Three-time Tour de France winner battles doping investigation to race again Spaniard Alberto Contador is racing again, seven months after he won a third Tour de France and a day after he was cleared of doping by his national federation. […]
Justice at two speeds Italian cycling legend Felice Gimondi has criticised the Italian sporting authority for its favouritism towards football. He argued that the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) needs to be unbiased dealing with cycling. “We cannot accept this theory […]
Suggestions that a one year ban may have been dropped at last moment The Disciplinary Committee of the Spanish cycling federation RFEC insisted yesterday that no outside influence played a part in the decision made to clear Alberto Contador. The […]
A hearing could be concluded by June, but CAS states proceedings could extend further It is believed that defending Tour de France champion Alberto Contador could face an appeal by either the UCI or WADA in relation to his clearing […]
RFEC judges angrily reject suggestions of undue influence The UCI has said that it intends to carefully study the decision of the Disciplinary Commission of the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) to clear Alberto Contador, and that it will decide within […]
Agency has almost two months to decide whether it will pursue a case Following a statement by the UCI saying that it will carefully study the full text of the Spanish cycling federation’s dossier on the Alberto Contador case, then […]
Bjarne Riis reaffirms Danish team’s strong anti-doping stance Alberto Contador has reacted positively to the news that he has been cleared of any responsibility for the presence of a trace amount of banned substance clenbuterol during his victory in last […]
Rider likely to return to competition tomorrow in Volta ao Algarve Alberto Contador’s spokesman has issued a statement confirming that the rider has been cleared of charges of doping. “Alberto Contador has been officially cleared by the Royal Spanish Cycling […]
L’Equipe suggests rider may have fought suspension on a technicality With El Pais and other sectors of the Spanish media confirming this morning that Alberto Contador will be officially cleared today by the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC), the reasons for […]
Italian rider officially under investigation for doping More than a week after being hospitalised with kidney failure, Italian rider Riccardo Riccò is still suffering the after effects of the botched blood transfusion he reportedly gave himself earlier this month. The […]
Rider could return to racing immediately, but CAS appeal thought likely Although the official decision is thought likely to be announced tomorrow, various Spanish media sources are reporting as a near-certainty that Alberto Contador won’t be sanctioned over his positive […]
Long wait for RFEC verdict almost over The 2007, 2009 and 2010 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is likely to learn tomorrow (Monday) whether or not he will lose victory in the most recent of those races, as well […]
Could team lose its ProTeam licence? With the decision on the Alberto Contador case imminent, speculation is growing that in the case of a suspension for the Spanish rider, that the Saxo Bank-SunGard team could lose a chunk of its […]
Could ruling be relevant to Contador case? It’s uncertain as to whether this could have any impact on the Alberto Contador disciplinary proceedings, but WADA Director General David Howman has confirmed to VeloNation that the agency won’t appeal a surprising […]
Had urged team last summer not to sign Italian climber Quick Step team doctor Yvon Van Mol has received a thank you from the team sponsor Frans De Cock for the caution he urged last August in relation to Riccardo […]
Team says that internal investigation revealed problems with the Italian Vacansoleil put its rider Riccardo Riccò in non-active mode today. The team followed rumors about a blood transfusion of Riccò with its own investigation, reaching the conclusion that there were […]
Investigators seeking to determine if others were involved Four days after he was admitted for emergency treatment in hospital, it has reportedly been confirmed that controversial Italian rider Riccardo Riccò did indeed receive an illegal blood transfusion. According to De […]
Decision could come as soon as today With the final Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) decision possibly coming as early as today, reports in one Spanish newspaper suggest that part of the Competition Committee investigating the case want to clear him […]
