Doping in Cycling

Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar and the entire UAE Emirates cycling squad have been vaccinated against Covid-19, the team said Friday. A cycling tour last February in the UAE was the first high-profile sports event to be hit by Covid, with members of the UAE team among those infected.…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Bjarne Riis is stepping down as as team manager of South Africa-based NTT Pro Cycling, the 1996 Tour de France champion said Wednesday.The Dane, who admitted to doping following his retirement from cycling, said he “departs the organization by mutual consent.”Riis took over the first team…

Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman said Wednesday that neither he nor those organisations would ever "cross the line" with regard to doping.Facing a hearing in Manchester, Freeman is accused of ordering testosterone "knowing or believing" it was to be given to a rider to enhance performance…

Bradley Wiggins says that Mark Cavendish "deserves a far better send off than crying at the end of Gent-Wevelgem", and has urged cycling's World Tour teams to find space for Cavendish in their plans for 2021.Wiggins' comments come after Cavendish broke down in tears at the end of Gent-Wevelgem on…

French cycling team Arkea-Samsic has vowed to take decisive action if an investigation into suspected doping offences during the Tour de France finds evidence of wrong-doing.  The team's general mananger Emmanuel Hubert confirmed that the team's hotel was searched by police last week, midway through the Tour which concluded in Paris on Sunday, where…

PARIS: Tadej Pogacar became the first Slovenian to win the Tour de France after he retained the yellow jersey in the 21st stage on Sunday, a day after he pulled off a major coup to take the overall lead. While Sam Bennett won the final stage, the day belonged to…

Jumbo-Visma rides Bianchi. Tim de Waele/Getty Images The 107th Tour de France got rolling in Nice on August 29 and finished in Paris on Sunday. 176 riders started and 146 finished. The 21-year-old Slovenian Tadej Pogačar won the three-week race after dramatically snatching the leader's yellow jersey from compatriot Primož…

Cycling‘Third place is just reward for Richie Porte’s career in service of others’ – Bradley WigginsBradley Wiggins, Sean Kelly and Dan Lloyd reflect on a podium finish for 35-year-old cycling veteran Richie Porte at the Tour de France.00:00:51, 16 views, 20/09/2020 at 19:14Read More

Tadej Pogacar. (Photo by Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images) The world's greatest cycling race will culminate in a triumphant procession into Paris on Sunday after a 21-stage jaunt around France that provided thrills, spills, heroes and chokers while outsprinting the dark shadow of Covid-19.After 3 400km of intense racing, stage…

Thibault Camus/Associated PressTadej Pogacar's first Tour de France stage in the yellow jersey will be the most memorable day of his young cycling career.The 21-year-old Slovenian used an incredible individual time trial in Stage 20 to claim first place heading into the final stage. Stage 21 is typically a day to…