Cycling

Cycling

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  Pound: Drug-testing failing due to lack of will

  Former WADA president Dick Pound has written a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency assessing the current state of drug-testing. It doesn't paint ... 

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  Tour de France: The final frontier for kick bikers

  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 ... 

• UCI appealing Spanish ruling to destroy blood bags

  Cycling's governing body will appeal the decision of a Madrid court to destroy the blood bags and other evidence from the Operation Puerto doping case 

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  Battaglin wins 4th Giro stage; Paolini keeps lead

  Enrico Battaglin of Italy sprinted to victory on rainy, cobbled streets in the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday while compatriot Luca ... 

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  Italy's Paolini wins 3rd Giro stage to take lead

  Luca Paolini of Italy used a late solo attack to win the third stage of the Giro d'Italia on Monday and take the overall lead from compatriot ... 

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  Cavendish wins opening Giro stage in sprint finish

  British standout Mark Cavendish won the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia that was marred by a crash shortly before the finish. The main pack was ... 

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  Spain investigates Armstrong doping ring

  Spanish prosecutors have opened an investigation into individuals involved in the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. Spain's anti-doping agency said ... 

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  WADA to hold meeting in China on gene doping

  Olympic officials and scientific experts will meet in China next month to review the progress in developing a test for gene doping, the potential ... 

• Aussie ex-cyclist given 6-month ban for doping

  Former Australian cyclist Matt White, who admitted to doping when his name came up in the Lance Armstrong scandal, says he received a six-month ... 

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  Wiggins, doping case in spotlight as Giro starts

  With cycling again shadowed by doping, Bradley Wiggins begins his possible attempt Saturday to accomplish that rarest of doubles — victories in the ... 

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  IOC, WADA condemn ruling on Puerto blood bags

  Olympic and anti-doping officials condemned a Spanish court's decision to destroy the blood bags seized in the Operation Puerto case, saying it ... 

• Pat McQuaid's bid in doubt to remain cycling chief

  Pat McQuaid's bid for a third term as head of cycling's governing body is in doubt, with his role in the Lance Armstrong scandal under scrutiny. 

• Pat McQuaid's UCI nomination to be re-considered

  Pat McQuaid's nomination by Cycling Ireland to stand for a third term as head of the sport's world governing body is to be re-considered. The UCI ... 

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  USADA chief: Armstrong has evidence against UCI

  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 ... 

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  Justice says Armstrong was 'unjustly enriched'

  The federal government is going after Lance Armstrong's money. As much as it can get. The Justice Department unveiled its formal complaint against ... 

• LeMond: 'no vendetta' against Armstrong

  Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond says he has "no vendetta" against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and hopes professional cycling can ... 

• Lance Armstrong manager hails cycling's 'new era'

  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 ... 

• Pat McQuaid to seek third term as UCI president

  Pat McQuaid will stand for a third term as president of cycling's world governing body after winning the nomination of Cycling Ireland. 

• Lance Armstrong sells his Austin estate

  Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has sold his Austin estate to an oil-and-gas rights agent. The Austin American-Statesman (http://bit. 

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  Armstrong asks court to dismiss SCA lawsuit

  Lance Armstrong has asked a Texas court to dismiss a lawsuit by a Dallas promotions company seeking repayment of more than $12 million in bonuses paid ... 

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  Lance Armstrong drops out of swimming event

  Lance Armstrong's doping past got him kicked out of the pool. Armstrong was forced to withdraw Thursday from the Masters South Central Zone ... 

• Tennis adopts biological passport for anti-doping

  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 ... 

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  Lance Armstrong could lose Legion of Honor medal

  Lance Armstrong faces the prospect of losing his Legion of Honor medal after French officials said they will open an inquiry following his admission ... 

• CAS upholds Italian cyclist Ricco's 12-year ban

  Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco has lost his appeal against a 12-year ban for blood doping. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it dismissed ...