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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
South Yorkshire native knows earning selection will be toughAs details of the 2014 Tour de France start in Great Britain have emerged, they have no doubt piqued the interest of many British riders, amongst them 25-year-old sprinter Ben Swift (Sky [...]
Anti-doping organisation unhappy with thoughts that Armstrong might get a reduction in sanctionThese are crucial times in the battle against doping in cycling, with Lance Armstrong’s confession to Oprah Winfrey illustrating how deep the deception went, and possibly reflecting a [...]
Disagrees with UCI, says there is no barrier to granting an amnesty to riders who are providing evidenceWADA president John Fahey has said that the UCI is resorting to attack others rather than deal with the ‘obvious problems’ which exist [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
Spaniard ready to begin racing in Tour de San Luis, but plays down chancesAlthough he’s determined to try to win another Tour de France this year, and while he was unable to do the Giro-Tour double in 2011, Alberto Contador [...]
