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Decathlon finally suspends trading in Russia, Wiggle confirms it ceased selling there in February

Foreign firms have been urged to stop operating in the country following its invasion of Ukraine

Wed, Mar 30, 2022 16:37

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UCI bans Russian and Belarusian national teams after invasion of Ukraine

Events in both countries also banned but riders from those countries with teams registered elsewhere can keep racing

Tue, Mar 01, 2022 19:43

Ineos Grenadiers’ Russian pro Pavel Sivakov denounces invasion of Ukraine

24-year-old says that most Russians “only want peace” and that “we shouldn’t be targets of hate just because of our origin”, as UCI faces calls to sanction the Gazprom-RusVelo team

Sat, Feb 26, 2022 13:02

CAS halves Russia’s doping ban and says ‘neutral’ athletes can compete at next Olympics with ‘Russia’ written on their kit

Head of US anti-doping accuses Wada and the IOC of ‘putting politics over principle’

Fri, Dec 18, 2020 11:37

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Spanish bikepacking blogger “could have died” after being rescued in Siberia camping in summer tent in temperature of -50C (+ video)

Andres Abian Pajares was riding in Russia's Far East in region made infamous by book The Gulag Archipelago

Wed, Dec 19, 2018 14:54

Callum Skinner clebrates gold in Rio (copyright Alex Whitehead SWpix.com via Britishcycling.org_.uk).jpg

Callum Skinner says Wada decision to lift Russia ban “just stinks basically”

“I feel like Wada’s worked incredibly hard for the people who’ve been sanctioned”

Fri, Sep 21, 2018 15:29

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Cyclist in Russia who hit pothole gets fined for damaging it

Andrei Chikin, who was left bruised after his crash, successfully appealed the penalty

Wed, Apr 11, 2018 10:21

Amateur cyclist who tried to outwit anti-doping testers ends up winning an Oscar (+ video)

Icarus, which saw Bryan Fogel swept up in heart of Russian doping scandal, wins Academy Award for Best Documentary feature

Mon, Mar 05, 2018 17:55

London 2012 Anti-Doping Laboratory (picture credit LOCOG)

Russian cyclists take legal action against World Anti-Doping Agency

Claim they were ‘unfairly implicated’ in doping report

Tue, Sep 12, 2017 14:40

Shane Perkins (picture credit – Rob Linsdale, Cycling Australia)

Vladimir Putin grants Aussie track star Russian citizenship

Shane Perkins says it was made clear there was no future for him with Cycling Australia

Sun, Aug 27, 2017 12:40