Doping in Cycling

Chris Froome has shown off the 2011 Vuelta España champion's red jersey he was awarded after being retrospectively declared the winner of the Spanish Grand Tour. Juan José Cobo – crowned the winner of the race in September 2011 – chose not to appeal against t…

Nearly a decade after the demise of Team Rabobank, Dutch squad Jumbo-Visma has become one of the strongest in the WorldTour under the leadership of its owner, Richard Plugge. If any WorldTour team has ridden a roller-coaster of fortune over the past few year…

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Autobiographies from reformed dopers are now commonplace, which means that One Way ticket won't count as an exposé; however, books that reveal the machinations behind the scenes of a cycling team are less common. While it is hard to get excited about Vaughter…

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Many athletes make far more money selling their celebrity off the playing field than they do from their professional salaries. The most famous and well-regarded athletes score lucrative contracts by lending their celebrity to corporations who want the public …

Lance Armstrong, the disgraced cyclist who was stripped of seven Tour de France victories, was excoriated on social media over the weekend after he boasted about passing Vice President Mike Pence on a Nantucket bike path. "I can't drop many people on a bike …

Lance Armstrong bragged about passing Mike Pence on a bike trail, so people brought up his 'doping.'

The annual look at the UCIs finances, a chance to follow the money behind the governing body. You can download the full report from the UCI website or scan the summary below. The UCI published the report in July but amid a thrilling Tour de France it wasn’t r…

Lance Armstrong is being roasted on Twitter for bragging about cycling past Vice President Mike Pence on a bike path, though the disgraced former champion insists it was a joke. I cant drop many people on a bike these days but I just blew the f****n doors of…