GW501516 positives confirmed, three of four riders are from same BCR Pizza Hut team
UCI confirms Vargas Barrantes, Mudarra Segura, Morales Castillo and Villalobos Azofeifa provisionally suspended Following yesterday’s news that four Costa Rican riders have tested positive, the UCI has confirmed to VeloNation that the substance in question was indeed the banned substance […]
Suggestions that more doping cases involving GW501516 have emerged
Four Costa Rican riders positive for unnamed substance, federation president won’t confirm product in question Days after the first positive test for the banned product GW501516 was confirmed, it appears that several more cases for that substance may have emerged […]
First cycling positive for GW501516, Rusvelo’s Valery Kaykov provisionally suspended
Black market substance had been subject of WADA warning Following a recent WADA warning concerning the substance GW501516, banned under its rules since 2009 and linked to potentially lethal health issues, the first case in cycling has been announced today […]
Armstrong sells home but says he’ll remain in Austin
Texan facing multiple lawsuits It’s not known if the sale is a reflection of the financial pressure he is facing with legal fees and multiple lawsuits, but Lance Armstrong has sold off the house and 1.7 acre estate it is […]
WADA states GW501516 doping cases are ongoing, won’t comment further
Uncertain if positive tests relate to cycling Responding to questions about its recent warning about the use of the substance GW501516, the World Anti Doping Agency WADA has confirmed that cases exist in relation to the substance. However it has […]
WADA states GW501516 doping cases are ongoing, won’t comment further
Uncertain if positive tests relate to cycling Responding to questions about its recent warning about the use of the substance GW501516, the World Anti Doping Agency WADA has confirmed that cases exist in relation to the substance. However it has […]
MPCC calls on more teams to join its anti-doping movement
Legeay favours a ‘Year Zero’ approach, but also a rigid enforcing of regulations from this point Following an upsurge in requests for membership after the Lance Armstrong/US Postal Service scandal, the Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible/MPCC [Movement for a Credible […]
MPCC calls on more teams to join its anti-doping movement
Legeay favours a ‘Year Zero’ approach, but also a rigid enforcing of regulations from this point Following an upsurge in requests for membership after the Lance Armstrong/US Postal Service scandal, the Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible/MPCC [Movement for a Credible […]
UCI confirms Alexander Serebryakov’s positive test was for EPO
Euskaltel Euskadi rider faces disciplinary hearing before Russian Cycling Federation Officially announcing the rider’s suspension after Alexander Serebryakov’s Euskaltel Euskadi team said that it had fired him for testing positive for an unspecified substance, the UCI has stated that the […]
Serebryakov tests positive, apologises and takes responsibility for test result
Rider out of Paris-Roubaix, dropped from Euskaltel Euskadi team with immediate effect Russian rider Alexander Serebryakov has been pulled out of the Euskaltel Euskadi team for Paris-Roubaix and been dropped without pay after testing positive for an as-yet unnamed substance. […]
Serebryakov tests positive, apologises and takes responsibility for test result
Rider out of Paris-Roubaix, dropped from Euskaltel Euskadi team with immediate effect Russian rider Alexander Serebryakov has been pulled out of the Euskaltel Euskadi team for Paris-Roubaix and been dropped without pay after testing positive for an as-yet unnamed substance. […]
WADA doesn’t appeal Fränk Schleck’s one year sanction, rider can return to competition in mid-July
Luxembourg rider will miss Tour due to Xipamide positive but could target Vuelta Fränk Schleck (RadioShack-Leopard) will be able to return to racing on July 14th of this year, with the sanction he was handed by the Luxembourg Anti-Doping Agency […]
Armstrong said to be facing investigation from Spanish authorities
“We are really interested that every person, Spanish or not, who has committed a crime in our country is going to be prosecuted” He’s already facing a Qui Tam whistleblower lawsuit in the US, as well as separate claims from […]
Cycling Ireland board to decide on April 12th if it will nominate McQuaid for third term as UCI president
Some calls exist for an EGM so federation’s members can decide UCI President Pat McQuaid’s bid to secure a third term in office will hinge in part on the outcome of a meeting to be held in Dublin in two […]