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ASO Set To Take Over Dauphine Libere
Written by: Jonathan Tessler
French cycling stage race the Dauphine Libere is set to be organized by the current owners of the Tour de France this June ahead of the eventual takeover.
The race takes place just three weeks before the Tour de France, the ‘Dauphine’ is considered a very tough one-week event [...]
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- Contador, Astana Say They Have Nothing To Hide
October 14th, 2009PARIS, Oct 14, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador played down the threat of a drugs probe that was launched a day before the presentation of next year’s race.
Paris prosecutors on Tuesday revealed they had launched an investigation after the discovery of suspicious medical [...] - Thomas Dekker Tests Positive For EPO And Is Out Of 2009 Tour de France
July 1st, 2009BRUSSELS, July 1, 2009 (AFP) – Dutch cyclist Thomas Dekker has been ruled out of the Tour de France three days before the start after testing positive for the banned blood-booster EPO, his Silence team announced Wednesday.
The sample was originally taken on December 24, 2007, but Silence said that [...] - Boonen Claims Belgian Road Title
June 28th, 2009AYWAILLE, Belgium, June 28, 2009 (AFP) – Quick Step rider Tom Boonen became Belgian road cycling champion here on Sunday after defeating Philippe Gilbert and Kristoff Goddart in a sprint finish.
It was the 28-year-old’s first senior national title in his home country, after he was named under-23 road champion [...] - Boonen To Ask Judge To Reverse Tour ban
June 23rd, 2009PARIS, June 23, 2009 (AFP) – Belgium’s former world road race champion Tom Boonen is to appear here at a court on Thursday, in a bid to reverse the ban on him competing in the Tour de France by the race organizers, the rider’s lawyer said on Tuesday.
The judge [...] - Boonen And Team To Take Legal Route Over Tour de France Ban
June 19th, 2009BRUSSELS, June 19, 2009 (AFP) – Ace Belgian sprinter Tom Boonen and his Quick Step team are to contest his ban from the Tour de France by the race organizers ASO (Amaury Sport Organization) they announced on Friday.
The 28-year-old three-time Paris-Roubaix winner had been barred by ASO on Thursday [...] - Boonen Banned From Tour, But UCI Takes No Action
June 18th, 2009PARIS, June 18, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen has been banned from competing in the Tour de France following his positive drug test for cocaine, organizers ASO (Amaury Sport Organization) announced on Thursday.
The 28-year-old Quick Step rider tested positive for cocaine in April, less than a [...] - Boonen “Didn’t Ingest Cocaine” – Experts Say
June 18th, 2009BRUSSELS, June 18, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian star Tom Boonen seemingly did not ingest cocaine, the substance for which he tested positive six weeks ago for the second time in a year, Belgian media Thursday quoted a panel of independent experts as saying.
The panel based their conclusion on the [...] - BMC Invited By ASO To Criterium International
February 24th, 2009Santa Rosa/Paris, 2009-02-20
BMC invited by ASO to race at Critérium International for 2nd year in a row
For the second year running, the BMC Racing Team has earned an invitation to the prestigious spring race in northern France. “This is a perfect race for the team and we are really happy to be going again [...] - Armstrong Welcome, But Must Play By The Rules – Says Tour Chief Jean-Etienne Amaury
October 4th, 2008PARIS, Oct 3, 2008 (AFP) – The new president of the Tour de France’s parent company Amaury Sports Organization (ASO), Jean-Etienne Amaury, has welcomed the news of seven-time winner Lance Armstrong’s return to the sport.
However Amaury, who took over from the recently departed Patrice Clerc two days ago, said [...] - New Tour de France Chief Jean-Etienne Amaury Says Doping Battle Continues
October 4th, 2008PARIS, Oct 3, 2008 (AFP) – The battle against doping will remain a priority for the organizers of the Tour de France, according to Jean-Etienne Amaury, the new president of the race’s parent company Amaury Sports Organization (ASO).
Amaury, the son of the deceased founder of the multi-sport events company [...] - Peace Between Tour de France and The UCI
September 26th, 2008VARESE, Italy, Sept 26, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme has welcomed an end to a four-year long conflict with cycling’s world ruling body the UCI (International Cycling Union).
However the Frenchman said Friday the world’s biggest race would reserve the right to enforce strict anti-doping rules.
[...] - UCI Chief Pat McQuaid Announces End To Chaotic Cycling Feud
August 17th, 2008BEIJING, Aug 18, 2008 (AFP) – World cycling chief Pat McQuaid said Monday a long-running feud that has “split the cycling family” is nearing its end, as he announced the creation of a new world cycling calendar.
International Cycling Union (UCI) president McQuaid has been fighting resistance from major race [...] - Tour’s Anti-Doping Chief Regrets Lack Of UCI Help
July 26th, 2008PARIS, July 26, 2008 (AFP) – The chief of anti-doping operations at this year’s Tour de France has hit out at the International Cycling Union (UCI) over a lack of co-operation prior to this year’s race.
Following a feud between world cycling’s governing body and major race organizers, this year’s [...] - Cadel Evans Takes A Swipe At “Un-Tested” Sports
July 17th, 2008by Justin Davis
NARBONNE, France, July 17, 2008 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans has called on cycling’s detractors to take a long hard look at what is being done in the sport to clean up its image.
For the second consecutive day the Tour de France was rocked [...] - Tour Chief Prudhomme, Riders, and Teams Support Snaring Cheats
July 17th, 2008by Justin Davis
NARBONNE, France, July 17, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme has warned cyclists, their teams and sponsors who pour millions into the sport that the noose is tightening around the drugs cheats.
The world’s biggest bike race was rocked Thursday by a [...] - UCI Chief Pat McQuaid Calls For Spanish To Clean Up Cycling
July 16th, 2008by Justin Davis
FOIX, France, July 16, 2008 (AFP) – World cycling chief Pat McQuaid has called on the Spanish authorities to increase their efforts in the fight against doping after the latest doping affair at the Tour de France.
Moises Duenas of the Barloworld team became the [...] - Tour de France President Patrice Clerc Calls For Calm After First Doping Case
July 12th, 2008TOULOUSE, France, July 12, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France president Patrice Clerc has backed the news of the first positive doping test at this year’s race, and said it proves the current system is effective.
Liquigas rider Manuel Beltran was taken away for questioning by police on Friday after [...] - Tour de France Chief Convinced That The Cheats Are On Their Way Out
July 2nd, 2008by Jean Montois
BREST, France, July 2, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme is convinced this year’s race can take place without the numerous drug-tainted scandals that have left the event fighting for its credibility.
The 95th edition of the world’s biggest bike race begins [...] - Tour de France Is Wrong To Break Away From UCI, McQuaid Says
July 2nd, 2008by Jean Montois
PARIS, July 1, 2008 (AFP) – Top cycling official Pat McQuaid has expressed his wish for a trouble-free Tour de France but says that it was a mistake for the event to have broken away from the International Cycling Union (UCI).
The Irishman says he regrets that the [...] - UCI Fumes As Tour de Feance Is Put Under French Cycling Federation Jurisdiction
June 3rd, 2008PARIS, June 3, 2008 (AFP) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) have threatened sanctions against riders and teams competing in this year’s Tour de France after organizers announced Tuesday that the race will take place under the jurisdiction of the French Cycling Federation (FFC).
The decision follows a long-running dispute [...] - Teams request changes to Paris-Nice contract
May 2nd, 2008PARIS, Feb 29, 2008 (AFP) – Cyclists due to compete in the Paris-Nice stage race have asked organisers to make amendments to a proposed teams’ contract, which in midweek prompted anger from the sport’s world ruling body.
The first major European stage race of the season will be held under a cloud after organisers controversially [...] - UCI boss slams colluding ASO and French sports ministry
March 7th, 2008PARIS, March 7, 2008 (AFP) – World cycling chief Pat McQuaid on Friday
stoked the feud with race organisers Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO),
accusing them of colluding to form a private league with the backing of the
French sports ministry.
International Cycling Union (UCI) president McQuaid made his accusations in
a column in French daily Le Monde just two days [...] - Kloeden furious at Astana’s Tour rejection
February 14th, 2008Kloeden furious at Astana’s Tour rejection
by Ryland James
BERLIN, Feb 14, 2008 (AFP) – German cyclist Andreas Kloeden has reacted angrily to the news his Astana team – including reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador – have been barred from competing in this year’srace.
On Wednesday, Astana were officially barred from the [...] - 2009 Tour de France – stages in Monaco confirmed
December 16th, 2007The 2009 Tour de France will kick off from the tiny Mediterranean Principality of Monaco, the race’s organizer officially announced the Grand Tour’s first few stages Friday. The Grand Départ will start with a 15-kilometer time trial that will take place partly on the world-renowned Monaco Grand Prix circuit, July 4, making 2009 the fifth [...]
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