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Contador confirms he’ll return to competition next month in the Eneco Tour

Spaniard to resume racing in 27 daysWith his current suspension due to end in less than four weeks’ time, Alberto Contador has confirmed that he will make his return to competition in the Eneco Tour, which begins on August 6th. [...]

2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00July 10th, 2012|

Cofidis suspends Di Gregorio and will fire him if doping is proved

Team reaffirms anti-doping stance and says it will continue in the Tour de France (updated with Astana comments)In the wake of today’s news that one of its riders Remy di Gregorio has been arrested on suspicion of doping, the Cofidis [...]

2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00July 10th, 2012|

Cofidis hotel raided by French police, Remy di Gregorio arrested in doping investigation

French climber joins two other individuals in custody The first rest day of the Tour de France has not proven to be a peaceful one for the riders of the Cofidis team, with climbing specialist Remy di Gregorio arrested by [...]

2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00July 10th, 2012|

Cancellara states that he’ll withdraw from the Tour if his wife gives birth early

Swiss rider accepts he still has much work to do to be ready for Olympic Games TT title defence World time trial champion Tony Martin has already withdrawn from the Tour, the German confirming today that he won’t continue after [...]

2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00July 10th, 2012|

Tony Martin withdraws from Tour de France due to injury and to prepare for Olympic Games

World time trial champion decides its time to step aside and to recover from early crashHaving battled through the first week of the Tour de France with a fractured scaphoid bone in his hand plus other smaller injuries, world time [...]

2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00July 10th, 2012|

Tour de France Round Up: Solid stage nine effort for Rui Costa

Van den Broeck puts it in perspective after Besançon time trialWith Bradley Wiggins and Christopher Froome (Sky Procycling) seemingly head and shoulders above every other top general classification contender in the time trial save for Cadel Evans (BMC Racing), several [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Christophe Le Mevel hoping to feature in the Tour de Pologne

would rather be in France but could be suited to arduous, rolling week in PolandAfter racing often and pulling in decent results in his first season with Garmin-Sharp in 2011, Christophe Le Mevel’s 2012 has been a bit sparse in [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Armstrong’s federal court application thrown out, may be allowed re-file with substantial modifications

“This Court is not inclined to indulge Armstrong's desire for publicity, self-aggrandizement, or vilification of Defendants”Hours after it was announced via multiple media outlets that Lance Armstrong and his legal team had filed a lengthy application to the United States [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Chavanel calls stage nine his “best ever time trial at the Tour”

French TT champion shows off tricolor with fifth place, Martin experiences more bad luckAfter nabbing a third place finish in the prologue of the Tour de France, Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) confirmed his current abilities against the watch with [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Tour de France: Evans staying focussed after dropping time to Wiggins

Van Garderen produces outstanding time trial to retake young rider’s jerseyCadel Evans (BMC Racing) will find himself on the back foot when the Tour de France gets underway again after Tuesday’s rest day, after losing a significant chunk of time [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

USADA says it is following established rules, confident Armstrong case will continue

Agency responds to application to block case in Austin district court The US Anti Doping Agency has responded to the attempt by Lance Armstrong and his legal team to try to prevent its case against him, saying that it intends [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Tour de France: Bradley Wiggins crushes the field in stage nine time trial

Maillot Jaune increases his lead over Cadel Evans as Team Sky goes one-two Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) put his rivals to the sword again as he took a dominant victory in the first individual time trial of the 2012 Tour [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Armstrong claims USADA’s action is unconstitutional and files for restraining order

Texan applies to federal court in his home state to block agency’s actionWith time running out before he has to respond to the US Anti Doping Agency’s charges against him and five others of doping and related offences, Lance Armstrong [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Poels in danger of losing a kidney as a result of Tour de France crash

Dutchman recovering from massive pileup on Friday’s stage to MetzBadly injured in the big crash which happened on Friday’s sixth stage of the Tour, Vancansoleil’s Wout Poels is in danger of losing a kidney as a result. The 24 year [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Dan Martin below par due to head cold, hoping for better form ahead

Irishman undecided about how to approach today’s time trialDan Martin had hoped to challenge for the stage win on Saturday’s leg to La Planche des Belles Filles, but has had to postpone his ambitions until later on the race due [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Tour de France: Radioshack-Nissan utilizes a large presence in stage eight finale

Gallopin gets third in Porrentruy as white jersey race tightensAfter their stage seven finish on the mountaintop of La Planche de Belles Filles went a bit awry, Radioshack-Nissan bounced back in solid fashion as the most well-represented team at the [...]

2012-07-08T00:00:00+00:00July 8th, 2012|

Jurgen Van Den Broeck: “I was thinking of time gains not the stage victory”

Lotto-Belisol riders blow the peloton apart; concedes that the podium is now probably out of reachAfter a disaster on the previous stage, where a mechanical incident at the foot of the final climb to la Planche des Belles Filles saw [...]

2012-07-08T00:00:00+00:00July 8th, 2012|
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