World cycling chief wants support, not criticism
World cycling chief Pat McQuaid has called for more support from the World Anti Doping Agency following comments by WADA president John Fahey which placed doubt on cycling’s future at the Olympics. WADA chief Fahey said Monday that cycling was […]
Belgian Van Arvermaet wins Tour de l'Ain second stage
Belgian Greg Van Avermaet of the Silence Lotto team won the second stage of the Tour de l’Ain cycle race on Monday. The 23-year-old edged ahead of Czech Frantisek Rabon and Maxime Bouet of France in a sprint to the […]
Armstrong looks to women's TT gold
Britain’s Nicole Cooke knows that aiming for two gold medals from the women’s Olympic cycling events will be a tough ask. Especially with the likes of American Kristin Armstrong and a handful of other time trial gold contenders to deal […]
Cycling chief 'disgusted' at Spanish positive dope test
The International Cycling Union (UCI) expressed disgust Monday after a Spanish rider became the first athlete to fail a drugs test at the Olympics, blasting the country’s “lax attitude” to doping. Maria Isobel Moreno produced tested positive for blood-booster EPO […]
'Spartacus' ready for time trial gold battle
When they call Swiss time trial specialist Fabian Cancellara ‘Spartacus’, it hits the mark. The 27-year-old battled uphill to a well deserved Olympic bronze in the road race on Saturday, and is ready to fight off the specialist climbers to […]
Spanish cyclist becomes first doping failure of the Games
Spanish cyclist Maira Isabelle Moreno became the first athlete to fail a doping test here at the Olympic Games, the IOC revealed on Monday. The 27-year-old tested positive for EPO having undergone the test on July 31. She left the […]
Cooke pedals into Welsh Olympic history books
It took about 14 months for Nicole Cooke and the British cycling team to concoct a plan that would give her the best possible chance of winning an historic gold medal. But some would argue the 25-year-old Welshwoman has been […]
Rivals feel the chills as Cooke steams to gold
Dutchwoman Marianne Vos was among the big names left trailing Sunday as Nicole Cooke defied testing conditions on the women’s road race to hand Britain their first Olympic gold in Beijing. After three-and-a-half hours of wet and slippery racing, Cooke […]
Armstrong finishes second in cycling return
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong finished second in his first race since 2005 on Saturday. The 36-year-old American was runner-up in the Leadville Trail 100, behind Dave Wiens, winner of the past six editions of the race. “It’s […]
Geslin joins La Francaise des Jeux team
Anthony Geslin has signed a two-year contract with La Francaise des Jeux team, the French cycling outfit confirmed on Sunday. The 28-year-old Frenchman finished third at the 2005 world championships in Madrid, but was not picked by his current team […]
