Saunier Duval

TdF’08 St. 14: Freire Fights For First!

pezcyclingnews.com     Jul 19, 2008   3 related          

Message by Alastair HamiltonThe Alps, here we come! Today the Tour leaves the south of France and heads towards the mountains, “there’s gold in them thar hills!” Well yellow anyway. From sprinter land to climber land. On...                    

Cavendish feats beat the bad news

bbc.co.uk     Jul 19, 2008          

It's an old Neil Young song, and I was thinking about it as the news of Riccardo Ricco's positive test for EPO surfaced on the road into Foix on Thursday. Somehow, from the moment the Italian swept away from the field on...                    

It's always a new twist in Tour de France doping [DrugMonkey]

scienceblogs.com     Jul 19, 2008   22 related          

Okay, with Stage 13 on the books, where are we with the doping cases? Well, first we had Manuel Beltrán nailed for erythropoietin (EPO); his team Liquigas pulled him out of the Tour and suspended him. Next up was Moisés Dueñas...                    

Drug-busters Winning the Battle on the Road to a Cleaner Sport

buzzle.com     Jul 19, 2008          

A new climate of collaboration and communication means cycling may prevail over drugs, writes William Fotheringham There used to be an old saw that drug scandals on the Tour de France had a bizarre tendency to happen in years...                    

Drug cheats punish clean athletes too

smh.com.au     Jul 19, 2008   1 related          

WHEN riders get caught for being drug cheats, one of the things they don't realise is how severe the impact of their actions are. This week on the Tour de France is an example. We have seen three riders fall foul of doping...                    

Cadel Evans wears yellow jersey as riders start stage 13 of doping-tainted Tour

iht.com     Jul 18, 2008   19 related          

Cadel Evans wore the yellow jersey at the start of Friday's 13th stage of the Tour de France, with the race still reeling from its three positive doping cases so far. The 31-year-old Australian holds a one-second lead over...                    

Riccò out

smithersmpls.com     Jul 18, 2008          

Along with the entire Saunier Duval team...not really a surprise. He did want to be the next Pantani. Well on your way son! We were laughing about Riccò on the Tuff Guy ride last Tuesday wondering when he would get popped....                    

Cavendish takes fourth stage win

bbc.co.uk     Jul 18, 2008   2 related          

To get involved use 606 or text us your views & comments on 81111 - please put cycling before your message. 1616: The Cofidis pair of Auge and Brard have teamed up and are working hard to close the gap on stage leader Terpstra....                    

Tour de France organizers pray for scandal-free day

reuters.com     Jul 18, 2008   8 related          

NARBONNE, France (Reuters) - Tour de France organizers, adamant that they are winning the war against doping, will be praying for a scandal-free day during Friday's 13th stage. On Thursday, Italian Riccardo Ricco fell by the...                    

Barloworld can stay for now, says Tour chief (AFP)

yahoo.com     Jul 17, 2008   54 related          

NARBONNE, France (AFP) - Top Tour de France official Patrice Clerc said Barloworld would remain in the race unless new evidence from a police investigation pointed to organised doping within the team. Barloworld, along with two...