GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The US Department of Justice is reportedly suing former cycling champion Lance Armstrong for $100 million for sponsorship money provided by the US Postal Service. Ed. note: the DOJ web site is experiencing difficulties. The DOJ said Wednesday 24 April that the post office spent $40 million sponsoring the man who won [...]
Saugy’s Lausanne lab: Wada won’t be acting after Armstrong affair
February 13, 2013 by
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Wada, the world anti-doping body, will not be removing the accreditation of the Lausanne lab run by Martial Saugy, who was harshly criticized by the head of the US Anti-Doping Agency, Travis Tygert, in January. Tygert fingered Saugy and his team for covering up for cyclist Lance Armstrong’s use of EPO, a [...]
Lance did it, he says
January 18, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Lance Armstrong was doped for all of his Tour de France races, the cyclist told Oprah Winfrey, US television interviewer in a recorded show that was aired Thursday evening. The second half of the show airs Friday night, but the “did he or didn’t he” question that has plagued the sport for [...]
Report on Lance Armstrong stuns sports world media
October 11, 2012 by
Doping debate reaches triathlons, larger public GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Lance Armstrong has been battling charges for several years that his amazing Tour de France titles were at least in part the result of doping, but the long-awaited 200-page summary of the 1,000 page report issued 10 October by Usada, the American agency that banned him [...]
Armstrong ends doping fight, says he’s weary of “the nonsense”
August 24, 2012 by
Cyclist insists on innocence, but likely to lose medals GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Lance Armstrong, seven time winner of the Tour de France cycling race, announced Thursday 23 August that he will not go to arbitration with the US Anti-doping Agency (USADA). The agency last night said it will indeed strip the 42-year-old of his medals [...]
Lance Armstrong out of French Ironman after new doping charges
June 14, 2012 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – US cyclist Lance Armstrong, currently training in the south of France, has been told he cannot take part in the French Ironman race in 10 days, as planned, after the USADA (Anti-Doping Agency) reportedly opened its own investigation against Armstrong. US federal prosecutors dropped their investigation in February. If found guilty Armstrong [...]
Brit wins Tour de Romandie in windy ride
April 30, 2012 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – British cyclist Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de Romandie Sunday, finishing the six-day race by winning Sunday’s against-the-clock run under tough conditions. The final 16.5km leg was a loop downhill from Montana Village, just below the resort of Crans-Montan, to Mollens and back up the steep mountainside to Aminona, ending in Crans. [...]
Strong foehn winds challenge clock race for Tour de Romandie cyclists
April 29, 2012 by
Two forest fires, 80 police calls in less than 24 hours in Valais LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The Tour de Romandie racers face a tough challenge Sunday 29 April as they pump up the steep mountainside from Mollens to Aminona, after a descent from Crans-Montana, 16.5km with strong foehn winds gusting for their final day of [...]
Cancellara rides for cycling safety in new bpa campaign
March 19, 2012 by
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Fabian Cancellara, Switzerlands’s four-time world champion cyclists, is getting a different kind of publicity with the new spring campaign from bpa/bfu, the Swiss Safety Council. “Lovelo” about loving your bike – with a helmet on – has a simple message: put your helmet on right by testing with two fingers above your [...]
Sports: High-mountain road bike race kicks off in Geneva
August 20, 2011 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The first Haute Route road bicycle race connecting Geneva to Nice through the Alps is ready to kick off at 07:00, 21 August in Geneva. Over 300 participants from 27 countries will embark on a 730-kilometer journey over the Alps in what organizers hope will be a fun seven-stage race. Those wanting [...]
