Belgian champion Stijn Devolder stunned "Tour de Flandres" favourites to win the 92nd edition of the classic cobblestone race. Devolder resisted chasers' come-back on the final two climbs, cheered on by a thrilled home crowd.
The first gold medal of the 2008 Manchester's cycling track championships was earned on Wednesday by Briton individual pursuit title-defender Bradley Wiggins, who beat Dutchman Jenning Huizanga in the final.
After his feat in the Tirreno-Adriatico race last week, Switzerland's Fabio Cancellara claimed victory in the first one-day classic of the cycling season, Milan-San Remo.
Cyclists in the now defunct Team T-Mobile "probably" took doping products during the period between 2001 and 2005 according to an independent report. The commission claims it is only the beginning.
American Floyd Landis, disgraced by positive doping tests and stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title, will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in New York on Wednesday .
Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara celebrated his 27th birthday with victory in the week-long "Tirreno-Adriatico", as the cycling world turns its attention to Saturday's Italian classic, the "Milano- Sanremo".
The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) announced on Wednesday it was calling on Giro title-holder Danilo Di Luca to serve a two-year ban following a failed doping test in May 2007.
The 'Operation Puerto' blood-doping affair involving some 60 cyclists that erupted in May 2006 has been reopened due to possible new evidence in the case. It had been closed a year ago.
Tour de France organisers confirmed title holder Alberto Contador's team Astana would not take part in the 2008 edition of the world's most famous cycle race, following its involvement in doping scandals last year.
