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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 […]
37th Giro del Trentino finalized the last missing stage in the race program-the stage 3 finish at Condino. Condino is a typical village in Valle del Chiese, forming a part of Valli Giudicarie. GS Alto Garda organizers finalized the agreement with this small Trentino city – which never hosted such […]
Frustrated with your racing goals? Imagine what it’s like trying to compete when you have cerebral palsy. Kristin Brown is doing just that. She’s amazing. At age 31 she discovered cycling, and now 3 years later, and can’t wait to race. She’s barely tested her brand new bike and is […]
Additional Testimony from Jesus Manzano in Operation Puerto: He said he took EPO in 2000, 2001 and 2003 from Fuentes. The EPO was in a thermos. To avoid positive tests, a white powder was put into the penis to impair the urine. They also soaked human albumin or ICU serum […]
The president of WADA, John Fahey, said the lifetime ban imposed on Lance Armstrong might be reduced if he fully cooperates with USADA. He wasn’t optimistic about the chances of Armstrong fully cooperating. He said he’d love it to happen but would be surprised if it did. Fahey said: “The […]
Al Bustan, Oman – Bobbie Traksel of the Champion System Pro Cycling Team remains in the most aggressive rider jersey after Tuesday’s Stage 2 of the Tour of Oman. The team’s top priority was to hold onto the jersey, making it crucial to get into the day’s breakaway again. Traksel, […]
Also testifying today were Joseba Beloki, Unai Osa and Benjamin Nozal. According to Spanish newspapers, Beloki denied having a relationship with Dr. Fuentes. He said his training schedule for 2005 is not in t he documents and that when Operation Puerto first broke, he requested the cycling federation to defend […]
David Etxebarria testified that he never paid Dr. Fuentes for anything and Fuentes never tried to collect any blood from him. Beloki had presented a document on Liberty Seguros letterhead with included Etxebarria’s name but he denied any knowledge of it. He insisted 100% that none of the blood bags […]
CONI, the Italian Cycling Commission, is looking into allegations that arose during Operation Puerto about Mario Cipollini. They have opened an investigation. Besides Cipollini, Jaksche said Fuentes told him that he had worked with the best soccer teams. Evidence is showing that Cipollini was a client of Fuentes from 2001 […]
