Two out of two for Boonen on tour of Qatar 2006-01-31 12:08:55
World champion Tom Boonen of Belgium has won the second stage of the Tour of Qatar, a 138km course between Doha's camel race track and the Al Khor Corniche.Full Story...
Boonen wins first stage of Tour of Qatar 2006-01-31 00:00:55
Belgium's Tom Boonen has won the opening stage of the Tour of Qatar, while South Africa's Robert Hunter came third.Full Story...
Cyclists get green light to ride in Tshwane 2006-01-30 06:04:04
All licensed and registered cyclists are welcome to ride in the Nashua Tshwane Capital Classic without fear of facing a ban or being fined, Gauteng North Cycling has announced.Full Story...
The year belongs to Ullrich, says Merckx 2006-01-30 03:05:09
Cycling legend Eddy Merckx has tipped German Jan Ullrich to win this year's Tour de France.Full Story...
SA team aim to be in elite company 2006-01-27 00:32:13
Barloworld, the South African-sponsored and European-based cycling team, have set their sights on becoming one of the world's top teams "within the next three years".Full Story...
Rumsas gets suspended sentence 2006-01-26 05:37:08
Lithuanian cyclist Raimondas Rumsas has been handed a suspended prison sentence for the importation of prohibited doping substances in France.Full Story...
2007 Tour de France to start in London 2006-01-24 05:48:32
The 2007 Tour de France will start in London, Mayor Ken Livingstone has announced.Full Story...
SA Commonwealth cycling team in jeopardy 2006-01-24 00:43:31
Sparks are expected to fly at the next Cycling South Africa board meeting after a series of incidents which has put the participation of the track team at the Commonwealth Games in doubt.Full Story...
Ullrich's Tour de France team-mates revealed 2006-01-23 07:23:45
German cycling team T-Mobile have named five of the nine riders for the 2006 Tour de France team to be captained by Jan Ullrich.Full Story...
Gerrans triumphs Down Under 2006-01-22 03:08:55
Up-and-coming Australian cyclist Simon Gerrans is celebrating his second stage race win in three months after winning the Tour Down Under, the last stage of which was won by Allan Davis.Full Story...
Triumph in sight for Gerrans after Oz drama 2006-01-21 10:32:35
Australian Simon Gerrans has endured his toughest test yet as a cycling professional during the fourth and penultimate stage of the Tour Down Under.Full Story...
Barredo gives Liberty their second stage win 2006-01-20 03:19:09
Spaniard Carlos Barredo has won the third stage of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide.Full Story...
Armstrong tips Ullrich for 2006 Tour 2006-01-19 01:02:23
Cycling legend Lance Armstrong believes his fierce rival Jan Ullrich will be the man to beat at the 2006 Tour de France.Full Story...
Gerrans retains control of Tour Down Under 2006-01-19 05:29:39
Australian Allan Davis won the second stage of the Tour Down Under, but compatriot Simon Gerrands is still in the lead.Full Story...
Fighting cancer is my new race - Lance 2006-01-18 06:20:46
Cycling legend Lance Armstrong believes helping people to fight cancer is a longer and harder race than the Tour de France.Full Story...
Gerrans wins Tour Down Under opener 2006-01-18 04:01:55
Australian Simon Gerrans upstaged compatriot Robbie McEwen in the opening stage of the Tour Down Under.Full Story...
Armstrong arrives in South Africa 2006-01-18 00:57:30
Lance Armstrong fans were forced to wait for nearly three hours before they could get a glimpse of their hero at Johannesburg International Airport.Full Story...
McEwen sends early warning to rivals 2006-01-17 05:50:24
Australian rider Robbie McEwen gave locals plenty to cheer about during the Tour Down Under classic criterium in Adelaide.Full Story...
Hushovd hopes to score a few upsets in Oz 2006-01-16 04:16:39
Norwegian sprinter Thor Hushovd says he would love to upset a few Australians during the eighth Tour Down Under in Adelaide.Full Story...
Ullrich sets sights on second Tour victory 2006-01-14 10:01:24
German Jan Ullrich believes the major overhaul of his T-Mobile squad will give him a big boost during the 2006 Tour de France.Full Story...
Armstrong gets top Spanish accolade 2005-12-27 02:38:27
Seven-times Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong, has been voted Sports Personality of the Year in a poll in Spain.Full Story...
Boonen and Armstrong shine in troubled year 2005-12-21 01:43:41
While Lance Armstrong once again dominated the Tour de France, Belgian sprinter Tom Boonen emerged as a breath of fresh air for a sport which has reeled from one crisis to another.Full Story...
I'm a victim of French witch hunt - Armstrong 2005-12-17 09:30:48
America's seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has reportedly claimed that allegations made about him taking drugs was part of a witch hunt orchestrated by the French.Full Story...
Defending champs take strain at bike race 2005-12-16 08:23:56
The Namibian defending champions of the four day Sabie Experience Mountain Bike, Mannie Heymans and Arno Viljoen, appear unable to pull off the double, despite their best efforts.Full Story...
Millar gets a second chance 2005-12-16 01:08:19
Cyclist David Millar, who is serving a two-year drugs ban, will ride for Spanish outfit Saunier Duval after he has completed his ban.Full Story...
Armstrong accused of defaming Italian cyclist 2005-12-15 08:37:40
Lance Armstrong has been ordered to stand trial in Italy on charges of defaming cyclist Filippo Simeoni.Full Story...
Heras forgotten in Vuelta 2006 2005-12-15 01:52:41
Organisers of the Tour of Spain increased calls for zero tolerance in the fight against doping cheats during the unveiling of the 2006 Vuelta.Full Story...
Armstrong to go on trial for defamation 2005-12-15 04:40:26
Seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is to stand trial for defamation after calling Italian rider Filippo Simeoni a liar.Full Story...
Liberty team chief quits after Heras scandal 2005-12-14 04:07:16
Manuel Pinera has resigned as president of the Liberty Seguros cycling team in the wake of the Roberto Heras doping scandal.Full Story...
Capelle's ban lifted 2005-12-13 01:48:15
Former Belgian champion Ludovic Capelle's 18-month ban for doping has been lifted by the country's highest legal body.Full Story...
Marvulli wins Cape Argus Sanlam Cycle Tour 2005-12-12 03:16:28
Former world champion Franco Marvulli out-sprinted Steffan Raeochla to win the Cape Argus Sanlam Cycle Tour in Cape Town.Full Story...
Hunter is heading to Cape Town 2005-12-07 04:07:46
Robert Hunter - the only South African to have participated in the Tour de France - will ride in this year's Cape Argus/Sanlam Tour.Full Story...
Former Tour de France winner Gaul dies 2005-12-06 22:24:42
Luxembourg's Charly Gaul, the Tour de France winner in 1958, has died at the age of 72.Full Story...
Basso sets his sights on cycling's double 2005-12-05 00:33:58
Ivan Basso will attempt to win both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in 2006.Full Story...
'Heras's positive test a blow to cycling' 2005-12-02 01:37:10
Cycling legend Miguel Indurain says Roberto Heras's positive drug test is a major setback for the sport.Full Story...
'Spain no haven for cheats' 2005-11-28 00:58:14
Tour of Spain director Victor Cordero says the positive dope test of four times Vuelta winner Roberto Heras shows that the sport is winning the battle against drug taking.Full Story...
Heras facing premature end to career 2005-11-25 10:55:11
Four times Tour of Spain winner Roberto Heras faces a premature end to his career after a 'B' sample confirmed a positive test for the banned blood-boosting substance erythropoietin.Full Story...
Marissa saddles two awards 2005-11-23 23:17:05
Ryan Cox, Greg Minnaar and Marissa van Merwe scooped the big prizes at the Pick 'n Pay Go Banking Cyclist of the Year awards.Full Story...
Heras wants doping investigation to be halted 2005-11-24 02:55:02
Roberto Heras's lawyer says the investigation into an alleged doping offence by the four-times Tour of Spain winner should be stopped as it is clear that the method used to detect EPO is flawed.Full Story...
Rumsas to appear in court on doping charges 2005-11-23 00:30:16
Lithuanian rider Raimondas Rumsas and his wife, Edita, are due to appear in a French court on doping charges relating to the 2002 Tour de France.Full Story...
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