Sky’s Alex Dowsett says Armstrong is a 'legend of the sport'Former pro and current Team Sky directeur sportif Sean Yates has insisted that he saw nothing at all that was suspicious during his time working alongside Lance Armstrong, either as [...]
Omega Pharma Quick Step puts rider on non-active status after USADA testimonyFollowing yesterday’s release of documents by USADA which included an admission by Levi Leipheimer that he used banned products for much of his career, his former Rabobank team and [...]
Spring road ambitions mean that double World champion will not seek a third title in LouisvilleThis winter’s cyclocross World championships, to be held in Louisville, Kentucky, between February 2nd and 3rd, will be without one of the sport’s most charismatic [...]
Boasson Hagen attack caught in the final metres; Tony Martin holds on to overall leadFrancesco Gavazzi (Astana) won the Queen stage of the 2012 Tour of Beijing, between Mentougou and Badaling Great Wall as he outsprinted a highly select group [...]
Details and rider testimonies available in USADA’s reasoned decision In the wake of today’s synopsis of the evidence issued by the US Anti Doping Agency plus statements by several riders admitting doping and saying that they testified in the US [...]
Governing body “will endeavour to provide a timely response” to thousand-page dossierHaving expressed frustration at perceived delays in the production of a “reasoned decision” into its sanctioning of Lance Armstrong - and five others - in the “USPS Conspiracy, the [...]
American hopes that next generation of riders won’t be faced with the sam choicesLevi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is one of four former teammates of Lance Armstrong, named in the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) “reasoned decision” into its stripping [...]
Danielson, Vande Velde and Zabriskie admit past doping and commitment to clean racing at Slipstream SportsOf the eleven former teammates of Lance Armstrong named in today’s US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) “reasoned decision” behind its application of a life ban for [...]
Ranking to be decided by an overall time classification rather than traditional points-based systemHaving been known as the GvA Trofee - after its founder, the Gazet van Antwerpen - since its inception 25 years ago, the eight race cyclocross series [...]
Canadian states he competed clean for past six yearsThe retiring pro rider Michael Barry has joined his former US Postal Service team-mate George Hincapie today in admitting for the first time that he doped during a phase of his career. [...]
Texan’s right hand man speaks about ‘widespread use of performance enhancing drugs by cyclists’George Hincapie, the only rider to have ridden all seven of the Tours where Lance Armstrong reached Paris in yellow, has today admitted to doping during that [...]
Data gathered includes 26 witnesses, including Hincapie, Leipheimer, Danielson and Vande Velde Citing ‘overwhelming evidence’ which amounts to over 1000 pages in length, the US Anti-Doping Agency has confirmed that it is today sending its reasoned decision to the UCI [...]
South African squad taking shape prior to move to next level in cyclingContinuing the build-up to what it expects will be its first year as a Pro Continental squad, the MTN Qhubeka team has announced the signing of another strong [...]
Sky rider looks back and track and road seasonIf you wondered where Sky and Wales strongman Geraint Thomas disappeared to after the Giro, the answer is simple – he was riding endless laps of deserted velodromes in pursuit of Olympic [...]
Solo break pays off for last year’s overall winnerDefending champion Tony Martin said prior to this year’s Tour of Beijing meant that the absence of a time trial would mean he would have to completely rethink his way of approaching [...]
AG2R La Mondiale rider withdrawn from Tour of Beijing after September out of competition test result announcedAG2R La Mondiale’s Steve Houanard has been provisionally suspended after returning an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for EPO, the International Cycling Union (UCI) has [...]
American makes the stage-long break in Honk Kong team’s WorldTour debutCraig Lewis made Champion System’s presence felt in the first ever WorldTour appearance for the Hong Kong-registered team, as he got himself into the break in the opening stage of [...]
Bio passport scientist expressed concerns to UCI in 2009, unsure if issue went furtherAnti-doping scientist Michael Ashenden has confirmed that he raised concerns about Lance Armstrong’s published blood values three years ago, while being part of the UCI’s biological passport [...]
