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UCI opens inquiry into alleged Vinokourov race fix

GENEVA (AP) -Olympic road race champion Alexandre Vinokourov is under investigation for allegedly bribing a rival to fix a race, as ongoing fallout from the Lance Armstrong doping affair threatens to claim another of cycling’s biggest [...]

UCI opens inquiry into alleged Vinokourov race fix

GENEVA (AP) -Olympic road race champion Alexandre Vinokourov is under investigation for allegedly bribing a rival to fix a race, as ongoing fallout from the Lance Armstrong doping affair threatens to claim another of cycling’s biggest [...]

Wiggins and coach hit by vehicles

Phil Noble / Reuters LONDON – Bradley Wiggins was released from hospital on Thursday following his bike crash as British Cycling announced that Shane Sutton, the team’s head coach, had also been knocked off his bike. Wiggins, who [...]

Wiggins and coach hit by vehicles

Phil Noble / Reuters LONDON – Bradley Wiggins was released from hospital on Thursday following his bike crash as British Cycling announced that Shane Sutton, the team’s head coach, had also been knocked off his bike. Wiggins, who [...]

Wiggins hospitalized after crash

CHORLEY, England (AP) -Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins was recovering in hospital Wednesday after being hit by a car while riding his bike in northern England. Team Sky said Wiggins will be kept in the hospital overnight for observation, [...]

Wiggins in hospital after collision

/ LONDON (Reuters) – Tour de France and Olympic time trial champion Bradley Wiggins is in hospital after a collision with a van near his home in Lancashire, northern England on Wednesday. Lancashire Police said they had attended the [...]

Wiggins in hospital after collision

/ LONDON (Reuters) – Tour de France and Olympic time trial champion Bradley Wiggins is in hospital after a collision with a van near his home in Lancashire, northern England on Wednesday. Lancashire Police said they had attended the [...]

UCI asks CAS president to help choose inquiry team

GENEVA (AP) -The International Cycling Union turned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday for help choosing a team to investigate the governing body’s links to the Lance Armstrong doping case. Australian lawyer John Coates, [...]

UCI asks CAS president to help choose inquiry team

GENEVA (AP) -The International Cycling Union turned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday for help choosing a team to investigate the governing body’s links to the Lance Armstrong doping case. Australian lawyer John Coates, [...]

Former US Postal rider has chance to tell all

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -David George can reveal how and when he took the blood-boosting drug EPO and if he used it when he raced with Lance Armstrong over a decade ago, South Africa’s doping body said on Wednesday. Khalid Galant, [...]

Former US Postal rider has chance to tell all

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -David George can reveal how and when he took the blood-boosting drug EPO and if he used it when he raced with Lance Armstrong over a decade ago, South Africa’s doping body said on Wednesday. Khalid Galant, [...]

Former US Postal rider loses another sponsor

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -Former U.S. Postal Service rider and Lance Armstrong teammate David George has lost another sponsor after admitting to using the blood-boosting drug EPO. Sports supplement supplier USN says on Wednesday it has immediately [...]

Former Armstrong teammate admits doping with EPO

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -South African cyclist David George, a former teammate of Lance Armstrong, admitted using the blood-boosting drug EPO on Tuesday and said the sport had given him experiences “no person or young athlete should [...]

Former Armstrong teammate admits doping with EPO

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -South African cyclist David George, a former teammate of Lance Armstrong, admitted using the blood-boosting drug EPO on Tuesday and said the sport had given him experiences “no person or young athlete should [...]

WADA won’t appeal against Armstrong ruling

/ NEW YORK (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced it will not appeal against the decision to ban American cyclist Lance Armstrong for life and strip him of his seven Tour de France titles. WADA had the option of [...]

Cycling sponsor suing UCI over Armstrong saga

/ LONDON – Sportswear company Skins is suing cycling’s governing body for $2 million, claiming its brand has been damaged by backing the sport as the Lance Armstrong doping scandal unraveled. Skins, which was founded in Australia [...]

Vinokourov accused of race bribe

GENEVA (AP) -Olympic road race champion Alexandre Vinokourov is under investigation for allegedly bribing a rival to fix a race, as ongoing fallout from the Lance Armstrong doping affair threatens to claim another of cycling’s biggest [...]

English town to burn Lance Armstrong in effigy

James Boardman / AFP – Getty Images LONDON – His career is in ruins and now an effigy of Lance Armstrong is about to go up in smoke. The disgraced American cyclist has been chosen as the latest celebrity to be burned in effigy during [...]

English town to burn Lance Armstrong in effigy

James Boardman / AFP – Getty Images LONDON – His career is in ruins and now an effigy of Lance Armstrong is about to go up in smoke. The disgraced American cyclist has been chosen as the latest celebrity to be burned in effigy during [...]

Sponsor suing UCI over Lance

LONDON (AP) -Australian sportswear company Skins is suing cycling’s governing body for $2 million, claiming its brand has been damaged by backing the sport as the Lance Armstrong doping scandal unraveled. Skins has backed cycling teams [...]

Sponsor suing UCI over Lance

LONDON (AP) -Australian sportswear company Skins is suing cycling’s governing body for $2 million, claiming its brand has been damaged by backing the sport as the Lance Armstrong doping scandal unraveled. Skins has backed cycling teams [...]

Report: Vinokourov paid Kolobnev to win 2010 Liege

MILAN (AP) -E-mails and details of bank transfers that allegedly demonstrate how Alexandre Vinokourov paid off breakaway companion Alexandr Kolobnev to win the 2010 Liege-Bastogne-Liege cycling classic were printed by an Italian newspaper Saturday. Having [...]

WADA won’t appeal stripping of Armstrong’s titles

MONTREAL (AP) – The World Anti-Doping Agency says it won’t appeal the decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him for life. Last week, the International Cycling Union also accepted the U.S. Anti-Doping [...]

WADA won’t appeal stripping of Armstrong’s titles

MONTREAL (AP) – The World Anti-Doping Agency says it won’t appeal the decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him for life. Last week, the International Cycling Union also accepted the U.S. Anti-Doping [...]

Journalist files criminal complaint against UCI

ZURICH (AP) -An Irish journalist filed a criminal complaint against International Cycling Union leaders Pat McQuaid and Hein Verbruggen, accusing them of protecting Lance Armstrong while he won seven Tour de France titles. Paul Kimmage, a former [...]

Journalist files criminal complaint against UCI

ZURICH (AP) -An Irish journalist filed a criminal complaint against International Cycling Union leaders Pat McQuaid and Hein Verbruggen, accusing them of protecting Lance Armstrong while he won seven Tour de France titles. Paul Kimmage, a former [...]

Town to burn Armstrong in effigy

James Boardman / AFP – Getty Images LONDON – His career is in ruins and now an effigy of Lance Armstrong is about to go up in smoke. The disgraced American cyclist has been chosen as the latest celebrity to be burned in effigy during [...]

Belgian cyclist Gunther Cuylits dies after race

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) -Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Sports says Belgian cyclist Gunther Cuylits died from cardiac arrest soon after attending Sunday’s closing ceremony for the Tour du Faso. He was 37. Cuylits, a former member [...]

Lance Armstrong loses key to the city of Adelaide

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) -The Australian city of Adelaide has stripped Lance Armstrong of its highest honor – the key to the city – following the removal of his seven Tour de France titles. Adelaide had a small but important part [...]

‘South Park’ takes on Armstrong’s doping drama

South Park Studios Mr. Mackey has his yellow wristband removed on “South Park.” Animated TV comedy satire “South Park” is taking aim at a disgraced icon who seems a lot like seven-time Tour de France winning cyclist [...]
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