Ricco secures second Giro stage
Italian Riccardo Ricco sprints to victory in the second Giro D'Italia stage as Franco Pellizotti takes the pink jersey.

Vandevelde wins first Giro stage
American Christian Vandevelde takes the pink jersey after his Slipstream-Chipotle team win the opening team time trial stage at the Giro d'Italia.

Petacchi out of Tour as ban stays
Alessandro Petacchi will miss the Tour de France and the Olympics after his doping ban is upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Astana given place in Giro field
Organisers of the Giro d'Italia invite the Astana team to compete at just one week's notice.

Cyclists set for Manchester races
Britain's top disability cyclists will continue their Paralympic preparations in Manchester next week.

Cavendish wins Romandie prologue
Mark Cavendish wins the time-trial prologue stage of the Tour of Romandie in Switzerland.

Astana in Vuelta, High Road out
Astana are invited to take part in the 2008 Tour of Spain, but High Road are not.

Cooke happy despite eighth place
Nicole Cooke finishes eighth in the Fleche Wallonne in Belgium, but is upbeat about the race's part in her Olympics preparation.

Valverde scoops victory in Liege
Alejandro Valverde of Spain win Belgium's Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic for the second time after a three-man breakaway.

GB given maximum Beijing places
Great Britain are the only team to secure berths in all 10 Olympic cycling events at the 2008 Beijing Games.

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Pretty in pink
BBC Sport previews the 2008 Giro d'Italia, with a look at the main contenders