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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By Jen Benepe The Twitter field was buzzing last night while Oprah was interviewing Lance Armstrong, with the most innovative hashtag to be born, #doprah. Some tweets still attempted to use #lancearmstrong, and #cycling but they needed have bothered: #doprah was the clear winner. But watching the interview between Armstrong and Oprah I got...
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You would have to  be dead, deaf and blind, or possibly crazy to have missed the crescendo of chatter about the upcoming Lance Armstrong appearance on Oprah tonight. The show will air at 9 PM on OWN, and will also be streamed at Oprah.com. Part II will air tomorrow night on the same channel....
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Dr. Michele Ferrari, the alleged doctor who provided banned substances to professional cyclists told a reporter at online news Al Jazeera that he never provided drugs to Lance Armstrong, and never saw him or heard of  him doping. Michele (pronounced Mee-kay-ley) Ferrari has long been linked at least publicly with doping in cycling. But...
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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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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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October 22, 2012 The Union Cycliste Internationale is set to announce its decision today on whether it supports the determination by the U.S. agency to ban the American cyclist from competition. International Cycling Union President Pat McQuaid will announce at a 7 a.m. EDT news conference whether the UCI will accept USADA’S decision to...
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Previous teammate and friend of Lance Armstrong announced today that he took banned substances during his cycling career. The announcement is not much of a shocker: we predicted it during and after the Tour de France folded this year, when Hincapie announced his retirement. The timing was too coincidental with the charges being made...
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August 24, 2012–By Jen Benepe Seven time Tour de France winner, and cancer survivor is giving up the fight. This time it’s not against 190 riders in a Tour de France, or 2,500 competitors in an Ironman competition, nor even the cancer that has ravaged his body. The fight Armstrong is giving up is against...
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Several teams were fined for infractions by the French racing organization, the UCI. Among them was Europcar team for using equipment outside the team car during the sixth stage fining the French squad 1,000 Swiss Francs. Other fines issued by the UCI were: 200 Swiss Francs for Omega Pharma-Lotto (because Gilbert didn’t adhere to instructions...
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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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