Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d’Epargne team took control of the Dauphine Libere race on Thursday after leaving Australia’s Cadel Evans behind on the gruelling Mont Ventoux climb. The 29-year-old defending champion established a two-minute lead over his Silence-Lotto rival […]

Disgraced Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl on Wednesday vowed to sue French sport daily L’Equipe after they published an interview with him in which he spoke about doping at the 2008 Tour de France. Kohl, who was stripped of his third-place […]

Potential drugs cheats at the 2009 Tour de France will face the biggest anti-doping army ever seen at a major sports event next month, UCI chief Pat McQuaid has warned. McQuaid, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), was […]

The International Cycling Union (UCI) said several riders currently under suspicion of doping will be named publicly next week, and will subsequently face sanctions. UCI chief Pat McQuaid, here Wednesday to announce plans for the fight against doping at next […]

Alejandro Valverde faces a worldwide two-year doping ban if cycling’s world ruling body the UCI acts upon vital evidence, which has still be received from the Italian sporting authorities. Spaniard ace Valverde has been effectively ruled out of this year’s […]

Belgian star Tom Boonen has been given a chance to compete in next month’s Tour de France despite a recent, second positive test for cocaine. Quick Step star Boonen, the winner of major one-day classics and Tour de France stages, […]

Germany’s world time-trial champion Bert Grabsch of the Columbia team won the fourth stage of the Dauphine Libere race here on Wednesday, a 42.4 kilometre time trial. The 33-year-old German outpaced Australia’s two-time Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans by […]

Spanish cyclist Antonio Colom has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned substance EPO, the International Cycling Union (UCI) revealed on Tuesday. Colom had been scheduled to race for the Katusha team in the Tour de France, which […]

Three prominent members of the Katusha cycling team are refusing to comply with new anti-doping rules imposed by the Russian-backed outfit, a team official said on Sunday. The trio who are refusing to sign contracts including the new conditions are […]

Spain’s Alberto Contador on Friday said that he considers Astana team-mate and Tour de France rival Lance Armstrong as “just another member of the team”. Armstrong, 37, has returned to the sport after a three-and-a-half-year absence in a bid to […]