Cycling

Multiple Olympic gold medallist and 2012 Tour de France winner Sir Bradley Wiggins has launched his own cycling team to assist with his preparations for the Rio 2016 Games and help to develop young British riders.

Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) has joined forces with the RCS Sport agency to announce the launch of a new four-day cycling race in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has defended the governing body’s decision to retain the Astana Pro Team’s WorldTour licence for 2015, adding the latest scandal to hit the sport will not mean cycling will revert to its old doping ways.

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scandal-hit Astana Pro Team has retained its WorldTour licence for 2015, but the International Cycling Union (UCI) has withdrawn elite status from Team Europcar for financial reasons.

Amaury Sport Organisation, the organiser of the Tour de France, has confirmed that the 2016 edition of the cycling event will begin at Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, one of the country's most famous tourist attractions.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded licences for the 2015 WorldTour to 16 teams, but has deferred a final decision on the Astana and Europcar squads, which are embroiled in ethical and financial difficulties.

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.

Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has announced that the Grand Depart of the cycling race will return to its home country in 2016 with the department of Manche awarded the hosting rights.

International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has admitted that the three ‘Grand Tours’ could be shortened in duration as part of the sport’s reform plans.

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.

UCI World Tour cycling team Tinkoff-Saxo has given its backing to the proposal of owner Oleg Tinkov to establish a lucrative competition between four riders over the sport’s three ‘Grand Tours’, adding that the idea isn’t a “joke or publicity stunt.”

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.