72 year old retired Florida urologist Gerrit Keats was sentenced to three years probation last week. He threatened to kill Travis Tygart, US ADA head, after he stripped Lance Armstrong of his Tour de France titles. Dr. Keats pleaded guilty and has to serve 540 hours of community service and […]
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Team Giant-Shimano partners with province of Limburg
Team Giant-Shimano and the province of Limburg in the Netherlands have agreed to work together on a joint project called the Limburg Cycling Academy. The goals of the Limburg Cycling Academy are to develop Limburg into an international elite sports training area. Investing in this elite sports infrastructure will help […]
Giro del Trentino 38th Edition
A Team Time Trial to open the 38th edition. Once the Trento Province board has been renewed, the organizers are ready to speed up the course’s fine tuning: Riva del Garda–Arco will be the TTT opening stage, same as in 2012. Australian Richie Porte (Team Sky) stands out among the […]
European debut for the Escarabajos at GP Costa degli Etruschi
After a nice start of the season at the Tour de San Luis, Team Colombia will make its season debut on the European soil at the GP Costa degli Etruschi (February 2nd), after the event was brought back to its original place in the international cycling calendar. For the second […]
Sixteen local associations to take part in USA Cycling’s RaceClean™ program in 2014
USA Cycling is pleased to announce that 16 local associations have signed up for the USA Cycling RaceClean™ program in 2014, a tremendous increase over 2013. Through the RaceClean™ program, USA Cycling matches funds with local associations for up to $3,500 per association to increase drug testing by the U.S. […]
Savoldelli to see Italian Anti-Doping Officials
Paolo Savoldelli has to appear on February 12 in Rome at the Italian Anti-Doping Procura to answer questions about anti-doping rule violations that are under investigation. He thinks it could be linked to his time on the Discovery team with Armstrong in 2005 and he stayed with the team in […]
Bjarne Riis Documentary
Bjarne Riis is doing a documentary for Danish television. In it he talks about being depressed because of the doping allegations as well as the death of his father and then the recent death of his mother. He also cites some unresolved issues from childhood, as well as Tyler Hamilton’s […]
GF Gimondi – Bianchi’s three routes disclosed
Riders’ incredible passion lights up on the web In spite of an off-year, the Gran Fondo Felice Gimondi-Bianchi – to be held on 4th of May on Bergamo province’s roads – didn’t lose a bit of its popularity and enthusiasm. As soon as G.M. Sport organizers officialized the race’s return […]
G4 Goes Pro with Cannondale Pro Cycling
G4 has signed its first professional contract. The Geoffroy Lequatre designed brand enters the World Tour peloton for at least the next two seasons when all the Cannondale Pro Cycling team riders and staff will be clad in G4’s casual clothes which combine Italian-made chic with French savoir-faire. G4 founder […]
Gimondi Practices for May 4th Granfondo
Bergamo to celebrate his iconic “maglia azzurra” “My own 2014 starts on Ligurian Riviera, with some days of rest while enjoying good rides on my bike. I do need a good training in the May offing…”, a top-shape Felice Gimondi joked but not too much, wishing a fruitful 2014 with […]