Miguel Ángel López handed four-year doping ban for “use and possession” of human growth hormone during 2022 Giro d’Italia

Tour de France stage winner and grand tour podium finisher Miguel Ángel López has been slapped with a four-year suspension by the UCI, after the world governing body’s Anti-Doping Tribunal ruled that the 30-year-old was guilty of possessing and using the human growth hormone menotropin during the 2022 Giro d’Italia, which López abandoned on stage … Read more

Sonder Santiago Rival 22 Grand Tourer

The Sonder Santiago Grand Tourer is the British company’s big-mile-eating machine. It’s based around a neatly finished Reynolds 631 steel frame and both the fame and the steel fork are fully festooned with all the fixtures and fittings you need. Our model comes with mudguards, a rear rack and a Brooks leather saddle. But old-school … Read more

Former pro cyclist tests positive for EPO after Gran Fondo wins

A former professional cyclist has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for EPO having achieved several emphatic victories at Italian Gran Fondos.Nicola Genovese rode at UCI Continental level during his career, competing at races in 2016 and 2017 alongside more illustious names such as Tom Boonen, Dani Martínez and Davide Rebellin. However, while Martínez was this weekend sealing a second-place finish at … Read more