Belgian prosecutor Jaak Fransen is asking for a two year suspension against Greg VanAvermaet who is accused of doping via corticosteroid in 2012. He may also have to pay, if convicted, a fine of 262,500 euros and the annulment of his results from 2012. The commission will announce its decision […]
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Hamilton and Armstrong met a Whistleblower Hearing
This article appeared on Cycling News “Former teammate admits it was difficult to answer questions Tyler Hamilton and Lance Armstrong came face to face last week while giving evidence during a US federal government false claims lawsuit against Armstrong and others. The federal suit was instigated by the pair’s former […]
ORICA-GreenEDGE kick off Ardennes campaign at Amstel Gold Race
ORICA-GreenEDGE will kick off their Ardennes Classics campaign at the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday, supporting 2015 Paris-Nice stage winner Michael Matthews in the first of three good opportunities for the Australian team. After achieving their best result in history at a cobbled classic at the Paris Roubaix last weekend, […]
Mark Cavendish and Tom Boonen Race Calendar Update
14-Apr-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step has released the race calendars of Mark Cavendish and Tom Boonen for the upcoming months. Mark Cavendish will open the next part of his season with the same program of 2014 prior to Le Tour de France. He will race the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, […]
Degenkolb Wins Paris-Roubaix
John Degenkolb sprinted to victory in Paris-Roubaix, taking Team Giant-Alpecin’s second win in a “monument” this season. Unleashing a huge sprint in the Roubaix velodrome, John was by far the fastest of the group of favorites. After finishing second in last year’s edition of the “Hell of the North,” John […]
Tinkoff-Saxo has tough Paris-Roubaix, focuses on rest of season
Paris-Roubaix concluded the cobblestone season Sunday afternoon in a dusty and fast affair, where the favorites waited relatively long to open up the race. Tinkoff-Saxo fell short of the team ambitions, as a bike change and stomach issues for team captain Peter Sagan made for a tough day at the […]
Van Avermaet Third At Paris-Roubaix
Roubaix, France – BMC Racing Team’s Greg Van Avermaet enjoyed a career-best third-place finish at Paris-Roubaix Sunday while earning back-to-back podium placings in cycling’s two cobblestone classic monument races. Van Avermaet was part of a group of seven sprinting it out in the Roubaix velodrome at the end of the […]
Paris-Roubaix: Stybar 2nd in 7-Rider Sprint
Two in Top 10 as Lampaert Finishes 7th 12-Apr-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step rider Zdenek Stybar finished 2nd in a seven-rider velodrome sprint at 253km Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, as he was led into the velodrome by teammate Yves Lampaert, but John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) was able to come around Stybar on the […]
Joaquim Rodriguez makes it two-in-a-row in Basque Country
With yesterday’s win in the mountains, Team Katusha’s Joaquim Rodriguez got a renewed taste for victory, deciding to make it two-for-two with a second climbing stage win in the Basque Tour on Thursday. Coming around the final corner with only 100 meters to go, Rodriguez put himself at the front […]
Manuele Boaro conquers the queen stage to take race lead in Circuit de la Sarthe
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Manuele Boaro put in a powerful attack on the final ascent of stage 4 to take the win following a committed team effort. The punchy Italian now leads the general classification going into the final stage, where he looks to defend his lead. Manuele Boaro secured the win by […]