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Has Lance Thrown in the Towel?

Armstrong has decided not to fight the USADA charges against doping.  He’s been quoted as saying “There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, ‘Enough is enough.’ For me, that time is now,” Armstrong said in a statement. “I have been dealing with claims that […]

Nizzolo Poitou Charentes Stage 3 Winner

Giacomo Nizzolo has won the morning stage at the Tour International du Poitou-Charentes. Aidis Kruopis remains in the white leader’s jersey going into the 22,1 km afternoon time trial.  The young Italian has kept onto his good form from the Tour de Wallonie and the Eneco Tour and outsprinted Denis […]

66th Coppa Ugo Agostoni Goes to Emanuele Sella

Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela’s Emanuele Sella on Bianchi Oltre took an amazing win at the 66th Coppa Ugo Agostoni in Lombardy, Northern Italy, at the end of a 106 km escape. The strong Italian climber, 31 years old, outsprinted fellow escapee Fortunato Baliani (Team Nippo) to the finishing line in […]

Vaughters Wants Doping Rules Enforced

Jonathan Vaughters admits to having doped during his cycling career (he’s admitted this previously). Now he has written an opinion article in the New York Times asking for stronger anti-doping rules.  He wants athletes to have a level playing field and wants athletes to not have to make the decision […]

Chaves Tops Sprint in Camaiore

It took just a handful of months for Esteban Chaves to taste his first pro victory after being addressed as one of the most intriguing Colombian prospects in 2011 with his great win at the Tour de l’Avenir. But El Chavo seems to have liked it, as he didn’t wait […]

BMC Ballan won Muur de Geraardsbergen

BMC Racing Team’s Alessandro Ballan won the final stage of Eneco Tour with a late attack before the conclusion of the 207.7-kilometer race. After a decisive attack during the last climb of Muur van Geraardsbergen, with 5 km to go, Alessandro Ballan scored his second victory on roads for the […]

Armstrong vs USADA Delayed a Week

Austin Federal Court Judge Sam Sparks met with Armstrong’s lawyers and the USADA on Friday.  Lance’s lawyers claim the USADA has overstepped its authority when they charged him as running a conspiracy of doping. The USADA wants the judge to dismiss Armstrong’s suit because he was supposed to have accepted […]