| German Race Canceled, and Networks Drop Tour Professional cycling faced a bleak day in Germany on Thursday when the country’s biggest multistage race was canceled and two main national broadcasting outlets said they were dropping their live coverage of the Tour de France because doping scandals continue to mar the sport. The announcements from the Tour of Germany and the ARD and ZDF networks came less than a day after the Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl admitted to using CERA, a new generation of the blood-booster EPO. nytimes.com |
Armstrong Will Miss Tour of the Gila Lance Armstrong will miss this week’s Tour of the Gila in New Mexico. Organizers blamed what they say is a rarely enforced International Cycling Federation rule. Jack Brennan, the race director, said the federation planned to enforce a rule that prohibits top-level pro teams from competing in national-level events like the Tour of the Gila. It would have been Armstrong’s first race since he broke his collarbone last month. nytimes.com |
Fabian Cancellara wins Paris-Roubaix for second time Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland won the Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, capturing the race for a second time and claiming his second ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Decision to Bar RadioShack From Vuelta Is Less Than Sporting Johan Bruyneel pronounced himself "speechless" that his team, RadioShack, had been excluded from competing in the Vuelta a España. The organizers' decision to make the move seems less than sporting. nytimes.com |
Contador Sticks to Denial The threetime Tour de France champion Alberto Contador challenged cycling authorities to freeze his urine and blood samples until technology can show he rode clean in this year’s race, disproving his positive test for a banned substance. nytimes.com |