Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has signed a preliminary contract to stay with Astana in 2010 if the Kazakhstan team retains its Pro Tour licence. The Spaniard had threatened to quit the team several times in 2009.
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has fired back at France's anti-doping agency, blasting a French report that suggested the cycling governing body had given the Astana team an easy ride in the Tour de France.
Lance Armstrong's new cycling team, RadioShack, officially obtained its ProTour licence from the International Cycling Union (UCI) on Friday. It guarantees Armstrong a place in the next Tour de France.
If this year's winner of the Tour de France, Alberto Contador, wants to win in 2010, he'll have to contend with treacherous cobblestones and blustery North Sea winds during next year's planned mountain stages after the route was unveiled in Paris on
French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation after suspicious medical material was seized during this year's Tour de France. The Astana team, which includes Tour winner Alberto Contador, is the target of the investigation.
Belgian cycling champion Frank Vandenbroucke has died at the age of 34 while staying in Senegal. During his career he achieved such classic victories as Paris-Nice stage race in 1998 and 1999.
A report by France's anti-doping agency (AFLD) accuses the International Cycling Union (UCI) of adopting a lax attitude on doping tests when it came to the Astana team of Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador, French media say.
French cycling teams Bbox Bouygues Telecom and Cofidis have not has their licences renewed for the UCI ProTour. World cycling's governing body did not give any details for the refusal, but it is likely linked to their lowly world ranking.
Cadel Evans offered Australia its first world championship title after edging Alexandr Kolobnev of Russia and Joaquin Rodriguez of Spain to win the men's road race on the border between Switzerland and Italy.
Astana, Tour de France winner Alberto Contador's cycling team, could lose its licence to compete in the top races over unpaid salaries, according to the head of the International Cycling Union (UCI), Pat McQuaid (picture).
