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Best of 2016: Paris-Roubaix

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Watch highlights of the 114th edition of the Paris-Roubaix. Famous for its challenging and treacherous cobblestone sections, the Paris-Roubaix is regarded as the toughest of the Classics on the cycling calendar.
16 Nov 2016 - 6:33pm

Orica-BikeExchange steps up Grand Tour quest

Australian cycling team Orica-BikeExchange will target general classification results at all three Grand Tours for the first time in 2017.
17 Nov 2016 - 8:26am

Spain about to restore WADA compliance

Spain is ready to become compliant again with the World Anti-Doping Agency after political instability prevented it creating the right anti-doping laws.
17 Nov 2016 - 11:27am

Bike Shorts: Wiggo's final parade
16 Nov 2016 - 5:23pm

AG2R cook up a new season in Oisans

Led by Romain Bardet, the AG2R team began its preparations for the 2017 season with cooking lessons and long walks in the snow.
  1. Sport

    Best of 2016: Paris-Roubaix

  2. 16 Nov 2016 - 6:33pm

    Orica-BikeExchange steps up Grand Tour quest

  3. 17 Nov 2016 - 8:26am

    Spain about to restore WADA compliance

  4. 17 Nov 2016 - 11:27am

    Bike Shorts: Wiggo's final parade

  5. 16 Nov 2016 - 5:23pm

    AG2R cook up a new season in Oisans

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17 Nov 2016 - 11:27am

Bike Shorts: Wiggo's final parade

Bradley Wiggins at the Kuipke Track Velodrome for the Gent Six-Day. Bradley Wiggins is ending his long goodbye to cycling at the Gent Six-Day and he says nothing will stop him from enjoying the moment. Speaking to media at the event, where he is...
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17 Nov 2016 - 8:26am

Spain about to restore WADA compliance

Spain is ready to become compliant again with the World Anti-Doping Agency after political instability prevented it creating the right anti-doping laws.
Spain is about to get back in the fight against doping. With political stability finally restored, the country is again in position to become compliant with the World Anti-Doping Agency, nearly eight months after it was suspended because o...
16 Nov 2016 - 6:33pm

Orica-BikeExchange steps up Grand Tour quest

Australian cycling team Orica-BikeExchange will target general classification results at all three Grand Tours for the first time in 2017.
A breakout season from Orica-BikeExchange's young stars has left the top Australian cycling team bullish about their Grand Tour prospects. Next year will be the first time that Orica-BikeExchange aim for high general classification results...
16 Nov 2016 - 12:36pm

After exiting surgery Van Avermaet details MTB crash

Olympic champion Greg van Avermaet left a hospital in Antwerp after surgery to an ankle injured while mountain biking.
It was an unfortunate close to 2016 for the 31-year-old Belgian who earlier in the year confirmed his career class with wins at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Tirreno-Adriatico, a stage victory and time spent in yellow at the Tour de France, a...
16 Nov 2016 - 5:23pm

AG2R cook up a new season in Oisans

Led by Romain Bardet, the AG2R team began its preparations for the 2017 season with cooking lessons and long walks in the snow.
Romain Bardet is the Grand tour leader for AG2R and the young Frenchman, fresh from finishing second at the 2016 Tour de France, would really like to race the Giro d'Italia even though his bosses may have other ideas for their star. The ha...
16 Nov 2016 - 7:32am

French Anti-Doping Agency faces test cuts

A lack of government funding is expected to mean the French Anti-Doping Agency - which conducts testing for the Tour de France - will test less.
The French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) is poised to enforce a 20 per cent reduction in testing due to a lack of government funding. The AFLD said in a statement on Tuesday that a 700,000 euro ($1 million) increase of government support, equ...
15 Nov 2016 - 1:01pm

WADA suspends Doha anti-doping laboratory

An anti-doping lab in Doha, Qatar, had its accreditation suspended by WADA for four months after failing to comply with international standards.
Doha's anti-doping laboratory has had its accreditation suspended by WADA for four months after it failed to comply with international standards. The decision to ban the laboratory in Qatar, host country of the October 2016 UCI Road World ...
15 Nov 2016 - 9:04am

Bike Shorts: Landa tipped to lead Sky at the Giro

Mikel Landa will lead Sky at the Giro d'Italia. It should come as no surprise to anyone that Spaniard Mikel Landa will lead Team Sky at the Giro d'Italia instead of Chris Froome. With three wins on his palmares, Froome will be Sky's go-to guy fo...
14 Nov 2016 - 12:37pm

In pics: goodbye Fabian

The career of Fabian Cancellara was dcelebrated at the weekend at an event held at the Kuipke velodrome in Gent, Belgium. He left the sport a prolific Grand Tour stage winner, four Paris-Roubaix titles, three at the Tour de Flanders, four World...
14 Nov 2016 - 8:53am

IOC backs Reedie for new 3-year WADA term

Current WADA chief Craig Reedie has the support of the IOC as he seeks re-election.
The IOC says it is supporting Craig Reedie's bid for a new three-year term as president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), a move that follows tensions between the two sides over the Russian doping scandal. The backing for Reedie to c...

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