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Doping

Lawyers for Armstrong and Landis tussle today over statute of limitations and wartime application

Texan seeking to have Qui Tam case overturned, Landis’ legal team seeking further damages The next stage in Lance Armstrong’s battle against Floyd Landis and the US government will take place today in Washington D.C, when the Texan tries to […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Armstrong implicates Verbruggen, Ferrari for first time over doping matters

Texan meets with O’Reilly, says Verbruggen was central to 1999 cover-up Ten months after glossing over the involvement of both Hein Verbruggen and Michele Ferrari in his Oprah Winfrey interview, avoiding answering questions about their involvement in his doping or […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Court case between Jan Ullrich and Team Coast backer Gunther Dahms over disputed €300,000 salary

Former Coast team sponsor wants three month’s salary back due to doping confession His admitted usage of banned substances falls outside the statute of limitations, but Jan Ullrich is nevertheless facing a court case which could see the former Tour […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Important deterrent as WADA bans for serious offences are doubled to four years

Statute of limitations extended, steroid profiling to be added to bio passport; Reedie to take over as president The penalties for those who commit serious doping offences has been doubled from two years to four under the latest revision of […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

BMC Racing Team won’t remove Ballan from active status pending outcome of CONI proceedings

Team says Mantova investigation relates to his previous team and that due process must be followed Reacting to today’s news that the Italian Olympic Committee CONI is seeking a two year ban for Alessandro Ballan in connection to the Mantova […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Horner tops list of cyclists tested by USADA in third quarter of 2013

Vuelta a España winner the most tested of all American athletes under USADA system Vuelta a España winner Chris Horner has topped the table of riders that have been most frequently tested by USADA during the third quarter of this […]

Author: USADA in third quarter of 2013 by Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

UCI and WADA agree “broad terms” of inquiry into cycling’s historical doping problem

Brian Cookson meets with John Fahey at World Conference on Doping in Sport International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has met with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president John Fahey to agree the “broad terms under which the UCI will […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Chris Froome: "There is still a lot of good that can be done through what [Armstrong] has to say.”

Tour champion feels that full disclosure from disgraced American “can put the story to bed” While he says he has no sympathy for the plight of Lance Armstrong, Tour de France champion Chris Froome feels that cycling can gain from […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Cookson states progress is being made with WADA over truth and reconciliation commission

UCI president believes investigation into doping will start early next year Seven and a half weeks after he was elected UCI President, Brian Cookson has confirmed that the planned Truth and Reconciliation Commission is moving closer, with talks on the […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

WADA president says Armstrong very unlikely to get any reduction in lifetime ban

“It would take something close to a miracle to see that changed” Lance Armstrong’s hopes of having a considerably shortened ban took a serious knock today when the president of the World Anti Doping Agency, John Fahey, appeared to play […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

UCI declares Vuelta a España free of doping positives

200 tests before race, 398 during, uncover zero Adverse Analytical Findings The International Cycling Union (UCI) has declared that the 2013 Vuelta a España was free of any positive dope tests, according to its own Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF). In […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Three people turn out to Michael Rasmussen book-signing

Danish fans growing weary of tell-all autobiographies from former doping riders? It seems that the people of Denmark growing weary of tell-all autobiographies from former doping riders, or at least turning out to meet the authors, as Danish newspaper BT […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Armstrong aiming to have Qui Tam case dismissed over claims that investigators leaked information

Former pro rider battling to avoid off multi-million dollar payout Currently trying to fend off a looming Qui Tam case which could see he and others forced to pay up to 100 million dollars in damages, Lance Armstrong and his […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Dan Martin on Hesjedal’s admission: ‘He is a friend and I won’t be looking at him in a different light’

Garmin-Sharp team-mate vouches for Canadian rider, believes he has been racing clean in recent years Speaking days after Ryder Hesjedal admitted to using banned substances earlier in his career, his current Garmin-Sharp team-mate Dan Martin has said that he still […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Orica GreenEdge expresses ‘full support’ for Weening after Dutch confirm no anti-doping enquiry against rider

Climber had been accused by Michael Rasmussen, who claimed entire 2007 Rabobank Tour team doped After stating earlier this week that it would seek to determine the truth after Michael Rasmussen made claims that the Rabobank squad took banned substances […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Tiernan Locke says he’s training for 2014 season, no conclusion yet in biological passport case

Rider’s agent, Team Sky and UCI won’t comment for now It’s already been a month and a half since he was told of biological passport patterns that required further investigation, but Jon Tiernan Locke is still waiting to hear what […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Freire denies Rasmussen’s suggestion of doping, Danish climber backtracks and says he never saw him take substances

Orica GreenEdge wants clarification from Weening After Michael Rasmussen claimed yesterday that each of his team-mates during the 2007 Tour de France had used some form of doping products, triple world champion Oscar Freire has threatened to sue and caused […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Verbruggen says UCI didn’t protect Armstrong, and they are not friends

Former UCI chief fights back against critics in long statement Former UCI president Hein Verbruggen has rejected suggestions that the governing body shielded Lance Armstrong from detection, issuing that denial as part of a long statement released yesterday defending his […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

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