International Cycling Union

Ten observations on the Lance Armstrong saga, which took on a new dimension once the Big O got involved and apparently got the defrocked 7-time Tour de France winner to tell the truth, or some of it, about his doping: 1.  It would be a lot easier to...

The International Olympic Committee has a tendency to make up rules that suit its purposes. To wit: the attempt to impose a 2012 Olympic Games ban on any athlete who received a two-year doping suspension, even if that suspension expired before the...

So many shoes now have dropped on Lance Armstrong he has enough stock to open an Infamous Footwear store. The lies and threats that were Armstrong’s stock in trade have led just about everyone – sponsors and international sports bodies like -...

Article Highlights: - NEW: Doping can be "hugely reduced" but won't be wiped out, cycling chief says - International Cycling Union's president also says he was "sickened" by the report - Lance Armstrong is banned from the sport - Armstrong has long...

Laura Van Gilder is ready to bump heads, figuratively, with the best cyclo-cross racers in the world this weekend. Van Gilder, an outstanding road cyclist from Pocono Pines, is the top-ranked U.S. woman in cyclo-cross — 34th in the world —...

PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - Venezuelan Miguel Ubeto Aponte has been provisionally suspended, the International Cycling Union said on Wednesday after a positive test for a drug the World Anti-Doping Agency has warned poses serious health risks. Ubeto, who...

May 15 (Reuters) - French rider Sylvain Georges has failed a dope test at the Giro d'Italia, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Wednesday. Georges, who rides for AG2R, was positive for the stimulant Heptaminol following a test carried out on...

PARIS (Reuters) - French AG2R rider Sylvain Georges's positive test at the Giro d'Italia occurred because he mistakenly took a performance-enhancing drug, team director Vincent Lavenu said on Wednesday. Georges tested positive for the stimulant...

PARIS, May 10 (Reuters) - The International Cycling Union (UCI) is to appeal against the decision of the judge in Spain's "Operation Puerto" trial to destroy evidence from the case instead of making it available to anti-doping and sports bodies, officials...

By Alasdair Fotheringham MATERA, Italy, May 8 (Reuters) - The Giro d'Italia lived up to its reputation as an unpredictable race on Wednesday when German John Degenkolb snatched victory in stage five after most of the bunch was held up behind a late crash...

SERRA SAN BRUNO (Reuters) - Enrico Battaglin led an Italian 1-2-3 to win the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday as Britain's Bradley Wiggins lost time in a testing finale. The Tour de France champion lost 17 seconds as the peloton split in...

MADRID, May 3 (Reuters) - The "Operation Puerto" trial into a doping ring in professional cycling has been "a mistake and a disaster" for Spanish sport but Madrid's bid for the 2020 Olympics should not be penalised as a result, according to bid chief...