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Europe holds its breath as cycling takes to the high ground

After some early skirmishes in the Saudi desert and the Antipodean sun, the tainted sport of pro-cyc....

Cycling  |  February 21, 2008  |  482 Views  |  (0) Comments
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After a year of disgrace, will 2008 be a tour de force for pro cycling?

It’s hard not to feel positive about the sport of professional cycling after the season we’ve just e....

Cycling  |  December 15, 2007  |  237 Views  |  (4) Comments
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Cycling's FA Cup final approaches amid fresh controversy

Cycling’s FA Cup final takes place on Sunday – the Men’s World Championship Road Race, held this yea....

Cycling  |  September 28, 2007  |  289 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Now Lance Armstrong and Discovery bail out of cycling. Will Astana be next?

Professional cyclists must be quaking in their carbon-soled shoes at the moment. Although it has bee....

Cycling  |  August 13, 2007  |  1189 Views  |  (13) Comments
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UCI under double attack as drugs claim all the Tour de France headlines

As far as media coverage goes, this has been one of the most visible editions of the Tour de France ....

Cycling  |  July 30, 2007  |  174 Views  |  (1) Comments
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Michael Rasmussen, Tour de France leader, shames the cycling world

The Tour de France, and more particularly cycling, have suffered a sledge-hammer blow that will eith....

Cycling  |  July 26, 2007  |  847 Views  |  (8) Comments
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As pre-race favourite tests positive, where next for the Tour de France and cycling?

Many of my other predictions for this year's Tour de France may have gone awry, but I remember predi....

Cycling  |  July 25, 2007  |  122 Views  |  (4) Comments
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Rasmussen earns the Tour de France yellow jersey by throwing away the blueprint

With the riders now entering the decisive Pyrenean stages, this is proving to be a far from ordinary....

Cycling  |  July 23, 2007  |  389 Views  |  (6) Comments
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Honours even as Tour de France gets back on the level

How symbolic it is that on the day that Erik Zabel was stripped of his 1996 green jersey for admitti....

Cycling  |  July 15, 2007  |  192 Views  |  (1) Comments
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Valverde and Vinokourov our head-to-head choices for Tour de France glory

Predictions in cycling are never a good idea. No matter who lines up at the start of the Tour de Fra....

Cycling  |  July 09, 2007  |  191 Views  |  (1) Comments
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Jaksche's blood-letting sets a bitter backdrop for the Tour de France

Not exactly the bombshell many had expected, Jörg Jaksche’s interview with Der Spiegel on Monday was....

Cycling  |  July 05, 2007  |  161 Views  |  (1) Comments
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Suspensions and a new whistle-blower threaten more Tour de France sleaze

With the Tour De France now a mere seven days away, the river of sleaze that seems to be engulfing t....

Cycling  |  July 01, 2007  |  303 Views  |  (3) Comments
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Secret training in logo-free clothing: The mysterious case of cycling's 'men in black'

The intrigue has built all week, reports feverishly scrambling to shed light on a mysterious new gro....

Cycling  |  June 23, 2007  |  1032 Views  |  (1) Comments
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Joy for Moreau in cycling's Dauphiné, but Vino fires an impressive warning shot

A thrilling Dauphiné Libéré ended on Sunday by the shores of Lake Annecy in the French Alps, with th....

Cycling  |  June 18, 2007  |  164 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Next stop London as Bradley Wiggins gives Tour de France a Brit of a lift

Before I’m accused of spending too much time dwelling on cycling’s bad news stories (and, let’s face....

Cycling  |  June 12, 2007  |  423 Views  |  (4) Comments
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Drug raids and VDB's alleged suicide attempt rock Belgian cycling

Who says nothing ever happens in Belgium? The mythical sleepy backwater of Europe has this week take....

Cycling  |  June 10, 2007  |  315 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Riis and Ullrich revelations: Ex-Telekom team boss goes on the offensive

As we recover from the shock revelations of Bjarne Riis, and the less heralded confessions of Erik Z....

Cycling  |  June 06, 2007  |  233 Views  |  (1) Comments
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Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis admits using EPO - 11 years on

While CSC team boss Bjarne Riis must be inwardly satisfied at watching his latest young talent Andy ....

Cycling  |  May 28, 2007  |  553 Views  |  (0) Comments
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New questions as Ivan Basso's 10-page doping confession stuns cycling

With so much already written about the Ivan Basso saga, it only seems right to take stock of the sen....

Cycling  |  May 11, 2007  |  333 Views  |  (3) Comments
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Cycling's continuing scandals force Ivan Basso off the road

The biggest question on the lips of most Pro Tour cycling fans at the start of the 2007 season now s....

Cycling  |  May 01, 2007  |  225 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Cycling faces uphill struggle as race organisers and UCI go head to head

Aside from the ongoing fallout from Operacion Puerto, which is systematically claiming what is left ....

Cycling  |  April 27, 2007  |  158 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Ivan Basso's refusal to take a test clouds his Tour de France hopes

The Spanish judge dealing with the compelling and sometimes bizarre evidence of the systematic dopin....

Cycling  |  April 22, 2007  |  893 Views  |  (3) Comments
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Mark Cavendish wins his first Professional race at Schelderpriis Vlanderen

Since the days of Chris Boardman, there haven’t been many red letter days for home grown professiona....

Cycling  |  July 16, 2007  |  274 Views  |  (0) Comments
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