Doping in Cycling

Zoe Backstedt has won silver in the women's junior time trial at the Road Cycling Championships. The 16-year-old Welsh rider finished the 19.4km course in 25 minutes, 16.13 seconds which was 10.64 seconds behind Russian winner Alena Ivanchenko. "The Russian rode so strong," Backstedt told Eurosport afterwards as Ivanchenko pipped…

Annemiek van Vleuten has hinted that her Olympic cycling career may be over. The Dutch cycling star won time trial gold in Tokyo and also took home a silver from the road race in bizarre fashion after the peloton didn’t realise there was still a rider up the road. But,…

As a cycling follower you’re sure to be familiar with the Sagan standard, an aphorism coined by the American astronomer, Carl Sagan, which “illustrates a core principle of the scientific method and scepticism and can be used to assess the validity of a claim.” The Sagan standard, itself a rewording…

Colin Joyce won stage 4 at the PostNord Danmark Rundt after securing a breakaway finish in Kalundborg. The peloton made a late charge but the Rally Cycling man held on for victory. He raced to the finish line along with Sebastian Nielsen (Restaurant Suri-Carl Ras) in second and Martin Salmon…

About | Digital transformation is real – and for most CIOs, it will impact every layer of their IT infrastructure. NTT’s managed services help IT leaders leverage technology to solve real business issues Five technology lessons from the greatest cycling race in the world NTT By Simon Walsh, NTT Ltd.…

About | Digital transformation is real – and for most CIOs, it will impact every layer of their IT infrastructure. NTT’s managed services help IT leaders leverage technology to solve real business issues Five technology lessons from the greatest cycling race in the world NTT By Simon Walsh, NTT Ltd.…

When Annemiek van Vleuten crossed the finish line in the women’s road race on Sunday, she thought she had won gold only to later find out that Austria’s Anna Kiesenhofer had actually arrived one minute earlier. A silver medal at the Olympics is still a massive accomplishment, but at least…

Sport Ineos Grenadiers rider Geraint Thomas of Britain in action during stage 20. (Photo: REUTERS/Stephane Mahe) 22 Jul 2021 10:10PM (Updated: 22 Jul 2021 11:44PM) TOKYO: Geraint Thomas has achieved pretty much everything in his illustrious career with a Tour de France title, rainbow jerseys and two Olympic track gold medals in his…

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 20 - Libourne to Saint-Emilion - France - July 17, 2021 Ineos Grenadiers rider Geraint Thomas of Britain in action during stage 20 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe TOKYO, July 22 (Reuters) - Geraint Thomas has achieved pretty much everything in his illustrious career with a…

What will Mark Cavendish do next? And does it really matter? This Tour de France was everything Cavendish needed it to be, one final act of redemption. A fresh chapter at – or maybe just near to – the end of his story. A final glorious moment that will banish…