BMC Racing Team sidelines Ballan and Santambrogio pending outcome of Italian investigation
While stressing that it is not making any assessment of guilt, the BMC Racing Team has decided to suspend former world champion Alessandro Ballan and Mauro Santambrogio from competition while an Italian anti-doping investigation is ongoing. The two have been […]
Cunego insists he has nothing to hide in relation to Italian anti-doping investigation
Responding to reports mentioning him in connection with the ongoing anti-doping investigations in the town of Mariana Mantovana, Damiano Cunego has officially denied any involvement and said that he has not received any notification from prosecutors that he is one […]
Astana manager Sanquer will take action if necessary over Italian doping investigation
As reported in recent days, a doping investigation based around the town of Mariana Mantovana in Northern Italy has been centred on certain present and past members of the Lampre team. Four people previously employed by the Italian squad moved […]
Schleck out of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco due to injury from crash
Like his brother Andy, Tour contender Frank Schleck is having a somewhat convoluted journey as he prepares for the Ardennes Classics and his big target in July. The 29 year old has been forced to pull out of the Vuelta […]
Valverde expects big reshuffling in Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Freire rues missed stage wins
As one of the strongest climbers in the peloton, Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde today will be one of those in contention to take over the leader’s jersey in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco. The Caisse d’Epargne rider already topped the […]
Ballan and Cunego amongst those being investigated in Italian doping inquiry
Yesterday La Gazzetta Dello Sport broke the news that a major anti-doping investigation is taking place in the town of Mariana Mantovana in Northern Italy. The paper has continued publishing information on the case this morning, saying that current and […]
Record TV ratings for the Tour of Flanders
In an indication of cycling’s ongoing popularity in Belgium, a record number of viewers tuned in to watch Fabian Cancellara and Tom Boonen go head to head in Sunday’s Tour of Flanders. The average audience for the live broadcast of […]
Armstrong out of Sarthe due to illness
RadioShack team leader Lance Armstrong has had a setback to his racing schedule, with stomach problems forcing him to pull out of the Circuit de la Sarthe in France. Today would have given the American a chance to once again […]
Doping investigation in Italy, 54 individuals reported as being under scrutiny
In the wake of recent searches on the homes of Lampre riders Lorenzo Bernucci and Alessandro Petacchi, further questions are being asked of the team after it emerged that an anti-doping investigation is studying the activities of cycling coach Guido […]
Cavendish blasts Greipel, rules out Tour de France collaboration
British sprinter Mark Cavendish has shown that his at-times difficult relationship with Andre Greipel has flared up yet again, vowing that the German rider will not line out alongside him in any race that he does. This apparently scuppers HTC […]
