Contador’s next races confirmed, world championships looking unlikely
Spaniard planning a series of single day WorldTour events Having said during the Tour de France that he won’t defend his Vuelta a España title due to tiredness, Alberto Contador is instead likely to ride a number of one day […]
Four riders each handed two year bans for use of GW501516
Tumour-causing black market substance sees south American riders sidelined Months after it was confirmed that they had returned positive A samples for the black market, highly toxic drug GW501516, the riders Paulo Vargas Barrantes, Pablo Mudarra Segura, Allan Jose Morales […]
Vacansoleil-DCM announces 13-rider pre-selection for Vuelta a España
Poels looking to build on Tour de France; De Gendt still to prove himself in 2013 Vacansoleil-DCM has announced its 13-man pre-selection of riders for the Vuelta a España, which starts in Vilanova de Arousa, in the northwestern region of […]
Moses joins list of candidates for WADA presidency
Double Olympic champion in the running for top anti-doping slot Two time Olympic gold medallist Edwin Moses has become the third candidate to enter the contest to become the next president of the World Anti Doping Agency, submitting his candidacy […]
Cookson suggests controversial UCI Constitution change proposal smacks of attempted dictatorship
Briton claims that McQuaid is “prepared to embarrass an entire sport in an attempt to try and cling onto power” UCI presidential candidate Brian Cookson has reacted strongly to yesterday’s news that changes have been proposed to the UCI Constitution […]
Katusha suspends sprint coach Erik Zabel after confession of doping throughout his career
Russian team insists questions about his past don’t have any connection to his role with team Responding to last week’s news that Erik Zabel had been one of the riders who tested positive for EPO in the 1998 Tour de […]
Tour of Poland: Thor Hushovd takes first WorldTour victory in two years on stage three
Rafal Majka still holds the lead as the race arrives on rainy Polish soil Thor Hushovd (BMC Racing) took his biggest international win in more than two years as he sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Tour […]
Kittel says he wants lifetime bans and criminal charges for those who dope
German responds to Zabel confession, affirms he has never used banned substances Asked for his views on doping in the wake of the admission by Erik Zabel that he used banned products for much of his career, Marcel Kittel has […]
Bad luck continues for Boonen as rider is confirmed as missing Tour of Denmark
Cavendish gets back into the saddle, Omega Pharma Quick Step announces lineup for upcoming stage race If 2012 was a year of dizzying heights, 2013 has been the opposite for Tom Boonen, with injury and illness making it a season […]
Erik Zabel resigns from Professional Cycling Council and Hamburg Cyclassics
Former German sprinter “no longer the right person” after doping admission Following the admission that, rather than trying EPO once in 1996, he in fact doped for the majority of his racing career, former German sprinter Erik Zabel has resigned […]
