Kimmage disappointed in Wiggins and Team Sky over transparency
Journalist says team has not shown the openness it promised Anti-doping journalist Paul Kimmage has said that he believes Team Sky has not lived up to the promise it made when the team was founded, namely to be fully transparent […]
Vincenzo Nibali: “We need to separate Wiggins and Froome from their teammates”
The Shark refuses to panic over deficit to Team Sky riders after Tour de France’s first week Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) has emerged from the first week of the 2012 Tour de France as one of very few genuine rivals to […]
Tour of Poland: Moreno Moser jumps clear to take opening stage
Italian prodigy continues Liquigas-Cannondale domination of WorldTour race Moreno Moser (Liquigas-Cannondale) continued the domination of the Tour of Poland by the green and blue team as he jumped away from a much-reduced peloton to take the opening stage between Karpacz […]
Michele Ferrari, Pepe Marti and Luis Garcia del Moral receive lifetime bans
Trio didn’t contest serious doping charges made by USADA Making a ruling based on the non-contestation of the charges facing them, the US Anti-Doping Agency has applied a lifetime ban on the controversial doctor Michele Ferrari, blocking him from ‘participating […]
Contador confirms he’ll return to competition next month in the Eneco Tour
Spaniard to resume racing in 27 days With his current suspension due to end in less than four weeks’ time, Alberto Contador has confirmed that he will make his return to competition in the Eneco Tour, which begins on August […]
Cofidis suspends Di Gregorio and will fire him if doping is proved
Team reaffirms anti-doping stance and says it will continue in the Tour de France (updated with Astana comments) In the wake of today’s news that one of its riders Remy di Gregorio has been arrested on suspicion of doping, the […]
Cofidis hotel raided by French police, Remy di Gregorio arrested in doping investigation
French climber joins two other individuals in custody The first rest day of the Tour de France has not proven to be a peaceful one for the riders of the Cofidis team, with climbing specialist Remy di Gregorio arrested by […]
Cancellara states that he’ll withdraw from the Tour if his wife gives birth early
Swiss rider accepts he still has much work to do to be ready for Olympic Games TT title defence World time trial champion Tony Martin has already withdrawn from the Tour, the German confirming today that he won’t continue after […]
Tony Martin withdraws from Tour de France due to injury and to prepare for Olympic Games
World time trial champion decides its time to step aside and to recover from early crash Having battled through the first week of the Tour de France with a fractured scaphoid bone in his hand plus other smaller injuries, world […]
Tour de France Round Up: Solid stage nine effort for Rui Costa
Van den Broeck puts it in perspective after Besançon time trial With Bradley Wiggins and Christopher Froome (Sky Procycling) seemingly head and shoulders above every other top general classification contender in the time trial save for Cadel Evans (BMC Racing), […]