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New Positive Drug Tests from 2008 Tour de France
If I had to put money down on which riders were rumoured to have been caught, these two would have been at the top of my list. Piepoli, had already declared his guilt to the Saunier Duval team. Shortly after Ricardo... Cycling: World Time Trial Championships - Grabsch, Tuft, Zabriskie take Podiu...
This is a full set of surprising results. The field became wide open when Fabian Cancellara, the two-time reigning world champion and newly-crowned Olympic champion took a pass on the time-trial competition in...Canadian Cycling Team Symmetrics Shuts Down, for now...
I have to say I'm surprised by the fact that a new sponsor wasn't found for next year. Despite the current economic unrest this team has proven, both with local and international results, that it can bring positive...Lance Armstrong to Astana
This rumour has now been confirmed by Nikolai Proskurin the deputy president of the Kazakhstan cycling federation. Lance will begin his return at the Tour Down Under (or is that "de" Down Under) in January. Recently...Cycling: Vande Velde wins 2008 Tour of Missouri
The Pro Tour teams put on a show in MIssouri this week, dominating the races and the final classification. In the end the lead Christian Vande Velde put up in the stage 3 time trial was enough to hold off both...Tour of Missouri: Stage 4 - Michael Barry Takes Solo Stage Win, Vande Velde R...
Canadian Michael Barry rode away from his three breakaway companions in the final miles of the race and held on for a solo victory in Stage 4 of the Tour of MIssouri. This is Barry's first victory since a stage win in the 2005 Tour of Austria. His escape was a just reward for...Cycling: Tour of Missouri - Vande Velde Wins Stage 3 Time Trial
The stage 3 time trial of the Tour of Missouri marked the first real classification shake-up after two days left mainly to bunch sprints. Up until now the race has been dominated by team Columbia and the power of...Armstrong, Cancellara win Olympic time trial gold
There were questions heading in to the men's time trial, such as: whether Stefan Schumacher carried his form from the tour; or whether Contador was best suited to the hilly course. A resounding no on both counts....Britain's Nicole Cooke weathers storm to take Olympic gold
"Great Britain’s Nicole Cooke didn’t raise her arms in glory after uncorking a winning sprint at the end of Sunday’s rain soaked Olympic road race. The blonde Welshwoman, 25, instead let fly with an ear...Sanchez Wins Cycling Gold for Spain
Samuel Sanchez can now stand next to Carlos Sastre, Alberto Contador, Rapha Nadal and the Spanish National Football Squad as winners in 2008. On the final drag to the finish he managed to hold of Italian birthday boy...Drug Maker Helps Find Cycling Cheats
Finally some positive news from a drug maker working with the World Anti-Doping Agency. This took some cyclists by surprise - notably Ricardo Ricco - and it explains some of Ricco's confidence. It's clear now that certain riders are still deterred by the possibility of... Tour de France: Why Stage 17 Matters
There is a history to the Tour. It has its legendary riders: Eddy Merckx (a.k.a. "the canibal") who is the only one to ever win all three jerseys in a single Tour, Miguel Indurain, Fausto Coppi, and of course Lance... Tour de Gastown: Pinfold wins, Beijing Bound Tuft Impresses
Andrew Pinfold of Symmetrics won a bunch sprint in the most exciting Tours de Gastown in recent history. Unlike last year the roads were dry and the weather perfect for a fast and aggressive race. The main story of... Cyclist Christian Meier wins Canadian Road Race Title
Symmetrics swept the top of the men's podium at the National Road Cycling championships at Beauce, Quebec. Earlier on the weekend Svein Tuft won the Time Trial title. The Symmetrics team, along with some other teams,...Belgian Cyclist Tom Boonen Tests Positive for Cocaine
"Tomeke" quick stepped in some real crap here. While it should be noted that there is no mandatory suspension for an out of competition non-negative for cocaine use, there are a host of "discretionary" disciplinary...
