Fifth on final stage and tenth overall see 21-year-old enter UCI’s top-level ranking Four months ago Tim Wellens (Lotto-Belisol) was riding in the under-23 category but, after signing with the Belgian WorldTour team on July 1st, he 21-year-old has ended […]
British rider’s crash-marred year ends with his second WorldTour win Steve Cummings (BMC Racing) ended his 2012 season in style with a victory in the final stage of the Tour of Beijing, between the Chang Ping Stadium and Ping Gu […]
Paper would seek to recoup settlement paid in 2006 plus pursue rider for fraud The repercussions of USADA’s thousand page file on doping charges against Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Service team continue to take effect, with the Sunday […]
Australian stands down from current roles with GreenEdge and Cycling Australia Former Australian professional Matt White has admitted using banned drugs during his racing career and has stood down from his current positions in the sport while an enquiry is […]
Second general classification victory for German Omega Pharma Quick Step rider British rider Steve Cummings ended a frustrating, injury afflicted season in the perfect fashion when he won the final stage of the Tour of Beijing. The BMC Racing Team […]
Hopes to return at top level in 2014 Steve Bauer’s Spidertech C10 squad has been working towards becoming the first Canadian team in the Tour de France, but its path to that goal has been jarred by today’s news that […]
Former US Postal Service team manager removed from top role over doping investigation Confirming an earlier story suggesting a split had occured, the RadioShack Nissan team has announced that Johan Bruyneel will no longer form any part of the management […]
Belgian said to have been fired two days after USADA dossier is published As a consequence of his serious implication in the doping problems at the US Postal Service, Discovery Channel and Astana cycling teams, it appears that Johan Bruyneel […]
No reassignment of Lance Armstrong’s stripped victories, says Christian Prudhomme Tour de France director general Christian Prudhomme would like to see the Tour de France roll of honour left blank between the years 1999 and 2005, according to l’Equipe. Those […]
“It was under Verbruggen’s presidency that it was at its worst, yet there were all these denials from the UCI” Following on from this week’s publishing of USADA’s explosive files on Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Service team, which […]
Company paid a total of $12 million to US Postal Service rider in relation to Tour victories As the dust continues to settle after the upheaval caused by the USADA report into Lance Armstrong’s doping, a Texan insurance company which […]
21-year-old Austrian blasts past Alessandro Petacchi; overall classification unchanged Marco Haller (Katusha) burst ahead in the final hundred metres of the fourth stage of the 2012 Tour of Beijing between Yanqing and Chang Ping to take his first ever professional […]
‘I do think what Lance has done is completely unacceptable’ Alex Dowsett has clarified his comments expressed in an earlier BBC report, suggesting that the remarks were taken out of context. In that initial exchange the Team Sky rider referred […]
Sky’s Alex Dowsett says Armstrong is a ‘legend of the sport’ Former pro and current Team Sky directeur sportif Sean Yates has insisted that he saw nothing at all that was suspicious during his time working alongside Lance Armstrong, either […]
Omega Pharma Quick Step puts rider on non-active status after USADA testimony Following yesterday’s release of documents by USADA which included an admission by Levi Leipheimer that he used banned products for much of his career, his former Rabobank team […]
Spring road ambitions mean that double World champion will not seek a third title in Louisville This winter’s cyclocross World championships, to be held in Louisville, Kentucky, between February 2nd and 3rd, will be without one of the sport’s most […]
Boasson Hagen attack caught in the final metres; Tony Martin holds on to overall lead Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) won the Queen stage of the 2012 Tour of Beijing, between Mentougou and Badaling Great Wall as he outsprinted a highly select […]
Data gathered includes 26 witnesses, including Hincapie, Leipheimer, Danielson and Vande Velde Citing ‘overwhelming evidence’ which amounts to over 1000 pages in length, the US Anti-Doping Agency has confirmed that it is today sending its reasoned decision to the UCI […]
