Alejandro Valverde, whose hopes of winning a fifth consecutive Fleche Wallone title were ended on Wednesday by Julian Alaphilippe, faces a virtually identical scenario tomorrow as he seeks a fifth consecutive Liège-Bastogne-Liège title - against a field that includes the Frenchman who won in Wallonia.
Lance Armstrong has agreed to pay $5 million (£3.5 million/€4 million) to settle a Federal fraud case over claims he defrauded the United States Government during his cycling career when he admitted he was doping.
International Cycling Union (UCI) President David Lappartient hopes a Giro d’Italia starting in Jerusalem next month will help drive peace through sport in a similar way to this year’s Winter Olympic Games on the Korean Peninsula.
Spain's Alejandro Valverde’s hopes of winning a fifth consecutive title in La Fleche Wallone were denied today as he had to settle for second behind France's 25-year-old Julian Alaphilippe, who earned the biggest win of his career in securing the first French victory in the Ardennes one-day classic for 21 years.
International Cycling Union (UCI) President David Lappartient hopes to achieve full gender equality on the Olympic Games programme at Paris 2024 by changing the women's team sprint from a two-person to a three-person event.
Spain’s Alejandro Valverde will seek a fifth consecutive victory in La Fleche Wallone, and a sixth overall, as the one-day cycling classic stages its 82nd edition tomorrow.
The Spanish Cycling Federation hired doping doctor Michele Ferrari and arranged erythropoietin (EPO) for its track cyclists competing in the 1996 Olympics, according to a report in the Spanish newspaper El Pais.
Chris Froome has claimed he will not give a "running commentary" on his salbutamol case, as he continues his build-up towards the Giro d’Italia.
Michael Valgren earned the biggest victory of his career today in the 2018 Amstel Gold Race.
World champion Peter Sagan will hope to be among the contenders for the Amstel Gold Race, as Philippe Gilbert seeks to win for the second straight year.
An autopsy has confirmed Michael Goolaerts died of a heart attack at Paris-Roubaix, rather than a crash.
Chloe Hosking lived up to her tag as favourite by sprinting to victory in the Commonwealth Games women’s road race at Gold Coast 2018 here today following a superb performance from the Australian team.
France's Rémy Di Gregorio has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for darbepoetin, a form of the blood booster erythropoietin (EPO), the International Cycling Union (UCI) have announced.
Annie Last produced a dominant performance to triumph in the Commonwealth Games women’s cross-country mountain bike event as England earned a one-two here today.
Xavier Bigard has been appointed as the medical director of the International Cycling Union (UCI), the governing body has announced.
The first Winter Paralympic Games were held in Örnsköldsvik in Sweden in 1976. The disabilities included were blindness and amputees. A total of 16 countries took part with 53 athletes. Events were held in Alpine and Nordic skiing for amputee and visually impaired athletes and a demonstration event in ice sledge racing. West Germany finished top of the overall medals. They won a total of 28 medals, including 10 gold. The event was originally known as the 1st Winter Olympic Games for the Disabled.
British Olympic Association - Team GB Chief Medical Officer - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Provide the highest quality medical support to all athletes for the duration of the Youth Olympic Games (including preparation, Games-time and post-competition phases). This includes the planning and prioritisation of medical/physio attendance at the Games.
Patrick Baumann is halfway through a four-year Presidency of GAISF and has already become one the most trusted administrators in sport. Nick Butler finds out more about his priorities and ambitions.
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