Tchmil calls out Steegmans
Former classics hard man now team boss for the brand new Katusha team, Andrei Tchmil, spoke out this weekend at the Giro d’Italia about his concerns for their Belgian rider Gert Steegmans. Steegmans developed a health problem earlier this year […]
Klöden's Astana team will take action if necessary
Yesterday reports were released from the independent commission appointed to investigate the involvement of Freiburg University doctors Lothar Heinrich and Andreas in systematic doping that occurred on Team Telkom from 1995-2004. During their investigation, the commission said there existed strong […]
Pevenage testimony in Ullrich case postponed indefinitely
The Belga News Agency has reported that Jan Ullrich’s long-time mentor Rudy Pevenage will not testify in the case involving his former protege. Pevenage was called to be a witness in a Hamburg court on May 22nd so he could […]
LPR Brakes – Farense Vini seeks ProTour License
UCI Professional Continental Team LPR Brakes – Farense Vini, the home of Italian Stars Alessandro Petacchi and Danilo Di Luca, have said they are going to try to raise the team’s profile by applying for a ProTour license. Currently the […]
Klöden and Kessler said to have doped in 2006 Tour
An independent commission working on behalf of the Freiburg University to investigate systematic doping that took place within Team Telekom has said German’s Andreas Klöden and Matthias Kessler were involved in doping activities during the 2006 Tour de France. The […]
Di Luca powers to a win while Columbia is back in pink
The centennial Giro d’Italia held its first test today in Dolomites with Italian Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes – Farense Vini) taking the stage win with a powerful surge to the line, followed by Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone ) […]
Boonen may face UCI sanctions, Tour organizers clarify position
In a statement released by the Union Cyclist International, the governing body of the sport said, “Following the control conducted by the Flemish authorities on the Belgian rider Tom Boonen, which revealed the use of cocaine, the UCI President Pat […]
ASO has not ruled out allowing Boonen in the Tour
It was nearly a year ago when Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen was prevented from riding the Tour de France because of his first publicly announced positive test for the recreational drug cocaine. Even though the positive came from an out […]
Valverde will look to CAS for Tour start
The Italian National Olympic Committee’s (CONI) decision to ban Spaniard Alejandro Valverde for two years will effectively keep the overall contender out of the Tour de France since one of the stages travels through Italy. The head of the Italian […]
Petacchi grabs pink with second consecutive stage win
Sprinter Alessandro Petacchi put an exclamation point in the history books today by taking another stage win in today’s 198km race from Grado to Valdobbiadene, securing the classy Italian a ride tomorrow in the Maglia Rosa. American hopeful Tyler Farrar […]
