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Rasmussen Suspended Again

MIchael Rasmussen was suspended again, this time for 18 months by TAS for failure to comply with anti-doping rules.  He had previously been acquitted by the Danish National Olympic Committee who had decided there was a procedural error on the part of the UCI.  The UCI wanted a two year […]

Fuglsang Takes Yellow in Austria

RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK riders animated stage 4 in the Tour of Austria, executing a well-crafted plan that saw Jakob Fuglsang win the stage and earn the yellow jersey. “I’m super happy with this win and the overall,” said a joyous Jakob Fuglsang.  “It is certainly defendable and we’re going to […]

Gwin Wins 4th Consecutive MTB World Cup Downhill

Aaron Gwin (Temecula, CA/Trek World Racing) recorded his fourth consecutive world cup downhill victory on Sunday at the RockyRoads.net UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Windham, N.Y. His victory at thehelped him grow his overall series lead to a near-insurmountable 195 points with only two events remaining. Gwin, the last rider […]

Dirk Bockel Wins Chiemsee Triathlon

Dirk Bockel took the start in beautiful Chieming with precaution.  “We’re one month away from the ITU World Championships in Spain, a very important goal on my calendar. I was a bit hesitant to go ‘all-in’, especially on the run, because it always takes you some time to recover from […]

Armstrong racing 2010 Tour de France

Armstrong Formally Charged by USADA

The Wall Street Journal has reported that the USADA has formally charged Armstrong with doping. Armstrong’s attorney received notice of the unanimous recommendation earlier in the week. On June 12, USADA said it planned to pursue allegations against Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel, three team doctors and a staff member.  The charges […]

Colombian Cyclists at London Olympics

Duarte to represent Colombia at London Olympics   The Federacion Colombiana de Ciclismo communicated in an official release that Colombia Coldeportes‘ Fabio Duarte will be one of the athletes representing Colombia at the forthcoming Olympic Games in London. Duarte, Team Sky’s Rigoberto Uran and Sergio Henao will sport the Colombian […]

2012 NY Bicycle Film Festival

THE BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR COMMENCES IN NEW YORK FOR ITS 12th CONSECUTIVE YEAR!!!!  JOIN US FOR 4 DAYS OF FILM AND PARTIES CELEBRATING BIKES! BFF12: Bicycle Film Festival New York, June 28-July 1   Bicycle enthusiasts from around the world will flock to New York City this Summer […]

World Cup Development Wrap Up

The mountain bike portion of the USA Cycling National Development Program kicked into high gear with a pair of events. A World Cup in Canada and an event in Switzerland yielded strong results while the road racers contested national championships back in the United States. Mountain Bike At the RockyRoads.net […]

Champion System to Race at Home

The Champion System Pro Cycling Team will count all four of its Chinese riders among the seven on its roster for the Tour of Qinghai Lake when the Chinese race begins Friday.   China’s Kun Jiang, Pengda Jiao, Biao Liu and Gang Xu will be joined by Australians Will Clarke, […]

Eric Boyer Sacked By Cofidis

Eric Boyer, former teammate of Greg LeMond on the Z Team in the 1990s has been sacked as Cofidis team manager.  He’d been managing the team since 2005.  Lack of results was given as the reason for his ouster.  He’s been replaced by Yvon Sanquer who has been the director sportif […]