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Contador given two-year drug banAlberto Contador is handed a two-year ban for a doping offence - and is stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title.
bbc.co.uk | 06-Feb-2012 18:54
Cavendish fit for Team Sky debut
British cyclist Mark Cavendish is declared fit to make his Team Sky debut in the opening stage of the Tour of Qatar.
bbc.co.uk | 05-Feb-2012 10:35
Lance Armstrong team probe closed
US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by former Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Feb-2012 01:11
GB & Australia set up London duel
Great Britain and Australia announce full-strength teams for February's London stage of track cycling's World Cup, inside the Olympic Velodrome.
news.bbc.co.uk | 31-Jan-2012 15:51
London plans 'classic' road race
London plans to host a one-day professional road race to rival classic events such as the Paris-Roubaix.
bbc.co.uk | 26-Jan-2012 22:25
Edgar doubt for GB at World Cup
Ross Edgar may not recover from injury in time to star alongside Sir Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny at next month's London World Cup.
bbc.co.uk | 24-Jan-2012 20:28
Storey in team sprint for Worlds
Sarah Storey is selected for the Great Britain team sprint at next month's Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles.
bbc.co.uk | 18-Jan-2012 11:31
Kenny given gold after Bauge ban
British track cyclist Jason Kenny has been promoted to world sprint champion after Frenchman Gregory Bauge is suspended for drug test infringements.
bbc.co.uk | 06-Jan-2012 17:50
Wiggins: Millar Olympic ban right
Bradley Wiggins admits there are legitimate moral reasons why fellow Briton David Millar should not be allowed to race at London 2012.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Jan-2012 21:59
Young GB squad head for Beijing
British Cycling has announced a youthful Great Britain team ahead of the Track World Cup in Beijing.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Jan-2012 16:03
Team Sky decides on 2012 line-up
Team Sky announce their squad for 2012, with Mark Cavendish joining seven other new signings for the team's third season.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Jan-2012 11:02
Cavendish backs ‘redeemed’ Millar
Cycling superstar Mark Cavendish believes David Millar has paid the price for his doping past and deserves a second chance at London 2012.
bbc.co.uk | 30-Dec-2011 09:45
Cavendish joy at win for cycling
Mark Cavendish says winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year is a victory for his beloved sport of cycling.
news.bbc.co.uk | 23-Dec-2011 01:08
Cavendish wins Sports Personality
World champion and Tour de France green jersey winner Mark Cavendish wins the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, with Darren Clarke second and Mo Farah third.
news.bbc.co.uk | 22-Dec-2011 23:04
Obree targeting new world record
Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree sets his sights on a new world record, aiming to break the human-powered vehicle land speed time by a considerable margin.
bbc.co.uk | 17-Dec-2011 19:11
Wiggins targets 2012 time-trial
Triple Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins says he will prioritise the road time trial event at London 2012.
bbc.co.uk | 14-Dec-2011 23:31
Hoy caught up in Foy controversy on Twitter
British cyclist Sir Chris Hoy is accidentally targeted on Twitter by Tottenham fans angry with referee Chris Foy following Sunday's defeat at Stoke.
bbc.co.uk | 12-Dec-2011 20:27
Pooley makes women's cycling plea
Olympic hopeful Emma Pooley calls on cycling's international governing body to actively raise the profile of women's racing.
bbc.co.uk | 07-Dec-2011 14:53
Storey dropped from Olympic squad
Sarah Storey will not get the chance to become Britain's first Paralympic and Olympic athlete after being dropped from the women's team pursuit squad.
bbc.co.uk | 07-Dec-2011 11:53
Trott takes omnium bronze for GB
Great Britain's Laura Trott wins a second medal of the week by taking bronze in the omnium at the Track World Cup in Colombia.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Dec-2011 12:38
Houvenaghel wins World Cup silver
Northern Ireland's Wendy Houvenaghel adds a World Cup silver medal in the women's individual pursuit to her gold from the team event in Columbia.
bbc.co.uk | 03-Dec-2011 10:28
GB trio secure gold at World Cup
Wendy Houvenaghel, Laura Trott and Sarah Storey win gold for Great Britain in the team pursuit at the Track World Cup event in Colombia.
news.bbc.co.uk | 02-Dec-2011 09:09
Millar will not challenge BOA ban
Cyclist David Millar says he will not seek to overturn a lifetime Olympic ban imposed by the British Olympic Association.
news.bbc.co.uk | 28-Nov-2011 19:08
Bellis lands team spot for 2012
Jonny Bellis given chance to rebuild his career after signing with the An Post Sean Kelly team for next season.
bbc.co.uk | 25-Nov-2011 19:07
Cycling prodigy Lucy Garner answers questions put by School Reporters
Cycling prodigy Lucy Garner answers questions put by School Reporters from Hamble Community Sports College.
bbc.co.uk | 25-Nov-2011 18:06
Contador waits for doping verdict
Alberto Contador will find out in the New Year if he is stripped of his 2010 Tour de France win as the appeal into his doping case concludes.
bbc.co.uk | 24-Nov-2011 21:43
Corsica to host 2013 Tour start
The 100th staging of the Tour de France will start on the Mediterranean island of Corsica in 2013.
bbc.co.uk | 24-Nov-2011 12:30
Ricco loses appeal over sentence
Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco loses his appeal against a two-month suspended prison sentence and fine for doping during the 2008 Tour de France.
bbc.co.uk | 22-Nov-2011 22:55
Win for Cavendish on track return
World road race champion Mark Cavendish wins the scratch race at the Manchester velodrome in his first track appearance since 2009.
bbc.co.uk | 20-Nov-2011 14:01
Armitstead forced to drop omnium
Lizzie Armitstead abandons plans to compete in the omnium at London 2012 to concentrate on the 140km road race.
bbc.co.uk | 16-Nov-2011 11:39
Armitstead forced to drop omnium
Lizzie Armitstead abandons plans to compete in the omnium at London 2012 to concentrate on the 140km road race.
bbc.co.uk | 15-Nov-2011 23:21
Landis guilty over Paris lab hack
Disgraced US Tour de France winner Floyd Landis is given a one-year suspended jail sentence for using a hacker to spy on an anti-doping lab.
news.bbc.co.uk | 10-Nov-2011 16:58
Gold for Hoy at Track World Cup
Sir Chris Hoy wins sprint gold at the Track World Cup in Kazakhstan.
bbc.co.uk | 06-Nov-2011 15:46
Silver for Hoy at Track World Cup
Three-time world champion Sir Chris Hoy was beaten into second place in the keirin at the Track World Cup in Kazakhstan.
bbc.co.uk | 05-Nov-2011 18:55
GB cycling 'will win fewer golds'
Performance director Dave Brailsford warns that Great Britain will not match their 2008 haul of eight gold medals at next year's London Olympics.
bbc.co.uk | 03-Nov-2011 14:56
GB riders look for Olympic boost
Great Britain's track cyclists will look to bolster their Olympic credentials and earn qualification points when the World Cup series begins in Kazakhstan on Friday.
bbc.co.uk | 03-Nov-2011 08:06
Olympic medallist Hayles retires
Three-time Olympic medallist Rob Hayles announces his retirement from professional cycling.
bbc.co.uk | 31-Oct-2011 11:59
Clancy ponders giving up omnium
New European omnium champion Ed Clancy could give up the event to help GB defend the Olympic team pursuit crown.
bbc.co.uk | 26-Oct-2011 12:02
Brailsford demands 'grit' from GB
British Cycling chief Dave Brailsford tells BBC Sport he wants to see 'grit' from his team as they enter a vital training period before the 2012 World Championships and Olympic Games.
bbc.co.uk | 24-Oct-2011 11:18
Thomas puts Olympics before Tour
Geraint Thomas confirms he will miss next year's Tour de France in order to concentrate on the 2012 London Olympics.
bbc.co.uk | 24-Oct-2011 09:55
Pendleton stars in four-gold haul
Victoria Pendleton and Matt Crampton both win keirin gold at track cycling's European Championships in the Netherlands, while British team-mates Laura Trott and Ed Clancy take omnium titles.
bbc.co.uk | 23-Oct-2011 23:28
Pendleton admits she lost faith
Victoria Pendleton admits she struggled for confidence in her own track cycling ability last season, and adds she will try her 'damned hardest' to make 2012 her year.
bbc.co.uk | 23-Oct-2011 23:27
Kenny fourth in European sprint
Jason Kenny finishes fourth in the men's individual sprint and Victoria Pendleton eighth in the women's sprint on a forgettable day for Britain at track cycling's European Championships.
bbc.co.uk | 22-Oct-2011 23:01
Tape trouble for GB team sprint
British coach Jan van Eijden suggests a piece of tape on the track may be responsible for a slip which cost GB's men, including Sir Chris Hoy, the chance to race for medals at the European track cycling in the Netherlands.
bbc.co.uk | 22-Oct-2011 22:50
Hoy out of Euros with infection
British track cycling star Sir Chris Hoy pulls out of the European Championships in the Netherlands with a chest infection.
news.bbc.co.uk | 22-Oct-2011 16:42
GB golds mask Euro sprint error
Three gold medals for Britain on the opening night of track cycling's European Championships mask an error which sees the men's sprint team, featuring Sir Chris Hoy, finish a lowly fifth.
news.bbc.co.uk | 21-Oct-2011 21:11