Floyd Landis has been charged with wire fraud in connection with his coverup on his doping in the 2006 Tour de France. If he repays donors to his defense fund in 3 years, he will avoid jail time and a big fine. His court appearance is tomorrow morning in San […]
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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 […]
Third place for Duber Quintero and Bianchi Sempre at the Tour of Portugal
Excellent display for Colombia Coldeportes’ stagiaire Duber Quintero in the third stage of the Tour of Portugal, Vila Nova Cerveira-Fafe of 178 km: the 1990-born youngster took his Bianchi Sempre to third place on the day, a mere 4 seconds away of stage winner Cesar Fonte (Efapel-Glassdrive) and Bruno Saraiva […]
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’s Tschopp Winner of 2012 Tour of Utah
Johann Tschopp held on during the most difficult stage of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah Sunday to earn the overall victory and help the BMC Racing Team win two races in one day for the first time in its six-year history. A Double Victory Day Just hours after […]
BMC Ballan won Muur de Geraardsbergen
BMC Racing Teams 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 […]