Cycling Headlines

• Meares leads Australian gold rush at Cycling Worlds POSTED: Mar 27, 12:44p ET | UPDATED: Mar 27, 2:20p ET By Associated Press Sixteen months from the London Olympics, Australia has replaced Britain at the top of the track cycling world, winning eight gold medals at the world championships and seizing a psychological edge over its rival.
• Schleck rides to victory at Crit International POSTED: Mar 27, 11:39a ET | UPDATED: Mar 27, 1:53p ET By Associated Press Frank Schleck of Luxembourg held on to his lead in a 7-kilometer flat time trial to win the two-day Criterium International race in Corsica on Sunday.
• Contador wins Tour of Catalunya POSTED: Mar 27, 9:14a ET | UPDATED: Mar 27, 9:42a ET By Reuters Troubled Spanish rider Alberto Contador claimed his biggest win of the 2011 season when he won the Tour of Catalunya on Sunday.
• Geschke wins Stage 2 of Criterium Int'l POSTED: Mar 27, 7:45a ET | UPDATED: Mar 27, 7:46a ET By Associated Press Simon Geschke of Germany won a massive sprint to claim the second stage of the Criterium International race in Corsica on Sunday.
• Australian trio wins gold at Track Cycling Worlds POSTED: Mar 26, 1:19p ET | UPDATED: Mar 26, 2:56p ET By Associated Press Australia dominated the velodrome at the track cycling world championships Saturday, taking three gold medals and a silver and establishing itself as the team to beat at next year's Olympics in London.
• Contador takes Catalunya lead into final stage POSTED: Mar 26, 11:47a ET | UPDATED: Mar 26, 2:07p ET By Reuters Triple Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, fighting to clear his name of a doping offence, is set for Tour of Catalunya victory on Sunday after maintaining his 23-second lead in the penultimate stage.
• American Hammer pedals to fourth career pursuit world title POSTED: Mar 25, 5:24p ET | UPDATED: Mar 26, 8:50a ET By Associated Press Gregory Bauge of France won his third straight sprint world title Friday, overpowering British young gun Jason Kenny twice in two races of the final at the track cycling world championships.
• Dumoulin wins Stage 5 at Catalunya; Contador still leads POSTED: Mar 25, 1:48p ET | UPDATED: Mar 25, 5:31p ET By Associated Press French rider Samuel Dumoulin won the fifth stage of the Volta of Catalunya on Friday, while overall leader Alberto Contador crept closer to a victory on debut.
• UCI boss: Impartial ruling needed in Contador case POSTED: Mar 25, 7:33a ET | UPDATED: Mar 25, 9:08a ET By Associated Press International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid said he wants sport's top court to rule on Alberto Contador's doping case because of suspicions Spanish authorities were put under political pressure to overturn the Tour de France winner's proposed one-year ban.
• Aussie Bobridge wins individual pursuit at Track Cycling Worlds POSTED: Mar 24, 5:14p ET | UPDATED: Mar 25, 9:09a ET By Associated Press Jack Bobridge stormed to victory in the individual pursuit for his second title of the track cycling world championships on Thursday, a day after he led the Australia pursuit team to gold.
• RadioShack's Cardoso wins Catalunya Stage 4 POSTED: Mar 24, 1:42p ET | UPDATED: Mar 24, 1:58p ET By Reuters Portuguese Manuel Cardoso won the fourth stage of the Tour of Catalunya on Thursday as embattled Spaniard Alberto Contador retained his overall lead.