UCI president expresses anger and confirms judicial enquiry over leaked documents Pat McQuaid, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) has written an open letter to “all riders and team members” over the article published in French sports daily […]
Says list is proof that serious efforts are being made Responding to the publication of a confidential list of riders dealing with suspicions of possible doping, the UCI has criticised those who leaked the information to l’Equipe. The French newspaper […]
UCI rated riders for biological passport purposes The French l’Equipe newspaper has leaked a list drawn up by the UCI, which catalogued an estimation of the doping ‘risk’ of each rider in last year’s Tour de France, Ranking the riders […]
Proposal warmly greeted by race chief Christian Prudhomme The Italian city of Florence has officially launched its bid to host the start of the 2014 Tour de France, according to AFP. The presence of the race would form part of […]
Quick Step rider will use race to build form for Vuelta and worlds Although he’s picked up six Tour de France stage victories plus the green jersey thanks to his sprinting abilities, Quick Step leader Tom Boonen has admitted to […]
Has no doubts that a good Tour de France is in store It’s been a quiet season thus far for Mark Cavendish with just two wins, but HTC Highroad directeur sportif Valerio Piva has no doubt that he is on […]
Spaniard’s case moves forward The Court of Arbitration for Sport has confirmed that it expects a ruling in the Alberto Contador case prior to the start of this year’s Tour de France, laying out a likely timetable for the case […]
Playing support role in Liège-Bastogne-Liège today Garmin-Cervélo’s Tom Danielson has a clear set of targets in the month ahead, with his first big aim being a strong performance in the Tour of California. “I am not going to downplay it. […]
International children’s charity teams up with Specialized for five-day event International children’s charity Right to Play is once again organising what it claims to be “2011’s most exciting multi-day fundraising ride”, but challenging amateur riders to “Ride to the Tour”. […]
Classics star wants to get himself a yellow jersey The day after winning his second consecutive edition of the Amstel Gold Race, classics king Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) has announced that he intends to ride the Tour de France in July, […]
States meetings were of a personal nature only Despite formally severing ties with Michelle Ferrari in 2004, an Italian law enforcement official said today that the American rider met the controversial Italian doctor repeatedly since then, including prior to his […]
Spaniard says Rabobank team-mate has huge talent Rabobank’s triple world champion Oscar Freire has said that his team-mate Robert Gesink is has a huge amount of ability, but needs to learn much in the way of tactics. “Sometimes I think: […]
Wants AFLD to work on this year’s Tour French sports minister Chantal Jouanno has said that she believes Lance Armstrong took banned products during his career, and that he should now admit to having done so. “Lance Armstrong should be […]
Lack of a racing base means building form is difficult After a difficult day yesterday in Paris-Roubaix, Heinrich Haussler and his Garmin-Cervélo team have come to the difficult decision that the Australian will miss this year’s Tour de France. He […]
‘It is clear I have a health problem.’ Ivan Basso will take a break to access his health siltation and may skip the Ardennes Classics. Yesterday, the Giro d’Italia champion pulled out of the third stage of the País Vasco. […]
Implications of appeal and possible sanction Following the news that the UCI has decided to appeal Alberto Contador’s clearing on doping charges by his national federation, the rider, his legal advisers and his Saxo Bank SunGard team will be weighing […]
Spanish rider facing major battle over coming months The UCI has confirmed in the past few minutes that it intends appealing the Contador case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The rider tested positive for Clenbuterol during last year’s […]
Deal will bring Tour de France and other events to households across EU Announcing a deal running from 2012 to 2015, Tour de France organisers ASO and the European Broadcasting Union have confirmed that races such as the Tour de […]
