Team Tinkoff Saxo CEO insists Oleg Tinkov did not veto signing of Samuel Sanchez
Feltrin states that no contract was ever agreed, and that team roster has been finalized Countering a recent Spanish media report that team owner Oleg Tinkov blocked the move of Samuel Sanchez to the Tinkoff Saxo squad, that team’s CEO […]
UCI states it is studying food safety issue after Rogers’ and Breynes’ Clenbuterol positives
Governing body to speak to WADA and others on matter; says positives are investigated on a case by case basis The UCI has issued an assurance that precautions were taken at this year’s Tour of Beijing to safeguard against riders […]
Four year ban for Serebryakov after double EPO positive earlier this year
Russian rider out until 2017 Months after it was confirmed that he had failed not one but two doping tests for EPO, the Russian rider Alexander Serebryakov has been given a four year ban from the sport. On April 8th […]
Tour de San Luis: Zubeldia to lead Trek Factory Racing in his earliest-ever season start
Climbing specialist gets protected status in early-season Australian race Getting his season off to an early start, the Spanish climber Haimar Zubeldia has been given a green light by the new Trek Factory Racing Team to captain the squad in […]
Davison aiming for future WorldTour career, hopes to eventually fight for Grand Tour stages
Commonwealth Games gold and Rio Olympics medium term goals Winner of two races at this month’s Mexico track World Cup and then of the Australian madison title with Alex Edmondson yesterday, Luke Davison has said his long term aspiration is […]
Report: Depressed at Clenbuterol positive, Breyne recovering after taking overdose of tablets yesterday
Like Michael Rogers, Belgian also tested positive after racing in China Confirmed on Wednesday has having tested positive for Clenbuterol, with the news emerging at the same time as the similar case involving Michael Rogers, the Belgian rider Jonathan Breyne […]
Dominant sprinter Kittel and Argos Shimano team-mate Geschke to chase stage wins in Tour Down Under
Four time Tour 2013 stage winner will be one of key names in race The dominant sprinter of this year’s Tour de France, Marcel Kittel, has been confirmed by his Argos Shimano team as leading it in next month’s Santos […]
Rogers categorically denies ever knowingly taking Clenbuterol, is blaming Chinese food for positive
WADA had previously told governments and event organisers they had a responsibility to ensure clean meat Two days after it was announced by the UCI that Tinkoff Saxo rider Michael Rogers had tested positive for Clenbuterol after winning the Japan […]
Bellino takes over as RCS Sport general manager, Giro d’Italia organisers rebuilding after Catano and Acquarone dismissals
New appointment as fraud investigation continues Following the upheavals within RCS Sport which saw the company’s COO and Giro d’Italia chief Michele Acquarone plus the RCS Sport CEO Giacomo Catano both dropped from their positions, the Italian company has today […]
Tinkoff Saxo says that Rogers insists on innocence, says food likely source of Clenbuterol positive
Australian rider provisionally suspended by team Commenting shortly after the UCI announced that Michael Rogers has tested positive for Clenbuterol, the Australian’s Tinkoff Saxo squad has announced that the rider has protested his innocence but has been provisionally suspended pending […]
