McQuaid asserts he doesn’t need the Malaysian amendment to the UCI Constitution to accept other nominations
In radio interview, Irishman says he’s a member of ‘six or seven’ federations and can utilise any for their backing Two days after the Malaysian cycling federation proposed a controversial retroactive modification to the UCI constitution which would open the […]
Canyon examining its collaboration with Zabel in light of doping confession
“The responsibility we have for our sport forbids us to accept or ignore doping” Bicycle manufacturer Canyon has confirmed today that it is assessing its relationship with multiple Maillot Vert winner Erik Zabel in light of his admission of long-term […]
Four riders each handed two year bans for use of GW501516
Tumour-causing black market substance sees south American riders sidelined Months after it was confirmed that they had returned positive A samples for the black market, highly toxic drug GW501516, the riders Paulo Vargas Barrantes, Pablo Mudarra Segura, Allan Jose Morales […]
Moses joins list of candidates for WADA presidency
Double Olympic champion in the running for top anti-doping slot Two time Olympic gold medallist Edwin Moses has become the third candidate to enter the contest to become the next president of the World Anti Doping Agency, submitting his candidacy […]
NetApp Endura ends working relationship with Jens Heppner as a result of 1998 Tour de France positive
“Our new generation of riders should be able to focus on the season uninfluenced by other circumstances” Named last week in the French Senate Report as one of the riders who was positive for EPO in the retests carried out […]
Cookson suggests controversial UCI Constitution change proposal smacks of attempted dictatorship
Briton claims that McQuaid is “prepared to embarrass an entire sport in an attempt to try and cling onto power” UCI presidential candidate Brian Cookson has reacted strongly to yesterday’s news that changes have been proposed to the UCI Constitution […]
Contador’s next races confirmed, world championships looking unlikely
Spaniard planning a series of single day WorldTour events Having said during the Tour de France that he won’t defend his Vuelta a España title due to tiredness, Alberto Contador is instead likely to ride a number of one day […]
Katusha suspends sprint coach Erik Zabel after confession of doping throughout his career
Russian team insists questions about his past don’t have any connection to his role with team Responding to last week’s news that Erik Zabel had been one of the riders who tested positive for EPO in the 1998 Tour de […]
Malaysian federation proposes unprecedented rule change which could assist McQuaid overcome hurdle to re-election
Rule will be backdated if passed, nomination deadline extended; two new federations back McQuaid In what appears to be an extraordinary attempt to shift the goalposts midway through the current contest, the Malaysian federation has proposed an amendment to Article […]
Date finalised for legal hearing determining legitimacy of McQuaid’s Swiss backing
Case to be held on August 22nd, could be crucial if controversial new rule change is not passed Although the actions of the Malaysian federation to try to change the UCI Constitution could potentially hand current president Pat McQuaid an […]
