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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Cadel Evans, 2011 Tour de France winner is alleged to have consulted Dr. Michele Ferrari, the now tainted doctor in the doping allegation scandals rocking the world cycling scene. The consultation is alleged to have taken place in 2000, and no discussion was entered about utilizing banned substances, according to the Aussie rider. The...
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October 22, 2012 The European governing body for cycling sports has agreed to strip Lance Armstrong of his Tour titles. The seven-time Tour de France winner is now banned for life from competing in any internationally sanctioned cycling competitions following the report by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of master-minding a doping...
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By Jen Benepe, July 21, 2012 There  was never any question that Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome, the two top placements entering the final time trial of the Tour would do well. But the two Sky Team leaders in the one and two positions obliterated the field in much the same flair as they...
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In the News Frank Schleck has confirmed that one of his blood samples has turned up positive for Xipamide, a diuretic banned under the World Anti-Doping Agency, according to Cycling News. Cycling News also reported that the RadioShack-Nissan rider “pulled out of the Tour de France after learning of the initial positive test, and...
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By Jen Benepe, July 18, 2012 Defending Champion Evans Dropped, Slips to 7th Frank Schleck Abandons Coming back from a bad knee and a poor spring season, Thomas Voeckler showed his fighting spirit today as he led though the toughest climbs of the Pyrenees, and keeping his lead, won the stage into Bagneres de...
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By Jen Benepe, July 16, 2012 Pierrick Fedrigo kicked into Pau today, beating out five other riders with whom he shared a nearly 90 km breakaway from Samatan. It was the Frenchman’s fourth Tour stage win, and his second in Pau when he won here in 2010. “When we found ourselves up front with...
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Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez clinched the 14th stage of Tour today alone, after riding away from four other riders. It was a triumph for the Euskaltel-Euskadi rider who suffered in this Tour after injuring his wrist in a crash in the first week. “From the start of the Tour, I have never given up...
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By Jen Benepe, July 14, 2012 Andre Greipel. took advatange of a split in the peloton to push his way to the front in a final sprint by the Mediterranean Sea. Greipel’s Lotto-Belisol team was there to help him out in the lead out, and behind them in a group separated by climbing and...
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Pierre Rolland, the Europcar rider who stunned the crowds in the 2011 Tour at l’Alpe D’Huez did it again, and took the stage at La Toussuire. It was an aggressive ride for the French rider who attacked up consecutive mountains, and even survived a spill on the descent from col de la Mollard to...
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After struggling through the first 9 stages of the 2012 Tour, Thomas Voeckler reminded the world that he is a fighter, winning the stage in a dramatic way that seems to happen only in the Tour de France. In a surprise last minute move, Voeckler won the stage pulling ahead of his rivals in...
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In The News A French rider with the Cofidis Team was arrested for suspicion of doping, according to reports by the Associated Press today. Remy Di Gregorio of France was arrested at his team hotel in connection with a Tour de France doping investigation and suspended by his team. Judicial officials said Di Gregorio...
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By Jen Benepe, July 9, 2012 With the small difference between the top riders in the Tour, could the Yellow Jersey change hands today? There is only a small gap–10 seconds- between Bradley Wiggins, the leader, and runner up for the podium and defending 2011 Tour winner, Cadel Evans. But Wiggins performed better in...
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By Jen Benepe, July 7, 2012 Wiggins in Yellow Kenyan turned Brit Chris Froome of the Sky Team exploded at the finale of today’s first mountainous stage, stealing first place after completing the final ascent at of the Planche des Belles Filles. Fellow Sky Teammate Bradley Wiggins who was predicted to be one of...
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Today a dramatic end to a flat Tour de France stage with a follow up win by Andre Greipel was over shadowed by bigger news that affected the entire peloton. News broke that a Dutch newspaper De Telegraph had identified five of the riders that had traded reduced 6-month suspensions in return for ratting...
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Yesterday’s mostly flat stage ended with a crash 2.6 km from the finish, which took down Robbie Hunter and Mark Cavendish, among others. So when Andre Greipel won the sprint finish into Rouen, he was dissappointed to learn it wasn’t mano a mano with the “fastest man on earth,” Mark Cavendish. Cavendish meanwhile suffered...
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Today’s stage is sure to answer the one big question mark hanging over the sprinters’ field: Will Mark Cavendish be able to pull off the same wins as last year without his two fast lead out men, Mark Renshaw and Matt Goss? The 207.5 km stage from Vise to Tournai is mostly flat, is...
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