Marzio Bruseghin has also been implicated in the judicial investigation “via col doping”, which is currently underway in Padua, Italy. Bruseghin now rides for Caisse d’Epargne, but the cause of the investigation stems from his time with the Lampre team, […]
The Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS) will hear Italian Davide Rebellin’s appeal in his doping case on June 17th in Lausanne, Switzerland. Last November the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Rebellin would have to return his Beijing Olympic […]
Responding to reports mentioning him in connection with the ongoing anti-doping investigations in the town of Mariana Mantovana, Damiano Cunego has officially denied any involvement and said that he has not received any notification from prosecutors that he is one […]
The head of the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD), Pierre Bordry, said Thursday that the investigation into the Ukrainian U23 team from last year’s Tour de l’Avenir has uncovered a protocol that will hide the presence of EPO in anti-doping controls. […]
As reported in recent days, a doping investigation based around the town of Mariana Mantovana in Northern Italy has been centred on certain present and past members of the Lampre team. Four people previously employed by the Italian squad moved […]
Yesterday La Gazzetta Dello Sport broke the news that a major anti-doping investigation is taking place in the town of Mariana Mantovana in Northern Italy. The paper has continued publishing information on the case this morning, saying that current and […]
The Lampre-Farnese Vini team has pulled Lorenzo Bernucci from competition as a precautionary measure following searches by the Guardia di Finanza of his and teammate Alessadro Petacchi’s homes. The police found banned products in Bernucci’s home including albumin, a substance […]
Just over two months after he lost his CAS appeal against his two year ban from cycling, disgraced German rider Stefan Schumacher has given up on a separate attempt to combat his disqualification from the Beijing Olympics. The Court of […]
In the wake of recent searches on the homes of Lampre riders Lorenzo Bernucci and Alessandro Petacchi, further questions are being asked of the team after it emerged that an anti-doping investigation is studying the activities of cycling coach Guido […]
Guardia di Finanza searches of the homes of Lampre-Farnese Vini teammates and friends Lorenzo Bernucci and Alessadro Petacchi this weekend came in with mixed results for the Italians. While police revealed banned substances were found in Bernucci’s home, according to […]
Yesterday Lorenzo Bernucci’s team, Lampre-Farnese Vini, said the rider would be a non-starter for today’s Ronde Van Vlaanderen due to illness. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, there are more pressing matters that forced the Italian to head back to […]
Today the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced that Tom Zirbel has accepted the suspension for his doping offense. He had a positive doping control for DHEA, an exogenous steroid, following his second place finish at the US Time Trial […]
Italian Vania Rossi, the former girlfriend of Riccardo Riccò, has had a “non-positive” result returned from her request for the B-sample to be tested. Rossi tested positive for the third generation form of EPO, CERA, at a control that was […]
Despite recent reports suggesting that he had been suspended by his team pending the result of his latest CAS appeal, Alejandro Valverde has said that he will be back in action this Saturday in the Grand Prix Miguel Indurain. The […]
As reported yesterday on VeloNation, Spanish rider Manuel ‘Triki’ Beltran faces a financial penalty after losing an appeal to the Aribitration Committee of the FCI (Federazione Ciclistica Italiana, or Italian Cycling Federation). His former team Liquigas sought to fine him […]
Former Tour de France King of the Mountains Michael Rasmussen has called on Saxo Bank team owner Bjarne Riis to take him back onto the team, saying that he can help the squad win the Tour de France. “If Bjarne […]
Disgraced former professional Manuel Beltran has been told that he must pay financial compensation to the Liquigas team, with the Spaniard losing an appeal to the Aribitration Committee of the FCI (Federazione Ciclistica Italiana, or Italian Cycling Federation). The veteran […]
In recent days the Spanish media has been speculating as to why Spaniard Alejandro Valverde was left off the start list of the Volta a Catalunya this week. The thought was that perhaps his Caisse d’Epargne team had been notified […]
