No sign of progress in his Biological Passport case Last year’s Tour de France King of the Mountains, Franco Pellizotti, will be watching tomorrow’s Prologue from the comfort of his home in Italy. The former podium finisher at the Giro […]
Anti-doping scientists believe it’s still possible to cheat Several of the UCI’s biological passport experts have voiced concerns that riders may be continuing to dope in races such as the Tour de France, albeit at a smaller scale than in […]
Swiss rider came clean with doping admission and explained how easily he evaded positive controls The Swiss Olympic committee announced this week that former BMC Racing rider Thomas Frei has been sanctioned for two years following his positive doping control […]
Expects a big clash between the major riders and teams Tour de France race organiser Christian Prudhomme knows that there are no guarantees, but he is feeling confident that the current measures in place mean that the 2010 Tour de […]
Italian’s legal team does not succeed in removing the fine Italian cyclist Riccardo Riccò had his day in French court today to answer to charges regarding possession of doping products at the 2008 Tour de France. He opted not to […]
Will Landis’s credibility problems be helped or further damaged by new witnesses? According to the New York Times, two unnamed cyclists that will be participating in this year’s Tour de France have cooperated with federal investigators on Floyd Landis’s allegations […]
More allegations coming this week? With a matter of days to go before the start of the Tour de France, seven time winner Lance Armstrong has given an indication that he is close to his best form. He did his […]
Could face up to two years in prison for 2008 Tour de France offenses Riccardo Ricco returned to racing this year in solid fashion, some might even call it quiet. He has picked up a number of solid results including […]
Possible connection to the Lance Armstrong investigation According to the Daily News, fashion designer Michael Ball is now being targeted by federal agents looking into the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PED) in the sport of cycling. The paper reports that […]
Wording of WADA document suggests it is taking seriously past criticisms of UCI The French anti-doping agency Agence Française de Lutte Contre le Dopage (AFLD) has accepted the proposals made this week in relation to the upcoming Tour de France, […]
French Anti-Doping Agency not completely shut out While the French anti doping agency AFLD has been denied to carry out doping tests during the 2010 Tour de France, the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) announced that AFLD will get an […]
WADA blocks French agency’s application to carry out additional testing Following yesterday’s announcement of an agreement between WADA and the UCI in relation to anti-doping controls at this year’s Tour de France, it appears that the French anti-doping agency AFLD […]
Decision on AFLD request to conduct tests due tomorrow With less than two weeks to go until the start of the Tour de France, the UCI and WADA jointly announced today that they had signed an agreement in relation to […]
Withdrawn just before the Giro due to apparent biological passport irregularities, the curly-locked Italian still hopes to ride the Tour Last July Franco Pellizotti stood on the podium on the Champs-Elysées in Paris with the polka-dot mountains jersey on his […]
Giro d’Italia winner under examination Ivan Basso’s hematocrit values decreased by 4.3 percentage points on his way to winning the Giro d’Italia last month. Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport published yesterday the results of three controls used for Basso’s […]
German still looking for a team; eligible to race again in late August Stefan Schumacher is training hard in his German home region for a possible comeback in the fall of this year. Schumacher is still suspended for doping until […]
UCI addresses motorized doping and product evolution On day two of their meeting in Birmingham, England, the the Management Committee of the International Cycling Union (UCI) has decided to put additional measures in place to examine rider’s equipment for compliance. […]
Triple crown winner talks about the state of the sport 1987 Tour de France winner and former world champion Stephen Roche always has interesting opinions about professional cycling, and spoke to VeloNation recently about a number of matters in the […]
