Schumacher, Rebellin wiped from the history books
On the heels of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announcement yesterday that requires Italian Davide Rebellin to return his Beijing Olympic road race silver medal for a doping positive, the IOC has said they are also wiping German Stefan Schumacher’s […]
Vandenbroucke, RIP
The family of the late the late Frank Vandenbroucke have decided not to have further toxicological studies done on his body to determine whether drugs or toxic substances were in his system at the time of death. “We take peace […]
Austrian lawmakers up the ante on doping penalties
Austria’s sports and justice ministers announced an amendment on Monday to make the punishment for dopers more severe. In the amendment, athletes that have been caught doping would face serious fraud charges and up to 10 years in prison. Austria’s current […]
Three more sign for Team Sky, no word on Wiggo
Team Sky today announced three more riders for the new professional road cycling team; Sylvain Calzati, Nicolas Portal and Mathew Hayman. A total of 22 riders have now been announced by the team, which will make its first appearance at […]
BMC looking at Baldato for Director
With the recent signings of World Champion Cadel Evans, Alessandro Ballan, and George Hincapie, the BMC Racing team has positioned itself for a strong European campaign next season. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, BMC is looking to retired Italian […]
Six Day races fading in Germany
German Six Day racing has been hit hard in recent times with one of its oldest races, the Dortmund Six Day, announcing earlier this year that it would be cancelled due to financial problems. The race that was scheduled for […]
Bertagnolli remains at Androni
Despite interest from Lampre and Astana, Leonardo Bertagnolli has decided to remain with Gianni Savio’s Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni team for next season. Next year the team will ride under the name Androni Giocattoli. Bertagnolli, 31, joined the team just before […]
CAS gives Priamo a four-year ban
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has handed Italian cyclist Matteo Priamo a four-year ban for supplying Cera to his former CSF teammate Emmanuelle Sella, an official source has said. The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) took the case to […]
Wildcards for Tour de France may increase
Getting a ticket to this year’s Tour de France is going to be tougher than ever for teams looking for a wildcard invitation. With the emergence of the American RadioShack team of seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, the […]
O'Grady cleared to head home
According to Cycling Australia Stuart O’Grady has been cleared to leave the hospital on Wednesday following a seizure that was caused by a ‘hot lap’ of the Valencia MotoGP circuit on Sunday. The former Paris-Roubaix winner collapsed soon after the […]
