Russian rider out until 2017 Months after it was confirmed that he had failed not one but two doping tests for EPO, the Russian rider Alexander Serebryakov has been given a four year ban from the sport. On April 8th […]
Savio claims pre-existing contract agreement was in place if rider couldn’t find a WorldTour team After inking a WorldTour deal with the Astana team last summer and then seeing that agreement unravel in the months since, Franco Pellizotti will once […]
Says names will be announced in early 2014, whole process could take a year UCI president Brian Cookson has said that the governing body is moving ever-closer to finalising the Independent Commission which will look into the sport, and that […]
Like Michael Rogers, Belgian also tested positive after racing in China Confirmed on Wednesday has having tested positive for Clenbuterol, with the news emerging at the same time as the similar case involving Michael Rogers, the Belgian rider Jonathan Breyne […]
Compatriot of suspended Tinkoff Saxo rider expresses frustration Michael Rogers has been supported by some from within the Australian cycling community but five time Olympic medallist Anna Meares believes that the onus is on each rider to ensure that they […]
WADA had previously told governments and event organisers they had a responsibility to ensure clean meat Two days after it was announced by the UCI that Tinkoff Saxo rider Michael Rogers had tested positive for Clenbuterol after winning the Japan […]
Federation accepts that it has no sanctioning power over rider as he no longer holds Australian licence Cycling Australia’s CEO Adrian Anderson has taken a strong line in the Michael Rogers Clenbuterol case today, stating that he believes the rider […]
Australian rider provisionally suspended by team Commenting shortly after the UCI announced that Michael Rogers has tested positive for Clenbuterol, the Australian’s Tinkoff Saxo squad has announced that the rider has protested his innocence but has been provisionally suspended pending […]
Australian returned non-negative sample after October’s Japan Cup victory Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) has been provisionally suspended from competition, the International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced, after having returned an adverse analytical finding for Clenbuterol. The Australian was tested after having […]
“I know he is clean, he knows he is clean, his management knows that he is clean, Endura knows that he is clean, yet he has to go through all this” Jon Tiernan Locke’s former manager at the Endura Racing […]
Two former backers of Texan turn on him after he said they were aware of doping Two of those who have been accused by Lance Armstrong of having knowledge of his doping have denied the claims, protesting their innocence and […]
Compatriot and sometime training partner had no idea of the extent of climber’s doping regime Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) has described himself as “shocked” by the extent of the revelations of Michael Rasmussen’s doping activities, outlined in Rasmussen’s recent book, he […]
AAA hearing begins yesterday in London, will continue this week Although USADA has refused to comment on whether or not Johan Bruyneel’s doping hearing is taking place in London, VeloNation has learned that the process did indeed begin yesterday and […]
Questions about whether or not the Belgian will fight charges against him Although Johan Bruyneel’s arbitration hearing is understood to be due to take place this week in London, there are no indications if the case is indeed going ahead. […]
“There are no doubts about his approach or performance in Team Sky” Noting that one of its current riders Jonanthan Tiernan Locke has been redflagged by the UCI and the governing body has charged him with violating its anti-doping rules, […]
British rider’s agent McQuaid says Tiernan Locke will step back from Team Sky until final decision Following on from the UCI’s announcement this morning that has requested disciplinary proceedings against him, Jonathan Tiernan Locke has strongly protested the UCI’s assertion […]
British rider’s biological passport data “demonstrated an anti-doping rule violation” The International Cycling Union (UCI) has requested that British Cycling initiates disciplinary proceedings against Team Sky’s Jonathan Tiernan-Locke over anomalies in his biological passport. The 28-year-old’s suspect blood values are […]
2013 Tour de France samples to be analysed The Cologne Centre for Preventive Doping Research has developed a successful test for the banned substance AICAR, deutschlandfunk.de reports, and will be analysing samples from this year’s Tour de France. The substance, […]
