Alberto Contador News

Spaniard Patxi Vila has started to prepare for a return to professional cycling and has confirmed that he has spoken to a number of teams, including Astana and his former team, Lampre.

Road race world champion Cadel Evans of Australia has signed a three-year contract with American cycling team BMC racing.

Cadel Evans could link up with fellow Australians at new British outfit Team Sky .

Cycling's governing body has strongly rebuffed claims by France's anti-doping agency of lapses and favoritism in drug testing at this year's Tour de France.

Chris Hoy completed the second leg of another golden treble as he led the Sky squad to an emphatic team sprint victory.

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

After taking part in the criterium of Oviedo in the Asturias on Saturday evening and the criterium of Alcobendas on Sunday morning, Alberto Contador flew to Paris to receive the Vlo d'Or. The presentation was broadcast live on France Tlvisions for the first time since the inception of the trophy, awarded by French monthly Vlo Magazine since 1992.

French cyclist Aurlien Duval failed an anti-doping test for norfenfluramine October 1 at the Franco-Belge stage race, the International Cycling Union announced today.

Two-time Tour De France winner Alberto Contador headlines the stars at the 8th Edition of the Amstel Curacao Race on Saturday November 7, 2009 on the Island of Curacao in the Netherland Antilles.

Spain dominates nations rankings with Contador, Valverde and Sanchez on individual podium.

Road race world champion Cadel Evans has finished the 2009 cycling season ranked fifth overall, while Australia were an impressive third among nations.

Bradley Wiggins collected a nifty trophy for winning the Jayco Herald Sun Tour - but he has his eyes on another prize in 2010.

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It was the first time Heinrich Haussler attended the official Tour de France route presentation in Paris' Palis des Congrs yesterday, and the German-Australian rider was impressed.

The British government is set to open the country's first dedicated anti-doping body next month.

Tour de France champion Alberto Contador says the performance of Bradley Wiggins this year was no surprise, predicts Mark Cavendish will win a Tour green jersey in future and says he hopes to race in the London 2012 Olympic time trial.

He masterminded Team GB's amazing cycling success in Beijing, but for his next trick Dave Brailsford is plotting to deliver a first ever Tour de France success for Britain, writes Alasdair Fotheringham GETTY Brailsford: 'Let's not do the fancy stuff or anything smart, let's just do the simple stuff well' enlarge When the lights dim tomorrow morning ...

Contestants chase a Double Gloucester cheese down the steep gradient of Cooper's Hill during the annual Bank Holiday tradition of cheese-rolling. What sport would you like to see admitted to the Olympics? Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images 10am: What we are expecting news-wise today: * Confirmation of those two new Olympic sports * John Terry and ...

Organisers of a traditional criterium in Valencia obviously didn't see the irony of pitting Messrs Valverde and Basso against a six-dog sled team last weekend.

Israel's Dudi Sela was a surprise loser in the first round of the Japan Open in Tokyo yesterday, defeated in three sets by Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerland.