Former vice president of the board of Cycling Ireland Anthony Moran last night outlined the reasons for his shock resignation from the post yesterday, revealing he had lost faith in the UCI and Pat McQuaid.

Dave Brailsford has responded to the innuendo and insinuation that Team Sky’s success is built on immoral foundations by pointing to the consistent achievements of the Great Britain cycling team.

One of the people to have branded Lance Armstrong as a doper long before his confession is willing to meet him after having her story verified at last.

Disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong last night apologised to the staff at his Livestrong foundation before heading to an interview in a Texan hotel with Oprah Winfrey.

Brian Cookson, the president of British Cycling, has urged Lance Armstrong to name names and tell all when he addresses the damning doping accusations against him this week.

The head of a drug-testing laboratory in Switzerland has denied giving banned cyclist Lance Armstrong “the key” to avoiding detection for the blood-boosting agent EPO.

Fresh evidence has emerged of how Lance Armstrong managed to avoid positive drugs tests that raises further questions about the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) involvement in the scandal.

Fresh evidence has emerged of how Lance Armstrong managed to avoid positive drugs tests that raises further questions about the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) involvement in the scandal.

Leading cyclists have requested the introduction of sterner penalties for doping following a meeting of the International Cycling Union’s athletes’ commission.

Lance Armstrong has cut formal ties with his cancer-fighting charity Livestrong to avoid further damage from doping charges and being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.

Orica-GreenEDGE director Matt White has been dismissed by the Australian team, after he admitted to doping during his racing career.

The two Irish journalists who led the investigations that ultimately led to Lance Armstrong’s exposure as a drug cheat have reacted with scepticism to yesterday’s press conference by UCI president, Pat McQuaid.

Stephen Roche has cautioned against finding people “guilty through association” in the wake of the United States Anti-doping Agency’s scathing reporting into Lance Armstrong.

The International Cycling Union’s honorary president Hein Verbruggen has dismissed an article in which he appears to defend Lance Armstrong as “misleading”.

American cyclist Levi Leipheimer has been sacked by Omega Pharma-QuickStep after admitting to doping while a team-mate of Lance Armstrong.

Fresh questions last night emerged over the “triangle” involving disgraced Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, a payment by him to the International Cycling Union (UCI), and a drug- testing laboratory.

A former aide of Lance Armstrong has alleged she was used as a “drug runner” during her time working for the US Postal team.

Pressure is mounting on Hein Verbruggen, the head of the International Cycling Union during the Lance Armstrong era, to resign from his remaining posts on the organisation.

Bradley Wiggins believes people should not judge Lance Armstrong too harshly, saying he too might have been tempted to dope had it not been for British Cycling.

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Briton Bradley Wiggins survived the Tour de France’s first big mountain stage to retain the race leader’s yellow jersey, before asking “what more can I do?” when the subject of doping was again broached.

A review board has recommended that the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) file anti-doping rule violations against Lance Armstrong.

Lance Armstrong said today he was “gratified” the US attorney’s office had decided not to bring charges against him after a nearly two-year investigation into whether the champion cyclist and his teammates ran a doping programme.

A criminal probe of Lance Armstrong and his former US Postal team was closed last night, without the seven-time Tour de France winner being charged over allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs.

British rider David Millar believes the federal investigation into drug use in professional cycling offers Lance Armstrong the opportunity to achieve “closure” on the claims which have dogged him.

Lance Armstrong's former team-mate, Tyler Hamilton, has described an alleged systematic programme of doping in the US Postal team in which the seven-time Tour de France winner played a leading role.

SEVEN-TIME Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has made furious attacks on former team-mates, US broadcaster CBS and a federal investigator after the latest drug claims against him.

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has made furious attacks on former team-mates, the broadcaster CBS and a federal investigator after the latest drug claims against him.

TOUR DE FRANCE leader Andy Schleck believes he fared better in the latest battle with nearest rival Alberto Contador yesterday as the race entered the Pyrenees.

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LANCE ARMSTRONG’S cycling Team RadioShack last night claimed Floyd Landis had threatened Armstrong in text messages before making his allegations against the seven-time Tour de France winner.

LANCE ARMSTRONG vowed last night to swap his designer suit for racing lycra and get on his bike in a global campaign to raise awareness of cancer treatment and prevention.

PÁIDÍ O’BRIEN can claim his first national senior title on Friday night in the criterium championship in Killarney where a closed 700m circuit will ensure plenty of entertainment.

FLOYD LANDIS hailed the patience and persistence that his parents instilled in him in his youth as he swept to victory in the Tour de France to become the first winner in the post-Lance Armstrong era.

LANCE ARMSTRONG is finding out that, while there may be no rest for the wicked, world-famous cyclists have a pretty hard time too.

Lance Armstrong secured a record sixth Tour de France victory on the Champs Elysee after surviving the final stage unscathed today.

LANCE ARMSTRONG gave another demonstration of his total superiority over the Tour de France by sprinting to his fourth stage win of this year’s event.

Lance Armstrong gave another demonstration of his total superiority over the Tour de France by sprinting to his fourth stage win of this year’s event.

Lance Armstrong is back in the yellow jersey with which he has become so closely associated after a typically powerful surge to victory on stage 15 of the Tour de France.

American rider Tyler Hamilton abandoned the Tour de France today, complaining of severe back pain.

Lance Armstrong landed what could prove a decisive blow on his biggest rivals today with a performance devastating to two of the men who hope to deny him a record sixth Tour de France victory.

ROBBIE McEWEN claimed the ninth stage of the Tour de France by a whisker in the closest finish of the Tour so far.

Robbie McEwen claimed the ninth stage of the Tour de France by a whisker in the closest finish of this year’s Tour so far.

Filippo Pozzatto timed his sprint finish to perfection to ride into Saint-Brieuc in front and hand the Fassa Bortolo team their second win of this year’s Tour de France.