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Attendance Numbers Surpass 1 Million for the Second Annual USA Pro Challenge Professional Cycling Race Race Brings an Estimated $99.6 Million in Economic Impact to the State of Colorado The 2012 USA Pro Challenge, the toughest professional cycling race in the U.S., reached attendance numbers of more than 1 million […]
The Italian sports newspaper, Gazzetta dello Sport has reported details about Dr. Ferrari. There has been a two year investigation in Padua about his dealings. They’ve found money laundering and fraud in Italy and Switzerland and a doping system with 20 pro cyclists and other athletes, not to mention tax […]
Nike, Radio Shack, Anheuser Busch, Giro and Trek have now cut ties with Lance Armstrong following the USADA drug report. Here are some quotes from the sponsors: “Trek is disappointed by the findings and conclusions in the USADA report regarding Lance Armstrong,” the company said in a statement issued on […]
Team Sky is focusing on its anti-doping policy. All riders will be asked to sign a declaration that they have never ever doped currently or in the past. Those who don’t sign will be asked to leave the team. If they do sign it and it’s later found that they […]
The 2014 World Cycling Championships are set to take place in Ponferrada, Spain. But because of austerity measures, there has been concern. Millions of euros are due to the UCI by October 31. Ponferrada mayor Carlos Lopez Riesco has said that it won’t be a problem. There will also be […]
Nike, Radio Shack, Anheuser Busch, Giro and Trek have now cut ties with Lance Armstrong following the USADA drug report. Here are some quotes from the sponsors: Nike issued a statement: “Due to the seemingly insurmountable evidence that Lance Armstrong participated in doping and misled Nike for more than a […]
Lance Armstrong has decided to step down as president of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. He doesn’t want the current furor to hurt the foundation. He will remain as one of the directors.
Rumors are swirling around that Nike and Thom Weisel paid half a million dollars to the UCI during the episode of Lance’s maybe positive drug test at the Tour of Switzerland in 1999. Kathy LeMond was the source of this comment.
Thanks to the USADA investigation and Leipheimer’s coming clean with his team, Omega Pharma, they have decided to terminate his contract immediately. He had admitted to having used EPO while at the Postal team and Rabobank and having blood doped while at the Discovery team.
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, […]
