The opening salvos of the 2013 Tour de France have already begun.

A look at how the media coverage of the current crisis in cycling may intentionally or unintentionally be contributing to preserving a status quo, which will lead to the UCI organization failing to undergo needed reforms in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal (4 pages)

We analyze possible motives behind the UCI's exclusion of Katusha Team from the 2013 WorldTour, which has left Katusha in a cold and bleak midwinter of discontent. We look at possible effects of the exclusion of Team Katusha and the inclusion of Argos-Shimano and Saxo-Tinkoff.

Lance Armstrong resisted turning over records sought by U.S Postal Service investigators, then tried to keep the inquiry under seal and out of the public eye, according to recently released court documents.

Earlier today Team Saxo-Tinkoff announced that Australian rider Michael Rogers is joining the team starting with the 2013 season.

Greg LeMond says the president of the International Cycling Union can't remain in his job while a panel examines possible links between the organization and the doping case involving Lance Armstrong.

What the UCI says is an independent panel is set to examine possible links between cycling's governing body and the Lance Armstrong doping case.

His seven Tour de France titles erased from cycling's record books, Lance Armstrong still holds claim to one piece of sports hardware -- an Olympic medal.

Tyler Hamilton and ghost writer Daniel Coyle have won the prestigious William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award for "The Secret Race." Along with the prize Hamilton and Coyle were handed £24,000.

Cyclists and other athletes to be banned for up to four years starting from 2015, advocates WADA President John Fahey and calls for additional funding to be provided to WADA to prevent cutbacks in anti-doping activities.