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It's silver for Brits as gold star misses Oz

20.11.09
The absence of Olympic gold medallist Geraint Thomas meant Great Britain had to settle for silver in the team pursuit at cycling's World Cup in Melbourne... 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

Team Sky in £2m swoop for Bradley Wiggins

18.09.09
Bradley Wiggins is to lead Team Sky after they agreed to pay his current team, Garmin, £2million in compensation... more

Mark Cavendish reaches his half-century

08.09.09
Mark Cavendish claimed the 50th win of his stunning career at the Tour of Missouri in St Louis... more

Wiggins to release blood testing history in bid to prove he is clean

29.07.09
Bradley Wiggins will publish his entire blood biological passport from the last two years to crush any suspicion over his fourth-place finish at the Tour de France... 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

Mark Cavendish is dreaming of glory in Paris

17.07.09
Survival is the name of the game for sprint star Mark Cavendish as he bids to make history in the Tour de France... more

Lance Armstrong isn't put off by increase in team tension

13.07.09
Lance Armstrong has hinted he will compete in the 2010 Tour de France after coming out of retirement to ride in this year's race... 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

Mark Cavendish a green machine

06.07.09
Cycling: Sprint king Mark Cavendish hailed his Columbia team-mates after the Briton surged to victory in stage two 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

Lance needs surgery after crash

25.03.09
Cycling: Lance Armstrong believes he will be fit to race in May's Giro d'Italia despite having an operation today on his collarbone which has broken into "multiple pieces"... more

Armstrong taken to hospital

23.03.09
Cycling: Lance Armstrong has been taken to hospital after crashing out on stage one of the Castilla y Leon in Spain ... more

British team reach for the sky at Le Tour

26.02.09
Cycling: A professional British cycling team will be set up under Olympic performance director Dave Brailsford with the target of winning the Tour de France within five years.... 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

Best yet from Armstrong as he steers clear of pile-up

22.01.09
Lance Armstrong avoided the carnage that forced nine riders to quit the race as he recorded his best result at the Tour Down Under... more

Lance Armstrong plays down chances of eighth Tour de France win

04.12.08
Lance Armstrong has played down his chances of winning an eighth Tour de France title when he makes his comeback next year... 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

The pursuit of happiness for golden boy Wiggins

18.08.08
Bradley Wiggins equals Sir Steve Redgrave's record British Olympic medal haul... more

Sastre's riding high after winning Tour

28.07.08
Carlos Sastre was delighted to get his hands on the Tour de France trophy following the last stage ceremonial trek into Paris... 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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