Now for an update of our previous post regarding the decision to strip Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador of his 2010 Tour de France title. Turns out the Spanish Tennis Federation doesn’t have much of a sense of humor as the organization has now filed suit against a French television station for running a sketch insinuating… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Cycling
Subscribe to Cycling RSS FeedContador stripped of 2010 Tour de France Victory, Schleck given Tour win
Posted in Cycling, Performance Enhancing DrugsAlberto Contador has been given a two year ban for positive test results according to worldwide reports . Disgraced former 2010 Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was on Tuesday braced to piece together his future as a professional cyclist a day after being handed a two-year doping ban. Considered the most gifted racer of his generation, Contador was handed a two-year ban… Continue Reading
Lance Armstrong wins longest ride of his life: Federal Investigation Dropped
Posted in Cycling, Performance Enhancing DrugsLance Armstrong will take a metaphorical ride down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées today in celebration of the end to a federal probe into his alleged use of performance enhancing drugs and a host of other charges. The investigation into Lance is over, and there will be no charges period–case closed. U.S. Attorney André Birotte, Jr., said Armstrong and… Continue Reading
Alberto Contador addresses drug tribunal in Switerland
Posted in CyclingAlberto Contador will have to wait until the new year to discover if he is to be stripped of his 2010 Tour de France win after giving evidence at the end of his four-day doping hearing, according to the BBC. The Spaniard tested positive for banned substance clenbuterol on the second rest day of last… Continue Reading
Floyd Landis given 12 month suspended sentence by French Court
Posted in CyclingFloyd Landis received a 12 month suspended sentence from a French court for his involvement in attempting to steal documents from a French lab that investigates drug doping in athletes. NPR reports that Landis was convicted in absentia of the crime. The plan included using Trojan software to obtain documents in violation of French law…. Continue Reading
Lance Armstrong Attacks
Posted in Cycling, Performance Enhancing DrugsLance Armstrong has gone on the attack to salvage his reputation and to damage the credibility of the government’s investigation into his alleged use of performance enhancing drugs. A court document was filed last week by Armstrong’s lawyers naming Jeff Novitzky, a Food and Drug Administration special agent, throughout. The document asks the court for a hearing to… Continue Reading
Why Lance Armstrong Will Never Be Convicted of a Crime
Posted in CyclingLance Armstrong will, I believe, never be convicted by a jury even if the US Attorney in California is successful in obtaining an indictment. Why? The answer lies in the statute of limitations for these alleged federal crimes. A five year statute of limitations has run for virtually every crime that the US Attorney can allege against Armstrong with… Continue Reading