Chris Froome (Team Sky) has taken the lead in the Dauphine Libere. The Briton surged away from the group of favorites to overtake Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff) and Matthew Busche (RadioShack-Leopard) and win Stage 5, a mountainous, 139-km ride from Gresy-sur-Aix to Valmorel, in 3:28:39. Contador outsprinted Busche for second at 0:04.

Chris Froome (Team Sky Pro Cycling) rides to stage 5 victory and overall race lead in Criterium du Dauphine Libere 2013. Team Saxo-Tinkoff's Alberto Contador finishes 4 seconds behind Froome.

Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) has won Stage 3 of the Criterium du Dauphine Libere 2013. The Norwegian took a bunch sprint to win the rolling, 167-km ride from Amberieu-en-Bugey to Tarare in 4:03:32. Michael Matthews (GreenEdge) pipped Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) for second. David Veilleux (Europcar) remains the overall leader.

Edvald Boasson Hagen powers to stage 3 victory for Team Sky Pro Cycling in Criterium du Dauphine 2013; David Veilleux maintains overall race lead.

Team Sky Procycling earlier today announced that defending Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins won't participate in the 2013 centennial Tour de France.

Women's cycling is dissed and Chris Froome might be pissed.

Rigoberto Uran (Sky) has won Stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia. The Colombian surged away from the maglia rosa group with eight km left and held on to win the mountainous, 167-km ride from Courdenons to Altopiano del Montasio in 4:37:42.

Rigoberto Uran climbs to stage victory in Giro d'Italia 2013; Vincenzo Nibali extends overall Giro d'Italia lead.

Earlier today Team Sky Procycling announced that Richie Porte has extended his contract. The Tasmanian enjoyed his best-ever start to a season this year, carrying strong early-season form into the spring and capturing a landmark victory at Paris-Nice in March.

Sky has won Stage 2 of the Giro d'Italia 2013. The British squad powered over the hilly, 17.4-km course from Ischia to Forio, winning the 2013 Giro's team time trial in 22:05, Sky was 0:09 faster than runnerup Movistar, with Astana taking third at 0:14. Salvatore Puccio (Sky) is the new maglia rosa.