Alberto Contador insists that his positive test for the banned substance clenbuterol, miniscule amounts of which were found in a urine sample taken from him just days before he won his third Tour de France title in July, resulted from his having eaten contaminated meat.The Astana rider was speaking at a press conference in Spain, … Read more
The Bicycle Film Festival will be returning to Londonʼs Barbican Centre on 13-17 October.Now in its tenth year, the festival is held in 40 cities worldwide. Organisers are expecting up to 300,000 people to attend.Film highlights this year include Birth of Big Air, the documentary on legendary BMXer Mat Hoffman produced by Spike Jonze, and … Read more
In what is turning out to be a black day for cycling following this morning’s news of an abnormal doping test result for Alberto Contador during the Tour de France, the UCI has confirmed that Ezequiel Mosquera, runner-up in the Vuelta earlier this month, and Xacobeo-Galicia team mate David Garcia, both failed drugs tests during the … Read more
News just in that could have come straight from the merino marketing board: a group of cyclists have been kicked out of a pub because the landlord said their body odour was putting off other customers.Cyclists en-mass can sometimes produce their own heady tang but it can be an acquired taste to say the least. … Read more
David Millar rolled back the years to put in a blistering time trial as he tried to make it a British double in the men’s and women’s time trial in Geelong today, but defending world champion Fabian Cancellara proved stronger over the 45.8 kilometre course to take the rainbow jersey for a record fourth time … Read more
Alberto Contador, who in July won the Tour de France for the third time, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned substance, clenbuterol following a drugs test during this year’s race. The B sample taking from the Astana rider at the same time has confirmed the result. The cyclist, who was made … Read more
BBC World News Andy Schleck looks likely to inherit the 2010 Tour yellow jersey after BBC world news confirmed Alberto Contador has failed a drugs test. Full news to follow on road.cc.
We first saw the FS foaming degreaser at the start of the year and it certainly looked like a fun new way to get your bike clean, if it can ever be fun. In practice the main benefits are the ease of use and lack of mess. It’s a bit lacking in terms of raw … Read more
It’s been a hot topic of discussion among cycling fans for the past year, and in less than 12 hours’ time, we’ll know the answer – can anyone stop Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara from retaining the World Time Trial title he won in Mendrisio 12 months ago?A couple of months ago, when the Team Saxo Bank … Read more
Team Sky may have raised eyebrows earlier this year when it announced its team cars would be supplied by Jaguar, but it seems to have started a trend for ambitious outfits aiming to make a mark on the peloton to go upmarket when it comes to four wheels.Today, Mercedes-Benz Luxembourg has announced a partnership with … Read more
