The only way to move forward is to acknowledge the past.

The opening salvos of the 2013 Tour de France have already begun.

In an attempt to compensate for the riders which Team Sky has lost during this transfer season the team has signed Vasil Kiryienka on a three-year contract. Kiryienka joins Team Sky from Team Movistar.

Earlier today Team Saxo-Tinkoff announced that Australian rider Michael Rogers is joining the team starting with the 2013 season.

The 37-year-old Australian worked as head coach for the Australian national team at the 2012 London Olympic Games. According to a Team Sky spokesperson he is regarded as one of the world’s best triathlon coaches.

Team Sky Procycling's Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins is recovering in a hospital today after being hit by a car while riding his bike in northern England.

British time trial champion Alex Dowsett has become the latest member to leave Team Sky Procycling.

Did someone say a Spanish Inquisition?

Earlier today Team Sky announced that Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) is leaving the team at the end of this season. This was followed by an announcement from Team Omega Pharma-Quick-Step which revealed that the team has signed Cavendish.

Members of the British cycling team Sky will be sacked unless they sign a document saying they have never doped, the team said in a statement to the press.