Thursday, October 26, 2017

Tour of California returns to Gibraltar Road climb in 2018

The Tour of California is returning to some familiar and iconic locations next year, including a finish atop Gibraltar Road on the second stage from Ventura to Santa Barbara County

      
 
 


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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Froome wins Velo d'Or award for 3rd time

Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome has capped his season by winning the Velo d'Or award as the best rider of 2017

      
 
 


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Tour champion Froome could face Dumoulin test on 2018 route

Defending champion Chris Froome can expect a stern challenge from Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin in next year's Tour de France

      
 
 


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World champ Peter Sagan to race in Tour Down Under

World champion Peter Sagan to begin 2018 season at Tour Down Under

      
 
 


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Saturday, October 7, 2017

Nibali uses his descending skills to win Giro of Lombardy

Vincenzo Nibali has taken advantage of his descending skills to win the Giro of Lombardy for the second time in three years

      
 
 


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Former Olympic cycling champ fired after positive drug test

Former Olympic road cycling champion Samuel Sanchez, who returned a positive doping test in August, had his B-sample confirmed Wednesday and was promptly fired by the BMC Racing Team

      
 
 


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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Another Rumsas family member tests positive for doping

Fifteen years after his father got entangled with drugs at the Tour de France, Raimondas Rumsas has been provisionally banned by Italy's anti-doping agency

      
 
 


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