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Tejay van Garderen, the winner of best young rider honors at this year’s Tour de France, has extended his contract with the BMC Racing Team, President/General Manager Jim Ochowicz announced Thursday. Future Team Captain In addition to a fifth place finish overall at the Tour de France, Van Garderen won […]
Esteban Chaves attended the presentation of the 2013 Tour de France with team manager Claudio Corti in Paris. Chaves says the double ascent of Alpe d’Huez is a dream for climbers. There will be six high mountain stages which include four uphill finishes. “The route is great – General Manager Corti […]
Five time Tour de France winner, Miguel Indurain was interviewed by Spanish Radio Marca. He said he was taken aback by the UCI decision. That Armstrong was found guilty based on hearsay and not one positive doping test. He said it was strange that it was all done just based […]
Retired French cyclist Laurent Jalabert has said he’s not questioning the merits of the case against Armstrong but that even if Lance had doped, he was an outstanding champion.
Spanish cyclist and 2008 Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez has also come out against the UCI decision. He said “there has to be a process that’s not just a media show. The media throws bombs just to draw public opinion against an athlete and punish him. It should not happen like […]
“This is not a life’ says the dad of Frank and Andy Schleck. He wants both his sons to quit cycling. Andy was elevated to the 2010 Tour champion after Contador was stripped of his title. And then he broke his pelvis and has been trying to recover from that. […]
Oakley has ended its long sponsorship of Armstrong this week, following most of his other sponsors. They posted a statement on their website that included the following: Oakley said, “Based on UCI’s decision today and the overwhelming evidence that USADA presented, Oakley has severed its longstanding relationship with Lance Armstrong, […]
22.10.2012 The UCI has completed its review of USADA’s ‘Reasoned Decision’ and appendices in the case against Lance Armstrong. The UCI considered the main issues of jurisdiction, the statute of limitation the evidence gathered by USADA and the sanction imposed upon Mr. Armstrong. The UCI confirms that it will not […]
Colorado Springs, CO – October 22, 2012 – “Today, the UCI made the right decision in the Lance Armstrong case. Despite its prior opposition to USADA’s investigation into doping on the U.S. Postal Service cycling team and within the sport, USADA is glad that the UCI finally reversed course in […]
Dutch banking giant, Rabobank has announced it will no longer sponsor cycling. It has been a sponsor for 17 years. It doesn’t think the sport can clean itself up. It will honor existing contracts through the end of the year. The brand name of Rabobank will be removed from existing […]
