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October 31
- Livestrong's early finish leads Lewis down unexpected roads
- Eddy Merckx Cycles parts ways with Quick Step
- Tour du Languedoc Roussillon boosts women's calendar
- UCI releases Olympic road race allocations
- Di Luca in talks with Acqua & Sapone
- Viganò joins Lampre-ISD for 2012
- Greipel believes he could have won more without Gilbert
- Schmidt joins Katusha as directeur sportif
- English and Cuming sign for Rapha Condor-Sharp
- Duarte moves to Coldeportes Colombia
- Guardini must develop, says Cipollini
- NSW criterium GP series forced to go down to only two events
October 30
- Tough week for cyclo-cross peloton kicks off in Zonhoven
- Video: Rapha Super Cross Series 2011
- Sastre says goodbye with a win
- Aldag, Schaffrath to Quick Step, says Martin
- New Norwegian rider and sponsor for Christina Watches
October 29
- Johnson focused on 'cross national title in Madison
- Verbeke ok to ride in 2012, but where?
- Cooke's Olympic preparations get an early boost
- Belisol as co-sponsor to Lotto-Ridley
- Swiss track rider suspended six months
October 28
- Leukemans extends with Vacansoleil-DCM
- Project 1t4i finalises team with Kluge
- Rodriguez expects to remain at Katusha beyond 2012
- Lequatre calls for change to WorldTour points system
- Rasmussen waiting for November verdict
- BigMat in talks to co-sponsor FDJ
- CONI requests ban for Damiano Caruso
- New under 23 development team launches for Australia's domestic circuit
- Tour of Wellington confirmed with 2.2 status
- Lastras sets sights on Flanders
- Specialized Women SA team launches ahead of Noosa debut
October 27
- Beijing track World Cup moved up one week
- Maxxis-Rocky Mountain World Cup team ends
- UCI expects Tour of Beijing to be profitable
- US masters rider suspended for doping
- First RadioShack-Nissan gathering concludes in Belgium
- Carpenter puts off school to focus on racing
- Roulston confirms with RadioShack for 2012
- Accent.jobs – Willems Verandas to continue in 2012
- Compton returns to US domestic ‘cross in Boulder
- Verbeke seriously injured in training accident
- Newcomer Rhae-Christie Shaw joins Exergy Twenty12
- Lotto-Ridley a Belgian team with foreign riders, says management
- Riccò meets with Modena investigators
- Jungels confirms RadioShack-Nissan Continental team for 2012
- Gilbert wins 2011 Vélo d’Or
- Two-year ban recommended for Mosquera
- Details released on 2012 Cape Epic stages
- Honda Dream team set for another Australian summer
- Trans-Sylvania Epic launches 2012 edition
October 26
- Haas to Garmin-Cervélo, Von Hoff to Chipotle in 2012
- Battenkill added to USA National Racing Calendar
- Video: Giro d'Italia 2012 - the promo
- Suspension lifted for Longo's husband Ciprelli
- Crank the Shield returns for 2012
- Huber withdraws from Crocodile Trophy
- No positive tests at Vuelta a España, says UCI
- Cozza hopes to have beaten season-long health problems
- Video: Moinard revels in domestique role at BMC
- Dempster, Windsor and Tiernan-Locke sign for Endura Racing
- Video: Cipollini sees opportunities for sprinters in the 2012 Giro d’Italia
- Gregory Ball banned for two years by Cycling Australia
- Sohrabi key to Lotto-Ridley's WorldTour status
- Garmin moves on after BigMat sponsorship deal collapses
- Scott Sunderland reflects on directing his first 'Grafton'
- Garcia Acosta calls time on professional career
- Felt and Eclipse to continue partnership in 2012
October 25
- Video: 2012 Cape Epic route released
- Australian Criterium Champion Cantwell still chasing a contract for 2012
- Wegmann to Garmin-Cervélo
- Road racer Duyn triumphs at Croc Trophy stage
- Nys, Compton remain atop UCI 'cross standings
- Kolobnev, only Tour de France doping positive, gets warning
- Platt, Schneitter wrap up seasons with Langkawi victories
- Europcar ready to recruit more riders if it gains WorldTour status
- Evans and George end 2011 on a high
- UCI releases top 15 teams toward WorldTour
- Now online: The 2011 Cyclingnews reader poll
- Laengen and Rosskopf sign for Team Type 1-Sanofi
- Steensen, Vandborg and Gustov out of Saxo Bank-Sungard
- Gallopin believes RadioShack-Nissan will be strongest Grand Tour team
- Thomas chooses Olympics over Tour de France
- Veilleux and Garneau come out in defence of Canadian cycling
- Record field set to race Melbourne to Warrnambool
- Landis faces 18-month suspended sentence
- Notorious "cheese grater" corner cut from 2012 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic
October 24
- Morton enjoys opportunistic day in Grafton to Inverell
- Pinot pleased to be part of French renaissance
- Dekker to provide information to WADA
- CAS' Ullrich verdict delayed
- Samuel Sanchez confirms Euskaltel sponsorship issues
- Boasson Hagen should forget bunch sprints, says Hushovd
- Stamsnijder signs for Project 1t4i
- Boonen happy with new team configuration
- Matthews, Cantwell headline new Brisbane criterium
- End of an era: Top ranked NRC team Colavita-Forno D’Asolo folds
- McEwen to say farewell to Noosa GP after a decade of involvement
October 23
- Keisse and De Ketele win European Madison championship
- Pauwels, Nash take World Cup lead in Tabor
- Feillu finds saviour in Saur-Sojasun
- Budget Forklifts' young guns Davison and Mcleod lead the way for team in Grafton
October 22
- Amgen Tour of California might miss Solvang
- Champion System signs Kemps, Clarke, Avery
- Bruyneel with six Sports Directors at RadioShack-Nissan-Trek in 2012
- Second rider from Canadian team admits to EPO use
- Menchov looking for a new team
- Video: Brajkovič says he will have freedom at Astana
- Hoy out of European track championships with chest infection
- Papp escapes jail sentence
- Karpets to Movistar, Bruseghin extends
- 24 Hours of Moab future uncertain
- Matxin appeals for new sponsors for Geox team
- Riis: No money for Cobo or Menchov
- Diadora - Pasta Zara signs former junior world champ Callovi
October 21
- Andy Jacques-Maynes to Kenda/5-hour Energy
- Croc Trophy stage winner Boelen happy to be a mountain biker
- Miyazawa joins Saxo Bank-Sungard
- US Gravity Nationals move back to July for 2012
- Video: Giro d’Italia 2012 route presentation
- Papp receives eight-year suspension from USADA
- Klemme joins Project 1t4i
- Rolland looking forward to Grand Colombier at 2012 Tour de France
- European Track Championships start in the Netherlands
- 2012 Tour de France route favours Péraud
- Contador asks Riis for another climber
- Braeckevelt no longer DS at Katusha
- Kerkove and Looney to return to Brasil Ride
- Climbing prospect Dyball still facing uncertain future after breakout performance at Nationals
October 20
- Nature Valley Grand Prix to limit team sizes
- Jelly Belly p/b Kenda adds climbing talent
- IMBA accepting Trail Care Crew visit applications
- Dotti suspended by USADA for doping
- Geox riders free to leave, says UCI
- Rapha Condor Sharp to focus on development in 2012
- Valverde close to Movistar return
- Geox pulls sponsorship from cycling
- Philadelphia Cyclocross School provides unique opportunity
- Gilbert ready to work for Evans at 2012 Tour de France
- Freire confirmed with Katusha
- Video: Peiper on Garmin's Tour de France hopes
- Voeckler will retain same philosophy ahead of 2012 Tour de France
- Sky hold onto Swift, Stannard and Kennaugh
- iXS and UCI partner on 2012 European Series
October 19
- Tanner's long but fruitful season set to end with Japan Cup
- Video: Cadel Evans on BMC's Tour de France defence
- Canadian Papillon suspended for EPO
- 2012 Etape du Tour details released
- Martin happy with 2012 Tour parcours
- Nys, Compton top season's first UCI 'cross rankings
- Video: Bruyneel on Tour de France route and the Schlecks
- Katusha closing in on Freire?
- Schumacher facing fraud charges
- Boasson Hagen ready to re-sign with Sky
- Zabel joins Katusha as sprint coach
- Points race silver driving Meyer's rainbow ambitions in Melbourne
October 18
- GreenEdge going for green at 2012 Tour de France
- Video: Frank Schleck, Tour de France is still biggest ambition
- Prudhomme hails a 2012 Tour de France route filled with novelty
- 2012 Tour de France presentation in photos
- Contador tips Evans as favourite in 2012 Tour de France
- Quick Step ready to put 2011 behind it
- Cavendish going all the way to Paris at 2012 Tour de France
- Women's team GSD Gestion to continue in 2012
- 2012 Tour de France route officially presented
- Andersen and Michaelsen to stay with RadioShack-Nissan-Trek
- Landis on trial for hacking charges
October 17
- Dieter Vanthourenhout, Baestaens added to Tabor World Cup roster
- Video: Savio lauds "modern" Giro d'Italia
- Seeing is believing for Cunego at 2012 Giro d'Italia
- Daniel Lloyd ends season with broken collarbone
- "More complete" 2012 Giro d'Italia to Nibali's liking
- Cobo renews with Geox
- Lund returning to Saxo Bank
- Kittel feeling no pressure to emulate 2011 season
- Bronzini returns to Diadora-Pasta Zara-Manhattan
- Plzen Cross World Cup: Albert appalled, Vanthourenhout injured
- Gilbert, Omega Pharma-Lotto and Spain claim WorldTour titles
- "Three long years" at Lotto for Gilbert
- Hoste claims Katusha doesn't want him next season
- Riis' 2012 planning hindered by Contador's CAS hearing
- Final week the key to 2012 Giro d’Italia for Scarponi
- Project 1T4i presents team kit and bike for 2012
October 16
- Highroad ends association with cycling after four successful years
- Video: Aquarone on the 2012 Giro d'Italia route
- Only one leader for Liquigas at the 2012 Giro, says Basso
- Contador focuses on Tour de France in 2012
- 2012 Giro d'Italia route unveiled in Milan
- Sauser renews contract with Specialized Racing
- Martin moves into WorldTour top ten at Tour of Lombardy
October 15
- Nibali sparkles but Lombardy victory eludes home riders
- Leopard Trek celebrates first and last Classics win
- Haas believes he has the edge to hold on to Sun Tour lead
- Kirsipuu to lead Champion System Pro Conti Team
- Video: Leopard-Trek backs Zaugg on way to historic Lombardia win
- Training underway for next wave of NICA leaders
- Gilbert comes up short at Giro di Lombardia
- Stander bound for Langkawi
- Bissell signs youth and experience in Jones and Barton
- Boasson Hagen aiming to win in both Tour de France and Olympics
- Wegmann with new team for 2012
- Cobo and Geox nearing a new contract
October 14
- US team in Mexico for Pan American Games
- Russell Downing without a contract for 2012
- Presbyterian Hospital Criterium moves to April
- No Tour of Lombardy for Cavendish
- Denifl and Mortensen to Vacansoleil
- Soler out of hospital after four months
- No Freire at Movistar in 2012
- New GPS tracking device debuts at Herald Sun Tour
- Gilbert feeling effects of long and successful season
- Mixed feelings over Tour of Beijng
- Saxo Bank's Roberts again without a team for 2012
- Pires from Leopard Trek to Saxo Bank-SunGard
- Three-man showdown on Arthurs Seat?
- Van Avermaet continues late season run with second in Piemonte
October 13
- Miller to contest Czech Cyclo-cross World Cup openers
- Huber aims for third consecutive Crocodile Trophy win
- Jongewaard using Sun Tour as Olympic preparation
- Sea Otter Classic sets 2012 dates
- Compton looking for a podium place in Plzen
- Flecha, Knees, Barry renew contracts with Sky
- TransAlp will visit two new host towns in 2012
- Schleck brothers anticipate 2012 Tour de France with evolving team
- Sauser gets new partner for Cape Pioneer Trek
- Hansen struggles in first year with Omega Pharma-Lotto
- Aldag questions Sky's ability to win Tour yellow and green
- Kirchen working for Luxembourg Sports Ministry
- Luxembourg-based Continental team for RadioShack-Nissan
- WADA withdraws appeal in Nielsen Clenbuterol case
- Lloyd ready to "put the hammer down"
- Sheppard gets breakthrough win for Plan B in Indonesia
October 12
- USA Cycling reveals 2012 racing calendars
- Haas makes tilt for overall honours at Sun Tour
- Southeast Bike Expo slated for February 2012
- Video: New Giro d'Italia director promises to respect riders
- Bettini accused of abusing office by Padova doping inquiry
- Visser reinforces upgraded Skil-1t4i women's team
- Longo threatens to sue AFLD
- Pre-race knee niggle no concern for Bobridge
- CONI requests 12-year ban for Riccò
- Martin and Millar confirmed for Chrono des Nations
- Video: Chris Froome on the Vuelta, death threats and the future
October 11
- Freecaster.tv spawns new international downhill series
- No Canary Islands stages for 2012 Vuelta
- Cavendish, Eisel join Team Sky
- Canadian and American mountain bikers head to Pan Am Games
- Engen and Strauss team up for Cape Pioneer Trek
- Ricco confesses to transfusion
- Cardoso to lead bigger budget Caja Rural
- Lequatre to Bretagne-Schuller
- Tour de l'Avenir winner Chaves signs with Coldeportes
- Roux fractures two vertebrae
- NetApp signs Baugnies and Eichler
- Major sponsor unlikely for GreenEdge
- Giro d'Italia stages also leaked?
- Last chance saloon for Herzig at Sun Tour
October 10
- GreenEdge adds Impey, Meier
- Gilbert on verge of WorldTour title
- Jelly Belly's Dickeson set for new experience at Sun Tour
- Specialized and Trek World Racing earn top MTB team ranking
- Tour of Lombardy shifts date in 2012
- UCI names best Mountain Bike World Cups of 2011
- Larsson to Vacansoleil-DCM
- Romero out of 2012 Olympic Games
- 2012 Tour de France route revealed
- Video: Cummings talks about Beijing experience and decision to go to BMC
- Keisse looking for new team, released by Quick Step
- Klostergaard satisfied with third in Paris-Tours
- Gilbert disappointed by how Paris-Tours unfolded
- No Cavendish for Quick Step
- Video: Malori concludes season in Beijing
- Video: Ex-Chinese national coach expects more recognition for cycling
- Pedals and chains cause problems in Ruddervoorde
- No Clenbuterol sandwiches for riders in China
October 9
- Real Steele? Sun Tour a true acid test for Von Hoff
- Video: Millar pleased with podium finish in Beijing
- Albert responds to criticism with Superprestige victory
- Video: Martin says Beijing was "not an easy race"
- Video: Galimzyanov targets the Olympics in 2012
- Engels and Reef to Project 1T4i as sport directors
- Arvesen to stay with Sky as Sport Director
- 2011 Mountain Bike National Championships index page
- Rasmussen says Garmin-Cervelo still wants him
- Recharged Lloyd returns to racing at Jayco Herald Sun Tour
- Drapac sign trainee Thompson for 2012
October 8
- On the rise Keough chasing more wins at Jayco Herald Sun Tour
- Video: "Come Dine with"... Cameron Wurf
- Video: Jean-Etienne Amaury, the "true" boss of the Tour de France
- Tour of Beijing slowly opens for spectators
- Vinokourov will return to racing at Chrono des Nations
- Video: Viviani relishes his first WorldTour success
- Video: Van Den Broeck confident in Lotto's WorldTour chances
- PureBlack, Budget Forklifts, and Drapac announce teams for Jayco Herald Sun Tour
October 7
- Chris Horner confirms he will be staying with RadioShack-Nissan-Trek in 2012
- Rabobank women's team taking shape
- Video: King excited to be part of history at Tour of Beijing
- Video: Roche over the moon with Beijing victory
- UCI performed no blood tests during Amgen Tour of California
- Stybar returns for Superprestige opener
- Video: Deignan at an optimistic turn of his career
- Kroon returns to Saxo Bank
- Italian federation: CAS ruling changes nothing
- Hayman and Sutton extend with Sky
- Heavy crash for BMC's Eijssen in Beijing
- Dowsett, Thomas and Backstedt set for Revolution Series
- Vacansoleil-DCM to ride Bianchi in 2012
- RadioShack riders injured at Paris-Bourges
- Gilmore unable to defend Honda Hybrid Women's Tour title
- USADA welcomes CAS Olympic ruling
- GP Sochi to feature in WorldTour in 2013
October 6
- Hayman's Paris-Bourges win the first in five years
- Video: Muravyev pleased to be in first Tour of Beijing breakaway
- Riders fight against pollution at the Tour of Beijing
- Video: Haussler on song at Tour of Beijing
- Nys presents expanded Landbouwkrediet-KDL team
- Madariaga plays down suggestion of Euskaltel exit
- David Millar reacts to CAS Olympic ruling
- Sivtsov to Team Sky
- Sanctioned dopers can participate in Olympics, CAS rules
- Freire confirms he wants to race in 2012
- Haedo brothers renew with Saxo Bank-SunGard
- UCI process to determine 2012 WorldTour teams underway
- Australia's next crop set to race in Junior Track Series
- Cheatley suffers career-threatening crash in Taranaki
- Powers regains USICX lead
- International field cut from Australian Road Championships
- In-form Cooke finally gets a shot at Paris-Tours
October 5
- UCI denies threatening teams in lead up to Tour of Beijing
- USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Elk Grove get UCI upgrades in 2012
- Olympic flame still burning within Sanchez
- Garmin-Cervélo confident of WorldTour license
- Rujano abandon angers team at Clásico RCN
- Video: Bobridge looking ahead to "massive" 2012
- UCI publishes list of 2012 WorldTour applicants
- British Cycling boosted by £1m Sport England grant
- Dowsett notches up his best WorldTour result in Beijing
- Giro d'Italia 2012: Danish stages announced
- Confusion over Freire’s future
- Team Sky signs Danny Pate from HTC-Highroad
- Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic looks to build on 50th anniversary's success
- Beppu finally confirmed for GreenEdge
- Contador confident of victory in CAS hearing
October 4
- Wilson breaks hand on Tour of Bejing eve
- Madariaga goes back to manager's role at Euskaltel-Euskadi
- Field finishes US 'cross stint flush with UCI points
- Evans rules out riding Santos Tour Down Under
- Collegiate champions Leibovitz and Ratcliff join Chipotle development squad
- China might have a WorldTour team within six years, McQuaid says
- Sanchez with lucky number 8 for Tour of Beijing
- Malacarne leaves Quick Step for Europcar
- Andersen facing lesser role at RadioShack-Nissan-Trek
- Pound says sponsors should insist on anti-corruption clauses
- 15th victory for Kittel in 2011
- Boasson Hagen ends season early
- 2012 Giro d'Italia will tackle Passo Giau in final week
- AG2R desperate for UCI points
- Sky confirms no signed contract with Cavendish
- Stybar back to light training after knee injury
- Australian champions headline Garmin-Cervelo at Jayco Herald Sun Tour
- Team Specialized lululemon resurrects High Road women's team
October 3
- Dean confirms move to GreenEdge
- Specialized helps Leipheimer's decision to sign with Omega Pharma-Quick Step
- Tour of Beijing teams wary of clenbuterol in food
- Garmin and Liquigas count on Millar and Sagan in Beijing
- Aldag moves to Triathlon management company
- McEwen's second Franco Belge victory "unexpected"
- Cavendish to Omega Pharma-QuickStep?
- Katusha, RadioShack and Rabobank for Tour of Beijing
- Posthuma to join GreenEdge?
October 2
- Crawford not just making up the numbers for Jayco-2XU in Tasmania
- Britain to bid for UCI road world championships
- Bak looking forward to finally having his chance at Lotto-Ridley
- Robert Gesink fires back at his critics
October 1
- Craig Lewis secures 2012 contract
- Cardoso joins Caja Rural
- Stybar may choose road over cyclo-cross
- Cobo back in action at the Memorial Pantani
- Contador reveals his 2012 race programme
- Whole Athlete-Specialized Team wraps up best season yet
- Nash looks for podiums in early season 'cross World Cups