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Pro Cycling

Michael Rasmussen expected to admit long term doping today

Suggestions that he will get reduced two year ban due to cooperation After years of denials, former Tour de France King of the Mountains Michael Rasmussen has called a press conference for today where he is expected to announce the […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Former Armstrong doctor Van Elslande also worked as doping control inspector

Conflict of interest apparent, Belgian was accused of carrying out transfusions in USADA report Following on from the arrest this month of former pro and recent Vuelta doping control chaperone Jose Luis Martinez in connection with a doping ring, another […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Fränk Schleck handed one year ban by Luxembourg Anti-Doping

RadioShack-Leopard rider “disappointed” with “severe” punishment; set to miss Tour de France Fränk Schleck (RadioShack-Leopard) has been handed a one-year ban by the Luxembourg Anti-Doping Agency (ALAD) as a result of his positive test for the banned diuretic Xipamide during […]

Author: Luxembourg Anti-Doping by Ben Atkins Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Greg LeMond recovering in hospital after car accident

Three-time Tour de France champion suffers compression fracture Triple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond is recovering in hospital after a car accident close to his home in Minnesota yesterday. The American former pro crashed en route to a dental […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling,

Kluge and Schep win Berlin Six with final day showdown

Last-gasp effort sees duo come from behind and snatch victory Home rider and recent recruit to NetApp-Endura, 26 year-old Roger Kluge was crowned ‘King of Berlin’ late on Tuesday evening on the boards of the city’s 250 metre underground ‘velodrom.’ […]

Author: Ed Hood Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Ladies’ Tour of Qatar: Kirsten Wild sprints to stage three as Orica-AIS goes on the attack

Australian team smashes the peloton in the wind, but Dutch powerhouse takes stage and Hosking holds lead Kirsten Wild (Argos-Shimano) took her fourth career stage win in the Ladies’ Tour of Qatar, as she sprinted to victory in the second […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Katusha receives CAS date for crucial WorldTour licence hearing

Russian squad to argue case on February 8th A month into the 2013 season, the Katusha team has finally learned when it will be able to fight for its WorldTour licence. The team has confirmed that the Court of Arbitration […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

UCI documentation suggests governing body’s claims over testing were misleading

Ashenden: ‘I would find any explanation the UCI gives now about test statistics very difficult to believe’ A year and a half after the UCI strongly rejected suggestions that it had cut back on its biological passport testing, criticising Cervélo […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Joaquim Rodriguez has several offers for a new contract but has not signed anything yet

Will wait to CAS decision about Katusha WorldTour licence before deciding In an interview with Spanish website Biciciclismoweb Joaquim Rodríguez indicated he has several offers on the table for a new team but he hasn’t signed any contract yet. The […]

Author: José Been Categories: Pro Cycling,

Good news for Giro d’Italia stage winner Bak as surgery deemed unnecessary

Lotto Belisol rider likely to return to competition in Paris-Nice Danish rider Lars Bak has been given some good news today, learning that he won’t now need to undergo surgery to help heal the scaphoid he fractured in his crash […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling,

BMC Racing Team with a number of opportunities in Tour of Qatar team

Windy Spanish training camp prepares American team for desert conditions The BMC Racing Team heads to the Tour of Qatar, which starts on Sunday, February 3rd, with a number of options in its line up. The American team has selected […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling,

Boonen back on bike after elbow operation, will ride Tour of Oman

Belgian rider back on track and eager to get racing Six days after Omega Pharma Quick Step confirmed that Tom Boonen would have to miss the Tour of Qatar due to an elbow problem, the team has said that the […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling,

Zdeněk Štybar Interview: “For the Spring Classics we are the best team in the World”

Czech star explains his absence from the Louisville ‘cross Worlds as the road season approaches There was a chorus of groans from across the Atlantic when Zdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) announced that he would not be seeking a third […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

UCI Independent Commission stands down, says UCI and others didn’t co-operate

Says it is of ‘immense public interest’ to determine how Armstrong/US Postal Service eluded detection Responding to yesterday’s press release which announced that the UCI was withdrawing its backing for the Independent Commission, that commission has issued a restrained response […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Ladies’ Tour of Qatar: Chloe Hosking takes opening stage in breakaway sprint

Four riders escape the shattered bunch in the headwind and just stay away Chloe Hosking (Hitec Products) took the first victory for her new team in the opening stage of the 2013 Ladies’ Tour of Qatar, taking a close two-up […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Daniele Bennati pinpoints Classics and Tour de France as top season goals

Italian sprinter believes there’s room for improvement after Saxo Tinkoff move With his season debut fast approaching in the Tour of Qatar, Italian rider Daniele Bennati is determined to step up his game in 2013. The 32 year old moved […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Tygart says UCI ‘blindfolded and handcuffed’ the Independent Commission

USADA CEO frustrated by governing body’s decision to shelve investigation into it Responding to yesterday’s decision by the UCI to shelve the Independent Commission that it had previously claimed would exonerate it, its current president Pat McQuaid and former chief […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Omega Pharma-Quick Step led by Mark Cavendish in the Tour of Qatar

Zdeněk Štybar to replace Tom Boonen after Belgian champion’s recent elbow surgery Omega Pharma-Quick Step has confirmed that Tom Boonen will not be on the start line of the Tour of Qatar, between February 3rd and 8th, with his place […]

Author: Mark Cavendish in the Tour of Q Categories: Pro Cycling,

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