Australia's first professional cycling team GreenEdge and the United States-backed RadioShack-Nissan have completed the International Cycling Union's (UCI) 18-team roster for the elite WorldTour in 2012.

BMX champion Dane Searls passed away in hospital after diving head first from a balcony at a Gold Coast pub.

After two runner-up finishes, Cadel Evans finally stood on the top of the podium on the Champs Elysees as champion of cycling's great race, the Tour de France.
