Pat Mcquaid approached Swiss Cycling for presidential nomination

Anthony Moran, who resigned from the board of Cycling Ireland over its attempt to nominate Pat McQuaid for a third term as president of cycling's global governing body, has warned the sport will be "lost" should no candidate be found to oppose McQuaid's re-election in September.

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Golden girl: Laura Trott (centre, in white) competes in the omnium at the Track World Cup in Glasgow yesterday

Cycling: Triumphs of 2012 could bring Le Tour back to UK

Confidence increases in bid to hold four stages of the 2014 Tour de France across Britain

Great Britain's men crashed out of team pursuit qualifying in the opening event of the Track World Cup in Glasgow.

Barker steps up in style to rouse British spirits in opening day at Glasgow's Sir Chris Hoy velodrome

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Shane Sutton pictured today

British cycling's head coach Shane Sutton returns to work just a week after his accident and says his helmet saved his life

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Jason Kenny won two gold medals at the London Games

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Cycling: Team Sky appoint Australian Shaun Stephens as performance coach

Team Sky have appointed Australian Shaun Stephens as performance coach for the 2013 season.

'Sore' Bradley Wiggins thanks well-wishers

Tour de France winner and four-time Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins was “looking forward to getting back on the bike” as he continued to recover from injuries sustained in a road accident.

Tour de France champion and Olympic gold medalist, Bradley Wiggins

Woman in Bradley Wiggins crash Cath Burrows faces summons for driving without due care and attention

A woman who allegedly knocked champion cyclist Bradley Wiggins off his bike with a van has been reported for summons by police.

Shane Sutton and Bradley Wiggins pictured together in 2010

Calls for Government to put cyclists 'at the heart' of transport policy after Bradley Wiggins and Team GB's head cycling coach Shane Sutton are hospitalised

British Cycling is leading angry calls urging the Government to put cyclists “at the heart” of transport policy after its star athlete and the man behind Team GB’s gold medal haul in the Olympic velodrome were both injured in separate road accidents within 24 hours of each other.

As Bradley Wiggins breaks his ribs in a cycling accident, an open letter to Britain's motorists

Our writer was horrifically injured when hit by a lorry last year. Here he argues that the onus should be on motorists to prove that they obeyed the rules

Bad luck, Bradley Wiggins, and get well soon. On the road, not even champion cyclists like you are safe

The Tour de France winner broke ribs in an accident near his Lancashire home. As one of our resident cycling nuts explains, it could happen to anybody - and often does

Bradley Wiggins

Cycling: Bradley Wiggins helps fund British-based women's team which includes Laura Trott

Bradley Wiggins is to help fund a new British-based women’s team that will include some of the country’s best young riders, including double Olympic gold medallist Laura Trott.

Cycling: Vinokourov accused of bribing rival in 2010 race

The UCI has opened an investigation into allegations that the Olympic road-race champion Alexandre Vinokourov bribed a rival in order to win the 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège race.

Lance Armstrong: Received a hero's welcome at the Livestrong convention

Sponsor sues UCI over handling of Lance Armstrong scandal

One of the sponsors of the international cycling union (UCI) is suing the organisation for 2million US dollars (£1.25million) claiming they mismanaged the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.

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