Greg LeMond’s suggestions for a credible future for cycling

Former Tour winner lists ways to fight dopingTriple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has outlined several methods by which he believes cycling can restore its credibility, listing a number of ways he feels that the sport can prove that [...]

2010-07-28T00:00:00+00:00July 28th, 2010|

Petacchi interviewed by police over doping issue, but refuses to talk

Maillot Vert exercises right to silenceTour de France Green Jersey winner Alessandro Petacchi was interviewed this morning by Italian drug police, but refused to talk to them about allegations of blood doping. According to his lawyer Virginio Angelini, the 36 [...]

2010-07-28T00:00:00+00:00July 28th, 2010|

Tour de France: RadioShack's Johan Bruyneel apologizes for insulting comments made following "Jerseygate"

Says he understands the decision made by race officialsRadioShack manager Johan Bruyneel has issued a public apology for the way he handled the "Jerseygate" incident that occurred on the final day of the Tour de France.  The team had decided [...]

2010-07-28T00:00:00+00:00July 28th, 2010|

Quick Step manager Patrick Lefevere reflects on better than expected Tour de France

Belgian team boss looks back on a successful TourAfter losing star rider Tom Boonen to a persistent knee injury just day’s before the race started could have spelled the end of Quick Step’s Tour de France. With the first stage [...]

2010-07-27T00:00:00+00:00July 27th, 2010|

Lampre-Farnese Vini manager Giuseppe Saronni announces 3-year improvement plan after mixed Tour de France

Italian team to rebuild with new riders, staff and methods to turn potential into resultsTwo stage wins and the green points jersey would represent a very good return from the Tour de France for most teams. For a team like [...]

2010-07-27T00:00:00+00:00July 27th, 2010|

Vacansoleil looking to sign a Top 10 contender for the 2011 Tour de France

Team looking to be competitive from the Classics to the Grand ToursLife as a Professional Continental team from the Netherlands hasn't been particularly fruitful in 2010. Both Skil-Shimano and Vacansoleil have missed out on critical wild card invites throughout the [...]

2010-07-27T00:00:00+00:00July 27th, 2010|

Biological Passport: Lobato gets two year ban for doping violation

Spanish rider latest to be sanctionedOver a year after he was first named by the UCI as having a suspect biological passport profile, Ruben Lobato has been handed a two year ban by the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC). The UCI [...]

2010-07-27T00:00:00+00:00July 27th, 2010|

Cervelo's Heinrich Haussler back on the bike following surgery

The new Australian is starting slow, but still hopes to "do a few beautiful races before the year is over."Following a breakout 2009 success, expectations were sky high for Cervelo TestTeam's Heinrich Haussler in 2010. After a strong start at [...]

2010-07-27T00:00:00+00:00July 27th, 2010|

Kim Kirchen still unsure of comeback but fatherhood is “under control”

Katusha rider still doesn't know the cause of his heart attackLuxembourg rider Kim Kirchen was released from hospital earlier in the month, following the heart attack that he suffered while at the Tour de Suisse, but is still unsure of [...]

2010-07-27T00:00:00+00:00July 27th, 2010|

France 2 satisfied wtih daily Tour de France audience of 3.6 million

The France 2 television channel has expressed its satisfaction with the audience figures from this year’s Tour de France, reporting that on average 3.6 million people watched the race on its channel each afternoon. Almost 15 million people watched at [...]

2010-07-27T00:00:00+00:00July 27th, 2010|

Frank Schleck believes his absence from Tour de France made a difference

Says team would have beaten Contador otherwise, won’t talk about 2011 plansTeam Saxo Bank rider Frank Schleck missed out on his plan of racing to Paris, but he turned up nonetheless in the French capital to congratulate his brother Andy [...]

2010-07-27T00:00:00+00:00July 27th, 2010|
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