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Oct 5 According to the New York Times, it has been confirmed that plastic was found in the urine test from Contador. This supposedly suggests that a blood transfusion was made as it conforms to the plastic bags used to hold the blood. The amount found is still way too […]
Team Sky has decided to quit the Vuelta d’Espagna after the death of team masseur on Friday. Txema Gonzalez, age 43, died from septic shock and a bacterial infection at a hospital in Seville. Cyclists on the team are not believed to be affected but the team is awaiting the […]
Laurent Fignon has died of cancer at the age of 50. He may be best remembered for losing to Greg LeMond by 8 seconds on the Champs Elysee in 1989 during the final stage of the Tour de France. He did win the Tour twice, in 1983 and 1984. […]
According to a piece in the Denver Post today, Luis Garcia del Moral, who was the chief doctor for the former USPS team has dismissed Floyd Landis’ doping claims. He’s said he’d never seen any of those things.
This Sunday, August 29 will be the inaugural Assault on Pikes Peak. The city of Colorado Springs and Summit Cycling Productions will be hosting the event. The route is 18.5 miles with 6360 feet of vertical climbing to the summit of 14,115′. Pikes Peak Highway is usually closed to bikes […]
Some pro cyclists will be on hand to ride with the amateurs in the inaugural SLO GranFondo in San Luis Obispo, CA on October 23. The event is to start in Mission Plaza. Some Team Columbia riders will be present, as well as Olympian medalist Mari Holden. For more information […]
The race started at 6:30 am at barely dusk.
It’s still two months away-the official announcement of the 2011 Tour de France route. But rumors are already swirling that the start will be in Brittany and will possibly look like this: Stage 1: Passage du Gois – Mont des Alouettes Stage 2: Les Essarts- Les Essarts (CLM par équipes) […]
August 7, 2010 The former head of the defunct Gerolsteiner team, Hans-Michael Holczer, has accused Levi Leipheimer of most likely having blood doped in 2005, according to an article by AFP. He was suspect that year on the first Tour rest day and the UCI was looking for a pretext […]
It’s Official! The Tour of Colorado will take place August 2011. Lance Armstrong was in Denver today alongside Governor Bill Ritter to announce the race. The inaugural race will start and finish in Denver. The rest of the route will be announced in a couple of months. The dates are […]
