Anti-doping experts divided over Tour de France winner’s positive; colleagues supportive With the sport of cycling still reeling from the news that Tour de France winner Alberto Contador returned a positive test for banned substance Clenbuterol, a number of the […]
David Howman won’t comment specifically on Tour winner’s situation Alberto Contador may have tested positive for a miniscule amount of Clenbuterol, but WADA’s director general David Howman didn’t rule out a sanction when contacted for his reaction. “The issue is […]
Reserve judgment, but Millar vouches for Tour winner The new world time trial champion Fabian Cancellara, runner-up David Millar and fourth-placed Richie Porte have commented on Alberto Contador’s positive test for Clenbuterol, saying that the news should not have been […]
Shock news shakes cycling Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will tomorrow hold a press conference in his hometown of Pinto, called to speak about the dramatic news this evening that he has tested positive. The 27 year old team […]
French anti-doping chief blames vested interest of sports-business Pierre Bordry, the controversial head of the Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage (AFLD) has spoken for first time about the reasons for his surprise resignation last week. He initially indicated […]
Belgian paper reports major consequences for ignoring commissaires On the heels of RadioShack manager Johan Bruyneel’s last minute efforts to secure an invitation to the Giro di Lombardia Classic, Belgian paper Het Laatste Nieuws is reporting that the team’s entire […]
Tour champion travels to sponsors’ homeland Although his racing season has ended, and he has signed for a new team for 2011, Alberto Contador continues with his commitments to Astana; the three-time Tour de France winner is visiting Kazakhstan’s former […]
Tour de France winner Alberto Contador visited the Vuelta a España to offer his opinion Tour de France winner Alberto Contador visited the Vuelta a España yesterday in Andorra, to offer his opinion about the race favourites, Andy Schleck and […]
1983/1984 champion passes away after long battle with cancer Just one month after he worked on this year’s Tour de France as a consultant for France 2 television, the former top professional Laurent Fignon has passed away. The 50 year […]
Ouest France claims that the race will spend further days in the northwest The rumour mill continues to turn for the route of next year’s Tour de France, with Breton newspaper Ouest France, the sponsor of he recent Plouay ProTour […]
Former Tour winner denies German media claims, says is feeling improved Twelve days after announcing that he was withdrawing from public life due to burnout syndrome, Jan Ullrich has broken his silence to deny reports in the German media that […]
Tour de France fifth place finds the weight of a cycling-crazy nation quite heavy OmegaPharma-Lotto’s Jurgen Van Den Broeck is coming to terms with what it means to achieve the best Belgian Tour de France finish in a generation. His […]
Tchmil meets fellow Russian to chase his signature Tour de France podium finisher Denis Menchov has spoken about the possibility of signing for the Katusha team, and said that he will make his decision in the near future. He confirmed […]
Riis thinks 2011 is too soon to aim for Giro-Tour-Vuelta triple Triple Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has spoken about his move to the Saxo Bank Sungard team for 2011, saying that he is motivated to compete strongly with […]
Unzue says he’ll do what he can to get Tour champion on board for 2013 Alberto Contador has committed for two years to the Saxo Bank Sungard team, but Team Caisse d’Epargne chief Eusebio Unzue has made it clear that […]
Almost over Tour injuries, has a good programme of races laid out It seems unthinkable that, aside from current champ Cadel Evans, the Australian rider who has come closest to a pro world road race title could be passed over […]
Local officials claim that Tour is to head to visit north western region With the 2010 edition of the race barely over, the rumours are already circulating as to the route of next year’s Tour de France. Race organiser ASO […]
Spaniard confirms Grand Slam is a target, albeit a difficult one With the ink drying on his contract with the Saxo Bank – Sungard team, Alberto Contador has spoken about his enthusiasm for the change in squads, and of the […]
