Jens Voigt with yet another battle for the ages in the Tour de France

affable German fights back after being dropped to contest stage ten finishPutting his distinctive, tenacious style on display yet again, this time in stage ten of the Tour de France, Jens Voigt (Radioshack-Nissan) enthralled his legions of fans with an [...]

2012-07-11T00:00:00+00:00July 11th, 2012|

USADA grants extension to Armstrong over re-submitted Federal action

Clock continues to tick for Bruyneel, who must make decision by SaturdayFollowing a re-submitting yesterday of his complaint to a federal court in Texas to try to fight the US Anti Doping Agency’s doping charges against him, USADA has today [...]

2012-07-11T00:00:00+00:00July 11th, 2012|

Tour de France: Runner up finish will give Scarponi a boost in morale

Lampre-ISD leader finds the break and comes home secondStage ten of the Tour de France saw the first big battle in the high mountains, and while all the remaining top favourites completed the stage in the same time, a select [...]

2012-07-11T00:00:00+00:00July 11th, 2012|

Tour de France: Evans hoping to chip away at deficit on tomorrow’s stage

Says not going with Nibali was possibly a missed opportunity Defending Tour de France champion Cadel Evans sought to gain time today on race leader Bradley Wiggins, knowing that he has to reduce his one minute 53 second deficit to [...]

2012-07-11T00:00:00+00:00July 11th, 2012|

Ben Swift victorious on stage two in the Tour of Poland

Sky Procycling puts together another lead out, getting the best of Viviani and BoonenBen Swift (Sky Procycling) grabbed victory in stage two of the Tour de Pologne, timing his sprint perfectly after a lead out from team-mate Mathew Hayman. Elia [...]

2012-07-11T00:00:00+00:00July 11th, 2012|

Tour de France: Thomas Voeckler escapes the break to take stage ten

Bradley Wiggins under pressure from Vincenzo Nibali on Grand Colombier descentThomas Voeckler (Europcar) bounced back from the knee problem that has dogged the first week of his Tour de France to take victory on the tenth stage between Mâcon and [...]

2012-07-11T00:00:00+00:00July 11th, 2012|

Voeckler on the attack, Europcar feeling more optimistic heading into the mountains

Bernaudeau believes team is turning things around Having had two standout riders last year in longtime Maillot Jaune Thomas Voeckler (4th overall) and best young rider plus Alpe d’Huez stage winner Pierre Rolland (10th), this year’s Tour de France has [...]

2012-07-11T00:00:00+00:00July 11th, 2012|

Brailsford assessing team doctor’s role with Sky Procycling

Says team has nothing to hide; Leinders’ Rabobank past being studiedTeam Sky principal Dave Brailsford has admitted there is a ‘reputational risk’ to the squad over its appointment of former Rabobank doctor Geert Leinders, and has said that the team [...]

2012-07-11T00:00:00+00:00July 11th, 2012|

Kimmage disappointed in Wiggins and Team Sky over transparency

Journalist says team has not shown the openness it promisedAnti-doping journalist Paul Kimmage has said that he believes Team Sky has not lived up to the promise it made when the team was founded, namely to be fully transparent and, [...]

2012-07-11T00:00:00+00:00July 11th, 2012|

Vincenzo Nibali: “We need to separate Wiggins and Froome from their teammates”

The Shark refuses to panic over deficit to Team Sky riders after Tour de France’s first weekVincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) has emerged from the first week of the 2012 Tour de France as one of very few genuine rivals to Maillot [...]

2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00July 10th, 2012|

Tour of Poland: Moreno Moser jumps clear to take opening stage

Italian prodigy continues Liquigas-Cannondale domination of WorldTour raceMoreno Moser (Liquigas-Cannondale) continued the domination of the Tour of Poland by the green and blue team as he jumped away from a much-reduced peloton to take the opening stage between Karpacz and [...]

2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00July 10th, 2012|

Michele Ferrari, Pepe Marti and Luis Garcia del Moral receive lifetime bans

Trio didn't contest serious doping charges made by USADAMaking a ruling based on the non-contestation of the charges facing them, the US Anti-Doping Agency has applied a lifetime ban on the controversial doctor Michele Ferrari, blocking him from ‘participating in [...]

2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00July 10th, 2012|

Contador confirms he’ll return to competition next month in the Eneco Tour

Spaniard to resume racing in 27 daysWith his current suspension due to end in less than four weeks’ time, Alberto Contador has confirmed that he will make his return to competition in the Eneco Tour, which begins on August 6th. [...]

2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00July 10th, 2012|

Cofidis suspends Di Gregorio and will fire him if doping is proved

Team reaffirms anti-doping stance and says it will continue in the Tour de France (updated with Astana comments)In the wake of today’s news that one of its riders Remy di Gregorio has been arrested on suspicion of doping, the Cofidis [...]

2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00July 10th, 2012|

Cofidis hotel raided by French police, Remy di Gregorio arrested in doping investigation

French climber joins two other individuals in custody The first rest day of the Tour de France has not proven to be a peaceful one for the riders of the Cofidis team, with climbing specialist Remy di Gregorio arrested by [...]

2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00July 10th, 2012|

Cancellara states that he’ll withdraw from the Tour if his wife gives birth early

Swiss rider accepts he still has much work to do to be ready for Olympic Games TT title defence World time trial champion Tony Martin has already withdrawn from the Tour, the German confirming today that he won’t continue after [...]

2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00July 10th, 2012|

Tony Martin withdraws from Tour de France due to injury and to prepare for Olympic Games

World time trial champion decides its time to step aside and to recover from early crashHaving battled through the first week of the Tour de France with a fractured scaphoid bone in his hand plus other smaller injuries, world time [...]

2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00July 10th, 2012|
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