Tygart says UCI ‘blindfolded and handcuffed’ the Independent Commission
USADA CEO frustrated by governing body’s decision to shelve investigation into it Responding to yesterday’s decision by the UCI to shelve the Independent Commission that it had previously claimed would exonerate it, its current president Pat McQuaid and former chief […]
LeMond: Any Armstrong apology has to be heartfelt and with true remorse
Triple Tour winner not convinced that Armstrong can change Responding to Lance Armstrong’s statement on the Oprah Winfrey show that he owed Greg LeMond and others an apology for his actions over the past dozen years, LeMond has said that […]
UCI disbands UCIIC in favour of Truth and Reconciliation Process
“This is too important for rushed discussions, or hasty decisions,” says Pat McQuaid The International Cycling Union (UCI) has taken the decision to disband the Independent Commission (UCIIC) that it itself set up in late November last year, in favour […]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step led by Mark Cavendish in the Tour of Qatar
Zdeněk Štybar to replace Tom Boonen after Belgian champion’s recent elbow surgery Omega Pharma-Quick Step has confirmed that Tom Boonen will not be on the start line of the Tour of Qatar, between February 3rd and 8th, with his place […]
Ladies’ Tour of Qatar to be broadcast live on Al Jazeera TV
TV station strikes a deal with Qatar Cycling Federation as the country builds up to the 2016 Worlds The fifth edition of the Ladies’ Tour of Qatar is to be broadcast live on TV station Al Jazeera, thanks to a […]
Tirreno-Adriatico presents a 2013 route “to suit all riders”
Race of the Two Seas to feature identical start and finish as 2012 edition RCS Sport, the organiser of the Giro d’Italia, presented the 2013 route of its other big stage race, the Tirreno-Adriatico, in San Vincenzo, on the Tuscan […]
Oceania president Gaudry to push for women’s Tour Down Under
Believes it is ‘entirely possible’ to have a women’s stage race in place for 2014 The new Oceania president Tracey Gaudry has said that she wants to see the 2014 Santos Tour Down Under also include a women’s stage race, […]
Ambitious Wiggle-Honda Pro Cycling Team presented in London
Rochelle Gilmore and Giorgia Bronzini supported by a multitude of young stars The Wiggle-Honda Women’s Pro Cycling Team was presented to the press at London’s Millbank Media Centre on the banks of the River Thames on Friday, by Europsport’s voice […]
Bruyneel to be a no show at own anti-doping disciplinary hearing tomorrow
Belgian won’t yet consider absence as non-cooperation but case may proceed in his absence Although Johan Bruyneel indicated to the Belgian state prosecutor Jaak Fransen earlier this month that he was ready to cooperate with an investigation into doping being […]
Bak facing Classics setback after fracture to scaphoid
Danish rider likely to miss first semi-Classics Winner of a stage in last year’s Giro d’Italia plus the GP de Fourmies, Lars Bak’s goal of a strong Classics campaign has been dented by an injury suffered yesterday in the GP […]
