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Early triumph for the Olympics as London test events sell out

08.08.11
Olympics fever hits London a year before the Games begin, with a series of test events selling out... more

We'll wipe the smiles off the Aussies' faces, says Geraint Thomas

25.07.11
Welshman insists the Brits can put Tour de France winner Cadel Evans in his place in 2012... more

Tour de France stars to test the 2012 race route

22.07.11
The world's greatest cyclists are to compete in a London Olympics test event after completing the Tour de France... more

Saddle up for a bit of the world's greatest bike race

06.07.11
Riding a stage of the Tour de France has become a must-do for amateur cyclists, says Mark Prigg... more

Thomas is fired up for National battle

24.06.11
Geraint Thomas is determined to retain his British National Champion's jersey in Northumberland... more

Team Sky give Ben Swift Tour de France debut

23.06.11
In-form Brit excited to be part of strong line-up for race ... more

Fury over Tour de France doping index

13.05.11
Cycling chiefs admit they had drawn up a list estimating the 'doping risk' of each rider at last year's race ... more

Ruling on Alberto Contador planned before Tour de France

27.04.11
Three-time Tour de France champion insists his inadvertent ingestion of contaminated meat caused his positive test for clenbuterol... more

Call for night drug tests during Tour de France

29.10.10
Cycling chiefs should consider introduce drug tests at night during the Tour de France, according to the World Anti-Doping Agency... more

Tour de France champion Alberto Contador suspended after positive drugs test

30.09.10
Spaniard claims food contamination 'only possible explanation', as two further Spanish cyclists also test positive for banned substances... more

Tech know: Cycling's high-tech image

12.07.10
Look closely at the professional riders currently pedalling their way across France and you’ll see technology on a par with that in Formula One.... more

How Bradley Wiggins trains for the Tour de France

30.06.10
Bradley Wiggins is training in Spain for the Tour de France, starting on Saturday. Tom Worden meets the cyclist in Girona.... more

Tour de France will return to London

09.03.10
Senior official announces there are plans to bring the race back to capital following the success of three years ago... more

Six Brits in running for prestigious Laureus Sports Awards

11.02.10
Jenson Button, Jessica Ennis and Tom Daley are among six Britons nominated for the Laureus Sports Awards... more

Famous sporting u-turns

23.09.09
After Sol Campbell hastily pulled the plug on his Notts County career, we take a look at other figures in sport who have famously changed their minds... more

Medal would mean world to Bradley Wiggins

23.09.09
Britain’s surprise Tour de France star Bradley Wiggins is looking to end his season in style with a medal at the Road Cycling World Championships... more

Bradley Wiggins on the up but Alberto Contador is out of sight

24.07.09
Bradley Wiggins gave himself a fighting chance of a podium finish in the Tour de France by coming home sixth in the individual time trial, but there looks to be no stopping Alberto Contador on his charge to a second title... more

Millar just fails to grind it out after breakaway

10.07.09
Britain's David Millar admitted his emotions got the better of him after he narrowly failed to win a stage of the Tour de France with a brave solo breakaway... more

Voeckler ditches Monday blues with gutsy win in Tour de France

09.07.09
Tommy Voeckler showed his true fighting spirit to restore some French pride and record his first stage win in the Tour de France... more

‘Junior’ rivals marked down by Mark Cavendish

07.07.09
Mark Cavendish accused his rivals of “riding like juniors” after he won his second successive stage of the Tour de France... more

Tim Boonen's anxious wait to learn fate

02.07.09
Cycling: Tom Boonen's appeal to race in the Tour de France will be heard just 48 hours before the race starts... more

Get the fuzz-free bare-chested look

24.06.09
You can blame Brüno and Beckham, but the fuzz-free, bare-chested look is the new male ideal - and they won't even ask any questions at the salon, says Nick Foulkes... more

Lance Armstrong falls foul of drugs agency

09.04.09
Cycling: Lance Armstrong faces being punished by France’s anti-doping agency after they today accused him of breaking their rules ... more

Armstrong is chasing a win Down Under

23.01.09
Lance Armstrong still believes he has a chance to win his comeback race after three years in retirement... more

Hard work the key to success, says Lance Armstrong

18.11.08
Lance Armstrong has again issued a firm denial against the doping allegations which have cast a shadow over his cycling career... more

Cyclist tests positive for new generation of EPO

14.10.08
Bernhard Kohl, who finished third in this year’s Tour de France and won the King of the Mountains category, has become the latest cyclist to fail a drugs test... more

Lance Armstrong shuns doping retest

02.10.08
Cycling: Lance Armstrong will not agree to a retest of six urine samples from his first Tour de France victory to determine whether they contain the banned blood booster EPO... more

Armstrong feeling fit for tour purpose

10.09.08
Cycling: Lance Armstrong says he feels as fit as ever after confirming he will come out of retirement and bid to become the oldest winner in the history of the Tour de France... more

Tour stage made for sprint kings

07.07.08
Sprinters will be on their favourite terrain in 208km run from St Malo to Nantes... more

Livingstone launches bid to bring Tour back to London before 2012

05.03.08
Ken Livingstone has launched a new bid to bring the Tour de France to London before 2012... more


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