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Financial “reward” package for motor doping whistleblowers confirmed, as UCI commits to “eradicating technological fraud at the highest level”

The governing body’s approval of payments for motor doping information comes three months after president David Lappartient claimed hidden motors have the potential to “destroy cycling”

Fri, Sep 27, 2024 16:38

Jesse Ewart wins stage four, 2024 Tour of Thailand, and syringe

Is EPO making a comeback? Asia-based Irish cyclist banned for three years as blood booster found in doping sample after Astana development rider’s CERA positive

It was the performance enhancer of choice for Lance Armstrong and his contemporaries, but a recent spate of positive tests suggest EPO is enjoying a revival in cycling’s semi-professional and amateur ranks

Fri, Sep 20, 2024 15:44

Preview: 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships

World Mountain Biking heads to Andorra next week for the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships.

Thu, Sep 19, 2024 15:00

Richmond Park 03 copyright Simon MacMichael

“Want safety? Don’t use parks as through roads”: Cyclists slam Royal Parks for “weak” move of cancelling London Duathlon but allowing rat-running drivers; UCI shows British pro yellow card for “teasing” fan with bidon at Vuelta + more on the live blog

It’s Friday and Adwitiya’s your host with all the cycling news and views on the road.cc live blog (yes, he’s still Confused, Hurt, and In a Lonely Place after New Order’s Cardiff gig cancellation yesterday)

Fri, Aug 23, 2024 08:42

Julien Bernard enjoys Tour de France time trial

“UCI doing UCI things”: Disbelief as Tour de France pro fined for “inappropriate behaviour” after stopping to kiss wife during time trial

Julien Bernard was accused of "damaging the image of the sport" by the UCI, the Frenchman saying he would be "willing to pay 200 Swiss francs every day" to "experience this moment again"

Sat, Jul 06, 2024 11:54

Dylan Groenewegen Scicon nose cover available to buy

Got the nose (and wallet) to sniff out a Tour de France stage win? Dylan Groenewegen’s bizarre Scicon Batman aero ‘beak’ finally available to buy… for just £300 – but why was it banned in the first place?

The Jayco AlUla rider was sporting the ‘flexible and adjustable’ nose cover as he outsprinted the field in Dijon, three days after being told to remove it by the UCI

Fri, Jul 05, 2024 14:14

2024 Dylan Groenewegen aero glasses @eurosport

A bridge too far? Scicon prices bizarre aero ‘beak’ at €350, as Dylan Groenewegen reveals UCI ordered him to remove nose cover during Tour de France stage

"I need to put if off, from the UCI... that was a big surprise! I think they saw me not pedalling and said, 'this is not fair, we need to stop these fast sunglasses'," the Team Jayco AlUla sprinter joked after stage three

Tue, Jul 02, 2024 09:20

Vuelta motor doping check (@lavuelta/Twitter)

“It will destroy our sport”: UCI set to pay whistleblowers for “credible” motor doping information ahead of Tour de France

“If we need to catch one of the top riders in the world, I am not afraid of that,” says UCI president David Lappartient, as governing body vows to take suspicions about mechanical fraud and “superhuman” performances “seriously”

Fri, Jun 28, 2024 10:39

UCI looking into Visma-Lease a Bike’s Tour de France ‘Control Room’ after team unveils “high-tech van” for tactical analysis and real-time decisions

Will Wout van Aert and Jonas Vingegaard be helped to victory by staff in a state-of-the-art mobile van?

Thu, Jun 27, 2024 16:31

UCI warns cheaters “it is impossible to slip through the net” as new inspection tool set to be used at Tour de France to combat motor doping

The governing body also says that 600 blood and urine samples will be taken during the Tour, with 400 collected in the month leading up to the race, in one of the “most comprehensive anti-doping programmes to date”

Wed, Jun 26, 2024 10:37