Former professional rider Jesus Manzano handed out accusations about Alejandro Valverde’s doping habits when the rode together for the Kelme team. He told the Spanish sports newspaper As that, “In Kelme they did it (doped) in 2002 and 2003, Valverde […]
The lawyer for Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) has formally asked the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) to move his hearing scheduled for Wednesday to Friday. According to Valverde’s attorney Federico Cecconi, the rider will not be present on Wednesday […]
German rider Patrik Sinkewitz will have his return to the peloton from a doping ban delayed three more weeks. The 28-year-old German was expected to start in the Tour of Mallorca with his new Czech team PSK Whirlpool, but instead […]
The International Cycling Union (UCI) issued a press release yesterday to address the recent declarations published in the press that indicate some thirty riders registered in their Biological Passport program are considered as “suspect”. In the release the governing body said that […]
The Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) on Monday suspended cyclist Leonardo Piepoli from competition for two years for failing a dope test taken during last year’s Tour de France. The 37-year-old Piepoli won the 10th stage of the race in the […]
Former professional cyclist Johan Museeuw has decided to put the dark part of his career, which involved illegal doping, down on paper in his new autobiography “Museeuw Speaks – From Lion to Prey.” Former professional cyclist Johan Museeuw has decided […]
Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl has decided not launch a legal battle and attempt to reduce the two-year suspension handed down to him by the National Doping Agency (NADA). The rider was suspended for taking the banned substance CERA, the latest […]
German cyclist Stefan Schumacher in an interview with news agency SID has again denied taking CERA, the new breed of EPO, during the 2008 Tour de France. He insists that he has applied for his license for 2009, and will […]
Embattled cyclist Jörg Jaksche will be back in the peloton next season after a long layoff following his involvement in the Operation Puerto doping scandal. The 32-year-old winner of the 2004 Paris-Nice has signed a contract with Cinelli, a small […]
Italian cyclist Leonardo Piepoli has admitted to doping during the 2008 Tour de France. The former Saunier Duval rider to Italian newspaper Gazzetta Dello Sport that he had made a mistake. “I must pay,” admitted the 37-year-old Piepoli, who was […]
A Belgian court has found cycling legend Johan Museeuw and nine others guilty of doping offences in what has been dubbed the Museeuw-Landuyt affair. A legal process that has taken several years was again in the spotlight when Museeuw admitted […]
Luxembourg cyclist Frank Schleck was cleared of involvement in the Operation Puerto case on Tuesday. After a two-month probe the Grand Duchy’s anti-doping authorities said that nothing illegal was uncovered. The agency said that aside from a 9,500 dollar payment […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that the samples collected this summer during the Olympic Games in Beijing will be further analysed as of January next year. All the samples have now been repatriated to the WADA-accredited laboratory in […]
High Road Sports Inc., owner and operator of Team Columbia announces participation in a new program run by the Anti-Doping Sciences Institute (ADSI). Designed by leading anti-doping expert Don Catlin, the new independent testing program will build upon the comprehensive […]
Slipstream Sports LLC and its chief venture, the Garmin-Slipstream Professional Cycling Team, isn’t just sporting a new name in 2009, when it will officially be called Garmin-Slipstream. The top U.S. team today announced that it will participate in a new […]
Italian cyclist Marta Bastianelli has appealed to The Court of Arbitration for Sport Monday in to overturn her one-year doping ban. Bastianelli tested positive for the stimulant flenfluramine in a test carried out at the under-23 European championships in Verbania, […]
The Agency for Cycling Ethics (ACE), who was responsible for conducting independent anti-doping tests for Garmin-Chipotle, Team Columbia and Team BMC, is closing it’s doors for business effective immediately. The company collected blood and urine samples every couple of weeks, […]
German cyclist Stefan Schumacher, a double stage winner at this year’s Tour de France, has tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin), according to L’Equipe website on Monday. Gerolsteiner rider Schumacher is the second rider named Monday to […]
