McQuaid loses Cycling Ireland nomination
Members of Cycling Ireland have voted against nominating Pat McQuaid for a third term as president of the UCI.
Members of Cycling Ireland have voted against nominating Pat McQuaid for a third term as president of the UCI.
Sean Kelly has hit out at Pat McQuaid's critics as the Irish cycling chief prepares for a crucial vote that could determine whether he stays on as UCI president.
Double Paralympic champion in Handcycling, Mark Rohan, has demonstrated the speed that made him dominant in the Paralympic Games by romping home in first place in the Time Trial at the World Cup in Segovia, Spain.
Defending champion Rui Costa won stage seven of the Tour de Suisse today to move up a place to second in the general classification.
There was double success for home riders today at the Tour de Suisse as Gregory Rast won today's sixth stage into Meilen and Mathias Frank defended his overall lead.
Norway's Alexander Kristoff won the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse with a sprint finish into Leuggern today.
Chris Froome made clear on Wednesday that he has no intention of ever again playing second fiddle to compatriot and Sky team mate Bradley Wiggins on the Tour de France.
Ireland's Nicolas Roche (Saxo Tinkoff) and Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) maintained their positions in the general classification at the Tour de Suisse as Frenchman Arnaud Demare won the stage four sprint.
Ireland's Dan Martin finished seventh on the third stage of the Tour of Switzerland and occupies the same spot in the general classification after the 203.3-kilometre run from Montreux to Meiringen.
Bauke Mollema won a weather-shortened second stage of the Tour de Suisse while Cameron Meyer held on to yellow despite a late charge from Ryder Hesjedal.
Chris Froome navigated poor weather on the final stage of the Criterium du Dauphine to underline his status as Tour de France favourite with overall victory.
Team Sky's Chris Froome will take a 51-second lead into tomorrow's final day of the Criterium du Dauphine after a superbly measured performance on stage seven.
Australia's Cameron Meyer today won the first stage of the 77th Tour de Suisse, an 8.1-kilometre individual time trial in Quinto.
Colin Lynch and Mark Rohan have both won a silver medal in their respective Time Trials at the World Cup in Merano in their first International outing since the Paralympic Games last year.
Canadian David Veilleux broke away to score the biggest victory of his career on the opening stage of the Criterium du Dauphine as Team Sky's Chris Froome led home the general classification contenders in Champery.
Former British Cycling head coach Shane Sutton believes Bradley Wiggins has reached a crossroads in his career.
Defending champion Bradley Wiggins has withdrawn from the Tour de France after a chest infection and a knee injury left him unable to train.
Nike has ended its commercial partnership with the Livestrong Foundation set up by disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong.
Embattled International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid has been re-elected to serve on the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations Council, cycling's world governing body has announced.
Italy's Vincenzo Nibali claimed cycling's second biggest Grand Tour when he was crowned the Giro d'Italia winner in Brescia on Sunday.