“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Will USADA’s stripping of seven Tour titles be endorsed or appealed?What could be the final judgement on Lance Armstrong’s Tour de France record could be passed in the next few minutes, with the UCI due to indicate whether or not [...]
Dutchman one of many to have benefited from the sponsorshipDutch bank Rabobank unexpectedly announced last week it would be pulling its sponsorship of cycling team effective 31 December 2012. While it will continue at a reduced level in terms of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Success for Liquigas on its final day in the pelotonFour years after he returned to the sport with the Liquigas team and took third in the Japan Cup, Ivan Basso gave that sponsor a present with victory in the same [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
Vuelta champ speaks out on Armstrong sagaAlberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) has spoken out about the Lance Armstrong doping revelations saying the sport needs to look to the future and not the past. The Spaniard who returned from a doping [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Says he had no reason not to believe ArmstrongCycling commentator Phil Liggett has been a vocal supporter of Lance Armstrong’s for some time, but now concedes that the proof is too strong against the American. The veteran commentator of 40 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
