Last year’s Vuelta a España runner up sad but resigned to be missing this year’s race The Vuelta a España will begin tomorrow, with a team time trial in the Costa Blanca resort city of Benidorm, without last year’s runner […]
Appeal against IOC rule could pave way for Millar and others to race in London 2012 The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has undertaken to issue a ruling on or before September 30th in relation to an IOC rule […]
Tested positive while serving a two year suspension for first offence Former US Postal Service, Festina and Rock Racing rider David Clinger has been handed a lifetime ban from cycling by the US Anti Doping Agency, incurring the ban after […]
UCI goes on the attack, but riders’ agent states large gaps in testing did exist One day after Cervélo co-founder Gerard Vroomen voiced concerns that he felt the biological passport programme might not be testing riders with anything like the […]
Cervélo co-founder claims a large gap in testing may have existed Cervélo co-founder Gerard Vroomen has raised questions about the UCI’s biological passport, saying that in his knowledge, a large gap may have existed in testing up until at least […]
Director general David Howman says ADAMS system has never been compromised The World Anti Doping Agency has played down a report by the McAfee security company which describes breaches of computer security, saying that it has no reason to believe […]
CONI blocks Italian rider’s return once again Controversial Italian rider Riccardo Ricco’s hope to return to racing this month has been dashed following Italian Olympic Committee CONI’s decision to extend the 60 day ban it handed him on June 10th. […]
Murcian approaching end of two year ban Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde is eligible to return to racing in five months time, and reports that things are on schedule for him to be able to resume at a high level. He […]
Former US Postal Service rider allegedly took recording of interview The Dutch NUSport magazine has claimed that former US Postal and Discovery Channel rider Max van Heeswijk has admitted to using EPO during his career, saying that the 38 year […]
World Anti Doping Agency says it needs time to respond to huge volume of files Alberto Contador has said that the long delay in resolving his case is not a normal one and that he regrets that it has taken […]
Rider hoping to ride Vuelta a Espana Three months after the UCI requested the Spanish federation RFEC to open disciplinary proceedings against Ezequiel Mosquera, the Spanish Anti Doping Agency (AEA, Agencia Española Antidopaje) has given its support to the rider. […]
Dutch ProTeam insists that in-limbo Spanish rider will only ride if fully cleared in 2010 doping case Vacansoleil-DCM has released its long-list of thirteen riders, which will eventually be trimmed down to nine to ride the Vuelta a España. Although […]
The winner of the 2010 Tour de France will not be definitively known until almost eighteen months after the event The appeal into the case of Alberto Contador’s positive test for Clenbuterol in the 2010 Tour de France has been […]
Russian faces uphill battle to prove innocence According to French newspaper L’Equipe this morning, Alexandr Kolobnev’s B sample confirmed the presence of a diuretic hydrochlorothiazide in his body. This is likely to see the Russian fired from team Katusha and […]
Canadian believes the sport is cleaner than ever In light of the recent positive test at the Tour de France, Sky Procycling’s Michael Barry has insisted that cycling is cleaner and is leading the fight against doping. During Monday’s rest […]
Voluntarily leaves Tour while waiting for B sample Alexandr Kolobnev is under the cloud of a positive A sample for a banned diuretic and already out of the Tour de France, but has insisted today that he doesn’t know how […]
If B sample confirms result, Katusha rider will be sacked and faces huge fine The Tour de France will have one less rider tomorrow following the earlier news that Alexandr Kolobnev has tested positive for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide. The […]
Russian rider set to be removed from race Team Katusha captain Alexandr Kolobnev has provided a positive A sample for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic, and the UCI has requested that his squad withdraw him from the Tour de […]
