Cycling News

MADRID (AFP) - Two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador said Monday that 2009 has been his best year ever, as he received the award from the International Cycling Union (UCI) as this season's top rider. Full Story »

PISA, Italy - Tour de France winner Alberto Contador admits his Astana team is weaker with Lance Armstrong's departure and the exodus of riders who followed the Texan to RadioShack. Full Story »

PISA, Italy (Reuters) - Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has not ruled out the possibility of being a team mate of Lance Armstrong again despite their difficult relationship when both were with Astana. Full Story »

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Olympic leaders made two roster changes Thursday for the 2012 London Games: Track cycling's signature endurance race is out and tennis mixed doubles is in. Full Story »

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) - Australia's road world cycling champion Cadel Evans has confirmed he will race in January's Tour Down Under in South Australia with his new team, BMC Racing. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - British cyclists Bradley Wiggins and Rebecca Romero will not be able to defend their titles at the 2012 Games in London after changes to the Olympic track programme were announced on Thursday. Full Story »

ROME (AFP) - Cycling legend Lance Armstrong revealed he plans to ride on for another two years in an interview published in the Gazzetta dello Sport. Full Story »

LAUSANNE (AFP) - London 2012 will host a mixed doubles tennis event for the first time in the Olympic Games as well as more women's cycling, the International Olympic Committee announced Thursday. Full Story »

LONDON (Reuters) - International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid has defended the changes to the 2012 Olympic track cycling program approved by the IOC on Thursday. Full Story »

Taylor Phinney still wants an Olympic cycling gold medal in 2012. Having his specialty event taken off the program for the London Games only made that desire stronger. Full Story »

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - A Jordanian prince, a Chinese speedskater and the head of cycling's world governing body are in line to become members of the International Olympic Committee. Full Story »

MILAN - The mayor of Washington will reportedly meet with organizers of the Giro d'Italia to request that the start of the 2012 race be held in the U.S. capital. Full Story »

LONDON (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee is meeting in Lausanne this week and will discuss radical and controversial proposed changes to the track cycling program for the 2012 Games. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - Spain's Oscar Pereiro, a former Tour de France winner, has signed a one-year contract with Astana, the Kazakh team announced on Tuesday. Full Story »

Taylor Phinney is getting some last-minute help in the quest to keep his specialty event on the Olympic cycling program. Full Story »

ROME - Olympic cycling gold medalist Paolo Bettini has been placed under investigation for alleged tax evasion in Italy. Full Story »

SYDNEY (AFP) - Frenchman Mickael Delage will lead the Belgian Omega-Pharma Lotto team at next month's Tour Down Under in Australia, organisers said on Friday. Full Story »

SYDNEY (AFP) - Tour de France stage winners Yaroslav Popovych and Gert Steegmans will boost Lance Armstrong's Team RadioShack when it makes its worldwide debut at Australia's Tour Down Under, organisers said on Thursday. Full Story »