Sports / Cycling

‘Sickened’ UCI strips Armstrong of all seven Tour de France titles 23 Oct 2012 - 05:03 am

Pat McQuaid, President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), informs about the position of the UCI regarding the decision from USADA in the...

Cycling chiefs cast out as Armstrong ban confirmed 23 Oct 2012 - 04:55 am

GENEVA: Disgraced Lance Armstrong’s fate was sealed yesterday, as cycling’s under-fire world governing body decided to back a life ban for doping and...

USADA wants probe to restore the sport’s name 23 Oct 2012 - 04:54 am

WASHINGTON: The head of the US anti-doping body called yesterday for a truth commission to uncover drug cheats in cycling, saying that punishing...

Federations and race organisers welcome ban 23 Oct 2012 - 04:54 am

PARIS: European cycling federations, race organisers and former riders yesterday broadly welcomed a decision to ban Lance Armstrong for life and scrub his...

Doping case was ‘win-at-all-costs’: UCI 23 Oct 2012 - 04:53 am

GENEVA: Drug cheat Lance Armstrong’s doping programme bore testimony to the disgraced cycling champion’s win-at-all-costs attitude, the head of the International Cycling Union...

D-Day looms for Armstrong 22 Oct 2012 - 08:08 am

GENEVA: The fate and legacy of global cycling icon Lance Armstrong could take a decisive turn when the International Cycling Union (UCI) meets...

Livestrong riders divided over cyclist’s legacy 22 Oct 2012 - 08:08 am

AUSTIN, Texas: Riders in yesterday’s Livestrong Challenge charity benefit bicycle race have mixed opinions on the Lance Armstrong doping scandal and the legacy...

Armstrong’s 2001 test suspicious, not failure: Lab 22 Oct 2012 - 08:07 am

LAUSANNE: Lance Armstrong’s contentious 2001 Tour of Switzerland drug test was suspicious, but wasn’t proof of EPO doping, even by today’s stringent standards,...

Supporters choose to stand by their fallen hero 21 Oct 2012 - 06:16 am

AUSTIN, Texas: Die-hard Lance Armstrong supporters turned out yesterday in force and in all their finery, undeterred by claims his epic cyling career...

Embattled Armstrong rues ‘difficult couple of weeks’ 21 Oct 2012 - 06:16 am

AUSTIN, Texas: Lance Armstrong has admitted to “difficult” times since the release of a report which accused the shamed cyclist of being at...

Rabobank to quit cycling sponsorship 20 Oct 2012 - 04:26 am

THE HAGUE: Rabobank said yesterday it will stop sponsoring professional cycling at the end of this year, in the wake of the US...

Anticipation builds for key Armstrong speech 19 Oct 2012 - 04:42 am

AUSTIN, Texas: Disgraced cycling icon Lance Armstrong, unable to lead his cancer-fighting foundation’s efforts or compete in world-class sports, could provide the first...

Shamed cyclist losing support 19 Oct 2012 - 04:41 am

AUSTIN: Lance Armstrong yesterday looked increasingly isolated, as sponsors stampeded away from endorsement deals after a damning doping report and public opinion began...

IOC ponders Armstrong’s 2000 Games medal options 17 Oct 2012 - 06:49 am

BERLIN: Lance Armstrong should come clean with a full doping confession, while the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will look into ways of taking...

Armstrong paid motorcyclist to deliver EPO 17 Oct 2012 - 06:49 am

LONDON: Lance Armstrong paid for a motorcyclist to deliver the banned bloodbooster EPO to him during the 1999 Tour de France, former team-mate...

UCI knew drug testing system was flawed 16 Oct 2012 - 04:15 am

LOS ANGELES: Cycling’s governing body set up a drug testing system that was designed to fail and allow Lance Armstrong and other riders...

Armstrong threats revealed 15 Oct 2012 - 06:38 am

LONDON: Lance Armstrong has been accused of using intimidation and threats in a desperate bid to stop a whistle-blower going public with claims...

Armstrong’s manager leaves team 14 Oct 2012 - 03:26 am

NEW YORK: Lance Armstrong’s former manager, Johan Bruyneel, fell on his sword yesterday as the fallout from the latest revelations about the use...