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Anti-doping chief calls for funding increase
The president of the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) on Thursday criticised leading international federations for not taking the fight against doping seriously enough. Read full article

Quintana wins third stage
Colombia's Nairo Quintana won the 180km third stage of the Tour of Catalonia from Vidreres to the Vallter 2000 ski resort on Wednesday. Read full article

Fuentes willing to name dopers
The doctor at the centre of the massive Operation Puerto blood-doping trial is prepared to provide a full list of his former clients to anti-doping authorities. Read full article

Contador out of Criterium International
Spain's Alberto Contador has been ruled out of this weekend's Criterium International cycling race because of a bout of influenza. Read full article

UCI lawyer calls for strong Fuentes sentence
A lawyer representing the International Cycling Union (UCI) has said that Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes should be made an example of for running possibly "the biggest doping network the world has ever seen". Read full article

Meersman makes it two in a row in Catalonia
Belgian rider Gianni Meersman retained the overall lead in the Tour of Catalonia after making it two stages wins in as many days on Tuesday. Read full article

Soerensen admits to doping
Rolf Soerensen, one of Denmark's most successful professional cyclists, admitted Monday to using blood-boosting EPO and cortisone in the 1990s, ending more than a year of denials. Read full article

Meersman takes opening stage in Catalonia
Belgium's Gianni Meersman won the first stage of the Tour of Catalonia in a sprint finish at the end of the 159 kilometre ride around Calella. Read full article

Hamilton looks back at "delinquent" doping days
"We were fully delinquents, if not criminals. If there was one product that we could almost not do without, it was EPO." Read full article

Ciolek makes history for Africa
Gerald Ciolek outwitted the favourites to win a snowbound Milan-San Remo classic and earn an African team its first success at world level on Sunday. Read full article

San Remo classic halted by heavy snow
The Milan-San Remo one-day race, the first classic of the season, was halted 117 kilometres into the 298-km ride because of heavy snow fall on the Turchino climb on Sunday. Read full article

Cancellara looks to best Sagan
Fabian Cancellara is preparing once again to battle with Slovakian rival Peter Sagan for the Milan-San Remo race title on Sunday. Read full article

Sagan eyes historic SanRemo win
Slovakian Peter Sagan will be among the big names to watch when Milan-SanRemo kicks off the season of major cycling classics this weekend. Read full article

Lobby group urge Armstrong to make full confession
Disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong has been personally urged to make a full confession of all his involvement in doping by the founder of the lobby group Change Cycling Now. Read full article

Brailsford lashes out over Team Sky innuendo
Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford has hit out over insinuations that his team's stunning successes in recent years have been built on immoral foundations. Read full article

Nibali defends Tirreno crown
Italy's Vincenzo Nibali became the first rider in over 20 years to successfully defend his Tirreno-Adriatico crown on Tuesday as the Astana racer held off the challenge of Britain's Chris Froome. Read full article

Sagan wins stage, Nibali in blue jersey
Slovakia's Peter Sagan won the sixth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico over 209km around Porto Sant'Elpidio on Monday as Italy's Vincenzo Nibali took the overall lead. Read full article

Dominant Sky doing it by numbers
It has long been part of cycling to see a well-drilled train leading out their team's top sprinter in a stage finale but Team Sky are taking things to a new level by stamping their authority from the start. Read full article

Froome moves into Tirreno lead
Spain's Joaquim Rodriguez won the fifth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico over 230km from Ortona to Chieti on Sunday as Britain's Chris Froome moved into the overall lead. Read full article

Porte wins Paris-Nice as Sky send warning
Team Sky laid down an early marker when domestique Richie Porte became the first Australian to win the Paris-Nice week long race in trademark fashion on Sunday. Read full article