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Michele Ferrari Responds to Critics

Dr. Michele Ferrari has responded to his critics on his website.  Following is the full context of what he has said.   “Finally I came to know of the evidence that led to my “life ban” by the USADA on July 10th 2012, following the proceedings opened on June 12th, […]

Bruyneel in Big Trouble

Johan Bruyneel is facing the prospect of a lifetime ban from cycling by the Belgian federation.  Based on the USADA report, Bruyneel seems to have been the manager of the doping as well.  He is alleged to have organized the details of the blood doping and was said to have […]

Omega Pharma and Leipheimer

Leipheimer’s future at Omega Pharma is uncertain at the moment after he admitted having doped.  The team didn’t know about it.  They are waiting for the UCI to make a decision whether to accept the ban and in the meantime have put him on a non-active status. But then again, […]

USADA Follows the Money to Ferrari

The US Anti-Doping Agency’s reasoned decision shows doping by Lance Armstrong after his return from cancer in the 1998 Vuelta a Espana through seven Tour de France wins and his recent comeback years.   They claim that his cancer experience didn’t stop him from doping and that he paid millions […]

UCI Reacts to USADA “Reasoned Decision”

The UCI has 21 days to appeal to CAS after the release of the “reasoned decision” by USADA on Armstrong and the other implicated cyclists. They will “endeavour to provide a timely response.”  There is a 202-page document and hundreds of supporting documents posted on the USADA website. “The UCI […]