Neilsen says Contador case may have helped his Clenbuterol clearing
Danish rider free to race again once contract is found Cleared of Clenbuterol doping on Tuesday by the Danish Sports Federation (DIF), Philip Neilsen has said that Alberto Contador’s positive test for the same substance may have enabled him the […]
USA Cycling reintroduces radio ban after pressure from UCI
Suggestions that UCI-registered riders and teams would have been blocked at events Ten days after USA Cycling announced that it was lifting the radio ban for National Racing Calendar (NRC) races, the federation has decided to reverse the decision. It […]
Matti Breschel has further knee surgery
Autumn classics and home World Championships now the focus of Dane’s season Rabobank’s Matti Breschel has undergone a second knee operation, according to the Dutch team. The Danish rider was re-examined at the hospital in Amersfoort, Netherlands; at first there […]
Critérium International toughens up mountainous first stage
Kilometres and climbs added over 2010 route The opening stage of this weekend’s Critérium International will be even tougher this year as race organiser ASO has added almost 25km, and two more climbs, to its length. The stage between Porto-Vecchio […]
Four year agreement signed between ASO and European Broadcasting Union
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 […]
Wilfried Peeters: “Luckily it’s the riders that win races, not the cars.”
Belgian superteam’s lack of 2011 success pushes its team car further back in the race convoy Quick Step’s dearth of success on the road this season is making its effects felt in all kinds of areas; the one most noticeable […]
Pat McQuaid Interview Part II: Race radios, rider protests, AIGCP tension and television concerns
UCI President on radio debate, voting rights, sporting structure Part I of this interview dealt with a rival league that threatens to split the sport and, potentially, cause a civil war in cycling. Pat McQuaid gave the UCI’s perspective on […]
Pat McQuaid Interview Part I: Rival leagues, Grand Tours and the Olympic Games
UCI President talks about threatened split within the sport It started off being about race radios, but as time progressed, it has become clear that there is more to the current tension between some teams and the UCI than just […]
Bad luck and bad health lay Denis Menchov and Carlos Sastre low in Catalunya
Menchov hit by a car and the flu last week, while Sastre struggling through a cold Following an excellent performance at the Vuelta a Murcia, the young season of last year’s Tour de France third place finisher, Denis Menchov, seemed […]
Androni Giocattoli team time trial puts Emanuele Sella into Coppi-Bartali lead
Disaster strikes Liquigas-Cannondale as entire team crashes in final kilometre Victory for Androni Giocattoli in the stage 1b team time trial has put team leader Emanuele Sella into the race lead. The white and blue team completed the 15.6km course, […]
