American National Champion Timmy Duggan and Russian Evgeny Petrov have agreed to deals of a respectively one year and two year duration with the Denmark-based team. Japanese Takashi Miyazawa has extended his existing contract for another year.

How soon before checkmate?

Johan Bruyneel intends to fight charges he was a central figure in doping programs within Lance Armstrong's teams provided his defense hasn't been what he refers to as "permanently prejudiced" by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's accusations.

So much news, so little time. It's the end of the season, but that doesn't mean that the news stops.

Joaquin Rodriguez held a slim overall lead Vuelta on Alberto Contador in this year's Vuelta a Espana after finishing seventh in the time trial earlier Wednesday.

Team Astana's Fredrik Kessiakoff powers to individual time trial victory in Vuelta a Espana ahead of Alberto Contador (Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) and Team Sky Procycling's Chris Froome of Great Britain; Joaquim Rodriguez leads 2012 Vuelta by one second.