Arrieta takes up role with Team Movistar, three more signings for team

Pérez extends, Iriart and Sanz given pro contractsAfter ending his pro career after 18 years in the peloton, the Spanish pro José Luis Arrieta has switched roles and will now act as directeur sportif in 2011. The former Ag2r La [...]

2010-11-05T00:00:00+00:00November 5th, 2010|

Bradley Wiggins plans new structure to 2011 season in preparing for Tour de France

Briton will drop the Giro d’Italia, take up altitude training No longer focussed exclusively on the Tour de France, Team Sky leader Bradley Wiggins has said that he will try to clock up strong showings in other races during the [...]

2010-11-04T00:00:00+00:00November 4th, 2010|

Mountain top finish and two races against the clock revealed for 2011 Quiznos Pro Challenge

First details announced of new top-level Colorado raceStarting with a prologue time trial in Colorado Springs on August 22nd and concluding six days and almost 600 miles later in Denver, the host cities of the Quiznos Pro Challenge were revealed [...]

2010-11-04T00:00:00+00:00November 4th, 2010|

WADA denies reports that it cleared Ezequiel Mosquera of doping

Spanish media had claimed Vuelta runner-up’s samples shows no signs of EPO useThe World Anti Doping Agency has contradicted reports which appeared yesterday in the Spanish media, appearing to suggest that it had cleared the Vuelta a España runner-up Ezequiel [...]

2010-11-04T00:00:00+00:00November 4th, 2010|

UK Anti-Doping warns sportspeople against supplement use

Methylhexaneamine positives linked to supplements, Rui and Mario Costa previously failed testsFollowing a number of recent doping cases involving methylhexaneamine, including that of the Portuguese brothers Rui and Mario Costa, UK Anti-Doping has today issued a warning advising sportspeople to [...]

2010-11-04T00:00:00+00:00November 4th, 2010|

Was Fabian Cancellara in talks with Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project in 2009?

According to Marc Biver, the answer is yes.Fabian Cancellara has recently indicated that it was the signing of five-time Grand Tour champion, Alberto Contador, that prompted his late departure and massive buyout from Bjarne Riis's Saxo Bank/SunGard team. Danish station [...]

2010-11-04T00:00:00+00:00November 4th, 2010|

Valverde loses Swiss civil rights court appeal

Spaniard continues to serve two-year suspension for Operación Puerto doping caseSpaniard Alejandro Valverde lost another court battle yesterday and continues to serve a two-year doping ban. Switzerland's civil rights court in Lausanne rejected his appeal that the Court of Arbitration [...]

2010-11-04T00:00:00+00:00November 4th, 2010|

Popovych testifies that he saw no doping on Discovery Channel, Astana and RadioShack teams

Lance Armstrong’s team-mate denies allQuestioned for an hour and a half yesterday, Yaroslav Popovych denied any knowledge of doping whilst riding alongside Lance Armstrong on the Discovery Channel, Astana and RadioShack teams. The 30 year old, who is currently a [...]

2010-11-04T00:00:00+00:00November 4th, 2010|

Former junior Paris-Roubaix winner Fenn and talented Irishman Lavery sign for An Post Sean Kelly team

Total of nine additions for 2011The An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly team has announced the signing of two promising young riders. The first of those is the 2008 junior Paris-Roubaix winner Andrew Fenn, who this year won [...]

2010-11-04T00:00:00+00:00November 4th, 2010|
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