It seems as if a civil court in Spain has stripped Menchov of the 2005 Vuelta and given it back to Heras. The reason was that Heras' doping sample was not stored properly, according to Cyclingnews. ...
My fandom is more of a recent addition to the cycling world. Yet I'm truly passionate about catching pretty much any race I can these days. And now the month of July has become a sacred...
Shane Stokes confirms that CAS will not hold the hearing on Alberto Contador's status until after the Tour de France: The Court of Arbitration for Sport has confirmed the earlier suggestions...
"If this regulation [banning race radios] is not rescinded by the first of May, 2011, the teams have unanimously agreed on a drastic action. This action will not be made public at this time, but...
What happened to Paul Köchli's idea?Jean-Paul van Poppel to David Walsh, July 1993 Looking across my bookshelf this past week, I thought it might be worthwhile to pull together what...
The UCI is apparently giving serious consideration to the banning of all needles in cycling, which would effectively ban even shots of vitamin B12. They are also said to be considering standing...
Previously we've looked at the introduction of the Haematocrit test in 1997, and what was going on in the world of cycling around the time of its introduction. This time round we look at what...
Previously on the Kim Andersen Files: the Danish Team Leopard - sorry LEOPARD TREK - directeur sportif and one-time pro tested positive multiple times between 1985 and 1992. I listed five cases: an...
Chris asked an interesting question before Christmas: are the classics cleaner or dirtier than the Grand Tours, where doping is concerned? Finally I've decided to dig my manky anorak from out of...
Hopefully he'll follow up with a call as well. I applaud him for coming out and stating his mistake in such a public forum though. Good on him.
