Some people have labelled this week as “drugs week” because so many previous winners of the Amstel, Flèche Walloone and Liège Bastogne-Liège have been busted for doping. But in the same week we have the Giro di Trentino and yesterday’s opening stage was a festival for riders on the comeback and today’s proved the same … Read more
The top-10 of the opening stage of the Giro di Trentino, courtesy of cyclingnews.com. Riders with a past conviction for doping have been blacked out. Yes, I believe in forgiveness but I’m pachydermic when it comes to forgetting. So whilst these guys are back in the bunch, today’s result shows just how forgiving cycling fans … Read more
Vacansoleil offers camping holidays around Europe but whilst many Europeans head for the holidays in July, there are increasing chances that the company’s cycling team will be hard at work in July. Someone’s about to lift the lid With the media whispering more and more about Vienna and the curious Humanplasma clinic, cyclingnews.com is reporting … Read more
Liquigas have won a court case againt Manuel Beltran, see cyclingnews.com for the full story. I think they were right to take taken Beltran to court following his positive test for doping in the midst of the 2008 Tour de France. The Spaniard caused the team embarrassment and reputational damage and if grounds exist to … Read more
Valverde’s always been an interesting rider. He’s got a good position on the bike and is one of the rare riders in the bunch who can win a variety of races, from Liège-Bastogne-Liège to the Dauphiné Libéré to the Vuelta. But the Spaniard is under investigation for doping. This case has dragged on for a … Read more
According to a story on cyclingnews.com there is now a doping control test for human growth hormone. Before the cynics complain that the dopers stay one step ahead this is actually up there with the test for EPO or testosterone because it’s a test for something that’s apparently been widespread in use.What’s HGHIt’s human growth … Read more