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Police arrest husband of French cycling champion Jeannie Lon...

The husband of the Olympic cyclist Jeannie Longo has been arrested over the alleged purchase of the banned performance enhancer erythropoietin, known as EPO, according to reports in France. A police official confirmed that Longo's apa [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Australian cyclist Evans says sport leads drug fight

SYDNEY — Reigning Tour de France champion Cadel Evans says the two-year doping ban for Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador shows the sport is at the forefront in the battle against drugs. Contador received the sanction on Monday after [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Britain's Cavendish supports return of teammate aft...

British cyclist Mark Cavendish believes David Millar should be free to compete in next year's Olympics, insisting Friday that his compatriot has "redeemed himself" after serving a two-year ban for doping. Millar, who te [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Mark Cavendish SPOTY award proves that cycling is now offici...

That can only mean one thing, cycling is now officially mainstream, a constant and growing presence in the psyche of the British sporting public. Cycling has been on a steady upward climb since about 2004 in my estimation. The Athens Olym [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Powerful NZ track team for cycling World Cup

New Zealand will send a powerful 13-strong squad for next week's UCI World Cup in Colombia. It is led by the record-setting riders who performed impressively at the Oceania Championships that finished in Invercargill last night. The r [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Kolobnev fined after positive test

Alexandr Kolobnev has been fined $1,560 but escaped a suspension for testing positive for a banned diuretic at this year's Tour de France, the Russian cycling federation (FVSR) said on Tuesday. The FVSR's anti-doping commission ha [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Cycling-Kolobnev fined $1,560 after positive test

The FVSR's anti-doping commission handed Kolobnev a fine of 1,500 Swiss francs for failing the test for hydroclorotiazide following the fourth stage of the July race. He was also issued with a warning. "We found him guilty but al [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Basque Police Prepare as Tour of Spain Cycling Race Returns ...

Police are stepping up security as Spain’s biggest cycling race returns to the Basque region today for the first time since protesters seeking independence blocked the route in 1978. The Vuelta a Espana, or Tour of Spain, is schedul [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Colombian Cyclists Dream Of Racing Out Of Poverty

On a warm, clear, breezy day in the highlands of central Colombia, Luis Cardenas' boys are moving fast, breathing hard, legs pumping, eyes focused on the asphalt ahead, 8,000 feet above sea level. Cardenas is the coach of a cycling cl [...]

Posted On : Aug, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Hincapie, Ochowicz win in supporting roles

BMC's Cadel Evans made cycling history for Australia when he won the Tour de France on Sunday, but Americans George Hincapie and Jim Ochowicz added to their respective legacies, too. Already the only man to help teammates win eight To [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Russian cyclist Alexandr Kolobnev's B sample positive to dop...

The rider already suspended himself from the Tour after a urine sample taken July 6 showed traces of hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic used to mask other drugs. The sport's governing body, the UCI, announced that "the analysis of t [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Millar powers Garmin to win and Hushovd into yellow

A blistering team time trial ride yesterday by David Millar's Garmin-Cervélo squad propelled reigning world champion Thor Hushovd to yellow and Millar to second overall, whilst Sky's agonisingly close third place saw Welshm [...]

Posted On : Jul, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Saxo Bank extends cycling team sponsorship

Denmark's Saxo Bank says it will extend its sponsorship deal with the cycling team which bears its name through 2012. Saxo Bank chief executive Lars Seier Christensen says the internet-based investment bank will remain co-sponsor of t [...]

Posted On : Jun, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Smith wins Kopong cycling event

Smith won the tough 90km race on Saturday finishing ahead of Jabu Tabolane also from GCC. The physically draining race took riders from Kopong Filling Station towards Molepolole main road, then back past Kopong to Lentsweletau before pass [...]