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Nibali, Wiggins, Evans, Contador, Schleck set for Italian showdown in March

Since its 2002 inception, the Tour of Qatar has produced all but three Paris-Roubaix winners

How the largest city in Kentucky became the first American host of the elite world cyclocross championships

We detail Tom-Jelte Slagter's new Giant aero road frame, which he piloted to the Tour Down Under title last week

The most likely characters to step up on Sunday in Louisville and prevent a repeat of Belgium's top-seven sweep at the world championships

Simon Gerrans rolls away to the stage win on Old Willunga Hill and Tom-Jelte Slagter upsets Geraint Thomas' hold on the GC

U.S. champ Timmy Duggan checks in after surgery to repair his fractured collarbone and tibia

Graham Watson captures the action from stage 5 of the 2013 Tour Down Under

1. Simon GERRANS, ORICA-GREENEDGE, in 3:36:25 2. Tom Jelte SLAGTER, BLANCO, at 0 3. Javier MORENO BAZAN, MOVISTAR, at :10 4. Jon IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, EUSKALTEL EUSKADI, at :12 5. Tiago MACHADO, RADIOSHACK-LEOPARD, at :13

1. Emmanuel Domingo GUEVARA ARGUELLO, SAN LUIS SOMOS TODOS, in 4:17:48 2. Daniel DIAZ, SAN LUIS SOMOS TODOS, at :15 3. Miguel Angel RUBIANO CHAVEZ, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI, at 1:17 4. Arnold ALCOLEA, CUB, at 1:17 5. Javier Alexis ACEVEDO COLLE, JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN, at 1:21

Sacha Modolo ripped off a win in San Luis on Tuesday and wants more at Milan-San Remo

The Independent Commission set up to review the UCI's treatment of Lance Armstrong pushes back against calls to close it

Robbie McEwen gives color analysis of the stage 4 sprint at the 2013 Santos Tour Down Under

Graham Watson captures the action as the world champ goes on the attack and André Greipel sets a new wins mark Down Under

Omega director eyes Sagan, Boasson Hagen as biggest challengers to repeat of his team's 2012 classics supremacy

1. André GREIPEL, LOTTO-BELISOL, in 3:02:52 2. Roberto FERRARI, LAMPRE-MERIDA, at 0 3. Jonathan CANTWELL, SAXO-TINKOFF, at 0 4. Andrew FENN, OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK-STEP, at 0 5. Barry MARKUS, VACANSOLEIL-DCM, at 0

1. Svein TUFT, ORICA-GREENEDGE, in 22:14 2. Leandro MESSINEO, SAN LUIS SOMOS TODOS, at :7 3. Michal KWIATKOWSKI, OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK-STEP, at :11 4. Vincenzo NIBALI, ASTANA, at :14 5. Adriano MALORI, LAMPRE-MERIDA, at :19

Graham Watson captures the action as Tom-Jelte Slagter earns his first pro win, over Matthew Goss and Philippe Gilbert

1. Tom Jelte SLAGTER, BLANCO, in 3:36:46 2. Matthew Harley GOSS, ORICA-GREENEDGE, at 0 3. Philippe GILBERT, BMC RACING, at 0 4. Geraint THOMAS, SKY, at 0 5. Giovanni VISCONTI, MOVISTAR, at 0

Timmy Duggan missed the move on Wednesday in Australia and will refocus on a stage win

1. Alex DINIZ CORREIA, FUNVIC BRASILINVEST-SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, in 4:29:36 2. Mauro SANTAMBROGIO, VINI FANTINI-SELLE ITALIA, at :24 3. Michal KWIATKOWSKI, OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK-STEP, at :24 4. Bart DE CLERCQ, LOTTO-BELISOL, at :25 5. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC RACING, at :25

UCI president steps down from commission analyzing Olympic host proposals claiming schedule conflicts

Our tech editor suggests a collection of social media maestros you should follow for an inside and entertaining look at cycling

Graham Watson captures the action as Geraint Thomas jumps his way into the leader's jersey in South Australia

Sky's Welshman rolled his Dogma to a stage win and the overall lead at the Santos Tour Down Under on Wednesday

Geraint Thomas times his attacks perfectly to take the stage and lead in Australia, while a number of favorites caught in late crash

1. Geraint THOMAS, SKY, in 2:44:18 2. Javier MORENO BAZAN, MOVISTAR, at :1 3. Ben HERMANS, RADIOSHACK-LEOPARD, at :1 4. Tom Jelte SLAGTER, BLANCO, at :4 5. Tim WELLENS, LOTTO-BELISOL, at :4

The Lotto train is the best in the business right now, setting up what should be a great season-long battle between Greipel and Cavendish

1. Sacha MODOLO, Bardiani-Csf, in 3:50:08 2. Mark CAVENDISH, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 0 3. Leigh HOWARD, Orica-Greenedge, at 0 4. Jens BEBUSSCHERE, Lotto-Belisol, at 0 5. Peter SAGAN, Cannondale, at 0

Jordan Kerby goes long and André Greipel cleans up with bunch sprint win

Verbruggen warned riders of suspicious blood values in cases where evidence lacked to open proceedings

Caley Fretz snaps some action behind the scenes at stage 1 of the Tour Down Under

Lampre-Merida went loud on its new team bike livery, equipped with Dura-Ace 7970 drivetrains and FSA components

Graham Watson captures the action as a young Aussie goes solo in the Down Under opener and Greipel pulls on the leader's jersey

1. André GREIPEL, Lotto-Belisol, in 3:35:24 2. Arnaud DEMARE, FDJ-BigMat, at 0 3. Mark RENSHAW, Blanco, at 0 4. Simone PONZI, Astana, at 0 5. Steele VON HOFF, Garmin-Sharp, at 0

1. Mark Cavendish, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, in 3:48:04 2. Sacha Modolo, Bardiana-Csf, at 0 3. Alessandro Petacchi, Lampre-Merida, at 0 4. Leigh Howard, Orica-Greenedge, at 0 5. Peter Sagan, Cannondale, at 0

A rare Belgian-free podium, worlds in the U.S. and a new international squad may herald the globalization of cyclocross

Simon Gerrans and Philippe Gilbert enter the WorldTour season opener as the top favorites for glory Down Under

The WorldTour series may be contrived, with the peloton yet to embrace it, but for the five favorites in 2013, the points chase is on

Jens Voigt leads a long escape in Australia, but André Greipel gets his day with a bunch sprint win

Armstrong didn't implicate Ferrari, and Winfrey didn't press him on the matter

Blind to the damage he's caused, Armstrong leaves a sport in tatters and far too many questions unanswered

After nearly three hours of television time, the omertà remains intact, and its king, for now, still has zipped lips

George Thomas checks in with Timmy Duggan to talk about the forthcoming WorldTour opener and its kick-off criterium

We poll the folks on the streets in Boulder, Colorado, for their reactions to Armstrong's confession

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We run through the key questions Armstrong addressed — or didn't — in the first portion of his confessional with Oprah Winfrey

Watch as Lance reveals how his desire to control every outcome led him to do "inexcusable" things

Toby Stanton of Hot Tubes and Danny Van Haute and Stephanie Scott of Jelly Belly-Kenda talk about sustaining rider development in the U.S.

The Velo tech crew brings you more than 90 bikes, including a sub-12-pound Cannondale, in our 2013 Buyer's Guide

Dan Seaton previews the weekend's World Cup finale and discusses the boost Jonathan Page's national title should give his start money price

For the many victims of Armstrong's doping and PR machine, the disgraced former champion can do little to erase the damage he's done

Chris Froome says he is trying to avoid the added expectations and pressure of leading Sky into the Tour in 2013

Former pro mountain bikers Travis Brown, Ned Overend shun Armstrong, Danielson for their roles in ongoing doping scandal

European cyclocross champion Helen Wyman argues for a rule preventing federations from shorting their women's worlds rosters

UCI president Pat McQuaid urges professionals to call in under strict anonymity to report doping pressures and other issues

An IOC spokesperson says it is unlikely, given the UCI's recent anti-doping actions, that cycling will miss the Rio 2016 Games

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The sport deserves better than the UCI is giving it through its restrictive review rules

The UCI's independent review panel as spoken out in opposition to the body, siding with WADA and USADA in outlining its terms

Federal prosecutors have rejected an Armstrong offer for $5 million in restitution and cooperation, signaling a potential court battle

The team has burned through three general managers in four years and seen four riders test positive

Martyn Ashston and pro footballer Lee Dixon talk the week in cycling on Global Cycling Network's weekly news program

In retiring, compatriot Cooke regrets that in cycling "the rewards of stealing are greater than riding clean"

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The New York Times editor-in-chief checks in on Thomas Weisel's uneasy days leading to the Armstrong confession

The speed around the Armstrong affair picked up on Monday and stable ground is falling away from the once-unflappable Texan

Peter Sagan will aim for the classics aboard his Cannondale SuperSix Evo, with a new cockpit and wheels

Australian government's review of Cycling Australia makes a number of recommendations including a zero-tolerance policy

Rudy De Bie faces some tough choices for the Belgian worlds selection, but will likely take Wellens, Peeters and Aernouts

After a brutal week in the cold on a tough Verona track, we predict the 22 riders set to be named later today to the U.S. worlds team

With European and U.S. cyclocross national championships set for the weekend, we'll be watching a number of storylines

Brady Kappius pre-rides the Verona, Wisconsin, course for the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships

Tour de France historian Christopher Thompson offers insight on the identity crises he sees for the race before its 100th edition

Award-winning journalist David Walsh calls Johan Bruyneel the embodiment of cynicism and says cycling will be better without him

The Giro's nod to the locals sent a message this week that need to put up or sit out in 2014