Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has agreed to see out the final year of his Astana contract on condition that the team receives its ProTour license.

Italian professionals Dario Cioni and Davide Vigano have both signed with Team Sky.

"He's going to be bigger and more dangerous than in 2009 - we'll see Armstrong at another level in 2010," world champion Cadel Evans said Wednesday during a promotional tour in Australia.

The Gore Bike Wear Phantom III Lady Jacket is a welcomed addition to any serious biker's armamentarium of clothing options.

According to a press release issued minutes ago, Momentum Sports Group (MSG) and Floyd Landis have mutually agreed to terminate Landis' contract.

The Italian Olympic Committee says cyclist Davide Rebellin has been stripped of the silver medal won in the road race at last year's Beijing Games because of a doping violation.

Spain's biggest cycling race could make a return to the troubled Basque region in 2011, says the race's director. The three-week Vuelta a España hasn't paid a proper visit to the autonomous Basque Country, where competitive cycling enjoys a huge following, since 1978.

Adds Fabio Baldato and Rene Savary to team management.

Calzati, Portal and Hayman all added to Team Sky roster.

World champion Cadel Evans will face-off against Lance Armstrong at January's 2010 Tour Down Under. Race organizers revealed this week that Evans' BMC Racing squad has been granted a wildcard entry to the ProTour race.

The International Cycling Union has suspended Spanish rider Alberto Fernandez for testing positive for EPO.

Italy's biggest stage race could be taking a detour to America in the near future. Race director Angelo Zomegnan said today that organizers of the Giro d'Italia, which kicks off next year in Amsterdam, are considering the idea of opening the three-week race in the United States.