AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Cycling Union has suspended Tour de France stage winner Mikel Astarloza for doping. The 29-year Spaniard tested positive for the endurance-booster EPO in an out-of-competition control on June 26, eight days before the Tour began. The UCI says Friday it has provisionally banned Astarloza… Read More →
Below is a press release from American team Garmin-Slipstream who shared the blood profiles of fourth place Tour de France finisher Bradley Wiggins. This is a statement of how clean their team is and my represent a cleaner sport overall. Please click for more information. Team Garmin-Slipstream is dedicated to… Read More →
Now that Tour withdraw jitters are ending and I’m not twitching while watching summer reruns in the evening instead of one of the best Tours in history. I’ve made a list of winners and losers from the month of July in France. Winners: 1. The fans. What a race filled… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) The City Council has passed a bill requiring bicycle taxis to have licenses and registration. The taxis, known as pedicabs, have gone unregulated for years in New York City. The three-wheel vehicles with a carriage in the back are increasingly popular among tourists and New Yorkers. Officials… Read More →
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) A suburban Philadelphia prosecutor says it appears that a 17-year-old boy was running a “bicycle chop shop.” Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said Wednesday that police found 15 to 20 bicycles and assorted bicycle parts in the teen’s father’s home. Ferman wouldn’t say if any… Read More →
Of the two Tour de France champions, Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong, who would you rather sit down to dinner with? It’s a cocktail party or maybe in this case a Saturday morning club ride conversation. We’ve all read about both of them over the years. Both great champions and… Read More →
EDDIE PELLS,AP National Writer, The Food and Drug Administration issued a public health advisory Tuesday, warning consumers to stop using products touted as containing steroids or steroid-like substances, many of which are labeled as dietary supplements. The advisory came five days after FDA investigators, led by Jeff Novitzky of the… Read More →
MADRID (AP) Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong are sniping again after a fragile truce during the Tour de France. Contador, who secured his second Tour win on Sunday in Paris, said he had no admiration for the American as a person and tensions between the two had a negative effect… Read More →
“Got some bad news this am. X ray confirmed my collar bone is broken.” Queen’s native George Hincapie’s post on his twitter feed. Hincapie would not see a doctor after the crash so he could finish the Tour for his 13th time in 14 efforts, he didn’t finish his first… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) — These officials got the wheels in motion early. Proponents were celebrating in advance Tuesday over the expected passage of New York City’s bicycle access bill. It comes before the City Council on Wednesday. Under the proposal, commercial buildings must allow workers to bring their bikes into… Read More →