Saxo Bank confirms Contador contract has ended, but hopes to re-sign him in August
Team states rider wants to renew with Danish squad While Bjarne Riis today pledged his support to Alberto Contador during a press conference held in the rider’s hometown of Pinto, the Saxo Bank team has ended its contract with the […]
Jan Ullrich CAS anti-doping panel to announce ruling on Thursday
Another big decision for cycling in complicated week for the sport Continuing a few days where doping themes rather than race results have occupied many cycling headlines, the final verdict in the UCI’s appeal against Jan Ullrich will be announced […]
Alberto Contador Press Conference: Spaniard considers appeal, vows to return
Riis pledges to stand by his rider and says there’s no indications of doping Insisting once again on his innocence and saying that he was stunned by the sentence handed down to him yesterday by the Court of Arbitration for […]
US Attorney’s office to weigh up request to pass over evidence in Armstrong/USPS investigation
NPR suggests federal agents felt they were close to indictments After both USADA and WADA made it clear in recent days that they were seeking access to the evidence gathered in the US Postal Service/Lance Armstrong investigation, the office of […]
Lars Petter Nordhaug solos to Trofeo Deià victory
Norwegian Sky rider escapes a select breakaway to win third Challenge Mallorce race On a double day for Team Sky, shortly after Mark Cavendish had taken the third stage of the Tour of Qatar, Lars Petter Nordhaug escaped alone to […]
Mark Cavendish takes his first rainbow victory in Qatar stage three
World champion outsprints race leader but Tom Boonen reopens overall lead Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) has opened his 2012 account, taking his first victory for his new team, and his first in the rainbow jersey, in the third stage of […]
Henderson speaks about Greipel’s improvements and team’s growing morale
Kiwi determined to have good season with Lotto Belisol and to make Tour debut Although the Tour of Qatar has interrupted things due to the fever which prevented Andre Greipel from starting the race, the Lotto Belisol team hit the […]
Anti-doping official doubts Contador will have to pay near-€2.5 million euro fine
Rasmussen and Van den Broeck react to yesterday’s sanction As the analysis and reaction continues after yesterday’s ruling against Alberto Contador by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, a Danish anti-doping official who has followed the case has said that […]
Sam Bewley Interview: Without a pro contract, 2012 will be a year on the boards
Kiwi is targeting London Olympics, but hopes to return to road next season Sam Bewley was one of the unfortunate riders last year affected by the merger between Team RadioShack and Leopard Trek. The New Zealander turned professional with RadioShack […]
WorldTour 2010 and 2011 Redux: Erasing Alberto Contador
How big a task is it for the UCI to remove suspended rider from the last two year’s rankings? With the Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) having imposed a two-year suspension on Alberto Contador, with a forfeiture of all […]