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Heras To Recover 2005 Vuelta Title

The Spanish legal system has decided to reinstate the 2005 Vuelta d’Espana cycling title to Roberto Heras.  They’ve annuled the sanction and have aligned with the tribunal in Castilla and Leon because of irregularities in the analysis of the samples.  The samples were not transmitted within the required 24 hour […]

British Paper Suing Armstrong

The Sunday Times of Britain which is owned by Rupert Murdoch is suing Lance Armstrong for $1.5 million.  They had paid Lance 300,000 pounds in 2006 which would now be about $485,000.  Armstrong had sued them for printing part of an article in 2004 from a book alleging Armstrong had […]

BMC Racing Team’s Ballan Recovering Well

BMC Racing Team’s Alessandro Ballan was resting comfortably Saturday after undergoing successful surgeries to remove his spleen and repair a double fracture of his left femur. The injuries were the result of a high-speed crash Thursday during a team training ride near Parcent, Spain. Receiving Good CareBMC Racing Team Chief […]

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Nissan Splits with RadioShack

Nissan will continue its financial obligations to the Radio Shack Nissan Trek team through 2013 as per its contractual obligations.  But it would not be a visible sponsor effective immediately. It’s assumed that the Armstrong doping problems as well as Frank Schleck’s failed doping test and poor results were the […]

Degenkolb German Cyclist of the Year

John Degenkolb has been elected German Cyclist of the Year. The readers of RadSport Magazine appreciated the results of the German Team Argos-Shimano sprinter the most over the past season. World time trial champion Tony Martin finished second, André Greipel – who took three stage wins in the Tour the […]

Pikes Peak Open for Cyclists

Beginning January 1, 2013 the Pikes Peak Highway will be open for cycling.  The road goes to 14,115′ and has been closed for cycling except for a few organized events.  There was a trial program that worked out well sot he Forest Service and the city of Colorado Springs have […]

Cyclo Cross World Championships

USA Cycling, Louisville Sports Commission and community leaders team up to stage Cyclo-cross World Championships USA Cycling and the Louisville, KY Sports Commission, have teamed up to stage the 2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, to be held Feb. 2-3, 2013 in Louisville, after the event found itself in danger of […]