Luxembourg rider undergoes third disciplinary hearing, final decision still pending Having faced a lengthy hearing in Luxembourg yesterday evening, Frank Schleck must wait another month and a half before he knows what the final outcome will be in relation to […]
La Gazzetta dello Sport says UCI Licence Commission highlighted issues One day after the Katusha team was given the reasoned decision behind the UCI Licence Commission’s refusal to give it WorldTour licence registration, neither the squad nor the UCI have […]
Riders say personal experience has shown them the sport is cleaner The Lotto-Belisol team has become part of the Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible [Movement for a Credible Cycling – MPCC] and has said that it is committed to doing […]
Proposal for a new, incentives-oriented anti-doping tool The conviction of Lance Armstrong and Michelle Ferrari for their extensive doping activities and their related conspiracies marks a watershed moment in the history of cycling: for the sport’s self-evaluation, reflection on the […]
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 […]
Russian team awaits UCI explanation, applies for Giro wild card The Russian Katusha team is continuing to lobby for its inclusion in the UCI WorldTour for 2013, saying it has received the support of a huge number of people worldwide […]
Toothless ban sees rider able to return to racing on January 7th Two days after Michele Scarponi was handed an essentially inconsequential three month suspension which will expire on December 31st, compatriot Giovanni Visconti has received a similarly toothless ban […]
World Anti Doping Agency president John Fahey not happy The president of the World Anti Doping Agency John Fahey has said that the body is troubled by the terms of reference drawn up for use by the Independent Commission looking […]
Sixteen teams now awaiting final approval from anti-doping group The number of teams seeking to join the current twelve-member Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible [Movement for a Credible Cycling/MPCC] has expanded by a further three squads and means there are […]
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 […]
UK Anti Doping digging into past to determine if any connection extends to present cycling Linda McCartney pro cycling team founder Julian Clark has sparked off an investigation into the former squad after he contacted UK Anti-Doping with information about […]
Anti-doping movement now has thirteen squads requesting membership The queue of teams applying to join the Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible [Movement for a Credible Cycling/MPCC] continues to grow, with two WorldTour ProTeam squads and four other teams now also […]
Australian believes Michael Ashenden could be more qualified for role Phil Anderson has said that he believes in the integrity of his past rival Greg LeMond, backing up suggestions that he won his three Tour de France titles clean. The […]
Disgraced former rider holds onto his Sydney third place, for now at least The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that it must wait until Lance Armstrong has been formally sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) before it can […]
South African rider said he acted alone, undertakes to help plan SAIDS testing Former US Postal Service rider David George has been handed a two year ban from cycling as a result of the positive out of competition test sample […]
Information sought by three-member panel investigating UCI’s role One day after the Change Cycling Now pressure group presented its charter, it has been contacted by the independent commission looking into the UCI’s actions during the Lance Armstrong era and during […]
Bike Pure hails early progress of new pressure group Stating that he contacted approximately a dozen riders plus ten industry sponsors to see if they would take part in the inaugural meeting of the Change Cycling Now movement, Jaimie Fuller […]
“I always swore I’d never sue anybody, but I am prepared to make an exception for McQuaid and Verbruggen” Journalist and author Paul Kimmage has long been one of the loudest voices calling for change within the UCI and has […]
