Journalist clarifies situation as he prepares to take on UCI chiefs As his position moves from defence to attack in terms of his legal battle with the current UCI president Pat McQuaid and the former head Hein Verbruggen, Paul Kimmage […]
“We need to encourage athletes to come forward with information” Six former US Postal Service riders who provided sworn testimony of systematic doping on the team have received notification that their six month sanctions won’t be lengthened, with the World […]
WADA chief says blacklisting those who confess will simply result in more scandals WADA director general David Howman has spoken out against the current push for zero tolerance in cycling, saying that the practice is counterproductive, encourages silence and will […]
Agency appears critical of UCI, saying it took USADA’s work to expose vast doping network The final obstacle to the removal of Lance Armstrong’s seven previous Tour de France titles has evaporated with confirmation from the World Anti-Doping Agency that […]
Athletes and officials could be required to sign declaration under oath With an increased focus on fighting doping due to the Lance Armstrong/US Postal Service case plus the related sacking of Matt White and review of the Orica GreenEdge team, […]
Irish journalist on his push for a criminal investigation into UCI chiefs Describing the current moment in time as an ‘absolutely pivotal’ moment for cycling, Paul Kimmage has argued that the sport will not be able to move on from […]
Criminal investigation for suspected fraud requested by anti-doping journalist Six days after the UCI said that it was putting its own legal action against him on hold pending the outcome of an independent commission’s investigation of the Lance Armstrong affair […]
Southern Netherlands city of Breda still wants to host a stage of the Spanish Tour In the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal, the Netherlands province of Drenthe has withdrawn its financial support from the country’s hosting of the […]
IOC confirms investigation into Texan; could Ekimov and Ullrich also lose out? Having already been disqualified from his other results since August 1998, Lance Armstrong may also lose out on the bronze medal he secured in the 2000 Olympic time […]
Australian team commissions external audit, will review all riders and staff Less than a year after the team was launched, Orica GreenEdge has announced that it is parting ways with sports director Matt White in connection with doping in cycling. […]
Final roll of the dice for Italian’s cycling career Remaining determined to fight on despite the twelve year ban handed to him earlier this year. Riccardo Riccò will next month go before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in an […]
Armstrong revelations threaten “American cycling’s credibility,” says David Chauner David Chauner, Managing Partner of the American Cycling Group (ACG), has called upon American cycling to lead the way in the fight against doping. In an open letter, Chauner – who […]
Membership now up to eleven teams, organisation calls on more to join Confirming the addition of several new teams as members, the MPCC (Movement for a Credible Cycling) has called on teams, WADA, the UCI and the race organisers to […]
“If many had thought like me, cycling would be different” The recently-retired Oscar Freire has spoken of his disappointment with the Armstrong case and the way it has affected how cycling is perceived, saying that those who dope have made […]
“This admission has been a big shock to my girlfriend, family and friends” Confirmed today as leaving Team Sky as a result of the zero tolerance policy to past transgressions as regards doping substances, directeur sportif Steven de Jongh has […]
Directeur sportif exits team due to past transgression In the wake of the departure of Bobby Julich and Sean Yates, another member of the Team Sky management team is departing the squad. Directeur sportif Steven de Jongh has admitted using […]
Kimmage fund co-ordinators say journalist may ‘take fight’ to governing body While the UCI stated on Friday that it was suspending its legal action against him while an independent commission examines its anti-doping efforts, there are indications that Paul Kimmage […]
Confirmation that directeur sportif will leave team Although it was reported by the Telegraph yesterday that Sean Yates was leaving the Sky team as a result of a admission of doping during his career, a team statement issued this afternoon […]
