Posted August 30th, 2007
No worlds for you!
UCI.
During the meticulous studying of the 6,000-page Puerto dossier, the International Cycling Union (UCI) has concluded that several documents may show the involvement of Alejandro Valverde in the affair.
In accordance with its regulations, the UCI has requested the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) to open disciplinary proceedings against the rider as soon as […]
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Posted August 17th, 2007
No question this is the read of the day. Interviewed in Cyclingnews Chris Horner spells out a few home truths about the sport. There’s no need to read between the lines here, we all know who and what he’s talking about.
Riding in this year’s Tour, Horner noticed a difference in the racing — something […]
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Posted August 10th, 2007
Tailwind Sports was unable to find a new sponsor to replace Discovery Channel and looks to be pulling the pin completely.
Despite its sterling record, Tailwind has been unable to sign a title sponsor for the 2008 season. Discovery Channel’s three-year contract expires this year and new corporate management decided against extending the deal. Team officials […]
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Posted August 10th, 2007
Move along, nothing to see here.
I’ve never committed a doping offense. I’ve never been involved in any act of doping, My promise against doping is absolute.
And.
I am available to all competent authorities in the matter of doping, and will answer any questions, including providing my DNA.
Furthermore.
I have passed all controls … surprise and scheduled, in […]
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Posted July 14th, 2007
The first week of the 2007 Tour de France ended with a win for Tom Boonen, neatly bookending this sprinters festival with the first stage win of Robbie McEwen. While there were surprises in how the wins came, the reality was that the crème de la crème of the sport still took them and those […]
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Posted July 12th, 2007
In addition to digging Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwin riffing on about the relative merits of renewables versus Nuclear energy last night, I really enjoyed Liggett’s opening comments on the TdF broadcast. Unfortunately I forgot to save them for posterity.
His comments were made in the context of a discussion on the tiredness and the lower […]
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Posted July 10th, 2007
The UCI has released the text of the anti-doping statement to be signed by team Managers and staff.
I do solemnly declare, to my team, my colleagues, the UCI, the cycling movement and the public that I am not involved in any doping case and that I will not commit any infringement to the UCI anti-doping […]
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Posted June 28th, 2007
Men like Johan Bruyneel of Discovery are the real obstacles when it comes to the sport cleansing itself of it’s doping problem.
Bruyneel also took a shot at the much-publicized internal doping control programs that CSC and T-Mobile have instituted this year, calling them in-part publicity stunts.
“Maybe this is not smart for me to say, but […]
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Posted June 22nd, 2007
The doping authorities are getting smarter and more pro-active in targeting specific athletes.
With the Tour de France just weeks away, there’s a high stakes game of cat and mouse between a half-dozen so-called suspect riders identified by the UCI and anti-doping testers. Anne Gripper, director of the UCI’s anti-doping program, told the AFP that […]
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Posted June 19th, 2007
Cyclingresults.wordpress.com is Australia’s newest cycling site! The website, which focuses on the Australian domestic racing scene, will provide users with up-to-date news and results from around Australia.
The new website includes results, reports, tech, rider profiles and interviews and Australia’s #1 Cycling Forum, which is used as an area where anyone can talk about all things […]
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