http://www.mail.com/in-en/people/13184-lance-armstrong.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/people/13184-lance-armstrong.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2093068-usada-chief-uci-clean-athletes.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Friday lashed out at the UCI world cycling federation for failing to take any decisive action to clean up the sport since the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. Travis Tygart said after meeting with European Union sports officials that "all those who cherish the Olympic values, particularly fair play... Fri, 17 May 2013 15:39:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2093068-usada-chief-uci-clean-athletes.html 2013-05-17T15:39:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2089760-pat-mcquaid-to-uci-president.html AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Pat McQuaid will stand for a third term as president of the International Cycling Union after the Swiss federation approved his request to be endorsed. The Irishman, who is a Swiss resident, gained the required nomination after Cycling Ireland withdrew its backing for his presidential bid last month. McQuaid's future has been clo... Thu, 16 May 2013 10:37:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2089760-pat-mcquaid-to-uci-president.html 2013-05-16T10:37:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2087942-pound-drug-testing-failing-to-lack-will.html LONDON (AP) — Dick Pound has written a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency assessing the current state of drug-testing. It doesn't paint a pretty picture. Despite increased testing and scientific advances to detect more sophisticated substances, Pound said anti-doping programs are failing and drug cheats are getting away scot-free because of a lack of... Wed, 15 May 2013 17:57:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2087942-pound-drug-testing-failing-to-lack-will.html 2013-05-15T17:57:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2084104-tour-de-france-final-frontier-kick-bikers.html SUMAVA MOUNTAINS, Czech Republic (AP) — A joke over beer could turn into a defining moment for a new sport when an international team of six men attempt to mark the 100th edition of the Tour de France by covering the entire distance on kick bikes. Kick bikes have no pedals but the sturdy riders say that a combination of passion and great fitness - and no ... Tue, 14 May 2013 12:24:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2084104-tour-de-france-final-frontier-kick-bikers.html 2013-05-14T12:24:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2065530-wiggins-appearance-fee-armstrong.html ISCHIA, Italy (AP) — Bradley Wiggins didn't need to be recruited to the Giro d'Italia with a $1 million financial commitment like Lance Armstrong did. Last year's Tour de France champion came to race the Italian classic purely out of his own personal desire. Giro director and RCS Sport general director Michele Acquarone told The Associated Press in an int... Mon, 06 May 2013 07:30:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2065530-wiggins-appearance-fee-armstrong.html 2013-05-06T07:30:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2060566-spain-investigates-armstrong-doping-ring.html MADRID (AP) — Spanish prosecutors have opened an investigation into individuals involved in the Lance Armstrong scandal, the nation's anti-doping agency said Friday. The agency said prosecutors in the eastern province of Alicante are examining the Spanish citizens mentioned in a report by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency into Armstrong's doping activities. The... Fri, 03 May 2013 10:45:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2060566-spain-investigates-armstrong-doping-ring.html 2013-05-03T10:45:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2060538-wada-to-hold-meeting-china-gene-doping.html LONDON (AP) — Olympic officials and scientific experts will meet in China next month to review the progress in developing a test for gene doping, the potential future of cheating in sports. IOC medical commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist said researchers have made significant advances in devising a test, leaving officials hopeful a method can be approved ... Fri, 03 May 2013 10:16:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2060538-wada-to-hold-meeting-china-gene-doping.html 2013-05-03T10:16:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2056148-armstrong-case-hinge-usps-benefit.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong is facing the federal government in a legal fight with tens of millions of dollars at stake, and a loss could bankrupt the cyclist who until last year ranked among the wealthiest and most popular athletes in the world. Armstrong's best chance at protecting his personal fortune may rest in convincing a jury the governme... Wed, 01 May 2013 16:08:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2056148-armstrong-case-hinge-usps-benefit.html 2013-05-01T16:08:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2054026-mcquaids-uci-nomination-to-discussed-june.html DUBLIN (AP) — Pat McQuaid will discover in June if he will be endorsed as a candidate for a third term as head of world cycling's governing body. The Irishman secured the nomination of his national cycling organization three weeks ago on the condition he overhauls the UCI following revelations of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. Cycling Ireland withdre... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:00:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2054026-mcquaids-uci-nomination-to-discussed-june.html 2013-04-30T17:00:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2048364-pat-mcquaids-uci-nomination-to-re-considered.html LONDON (AP) — Pat McQuaid's bid for a third term as head of world cycling's governing body is in doubt with his role in the Lance Armstrong scandal still under scrutiny. The Irishman secured the nomination of his national cycling organization two weeks ago on the condition he overhauls the UCI in the wake of Armstrong's systematic doping to win seven Tour... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:43:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2048364-pat-mcquaids-uci-nomination-to-re-considered.html 2013-04-27T13:43:24Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2044230-usada-chief-armstrong-evidence-uci.html PARIS (AP) — The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency wants Lance Armstrong to come forward with information detailing the alleged complicity of cycling's governing body in his doping. Travis Tygart appeared at a French government hearing in Paris on Thursday to discuss ways to improve the fight against doping. After the USADA'S scathing report on systemat... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:30:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2044230-usada-chief-armstrong-evidence-uci.html 2013-04-25T22:30:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2040806-justice-armstrong-was-unjustly-enriched.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department laid out its case in a lawsuit against Lance Armstrong on Tuesday, saying the cyclist violated his contract with the U.S. Postal Service and was "unjustly enriched" while cheating to win the Tour de France. The government had previously announced it would join the whistle-blower lawsuit brought by former Armstro... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:03:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2040806-justice-armstrong-was-unjustly-enriched.html 2013-04-24T05:03:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2038100-lemond-drug-testing-uci.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond says he has "no vendetta" against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and hopes professional cycling can clean up its sport. LeMond spoke Monday at a University of Texas symposium on doping in sports. Despite more than a decade of clashes with Armstrong in a feud that he said pushed him out o... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:24:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2038100-lemond-drug-testing-uci.html 2013-04-23T04:24:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2027930-armstrong-manager-hails-cyclings-new-era.html LONDON (AP) — Lance Armstrong's former team manager believes cycling has entered a new era after months of controversy, much of it provoked by the disgraced former seven-time Tour de France winner. In his first website posting since August, when the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency alleged massive doping by Armstrong's Tour de France teams, Johan Bruyneel wrote on... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:48:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2027930-armstrong-manager-hails-cyclings-new-era.html 2013-04-18T12:48:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2017414-uci-chief-mcquaid-nominated-to-seek-re-election.html LONDON (AP) — Pat McQuaid has been nominated for a third term as president of cycling's world governing body on the condition he overhauls the UCI, after both he and the organization were heavily scrutinized following the Lance Armstrong scandal. The Irish official has been under fire since a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report last year detailed systematic do... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:42:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2017414-uci-chief-mcquaid-nominated-to-seek-re-election.html 2013-04-13T11:42:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1981946-ullrich-role-cyclings.html BERLIN (AP) — Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich says he played a role in "what happened in cycling" but did not offer a clear confession to doping like some other leading riders, including his longtime rival Lance Armstrong. Ullrich wrote in his blog on Eurosport that "everyone can make his own opinion about what happened in cycling and I also cont... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:23:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1981946-ullrich-role-cyclings.html 2013-03-27T12:23:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1972356-ioc-calls-21-meeting-to-discuss-wada-betting.html LONDON (AP) — Olympic leaders will meet on May 21 to discuss the World Anti-Doping Agency's role in fighting performance-enhancing drugs and ways to combat illegal betting and match-fixing. The meeting at International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, was arranged after international sports federations complained of deteriorating r... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:02:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1972356-ioc-calls-21-meeting-to-discuss-wada-betting.html 2013-03-22T10:02:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/1937566-tennis-adopts-biological-passport-anti-doping.html LONDON (AP) — Tennis is adopting the biological passport program and increasing the number of blood tests as part of a new anti-doping drive that players themselves have demanded. With the sport under pressure to do more against doping, the International Tennis Federation said Thursday the measures will go into effect this year on both the men's and women... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:22:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/1937566-tennis-adopts-biological-passport-anti-doping.html 2013-03-07T11:22:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1934830-dutch-ex-cyclist-michael-boogerd-admits-doping.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Former Dutch professional cyclist Michael Boogerd, a spring classic specialist who once edged Lance Armstrong to win the Amstel Gold Race, admitted to using performance enhancing drugs for a decade during his career in interviews published Wednesday. "I used EPO, cortisone and in the last period of my career I did blood trans... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:52:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1934830-dutch-ex-cyclist-michael-boogerd-admits-doping.html 2013-03-06T08:52:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1930644-lance-armstrong-lose-legion-honor-medal.html PARIS (AP) — Lance Armstrong faces the prospect of losing his Legion of Honor medal after French officials announced Monday that an inquiry will be opened following his admission that he doped during his Tour de France wins. Armstrong was awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur in 2005 in recognition of his seven consecutive Tour victories. The Ameri... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:32:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1930644-lance-armstrong-lose-legion-honor-medal.html 2013-03-04T18:32:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1908610-justice-dept-joins-suit-lance-armstrong.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department joined a lawsuit Friday against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong that alleges the former seven-time Tour de France champion concealed his use of performance-enhancing drugs and defrauded his longtime sponsor, the U.S. Postal Service. The lawsuit alleges that riders on the postal service-sponsored team, including A... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:35:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1908610-justice-dept-joins-suit-lance-armstrong.html 2013-02-22T21:35:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1895296-ioc-to-discuss-role-world-anti-doping-agency.html LONDON (AP) — The IOC will hold a conference on the role of the World Anti-Doping Agency amid increasing tensions over how to deal with performance-enhancing drugs. IOC director general Christophe De Kepper told The Associated Press the meeting will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in late April or early May with international sports federations, nationa... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:28:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1895296-ioc-to-discuss-role-world-anti-doping-agency.html 2013-02-15T20:28:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1894832-spain-to-maintain-doping-fight-puerto-trial.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain's sports authorities have vowed to maintain their campaign to end the country's reputation for widespread doping as the long-awaited Operation Puerto trial reaches its midway point. Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes and four other defendants are facing charges that they endangered the health of cyclists by allegedly helping them to ch... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:07:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1894832-spain-to-maintain-doping-fight-puerto-trial.html 2013-02-15T18:07:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1894222-russian-cycling-team-katusha-wins-appeal-cas.html NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Russian cycling team Katusha won its appeal against the International Cycling Union's decision to deny it top-tier status this season for "ethical" reasons. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Friday it upheld Katusha's challenge to the rejection by the UCI licensing commission in December. Katusha will be automatically ent... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:03:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1894222-russian-cycling-team-katusha-wins-appeal-cas.html 2013-02-15T12:03:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1892548-french-anti-doping-agency-fuels-rift-with-uci.html PARIS (AP) — The French anti-doping agency is refusing to test riders at the Paris-Nice race next month, creating another rift between the International Cycling Union and drug-testing authorities. The agency, known as AFLD, says it can't work alongside the governing body "given the serious mistakes" previously made. The AFLD did not specify which errors, ... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:46:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1892548-french-anti-doping-agency-fuels-rift-with-uci.html 2013-02-14T19:46:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1888894-rogge-backs-mcquaid-to-lead-cycling-wada-spat.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — IOC President Jacques Rogge has backed Pat McQuaid to lead the International Cycling Union in its ongoing dispute with the World Anti-Doping Agency. Rogge says the Olympic body does not currently plan on intervening in a dispute fuelled by the Lance Armstrong doping case. Asked for an opinion on cycling's leadership, Rogge say... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:33:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1888894-rogge-backs-mcquaid-to-lead-cycling-wada-spat.html 2013-02-13T14:33:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1886136-wada-urges-football-to-conduct-epo-tests.html LONDON (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency urged football Tuesday to conduct more blood doping tests and intelligence operations to unmask cheating players. Ahead of a meeting with FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Thursday, WADA leaders expressed concerns that not enough is being done to discover if players are using blood-boosting EPO. "Many years can go b... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1886136-wada-urges-football-to-conduct-epo-tests.html 2013-02-12T17:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1886462-wada-cloud-spanish-sport-until-stars-named.html LONDON (AP) — A "monumental cloud" will hang over Spanish sport until all the athletes involved in the Operation Puerto case are identified, according to the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Around 200 blood bags used for illegal transfusions were uncovered in a police raid in 2006 that led to the doctor at the center of the scandal, Eufemiano Fuente... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1886462-wada-cloud-spanish-sport-until-stars-named.html 2013-02-12T15:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1883012-ioc-set-to-cut-1-sport-program-2020-games.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — IOC leaders are meeting this week to decide which sport to drop from the Olympic program and how to deal with the fallout from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. At a two-day IOC executive board meeting opening Tuesday, the IOC will also review preparations for the Winter Olympics in Sochi — less than a year away — and the 20... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1883012-ioc-set-to-cut-1-sport-program-2020-games.html 2013-02-11T13:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1877508-katusha-to-verdict-uci-license-week.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian team Katusha is presenting an appeal to sport's highest court after the International Cycling Union refused to grant top-tier status in 2013. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says a verdict is expected next week. The UCI's license commission declined Katusha's application for World Tour status and guaranteed entry to... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1877508-katusha-to-verdict-uci-license-week.html 2013-02-08T13:29:00Z