Michele Ferrari denies doping Lance Armstrong or ever seeing him dope
Notorious Italian doctor dismisses testimony in USADA files as that of guilty riders trying to save themselves Notorious doctor Michele Ferrari was handed a life ban by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in July for his – not inconsiderable […]
Tour de Romandie presents “a more selective route” for 2013
Geneva time trial to complete Swiss WorldTour stage race The route of the 2013 Tour de Romandie was presented at a press conference in the Swiss town of Marly. The six-day stage race, to be run between April 23rd and […]
UCI announces “four pillars” of scope for stakeholder consultation
Globalisation, Anti-doping, Riders and the Calendar the centre of “A Bright Future for Cycling” The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced the scope of its stakeholder consultation exercise, dubbed “A Bright Future for Cycling”, which will be launched later in […]
Wiggle revealed as name sponsor of Dream Team Pro Cycling
British online cycle retailer to support Wiggle-Honda for the next three years Five weeks after announcing the creation of Dream Team Professional Cycling, British online cycle retailer Wiggle has been unveiled as its title sponsor. The new women’s UCI team, […]
Flanders Classics to organise 324km amateur Ronde 100 Classic
Distance of original 1913 event to be ridden on anniversary date of May 25th As part of the celebrations to mark 100 years of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, race organiser Flanders Classics is to run an amateur ride of 324km, […]
Michele Scarponi handed three month ban for working with Michele Ferrari
Suspension will be served in off season; 2011 Giro winner will be free to race again on January 1st Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) was handed a three-month ban by the Italian Olympic Committee’s (CONI) anti-doping tribunal, after if found him guilty […]
Giro d’Italia presents ‘universal classification’ of the greatest moments in the race’s history
103 years of history rated by a panel of 100 journalists to exorcise 12/12/12 Giro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport has put together a ‘Universal Classification’ of the first 103 years of the race, to “exorcise the World’s end, as predicted […]
“Katusha is ready to fight and is stronger than ever.”
Russian team reacts with anger and surprise at denial of UCI WorldTour registration After taking 24 hours to digest the news, the Katusha team has reacted with anger and surprise at the International Cycling Union (UCI) decision to deny it […]
Edvald Boasson Hagen to lead Team Sky in the Santos Tour Down Under once again
Norwegian champion supported by British team’s Classics hopefuls in WorldTour opener Team Sky has announced the seven-man line up of riders to start the Santos Tour Down Under, the opening race of the 2013 WorldTour, between January 22nd and 27th. […]
“The worst is over” for Tom Boonen as he attends Omega Pharma-Quick Step Mallorca camp
Belgian champion recovering from intestinal infection that saw him spend three days in hospital Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is making good progress in his recovery from the intestinal infection that saw him hospitalised earlier in the month, Sporza reports. […]
