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Mountain biking has been prohibited in Rocky Mountain National Park while road riding is permitted. Park officials are considering a 15.5 mile mulit-use trail. It would go from the Fall River entrance near Estes Park to Sprague Lake. They’re also considering a 2 mile singletrack trail near Grand Lake on […]
Colorado Springs, Colo. (February 20, 2013) “We have provided Mr. Armstrong several opportunities to assist in our ongoing efforts to clean up the sport of cycling. Following his recent television interview, we again invited him to come in and provide honest information, and he was informed in writing by the […]
A new article in the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Lance Armstrong’s team hired a lobbyist in part to look into Jeff Novitsky at the time he was investigating Lance. While looking to clear his name he was also looking to see what he could find out about the […]
In the Operation Puerto trial of Dr. Fuentes, Spanish newspapers have reported additional testimony from Tyler Hamilton. Tyler said his positive test was someone else’s blood. He did not mention Lance at all during his testimony. He continued doping when he changed to the CSC team in 2002. Bjarne Riis […]
It’s reported that in Operation Puerto Fernando Gutierez Ortega, a medical expert took exception with Dr. Fuentes’ and blood doping. He thinks there’s no therapeutic advantage. He says it doesn’t treat the athlete but just increases the training load. Fuentes claimed he restores normal hematocrit levels. Gutierrez Ortega wrote a […]
A story in the New York Times reported that the makers of some of the various drugs being abused by athletes may finally start cooperating to try and turn that around. EPO was developed to help anemia patients, cancer patients, people with AIDS, etc. Athletes have long been abusing it. […]
Matrah Corniche, Oman Alberto Contador finished second overall in the Tour of Oman Today’s final stage was in relatively flat from Hawit Nagam Park to Matrah Corniche, and looked like a golden opportunity for the sprinters. Initially Gatis Smukulis (CAT), Wesley Kreder (VCD) and Andrea Di Corrado escaped. But as […]
Champion System Pro Cycling Team’s Bobbie Traksel protected his lead in the most aggressive rider classification on Friday’s penultimate stage of the Tour of Oman. General Manager Ed Beamon said he knew the 144-km race would be difficult for all the riders, so he was glad Traksel got into breaks […]
Andy Schleck will not take the start of the Tour du Haut Var-Matin (February 16-17). Schleck feels healthy again after his infection of the respiratory tract, which forced him to abandon last weeks’s Tour Méditerranéen, but Team Management – together with the medical staff of the team – decided to […]
Media Release from TAS Katusha Management’s Appeal Upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport Lausanne, February 15, 2013 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeal filed by Katusha Management SA (Katusha) against the International Cycling Union (UCI) in relation to Katusha’s application for a […]
