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Camelot could be sold to French government-controlled rival Francaise des Jeux, one of six companies through to the second round of bidding for the National Lottery operator that has been put up for sale by its shareholders.

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Novemer 25, 2009 - The UCI ProTour Council has ruled on the registration applications submitted by UCI ProTeams and candidates for ProTour licences.

After a testing 2009, Silence-Lotto directeur sportif Roberto Damiani has indicated that despite the challenges throughout the year, a number of positives came out of this past season and the Belgian squad should be optimistic heading into 2010.

Confirming to Cyclingnews that next year's Tour de France will not be an option for him, Philippe Gilbert said that he will continue to focus on the Classics and one-day races at Silence-Lotto in 2010.

Cadel Evans' surprise departure from Silence-Lotto leaves a huge hole in the Belgian team's grand tour presence.

Silence-Lotto Directeur Sportif Marc Sergeant has indicated that his team may cut several early season races from the team's 2010 programme in order to ease the racing load on some of its riders.

Belgian Philippe Gilbert will skip the Tour de France again next season to give more attention to one-day races.

Silence/Lotto - Evans Leaves Team Cadel Evans exercises his escape clause with Silence/Lotto to seek another team for 2010.... Cadel Evans verlaat het team Cadel Evans in the Rainbow jersey - with Team sponsor Silence/Lotto emblazoned across the front.

Flandrien Honorees: Mark Cavendish, Martijn Degreve, Kevin De Jonghe, Grace Verbeke, Martijn Degreve and a representative for Philippe Gilbert.

Congratulations to our winner, pictured below: Could that be the Mekhong in the background? Or the Sacramento? Either way, this picture is a tasty tribute to SlowK, winner of the wool jersey.

Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich visited Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes in Madrid 24 times from 2003 to 2006, according to the German news magazine Spiegel .

French rider Aurelien Duval was provisionally suspended on Friday by the UCI after testing positive for a stimulant.

Belgian Philippe Gilbert outsprinted Spain's Samuel Sanchez to win the Tour of Lombardy.

Leave them all behind: Philippe Gilbert outsprinted Samuel Sanchez to the finishing line in Como, as he won the Tour of Lombardy, the fifth and final one-day Monument of cycling Beaming: Gilbert celebrates on the podium in Como Gilbert completed a phenomenal end-of-season run with his fourth consecutive one-day triumph in just 10 days at the ...

Bend's Chris Horner closed his 2009 season with his Astana teammates at the Giro di Lombardia in Italy.

Philippe Gilbert of Belgium has won the Tour of Lombardy one-day cycling race after beating Samuel Sanchez of Spain in a sprint finish.

Giro del Piemonte - Report & Photos On Form Phillipe Gilbert Untouchable in Fossano Gran Piemonte Finish - Hat trick of wins for the Belgian in 7 days.

The 2010 Giro d'Italia, May 8 to 30, will include a stage over the white gravel roads around Siena, according to Tuttosport .

Silence Lotto team member Philippe Gilbert of Belgium, raises his trophy after winning the Paris-Tours cycling classic in Tours, France, Sunday Oct.