Norway's Kurt-Asle Arvesen overtook world champion Paolo Bettini in a final sprint to win stage eight of the Giro d'Italia.

David Millar will take part in the Tour of Catalonia, which starts on Monday, in a bid to improve his fitness.

Floyd Landis repeatedly denied taking performance-enhancing drugs during his racing career when he testified at his nine-day hearing.

Pat McQuaid, president of the International Cycling Union, has praised Giro d'Italia leader Marco Pinotti for speaking out against doping.

Alessandro Petacchi won a thrilling photo-finish on the track circuit of Mugello to claim his second victory of this year's Giro D'Italia.

A little-known professional rider admitted to being a drug cheat at the Floyd Landis doping hearing saying he used synthetic testosterone.

Floyd Landis' former business manager has issued an apology for intimidating three-times Tour de France champion Greg LeMond.

Marco Pinotti took the leader's pink jersey at the Giro d'Italia as he finished second behind Luis Felipe Laverde in the 177km sixth stage.

Floyd Landis fired his business manager after learning he had made a menacing phone call to three-times Tour de France champion Greg LeMond.

Five-time Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx has been called to testify in the Floyd Landis doping hearing but has reportedly refused.

Greg LeMond created a stir at the Floyd Landis arbitration hearing, saying he had received a warning not to give testimony.

Germany's Robert Foerster won the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia from Teano to Frascati.

Tom Boonen has been ruled out of the Tour of Catalonia later this month after breaking his toe whilst trying to avoid a car near his home.

A French laboratory technician denied leaking information to French newspaper L'Equipe about Floyd Landis testing positive for doping.

The ICU could face legal action by Belgian authorities for allowing the Unibet team to participate in the Ghent-Wevelgem race.

The European Commission has issued warnings to Belgium, France and Italy over action against the Unibet cycling team.

Liquigas team leader Danilo Di Luca reclaimed the Giro d'Italia race leader's pink jersey with victory in the 153km fourth stage.

Floyd Landis' arbitration hearing countined for a second day with the French lab that analysed his urine coming under scrutiny.

The Liquigas team were savouring their early success on the first rest day of the Giro d'Italia after they dominated the first three stages.

Cyclist Ivan Basso could learn his punishment for attempted doping at the start of next month the CONI doping prosecutor has said.