Racing

Michael Rogers cleared in clenbuterol case, as is Jonathan Breyne, young Belgian who attempted suicide

UCI confirms Rogers free to race, Breyne tells media he's in clear, as explanations of tainted food in China accepted

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Colombian cyclists refused UK visas for Giro d’Italia Big Start in Northern Ireland

Writer and broadcaster Matt Rendell urges British fans to email embassy in Bogota

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Johan Bruyneel banned for 10 years, former USPS manager ‘at apex’ of team’s doping ‘conspiracy’

Bans of 8 years for team doctor Pedro Celaya and trainer Jose 'Pepe' Martí

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Tickets go on sale Friday for Tour de France team presentation in Leeds – pre-registration closes tonight

Tickets for event at First Direct Arena will cost £45-£85

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Want to watch Tour de France tackle Yorkshire’s hills? Get there at least a day early, says Grand Départ boss

With 1 million+ fans expected on each stage, Sir Rodney Walker says to start planning ahead now

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Women’s Tour brings in Friends Life as sponsor, puts race manual online for fans

All the information you need to know about the race - plus, 4 days of events in Oundle before the start on 7 May

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Emma Pooley says it’s ‘nuts’ she gets more prize money from triathlon ‘hobby’ than pro cycling

Olympic medallist and ex-world champion is combining major bike races with triathlons this year

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Philippe Gilbert wins the Amstel Gold Race for the third time

BMC Racing rider returns to scene of world championship victory to attack on Cauberg and win again

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Video: Madison-Genesis at the Tour of the Reservoir

Follow the boys on steel as Alex Peters and Peter Hawkins take a 1-2 in Northumberland

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Mind your language! Volunteers told to tone down terms of affection when Tour de France visits

Tour Makers' training says avoid confusion by not using words such as "darling," love," or "mate"

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Stephen Roche says his nephew Dan Martin switched from GB to Ireland “because it suited him”

Former Giro and Tour winner also says his brother-in-law, the Garmin-Sharp rider's father, has "a chip on his shoulder"

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Video: Follow Omega Pharma-Quick Step as Niki Terpstra wins Paris-Roubaix

How team saw the race on the day Dutch rider attacked to claim his place in cycling history

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Mark Cavendish to skip Giro d’Italia to focus on Tour de France

British champion won't take to Belfast Big Start, races in California and Switzerland instead

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Inquest hears of 40mph head-on crash that killed Junior Heffernan during Severn Bridge Road Race

Accidental death conclusion in case of rider who hit car at speed during descent

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Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh features on official Tour de France Grand Départ song (+ videos)

Teams up with fellow Yorkshire native Alistair Griffin

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British fan passes vial of pills found during Paris-Roubaix to UK Anti-Doping

Mike Brampton says pills fell from rider’s pocket during crash – and he has pictures showing who it was

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Sir Bradley Wiggins says he’s unsure he will make Team Sky’s Tour de France line-up

Shane Sutton also expresses doubts, says 2012 champ will have to prove he deserves a place on merit

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View Niki Terpstra’s Paris-Roubaix winning ride on Strava

41.5km/h average speed for 255.2km, and a few KOMs along the way

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Cancellara Hour Record bid on ice as UCI mulls rule changes

Brian Cookson in favour of letting riders use modern track bikes rather than 1972 Eddy Merckx-style ones

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Harrogate and London to host official Tour de France Fan Parks for Grand Départ

Action on big screen plus host of entertainment into the evening

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Niki Terpstra wins Paris-Roubaix

Attack 6 kilometres from end of thrilling race assures Dutch rider of place in history

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Tour of Flanders team video round-up – behind the scenes at last Sunday’s race

Cameras follow IAM Cycling, Orica-GreenEdge and Omega Pharma-Quick Step over the bergs and cobbles

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Video: Team Sky’s Gabriel Rasch ends his racing career at Paris-Roubaix this weekend

Norwegian domestique moves to the team car as a sport director

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End of a golden age? Sir Dave Brailsford quits British Cycling role

Architect of Olympic success to focus exclusively on Team Sky, Shane Sutton takes over as Technical Director, Dr Steve Peters leaving too

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Lance Armstrong names names

Who knew about his drug use, who supplied them? Quite a lot of people who've denied it, says Lance

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Tour de France boss says Cambridge stage can turn everyday cyclists into fans of sport

Race director Christian Prudhomme also says Yorkshire Grand Départ among toughest ever and will be "humungous"

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On-bike cameras in the pro peloton? Brian Cookson hints at innovations in cycling

Fabian Cancellara downhill footage? Yes please!

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Husband of Flanders crash victim tells Johan Vansummeren: Win Paris-Roubaix for Marie-Claire

Woman hit by Garmin-Sharp rider reported to be in critical but stable condition

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Could Giro d’Italia points jersey rule change see Cavendish and co rethink plans?

Revisions also made to time bonuses and mountains points in hopes of more exciting racing

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Sir Chris Hoy dreaming of 2016 glory – at Le Mans, not Rio (+ videos)

Six-time Olympic champ being fast-tracked through Nissan's advanced driver development programme

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