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April 30
- Second stage win for Earle in Borneo
- Kabush continues winning streak in Arizona
- Movistar names Giro d'Italia line-up
- Women's Giro del Trentino shortened
- Bennati takes aim at Giro d'Italia prologue
- Millar in line for London 2012 Olympics after CAS ruling
- Basso's fears allayed ahead of Giro d'Italia
- Pellizotti signs for Androni-Venezuela
- Wiggins wants to be a credible Tour de France winner
- RadioShack confirms line-up for 2012 Giro d'Italia
- Boonen, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, Spain still top UCI rankings
- Evans disappointed with Romandie showing
- Torkler leading Tour of Borneo for BikeNZ PureBlack Racing
- Saxo Bank name Giro d'Italia line-up
April 29
- Millar free to compete at London Olympic Games: Report
- Stybar begins 2012 road campaign at Four Days of Dunkirk
- Gabrovski ready to return to WorldTour
- Omega Pharma-QuickStep prepared for all terrains at 2012 Giro d'Italia
- Tours of Turkey and Romandie set for exciting finishes
- Fränk Schleck to head up RadioShack-Nissan at 2012 Giro d'Italia
April 28
- Basso to lead Liquigas-Cannondale at Giro d'Italia
- Van Garderen knocked out of Tour de Romandie by tree branch
- Keisse claims biggest road victory at Tour of Turkey
- Swift to focus on cycling road race at London 2012 Olympics
- Busche's US Pro national champion's jersey to be auctioned for charity
- Fränk Schleck tipped to replace Fuglsang at Giro d'Italia
- Boonen looking forward to Worlds
April 27
- CAS will announce decision on British Olympic Association bans April 30
- Modolo opens account ahead of Giro d'Italia
- Germans release long lists for London 2012 Olympic road disciplines
- Pozzato and Gatto to lead Farnese Vini-Selle Italia in 2012 Giro d'Italia
- Fuglsang out of Giro d'Italia with knee problems
- Giro d'Italia 2012: Cavendish leads Team Sky
- Tony Martin returns to racing May 1 in Frankfurt
- UCI stands firm on Contador's WorldTour points
- Giro d'Italia 2012: Scarponi and Cunego lead Lampre challenge
- GreenEdge to announce title sponsor next week
- Nicolas Roche puts off contract talks to work on results
April 26
- Amgen Tour of California stage 8 circuit open to amateurs
- Landis federal investigation confirmed
- Scarponi to be presented with 2011 Giro pink jersey
- Contador close to agreement for Saxo Bank return
- Lea preparing for return to Olympic Games in London
- Women's Tour Languedoc Roussillon cancelled
- Critérium du Dauphiné with same teams as Tour de France
- Bardet aims for more than top five at the Tour of Turkey
- 2012 Tour of Britain launched
- Gadret looking for podium for AG2R in the Giro d'Italia
- Bruyneel: Fuglsang capable of top five finish in Giro d'Italia
April 25
- Tour of Poland designed with Olympic preparation in mind
- New time trial for 2012 Nature Valley Grand Prix
- Giant Mid-Atlantic team launched for 2012
- Mixed selection for Vacansoleil-DCM in Giro d'Italia
- Highly-motivated Team NetApp takes aim at Giro d'Italia
- UCI confirms track quotas for London Olympic Games
- Rose Vaujany Gravity team presented
- Terpstra selected for Dutch road race team at London 2012 Olympics
- Ster ZLM Toer loses first stage to conflict with football championships
- Joe Martin Stage Race celebrates 35th anniversary
- New Twitter policy for Omega Pharma-QuickStep riders
- Froome still battling parasitic infection
- Tour of Korea falls victim to the weather
- Video: Last on track with Olympic preparations
April 24
- Cadel Evans cautious in Romandie prologue
- GreenEdge announces Giro d'Italia roster
- South Africa welcomes Singlepseed Worlds
- Gabrovski makes a surprise come back in Turkey
- NICA expanding with more high school MTB leagues in 2013
- Allar surges to lead in National Criterium Calendar
- Gallery: Multivan Merida Team scores double victory in Münsingen
- McEwen to close career at Amgen Tour of California
- Boonen continues to lead WorldTour rankings after final Spring Classic
- Nibali close to new Liquigas-Cannodale deal
- Bruyneel and Andy Schleck disappointed by Classics form
- Tour de France favourites clash at Tour de Romandie
April 23
- Megan Guarnier aiming at Olympic selection
- Zirbel analyses USA Pro Cycling Challenge course
- Vinokourov: Maxim Iglinskiy won Liège-Bastogne-Liège "the Vino way"
- Colombia-Coldeportes ready to strike at Tour of Turkey
- Taaramae fractures elbow after recovering from illness
- Gallery: Francesco Moser jumps in New York race
- Contador accused of doping in 2005 by fomer team masseur
- Goss spearheads GreenEdge at Giro
- Vuelta a Espana announces its 22 teams for 2012
- Vanendert surge on Saint-Nicolas too little, too late
- Saxo Bank disappointed with Spring Classics
- Unlucky crash for Voeckler in Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- 2012 Tour de France prologue in Liege extended by 300 meters
- No Tour de France start in Berlin
April 22
- Nibali's last minute Liège-Bastogne-Liège attack falls short
- Bos puts Turkish nightmare behind him
- Gilbert left empty-handed after Spring Classics
- Iglinskiy thought he was racing for second in Liège
- Daniel Martin shows strength with Liège-Bastogne-Liège top five
- Bruyneel: The Andersen decision is final
- Video: Dan Martin and Andy Schleck before Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- Startline Gallery: Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- Joaquim Rodriguez extends with Katusha through 2013
April 21
- Video: Andy Schleck wants Kim Andersen at the Tour
- Watch the Sunny King criterium live on Cyclingnews
- Chavanel leads Omega Pharma - Quick Step at Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- Gesink on track for Tour de France
- PerformX Young Guns Downhill team is born
- Kroon argues for changes to WorldTour points system
- Scarponi testing Giro d'Italia legs in Liège
- Guardini builds for Giro d'Italia debut in Turkey
- Para-cycling added to US Cross Country MTB Nationals
- Gallery: Liège-Bastogne-Liège teams presentation
- Andy Schleck determined to be a factor at Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- Basso: I'll only ride Giro d'Italia if I can fight for pink
- Weather could be on Gilbert's side at Liège-Bastogne-Liège
April 20
- Petacchi, Chicchi to feature in Presidential Tour of Turkey
- Atapuma gives Colombia Coldeportes team its first European victory
- Hesjedal aiming for top finish in Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- Gallery: Riders recon Liège-Bastogne-Liège route
- BMC to continue with pro team through 2016
- Cavendish: I will finish the Tour de France
- Basso sees Fuglsang as one of biggest threats in Giro d'Italia
- Video: Last enjoys new World Cup eliminator format
- Video: Rebellin on his all-consuming passion for cycling
- Andersen won't be at Tour de France for RadioShack-Nissan
- Lotto Belisol reveals Giro d'Italia line-up
- Bruyneel expects strong RadioShack-Nissan teams for Tour de France and Tour of California
- Holloway happy with move to UK's Team Raleigh-GAC
April 19
- Sutherland exits Trentino with stomach bug
- 2012 Real Insurance XCM Series to start in Australia
- Gallery: Sea Otter day 1 in images
- Ryan Trebon signs with Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com for 2012-13 'cross season
- Stephen Roche: Team Sky face Tour de France conundrums
- Wloszczowska pleased with start to her season
- Jelly Belly heads to Tour of Korea
- Bernard Hinault leaps to Gilbert defence
- Ricco receives 12-year ban
- Leipheimer uncertain for Amgen Tour of California
- Marco Pinotti to lead BMC Racing Team in Giro d'Italia
- Riis willing to sign riders to keep Saxo Bank in WorldTour
- Tech: Limited edition BMC impec Automobili Lamborghini
- Martin and Cancellara recovering from crash injuries at different rates
April 18
- Could another positive doping case push Holczer to leave Katusha?
- Schlecks frustrated at La Flèche Wallonne
- UCI World Cup tradition continues at Mont-Sainte-Anne
- Flèche Wallonne victory big for USA women's Olympic hopes
- Rodriguez celebrates Flèche Wallonne victory
- Gallery: Fontana and Fumic lead Cannondale Factory Racing to success
- Cinque Terre roads unusable for Giro d'Italia
- Chris Horner working for Schleck in Flèche Wallonne
- Saxo Bank to challenge UCI points ruling on riders returning from suspensions
- Nibali hopes to blow off cobwebs at Flèche Wallonne
- Porte eyes Romandie audition for Tour de France
- Vanendert: Flèche Wallonne is more than just the Mur
April 17
- Gesink to lead Rabobank at Amgen Tour of California
- Romain Bardet makes an impression in Amstel Gold Race
- Pros flock to Whiskey Off-Road
- Gilbert: I'm not 100 per cent yet
- Countdown to the US Grand Prix of Mountain Biking
- Mancebo reclaims spot atop US NRC rankings
- Terpstra to miss 2012 Tour de France
- Bresset feeling better in Houffalize
- Galimzyanov confesses to EPO use
- Scarponi confirms Giro d'Italia participation
- Blue mountains jersey for 2012 Giro d'Italia
- Basso returns to action at Giro del Trentino
- Contador confirms Eneco Tour and hints at Saxo Bank return
April 16
- Video: A tour of the GreenEdge team bus
- Cadel Evans withdraws from remaining Ardennes Races
- Teams finalized for 2012 Exergy Tour
- Swenson, Ettinger excel at Houffalize World Cup
- Bittersweet feelings for Sagan after Amstel Gold Race
- Freire: fourth Worlds victory is possible
- Denis Galimzyanov returns positive test for EPO
- 2012 Eneco Tour "suits" Contador, says Saxo Bank chief
- Boonen still leads WorldTour rankings
- Voeckler in top form for Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- Fränk Schleck declares himself one of the strongest at Amstel Gold
- Vanendert under the spotlight after Amstel result
- Crash ends Cunego's chances of posting a result at Amstel Gold Race
- Sanchez seventh in Amstel despite chain problem
- Another big win for Hosking in Europe
April 15
- Video: Howes animates proceedings at Amstel Gold Race
- Amstel Gold Race marks return to form for Gilbert
- Riders protest wintry conditions in Vuelta Castilla y Leon
- Video: Freire's last tilt at Amstel glory falls short
- Gasparotto draws on experience to win Amstel Gold Race
- Evans struggles with illness ahead of Flèche Wallonne
- Battaglin gears up for Giro d'Italia
- LeMond guest of honor at Tour of the Battenkill
- Race organiser encourages Amstel Gold Race attackers
April 14
- New time trials for Cascade Classic
- Several goals for Sanchez in Amstel
- Bettini: Worlds will be another Amstel Gold Race
- Rodriguez ready to win one of the Ardennes Classics
- Callegarin returns to racing at Giro dell'Appennino
- Cunego at classics with Giro d’Italia in mind
- No surgery needed for Martin, who returns home
- Nuyens must postpone comeback from hip fracture
- Gilbert: My problems are behind me
- Sanchez riding Amstel Gold Race as warm-up for Worlds
April 13
- Van den Broeck seeks first Classics win at Amstel Gold Race
- Zabel to ride Berkshire Cycling Classic in May
- Vanendert expects usual scenario on revised Amstel Gold Race course
- Kruijswijk eager to make first start at Amstel Gold Race
- Voeckler doesn't see himself as favourite for Amstel Gold Race
- Alex Rasmussen has big plans for Giro d'Italia
- McQuaid: I regret talk of new UCI passport cases
- RadioShack announces Amstel Gold Race squad
- Simmons heading to BC Bike Race
- Dekker to ride Giro d'Italia
- Video: Geraint Thomas on switching road and track
- More details emerge from Tony Martin's accident
April 12
- Gerrans doubts he'll be a marked man for Amstel Gold
- Vanmarcke out of Amstel Gold Race
- Busche, Bausch featured on cereal box
- Next stop on the US Pro XCT: Ute Valley
- Omega Pharma-QuickStep doctor summoned to Mantova hearing
- Jerome Gilbert signs with Accent.Jobs-Willems Veranda's
- European masters mountain bike championships return to Slovenia
- Rodriguez, Freire, Valverde to Amstel Gold Race
- Devenyns says Voeckler was just too strong
- Tony Martin injured in training accident
- Geraint Thomas not flustered by Sutton comments
- Greipel: Spring Classics season “frustrating”
- Ten Dam, Matthews save the day for Rabobank
- Gilbert better, still not great ahead of Ardennes Classics
April 11
- Haussler hoping for Tour de France slot
- BC Bike Race to give away free entries to deserving advocates
- Boonen extends WorldTour rankings lead
- Killeen looks for progress toward 2012 London Olympic goals
- Andy Schleck's form still in doubt after Brabantse Pijl
- Klemme making impression at Argos-Shimano
- Sauser aims for Trans Germany three-peat
- Boonen to miss Amstel Gold Race
- Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies fires in Uruguay
- Janorschke has elbow fractures from Paris-Roubaix crash
- Boonen to decide today if he will ride Amstel Gold Race
- Police strike threatens Amstel Gold Race
- Viviani back training in just over a week
- First teams announced for 2012 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah
April 10
- Meyer won't compete in London on the track
- 2012 Exergy Tour route released
- Yak Attack invites international racers to 2013 edition
- Tour de France exclusion leads Bretagne Schuller president to resign
- Surgery not required for Leukemans
- Larger Canadian contingent heading to Houffalize World Cup
- Brailsford ready to make some tough decisions
- 4X ProTour opens in Houffalize, Belgium
- Barta looks ahead to Giro d'Italia
- De Vlaeminck: Boonen's Paris-Roubaix rivals were "third rate"
- Gilbert and Van Avermaet to co-lead for BMC at Brabantse Pijl
- Rolland on the mend
April 9
- First riders selected for Nature Valley Pro Chase
- Knee problems knock Leukemans out of Classics
- USA earns seven medals at Continental MTB Championships
- Rabobank not satisfied with first part of Classics season
- Cooke back to winning in Olympic year
- Only one dream left for Sanchez after Basque Country victory
- Martin says form is good for coming races
- Willow Rockwell retires from mountain bike racing
- Oscar Pujol joins Iranian Continental team
- Paris-Roubaix: Terpstra happy, Chavanel disappointed
- Vansummeren: No one had a chance against Boonen in Paris-Roubaix
- Armstrong visits Paris-Roubaix
- Hushovd rode out Paris-Roubaix “in pure defiance”
- Sky had the numbers in Paris-Roubaix endgame
April 8
- Pozzato crashes out of Paris-Roubaix
- Turgot emerges as a future Paris-Roubaix contender
- Ballan has no regrets at Paris-Roubaix
- Boonen: Fourth Paris-Roubaix win makes me one of the greats
- Phinney pleased with debut Paris-Roubaix performance
- Australian track team set for another transitional phase after London 2012
- Startline Gallery: Paris-Roubaix
- Lotto Belisol interested in Vanmarcke for 2013
- Knaven looks for Sky to podium in Paris-Roubaix
- Vanmarcke a joker in the Garmin-Barracuda team
April 7
- Two world titles for GreenEdge in Melbourne
- Flecha hopes for upper hand ahead of Roubaix
- Pozzato not afraid of sprint rematch with Boonen
- Chavanel ready to seize opportunity at Paris-Roubaix
- Degenkolb seeks top-ten finish at Paris-Roubaix
- Video: Vansummeren on trying to defend Paris-Roubaix title
- Commissaires decide a second sprint world title in Melbourne
- Guesdon ready for swansong at Paris-Roubaix
- Pozzato must be braver, says De Vlaeminck
- Hoy 150/1 to defend three Olympic titles
- Preliminary hearing date fixed for Mantova case
- Belgians divided on new Flanders course
April 6
- London Olympics to be Boardman's last with British Cycling
- Andy Schleck finds morale ahead of Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- New Santa Cruz-X Fusion team gets underway
- Farrar rows in behind Vansummeren at Paris-Roubaix
- Boonen wants second Flanders-Roubaix double
- Video: Rast on the loss of Cancellara and Paris-Roubaix
- Pendleton wins sixth world sprint title after rollercoaster semi with Meares
- Leipheimer recovers after getting hit by car
- Argos-Shimano receives Tour de France wildcard invitation
- Could Floyd Landis face fraud charges?
- Hushovd ready to take on Boonen at Paris-Roubaix
- Gallery: Paris-Roubaix reconnaissance
- Video: Taylor Phinney on his new BMC GranFondo GF01 for Paris-Roubaix
April 5
- Jude recruited to race Ingkerreke Commercial Mountain Bike Enduro
- Ballan: Pozzato can’t beat Boonen in the sprint
- Gold Rusch Tour expands for 2012
- Leipheimer sidelined with fibula fracture
- Olympic torch to visit Fort William World Cup
- Kittel proud of Scheldeprijs sprint win
- Punctured lung for Cantwell in Scheldeprijs crash
- Lotto-Belisol and Greipel still searching for first Flemish success
- Photographer seriously injured in Scheldeprijs post-finish crash
- Boonen tests his legs at Scheldeprijs
April 4
- Vroomen fears cycling is losing momentum in doping fight
- No North Americans in Olympic team sprint
- Video: Juarez and Grant go long for Cannondale
- Bos, Renshaw test train in Scheldeprijs
- Video: Farrar reflects on Scheldeprijs podium finish
- $100,000 purse for women's Exergy Tour
- 2012 London Olympic mountain bike course improved
- Chaotic finale at Scheldeprijs
- Disappointment for Hoy and Pendleton at Track Worlds
- USA Pro Cycling Challenge highlights Rocky Mountains
- Video: Kittel and Greipel on the startline of Scheldeprijs
- Startline Gallery: Scheldeprijs
- Sir Chris Hoy excited by addition of Hindes to Team GB ranks
- Strong sprint field for 2012 Rund um Köln
- Boonen looks ahead to Paris-Roubaix
April 3
- Cavendish becomes a father
- Farrar takes aim at Scheldeprijs
- Clarke, UnitedHealthcare top first NCC standings
- Phinney joins BMC for Paris-Roubaix
- Weylandt honoured at site of 2010 Giro stage win in Netherlands
- Video: 2012 Cape Epic all wrapped up
- Video: Farrar and Klier Classics recovery ride
- Cancellara sets himself new season goals
- Ashenden speaks out on leaving Biological Passport panel
- Report: Ashenden resigns from UCI’s biological passport panel
- Démare out of Scheldeprijs and Paris-Roubaix
- No appeal for Contador
- Riis and Saxo Bank ready to make concrete plans for 2012
- Weather service predicts rain for Paris-Roubaix
- Cancellara to return by end of May
- Ups and downs for RadioShack-Nissan in Tour of Basque Country
- Lewis set for European return at Rund um Köln
- NZ young guns ready for sprint challenge at track worlds
- Opportunity knocks for Rowney with Specialized-lululemon
April 2
- Gaimon takes unlikely path to NRC lead
- Cavendish will not defend Scheldeprijs title
- Haussler blames off-season for Classics failures
- UCI allows Saxo Bank to remain in WorldTour
- Ochowicz pleased with BMC's Tour of Flanders performance
- Boonen takes over WorldTour rankings
- Haselbacher takes to the mountain bike in Cape Epic
- Pozzato was the strongest, says Scinto
- Successful surgery for Cancellara's quadruple collarbone fracture
- Hushovd disappointed with Tour of Flanders performance
- Ballan rides to third after difficult week
- Gilbert showing signs of improvement in Flanders
- Paolini pleased to finish top-10 at Tour of Flanders
- Kristin Armstrong runner-up in Flanders
- Perkins with sprained wrist after colliding with car
- Langeveld loss leaves GreenEdge to regroup
April 1
- Leipheimer injured in crash while training
- Sagan shows his mettle at Flanders
- Boonen equals Flanders record with third victory
- Video: RadioShack left broken after Cancellara's Flanders
- So near but so far for Pozzato at Tour of Flanders
- BC Bike Race sold out again
- Team Sky comes up empty handed at Tour of Flanders
- Video: George Hincapie sets Tour of Flanders record
- Langeveld crashes after hitting spectator in Tour of Flanders
- Cancellara crashes out of Tour of Flanders
- UCI must pay Keisse 100,000 Euros, Belgian court rules
- Video: Hincapie and Haussler on Tour of Flanders startline
- Startline gallery: Tour of Flanders
- Brailsford: Track World Championships the key Olympic trials