ORICA-GreenEDGE has named its nine-man Tour de France squad.

Chris Froome will have to meet many off-road demands as he prepares for a maiden win in the world's greatest cycling race.

Mark Cavendish will have the same lead-out train at the Tour de France as he had at the Giro d’Italia.

Argos-Shimano will have two cards to play in Tour de France sprint finishes after including both Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb.

Bauke Mollema will lead Blanco at the Tour de France.

The UCI world rankings, with Rui Costa on the rise after his victory at the Tour de Suisse.

Rui Costa won the final stage of the Tour de Suisse – a tough 26.8km time trial – to secure a second consecutive overall win.

Pim Ligthart won the final stage of the Ster ZLM Toer as Lars Boom completed overall victory.

Round-up: Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) out-sprinted Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli) to take stage three of Route du Sud.

Peter Sagan (Cannondale) sprinted to a stage eight win at the Tour de Suisse – his second of the nine day event.

Movistar's Rui Costa snatched victory in stage seven of the Tour of Switzerland.

Round-up: Mark Cavendish had to settle for third spot on day three of Ster ZLM Tour as Marcel Kittel sprinted to the win.

Round-up: Theo Bos won the second stage sprint at the Ster ZLM Toer, pushing Mark Cavendish back to third.

Gregory Rast won stage six of the Tour of Switzerland after a four-man breakaway paid off in Melien.

Little did the 60 riders in 1903 know that they were pioneers of what would become the most famous of all bike races.

Jimmy Engoulvent won a fourth Tour de Luxembourg prologue time trial in almost the same time he managed last year.

Robert Wagner won the Ster ZLM Toer prologue as defending champion Mark Cavendish toiled after rain during the time trial.

Alexander Kristoff won stage five in Lueggern as Mathias Frank retained the overall lead at the Tour of Switzerland.

Ed Clancy became the most successful individual rider in Pearl Izumi Tour Series history with victory in Woking.

Chris Froome has no intention of ever again playing second fiddle to Sky team-mate Bradley Wiggins on the Tour de France.

Arnaud Demare won stage four of the Tour of Switzerland in Buochs.

Alberto Contador has said he considers Team Sky's Chris Froome as his main rival at this year's Tour de France.

Ryder Hesjedal suffered injuries in a crash during the third stage of the Tour of Switzerland and has withdrawn from the race.

Mathias Frank of Switzerland took over the leader’s jersey in the Tour de Suisse after Peter Sagan triumphed on stage three.

Germany’s Marcel Kittel won the third edition of the ProRace Berlin road race on Sunday.

Lukas Flueckiger won the men’s cross country race at the BMC Racing Cup in Granichen.

Bauke Mollema won stage two of the Tour de Suisse after a superb attack on Crans-Montana as Cameron Meyer stayed top overall.

Australia’s Cameron Meyer won the stage one time trial of the Tour de Suisse in Quinto.

British Tour de France hope Chris Froome won the Critérium du Dauphiné stage race with second spot on the final stage.

Double Olympic champion Laura Trott claimed a thrilling photo finish victory in the IG London Nocturne.