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WADA: UCI warning riders “totally contradicts the purpose of an effective anti-doping program” by Ben Atkins - Thursday, January 24, 2013 Global anti-doping agency dismisses Hein Verbruggen’s claim that the practice is common across sports federationsThe World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has dismissed claims made by former International Cycling Union (UCI) president Hein Verbruggen that the practice of warning athletes about suspicious test results was commonplace across sports federations, Sports ... → Read More
After George positive, SAIDS announces it will retest samples from over 50 top riders by Shane Stokes - Thursday, January 24, 2013 South African road and MTB riders to be scrutinized In the latest reaction to the positive test for EPO announced for David George last November, the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) has announced that it is going to retroactively test all blood samples taken from over 50 top riders who compet... → Read More
Duggan forced out of Santos Tour Down Under with broken collarbone by VeloNation Press - Thursday, January 24, 2013 Team Saxo Tinkoff rider will be sidelined for immediate future
US national champion Timmy Duggan is facing several weeks away from racing after a heavy fall on today’s third stage of the Santos Tour Down Under in Adelaide. The Team Saxo Tinkoff rider hit the deck on the finishing circuit and was unable to contin... → Read More
Santos Tour Down Under: Tom-Jelter Slagter takes stage three with final kilometre attack by Ben Atkins - Thursday, January 24, 2013 Geraint Thomas holds onto ochre jersey as Dutch prodigy escapes for hilly stage winTom-Jelter Slagter (Blanco Pro Cycling) took his first ever professional victory - and the first for jis new look Dutch team - on the third stage of the Santos Tour Down Under, between Unley and Stirling, as he attacked in the final metres of the uph... → Read More
Alex Diniz gets Tour de San Luis stage 3, overall lead by Kyle Moore - Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Brazilian out-climbs the WorldTour horses with 19km time trial up nextAlex Diniz (Funvic Brasilinvest), a little-known Brazilian, broke away to victory on the first summit finish of the Tour de San Luis on Wednesday, taking stage three and the overall lead heading into Thursday’s 19km time trial. Mauro Santombrogio (V... → Read More
Verbruggen insists policy of warning supected cheats was UCI’s way of protecting clean riders by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, January 23, 2013 “It was intended to be a two-pronged attack on doping: prevention both by dissuasion and repression.”Elaborating on his confirmation Tuesday that Lance Armstrong and other riders were given warnings over suspect test values, former UCI chief and current honorary president Hein Verbruggen has sought to present the tactic as a logical approach to prev... → Read More
Tom Boonen ruled out of Tour of Qatar after elbow surgery by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Belgian champion to go home tomorrow but not soon enough for defence of desert raceTom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has been ruled out of defending his title at the Tour of Qatar as he recovers from Monday’s elbow surgery. The Belgian champion went under the knife at the Herentals Clinic, near Antwerp, after a seemingly innocu... → Read More
Gilbert loses chance of winning Santos Tour Down Under by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, January 23, 2013 World champion delayed by crash, as was Matthew LloydPhilippe Gilbert made no secret of his ambition to ride well in the Santos Tour Down Under, seeking to highlight his rainbow jersey in the first WorldTour race of the season, but the goal of a high general classification finish or perhaps even the GC... → Read More
Thomas Dekker pledges to testify in Dutch doping investigation by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Dutchman said to be Clasicomano Luigi in Operaction Puerto documentsIn the wake of recent disclosures of drug use by former members of the Rabobank team, Thomas Dekker has pledged to help the current enquiry being conducted by the Dutch Anti-Doping Authority.
The 28 year old rode with the team early in his career,... → Read More
Wildcard teams announced for Paris-Nice and Criterium du Dauphiné by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Katusha misses out on both of the Tour de France organiser’s other big stage racesHot on the heels of Giro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport’s announcement of the teams invited to the Strade Bianche and Giro del Lazio, ASO - the organiser of the Tour de France - has released the names of those awarded wild card invitations to its two o... → Read More
RCS Sport announces 17 invited teams for Strade Bianche by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Biggest peloton ever for Tuscan gravel race; Giro del Lazio returns in Italian Classic weekendRace organiser RCS Sport has announced the names of the 17 teams that have been invited to the Strade Bianche race on Saturday March 2nd. The seventh edition of the race, which crosses the ancient gravel ‘white roads’ of the Italian region of Tuscany... → Read More
Video highlights from today's second stage of the Santos Tour Down Under by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Race footage from the 116.5 kilometre stage from Mount Barker to Rostrevor(Change quality by clicking on the 'cog' symbol above)Click here for race report, results and photos → Read More
Thomas grabs stage win and race lead on day two of Santos Tour Down Under by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Briton takes over from dropped Greipel Showing the benefits of weight loss in recent months plus a greater focus on road training, Olympic team pursuit gold medallist Geraint Thomas raced to victory on today’s second stage of the Santos Tour Down Under.
The Team Sky rider broke clear o... → Read More
Mallorca crash sidelines two Katusha riders by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Bad luck at team training camp It’s been a frustrating past few weeks for the Katusha team with the Licence Commission’s decision to turn down its WorldTour registration, thus prompting an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The team now has an additional headache af... → Read More
Verbruggen states that Armstrong and other top riders were warned about blood values by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Former UCI President had previously insisted he had no doubts American raced cleanAlthough he defended Lance Armstrong strongly in 2011, telling AD.nl that the American ‘never, never, never doped,’ Hein Verbruggen has now confirmed that the American was given a warning about his blood values in 2001 and that other riders were also... → Read More
Polls say Armstrong’s Oprah appearance backfired for former pro by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Public support nosedives with less than a fifth believing he was completely honest Choosing to admit his doping first to Oprah Winfrey rather than a show like 60 Minutes was interpreted by many as a sign that he was trying to salvage his public image, but if that was the case it appears that Lance Armstrong’s plan has backfired.Pol... → Read More
UCI asks Belgian federation to open disciplinary procedure against Leif Hoste on passport irregularities by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Steve Houanard suspended for two years after September EPO positiveThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has requested that the Belgian Cycling Federation (KBWB/RLVB) open disciplinary procedures against Leif Hoste, due to irregularities in his biological passport data. The 35-year-old Belgian found himself forced t... → Read More
Nikki Harris forced to miss ‘cross Worlds through knee injury by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Season over for British champion who may face surgeryNikki Harris (Telenet-Fidea) has been forced to withdraw from the World cyclocross championships in Louisville, Kentucky, on February 3rd, due to a persistent knee injury. The newly crowned British champion has been struggling with the pain since sh... → Read More
WADA frustrated with Operacion Puerto trial’s focus on cycling only by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Howman wants other sports investigated tooWorld Anti Doping Agency David Howman has expressed frustration at the insistence of Spanish authorities that the upcoming Operacion Puerto trial will focus only on cycling, pointing out that many other sports are understood to have been involved too... → Read More
Santos Tour Down Under: André Greipel makes it a dozen in opening day sprint by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 22, 2013 The Gorilla equals Robbie McEwen’s stage-winning recordAndré Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) took his personal winning tally at the Santos Tour Down Under to 12 on the streets of Lobethal as he outsprinted the peloton to take the opening stage 135km of the 2013 race. Continuing where he left off in the People’s ... → Read More
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