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Jonathan Tiernan-Locke sees a future in cycling still

Banned rider wants to bring on younger cyclists and return to competition

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Alberto Contador to be named winner of 2014 Vélo d’Or

Fourth victory for Spaniard - and first since testing positive for clenbuterol on 2010 Tour de France

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Seven areas of UK want a future Grand Départ in wake of Yorkshire triumph

Claim made by Yorkshire Grand Depart boss who also predicts huge crowds for next year’s Tour of Yorkshire

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David Millar says cycling became a “burden,” wants “to enjoy sport again”

Recently retired pro also says young riders entering sport now don't face doping culture his generation suffered

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Did the Camorra fix it for Marco Pantani to be thrown off 1999 Giro d’Italia?

Magistrates investigating links between organised crime and illegal gambling

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Edinburgh to strengthen TdF Grand Depart bid with £225,000 funding for 2015 Tour series events

Scottish city hopes to host a Grand Depart in 2018 or 2019

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Oleg Tinkov says his million-euro challenge may not happen in 2015

Russian entrepreneur hopes sport's biggest names may at least atempt Tour-Giro double

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Italian sprinter Elia Viviani says he’s set to join Team Sky

25-year-old Cannondale rider says British team also supports his track ambitions ahead of Rio 2016

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UCI asks Licence Commission to carry out “full review” of Astana

Probe will look into team's management and anti-doping policies after two EPO positives and news of another failed test today

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53-year-old Darlington fireman wins third UCI World Masters title

Latest victory comes seven years after first track cycling taster session

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Marymoor Crawl track race format coming to London this month (+ video)

Revolution Series organisers say they'll trial bizarre race at Lea Valley Velodrome

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Mark Cavendish to race at Ghent Six Day meeting next month

Manxman partners OPQS team mate Iljo Keisse as he looks to continue recovery from TdF injury

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Astana seeks to reaffirm zero-tolerance doping policy

Kazakh team promises thorough investigation

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Brailsford: Sky to back Wiggins for Paris-Roubaix and Froome for the Tour in 2015

Team looks to bounce back from disappointing 2014 season

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Marco Pantani’s mother: “I’ll keep searching for the truth”

Mamma Tonino speaks at book launch in Macerata as investigation into cyclist's death continues

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Andy Schleck announces retirement at age of 29

Knee injury sustained in July's Tour de France brings premature end to career that promised so much

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Oleg Tinkov throws down €1,000,000 Grand Tour challenge to world’s top riders

Russian entrepreneur wants to see Contador, Froome, Nibali & Quintana race Tour, Giro & Vuelta in 2015

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Cycling risks losing Paralympic spot as UCI misses Tokyo 2020 application deadline

Embarrassment for Brian Cookson, who made boosting para-cycling one of his pre-election pledges

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Andy Schleck set to announce retirement?

Trek Factory Racing calls Thursday press conference with 29-year-old

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Updated: Astana’s UCI licence at risk as it pulls out of Tour of Beijing after Iglinskiy EPO positives

Kazakh team withdraws from year's final WorldTour race after Maxim Iglinskiy chooses not to ask for testing of B sample

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Giro d’Italia 2015 route unveiled in Milan (+ stage-by-stage video)

From Liguria to Milan - 7 stages for the sprinters, 5 in the high mountains, and a monster individual time trial

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Dan Martin of Garmin-Sharp wins Il Lombardia

Irish rider attacks from back of strong group to win second Monument of his career

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Astana’s Maxim Iglinskiy reportedly set to confess to doping next week

Team will race in Italy and Kazakhstan tomorrow, says La Gazzetta dello Sport, but will withdraw from Tour of Beijing

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ASO looking to US for sponsor of week-long women’s Tour de France?

One-day race on Champs-Elysées in July was better received in US than Europe, says ASO president

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Aussie track stars head for Revolution Series as Orica-GreenEdge confirmed as riding

GB vs Australia showdown looms in 2014/15 track competition, now expanded to six rounds

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Ebola fears force cancellation of major African race, Tour du Faso (+ video)

28th edition of race that is subject of recent documentary cancelled on orders of Burkina Faso government

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Astana on start list for Il Lombardia but will they be on the start line?

Fall out from second Iglinskiy doping suspension may mean Kazakh team voluntarily drops out of final monument of 2014

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Festka to build new bike for Ondřej Sosenka’s hour record attempt in 2015

Ondřej Sosenk, whose nine year hour record was broken by Jens Voigt, aims at another attempt next spring

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Oh brother… Astana’s Maxim Iglinskiy joins sibling Valentin in testing positive for EPO

UCI document reveals elder sibling tested positive days after helping Vincenzo Nibali win Tour de France

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Team Sky confirms signing of Nicolas Roche and four others

Sky adds Brit, Czech rising star, first Dutch rider & Irishman, plus welcomes return of original member

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