Racing

Alessandro Petacchi joins Omega Pharma-Quick Step

Italian who won Milan-Sanremo and points jerseys at all 3 Grand Tours to play key role in Mark Cavendish's leadout train

British riders sweep cycling medals at World Transplant Games

Four livers + a heart + bone marrow + seven kidneys = 19 medals

Three-day cycling festval in Yorkshire next year to coincide with Tour de France Grand Depart

Harewood House near Leeds will provide spectacular setting to celebration of cycling

Video: Omega Pharma’s Tour de France

Funny behind-the-scenes footage from the Belgian team

SweetSpot wins contract to stage Tour of Britain for a further five years

Surrey-based company behind race's success since its revival in 2004 tasked by British Cycling with raising its profile even further

UCI presidency: Pat McQuaid strikes back

Nothing to see here, it's all legal, says UCI president

Brian Cookson hits out at Pat McQuaid’s “attempted dictatorship” of UCI

Proposed change "an attempt to change the rules during the game"

The Women’s Tour: Guy Elliott of SweetSpot spills the beans on TV coverage, prize money, and venues for 2014’s UK women’s stage race

A standalone race that will treat female racers as serious athletes

Brian Cookson to bring together Tour de France organisers and top female riders

UCI presidential contender aims to raise status of women's cycling

Anti-doping systems in sport doomed to fail, says study

Cost of effective testing exceeds budgets many times over

Government confirms £10 million contribution to 2014 Tour de France Grand Départ

Big spend for “the very Grandest of Grand Départs”

French Senate names 1998 Tour de France dopers; O’Grady and Durand confess

Reaction to report also from UCI and presidential hopeful Brian Cookson

Exclusive: Welcome to Yorkshire’s Gary Verity on next year’s Tour de France Grand Départ

We spoke to agency's chief executive in Paris, as well as the Mayor of Porto Vecchio, the town that hosted this year's start

Lance Armstrong legal team moves to dismiss federal fraud lawsuit

Disgraced American rider & team face $120 million damages

Schleck brothers reunited at ‘new’ Trek team for 2014 season

Frank and Andy to join Fabian Cancellara in outfit being put together by bike maker that has taken over Leopard WorldTour licence

Video: Froome says cycling is cleanest sport

Tour de France winner on doping controls & African yellow jerseys

Brian Cookson lays out 7-point plan to fight doping & restore cycling’s credibility

UCI presidential contender's vision to keep cycling honest

Peter Sagan to race Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic

Tour de France green jersey heads star-studded London line-up with San Remo winners Goss & Ciolek

Tour de France Stage 21 reaction from Marcel Kittel and Mark Cavendish

Meet the new boss of the Champs-Elysees... same as the old boss; young, fast and thanking his team mates...

Tour de France 2013: Jersey winners Froome, Quintana and Sagan reflect on the race

Sir Dave Brailsford also talks about Chris Froome's overall victory

Directeur sportif John Lelangue leaves BMC Racing

After disastrous Tour, abrupt departure leads to speculation: did he fall; was he pushed?

Tour de France Stage 21: Marcel Kittel wins on Champs-Elysees as Chris Froome seals overall victory

Chris Froome wins the Tour de France, Kittel beats Greipel and Cavendish in three way sprint to take final stage

Exclusive: Brian Cookson says it’s UCI that should convince public of lack of doping, not Froome or Sky

British Cycling president also reflects on Sky success and hints how UCI presidential voting may go

Tour de France Stage 20 reaction: Froome clinches overall, emerging star Quintana burns brightly on Colombia’s national day

Round-up of reaction on final day in the Alps

Tour de France Stage 20: Quintana wins stage, Froome set to win Tour, Contador loses podium place

Joaquim Rodriguez moves up to second overall as Contador left behind on final climb

Tour de France 19 reaction – Costa wins again, Froome one day closer to glory

Round-up of reaction on second of three days in the Alps

Tour de France Stage 19: Rui Costa doubles up, Chris Froome stays in control of yellow jersey

Movistar's Portuguese rider takes second stage win in four days

Tour de France Stage 18 reaction following double ascent of Alpe d’Huez

Celebrations for the French as Riblon wins stage, controversy as Froome takes illegal feed to avoid cracking

Tour de France Stage 18: Christophe Riblon wins on Alpe d’Huez, Nairo Quintana moves 3rd overall, Chris Froome nearly cracks

First French win of 100th edition of race

L’Equipe analyses Froome’s climbing data, finds it ‘normal’ and ‘consistent’

Meanwhile, WADA declines to get involved and UK Anti-Doping says it can't offer a "kite mark" of cleanliness