September 2012
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Press release: UCI responds to USADA shifting...
27.09.2012
The UCI wonders why it is taking USADA so long to provide its reasoned decision and case file. Reports state that its decision has been delayed because it is continuing to gather evidence and that it has yet to complete its case file. “The UCI had no reason to assume that a full case file did not exist but USADA’s continued failure to produce the decision is now a cause for...
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WatchDavid Millar documentary on the Informe Robinson show by Spain’s Canal +.
Press play and try the full-screen option.
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UCI Motion, 2012 Congress
Adopted by the Congress of the UCI, in its meeting of 21 September 2012 in Maastricht, the Netherlands
Considering that :
The case of former rider Lance Armstrong, whatever its outcome may be, invites to reflect on the effectiveness of the fight against doping, as is confirmed by the creation by WADA of a working group to that effect;
The UCI has always, as was already confirmed in 2002 in...
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August 2012
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Vino in Condom Celebration
Alexandre Vinokourov will join the Grand Chapter of the Musketeers of Armagnac in a special ceremony on Saturday 1 September in the French town of Condom. The Olympic cycling champ will be the special guest for the prize ceremony.
As well as celebrating Armagnac, a form of brandy from the Gascon region of France, the Chapter promotes traditions and customs from the past in this area of...
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The best doping excuse ever?
Fatima Yvelain is a regional-level distance runner in France. I suspect you had not heard of her until now but she enters history with one of the best ever excuses for a positive doping test.
Following a positive test for EPO after a half-marathon, she claimed heavy rainfall on the day of race had caused water to stream over hidden medical waste somewhere near the course. As she ran, the...
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July 2012
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