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 […]

In an interview with French sports newspaper L’Equipe retired cyclist Bernhard Kohl gave a quick lesson on how to dope successfully within the pro peloton. Kohl was one of three riders found to have taken CERA, the latest form of […]

Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel has confirmed that the first installments have been paid by the sponsors of the Kazakh backed team. The team has been riding in the Dauphiné Libéré this week with the names of the sponsors faded […]