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Pat McQuaid stands behind Malaysian federation’s attempt to change UCI election process by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 “No one has changed the rules. No one has broken the rules,” says presidential incumbentInternational Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid has once again come out swinging in reaction to election rival Brian Cookson’s comments about the proposed changes to the process of choosing the sport’s next leader. Rather than something that ... → Read More
Moses joins list of candidates for WADA presidency by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Double Olympic champion in the running for top anti-doping slotTwo time Olympic gold medallist Edwin Moses has become the third candidate to enter the contest to become the next president of the World Anti Doping Agency, submitting his candidacy last week.
He joins up with the IOC vice president Craig Reedie... → Read More
NetApp Endura ends working relationship with Jens Heppner as a result of 1998 Tour de France positive by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 “Our new generation of riders should be able to focus on the season uninfluenced by other circumstances”Named last week in the French Senate Report as one of the riders who was positive for EPO in the retests carried out in 2004 but undisclosed until now, Jens Heppner has now been relieved of his position with Team NetApp Endura.
The German had bee... → Read More
Cookson suggests controversial UCI Constitution change proposal smacks of attempted dictatorship by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Briton claims that McQuaid is “prepared to embarrass an entire sport in an attempt to try and cling onto power”UCI presidential candidate Brian Cookson has reacted strongly to yesterday’s news that changes have been proposed to the UCI Constitution to favour the current president, Pat McQuaid, calling the suggested amendment as something that ‘smacks of attem... → Read More
Contador’s next races confirmed, world championships looking unlikely by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Spaniard planning a series of single day WorldTour eventsHaving said during the Tour de France that he won’t defend his Vuelta a España title due to tiredness, Alberto Contador is instead likely to ride a number of one day races before calling a halt to his season.
The Spaniard based his season around b... → Read More
Katusha suspends sprint coach Erik Zabel after confession of doping throughout his career by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Russian team insists questions about his past don’t have any connection to his role with teamResponding to last week’s news that Erik Zabel had been one of the riders who tested positive for EPO in the 1998 Tour de France, the Katusha team has this morning confirmed that he will be sidelined from his current position as sprint coach for the ... → Read More
Date finalised for legal hearing determining legitimacy of McQuaid’s Swiss backing by Shane Stokes - Monday, July 29, 2013 Case to be held on August 22nd, could be crucial if controversial new rule change is not passed Although the actions of the Malaysian federation to try to change the UCI Constitution could potentially hand current president Pat McQuaid an alternative route to re-election, what could be a decisive legal hearing will be held in three and a half w... → Read More
Malaysian federation proposes unprecedented rule change which could assist McQuaid overcome hurdle to re-election by Shane Stokes - Monday, July 29, 2013 Rule will be backdated if passed, nomination deadline extended; two new federations back McQuaidIn what appears to be an extraordinary attempt to shift the goalposts midway through the current contest, the Malaysian federation has proposed an amendment to Article 51 of the UCI constitution which seems to boost the chances of current president P... → Read More
Bad luck continues for Boonen as rider is confirmed as missing Tour of Denmark by VeloNation Press - Monday, July 29, 2013 Cavendish gets back into the saddle, Omega Pharma Quick Step announces lineup for upcoming stage raceIf 2012 was a year of dizzying heights, 2013 has been the opposite for Tom Boonen, with injury and illness making it a season of great frustrations for the Belgian rider.
The morale boost of notching up his first UCI win of the season eight days ... → Read More
Erik Zabel resigns from Professional Cycling Council and Hamburg Cyclassics by Ben Atkins - Monday, July 29, 2013 Former German sprinter “no longer the right person” after doping admissionFollowing the admission that, rather than trying EPO once in 1996, he in fact doped for the majority of his racing career, former German sprinter Erik Zabel has resigned from both the Professional Cycling Council (CCP) and his role at the Cyclassics ... → Read More
Momentum Sports Group to introduce UnitedHealthcare women’s professional team in 2014 by VeloNation Press - Monday, July 29, 2013 “We have very high expectations for our women’s team, which will be built for excellence and to win”The current call for big teams and events to also feature women has been heard and answered by the Momentum Sports Group, the owners of the current UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team.
The American company today announced that it will launch a wome... → Read More
Kittel says he wants lifetime bans and criminal charges for those who dope by VeloNation Press - Monday, July 29, 2013 German responds to Zabel confession, affirms he has never used banned substancesAsked for his views on doping in the wake of the admission by Erik Zabel that he used banned products for much of his career, Marcel Kittel has taken a hard line on the subject.
The German sprinter, who won four stages in this year’s Tour, has in... → Read More
Ten Dam said to have signed two year extension with Belkin, Chavanel considering several offers by VeloNation Press - Monday, July 29, 2013 French TT champion on Ag2r La Mondiale’s wish-listHaving been in the top ten of the Tour de France for much of the race prior to eventually finishing thirteenth overall, Laurens ten Dam has been in demand in terms of a new contract.
After advances from several teams, the 32 year old Dutch rider ... → Read More
Greg LeMond and LeMond Revolution back new Team Bike Pure by VeloNation Press - Sunday, July 28, 2013 Membership now open to fans worldwideThree time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond and his LeMond Revolution company have announced their backing for the Bike Pure global cycling team, adding their support to the anti-doping initiative.
The team has been launched by Bike Pure co-foun... → Read More
Rafal Majka: “I'm going to do everything I can to defend this prize.” by Ben Atkins - Sunday, July 28, 2013 Saxo-Tinkoff rider’s slim lead could see him the first home rider to win the Tour of Poland for a decadeRafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) finished today’s second stage of the Tour of Poland, between Marilleva Val di Sole and the Passo Pordoi, in the race leader’s yellow jersey. Despite Polish riders Maciej Paterski (Cannondale), Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil... → Read More
Zabel admits to lying in 2007 about extent of his doping, now confirms eight-season period of use by Shane Stokes - Sunday, July 28, 2013 German rider states he used EPO, cortisone and blood doping between 1996 and 2003After making the questionable declaration in 2007 that he had only used EPO once in his career and then this week being confronted with evidence against that by the retests from the 1998 Tour de France, Erik Zabel has finally admitted to doping for t... → Read More
Tour of Poland: Christophe Riblon pulls out his Alpe d’Huez legs to win on the Passo Pordoi by Ben Atkins - Sunday, July 28, 2013 Double d’Huez winner powers away from the breakaway; Rafal Majka takes the yellow jerseyChristophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale) managed to hold onto the form that saw him take the “Double d’Huez” stage of the Tour de France two weeks before as he won the second stage of the 2013 Tour of Poland, between Marilleva Val di Sole and the Passo P... → Read More
Astana team not worried by Nibali’s quiet first stage in Poland by VeloNation Press - Sunday, July 28, 2013 Giro d’Italia winner on attack on stage two Making a return to competition two months after winning the Giro d’Italia, Vincenzo Nibali finished far off the pace on day one of the Tour de Pologne. However, after the stage to the top of the Madonna di Campiglio, his Astana team ruled out any con... → Read More
Wiggins admits that Froome would have been the stronger Tour rider on this year’s course by VeloNation Press - Sunday, July 28, 2013 Briton found Tour de France too difficult to watch, was off-form on day one of Tour de PologneSpeaking for the first time after this year’s Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins has implied that Chris Froome would have been the better rider even if he had started the race in peak shape.
Wiggins has been off form all season, being a shadow of th... → Read More
Drained Fuglsang unable to fire on all cylinders in Clasica San Sebastian by Shane Stokes - Saturday, July 27, 2013 Thoughts now turn to recovery after strong Tour de France Although Astana directeur sportif Alexandr Shefer said beforehand that he hoped Jakob Fuglsang’s strong Tour de France would see him to go on to ride well in today’s Clasica San Sebastian, things didn’t go to plan for the Danish rider.
Fuglsang, ... → Read More
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