This Day in Doping: Kenny Williams joins the fallen
So now the doping scandals are making their way into the amateur ranks. Kenny Williams, a household name in Seattle-area cycling for years, a cycling … Read more
This Day in Doping
Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla Ramos, whose name in Spanish means “I didn’t do it that’s my story and I’m sticking to it,” is suspended … Read more
This Day in Doping: Did Lance, Alberto & Astana get preferential treatment?
Team Astana, including stars Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador, got preferential treatment when it came to drug testing, two leading French newspapers have reported (linked … Read more
Daily Roundup: More Interbike, This Day in Doping
Interbike 2009 dribblings … Attendance a mixed bag. Overall attendance declined, but buyer numbers were up. Exhibitors were said to be happy, so that’s good, … Read more
This Day in Doping: "Pure Tour" no more?
About that “Pure Tour” of 2009? It’s getting closer to dirty. Spaniard Mikel Astarioza’s breakaway seemed unreal on the 16th stage. Now it seems it … Read more
This Day in Doping: Chief downplays 'clean Tour'
Bicycle.net has a great update on the “clean Tour” of 2009, but as Prudhomme notes, it’s too early to declare victory. For one thing, detection … Read more
This Day in Doping: Lance ticked off, Spaniards kicked off
Bicycle.net: Lance lashes back over report that his team (he’s the leader, right? are we all clear on this?) Astana may be beneficiary of “laxity” … Read more
This Day in Doping: Team Astana beneficiary of "laxity"?
Cycling News has a piece about irregularities in testing the Astana team, led by Lance Armstrong, er Alberto Contador. Whatever. The French anti-doping agency has … Read more
This Day in Doping (Tour 2009 series)
New York Times: Germany’s new cycling star hopes to put Germany’s doping troubles behind Germany. The question being: Since when are doping problems restricted or … Read more
You can't win at pro level without drugs
That’s the lament offered by Bernhard Kohl, an Austrian cycling star and last year’s Tour de France king of the mountains winner, as he departs … Read more