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Sagan wins Paris-Nice fifth stage, Contador retains lead (Reuters)

Slovakian Peter Sagan won the 157-km fifth stage of the Paris-Nice race from Pernes les Fontaines on Friday.

Bennati wins Tirreno third stage (Reuters)

Italy's Daniele Bennati of the Liquigas team won the third stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico from San Miniato to Monsummano Terme in Italy on Friday.

Queally makes return bid in British cycling team (AP)

A decade after he won Olympic gold and two years after retiring from cycling, Jason Queally is back in the British team with his sights fixed on the 2012 London Games. The 39-year-old Queally won the kilometer sprint in Sydney in 2000 but has now moved to the endurance events and has been selected for the men's team pursuit at this month's world track championships in Copenhagen.

Hoy leads British team for world championships (Reuters)

Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton will spearhead Britain's challenge at the Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen later this month.

Boonen wins 2nd stage of Tirreno-Adriatico (AP)

Former world champion Tom Boonen of Belgium won the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico race Thursday and Linus Gerdemann of Germany held onto the overall lead. Boonen, who rides for the Quickstep team, won a mass sprint, completing the 103-mile route in and around Montecatini Terme in 4 hours, 14 minutes, 13 seconds.

Polish brothers accused of doping in cyclo-cross (AP)

Polish brothers Pawel and Kacper Szczepaniak have been suspended after failing doping tests when finishing 1-2 in the under-23 Cyclo-cross World Championship race. The International Cycling Union said Thursday they tested positive for the banned hormone EPO in urine samples taken after the race Jan. 30 in Tabor, Czech Republic.

Contador cautious about Paris-Nice chances (Reuters)

One year after cracking in the penultimate stage of the Paris-Nice race, Alberto Contador was certainly not celebrating after winning Thursday's queen stage in the 'Race to the Sun'.

Boonen hits early season form with Tirreno stage win (Reuters)

Belgian Tom Boonen burned off his rivals in a sprint finish to claim the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico on Thursday ahead of German Paul Martens and Italian Daniele Bennati.

Contador wins 4th stage of Paris-Nice (AP)

Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador won the fourth stage of the Paris-Nice race and took the overall lead from Jens Voigt. The 107.6-mile stage Thursday from Maurs to Mende ended in a Category 1 climb. The Spaniard left the field behind with his trademark acceleration. He won in 4 hours, 26 minutes and 47 seconds.

Unstoppable Contador seizes lead in Paris-Nice (Reuters)

* Contador's attack in final climb leaves rivals behind