Lim to testify today in Landis/Armstrong doping enquiry, maintains he did nothing wrong
Kevin Livingston may also be questioned by grand jury in Los Angeles Floyd Landis’ former physiologist Allen Lim is due to appear in front of a grand jury today, and will face questioning about allegations that he helped both Landis […]
Former Quick Step pro Schwab retires with win
Swiss rider returns to studies after ending short career Hubert Schwab won his final race, the Gäu-Rundfahrt, before retiring after only six years as a professional bike racer. Schwab decided to pursue new goals in his life and returned to […]
Arndt and Kittel medal for Germany at Worlds in Geelong
Good start for the team in time trial events Judith Arndt won the silver medal in the women’s time trial and Marcel Kittel the bronze medal in the U23 time trial at the World Championships in Australia. This gave the […]
Emma Pooley wins women’s World Time Trial
Great Britain champion takes first rainbow jersey to add to Beijing silver Emma Pooley (Great Britain) won the women’s World Championship time trial in Geelong, just outside Melbourne, Australia. Fastest at all the checkpoints, the British champion flew around the […]
Pozzato clarifies his abstinence, says ‘no sex’ status isn’t due to world championships
Italian stallion’s personal life is on hold since May breakup Having revealed several weeks ago that he hasn’t had sex in months, Italian team leader Filippo Pozzato has clarified the situation, saying that his abstinence wasn’t a deliberate tactic to […]
Paolo Bettini: “On Sunday we race for Franco”
Italian team dedicated to late head coach Franco Ballerini This weekend two-time rainbow jersey Paolo Bettini will oversee his World Championships as head coach of the Italian team. The “cricket” from La California in Tuscany is confident that he has […]
WADA president John Fahey to request preservation of Operación Puerto evidence
Following the news that the blood bags seized during the Operación Puerto raids are likely to be destroyed, WADA President John Fahey has said that the anti-doping agency will push to preserve the evidence for possible sanctioning of the sportspeople […]
Cadel Evans says World Championship course is for classics riders; tips Gilbert and Pozzato
Defending champion feels his rainbow jersey will go to a specialist in the Flemish races Reining World champion Cadel Evans is looking forward to defending his rainbow jersey in Sunday’s race, but says that the course is more suited to […]
Pierre Bordry resigned from ALFD due to “lack of political will to fight doping”
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 […]
World Championships: Belgian team takes a blow as Björn Leukemans hits the tarmac
Philippe Gilbert’s key lieutenant injures elbow and hip in training crash Race favourite Philippe Gilbert’s hopes took a bit of a knock today as Björn Leukemans, one of his key Belgian lieutenants crashed while the team was out on a […]
