Spanish rider facing major battle over coming months The UCI has confirmed in the past few minutes that it intends appealing the Contador case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The rider tested positive for Clenbuterol during last year’s […]
Italian wants to resume racing at 39 years of age With his two year suspension due to finish in just over a month’s time, the National Anti-Doping Tribunal of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) has indicated that it will […]
March 24 deadline approaching for UCI With the one month deadline up this week, the UCI has told VeloNation that it will make a final decision about a possible appeal in the Contador case either today or tomorrow. “My lawyer […]
Danish rider free to race again once contract is found Cleared of Clenbuterol doping on Tuesday by the Danish Sports Federation (DIF), Philip Neilsen has said that Alberto Contador’s positive test for the same substance may have enabled him the […]
German rider to fight charges Suspended German rider Patrik Sinkewitz has denied doping with human growth hormone, and has requested the analysis of his B sample. “I can only say that I have definitely not used any banned substances,” he […]
German Federation President wants lifetime ban if result confirmed Michael Lehner, the lawyer who represented Patrik Sinkewitz when the German first tested positive in 2007, has said that he was very surprised to hear that the rider had once again […]
Italian team claims it has nothing to do with rider’s positive A sample The Farnese Vini-Netti Sottoli team has said that it welcomes tougher sanctions from the UCI, following this morning’s news that its rider Patrik Sinkewitz had tested positive […]
Farnese Vini rider could be banned for life German rider Patrik Sinkewitz is facing a probable life ban from the sport following a positive A sample test for Human Growth Hormone. The German rider already incurred a ban after testing […]
Questions Alberto Contador’s defence for Clenbuterol positive Triple world road race champion Oscar Freire is feeling confident prior to tomorrow’s Milan-Sanremo, believing that he can add to his victories in 2004, 2007 and 2010. He was quickest last year, beating […]
Governing body said it’ll stand firm on race radio situation UCI President Pat McQuaid has stated in the past that he wants to the standard two year ban doubled for serious doping offences, and that now appears set to happen […]
Charges relate to Operacion Puerto doping affair Controversial Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes and former team owner Manolo Saiz are facing possible two year prison sentence on charges relating to Operación Puerto, with prosecutors seeking a jail term of that duration. […]
Contador able to remain confident after Netherlands’ ruling Due to the outcome of another Clenbuterol postive, Alberto Contador will take comfort in Spain’s decision to acquit him of charges against him. In a similar case, the Netherlands’ acquitted mountain biker […]
Said partnership worked ‘extremely well’ This year’s Paris-Nice was the first occasion for the UCI and the French anti-doping agency AFLD to work together under the latter’s new president Bruno Genevois. It followed on from previous tensions under the former […]
Spaniard again claims that he’s innocent Five and a half months after being informed that the substance HES (Hydroxyethyl starch) was detected in a urine sample he gave en route to second overall in the Vuelta a España, Ezequiel Mosquera […]
Troubled Italian denies new doping charges, but has no desire to continue as a professional Riccardo Riccò announced that he is quitting professional cycling, after having just recovered from what looked like a blood transfusion gone wrong. The 27-year-old Italian […]
Says riders received ‘biological support’, but claims he will be cleared He’s been out of cycling since being implicated in Operación Puerto in May 2006, but Manolo Saiz now says that he is determined to return to the sport at […]
Italian says he’s had enough of the sport The UCI has responded to yesterday’s news that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has backed two year bans for Franco Pellizotti and Pietro Caucchioli, saying that it is a validation for […]
Two year ban confirmed, CAS says proof of blood manipulation was evident In addition to the suspension imposed on Italian rider Franco Pellizotti today, a similar two year ban was confirmed for his compatriot Pietro Caucchioli by the Court of […]
