Bobridge and Meyer to lead charge
Ron Reed CYCLISTS Jack Bobridge and Cameron Meyer can prevent Australia sliding down the medals table at next year's Olympics.
Awang has surgery for splinter
10:13AM MALAYSIA'S Azizulhasni Awang is recovering after surgery to remove a splinter from the Manchester Velodrome that went through his leg.
Martin wins Tour of Algarve
5:54AM GERMAN rider Tony Martin won the Tour of the Algarve today after winning the fifth and final stage, a 17.2km time-trial from Lagao to Portimao.
Contador into second in Algarve
9:47AM ALBERTO Contador kept alive his chances for a third straight Tour of the Algarve title alive by moving to second.
Italian accused of 'blood transfusion'
5:24AM DISGRACED Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco was fired by his Dutch team today for breaking team regulations amid doping allegations.
Contador straight back into form
9:24AM
ALBERTO Contador has emerged from suspension straight into form, being second in the season-opening Tour of the Algarve.
Goss holds first place in Oman
7:42AM AAP DUTCH rider Theo Bos of Rabobank won the third stage of the Tour of Oman as Australia's Matthew Goss held onto the leader's red jersey.
Olympic gold in lap of the gods
Leo Schlink AUSTRALIAN hopes of landing a historic Olympic men's road race cycling gold medal in London rest with two familiar factors .
Armstrong calls it quits again
SEVEN-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has announced his retirement from professional cycling at the age of 39.
Let's get to meat of cycling's mess
Ron Reed YOU'D think a sport could get no better news than having its best performer, Alberto Contador, cleared of a doping charge.
Contador cleared of doping charges
AAP SPAIN's cycling federation has cleared three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of doping.
Renshaw wins Tour of Qatar
3:42AM AP AUSTRALIAN cyclist Mark Renshaw won the Tour of Qatar for his first pro career road title today.
Contador hits Spanish authorities
10:46AM ALBERTO Contador has lashed out at the Span's cycling officials, accusing them of buckling to pressure from anti-doping bosses by proposing a one-year ban.
Renshaw grabs edge on Haussler
8:09AM MARK Renshaw has won the fourth stage of the Tour of Qatar to take the overall lead from fellow Australian cyclist Heinrich Haussler.
Waddell finally shuts shop
Mike Sheahan IF you happen to be a Baby Boomer who grew up in Victoria with any interest in sport, you will remember Barry Waddell.
Aussie cyclist hits the front
AUSTRALIAN Heinrich Haussler won the third stage of the Tour of Qatar to take the leader's jersey from Belgian Tom Boonen.
Aussie Haussler claims stage
AUSTRALIA'S Heinrich Haussler of Garmin won the second stage of the Tour of Qatar.
Andy Schleck eyes Tour win
AFP ANDY Schleck believes he can finally win the Tour de France this year after finishing runner-up in the past two years.
Commonwealth champion Shane Perkins won both the events he contested at the national track cycling championships, adding gold in the keirin to his sprint crown. Picture: AFP
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Angry Contador slams drug rule
AP SPANISH cyclist Alberto Contador sees his proposed one-year ban as the result of anti-doping rules that are "stuck in the '60s".
Meares wins 27th national crown
AAP ANNA Meares, Australia's best female track cyclist, added national title No.27 to her medal cabinet when she won the women's Keirin.
Sprint queen takes gold
OLYMPIC champion Anna Meares proved yet again why she is Australia's sprint queen, reclaiming her crown at the national cycling titles.
Perkins adds gold to sprint record
AAP SHANE Perkins has claimed his first gold medal at the national titles meet, taking out the men's sprint in Sydney.
Meares smashes sprint record
5:33PM ANNA Meares broke the Australian championship record to qualify fastest for the women's sprint at the national titles in Sydney today.
Jack officially the fastest ever
6:08PM AAP JACK Bobridge has smashed the individual pursuit world record to become the fastest 4000 metre track cyclist in history.
Cycling Australia stick by Matt White
4:15PM CYCLING Australia will stick by Matt White as their men's road coordinator, despite his controversial dumping as sports director of Garmin-Cervelo.
Earle becomes duke of Wellington
4:58PM AUSSIE rider Nathan Earle won a third successive stage in the Wellington Cycling Classic on Saturday, the only cyclist to ever do so in the 24-year history of the tour.
Contador maintains innocence
CYCLIST Alberto Contador, on the edge of tears, has denied taking performance enhancing drugs.
Spaniard Garcia banned for EPO
10:33AM SPANISH cyclist David Garcia has been handed a two-year doping ban following his positive test at the Tour of Spain.
Contador hope for appeal
7:12AM SPANISH authorities have accepted Alberto Contador's contention that his positive Tour de France doping test resulted from eating contaminated meat.
Contador banned for a year
TOUR de France champion Alberto Contador has been banned for a year by the Spanish Cycling Federation for his positive drugs test from the 2010 race.
Drugs not behind sacking: White
Ron Reed CYCLING coach Matt White said there were no drug issues behind his shock sacking by American road team Garmin-Cervelo.
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