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The Hong Kong Cycling Association (HKCA) has called for commercial support in its efforts to land a round of the Track Cycling World Cup, adding that it is the only city to have so far expressed an interest in the 2015-16 series.

The scandal-hit Astana Pro Team has retained its WorldTour licence for 2015, but the International Cycling Union (UCI) has withdrawn elite status from Team Europcar for financial reasons.

Alexandre Vinokourov, general manager of UCI ProTeam cycling squad Astana, has said its associated second-tier Continental team has been suspended amid a growing doping scandal, but he remains confident the top-tier outfit will retain its WorldTour licence for the 2015 season.

Eleven UCI WorldTour cycling teams have joined forces to launch a collective that aims to provide new impetus for the sport by reinvigorating its commercial make-up.

Cycling’s WorldTour will no longer end in Beijing, but Brian Cookson believes a presence in China will continue regardless. Elisha Chauhan reports.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has asked the sport’s licence commission to review the status of Astana after a third positive doping test this year emerged from the leading WorldTour team.

Brian Cookson, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), has insisted that the sport’s reforms are on track to be introduced in 2017 despite a reported breakdown in talks with some key stakeholders over recent months.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that seven squads have put forward proposals for an elite WorldTour licence in 2015, with Fernando Alonso’s proposed team not among the candidates.

Badminton will make its Paralympic Games debut at Tokyo 2020, while para-cycling has been provisionally omitted from the sports programme after the International Cycling Union (UCI) failed to meet the bid deadline.

International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has confirmed the governing body has not received a WorldTour application from the proposed Fernando Alonso Cycling Team (FACT) for the 2015 season, but believes the outfit could still race at the second-tier ProContinental level.

Spanish Formula One star Fernando Alonso has partnered with UAE-based sport investment firm Novo in a bid to drive forward his plans to establish a professional cycling team.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced its intention to strengthen its anti-doping measures through the establishment of a new tribunal, while it has assigned hosts for a number of events.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded the 2017 edition of its Road World Championships to the Norwegian city of Bergen.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that it is scrapping the Tour of Beijing event from its WorldTour road racing calendar, with the fourth and final edition to take place next month.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has ended uncertainty over the hosting rights for its 2015 Track World Championships after it announced that the French town of Saint Quentin en Yvelines will stage the event.

British Cycling has announced that the velodrome used during London’s hosting of the 2012 summer Olympic Games will host the second round of the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) 2014-15 Track World Cup later this year.