Doping in Cycling

Egan Bernal won the Tour de France, but for a few stages, it appeared that Thibaut Pinot was poised for victory. Shane Stokes examines what such an outcome would have meant for pro cycling, and argues that both the race and the sport would have been boosted b…

We've seen how the BCCI arrived at the decision to suspend Prithvi Shaw after being tested positive for a banned subsstance called terbutaline. We've also heard from the anti-doping manager about the processes involved in educating the players about anti-dopi…

Former green jersey record holder Erik Zabel has said that he feels 'honoured' that his long-standing record of six victories in the points classification at the Tour de France has now been broken by Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe).Related Articles Sagan claime…

1) The minor classifications are broken. As the different jersey winners stepped on to the podium in Paris, it wasnt always easy to recall the moments that got them there. The climbers polka dot jersey was won by a sheepish Romain Bardet, despite having flun…

On Sunday, in Gilroy, California, a city of around 58,000 people southeast of San Jose, a gunman cut through the fence of a local garlic festival and opened fire. The shooter killed Trevor Irby, who was 25 years old; Keyla Salazar, who was 13; and Stephen Rom…

Screenshot of Armstrong during his 2019 Tour de France commentary for NBCIn 2013, during a televised interview with Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong, the cyclist, admitted to taking performance enhancing drugs throughout his career and lying about it. The admis…

With the 2019 edition of the Tour de France having drawn to a close, the first image of “The Racer,” a film set during the notorious 1998 edition of the iconic bike race, has been released. The real-life Tour de France was tainted by doping scandals in 1998,…

PARIS (Reuters) - Julian Alaphilippe surrendered the yellow jersey in the penultimate competitive stage and Thibaut Pinot was left sobbing at roadside as he abandoned in the Alps, yet this French duo restored the pride of a cycling nation and revived hopes of…

Eleven Premier League stars were secretly allowed to play on after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. A Sunday Mirror probe reveals 16 tests showed players had taken amphetamine, morphine, Ritalin or Triamcinolone. Eight were from last season…

ZIPAQUIRA, Colombia Tomás Moreno sneaks a quick glance over his shoulder before speeding across the white finish line and throwing his hands in the air. Its the 8-year-olds first ever cycling win but hes already looking to follow in the path blazed by Egan Be…