Former Gerolsteiner, and current Milram team doctor Mark Schmidt has denied Austrian Bernhard Kohl’s allegations that he supervised his doping practices during the 2008 Tour de France. Schmidt has gone on the offensive by filing a law suit against the doper […]
“For the first time since I rejoined ASO (organiser of the Tour de France) in 2004, I had a quiet month of July and no bad news intervened between the 10th and 20th of August,” explained Christian Prudhomme with an […]
Former professional cyclist Bernard Kohl has uncovered more about his doping escapades in the 2008 Tour de France in part three of an interview with Kurier.at In the interview he revealed that one of the problems he faced was that […]
Stefan Schumacher, currently suspended for EPO-doping, is asking for an retroactive acquittal. His plea follows the announcement that none of the 2008 Tour de France re-tests showed any signs of CERA, an EPO substance. Schumacher claims there is a high […]
The Rabobank cycling team of third-placed Denis Menchov has said that it is pleased with the outcome of yesterday’s AFLD announcement relating to the 2008 Tour de France samples. The French anti-doping agency said that re-examination of samples belonging to […]
Although the cycling world breathed a sigh of relief earlier this morning when the 17 samples from the 2008 Tour de France all came back negative, this afternoon was marked by a positive test for the third generation EPO, known […]
A doping inspector with the International Cycling Union (UCI) has backed the body’s claims that Lance Armstrong’s team were not given special treatment by UCI anti-doping inspectors at the 2009 Tour de France. Doctors from France’s national anti-doping agency (AFLD) […]
Milram team captain Linus Gerdemann has once again denied allegations levelled against him by programme Sportshau on German TV channel ADR, which implied that he had significant fluctuations in his haemoglobin in the first half of 2006. “It hurts when […]
The LPR Brakes – Farnese Vini team has suspended its rider Gabriele Bosisio pending the outcome of the ‘B-sample’ counteranalysis, but has expressed surprise at the positive test. The Milanese rider continues to maintain his innocence. “Our team is abashed […]
The president of French anti-doping agency today confirmed that samples belonging to 17 riders from the 2008 Tour de France have been pronounced clear for signs of the third generation EPO CERA. “The 17 samples that the AFLD re-examined are […]
Mitch Comardo, an American cyclist, has tested positive for multiple banned substances and received a two-year doping ban, the US Anti-Doping Agency announced Tuesday. A urine sample taken from Comardo during random out-of-competition testing on August 24 contained Tamoxifen and […]
Italian cyclist Gabriele Bosisio of the LPR team has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned blood-booster EPO, the International Cycling Union (UCI) announced Tuesday. The 29-year-old was caught out by a suprise out-of-competition test conducted by the […]
Cycling is braced for bad news tomorrow, with the French anti-doping agency AFLD due to announce results from its retests of selected 2008 doping control samples. The agency has indicated that up to 40 riders showed possible signs of manipulation […]
The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Monday rejected accusations by the French Anti-doping Agency (AFLD) that they showed the Astana team preferential treatment over drug tests at the Tour de France. French newspapers Le Monde and Le Figaro alleged that […]
Michael Rasmussen, King of the Mountains winner in the 2006 Tour de France, hopes to acquire Mexican nationality according to his Tecos-Trek team manager, Navarro Flores. Rasmussen showed his return to form by winning yesterday’s four kilometer prologue in the Vuelta a […]
The Astana team of Tour de France winner Alberto Contador and third placed Lance Armstrong were given an easy ride during dope tests at the 2009 event, two leading French newspapers said Monday. They quoted a report by the French […]
This month, the French antidoping agency AFLD (Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage) will start re-tests for the 2008 Tour de France doping samples. The French are on the lookout for CERA, a third-generation EPO substance. For a long […]
The Austrian blood transfusion specialist Humanplasma, already at the centre of a huge doping scandal, on Friday admitted tax evasion. Officials for the lab admitted not declaring 300,000 euros earned from taking blood tests from athletes but continued to deny […]
