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Alberto Contador’s four day hearing finished up this week. He has to wait until early 2012 for the verdict. If found guilty of clenbuterol usage he could be stripped of his 2010 Tour title as well as the 2011 Giro d’Italia title. Contador was reported to have attended all the […]
Story by Jenny Smith, photos provided by Brasila Ride 2011 Brian Smith and I traveled to Brazil to compete in a 600km MTB stage race over 7 days in Chapada Diamantia National Park, Bahia, Brazil. We won the Mixta category in 2010 and were returning to defend our title. […]
Alberto Contador and his girlfriend Macarena Pescador were married yesterday. The wedding took place in Pinto, near Madrid at the church Santo Domingo de Silos.
According to a recent article in the Denver Post, Colorado Governor Hickenlooper is still pretty excited about this summer’s Pro Cycling Challenge. He made the analogy that bike race winning strategies can apply elsewhere. He wants smart collaboration for economic development. He’s hoping to extend the race to the eastern […]
Promoting a Healthy Immune System, Naturally! By Dr. Roanne Rouse Houck, N.D. Promoting a healthy immune system is not as difficult as you might think! And, many immune boosting diet and lifestyle changes have other benefits too, such as improving energy, sleep, physical performance, moods and stress tolerance. So, with […]
The Tribunal of Nanterre issued an arrest warrant in January for Landis which was valid only for France. The French prosecutor in Nanterre looking into claims that Floyd Landis hacked into the AFLD (French Anti Doping Agency) computers to try and change the data in his doping case has recommended […]
American cyclist Joe Papp was suspended in 2006 for two years after a positive doping control in the Tour of Turkey. He publicly accused Jeannie Longo’s husband of buying doping products for her earlier this year. Papp has now been found to have been buying EPO on the internet from […]
A trial looking into the Floyd Landis espionage activities having to do with his alleged hacking into the AFLD (French Anti-Doping Laboratory) went on without him. Floyd did not appear in Nanterre at his trial because he’s broke.
According to an article from AFP, the recently released Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit is a big cycling fan. While he was in captivity in Gaza, he was able to watch sports on television says the Israeli ambassador to France. Shalit especially liked cycling and in particular the Tour. He’s been […]
A report conducted by the USA Pro Cycling Challenge reports that the race brought $83.5 million to the state of Colorado in August. More than one million spectators watched the race. It’s estimated that 22% came from out of state. $67.4 million of the total was spent by spectators on […]
