Below is the schedule for all the big European professional bike races this year, all of them held under the auspices of the International Cycling Union (UCI). Tourists and fans are allowed to travel to parts of these races and stand on the side of the road, climb or finish and watch the race...
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Love the wobbly wheel in the start for the time trial. Also, isn’t that Mary Ann Miller of Century Road Club Association in there somewhere? The video is a sales piece for one of the UCI-endorsed races for amateurs and masters who love the idea of being in the Tour de France, Tour de...
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You might not see your favorite rider on this list, but that’s just because they didn’t get caught. Here are some other names: Fausto Coppi, Eddy Merckx,  Jacques Anquetil, Marco Pantani, Levi Leipheimer, Bjarne Riis, Alberto Contador. Got the drift? Yup, all took enough drugs to actually get caught with banned substances in their...
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Greg Lemond, the man who was the first American to win multiple Tour de France races says he is vying for the top post at the International Cycling Union. In an interview with French newspaper Le Monde about whether he was prepared to run for president of the Swiss based union against incumbent Pat McQuaid, the 51-year-old...
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By Jen Benepe, July 19, 2012 Alejandro Valverde won his fourth stage of the Tour de France today, cresting the last climb through the Peyregude in the Pyrenees, just 19 seconds ahead of Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome. Valverde showed himself aggressive riding in the second to last climb over the Port de Bales,...
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By Jen Benepe, June 30, 2012 This year’s Tour de France starts today, and the biggest buzz surrounds predictions about who will win. With favorites Andy Schleck out with a broken pelvis and planning for competition in the Olympics, and Alberto Contador out for penalties from the Court of Arbitration for Sport for alleged...
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The 2010 Tour de France winnner Alberto Contador lost his case with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and now also his Tour title.   The decision has been pending since about August 2010 soon after Contador tested positive for clenbuterol, a finding he said was due to eating tainted meat from Spain. Contador...
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July 25, 2011, Paris, France Cadel Evans brought a new spirit to the Tour de France this year, and perhaps a new methodology. The oldest rider since World War II to win the Tour, the 34-year-old Evans rode a sensible, if not patient Tour in which he worked hard to protect his gains when...
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July 22, 2011, Alpe D’Huez Press Room The three-punch climbs from le Galibier to Alpe d’Huez promised a win by one of the favorites, but it was Pierre Roland who won the stage in a last minute push in which he passed the great champion Alberto Contador. It was the first win for the...
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July 19, 2011—-Gap, France—In a day spotted with calm weather and flats followed by dense rains, difficult climbs, attacks and counter attacks, Thor Hushovd come to the front once again to win the stage in Gap 162.5 km from the start. The idea that the Norwegian is no longer seeking the Green Jersey, but...
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July 18, 2011 Last year’s winner of the Tour de France Alberto Contador said he thinks Thomas Voeckler could win the Tour this year. Speaking at a press conference at the Hotel Chateau Rochegude, the Spaniard who rides for Team Saxobank said crashes and his painful knee have helped make this Tour very difficult,...
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It has been the day we were all waiting for: when the Tour reaches the first mountainous stages and suddenly the riders that were winning before are in the back, and a new climbing set takes their place in the bastion of power. No better day than Bastille Day, one of the most important...
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In inspecting the meat from the carniceria (meat store) in Irun, Spain, in "none of the inspections, in none of the analyses done with the owners of the meat, was there found any clenbuterol,"
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The International Cycling Union has asked the Spanish cycling federation to start disciplinary proceedings against Alberto Contador, reported the NY Times today. Contador won the 2010 Tour de France, but on July 21–the middle of the race–was tested positive in both A and B samples, for Clenbuterol. The muscle building drug is used mostly...
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