Saddles was woken from his close-season stupor with the alluring rumours that a Giro in the not-too-distant future may start in Washington D 

Australia's world road racing champion Cadel Evans will ride at next year's Tour Down Under against Lance Armstrong. 

Washington could one day host the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia, race director Angelo Zomegnan said. 

British Cycling performance director Dave Brailsford believes Britain will be helped by proposed changes to the Olympic schedule. 

Cadel Evans's move to BMC Racing may have put his place in the 2010 Tour de France in jeopardy. 

Australia's world champion Cadel Evans said his switch to the American BMC team gives him the freedom to plan his own programme. 

World road champion Cadel Evans has signed a three-year deal to join BMC Racing from Silence-Lotto. 

Britain underlined their dominance of track cycling when the women's pursuit team set a world record at the World Cup in Manchester. 

Chris Hoy scooped his third gold of the weekend when he led his three-man team to victory at the UCI World Cup in Manchester. 

Sir Chris Hoy insists that medals are worth more than their weight in gold after continuing his impeccable form at the UCI World Cup. 

Jamie Staff has said he believes Sir Chris Hoy has stepped up another gear since the Beijing Olympics and keeps getting better. 

World champion Cadel Evans of Australia will leave the Silence Lotto team at the end of the year. 

British champion Victoria Pendleton added time trial silver to Friday's sprint gold at the UCI World Cup in Manchester Velodrome.