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The Astana team will likely have a strong Kazakh flavour for the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France, where the team will aim to defend Alberto Contador's title.

Italian rider Christian Moreni has spoken of his desire to return to cycling, despite having to literally 'pay for his mistakes' and an air of "indifference" that he feels encapsulates his possible comeback.

Kevin McCallum's IOL column for December 23 On Tuesday it was announced the man essentially responsible for Team Barloworld coming to an end had been permitted to return to professional cycling.

Yes, it is still Wednesday here in California. Time zones, bah humbug! Ita TMs a short Sesh this week, as the news trickles slowly in the offy.

Cycling Australia has announced its now accepting votes for the Scody 2009 People's Choice Cyclist of the Year award.

Team RadioShack general manager Johan Bruyneel has reflected on a manic season at Astana, the experiened Belgian not mincing his words on a number of topics, including the Kazakh squad and his former star rider, Alberto Contador The man who guided Lance Armstrong, and more recently, Contador, to their Tour de France wins, opened up to Belgian ...

MILAN: Philippe Gilbert of Belgium has won the Tour of Lombardy one-day cycling race after beating Samuel Sanchez of Spain in a sprint finish.

Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli - Just In Spanish Victory in Monteveglio - Francisco Ventoso takes the first home win for the Carmiooro/A-Style squad Alexandre Vinokourov led over the 8th and final climb of the Zappolino with 7 kilometers to go and was joined on the descent by Rabobank's Paul Martens but the duo's slim margin was closed in the final 3 ...

Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA In a development that could have implications for Team Sky and Bradley Wiggins , the future of the Tour de France winner Alberto Contador's Astana team has reportedly been secured with a new threea 'year sponsorship.

Just In Battle of the Young Guns for bragging rights in Bologna Robert Gesink won the sprint of three for the victory at the top of San Luca.

Cadel Evans has secured Australia's first ever win at the UCI World Championships, arriving at the finishing line 51 seconds ahead of the next riders, Russia's Alexander Kobolev and Spain's Joaquin RODRIGUEZ .

Cadel Evans of Australia got the biggest win of his career on Sunday, breaking free on the final climb to win the men's race at cycling's road world championships.

Alejandro Valverde proved the doubters wrong but when the dust settles will the Spaniard's win be another slap in the face for the Vuelta ? "I have shown that I am a three-week rider, I always believed it but maybe some fans and others had doubts," Valverde said after securing the first grand tour win of his career.

September 21, 2009 - Ryder Hesjedal has been making Canadian road cycling history since crossing over from the mountain biking world in 2005.

Dutchman Robert Gesink 's chances of a podium place in the Vuelta evaporated on Friday thanks to a hole in his knee almost as big as the one that sunk the Titanic.

Alessandro Petacchi snatched victory from Laurent Jalabert as the fifth stage of the Paris-Nice ended in a dramatic sprint finish yesterday.

It was the sweet smell of success both sides of the Atlantic for Garmin-Slipsteam thanks to wins from both Ryder Hesjedal and Dave Zabriskie.

Double stage winner Mark Cavendish dropped out of the Tour of Missouri on Thursday morning after his team doctor advised him to stop racing after a respiratory infection worsened, the Columbia-HTC team announced before the start of the Tour's fourth stage.

VICTORIAN cyclist Simon Gerrans loves the mountains of Spain. Gerrans scored one of the best wins of his already impressive career when he claimed stage 10 of the Tour of Spain this morning .

Damiano Cunego of Italy has won stage eight of the Tour of Spain in Alto de Aitana, while Cadel Evans of Australia has taken the overall lead in the general classification.