Cycling

The Astana Pro Team, home of reigning Tour de France champion Vincenzo Nibali, will be free to compete in this year’s top races after the International Cycling Union (UCI) said it will retain its elite WorldTour licence.

International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has said he will not be drawn into a “public conflict” after former president Hein Verbruggen launched a scathing attack against the British official and the current UCI administration.

New Zealand has secured hosting rights for a round of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track World Cup during its 2015-16 season.

The cities of Glasgow and Berlin are set to co-host a new European multi-sport event in 2018, it was announced today (Thursday).

The English city of Portsmouth is holding talks over the possibility of hosting a stage of cycling’s Tour de France in 2018.

Brian Cookson, president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), has revealed that the sport’s global governing body will this week begin trialling mixed-gender events in response to a request from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced a number of new measures to further strengthen anti-doping and governance procedures in the wake of this week’s report from the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) that claimed doping in the sport remains widespread.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) will introduce a women’s WorldTour next year, according to Cycling Weekly.

Doping in cycling remains widespread, according to a report from the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC), which has also criticised former International Cycling Union (UCI) presidents Hein Verbruggen and Pat McQuaid.

Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has signed a five-year partnership with global IT solutions and services provider Dimension Data in a move it says will “revolutionise” the viewing experience for its leading cycling events.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has today (Friday) requested that the WorldTour licence of the Astana Pro Team, home of reigning Tour de France champion Vincenzo Nibali, be withdrawn amid anti-doping infringements surrounding the squad.

Dubai is fast becoming a leading destination for professional cycling events. Kevin Roberts looks at why, and its aspirations for the Dubai Tour event.

Disgraced former cyclist Lance Armstrong and Tailwind Sports Corp. have been ordered to pay SCA Promotions $10m (€8.8m) by an arbitration panel in Texas’ 116th Civil District Court in Dallas.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has appointed sports management consultancy TSE Consulting to undertake a review of how its events are marketed and promoted to potential host cities around the world in an effort to generate more interest in staging competitions.

UK Chancellor George Osborne has revealed that the English county of Yorkshire is hoping to place a bid to host the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) Road World Championships.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced its Cyclo-cross World Cup will expand outside Europe for the first time, while the Global Cycling Promotion (GCP) organisation has been closed following a full review.