LANCE RETURNS — LONG LIVE KING LANCE?
I’m absolutely frustrated with the negative jawboning going on within the sport of cycling about the imminent return to competition of the most influential rider - and one of the most high-profile athletes - in modern sports history.
The undisputable facts are that he’s exciting, he’ll bring new fans and greater press coverage to the sport, [...]
Italy’s Pozzato of Liquigas Takes First Golden Jersey Of The Tour of Spain
Italian team Liquigas won the first stage of the Tour of Spain on Saturday, a time trial of 7.7 kilometres in the southwestern city of Granada, that saw Filippo Pozzato take the first golden jersey of the race for the overall leader.
The Italian side came ahead of [...]
Aussie Cadel Evans Out Of Tour of Spain
BRUSSELS, Aug 20, 2008 (AFP) - Cadel Evans will not be in the Silence-Lotto team competing in the Tour of Spain, starting on August 30 at Granada, the team announced on its website.
The Belgium-based outfit has left the Australian out of the Vuelta, which finishes on September 21 [...]
Vuelta Announced Plan To Combat Doping
Unipublic, organizers of the Vuelta a España announced Wednesday a comprehensive plan to fight doping during their race. The move comes after various doping scandals during the Tour de France that saw several riders, and in some cases their entire teams, withdraw from the race.
Organizers said in a statement that they would “carry out as [...]
