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Israel-Premier Tech rider and Palestine protester; Brian Cookson

Former UCI president Brian Cookson calls for ban on nation states in cycling team names – as Tour de France Barcelona start in doubt over Israel-Premier Tech protests

Cookson believes such a rule change, which would also affect UAE Team Emirates and Bahrain-Victorious, would represent a “quick, partial, and undoubtedly imperfect way of moving things forward”

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David Lappartient/Donald Trump

UCI president David Lappartient vows to stand up to Donald Trump in pitch for top Olympic job

Making his move for International Olympic Committee presidency, Lappartient pledged to make Trump "respect" IOC autonomy on issues such as trans athletes and promised decisions would not be made "from an ideological angle"

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Olympic Rings and Velodrome 3×2 (c) Simon MacMichael

IOC president says war against doping can’t be won

Points to independent anti-doping body as being an important means of removing perceptions of conflicts of interest

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Transgender symbol.PNG

Transgender cyclist is first female finisher at Arizona race

Jillian Bearden is also working with the International Olympic Committee as it refines rules on transgender athletes

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Olympic Rings and Velodrome 3×2 (c) Simon MacMichael

IOC chief seeks ideas for anti-doping reform as hackers release more data

Appeal comes as medical records for Callum Skinner, Mo Farah and Rafal Nadal are published

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OLeg Tinkov (source Tinkoff Saxo on Facebook)

UCI “stupid and impotent” over Russian Rio bans, claims Oleg Tinkov

Entrepreneur hits out as Zakarin and others excluded - but has he chosen the right target?

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Olympic Rings and Velodrome 3×2 (c) Simon MacMichael

Sir Chris Hoy and Emma Pooley condemn IOC decision on Russia

Individual governing bodies left to decide whether to let Russian athletes compete in their sports at Rio

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London 2012 Anti-Doping Laboratory (picture credit LOCOG)

Could all Russia’s athletes be banned from Olympics in light of WADA report?

Laboratories are said to have covered up 26 positive tests among cyclists

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Michael Rogers wins 2014 Giro Stage 11 – picture LaPresse

Michael Rogers awarded Olympic bronze for Athens 2004 time trial

New IOC policy to award medals to athletes who have been promoted following doping cases

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Olympic Rings and Velodrome 3×2 (c) Simon MacMichael

Brian Cookson declares mixed men and women track event test “a huge success”

Winning margin for Italian team just one hundredth of a second

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