Tough Australian anti-doping legislation moves closer to becoming official
Athletes, coaches and officials could be jailed if they lie about doping involvement A proposal which would see Australian athletes jailed if they lied about having used performance enhancing drugs in the past moved a step closer towards formal implementation […]
Irvine to turn pro in 2013, taking a break from Omnium racing
Irishman riding scratch and pursuit in Glasgow World Cup, will focus on road racing next season Having competed last year as part of the Continental RTS Racing Team, Irish track racing Olympian Martyn Irvine will move up a level next […]
Schleck ‘very excited’ to do Santos Tour Down Under for first time in his career
Official confirmation that Luxembourg star will begin his season in Australian WorldTour event A report on Tuesday that Andy Schleck will make his Tour Down Under career debut in January has been officially confirmed today by the race organisers, who […]
LiveStrong drops Lance Armstrong Foundation name as USADA report effects continue
Texan increasingly distanced from foundation After stepping down as LiveStrong chairman on October 17th, then losing his place on its board, Lance Armstrong faced another separation from the foundation he set up in 1997 when that structure officially dropped his […]
Christina Watches Onfone and Reihs embroiled in dispute over rider’s salary
Rider starts legal moves, team says he invalidated his contract The Christina Watches Onfone team and Danish rider Michael Reihs look set for a legal clash over a dispute relating to the latter’s unpaid salary. According to Sporten TV2, the […]
Helminen appeal lodged with Court of Arbitration for Sport
Probenecid confirmed as banned substance in question Having been incorrectly reported by many media as having tested positive for EPO, the Finnish rider Matti Helminen has been confirmed as failing a test for a completely different substance, and has appealed […]
Ashenden says UCI-run anti-doping hotline would lack credibility
“As far as the UCI claiming that it acted on evidence, that is a preposterous stance” Australian anti-doping expert Michael Ashenden has responded with scepticism to the planned UCI confidential hotline for riders, saying that while the principle would be […]
UCI announces anti-doping hotline and seeks to assure riders that it will listen to concerns
Governing body seeking to build bridges in advance of USADA report Responding to complaints that it didn’t do enough when people in the past tried to highlight doping problems, the UCI has released a letter it has sent to professional […]
Earliest-ever season start for Schleck in 2013, Tour Down Under beckons
2010 Tour winner changes programme to get career back on track Conscious that he only raced 28 days in 2012 and had his quietest season since turning professional, and also that he will be short of form as a result, […]
Di Luca mulling over contract offers for 2013
Italian has several options post-Acqua & Sapone Controversial Italian Danilo Di Luca may be some way off the rider he used to be, but he has several contract offers for 2013 and thus far has held off on making a […]
