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Alexandre Vinokourov, general manager of UCI ProTeam cycling squad Astana, has said its associated second-tier Continental team has been suspended amid a growing doping scandal, but he remains confident the top-tier outfit will retain its WorldTour licence for the 2015 season.

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Eleven UCI WorldTour cycling teams have joined forces to launch a collective that aims to provide new impetus for the sport by reinvigorating its commercial make-up.

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Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has announced that the Grand Depart of the cycling race will return to its home country in 2016 with the department of Manche awarded the hosting rights.

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International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has admitted that the three ‘Grand Tours’ could be shortened in duration as part of the sport’s reform plans.

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Cycling’s WorldTour will no longer end in Beijing, but Brian Cookson believes a presence in China will continue regardless. Elisha Chauhan reports.

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The International Cycling Union (UCI) has asked the sport’s licence commission to review the status of Astana after a third positive doping test this year emerged from the leading WorldTour team.

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Brian Cookson, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), has insisted that the sport’s reforms are on track to be introduced in 2017 despite a reported breakdown in talks with some key stakeholders over recent months.

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UCI World Tour cycling team Tinkoff-Saxo has given its backing to the proposal of owner Oleg Tinkov to establish a lucrative competition between four riders over the sport’s three ‘Grand Tours’, adding that the idea isn’t a “joke or publicity stunt.”

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The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that seven squads have put forward proposals for an elite WorldTour licence in 2015, with Fernando Alonso’s proposed team not among the candidates.

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International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has confirmed the governing body has not received a WorldTour application from the proposed Fernando Alonso Cycling Team (FACT) for the 2015 season, but believes the outfit could still race at the second-tier ProContinental level.

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Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has moved to deny claims from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) that the two parties are in talks for the Southeast Asian nation to host part of the cycling showpiece.

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Spanish Formula One star Fernando Alonso has partnered with UAE-based sport investment firm Novo in a bid to drive forward his plans to establish a professional cycling team.

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The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced its intention to strengthen its anti-doping measures through the establishment of a new tribunal, while it has assigned hosts for a number of events.

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The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded the 2017 edition of its Road World Championships to the Norwegian city of Bergen.

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The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that it is scrapping the Tour of Beijing event from its WorldTour road racing calendar, with the fourth and final edition to take place next month.

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Vuelta a España director Javier Guillen has slammed a proposal that has emerged to reduce the length of the cycling showpiece from three to two weeks.

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Cycling Australia has unveiled a major governance overhaul and cash injection of A$2m (€1.44m/$1.86m) as it bids to keep pace with its major rivals on the road to the 2016 Olympic Games.

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The Spanish province of Malaga has been awarded the hosting rights to the opening stages of the 2015 Vuelta a España cycling race.