Doping in Cycling

ROANNE, France (AP) Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome will miss this years race after a bad crash in training on Wednesday. Team INEOS leader Dave Brailsford said Froome sustained a suspected fractured femur in a 40 mile-per-hour crash. The Bri…

Chris Froome's terrifying 40mph crash into a wall did not just spell the end of his crusade for a record-equalling fifth Yellow Jersey this year. It was a sobering reminder of the inherent risks facing elite ­cyclists and the granite toughness required to pl…

NewsColombian Pantano offers no explanation of how EPO entered his system in out-of-competition controls "> Colombian rider Jarlinson Pantano claimed his innocence but confirmed his retirement Tuesday in the wake of an EPO case earlier this spring. The …

Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Sam Bennett wins stage 3 of the Critérium du Dauphiné, Marianne Vos takes the Women’s Tour lead with a stage 2 victory, MIPS-equipped helmets earn high marks in an annual safety test. Those st…

The UCI says it carried out 1,425 mechanical doping tests during the Giro dItalia. Over a thousand tests were conducted using magnetic scanning technology with a further 113 conducted by X-ray at the end of stages. The sports governing body says it is now rea…

Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: After a knee injury knocked him out of the Giro d’Italia, Tom Dumoulin is expected to return to racing at the Critérium du Dauphiné, Chris Froome will lead Ineos in the French stage race as he…

The UCI is pushing ahead with plans to step up the fight against mechanical doping, revealing plans to fit bikes with magnometer tracking devices and roll out an upgraded version of its tablet scanner from 2020.Related Articles Preventing mechanical doping -…

Even though they didnt factor in the race, Team Ineos is now at the center of the narrative surrounding the 2019 Giro dItalia champion. Ineos didnt win a stage at the Giro, or do much to influence the general classification; its top-ranked rider was 21-year-…

A couple weeks ago (Friday, May 24th) Melbourne was treated to a luncheon with David Millar which raised money for the Grassroots Sports Club and the Mirabell Foundation. Special thanks to Corporate Cycling for putting on this fantastic event. In this candi…

Last week we looked at how to tell Germanys top male cyclists apart. In some ways that was an easy task — Pascal Ackermann, Max Schachmann and Emanuel Buchmann all look different, and their names arent all that similar. Today, weve got a bigger task ahead of …