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• CAS Set To Annuounce Contador Doping Case February 6th
  January 30th, 2012
  

  PARIS, Jan 30, 2012 (AFP) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will announce their verdict on three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador’s doping case on February 6, [...]

• CAS Will Delay The Contador Never Ending Doping Verdict
  January 16th, 2012
  

  PARIS, 16 Jan 2012 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) expects to announce their verdict on three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador’s doping case “during the week [...]

• Alberto Contador Doping Decision Due Mid January By CAS
  December 21st, 2011
  

  PARIS, Dec 21, 2011 – Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will find out “between January 15 and 20″ whether he is to be handed a doping ban from [...]

• Contador at CAS To Battle 2010 Doping Charges
  November 21st, 2011
  

  LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Nov 21, 2011 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador arrived Monday to fight a bid by cycling’s governing body to impose a doping ban which could strip him [...]

• CAS Says ‘Several Weeks’ Before Contador Ruling
  November 14th, 2011
  

  PARIS, Nov 14, 2011 (AFP) – World sport’s top court said Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador will only learn of an eventual doping ban “several weeks” after a much-anticipated hearing later [...]

• Valverde To Return To Team Movistar After Doping Ban
  November 12th, 2011
  

  PARIS, Nov 12, 2011 (AFP) – Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde will compete for his former team Movistar when his doping ban ends at the beginning of 2012 it was revealed [...]

• No Olympic Reprieve For Petacchi
  October 7th, 2011
  

  ROME, Oct 7, 2011 (AFP) – Italian cycling federation chiefs have put the brakes on Alessandro Petacchi’s hopes of an Olympic swansong in London next year, a day after the [...]

• Cycling Has Clean Bill Of Health, Says Pat McQuaid
  September 25th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis COPENHAGEN, Sept 24, 2011 (AFP) – World cycling president Pat McQuaid believes the sport has turned a corner and has ushered in a new era in which [...]

• CAS Postpones Contador Hearing For Second Time
  July 27th, 2011
  

  GENEVA, July 27, 2011 (AFP) – World sport’s top court said on Tuesday it has agreed to postpone a doping hearing concerning Spanish three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, [...]

• The Contador CAS Case to Be Heard In November
  July 26th, 2011
  

  Lausanne, 26 July 2011 – In the arbitration between the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and Alberto Contador (RFEC), the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has [...]

• Contador Reiterates his Innocence On Another Bumpy Day
  July 3rd, 2011
  

  LES ESSARTS, France, July 3, 2011 (AFP) – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador reiterated his innocence and said he looked forward to resolving his “difficult” year as he lost [...]

• Tour chief Prudhomme Applauds Fight To Beat The Cheats
  June 30th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis (AFP) LES HERBIERS, France, June 30, 2011- Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme has applauded efforts to weed out the cheats, even if it means unsavory doping [...]

• UCI Calls For Understanding On Contador Controversy
  June 18th, 2011
  

  PARIS, June 16, 2011 (AFP) – World cycling chiefs have backed calls for Alberto Contador to be presumed innocent of doping until proven guilty, as the Spaniard prepares to embark [...]

• French Fans Say No Go To Contador
  June 11th, 2011
  

  PARIS, June 10, 2011 (AFP) – Two-thirds of French cycling fans would rather defending champion Alberto Contador does not race in this year’s Tour de France as he battles to [...]

• Contador Hearing At CAS Set After Tour de France
  May 31st, 2011
  

  PARIS, May 31, 2011 – Spain’s controversial three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador edged closer to taking part in the Tour de France after his doping hearing before the [...]

• Contador Defense Team Delays CAS Hearing
  May 26th, 2011
  

  SAN PELLEGRINO TERME, Italy, May 26, 2011 – Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador’s defense team are looking for a delay of June’s doping hearing before the Court of [...]

• CAS Has Set Date For Contador Appeal
  May 20th, 2011
  

  LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 20, 2011 – The doping case concerning three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will be heard before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over three [...]

• Contador Decision Before End of June – CAS
  April 27th, 2011
  

  PARIS, April 27, 2011 – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will find out before the end of June whether he is to face sanctions for a positive doping test [...]

• WADA Is To Appeal The Contador Doping Acquittal
  March 30th, 2011
  

  MADRID, March 30, 2011 – The World Anti-Doping Agency said it has joined world’s cycling’s governing body in appealing the Spanish federation’s decision to acquit three-time Tour de France winner [...]

• Contador Lawyer -UCI ‘Hesitated’ Over Case
  March 25th, 2011
  

  MADRID, March 25, 2011 – World cycling’s governing body “hesitated” before deciding to appeal against the acquittal of three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador over a doping case, his [...]

• McQuaid “UCI Had No Choice Over Contador Appeal”
  March 24th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis APELDOORN, Netherlands, March 24, 2011 – International Cycling Union chief Pat McQuaid said Thursday the UCI had been left with no choice but to appeal the [...]

• UCI To Appeal The Contador Doping Acquital
  March 24th, 2011
  

  MADRID, March 24, 2011 – Cycling’s governing body on Thursday revived a doping case against three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador by announcing it would appeal the Spanish federation’s [...]

• Pellizotti, Caucchioli Get Two Year Doping Ban
  March 8th, 2011
  

  ROME, March 8, 2011 – Italian cyclist Franco Pellizotti has been banned for two years for doping by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) along with compatriot Pietro Caucchiolia, [...]

• Contador Wins Another Battle, But War Far From Over
  February 15th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis PARIS, Feb 15, 2011 (AFP) – Cleared of using a banned substance by the Spanish cycling authorities, Alberto Contador will be a relieved man after months [...]

• Contador Cleared Of All Doping Charges
  February 15th, 2011
  

  Written by: Daniel Silva MADRID, Feb 15, 2011 – Spain’s cycling federation cleared three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of knowingly using a banned substance, his spokesman said Tuesday, [...]

• Contador To Be Cleared Of Doping Charges
  February 15th, 2011
  

  Written by: Denholm Barnetson MADRID, Feb 15, 2011 (AFP) – Spain’s cycling federation was expected to issue a decision Tuesday clearing three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of using [...]

• Contador Likely Cleared Of Doping Charges
  February 14th, 2011
  

  MADRID, Feb 14, 2011 – Spain’s cycling federation, the RFEC, may clear three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of using performance-enhancing drugs, when its issues its final decision on [...]

• Valverde Ban Upheld By Swiss Supreme Court
  January 10th, 2011
  

  GENEVA – The Swiss supreme court said Monday that it had thrown out Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde’s final attempt to overturn a worldwide anti-doping ban that was based on evidence [...]

• Caucchioli First Rider To Challenge The Biological Passport To CAS
  October 26th, 2010
  

  Italian cyclist Pietro Caucchioli, suspended for two years for a doping positive, will be the first cyclist to challenge the biological passport before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), [...]

• UCI Appeals To CAS Over Valjavec Non-Ban
  September 17th, 2010
  

  : PARIS, Sept 17, 2010 (AFP) – Cycling’s world ruling body lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Friday in a bid to overturn a decision [...]

• Team RadioShack Appeals To CAS Over Tour of Lombardy Snub
  September 10th, 2010
  

  PARIS, Sept 10, 2010 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong’s RadioShack team have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a bid to win damages for a last-minute snub [...]

• CAS Cuts Record 20-Year Doping Ban On Italian
  August 17th, 2010
  

  GENEVA, Aug 17, 2010 (AFP) – International sport’s top court on Tuesday cut a record 20 year doping ban imposed on Italian cyclist Gianni Da Ros, reducing it to four [...]

• Rebellin Doping Appeal Is Rejected By CAS
  July 30th, 2010
  

  THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) REJECTS THE APPEAL OF DAVIDE REBELLIN Lausanne, 30 July 2010 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeal filed [...]

• Spanish Rider Valverde Banned Until End of 2011
  May 31st, 2010
  

  Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde on Monday received a two-year ban from world sport’s top court, the CAS, over his implication in the Operation Puerto drugs scandal which erupted in 2006. [...]

• UCI Will Wait On CAS Decision Before Valverde Ban
  March 27th, 2010
  

  World cycling chief Pat McQuaid said the UCI would not impose a worldwide ban on Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde until hearing the result of a pending appeal to the Court [...]

• David Clinger Gets Two-Year Suspension For Doping
  March 19th, 2010
  

  Colorado Springs, Colo. (March 19, 2010) – USADA announced today that an independent, three-member American Arbitration Association/Court of Arbitration for Sport (AAA/CAS) panel issued its decision that David Clinger, an [...]

• Valverde Two-Year Doping Suspension Upheld
  March 16th, 2010
  

  The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday announced that it has upheld a two-year suspension for doping against Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde. The CAS “has dismissed the appeal [...]

• CAS Dismisses Schumacher’s Appeal
  January 25th, 2010
  

  World sport’s top court CAS on Monday rejected an appeal by disgraced German cyclist Stefan Schumacher against a two-year ban for doping, related to offences at the 2008 Tour de [...]

• Valverde Doping Decision Delayed Until March
  January 14th, 2010
  

  GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan 14, 2010 (AFP) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday was unable to rule on demands to impose a two-yearinternational ban on cyclist Alejandro [...]

• CAS Postpones Hearing In Valverde Doping Case
  November 9th, 2009
  

  GENEVA, Nov 9, 2009 (AFP) – The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) said on Monday that it had postponed a hearing into Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde’s appeal against a [...]

• Season Over For Embattled Vuelta Champion Valverde
  October 5th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Oct 3, 2009 (AFP) – Tour of Spain champion Alejandro Valverde has brought his season to a premature end admitting he needs rest before beginning to plan his race [...]

• No Tour de France For Valverde
  June 23rd, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 23, 2009 (AFP) – Controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde will not take part in this year’s Tour de France, his Caisse d’Epargne team announced on Tuesday. His absence [...]

• Valverde Appeals To CAS Over Doping Ban
  June 19th, 2009
  

  GENEVA, June 19, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde has appealed against a doping ban imposed by Italian authorities last month, world sport’s top court said on Friday. The [...]

• CAS Uphoalds Vinokourov’s Ban Until End Of July
  June 16th, 2009
  

  International Sport’s top court upheald Tuesday that disgraced Kazakh doper cyclist Alexander Vinokourov must serve out a two-year doping ban until late July. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) [...]

• CAS Doubles Bastianelli Ban To Two Years
  May 31st, 2009
  

  GENEVA, May 29, 2009 (AFP) – World sport’s top courts on Friday doubled a one-year ban on Italian cyclist Marta Bastianelli for doping, ruling in favor of the International Cycling [...]

• CAS – Team Fuji-Servetto Racing At Tirreno-Adriatico & Milan-San Remo
  March 7th, 2009
  

• Spain’s Iban Mayo Banned For Two years After CAS Ruling
  August 12th, 2008
  

  PARIS, Aug 12, 2008 (AFP) – Spanish rider Iban Mayo was banned for two years after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld an appeal by the sport’s world governing [...]

• CAS Press Release – Valverde
  July 12th, 2008
  

• Floyd Landis Loses Appeal Over His 2006 Tour de France Doping Case
  June 30th, 2008
  

  Landis loses appeal over Tour de France doping case LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 30, 2008 (AFP) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday dismissed US cyclist Floyd Landis’ [...]

• Top Australian Cyclist Nathan O’Neill Banned For Doping
  June 17th, 2008
  

  SYDNEY, June 17, 2008 (AFP) – Top Australian cyclist Nathan O’Neill has been banned from competition for 15 months for a doping violation, officials said Tuesday. The Commonwealth Games gold [...]