Racing

Astana gets WorldTour licence with anti-doping strings attached

Europcar refused top-level licence, Yellow Fluo Pro Conti licence also conditional

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Danilo Di Luca testimony “most valuable ever received” in anti-doping investigation

Italian's revelations in 2009 said to have begun chain of events that brought down Lance Armstrong

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England cricketer co-founds ONE Pro Cycling team

Cycling team is only the latest example of wicketkeeper Matt Prior’s love of cycling

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Jens Voigt stays with Trek Factory Racing – teaching others to tell their legs to “shut up”

Retired German rider moves into consultancy role with Luxembourg-based team

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Sir Chris Hoy to receive BBC Sports Personality lifetime achievement award

GB's most successful Olympian to be honoured in Glasgow during Sunday's end-of-year bash

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Rio 2016 Olympic road race and time trial courses confirmed

Cobbles, climbs and kilometres of beaches feature on road race route revealed today

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Stage 1 of 2016 Tour de France set for sprint finale at D-Day’s Utah Beach

ASO reveals details of opening days of 104th edition of the race

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Trek Factory Racing in the red for 2015

Black is out, red is in for newly painted team bikes for next season

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Brian Cookson: Astana decision due today or tomorrow

UCI chief tells Gazzetta dello Sport that report on Kazakh team will take account of alleged Michele Ferrari links

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Geraint Thomas wins BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year

Team Sky colleague Sir Bradley Wiggins presents trophy to Commonwealth road champion

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Banned doctor Michele Ferrari “photographed at Astana training camp” last year

As WorldTour licence decision looms, Gazzetta dello Sport says Padua prosecutors snapped Ferrari talking with riders

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Laura Trott repeats London 2012 double at Track World Cup

For golds and one bronze for GB at Lea Valley Velopark - but sprinters finish out of the medals

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Brian Cookson says UCI to decide on Astana once Licence Commission reports

UCI president was speaking at Track World Cup in London where rider from Astana under-23 squad raced

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Spin Cycle Annual close to selling out – grab one before it’s gone

Northern-focused cycling mag's publication the perfect Christmas present for cyclist in your life - or yourself

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Chris Froome will be biggest threat at 2015 Tour de France, says Alberto Contador

Spaniard looks ahead to duel with man he beat at Vuelta - and also aims for Giro-Tour double

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UCI presents plan for next two years of women’s cycle sport

Women's World Cup returns to US, UCI aims to expand calendar

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UCI to decide on Astana WorldTour licence within next week

Kazakh outfit and Europcar only two teams not confirmed as having licence for 2015 - decision by 10 December

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Almost five million-strong crowd turned out for Tour de France Grand Depart

Yorkshire was biggest beneficiary, says report

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Olympic Velodrome ready for UCI Track World Cup

From December 5-7 the transformed Lee Valley Velopark will host the first international track competition since London 2012

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Video: More on-bike footage from Milton Keynes CX, this time with Katie Compton

Cameras on US star's bike catch the moment Great Britain's Helen Wyman crashed

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Nacer Bouhanni says he’ll turn to boxing once cycling career ends

French sprinter plans to switch sports - which pros do you think could have a second career, and why?

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British Cycling asks cyclists to have their say on UK Sport’s elite funding strategy

Says there is a ‘direct link between medals and mass participation’

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GB track cyclist calls for indoor velodrome in Edinburgh

Callum Skinner feels current plans for an outdoor velodrome show a lack of ambition

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Video: On-board with Sven Nys at Milton Keynes CX World Cup

Ride through the mud with CX legend who reckons Milton Keynes could host World Championships

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Chris Froome confirms he will ride next year’s Tour de France

Team Sky rider aims to win his crown back following last year’s early exit

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Tinkoff-Saxo swap SRAM for Shimano, Zipp for Roval and FSA

Tinkoff-Saxo continue to ride Specialized in 2015 but with new wheels and groupsets

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Tinkoff-Saxo parks tanks on peloton’s lawn with camo-print kit

Striking training kit launched ahead of unveiling of 2015 racing jersey in Moscow later this month

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Andy Schleck finally receives Tour de France winner’s trophy

French president François Hollande presents Sèvres vase to rider who retired in October

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Tour of Britain to return to East Anglia in 2015

Race heads back to Norfolk and Suffolk following two-year absence

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Shane Sutton – Olympic points are GB’s target at next week’s London Track World Cup

British Cycling track boss reflects on country's prospects of repeating Beijing and London success in Rio

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