »

ZURICH (Reuters) - Soccer's governing body FIFA will work with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to step up the pressure on drug cheats in the sport, possibly with cycling-style biological passports. Full Story »

ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will remain with the Astana team at least until his contract expires at the end of next year, an official with the Kazakh Cycling Federation said Thursday. Full Story »

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's Cadel Evans said Thursday he is fed up of being the nearly man of the Tour de France and is more determined than ever to land cycling's greatest race. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - British Olympic champion Rebecca Romero has hit out at "ludicrous" plans to change the track cycling programme which would mean she could not defend her title at the 2012 Games in London. Full Story »

MADRID (AFP) - Tour de France champion Alberto Contador would like to race with a Spanish team next year but refused to rule out staying with Astana until his contract with the Kazakh-funded outfit runs out in 2010. Full Story »

MILAN, Italy (AFP) - The 93rd edition of the Tour of Italy in 2010 will start in the Netherlands on May 8 before embarking on a 3,416.5km journey around the Italian peninsula and ending in Verona on May 30. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - Surprise package Castres surged to the top of France's Top 14 with their third away win of the season at the weekend as champions Perpignan turned over Stade Francais. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - Kazakh cycling team Astana, still awaiting their ProTour licence, insisted Friday they are hopeful of keeping Tour de France champion Alberto Contador among their riders. Full Story »