Armstrong most disliked athlete
LANCE Armstrong has topped the new Forbes magazine list of most disliked US athletes and “appeals” to fewer than one in six sports fans.
Cycling
Armstrong to avoid US charges
US PROSECUTORS say they have no plans to press charges against cycling cheat Lance Armstrong, despite his confession he was a doper.
Kroupis on podium as Cavendish wins
AIDIS Kroupis has sprinted onto the podium in a stage of the Tour of Qatar won by Manx Missile Mark Cavendish overnight.
Hepburn on track for title defence
OLYMPIC silver medallist Michael Hepburn said a decision to remain on the track until this month’s world championships helped him stay motivated over summer.
‘I didn’t see Lance bribe’: Anderson
AUSTRALIAN cycling legend Phil Anderson has denied witnessing Lance Armstrong offer a bribe to help fix a race.
Aussie Howard wins in Spain
AUSTRALIA’S Orica GreenEDGE team has raced off with their second win of the new cycling season win at the Challenge Majorca in Spain.
Cadel praises winning team-mate
AUSTRALIA’S Cadel Evans has heaped praise on his BMC Racing team-mate Brent Bookwalter after the American won the opening stage of the Tour of Qatar.
Reshuffle at top for Oz cycling
SOUTH Australian cycling coach Tim Decker will replace long-serving boss Ian McKenzie in charge of Australia’s men’s teams pursuit squad.
Sanchez suspended over doping links
BLANCO – formerly the Rabobank team – have suspended Spanish rider Luis Leon Sanchez.
Morton claims sprint crown
PARALYMPIC gold medallist Stephanie Morton continued her transition to the single bike by winning her first individual national title on Friday night.
Cyclists contacted accused doctor
A FORMER cycling team director says he allowed cyclist Roberto Heras to contact Dr Eufemanio Fuentes, who is at the centre of a major doping case.
Cyclist LeMond injured in car crash
AMERICAN cyclist Greg LeMond, winner of three Tours de France, suffered a back injury and was hospitalised after a car accident.
Taylah’s on track for glory
ANNA Meares instantly shuts down any comparisons between her and five-time junior world champion Taylah Jennings.
Untimely puncture costs Hosking
SHE has the legs but not the luck with a puncture potentially depriving Australian Chloe Hosking of a maiden victory in the Tour of Qatar.
Rasmussen also admits to doping
DANISH cyclist Michael Rasmussen has admitted that he took performance-enhancing drugs for more than a decade.
Rasmussen also admits to doping
DANISH cyclist Michael Rasmussen has admitted that he took performance-enhancing drugs for more than a decade.
Armstrong feels like ‘fall guy’
WATCH: IN his first interview post-Oprah, Lance Armstrong says “publicly lynching one man and his team” won’t solve cycling’s problems.
Aussie Hosking clings to lead
CHLOE Hosking missed the podium but retained the overall leader in the Tour of Qatar after surviving a day of aggression by rival Australian riders.
Ban ‘severe’, says doper Schleck
CYCLIST Frank Schleck has blasted his one-year doping ban as “too severe” after being suspended for a failed drugs test on last year’s Tour de France.
‘Doping Dr’ won’t name names
A JUDGE will not force the suspected mastermind of one of cycling’s biggest blood doping rackets name implicated athletes.
Winds of change to sweep cycling
ROBBIE McEwen says the Lance Armstrong’s doping scandal has served its purpose and now is the time to clear out the dead wood attached to the UCI.
Aussie Chloe on top in Qatar
IT TOOK Australia’s top male rider five days to notch a win in the Tour Down Under but Chloe Hosking has done it on day one of the Tour of Qatar.
WADA slams UCI over Armstrong
CYCLING’S world governing body has been accused of “deceit” after disbanding its independent commission into the Lance Armstrong drugs scandal.
Doping doctor points finger
A SPANISH doctor on trial over a major blood doping racket involving top professional cyclists says he worked for athletes in “all kinds” of sports.
Spanish cycling doping trial begins
A DOCTOR accused of masterminding a vast doping network that snared dozens of cyclists is on trial in Spain along with four alleged conspirators.
Porte a Tour de force: Schleck
TOUR de France winner Andy Schleck has thrown Australian Richie Porte’s name into the ring as a contender for a Tour de France podium finish.
Cooper in talks for Armstrong biopic
ACTOR Bradley Cooper is in talks with director JJ Abrams to portray disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong on screen in a biopic.
Success secures Tour’s future
THE future of the Tour Down Under as a WorldTour cycling event appears secure, as the state basks in the race’s latest success.
TDU has taught Schleck a lesson
TOUR de France champion Andy Schleck’s week of suffering in the Tour Down Under ended with a bizarre disappearing act.
O’Grady aiming for 2014 TDU return
WELL that’s my 13th Tour Down Under done and dusted and what a huge week, writes Stuart O’Grady.
Original URL: https://www.news.com.au/sport/cycling/page/75