Expert says meat likely cause of the positive resultThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed today in a press release that Spaniard Alberto Contador has returned an adverse analytical finding for clenbuterol following the analysis of a urine sample taken [...]
Great Britain champion takes first rainbow jersey to add to Beijing silverEmma Pooley (Great Britain) won the women’s World Championship time trial in Geelong, just outside Melbourne, Australia. Fastest at all the checkpoints, the British champion flew around the 22.8km [...]
Luxury brand boosts team’s imageThe main sponsor still hasn’t been announced for the new Luxembourg team that will house Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck and his brother Frank, but more details are emerging nonetheless. Luxury car marque Mercedez Benz [...]
‘No worries’ philosophy not being adopted Philippe Gilbert and several other riders from the Belgian squad for this Sunday’s elite road race ran into trouble today with the local police, who stopped them today for what they considered were traffic [...]
Belgian sprinter will return to action in four-day Circuit Franco-BelgeTomorrow, two and a half months after undergoing knee surgery, Tom Boonen will finally make a long-awaited return to racing when he lines out in the Circuit Franco-Belge. The Belgian Quick [...]
Shock news shakes cyclingTour de France champion Alberto Contador will tomorrow hold a press conference in his hometown of Pinto, called to speak about the dramatic news this evening that he has tested positive.The 27 year old team Astana rider [...]
Swiss rider returns to studies after ending short careerHubert Schwab won his final race, the Gäu-Rundfahrt, before retiring after only six years as a professional bike racer. Schwab decided to pursue new goals in his life and returned to studying [...]
Monaco federation finally hands down full suspensionDavide Rebellin has been suspended by the Monegasque cycling federation for two years. The 39-year-old will be able to make his comeback in April of 2011. The Italian, who lives in Monaco, has already [...]
Swiss time trial specialist says Worlds time trial course harder than road race circuit Fabian Cancellara will be the favorite for the World Championships time trial on Thursday in Geelong, Australia. The Swiss rider aims to take his fourth World [...]
Kevin Livingston may also be questioned by grand jury in Los Angeles Floyd Landis’ former physiologist Allen Lim is due to appear in front of a grand jury today, and will face questioning about allegations that he helped both Landis [...]
Further confirmation of American’s ability The highly talented American rider Taylor Phinney is today celebrating his fourth-ever world championship title after a victorious performance in the under 23 time trial yesterday.“I couldn’t ask for more than to come here and [...]
Good start for the team in time trial eventsJudith Arndt won the silver medal in the women's time trial and Marcel Kittel the bronze medal in the U23 time trial at the World Championships in Australia. This gave the German [...]
Philippe Gilbert’s key lieutenant injures elbow and hip in training crashRace favourite Philippe Gilbert’s hopes took a bit of a knock today as Björn Leukemans, one of his key Belgian lieutenants crashed while the team was out on a training [...]
Talks at New Pathways for Pro Cycling conference about the need to keep things in perspectiveFloyd Landis has spoken frankly about his experiences after testing positive during the 2006 Tour de France, saying that he effectively painted himself into a [...]
Waiting game continues for French team on the brink With the team’s own self-imposed deadlines for a decision already gone by, Philippe de Villiers, the President of the General Council of the Vendée region, has made a fresh appeal to [...]
Defending champion feels his rainbow jersey will go to a specialist in the Flemish racesReining World champion Cadel Evans is looking forward to defending his rainbow jersey in Sunday’s race, but says that the course is more suited to a [...]
Italian stallion’s personal life is on hold since May breakupHaving revealed several weeks ago that he hasn’t had sex in months, Italian team leader Filippo Pozzato has clarified the situation, saying that his abstinence wasn’t a deliberate tactic to prepare [...]
French anti-doping chief blames vested interest of sports-businessPierre Bordry, the controversial head of the Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage (AFLD) has spoken for first time about the reasons for his surprise resignation last week. He initially indicated that [...]
