Arnold Jeannesson unhappy with being associated with Bedoucha enquiry

FDJ rider states he had no information of use to investigatorsNamed yesterday by L’Equipe as being interviewed by police in their investigation into the former BigMat Auber93 team doctor Philippe Bedoucha, FDJ rider Arnold Jeannesson has said that he is [...]

2011-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2011|

Tibco adds strength to target international calendar once more in 2012

Top US women’s team aiming for Olympic development ahead of rider allocation in MayTeam Tibco-To the Top will once again be targeting the international calendar in 2012, with the broad aim of qualifying as many riders as possible for the [...]

2011-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2011|

USA Cycling drops Masters 30-34 racing from track and road national championships

Cites low numbers, also drops tandem track sprint from nationalsUSA Cycling has decided that participation in the 30-34 Masters age group is not high enough at road and track national championships and has dropped the category from the programme for [...]

2011-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2011|

Swiss Anti-Doping downplays significance of CAS dismissal in Ullrich case

"We still think it is a valid case and await the final decision"Responding to today’s ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that it doesn’t have jurisdiction to rule on an appeal against Jan Ullrich, the director of Swiss [...]

2011-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2011|

Mark Cavendish presented with MBE as Olympic riders receive major product endorsement

Hoy and Pendleton join Cavendish and others as Procter and Gamble brand ambassadorsMark Cavendish was awarded his MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by the British Queen at Buckingham Palace, London, today. The award was [...]

2011-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2011|

Serge Pauwels Interview: Going from Sky to Omega Pharma – Quick Step

Belgian rider hoping for fresh start on home soil after difficult yearSerge Pauwels will always be remembered as the man who had to throw away his place in the two man winning break on stage 15 of the 2009 Giro, [...]

2011-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2011|

Eeckhout to continue racing at 41, is poised to renew with An Post Sean Kelly team

Team hoping for repeat invitation to Tours of Qatar and Oman, Bagdonas could returnHe’ll turn 41 in just over two weeks' time, but it looks like the tough veteran Niko Eeckhout will battle on in the peloton for one more [...]

2011-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2011|

No Lotto-Belisol ride for Hoste, will compete with Accent Jobs-Willems in 2012

Belgian trying to return to top level racing after injury-hampered seasonAlthough he was hoping to go to the new Lotto Belisol team, triple Tour of Flanders runner-up Leif Hoste will instead lead the Belgian Pro Continental Accent.jobs-Willems Veranda’s squad next [...]

2011-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2011|

CAS drops one Ullrich appeal due to lack of jurisdiction, but will rule on UCI’s action in six weeks

No determination of doping made; technicality causes first of two appeals to be ruled invalid Although one CAS ruling came today, the final outcome of proceedings against Jan Ullrich will be not finalised for approximately another six weeks, with the [...]

2011-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2011|

Triple world champion Freire to lead Katusha in Santos Tour Down Under

Spaniard starting early in what will be his final pro seasonFollowing the recent announcement that Alessandro Ballan will be one of the BMC Racing Team leaders at the Santos Tour Down Under, another former world road race champion has been [...]

2011-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2011|

Gianni Meersman to race alongside Greipel and Van den Broeck on Lotto-Belisol

Rider finished second to Philippe Gilbert in Belgian championshipsInitially expected to compete with the RadioShack team in 2012, the Belgian rider Gianni Meersman looks instead set to be part of the new Lotto-Belisol setup until the end of 2013. The [...]

2011-11-29T00:00:00+00:00November 29th, 2011|

David Millar: “I'd written off the Olympics a long time ago”

Still does not expect to be allowed to race in London despite mounting pressure on the BOADespite mounting pressure on the British Olympic Association (BOA) to reverse its life ban for any athlete that has tested positive, David Millar (Garmin-Cervélo) [...]

2011-11-29T00:00:00+00:00November 29th, 2011|

Former BigMat Auber93 team doctor arrested in doping case, riders heard as witnesses

OCLAESP investigating Dr Philippe Bedoucha in connection to EPO and HGHThe former team doctor of the BigMat-Auber93 team has been arrested by French police as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected doping, and a number of riders have been [...]

2011-11-29T00:00:00+00:00November 29th, 2011|

Alberto Contador: “Why not try to win the Olympic gold?”

Giro champion confirms that Tour de France is number one goal at Saxo Bank presentation; trying to put CAS hearing in the pastAlberto Contador reaffirmed that his number one target for 2012 will, as usual be the Tour de France, [...]

2011-11-29T00:00:00+00:00November 29th, 2011|

With CAS verdict imminent, Ullrich’s manager implies rider could tell all

Suggests that a frank discussion about his past could be on the cardsWith a verdict due on his CAS case likely either today or tomorrow, Jan Ullrich’s manager Falk Nier has made the strongest suggestion yet that the former Tour [...]

2011-11-29T00:00:00+00:00November 29th, 2011|
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