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UCI willing to offer amnesty if in line with WADA
Cycling's governing body is willing to offer amnesty to riders and officials who provide information to its independent panel on doping — as long as ...
Sampling of Lance Armstrong's doping denials
Before his abrupt U-turn in an interview this week with Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong had, many times and in many forums, consistently denied that ...
Winfrey says Armstrong interview 'intense'
A televised confession by Lance Armstrong isn't enough. Anti-doping officials want the disgraced cyclist to admit his guilt under oath before ...
WADA won't participate in UCI's Armstrong probe
The World Anti-Doping Agency announced Tuesday that it will not participate in an investigation into links that cycling's governing body allegedly had ...
UCI urges Armstrong to testify before its panel
The International Cycling Union urged Lance Armstrong on Tuesday to testify before its independent commission on doping to shed light on allegations ...
Giro chief won't confirm 2014 Belfast start
Giro d'Italia chief Michele Acquarone says it's too soon to say whether the 2014 edition of the race will start in Belfast. French newspaper L'Equipe ...
Spanish Vuelta unveils route fit for climbers
Spanish Vuelta organizers unveiled a 2013 route on Saturday that favors climbing specialists with several mountain stages. The 68th edition goes back ...
Giro organizers: No comment on 2014 Belfast start
Giro d'Italia organizers have refused to comment on reports that the 2014 edition of the race will start in Belfast. According to French newspaper ...
Swiss lab chief disputes USADA claim on Armstrong
The head of Switzerland's anti-doping laboratory described as "nonsense" on Friday claims by U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart that he helped ...
CAS blocks Katusha bid for interim top-tier status
Russian cycling team Katusha's urgent request for temporary top-tier status this season has been denied by world sport's highest court. The Court of ...
Column: Is Lance Armstrong's U-turn just hot air?
Lance Armstrong is finally ready to talk. And Oprah Winfrey is willing to listen. But does he have anything new and important to say? He and his ...
Katusha denied wild-card entry to Giro d'Italia
The Russian team Katusha featuring top-ranked Joaquin Rodriguez has been denied a wild-card entry into the Giro d'Italia. Organizers RCS announced ...
Wiggins, Ainslie knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
Cyclist Bradley Wiggins and sailor Ben Ainslie were honored with knighthoods by Queen Elizabeth II in her New Year list after their gold medal-winning ...
UK paper suing Lance Armstrong over libel case
A British newspaper is suing Lance Armstrong for more than $1.5 million after it settled a libel case over doping allegations, saying that revelations ...
Report: Belgian doc denies doping role at Rabobank
A Dutch newspaper claims that a team doctor with the former Rabobank cycling team played a central role in doping by its riders. The Belgian doctor, ...
Heras doping clearance upheld, named Vuelta winner
Spain's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Roberto Heras — a former teammate of Lance Armstrong — must be reinstated as the winner of the 2005 Spanish ...
Equal prize money for men, women at cycling worlds
World cycling's governing body is introducing equal prize money for men and women at most world championship events. The decision takes effect from ...