A close-up look at the allegations The sensational tabloid story of Fabian Cancellara’s supposed mechanically assisted victories at this year’s Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix has reached a fever pitch. The views on YouTube of Cancellara’s alleged use of a […]
Italian also implicated by Bernhard Kohl in the Austrian HumanPlasma scandal The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced today that Pietro Caucchioli has been sanctioned for two years by the National Anti-Doping Tribunal of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI). The […]
24 hotline to take calls Cyclists and other athletes who suspect others of being involved in doping have been encouraged to come forward and provide information to the UK anti doping agency, UKAD. The initiative, which has been set up […]
“Following the CAS’s decision, Mr Valverde will not be allowed to participate in any cycling events before 31 December 2011,” reads today’s statement from the International Cycling Union (UCI). “Furthermore, he has been disqualified from all competitions in which he […]
Feel that justice has been done Responding to an earlier announcement by CAS which confirmed that Alejandro Valverde will face a two year ban from the sport, the UCI and WADA have both given the thumbs up to the decision. […]
Banned from competition until 2012 Caisse d’Epargne’s Alejandro Valverde has been handed down a global ban for his involvement with the Operacion Puerto blood doping scandal. After a long deliberation, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled in […]
Says will appeal CAS decision It appeared that Alejandro Valverde’s fight against the UCI had reached a conclusion today when the Court of Arbitration for Sport banned the Spaniard for two years. However the Caisse d’Epargne rider has blasted the […]
BMC Racing says no sign of guilt in inqury Former world road race champion Alessandro Ballan is set to make a return to competition following an announcement by his BMC Racing team. The Italian was sidelined due to a doping […]
Finally offered a spot on a big team Patrick Sinkewitz has been signed by the Italian ISD-Neri team, according to Süddeutsche Zeitung. The former T-Mobile rider was caught using testosterone in 2007 and served a reduced one-year suspension for cooperating […]
Encourages honesty and pledges support The Garmin-Transitions team has pledged its full support into the ongoing inquiry into allegations that Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel and the US Postal Service team were engaged in doping practices. The US Anti-Doping Agency, national […]
Media environment given as reason Following the Floyd Landis confessions and accusations of several high profile athletes and prominent figures in cycling, the Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team will be going forward without the continued support of OUCH Medical Center, […]
Liquigas co-leader will race if no case is filed Just a few days before the start of the Giro, Franco Pellizotti was accused of irregularities in his blood values by the UCI and the biological passport, but now it appears […]
Fined 46,958 euros as part of the penalty Former Katusha rider Antonio Colom was sanctioned for two years by the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) following a positive test for EPO last April. Late last year the Spaniard asked the RFEC […]
UCI’s biological passport has its first success Italian Francesco De Bonis has been sanctioned for two years by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) today. De Bonis has the dubious honor of being the first cyclist caught and subsequently sanctioned for […]
Acknowledging that it has been asked to conduct an inquiry into Floyd Landis’ accusations against Michael Barry but also stating that it believes their rider is innocent, the Canadian Cycling Association has chosen to refer the investigation to another more […]
Fraud and conspiracy cases could mean tougher sentence, accused say Landis is not credible The New York Times is reporting that the federal authorities in charge of the investigation into Floyd Landis’s allegations against former teammate Lance Armstrong, and other […]
USADA inquiry already underway The International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmed today that it has requested the relevant National Federations to carry out inquiries of the accusations made by American Floyd Landis last week. The list of individuals includes those with […]
Armstrong was not being investigated for doping at the time International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid has confirmed a $100,000 donation from seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, and insists there was no conflict of interest as a result […]
