Doping in Cycling

Book Review: Belgium: it's an odd place. A country put together from pieces other nations didn't really want, it seems resigned to an eternal identity crisis. But beyond this historic and political mess, there is a remarkable sporting story - cycling and the …

The Canmore Nordic Centre, 100 kilometres west of Calgary, was the site of the cross-country and biathlon events during the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, and it remains the base for both Canadian national teams. Its also where Beckie Scott is based: she skis …

As the former head coach of British Cycling and Team Sky Shane Sutton stormed out of a medical tribunal in Manchester on Tuesday after being accused of doping, Sputnik decided to take a look at cyclings long history of doping scandals.Sutton became enraged by…

Shane Sutton has been described as an habitual and serial liar, and a doper with a doping history ahead of his appearance at a medical tribunal in Manchester. The accusation against the former head coach of British Cycling and Team Sky was made by Mary ORour…

Italian sprint legend Mario Cipollini has undergone surgery after being diagnosed with a myocardial bridge a band of heart muscle that lies on top of a coronary artery, instead of underneath it, constricting blood flow. Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Cipo…

Dr Richard Freeman has claimed that Shane Sutton "bullied" him into ordering the Testogel testosterone sachets that were sent to British Cycling headquarters in Manchester in the spring of 2011, as the medical tribunal hearing of ex-British Cycling and Team S…

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Questions over the 'integrity and credibility' of former Team Sky head coach Shane Sutton - along with allegations of bullying - will be used as part of Dr Richard Freeman's defence over the delivery of banned testosterone to British cycling headquarters. Fo…

BRUSSELS (AP) A judicial official says former Olympic cycling champion Alexandre Vinokourov and fellow rider Alexandr Kolobnev have been cleared of corruption charges in a suspected case of race-fixing. The pair faced up to six months in jail after being acc…

BRUSSELS (AP) — A judicial official says former Olympic cycling champion Alexandre Vinokourov and fellow rider Alexandr Kolobnev have been cleared of corruption charges in a suspected case of race-fixing. The pair faced up to six months in jail after being a…