Contador wins Giro, doubt on Tour
CYCLING: Alberto Contador promptly voiced doubts about his plans for the Tour de France after claiming his second Giro d’Italia yesterday (AEST).
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Contador no sure start for Tour
ALBERTO Contador promptly voiced doubts about his plans for the Tour de France after claiming his second Giro d’Italia last night.
Judges hand Ulissi stage win
ITALIAN Diego Ulissi of the Lampre team won the 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia after Giovanni Visconti was demoted for pushing in the finish.
Italians set sights on second
A duel between Michele Scarponi and Vincenzo Nibali will take on extra meaning at the Giro as the pair battle for what could be overall victory.
Contador flies ahead of the pack
ALBERTO Contador has a firm grip on the Giro d’Italia pink jersey following his emphatic win in the 16th stage mountain time trial.
Cycling chiefs deny Armstrong cover up
WORLD cycling chiefs have vehemently denied covering up a positive drugs test by retired cycling champion Lance Armstrong.
Goss claims final stage in California
AUSTRALIA’S Matt Goss snatched the final stage victory on the Tour of California as American Chris Horner clinched the overall title.
Armstrong ‘failed drug test’
SEVEN-TIME Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong was part of a sophisticated doping program, a grand jury in the US has been told.
Nieve wins Tour of Italy 15th stage
SPANIARD Mikel Nieve of the Basque Euskaltel-Euskadi team won the 15th stage of the Tour of Italy over 229km from Conegliano to Gardeccia.
I saw Armstrong inject EPO: teammate
CYCLING: Lance Armstrong’s former teammate Tyler Hamilton claims he saw the seven-time Tour de France winner use the banned drug EPO.
Lance Armstrong faces new drug claims
LANCE Armstrong’s former teammate Tyler Hamilton claims he saw the seven-time Tour de France winner use EPO in 1999, the first year he won the race, CBS News reported today.
Pieter Weening attacks to take stage and pink
DUTCHMAN Pieter Weening capped a brave solo attack with victory in the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia overnight.
Tour of Italy cyclists honour fallen rider
THE Leopard Trek team has withdrawn from the Giro d’Italia after team member Wouter Weylandt died in a crash during the second stage.
Cycling mourns loss of Wouter Weylandt
THE sport of cycling is mourning the death of Belgian sprinter Wouter Weylandt on the descent of the Passo del Bocco in Giro d’Italia today.
Tragedy hits peloton in Giro
BELGIAN rider Wouter Weylandt has died following a horrific crash on the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, his Leopard-Trek team confirmed.
McEwen passes Giro trial
Australian veteran Robbie McEwen led home RadioShack as it finished second among the 23 teams in the Giro d’Italia’s opening stage team time trial.
Davis heads charge in Tour of Turkey
A STRONG group of Australian road warriors line-up on the streets of Istanbul for the start of the 47th running of the Presidential Tour of Turkey.
Goss primed to bounce back
MATT Goss, the world’s top ranked rider from HTC-Highroad, is back on his feet after a bout of flu spoiled his chances at the Tour of Flanders.
Nugent cracks whip as cyclists gain
LEIGH Nugent is the first to admit that if the Olympics were held now, Australia would be looking to cycling rather than swimming to lead the charge.
Record Aussie field for Tour de France
AUSTRALIAN Michael Rogers has been named captain of the HTC-Columbia team for the Tour de France.
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