Australian would have faced serious sanction if he had made a false signing Removed from the Australian Olympic Committee’s Athlete’s Commission two days after he admitted to used EPO during the 1998 Tour de France, it appears that earlier this […]
‘The Armstrong Lie’ to be distributed by Sony Pictures Classics The Lance Armstrong documentary into the Texan’s return to the sport, his attempt to win another Tour de France and then his long, gradual descent into doping limbo has moved […]
Results will not be changed after retests show identities of doping riders Some of the biggest names in the 1998 Tour de France have had their achievements in that already-blighted race officially diminished by the publication today of the French […]
Says telling his parents he doped was “the worst moment of my life”; Bannan gives full backing Following the publication of the French Senate report earlier today and reports that a sample from him was suspicious for EPO, Stuart O’Grady […]
Former breakaway specialist says sport has changed, and today’s riders should not ‘pay for our crap’ from the past Following on from yesterday’s Le Monde article which stated that retests proved that Laurent Jalabert, Jacky Durand and Laurent Desbiens had […]
Details of positive tests from 1998 due to be published Wednesday morning One day before the French senate publishes the list of riders who tested positive for EPO in the 1998 Tour de France, the Le Monde newspaper has printed […]
UCI presidential candidate wants independent investigation plus amnesties, outlines seven-point plan to fight doping Expanding on the issues raised in his manifesto, Brian Cookson has said that he will introduce seven anti-doping measures if elected, including the compulsory sharing of […]
Team says it has not received any official notification of Ballan’s indictment Alessandro Ballan withdrew from the Tour de Wallonie prior to Sunday’s stage start, but his team has insisted that the Italian’s absence was due to a flare-up of […]
Trial to begin on December 10th, Lampre team at core of anti-doping case Former Giro d’Italia winner Damiano Cunego (Lampre Merida) and past world road race champion Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing Team) are amongst many who have been indicted in […]
Laboratory confirms that B sample was used to detect EPO positive from Tour of Algeria Following claims made by Tour of Turkey winner Mustafa Sayar calling conspiracy after his positive test result for the earlier Tour of Algeria, plus alleging […]
Says irregularities in testing procedure took place, and that French lab may be trying to ensure rider from that country wins The winner of this year’s Tour of Turkey, Mustafa Sayar, has denied doping in the earlier Tour of Algeria, […]
“It’s only in cycling where it’s quite normal to investigate and tarnish the image of athletes of the present and of the past” Protesting at the media for discussing if Chris Froome’s domination of this year’s Tour de France is […]
“It looks to me that the management has no influence and control over their riders any more” Former general manager Heiko Salzwedel has said that he is saddened by the four positive tests that the RusVelo team has had this […]
Agency responds to Brailford’s pledge to hand over biological passport plus other data Further to Dave Brailsford’s suggestion today that Team Sky could turn over comprehensive data on its riders to the World Anti Doping Agency as part of a […]
British team makes commitment to transparency in a bid to earn trust Tired of dealing with doping questions on the Tour de France and in other races, Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford has suggested that the squad would be willing […]
Russian Pro Continental team to wait until after MPCC meeting before confirming racing programme Following the news that three of its riders had tested positive at the Russian national championships last month, the Rusvelo team has blamed one of its […]
Solomennikov, Maikin and Ovechkin provide positive A samples for unnamed substance After an earlier positive test in April, the Russian Pro Continental team Rusvelo is under increasing pressure now after three more of its riders failed tests in recent weeks. […]
Team says it remains committed to being part of the MPCC organisation and to following its rules The Astana team has dismissed suggestions today that Fränk Schleck is on the way to the team for the remainder of the season, […]
