Sport

Bjarne Riis suspended

Denmark’s Bjarne Riis has been suspended from his position as team manager at the Tinkoff-Saxo team, which includes two-time Tour de France champion

24 March 2015

Poland

Polish city Slupsk uses bicycles for official duties

Save time by cycling to work. That’s the message from Mayor Robert Biedron of Polish city Slupsk to its civil servants. Biedron says the healthy

21 March 2015

World

Vonn caps off remarkable comeback season with two titles

Lindsey Vonn blew out her right knee at the 2013 world championships and then injured it again on her return to action, keeping her out of last

19 March 2015

Netherlands

Spectator causes Loren Rowney to crash out of cycle race

13 March 2015

Sport

Contador signs contract extension with Tinkoff-Saxo

Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has signed a one-year contract extension with Tinkoff-Saxo. The Russian run team says it is delighted to

10 March 2015

Sport

Disgraced Armstrong received preferential treatment by UCI chiefs - report

A report into doping by the Cycling Independent Reform Commission was published this week by the sport’s governing body the UCI. The 228-page report

9 March 2015

Sport

Breaking New Ground

While many Afghans are scandalised to see a woman in sports kit speeding past on a racing bike, the country’s female cyclists are currently training

7 March 2015

Belgium

Vicious cycle - Film highlights Brussels' bizarre bike lanes

A new video providing a crash course to cycling through Brussels has racked up more than 100,000 views online. Two cycling enthusiasts turned stunt

6 March 2015

Sport

UCI calls for withdrawal of Astana license

The International Cycling Union has requested the withdrawal of the Astana team’s license for the 2015 World Tour after an investigation into doping

27 February 2015

Sport

Belgian cycling great 'Le Crique' dies aged 58

Belgian road cycle racer Claude Criquielion has died aged 58, days after suffering a severe stroke. ‘Le Crique’, as he was known to fans, won the

18 February 2015

Sport

Contador plans for career finish line in 2016

Two time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has announced he plans to retire from pro cycling in 2016. The Spaniard told El Mundo newspaper he

16 February 2015

Sport

Armstrong to pay $10 million after losing lawsuit

Even off the bike Lance Armstrong is making history. On Monday the disgraced American former cyclist was ordered to pay some 10 million dollars – or

16 February 2015

Sport

Terpstra defends Tour of Qatar title

Ireland’s Sam Bennett produced a superb display to win the final stage of the Tour of Qatar as Dutch rider Niki Terpstra claimed his second straight

13 February 2015

Sport

Sports United: A round-up of global sport news and features

It’s a truly global circumnavigation – 11 ports in 11 different countries. It started in Europe and by it’s conclusion will have reached Africa

12 February 2015

Sport

Rohan Dennis sets new hour record

Australia’s Rohan Dennis produced a stunning performance to set a new hour world record of 52.491km in Grenchen, Switzerland on Sunday. The

8 February 2015

Sport

Astana presentation

Dubai is the venue of the Astana Pro team’s official presentation and the location chosen by Vincenzo Nibali to start the season in which he will be

1 February 2015

Sport

Valverde and Quintana to lead Movistar

Movistar unveiled their cycling team for the 2015 season on Friday and confirmed Alejandro Valverde and Nairo Quintana will spearhead the outfit’s

9 January 2015

Sport

Astana retain World Tour licence

Pro-tour cycling team Astana have retained their elite status for the 2015 season despite suffering a series of doping cases within the outfit. The

11 December 2014

Sport

Tour de France: Mont Saint-Michel to host 2016 Grand Depart

The iconic Mont Saint-Michel is an island commune in Normandy. It’s part of the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites and in 2016 will play host to the

10 December 2014

Sport

Astana on tenterhooks over awarding of WorldTour licence

Pro-tour cycling team Astana face an anxious wait to know whether it will be eligible to compete next season. The Kazakh outfit has provisionally

4 December 2014