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 cycling, a top official was reported as saying Wednesday. Contador, the standout stage racer of his generation, was cleared of any wrongdoing by the Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) earlier this year despite testing positive for … [Read more...]
Contador Defense Team Delays CAS Hearing
May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 Arbitration for Sport (CAS), sources close to the rider said Thursday. The doping case concerning Contador is due to be heard before CAS over three days in Lausanne from June 6-8 in order to have the decision … [Read more...]
CAS Has Set Date For Contador Appeal
May 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 days here from June 6-8, CAS confirmed on Friday. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and world's cycling's governing body (UCI) are appealing the Spanish cycling federation's (RFEC) decision to … [Read more...]
UCI Wants Doping Ban For Mosquera
April 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, April 29, 2011 - World cycling chiefs on Friday called on the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) to open disciplinary proceedings against Tour of Spain runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera. Mosquera tested positive for a banned substance, Hydroxyethyl Starch, also known as HES, during an in-competition test at the race on September 16. He denied knowingly taking a banned substance, saying … [Read more...]
Contador Lawyer -UCI ‘Hesitated’ Over Case
March 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 lawyer said. The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced on Thursday it would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the Spanish cycling federation's decision to clear … [Read more...]
UCI To Appeal The Contador Doping Acquital
March 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 decision to acquit him. "The International Cycling Union (UCI) today decided ... to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne against the Spanish Cycling Federation's finding … [Read more...]
Contador Vows To Fight Any Doping Ban
March 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
MADRID, Feb 16, 2011 - Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador vowed to fight any attempt to re-impose doping sanctions, in an interview published Wednesday. Contador tested positive for minute traces of the banned muscle-building substance clenbuterol during last July's Tour de France, which he won. The Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) last month rescinded proposals to hand … [Read more...]
McQuaid Wants Contador Case Resolved Before Tour
February 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
MUSCAT, Feb 16, 2011 - World cycling chief Pat McQuaid insisted Wednesday that he wants a definitive decision on the doping case of Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador before the start of the Tour de France next July. Spain's cycling federation (RFEC) on Tuesday cleared the three-time Tour de France champion of knowingly using a banned substance in a dramatic U-turn that means he can … [Read more...]
Contador Cleared Of All Doping Charges
February 15, 2011 By 1 Comment
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, in a dramatic U-turn in the case. "Alberto Contador has been officially cleared by the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) and has been authorized to return to competition … [Read more...]
Contador To Be Cleared Of Doping Charges
February 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 performance-enhancing drugs, in what would be a dramatic U-turn in the case. Contador's future has hung in the balance since he announced last August he had tested positive for minute … [Read more...]