Doping in Cycling

In a statement, the state prosecutor in Frankfurt said without naming the accused that a former German professional cyclist had been fined 7,200 on suspicion of bodily harm and attempted duress. Ullrich, 45, had been placed under investigation for having att…

Tyler Hamilton was a loyal lieutenant within cyclings most notorious team, and then a leader in a program only marginally less questionable. He won a Tour de France stage with a broken collarbone and ground his teeth down in pain. He won a gold medal and then…

Sir Bradley Wiggins has begun training as a social worker in his latest career move. Having briefly tried his hand at rowing, the first Brit to ever win the Tour de France has enrolled to do a social work degree. Wiggins, who has been very vocal about the to…

Former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins says that he doesn't "give a shit about my cycling career now" and is moving on with a new phase in his life, instead enjoying watching bike racing "as a fan now" and training as a social worker. Related Articles …

Sir Bradley Wiggins retired from professional cycling in 2016 Sir Bradley Wiggins has enrolled to do a degree in social work, saying he "wants to help people". The 2012 Tour de France winner says he no longer wants to "live off the back of" his cycling care…

Without Merckx, Mr. Gimondi probably would have been the greatest cyclist of his time, Jean Durry, a French cycling historian, wrote in an expanded 1981 edition of his book The True Story of the Giants of the Road (1973). Mr. Gimondi turned professional in 1…

Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Astana wins the opening team time trial at the 2019 Vuelta a España to put Miguel Ángel López into the first red jersey, Vos goes back-to-back to win stage 3 of the Ladies Tour of Norway, Ales…

Retired Italian cyclist Alessandro Petacchi, winner of six Tour de France and 22 Giro d'Italia stages, has been suspended for two years for blood doping, the sport's governing body the UCI said on Saturday. The UCI has sanctioned the sprinter "for a period o…

PARIS: Retired Italian cyclist Alessandro Petacchi, winner of six Tour de France and 22 Giro d'Italia stages, has been suspended for two years for blood doping, the sport's governing body the UCI said on Saturday (Aug 24).  The UCI has sanctioned the sprinte…

Retired Italian cyclist Alessandro Petacchi, winner of six Tour de France and 22 Giro d’Italia stages, has been suspended for two years for blood doping, the sport’s governing body the UCI said on Saturday (Aug 24). The UCI has sanctioned the sprinter “for …