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WIGGINS WARY OF DOMESTIC RIVALS

By Chris Hammer Bradley Wiggins believes Great Britain's dominance on the track is almost causing other nations to "give up" during races. The three-time Olympic champion was impressed with how the squad followed up their...

CAS hears Rasmussen's doping ban appeal

the CAS hear Michael Rasmussen's appeal against a two-year ban for doping Dane was removed by his Rabobank team while leading 2007 Tour de France Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych signs a two-year contract to ride for Astana team...

PEZ Reviews: Rouleur Photography Annual 2008

Message by NONEOnce again the editors and contributors of Rouleur magazine have worked their magic, going through thousands of images to assemble a superb collection of photographs marking the 2008 bicycle racing season. If...

Ullrich gets compo after oath

FORMER Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has won $666,000 in back pay after denying under oath taking drugs in the early part of 2003 before a German court in Dusseldorf. Ullrich, who won the Tour in 1997, has long been...

Ford: Bobby Julich still has plenty to give to cycling

Bobby Julich is a thoughtful guy, and although he could go awfully fast on a bike, he doesn't arrive at life decisions quickly or easily. When French authorities decided to retest Tour de France samples, speculation bloomed...

Barloworld to return to cycling

Barloworld, will continue to sponsor professional cycling team, Team Barloworld, until 2009 despite announcing that it was pulling out after doping scandals at the Tour de France. In a statement to the press Chris Fisher, head...

Ullrich wins court ruling over unpaid wages

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) -- Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich has won a court ruling to get back unpaid wages, after testifying that he never took performance-enhancing drugs while he rode the Coast team during 2003....

Cycling: Barloworld set to return

PARIS: The South African sponsored Barloworld cycling team has done an about turn and decided to return to the sport five months after pulling out over doping at the Tour de France. Chris Fisher, head of Corporate Marketing at...

Armstrong too costly for Wellington Classic

In a candidate for "2008 best story that never was", it seems seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will not be coming to ride in the Wellington Cycle Classic. Well not unless someone comes up with US$500,000 to pay...

Tour Down Under puts Adelaide on top [The Earth Times Online Newspaper]

Sydney - Sydney had the Olympics, Melbourne has the Australian Open tennis but come January the nation's sporting capital will be Adelaide with its Tour Down Under cycle race. News that seven-times Tour de France winner Lance...

               

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