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Video: Triple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond speaks in exclusive interview

“This is the most crucial time in cycling’s history”Confirmed today as America’s only Tour de France winner after Lance Armstrong was disqualified from his seven Tour successes, Greg LeMond has reacted by focussing on cycling’s future rather than dwelling on [...]

2012-10-22T00:00:00+00:00October 22nd, 2012|

UCI statement on Lance Armstrong disqualification and lifetime ban

Governing body comments on ‘shocking insight into USPS team’Today’s statement on Lance Armstrong: The UCI has completed its review of USADA’s ‘Reasoned Decision’ and appendices in the case against Lance Armstrong. The UCI considered the main issues of jurisdiction, the [...]

2012-10-22T00:00:00+00:00October 22nd, 2012|

Armstrong’s last remaining major sponsor cuts ties

Oakley states that it is deeply saddened by the outcomeThe Oakley eyewear company, which was one of Lance Armstrong’s longest running sponsors, the manufacturer which supported him via its insurance policy during his cancer treatments and the last remaining big [...]

2012-10-22T00:00:00+00:00October 22nd, 2012|

Armstrong officially stripped of seven Tour de France wins

Greg LeMond now the only American winner of cycling’s biggest eventBringing an end to a saga which has polluted cycling, the sport’s governing body the UCI has confirmed that it will fully accept the sanction handed down to Lance Armstrong. [...]

2012-10-22T00:00:00+00:00October 22nd, 2012|

Evans admits meeting Ferrari but insists no doping was discussed

Australian says the meeting was purely a one-time “capability” testThe 2011 Tour de France champion Cadel Evans has admitted to Australia's SBS Cycling Central that he met Michele Ferrari once in the past, but says doping was never discussed. The [...]

2012-10-22T00:00:00+00:00October 22nd, 2012|

UCI Africa Tour winner Chaoufi signs with Euskaltel-Euskadi

Basque team changes policy to stay in WorldTourMoroccan cyclist Tarik Chaoufi will ride for Euskaltel-Euskadi next season as the team abandons its policy of only hiring riders from the Basque region. Euskaltel-Euskadi are putting preventative measures in place in order [...]

2012-10-22T00:00:00+00:00October 22nd, 2012|

Kevin Pauwels solos to Tabor World Cup opener with penultimate lap attack

Broken chain ends Nys’ chances in fast Czech race; van Paassen outsprints Compton in women’s eventKevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) got the defence of his cyco;cross World Cup crown off to a perfect start, with a solo victory in the series opener [...]

2012-10-21T00:00:00+00:00October 21st, 2012|

Johny Schleck wants his sons Andy and Frank to quit cycling

“This is not a life”Despite his sons’ podium finish in the 2011 Tour de France, Andy Schleck’s win in the 2010 edition and the other successes they have clocked during their careers, the events of 2012 have prompted Johny Schleck [...]

2012-10-21T00:00:00+00:00October 21st, 2012|

Ligthart and Mørkøv come out best in final showdown at Amsterdam Six

Brilliant racing brings event to a closePim Ligthart and Michael Mørkøv have won the Amsterdam Six after a dramatic battle in the final minutes of last night’s concluding race. The Omega Pharma-Quick Step duo Iljo Keisse and Niki Terpstra finished [...]

2012-10-21T00:00:00+00:00October 21st, 2012|

Lab director says Armstrong had suspicious test result in 2002

Saugy denies the Texan tested positive at Tour of SwitzerlandMartial Saugy, the chief of the Lausanne laboratory that conducted the suspicious Lance Armstrong test from the 2001 Tour of Switzerland, says that was not the only questionable test result that [...]

2012-10-21T00:00:00+00:00October 21st, 2012|

Robbie McEwen Video: On-bike action from Japan Cup criterium

Australian returns to racing and shows he’s still got ample speedHe officially retired several months ago but Robbie McEwen pinned on a race number again on Saturday and showed that he’s still got a considerable amount of oomph when it [...]

2012-10-20T00:00:00+00:00October 20th, 2012|

Ashenden states the UCI’s anti-doping fight doesn’t have the same impetus as before

Anti-doping scientist warns that more needs to be donePreviously part of the UCI’s biological passport expert panel, Michael Ashenden has criticised the governing body for what he said is a loss of momentum of late. The Australian anti-doping researcher credits [...]

2012-10-20T00:00:00+00:00October 20th, 2012|

Bagdonas and Iglinskiy boost Ag2r La Mondiale’s WorldTour prospects

Additions to team increase points total in advance of UCI teams decisionThe Ag2r La Mondiale team has ensured it is in a better position to secure a WorldTour licence for 2013 after signing two solid riders for the 2013 season. [...]

2012-10-20T00:00:00+00:00October 20th, 2012|
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