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.

American rider Levi Leipheimer has been fired by the Omega Pharma-QuickStep cycling team after confessing to doping as part of the USADA investigation that brought down Lance Armstrong.

Team Omega Pharma-QuickStep won gold in the 53.2km Elite Men's team time trial of the 2012 UCI Road World Championships earlier today, being the fastest team at both checkpoints and finishing with a time of 1:03.17.

Team Omega Pharma-QuickStep crowned team time trial world champions after beating BMC Racing Team and Team Greenedge in Valkenburg.

Team Katusha's Joaquin Rodriguez is in prime position to win the Spanish Vuelta after holding off Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank's Alberto Contador in today's stage - the most demanding stage of the 2012 Vuelta a Espana Grand Tour.

Dario Cataldo rides to stage victory in Vuelta a Espana for Team Omega Pharma-QuickStep; Team Katusha's Joaquim Rodriguez increases overall Vuelta lead.

Rory Sutherland blasts to victory for Team UnitedHealthcare; Team Omega Pharma - QuickStep's Levi Leipheimer takes overall lead in the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge ahead of Christian Vande Velde of Team Garmin-Sharp.