Vuelta 2011 launched, will return to l’Angliru and includes two new summit finishes
Exciting route announced for Spanish Grand Tour Following on from rumours that the featured Angliru climb, one of the toughest in cycling, will return to the Vuelta a España in 2011, today’s route launch in Alicante has brought confirmation of […]
McQuaid says Contador could miss the Tour de France due to delays in finalising his case
Spanish federation president confirms it wants feedback from WADA and UCI UCI President Pat McQuaid has said that it is possible that Alberto Contador could miss this year’s Tour de France due to the length of time it will take […]
Katusha says it will pay Di Luca a salary if UCI insists
Italian rider cannot race for free under current rules Following clarification from the UCI that its current rules do not permit riders competing on a ‘no fee’ basis, Team Katusha has confirmed that it has contacted the governing body about […]
UCI says Di Luca can’t race for free, must take salary and pay financial sanction
Rules require minimum payment of €33,000 to ProTeam riders Danilo Di Luca may have said that he will race for free in 2011 as part of his rehabilitation to professional cycling, but measures introduced to protect riders means that the […]
Plasticizer test moving closer to official implementation, Contador case linked?
Source close to WADA suggests that test advancement could be connected to Tour winner’s procedure Following claims last Autumn that Alberto Contador’s Tour de France samples may have indicated possible transfusions, a method of testing for the blood doping method […]
WADA director general Howman says plasticizer levels are a valid consideration in anti-doping cases
Study’s publication in peer-reviewed journal moves it closer to introduction As tests for plasticizers appear to move a step closer to being validated as a method of detecting blood transfusions, David Howman today reiterated that the scrutinising of plasticizer levels […]
Operacion Galgo suspect Alberto Leon found hanged
Alleged doping courier appears to have taken his own life Former mountainbike rider Alberto Leon, who was implicated in both the Operación Puerto and Operación Galgo investigations, has been found hanged at his home in Madrid’s San Lorenzo de El […]
UCI insists RFEC must make Contador judgement itself, will provide scientific opinion only
RFEC must wait until January 24th to receive requested information requested in December Following reports in yesterday’s El Pais that the Spanish cycling federation RFEC had officially requested the UCI and WADA to tell it if it should sanction Alberto […]
Bike Pure and Tour de Langkawi team up once again
Sending out a message that the event is hoping for clean racing, the Tour de Langkawi has once again formed a partnership with the anti-doping movement Bike Pure. The collaboration first occurred in 2010 and was a hit with the […]
Impey still uncertain about team plans
South African waiting for news after Pegasus complications Like many of the riders signed up to the Pegasus team, Daryl Impey’s plans for an ambitious 2011 have been thrown into confusion by the UCI’s refusal to give the team a […]
