Cycling News

PARIS (AFP) - France warmed up for their year-ending clash with New Zealand by cantering to a comfortable 43-5 win over Samoa in their second autumn Test match at the Stade de France here on Saturday. Full Story »

MELBOURNE (AFP) - Anna Meares claimed a golden double as Australia finished the top nation at the UCI Melbourne track cycling World Cup leg on Saturday. Full Story »

ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan's state sovereign fund pledged $22 million in financial backing to the Astana cycling team Friday, ensuring the squad stays alive and Tour de France champion Alberto Contador remains in its ranks. Full Story »

SYDNEY (AFP) - Former winner Martin Elmiger will lead French team Ag2r La Mondiale at Australia's Tour Down Under in January, organisers said on Friday. Full Story »

ROME - Cyclist Davide Rebellin plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after being stripped of his Olympic silver medal for doping. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - Former champions France flattered to deceive before securing their World Cup spot in controversial fashion here Wednesday after a dramatic 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland at the Stade de France. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - Former champions France secured their World Cup spot Wednesday after a dramatic 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland at the Stade de France. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - 2306 GMT: This is us signing off for the night then - the luck deserted the Irish in Paris tonight, but they will know that they should have converted the gilt-edged chances that fell to O'Shea, Keane and Duff in normal time. Full Story »

MELBOURNE, Australia - Road race world champion Cadel Evans is predicting bigger things for seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong in 2010 than he achieved in his comeback to professional cycling this season. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - Veteran Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin who tested positive for the new generation of EPO (CERA) at the 2008 Olympic Games is to be stripped of his road race silver medal the sport's governing body the International Cycling Union (UCI) announced on Tuesday. Full Story »

ROME - Cyclist Davide Rebellin of Italy will be stripped of the silver medal in the road race from the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of doping. Full Story »

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Italian cyclist Matteo Priamo was banned for four years Thursday for supplying doping products to a teammate. Full Story »

VALENCIA, Spain (AFP) - Australian cycling star Stuart O'Grady was cleared to leave hospital later on Wednesday after his collapse in the wake of a 'hot lap' of the Valencia MotoGP circuit on Sunday according to Cycling Australia. Full Story »

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 »