Doping in Cycling

The U.S. government is still trying to get its money back from Lance Armstrong’s former cycling manager and even tried approaching him at his doorstep in Spain last year to get him to pay up. According to court documents obtained by USA TODAY Sports, the U.S…

In late June, according to the email, Salazar took a pre-run urine sample from each of his two adult sons, who are not professional athletes, to determine their baseline testosterone levels. He had them run on a treadmill in an environmental chamber at Nikes …

If you've got a couple of hours to kill while you recover from your latest big ride, what better way than to fill the time up than watching one of these cycle-themed films and documentaries? We've done a whip-round of the road.cc team and friends of the sit…

Vasily Artemyev would not have been unlike many of the current Ireland squad in his teenage years. Immersed in rugby culture, sports-mad, and seeking inspiration from the heroes of the day. One can easily imagine the 15-year-old, just arrived in Dublin from…

Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes was convicted for supplying blood transfusions to professional cyclists in 2013 The "slow-paced Spanish legal system" has stopped anti-doping chiefs taking action against 11 drug cheats connected to a major blood-doping ring.…

Congress has drafted legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Greg LeMond for his accomplishments and contributions to American sports. Colonial-era American legislators commissioned a gold medal in 1776 to honor George Washington, who was soon …

Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Wout van Aert says he is considering seeking compensation from the ASO after his Tour de France crash, Antonio Tiberi overcomes a mechanical moments into his ride to win the junior men’s time …

MADRID, Colombia (AP) — After a punishing climb in the Andean mountains surrounding Colombia’s capital, Armando Cardenas leans against his bike to catch his breath. In a decade-long career racing professionally, Cardenas never reached the same international …

Like many of his fellow Colombian cyclists, he also made the decision to dope. I wanted to know what it meant to race while doping, said Cardenas, who now coaches a crop of local talent, and the difference was huge. In the weeks since Egan Bernal became the…

After a punishing climb in the Andean mountains surrounding Colombia's capital, Armando Cardenas leans against his bike to catch his breath. In a decade-long career racing professionally, Cardenas never reached the same international heights as the country's…