Cycling

Cycling

• Doping ban for Olympic medalist Tauler upheld

  Spain's National Court has upheld a two-year ban of former Olympic silver medalist Antonio "Toni" Tauler for having tested positive for a banned blood ... 

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  Wiggins convinced Armstrong doped in 2009

  Bradley Wiggins is convinced Lance Armstrong doped when the American returned to cycling in 2009, claiming he was robbed of being feted on the podium ... 

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  7 years later, Puerto doping case comes to trial

  Just days after Lance Armstrong's doping admission, cycling is set for more damaging revelations when the long-delayed Operation Puerto case finally ... 

• WADA disputes Verbruggen claim on doping

  The World Anti-Doping Agency disputes a claim by former cycling federation leader Hein Verbruggen that discussing suspicious doping samples with ... 

• Ferrari: Armstrong didn't need to dope

  Lance Armstrong's former doctor Michele Ferrari says the disgraced American cyclist could have been just as successful without doping. Armstrong said ... 

• Dutch cycling team suspends team leader for doping

  The Argos-Shimano cycling team says it has suspended team leader Rudi Kemna for six months after he acknowledged using the banned blood booster EPO ... 

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  APNewsBreak: UCI's McQuaid replaced on IOC panel

  The head of cycling's governing body has been replaced on a key International Olympic Committee panel as he deals with the fallout from the Lance ... 

• Verbruggen defends UCI warnings to 'doping' riders

  Former International Cycling Union president Hein Verbruggen defended the governing body's doping policy during the Lance Armstrong era, saying ... 

• French cyclist Houanard banned 2 years for doping

  French rider Steve Houanard has been suspended for two years for doping with EPO, and a disciplinary case has been opened against former Lance ... 

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  Wiggins confirms Giro is his priority this year

  Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins has confirmed that the Giro d'Italia is his main priority this year. "The Giro d'Italia is my new challenge, ... 

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  Armstrong panel hearing postponed due to snow

  The panel investigating links between cycling's governing body and Lance Armstrong has postponed its first hearing because of snow in London. 

• Belgian federation has set date to meet Bruyneel

  The prosecutor of the Belgian cycling federation has set a late January date for Lance Armstrong's former team leader to discuss his role in the ... 

• Jan Ullrich: Don't expect a TV appearance from me

  Former Tour de France winner and banned German rider Jan Ullrich says he has no plans for a televised doping confession like his former rival Lance ... 

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  A look at Armstrong's confession to doping

  Lance Armstrong confessed. He choked up. He apologized. After 13 years of fierce denials, the disgraced cyclist admitted to Oprah Winfrey during a 2 ... 

• Ex-teammates, foes split over Armstrong confession

  Some of Lance Armstrong's former teammates view his doping confession as an important step in helping cycling restore its damaged credibility, while ... 

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  Armstrong interview provokes little sympathy

  Now that Lance Armstrong has confessed to what most people already knew, sports officials want to know more. Many believe Armstrong's televised ... 

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  Old Armstrong foe Simeoni unmoved by admission

  Few cyclists were more bullied by Lance Armstrong than Filippo Simeoni. The now-retired Italian rider was completely marginalized from the sport after ... 

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  IOC VP: Armstrong must tell 'whole truth'

  Lance Armstrong's doping confession to Oprah Winfrey was "too little, too late" and failed to provide any new information that will help clean up the ... 

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  Armstrong foe thinks confession scarcely credible

  The French rider hounded by Lance Armstrong at the 1999 Tour de France for speaking out against doping thinks the disgraced cyclist's confession to ... 

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  Paper: Armstrong lawsuit strengthened by admission

  The British newspaper Sunday Times said its lawsuit against Lance Armstrong has been strengthened by the cyclist's doping confession. The Sunday Times ... 

• Team Sky head coach Shane Sutton steps down

  Team Sky head coach Shane Sutton has left his job and moved into an advisory role with the British outfit. No explanation was given for Sutton's ... 

• Reaction from Lance Armstrong's Oprah interview

  Some reaction to Lance Armstrong's admission in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career: ...