Cycling

Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), organiser of the Tour de France, has announced that the Grand Départ for the 2020 edition of the ‘Grand Tour’ cycling event will be held in the French city of Nice.

Rocco Cattaneo has secured the presidency of the European Cycling Union (UEC) on a permanent basis after being elected by acclimation for a three-year term in office.

The Kazakh government has moved to seize control of Astana Presidential Club, a group of sports teams that includes a UCI WorldTour cycling outfit and the domestic Premier League football champion, amid concerns over the financing of the operation.

A new report issued by the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has made fresh criticism of Team Sky over doping allegations concerning the UCI WorldTour cycling outfit, while it has also accused International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe of making misleading statements concerning doping in athletics.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that six locations will stage legs of its Track Cycling World Cup in 2018-19, with only Milton in Canada returning as a host destination from last season.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded hosting rights for the 2020 edition of its Para-Cycling Track World Championships to Canada.

The Tour Down Under has claimed a first for cycling by announcing that the women’s peloton will receive equal prize money at next year’s event.

In this week's China sports industry round-up: North Korea's Pyeongchang involvement inches closer; referendum could create ‘Team Taiwan’ at next Olympics ; and state claims sport industry generated RMB 1.9tn in 2016.

A new women’s cycling union has formed with the aim of providing a voice for female cyclists to promote and protect athlete safety and enhance professionalism within the sport.

Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has entered into a strategic partnership with sports events organiser RPM-MKTG that is designed to drive the development of mountain bike event the Titan Desert.

Chris Froome, the Briton who won two of cycling’s grand tours earlier this year, returned a failed doping test during his victory in the Vuelta a España, according to a joint investigation by the Guardian and Le Monde.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has appointed former French cycling star Jean-Christophe Péraud as ‘manager of equipment and the fight against technological fraud’ as part of its effort to clamp down on the issue in the sport.

Former International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has announced plans to launch a Women’s WorldTour team and is seeking corporate backing for the venture.

The UCI is debuting a new annual event in China that brings BMX Freestyle and Mountain Bike Eliminator trials to urban settings. Rob Ridley examines the potential of two events that bring inner-city architecture into play.

A series of crowdfunding initiatives have been launched in Norway after it emerged that the Norwegian Cycling Federation (NCF) could face bankruptcy due to the costs of staging this year’s edition of the Road World Championships.

European Cycling Union (UEC) vice-president Rocco Cattaneo has been elevated to the top job at the governing body following David Lappartient’s election as International Cycling Union (UCI) president.