Lengthy suspensions sought for doctors Nigrelli and BonazziAlesandro Ballan’s long-running implication in the Mantova doping affair is moving closer to a conclusion, with prosecutors from the Italian Olympic Committee CONI requesting a two year ban for the BMC Racing Team [...]
Team says Mantova investigation relates to his previous team and that due process must be followedReacting to today’s news that the Italian Olympic Committee CONI is seeking a two year ban for Alessandro Ballan in connection to the Mantova doping [...]
“Trott Stage” between home town of Cheshunt and first race venue in Welwyn Garden CityThe Women’s Tour, the sister event to the men’s Tour of Britain, has confirmed the locations of its third and fourth stages, which will take place [...]
Matrix Vulpine aiming for wild card invitation to Women’s TourLondon-based cycle clothing company Vulpine has decided to increase its involvement in the Matrix Fitness women’s team, and will become co-sponsor of what will be called Matrix-Vulpine in 2014. The company, [...]
UnitedHealthcare team dismisses suggestions it has been in discussion with former Olympic champion Following the news earlier today that Kevin Seeldraeyers has a verbal agreement with the new Wanty-Groupe Gobert team, manager Hilaire Van der Schueren has said that Samuel [...]
Italian World Cup race to be held as planned, but calls for more thought in calendar preparationCycling Sport Promotion, the organiser of the Trofeo Alfredo Binda World Cup race has confirmed that it will stick to its allotted date of [...]
New squad will debut in 2014, joining existing men’s squadFollowing on from the July announcement that UnitedHealthcare would set up a professional women’s team for 2014 and a later confirmation that riders such as Giro d’Italia champion Mara Abbott, US [...]
Brian Cookson meets with John Fahey at World Conference on Doping in SportInternational Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has met with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president John Fahey to agree the “broad terms under which the UCI will conduct [...]
Course details launched for 2.HC-ranked Malaysian raceConfirming that the Saxo Bank team will line out in next year’s race, the organisers of the Tour de Langkawi have confirmed to VeloNation that at least four other WorldTour teams will be part [...]
Tour champion feels that full disclosure from disgraced American “can put the story to bed”While he says he has no sympathy for the plight of Lance Armstrong, Tour de France champion Chris Froome feels that cycling can gain from the [...]
UCI president believes investigation into doping will start early next year Seven and a half weeks after he was elected UCI President, Brian Cookson has confirmed that the planned Truth and Reconciliation Commission is moving closer, with talks on the [...]
Home tour to mark competitive return for rider who suffered deep vein thrombosis after a flightShowing a faster-than-expected recovery from a serious medical condition he suffered earlier this year, Adrien Niyonshuti will return to competition ahead of schedule when he [...]
“It would take something close to a miracle to see that changed”Lance Armstrong’s hopes of having a considerably shortened ban took a serious knock today when the president of the World Anti Doping Agency, John Fahey, appeared to play down [...]
Time running out for Spaniard It’s been two quiet seasons since Juanjo Cobo won the Vuelta a España and now, with his Movistar team not willing to renew his contract, the 32 year old rider is hoping that he won’t [...]
New UCI vice-president outlines her vision for the future of the female sportFollowing the election of Brian Cookson to the position of International Cycling Union (UCI) president in September, the UCI’s management committee appointed Australian Tracey Gaudry as one of [...]
World champion recovers from a poor start to take annual Armistice Day raceSven Nys (Crelan-KDL) overcame a poor start to win his sixth edition of the Jaarmarktcross, in Niel, to the south of Antwerp, after a weekend of rain had [...]
200 tests before race, 398 during, uncover zero Adverse Analytical FindingsThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has declared that the 2013 Vuelta a España was free of any positive dope tests, according to its own Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF). In all, [...]
Average age of 24 for Italian team with just four changes from 2013Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox has named a 17-strong squad of riders, on receiving confirmation of its Professional Continental status for 2014 last week. The Italian team, which is sponsored [...]
