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Cycling - Poulhies takes second stage of Tour de l’Ain

French rider Stephane Poulhies edged a bunch sprint finish to win the second stage of the Tour de l’Ain on Wednesday. It marked the first professional stage win for the 25-year-old Saur Sojasun rider who completed the 144.4km stage [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Lance Armstrong hires high powered defence lawyer

American Lance Armstrong has hired a criminal defence lawyer to represent him against a federal probe looking into allegations of possible doping violations in his cycling career. The New York Daily News reported late Wednesday that [...]

Posted On : Jul, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Cyclist LeMond subpoenaed

Three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond has been served with a grand jury subpoena as part of a federal investigation of possible fraud and doping charges against Lance Armstrong and his associates, according to the New York Daily [...]

Posted On : Jul, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Cycle Sport Tour de France guide on sale now

With the Tour de France looming, and the final warm-up races taking place right now, we've interviewed the last two winners. We have an exclusive chat with defending champion and hot favourite Alberto Contador, who informs us. Th [...]

Posted On : Jun, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Scarponi wins 19th stage of Giro, Basso in pink

Former Giro winner Ivan Basso took over the leader's pink jersey after Michele Scarponi won an epic 19th stage of the Tour of Italy on Friday. Basso finished second on the day's stage over 195km from Brescia to Aprica but c [...]

Posted On : May, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

White says world champion Evans can play catch-up to claim t...

WORLD champion Cadel Evans can win the Giro d'Italia but he is ''on a short end of a hiding'' for the stage-four team time trial and will then have to claw back vital time if he is to reach the finish in Verona a winn [...]

Posted On : May, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Ignatiev wins Tirreno stage as Scarponi clings on

Russia's Mikhail Ignatiev of the Katusha team won the sixth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico on Monday as race leader Michele Scarponi held a narrow advantage heading into the final day. Stefano Garzelli, second on the [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Armstrong-Contador row 'good for sport': UCI chief

Lance Armstrong's simmering row with Tour de France champion Alberto Contador is "healthy" for cycling and better than the usual doping controversies, the sport's chief said on Saturday. Pat McQuaid, president of the Union Cyclis [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Danish cycling team Saxo Bank loses sponsor early

Denmark's Saxo Bank is cutting short its main sponsorship deal with the cycling team that bears its name.Saxo Bank chief executive Lars Seier Christensen says the bank would stop sponsoring the team by the end of 2010, a year earlier than e [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

US cyclist announces positive A sample result

US cyclist Tom Zirbel announced in a statement published on cyclingnews.com that he tested positive in an "A" sample doping test after the US Pro Time Trial Championships in August. Zirbel said he was still awaiting the results of [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Blood doping kits found at Astana - report

Blood doping kits were discovered in a search of medical equipment belonging to Lance Armstrong's former Astana team during this year's Tour de France. Blood transfusion is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The find, which was first [...]

Posted On : Dec, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Verbruggen and Pound close war of words

The International Cycling Union (UCI) Hein Verbruggen and former World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Dick Pound said Thursday that they had settled a lawsuit over allegedly injurious comments by Pound. Verbruggen and Pound released a [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Jordanian prince among 6 proposed new IOC members

A Jordanian prince, a Chinese speedskater and the head of cycling's world governing body are in line to become members of the International Olympic Committee. The IOC executive board on Wednesday nominated six new members including three wo [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Popovych, Steegmans in Armstrong's cycling team

Tour de France stage winners Yaroslav Popovych and Gert Steegmans will boost Lance Armstrong's Team RadioShack when it makes its worldwide debut at Australia's Tour Down Under, organisers said on Thursday. Seven-time Tour de France winner [...]