Omega Pharma-Quick Step, Lotto-Belisol and Katusha sending big names to San Luis

Mark Cavendish, Jurgen Van Den Broeck and Joaquim Rodríguez to start their 2013 seasons in ArgentinaOmega Pharma-Quick Step, Lotto-Belisol and Katusha have announced their teams for the Tour de San Luis, which starts in the central Argentinean province on Monday, [...]

2013-01-19T00:00:00+00:00January 19th, 2013|

Mark Cavendish: “Why are we carrying the can for Lance and his inner circle?”

Former World champion angered by Armstrong’s years of cheating tarnishing the current sportHaving reacted angrily to being questioned about Lance Armstrong at the recent Omega Pharma-Quick Step team presentation, 2011 World champion Mark Cavendish has now directed his wrath towards [...]

2013-01-19T00:00:00+00:00January 19th, 2013|

Feature: Armstrong/Oprah Interview Day II – I had to tell the truth for my children

Transcript of part two; former pro on losing LiveStrong and $75 million, returning to racing and moreSpeaking to Oprah Winfrey last night as part of his admission of long term doping, an at-times emotional Lance Armstrong identified four main issues [...]

2013-01-19T00:00:00+00:00January 19th, 2013|

UCI Track World Cup: The altitude of Aguascalientes sees a prestigious record broken

Another World-beating Chinese sprinter emerges in the rarified airThe thin air of the Aguascalientes velodrome, in the altitude of central Mexico saw a new World Record set on the same track where the USA’s Sarah Hammer set her Individual Pursuit [...]

2013-01-19T00:00:00+00:00January 19th, 2013|

Amets Txurruka: “Never throw in the towel, you have to fight everyday”

“I am among those who prefer to attack from afar….the points system does not support this”Small in stature but big in chutzpah, Amets Txurruka will soon make his debut for Spanish continental squad Caja Rural, to which he transferred after [...]

2013-01-19T00:00:00+00:00January 19th, 2013|

Sutton leaves head coach role with Team Sky, takes up performance advisor consultancy

Ellingworth steps up to performance manager slot Suggestions that Shane Sutton would be moving from his day to day role as head coach of Team Sky have been officially confirmed by that team today, with the announcement that he would [...]

2013-01-18T00:00:00+00:00January 18th, 2013|

Betsy Andreu emotional after Armstrong ‘misses one chance at the truth’

CNN video reveals turmoil caused by rider’s inability to accept she told the truth In complete contrast to what was a restrained, emotionally-distant admission of long-term doping by Lance Armstrong, former friend Betsy Andreu was close to tears last night [...]

2013-01-18T00:00:00+00:00January 18th, 2013|

WADA on Armstrong: Confession “makes no difference” to life ban without the full truth

Disgraced American must “make a full confession under oath” if he is ever to be allowed back into sportThe World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has released a short statement in relation to last night’s confession by disgraced former rider Lance Armstrong [...]

2013-01-18T00:00:00+00:00January 18th, 2013|

UCI Track World Cup: Most favourites confirm but shocks occur in Aguascalientes, Mexico

Team Pursuits, Team Sprints and Women’s Points decided; Men’s Omnium in progressThe first day of the third and final round of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track World Cup in Aguascalientes, central Mexico, saw a number of big names confirm [...]

2013-01-18T00:00:00+00:00January 18th, 2013|

Travis Tygart calls Armstrong confession as “a small step in the right direction”

USADA CEO calls for disgraced rider to testify under oath if he is truly sincereTravis Tygart, the CEO of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has referred to Lance Armstrong’s confession to doping during his seven-year dominance of the Tour [...]

2013-01-18T00:00:00+00:00January 18th, 2013|

Pat McQuaid: “Lance Armstrong has confirmed there was no collusion or conspiracy”

UCI President welcomes disgraced rider’s confession; “cycling is a completely different sport today”International Cycling Union (UCI) President Pat McQuaid has officially welcomed the decision of Lance Armstrong to confess to doping during his seven years of Tour de France domination, [...]

2013-01-18T00:00:00+00:00January 18th, 2013|

Feature: Armstrong admits doping to seven Tour wins, claims 2009 return was clean

Extensive account of what was said during part one of Winfrey confessional Admitting for the first time that he used a variety of banned substances during his career, including EPO, growth hormone, testosterone and blood transfusions, Lance Armstrong told Oprah [...]

2013-01-18T00:00:00+00:00January 18th, 2013|

Hushovd, van Garderen opening for BMC Racing in Tour de San Luis

UnitedHealthcare, Vini Fantini name rosters for stage raceBMC Racing springs two of its stars on the Tour de San Luis, which will feature a host of the sport’s biggest names in the seven-day race beginning on January 21st. Thor Hushovd [...]

2013-01-18T00:00:00+00:00January 18th, 2013|

IOC confirms that Armstrong finally loses 2000 Olympic medal

Bruyneel writing book about doping allegations Over twelve years after he finished third in the 2000 Olympic time trial, months after he was officially stripped of the majority of the big results in his career and hours before he will [...]

2013-01-17T00:00:00+00:00January 17th, 2013|

Verbruggen denies any conflict of interest after financial link emerges with Armstrong team owner

UCI honorary president says ‘nothing illegal has happened’The UCI president who was in power during Lance Armstrong’s reign during the Tour de France, Hein Verbruggen, has denied there was any conflict of interest after it emerged that he had business [...]

2013-01-17T00:00:00+00:00January 17th, 2013|

Opinion: Lance and Oprah is about the cash, not about contrition

“Lance was a warrior…but not in the tradition of Hercules. Lance fought for gains in tradition of Bernie Madoff”On Thursday, Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey will air on television, during which Mr. Armstrong will confess, to some extent, to [...]

2013-01-17T00:00:00+00:00January 17th, 2013|

Niki Terpstra Interview: “It’s hard to do as well as last year, but we’re going to try”

Dutch champion motivated for another successful Classics season following Six-Day successNiki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is looking ahead to what he hopes will be another successful Classics season for the Belgian team. The Dutch champion was a key part of [...]

2013-01-17T00:00:00+00:00January 17th, 2013|
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