Defamation payout for Australian track rider French
Former junior world champion and Beijing 2008 Olympian Mark French has won his defamation case against the Herald and Weekly Times, nearly six years after the Herald Sun newspaper published two articles labelling him a ‘disgraced drug cheat.’ The 25 […]
Hinault: Contador can give his rivals five minutes' advantage, still win the Tour
Quintuple Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault is clearly convinced that Alberto Contador is the big favourite heading into this year’s Tour de France, saying that the Spaniard will be far ahead of his rivals in the race. “In knowing […]
Riis wants track stars Rasmussen and Morkov to drop world championship
Four-time world champions Alex Rasmussen and Michael Mørkøv have been mixing road and track seasons for quite a while, and generated a lot of publicity for their Saxo Bank team during the off season when they won several six-day races. […]
Spanish rider Vazquez Hueso non-negative for EPO, is suspended
Following a recent number of anti-doping non-negatives, another provisional suspension has been announced following the news that Andalucia-CajaSur rider Manuel Vazquez Hueso has provisionally tested positive for EPO. “The decision to provisionally suspend this rider was made in response to […]
Ciolek makes racing return tomorrow in Tour de Romandie
Now fully recovered from a damaged shoulder and broken hand suffered in the Tour of Qatar in February, Gerald Ciolek will finally get back to racing tomorrow when he lines out in the Tour de Romandie. The Swiss race will […]
RadioShack’s Impey delays comeback, will return for Tour de Picardie
South African sprinter Daryl Impey and his RadioShack team have decided to postpone his return to racing while he continues to rebuild his form. He crashed during the Tour of Catalunya on March 24th, hitting the deck on a descent, […]
Boonen motivated to try for green jersey in the Tour de France
Last summer, Tom Boonen appeared ready to give up on any thoughts of winning another Tour de France green jersey. He had zero form in the 2009 edition of the race, with a best stage placing of only sixteenth, and […]
Improved test for growth hormone spells trouble for dopers
Two months after the first sportsman was suspended for testing positive for human growth hormone, a more powerful test for hGH is moving ever-closer towards its official introduction. On Wednesday British doctors reported that a new method of screening has […]
Paolini, Mazzonleni and Elisa Basso face doping trial over Operazione Athena
Four years after the ‘Operazione Athena’ began, former Vuelta a España stage winner Luca Paolini and 28 others have been charged in relation to a doping network and will face trial in Bergamo, northern Italy. According to La Gazzetta dello […]
Questions over Basso's form, Simoni's future after Giro del Trentino
Former Giro d’Italia winners Ivan Basso and Gilberto Simoni both lined out in the Giro del Trentino aiming for a strong performance, knowing that would show that their preparations for the Italian Tour were on track, and also that it […]
