Final twist to the tale as local Belgian star prepares to return after successful appeal against doping ban Just as he is about to make his triumphant return to racing, on his home track, after successfully appealing against a two-year […]
Cautions against assuming everyone under scrutiny is guilty The 2009 world road race champion Cadel Evans has said that he believes that people should wait before judging those involved in the US federal investigation currently underway in relation to the […]
Investigation being carried out, Rubiera suggests alternative source for substance Following yesterday’s news that Spain’s main association of beef cattle producers (ASOPROVAC) has called for an investigation into Alberto Contador’s insistence that he tested positive for Clenbuterol because he ate […]
ASOPROVAC demands an investigation into rider’s claims Alberto Contador’s assertion that a tainted meat sample caused his positive test for Clenbuterol in this year’s Tour de France looks set to be put to an additional test, following the news that […]
Arne Ljungqvist also back for another three-year term John Fahey has today been re-elected to the position of president of the World Anti Doping Agency and will serve a second three year term, running until the end of 2013. Vice-president […]
Decides to continue to pursue career as sports director Italian cyclist Christian Murro is free to race after being cleared of doping charges, but will continue working as a sports director. A court in Pordenone in northeast Italy acquitted him […]
Possible doping ban may ruin team Italy’s plans Paolo Bettini’s chances of winning his first World Championships as Italy’s head coach may be jeopardised if he selects Alessandro Petacchi as captain. The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) is investigating him for […]
‘It’s more than possible,’ says Spanish farmer Spaniard Alberto Contador faces a possible two-year ban and risks losing his Tour de France title for testing positive for Clenbuterol. His claim that the drug came from contaminated meat, however, received support […]
Pellizotti case raises questions about UCI’s nine-person expert panel Gianni Bugno, a former pro and head of the Italian cyclist association, is pushing the International Cycling Union (UCI) for greater biological passport clarity. Yesterday, he spoke as part of the […]
Progress being made in case With the investigation into alleged doping accelerating in scope and apparently nearing a conclusion, Lance Armstrong’s spokesman has again complained that the process is a waste of money. “American taxpayer money is being squandered on […]
Italian prosecutor Roberti meets with Novitzky in Lyon Italian prosecutor Benedetto Roberti confirmed today that he met with US prosecutors regarding their Lance Armstrong doping investigation. “We need to exchange information, because this phenomenon can’t be beaten alone. Everyone needs […]
Spanish rider unsuccessful in bid to defeat CONI ban Having already lost an appeal to the Swiss Civil Rights court earlier this month, Alejandro Valverde’s attempt to overturn his current doping suspension in Italy has been dashed with the news […]
Italian rider says Spaniard deserves the presumption of innocence Giro d’Italia winner Ivan Basso has given his support to triple Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, saying that he hopes there is a quick resolution to the case and that […]
US investigators meet with Italians regarding evidence seized in Popovych raid Cyclist Yaroslav Popovych has become one of the central figures in the Lance Armstrong doping investigation. US investigators met with the Italian police yesterday in Lyon, France, to review […]
Spanish rider rejects level of scrutiny carried out by WADA, EU on meat samples Alberto Contador and his legal team have contradicted the contents of this morning’s El Pais article, rejecting claims that WADA had eliminated food contamination as the […]
Newspaper says WADA carried out tests on meat in Irun, finding no traces Alberto Contador’s defence that he tested positive for Clenbuterol during the Tour de France because he consumed tainted meat is under serious question, according to Spanish newspaper […]
International police organisation helping US investigators with case Following the earlier news that federal officials Jeff Novitzky, federal prosecutor Doug Miller and US Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart are in France in connection with the ongoing US Postal Service team […]
AFLD pledges to hand over ‘everything’ to aid ongoing federal investigation An unnamed official with the French AFLD anti-doping agency has said that US investigators are in France, and that the agency is prepared to hand over everything necessary in […]
