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 this month. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will meet on November 21-24 to decide whether the three-time Tour de France champion should be banned after testing positive for minute traces of … [Read more...]
Valverde To Return To Team Movistar After Doping Ban
November 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 in a team statement on Saturday. The 31-year-old - winner of the 2009 Tour of Spain - will be officially unveiled on Tuesday. Valverde was suspended by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in May 2010 for his … [Read more...]
No Olympic Reprieve For Petacchi
October 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) gave hope to hundreds of athletes. CAS earlier this week upheld an appeal by American sprinter LaShawn Merritt against his ban from the Olympics following positive tests for the … [Read more...]
Cycling Has Clean Bill Of Health, Says Pat McQuaid
September 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 cheats have very little room for manoeuvrings. For decades cycling has suffered from a doping culture which, in 1998, hit epic proportions when the Festina affair revealed the true extent of drug use in the peloton. … [Read more...]
CAS Postpones Contador Hearing For Second Time
July 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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, with the new dates likely to be in November. "As a consequence of the parties' request, the hearing which was scheduled for 1, 2 and 3 August, 2011 is cancelled and will be rescheduled for new dates, probably … [Read more...]
The Contador CAS Case to Be Heard In November
July 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 allowed a request for a second exchange of written submissions between the parties as well as request was formulated by WADA with the unanimous agreement of the three other parties. As a consequence … [Read more...]
Contador Reiterates his Innocence On Another Bumpy Day
July 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 more time to key rivals in the race on Sunday. Contador is racing in spite of a pending decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), expected in August, which could ban him from the sport following a … [Read more...]
Tour chief Prudhomme Applauds Fight To Beat The Cheats
June 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 revelations leave a black mark on the race. Even before this year's Tour de France gets underway Saturday, the controversy of Alberto Contador's positive test for clenbuterol last year is still hanging over the … [Read more...]
UCI Calls For Understanding On Contador Controversy
June 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 upon the defense of his Tour de France crown. Contador confirmed his participation for the July 2-25 epic earlier this week, meaning he is primed for a rare Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double. However debate is … [Read more...]
French Fans Say No Go To Contador
June 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 shake off doping allegations, a poll showed on Friday. The controversial three-time Tour champion will take part in cycling's showpiece event in July, before his doping case is heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport … [Read more...]