Doping in Cycling

There were two or three days left on my temporary work placement in the sports department when the idea first took hold. Desperation is sometimes wondrous inspiration, so I called up an old neighbour and asked him if he fancied riding two stages of the Tour de France. “When?” “This…

Disgraced former Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is opening up about the truth behind his use of performance-enhancing drugs — or at least his version of the truth.'I'm going to tell you my truth,' the 48-year-old Armstrong said in a trailer for an upcoming two-part documentary, which will air on…

We've been sitting on this prompt for a while and there's no better time to break it out than when the top live sporting event of the week is watching The Last Dance when it first airs. Please tell me the most unnecessary as-yet-unmade sports documentary that you would still…

Remy Di Gregorio (Getty Images) French cyclist Remy Di Gregorio has been hit with a four-year doping ban related to a positive drugs test for EPO in 2018, the International Cycling Union said on Monday.In a previous case, the Marseille-born rider was thrown off the 2012 Tour de France on…

Seven hours and 20 minutes have passed on the 16th stage of the Tour de France and Michel Pollentier, a 27-year-old Belgian from the Velda-Flandria team is about to write his name into history. This is Alpe d'Huez but not as we know it; Pollentier has cleared the 21 hairpins,…

Viva l’Italia! We celebrate all things Italian this week as the country begins to open its doors again after over two months in lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis. Businesses have been closed and bike races been canceled. And while the Giro d’Italia has been postponed, we will celebrate Italy’s rich cycling heritage and culture in…

Froome spoke on Instagram of the challenges of battling the skepticism resulting from the sport's shady past. Join VeloNews.com Like & save favorites, and get a personalized homepage. JEBEL HAFEET, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 25: Salvatore Puccio of Italy and Team INEOS / Chris Froome of The United Kingdom…

Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome says cycling is "in a great place now" but still encounters "negativity" due to past doping offences in the sport.Lance Armstrong, who won seven straight Tour titles from 1999, was the subject of the biggest doping scandal in cycling's history after allegations throughout…

Chris Froome (Team Ineos) with his Grand-Tour-winning bikes Chris Froome (Team Ineos) believes that even though cycling has improved anti-doping measures, he and his generation of riders are still paying for the widespread shame and skepticism brought on the sport by the Lance Armstrong era.The four-time Tour de France champion…

Bad news for CCC – Top Story. COVID-19 still making the headlines: Deceuninck safe for the moment, sport not a priority for French minister, lockdown relaxed for Spain and France, Strade Bianche and Sanremo in August, no contract yet for Koen de Kort, more freedom for Viviani, Merckx thinks Van…