Doping in Cycling

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…

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 …

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 he…

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 he…