| Positive Tests for Tour Riders he head of the French antidoping agency confirmed that the German rider Stefan Schumacher and the Italians Riccardo Ricco and Leonardo Piepoli had tested positive for an advanced version of the blood-booster EPO. nytimes.com |
Belgian Wins Paris-Roubaix Tom Boonen of Belgium broke away from the pack about 10 miles from the finish Sunday and comfortably won the Paris-Roubaix race, one of cycling’s toughest classics, for the third time. Filippo Pozzato of Italy was 47 seconds behind, and Thor Hushovd of Norway was third, 1 minute 17 seconds back. nytimes.com |
UCI going to court in attempt to have probe of Ullrich opened The International Cycling Union has asked sport's highest court to force the Swiss Olympic Committee to resume its doping probe ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Cancellara Prevails in Swiss Prologue Fabian Cancellara won the Tour of Switzerland prologue, while Lance Armstrong finished far back at the start of his last race before the Tour de France. nytimes.com |
Astana back UCI's decision to suspend Contador Alberto Contador's former team is backing the UCI's decision to provisionally suspend the three-time Tour de France champion after a positive ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |