A doping inspector with the International Cycling Union (UCI) has backed the body’s claims that Lance Armstrong’s team were not given special treatment by UCI anti-doping inspectors at the 2009 Tour de France. Doctors from France’s national anti-doping agency (AFLD) […]

Milram team captain Linus Gerdemann has once again denied allegations levelled against him by programme Sportshau on German TV channel ADR, which implied that he had significant fluctuations in his haemoglobin in the first half of 2006. “It hurts when […]

Javier Benitez (Contentpolis-Ampo) won his second consecutive stage in the Vuelta a Chihuahua in Mexico. Michael Rasmussen (Tecos Trek Team) defended his overall lead, tied on time with Daniel Moreno (Caisse d’Epargne). Benitez outsprinted Michael Kreder (Rabobank Continental) and Andalucia’s […]

Robbie McEwen moved from Silence-Lotto to Katusha this year with high ambitions, but ended the year with few results, a bad bike crash and a non-serious car accident. McEwen posted via twitter that 2009 turned out pretty average. “Just had […]

Gilberto Simoni may well join Damiano Cunego at Lampre in 2010, capping four years of riding for separate teams. The two Italians rode together from 2002 to 2005, but clashed in the 2004 Giro d’Italia. Lampre team manager Giuseppe Saronni […]

The LPR Brakes – Farnese Vini team has suspended its rider Gabriele Bosisio pending the outcome of the ‘B-sample’ counteranalysis, but has expressed surprise at the positive test. The Milanese rider continues to maintain his innocence. “Our team is abashed […]

The president of French anti-doping agency today confirmed that samples belonging to 17 riders from the 2008 Tour de France have been pronounced clear for signs of the third generation EPO CERA. “The 17 samples that the AFLD re-examined are […]

The Bissell Pro Cycling Team announced the first 10 riders for its 2010 roster, a list that includes several new faces for next season. New to the team is criterium strongman, Kyle Wamsley. Wamsley’s 2009 results include two top-five stage finishes at the […]

Over a career that spans a decade, Garmin-Slipstream rider David Zabriskie has made his mark as one of cycling’s top riders when it comes to racing against the clock. In that time Zabriskie has had many successes in stage racing, […]

Lance Armstrong met with Colorado Governer Bill Ritter today to discuss bringing back the Coors Classic, formerly known as the Red Zinger Bicycle Classic, a race that was started by Celestial Seasons founder Mo Siegel nearly 4 decades ago. Armstrong, […]