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John McCain gives his backing to USADA after congressman questions Armstrong investigation

Former presidential candidate says USADA’s process is ‘proper forum’ for caseYesterday US congressman Jim Sensenbrenner demanded answers from the Office of Drug Control Policy, saying that he wanted justification for USADA’s investigation into Lance Armstrong. Today, USADA got some high [...]

2012-07-13T00:00:00+00:00July 13th, 2012|

Crash on descent forces David Moncoutié out of his final Tour de France

Serious abrasions for Cofidis veteran but no fractures reported as he prepares for Vuelta a EspañaDavid Moncoutié (Cofidis) was forced to abandon what is his final Tour de France after a crash after just 38km of today’s twelfth stage. The [...]

2012-07-13T00:00:00+00:00July 13th, 2012|

Robert Kiserlovski misses out again from breakaway in debut Tour de France

Team Astana continues to dominate mountains classification as Croatian picks up the day’s big pointsAstana’s Robert Kiserlovski came close to a breakaway stage victory for the second straight day in the twelfth stage between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Annonay-Davézieux. The only Croatian [...]

2012-07-13T00:00:00+00:00July 13th, 2012|

Jean-Christophe Péraud rues missed opportunity at stage twelve finish

Frenchman finishes a close second on the race’s longest stage after day long breakawayJean-Christophe Péraud started the 2012 Tour de France with the high expectations of a top ten finisher from last year. 2011 was the then 34-year-old’s debut in [...]

2012-07-13T00:00:00+00:00July 13th, 2012|

Tour of Poland: Aidis Kruopis edges Ben Swift in stage four sprint

Bos and Bennati third and fourth, Kwiatkowski takes over race leadAidis Kruopis (Orica-GreenEdge) got his first WorldTour win in his first season with the Australian team, grabbing stage four of the Tour of Poland ahead of stage two winner Ben [...]

2012-07-13T00:00:00+00:00July 13th, 2012|

Tour de France: David Millar takes stage 12 breakaway to salvage the Argyle Tour

British rider outsprints Jean-Christophe Péraud on the 45th anniversary of the death of Tom SimpsonDavid Millar (Garmin-Sharp) salvaged his team’s Tour de France, with victory in a two-man breakaway sprint at the end of the twelfth stage, between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and [...]

2012-07-13T00:00:00+00:00July 13th, 2012|

Wiggins makes strong anti-doping statement in Guardian blog

"If I felt I had to take drugs, I would rather stop tomorrow, go and ride club 10-mile time trials”Tour de France race leader Bradley Wiggins has made his clearest statement yet this year on the subject of doping, asserting [...]

2012-07-13T00:00:00+00:00July 13th, 2012|

Evans pledges to battle on, although says situation is ‘far from optimal’

Van Garderen holds white jersey and shows more signs he could be a future Tour contender Defending Tour de France champion Cadel Evans had a tough day on yesterday’s 11th stage of the race, being unable to maintain a gap [...]

2012-07-13T00:00:00+00:00July 13th, 2012|

Gesink looks towards Vuelta after disappointing Tour withdrawal

Dutchman has third year of misfortune in cycling’s biggest raceRabobank’s Robert Gesink has been forced to look towards the Vuelta a España to salvage his Grand Tour ambitions for this season, with his Tour campaign being blighted for the third [...]

2012-07-13T00:00:00+00:00July 13th, 2012|

Tour de France Round up: Thibaut Pinot amongst the best again

Chris Anker Sorensen and Saxo Bank proud of effort on stage 11When Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-BigMat) broke away to win stage eight of the Tour de France, he had his director sportif Marc Madiot alongside him in the final kilometer, shouting [...]

2012-07-12T00:00:00+00:00July 12th, 2012|

USADA rejects Ferrari’s claim that he wasn’t notified about doping case

Agency said doctor and his wife received hand-delivered copy of chargesTwo days after he was handed a lifetime ban from sport, controversial doctor Michele Ferrari has claimed that he didn’t receive any official notification from the US Anti Doping Agency [...]

2012-07-12T00:00:00+00:00July 12th, 2012|

Menchov concedes Tour victory is now impossible after cracking on road to La Toussuire

Russian rider can’t understand failure, will ride on for best possible resultFifth starting stage 11 and, in being three minutes and two seconds back, still in the possible hunt for the yellow jersey, Denis Menchov’s Tour goals crumbled on the [...]

2012-07-12T00:00:00+00:00July 12th, 2012|

Tour of Poland: Stybar grabs stage 3 in uphill, cobbled sprint

peloton foils breakaway duo of Henao and Rutkiewicz in final hundred metersZdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) sprinted to his biggest career win on the road in stage three of the Tour of Poland, outlasting the field in a grueling sprint. [...]

2012-07-12T00:00:00+00:00July 12th, 2012|

Tour de France: Rolland takes another classy win for Europcar

La Toussuire win for Frenchman after Alpe d’Huez last yearOn the most decisive day of the Tour de France so far, Pierre Rolland (Europcar) took his second career win in the Tour de France. It followed last year's success on [...]

2012-07-12T00:00:00+00:00July 12th, 2012|

Wiggins defends himself from questions, says he’s worked hard to get where he is

“I have incredible pedigree since I was in my teens”Bradley Wiggins has responded to questions about his rise to the top of world cycling, saying that his background in the sport makes his progress logical and that he deserved to [...]

2012-07-12T00:00:00+00:00July 12th, 2012|
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