‘Armstrong is a reprehensible cheat and a despicable fraud. He has lied to people on their deathbeds, and he has lied under oath’ Respected anti-doping scientist Michael Ashenden has confirmed that his decision to leave the Change Cycling Now pressure […]
WADA confirms value of rider’s testimony, Christina Watches company pledges to support him during suspension Michael Rasmussen’s admission today of doping over a twelve year period looks unlikely to prevent him from his aim of returning to the sport as […]
Substantial cooperation results in reduced ban of two years, wants to return as directeur sportif Looking fragile and nervous in today’s press conference in Herning, Michael Rasmussen confirmed after many years of denial that he did indeed use a variety […]
Suggestions that he will get reduced two year ban due to cooperation After years of denials, former Tour de France King of the Mountains Michael Rasmussen has called a press conference for today where he is expected to announce the […]
RadioShack-Leopard rider “disappointed” with “severe” punishment; set to miss Tour de France Fränk Schleck (RadioShack-Leopard) has been handed a one-year ban by the Luxembourg Anti-Doping Agency (ALAD) as a result of his positive test for the banned diuretic Xipamide during […]
Ashenden: ‘I would find any explanation the UCI gives now about test statistics very difficult to believe’ A year and a half after the UCI strongly rejected suggestions that it had cut back on its biological passport testing, criticising Cervélo […]
Conflict of interest apparent, Belgian was accused of carrying out transfusions in USADA report Following on from the arrest this month of former pro and recent Vuelta doping control chaperone Jose Luis Martinez in connection with a doping ring, another […]
Says it is of ‘immense public interest’ to determine how Armstrong/US Postal Service eluded detection Responding to yesterday’s press release which announced that the UCI was withdrawing its backing for the Independent Commission, that commission has issued a restrained response […]
USADA CEO frustrated by governing body’s decision to shelve investigation into it Responding to yesterday’s decision by the UCI to shelve the Independent Commission that it had previously claimed would exonerate it, its current president Pat McQuaid and former chief […]
Triple Tour winner not convinced that Armstrong can change Responding to Lance Armstrong’s statement on the Oprah Winfrey show that he owed Greg LeMond and others an apology for his actions over the past dozen years, LeMond has said that […]
“This is too important for rushed discussions, or hasty decisions,” says Pat McQuaid The International Cycling Union (UCI) has taken the decision to disband the Independent Commission (UCIIC) that it itself set up in late November last year, in favour […]
Belgian won’t yet consider absence as non-cooperation but case may proceed in his absence Although Johan Bruyneel indicated to the Belgian state prosecutor Jaak Fransen earlier this month that he was ready to cooperate with an investigation into doping being […]
Dutch newspaper states that rider had codename ‘Huerto’ on Fuentes’ doping list With the first day of the court sessions of Operación Puerto coming up in Madrid next Monday, Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad has some revelations concerning one of the […]
Global anti-doping agency dismisses Hein Verbruggen’s claim that the practice is common across sports federations The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has dismissed claims made by former International Cycling Union (UCI) president Hein Verbruggen that the practice of warning athletes about […]
South African road and MTB riders to be scrutinized In the latest reaction to the positive test for EPO announced for David George last November, the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) has announced that it is going to retroactively […]
Dutchman said to be Clasicomano Luigi in Operaction Puerto documents In the wake of recent disclosures of drug use by former members of the Rabobank team, Thomas Dekker has pledged to help the current enquiry being conducted by the Dutch […]
Former UCI President had previously insisted he had no doubts American raced clean Although he defended Lance Armstrong strongly in 2011, telling AD.nl that the American ‘never, never, never doped,’ Hein Verbruggen has now confirmed that the American was given […]
Public support nosedives with less than a fifth believing he was completely honest Choosing to admit his doping first to Oprah Winfrey rather than a show like 60 Minutes was interpreted by many as a sign that he was trying […]
