Dec 15 - By Associated Press
Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde will face two court hearings over allegations of blood-doping from more than three years ago.

Dec 15 - By John Leicester, AP Sports Writer
If, for a dare, the likes of Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps and Roger Federer were asked to race the Tour de France, how long would they survive? A day on steep uphills in the thin air of the Alps? A week on roads so sun-scorched that the tarmac melts?

Dec 11 - By Associated Press
Tour de France winner Alberto Contador admits his Astana team is weaker with Lance Armstrong's departure and the exodus of riders who followed the Texan to RadioShack.
Dec 10 - By Tim Reynolds, AP Sports Writer
Taylor Phinney still wants an Olympic cycling gold medal in 2012. Having his specialty event taken off the program for the London Games only made that desire stronger.
Dec 9 - By Associated Press
The mayor of Washington will reportedly meet with organizers of the Giro d'Italia to request that the start of the 2012 race be held in the U.S. capital.
Dec 7 - By Tim Reynolds, AP Sports Writer
Taylor Phinney is getting some last-minute help in the quest to keep his specialty event on the Olympic cycling program.
Dec 4 - By Associated Press
Olympic cycling gold medalist Paolo Bettini has been placed under investigation for alleged tax evasion in Italy.
Dec 2 - By Associated Press
Tour de France stage winners Yaroslav Popovych of the Ukraine and Belgium's Gert Steegmans will ride for Lance Armstrong's RadioShack team when it makes its world debut at the Tour Down Under cycle race in Adelaide in January.
Dec 1 - By Associated Press
Former Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso will return to the Tour de France next year following a four-year absence.
Nov 24 - By Peter Leonard, Associated Press Writer
The future of Tour de France champion Alberto Contador's Astana team is again in doubt after cycling's ruling body made new demands for financial guarantees.
Nov 20 - By Peter Leonard, Associated Press Writer
Kazakhstan's state sovereign fund pledged $22 million in financial backing to the Astana cycling team Friday, ensuring the squad stays alive and Tour de France champion Alberto Contador remains in its ranks.

Nov 19 - By Associated Press
Cyclist Davide Rebellin plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after being stripped of his Olympic silver medal for doping.
Nov 17 - By Associated Press
Road race world champion Cadel Evans is predicting bigger things for seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong in 2010 than he achieved in his comeback to professional cycling this season.
Nov 12 - By Associated Press
Italian cyclist Matteo Priamo was banned for four years Thursday for supplying doping products to a teammate.
Nov 9 - By Associated Press
Tour of Missouri organizers are seeking host cities for the 2010 race. Whether the race can collect enough money to hold its fourth annual event remains unclear.

Nov 4 - By Tim Reynolds, AP Sports Writer
Taylor Phinney had a simple plan. The budding American cycling star was going to spend four years working toward four minutes, which is about how long his final race would have taken at the 2012 London Games.
Nov 4 - By Associated Press
German cyclist Stefan Schumacher has made his case to overturn a two-year ban for doping at the 2008 Tour de France.
Nov 1 - By Associated Press
Road race world champion Cadel Evans of Australia signed a three-year contract with BMC racing with a victory in next year's Tour de France as his main goal, the American cycling team said Monday.
Oct 29 - By Peter Leonard, Associated Press Writer
Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will remain with the Astana team at least until his contract expires at the end of next year, an official with the Kazakh Cycling Federation said Thursday.
Oct 23 - By Associated Press
The International Cycling Union has provisionally suspended French rider Aurelien Duval for doping with a banned stimulant.
Oct 22 - By Associated Press
Lance Armstrong will compete in next year's Tour of California, which will feature route changes and be moved from February to May to avoid the rainy season.
Oct 22 - By Associated Press
Portugal's cycling federation has suspended a Spanish doctor for 10 years after finding him guilty of providing illegal substances to riders in the country's biggest doping case.
Oct 20 - By Associated Press
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says cyclist J.D. Swanguen of San Diego has accepted a suspension after testing positive for a metabolite of marijuana or hashish.

Oct 20 - By John Leicester, AP Sports Writer
There is something fishy about France's latest probe into the former team of seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong.
Oct 16 - By Associated Press
Lance Armstrong's new team has been given permission to race in many of cycling's top events for the next four years.