Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for CERA, the International Cycling Union has confirmed.
Denis Menchov survived a dramatic high-speed crash in the final kilometer of the closing individual time trial stage to win the centenary edition of the Giro d'Italia in Rome on Sunday.
Two-time Tour of Spain winner Denis Menchov has taken over the race leader's pink jersey in the Giro d'Italia, after winning Thursday's 12th stage, a gruelling 60.6km individual time-trial from Sestri Levante to Riomaggiore.
Briton Mark Cavendish claimed his second stage victory in this year's Giro d'Italia after once again proving he is the fastest man in the peloton by taking the 214km 11th leg from from Turin to Arenzano.
Race leader Danilo Di Luca powered to victory in the 262-kilometer 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia from Cuneo to Pinerolo on Tuesday to extend his advantage in the pink jersey position.
Mark Cavendish won a sprint finish to claim his first victory in this year's Giro d'Italia -- following a controversial ninth stage around the streets of Milan.
Team Columbia's impressive Giro d'Italia continued on Saturday as Belarussian Kanstantin Siutsou handed the American outfit their third stage victory when he won the 209km eighth leg from Morbegno to Bergamo.
Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen further boosted his emerging profile in world cycling with an impressive victory in Friday's seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia.
Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for CERA, the International Cycling Union has confirmed.
Denis Menchov survived a dramatic high-speed crash in the final kilometer of the closing individual time trial stage to win the centenary edition of the Giro d'Italia in Rome on Sunday.
Two-time Tour of Spain winner Denis Menchov has taken over the race leader's pink jersey in the Giro d'Italia, after winning Thursday's 12th stage, a gruelling 60.6km individual time-trial from Sestri Levante to Riomaggiore.
Briton Mark Cavendish claimed his second stage victory in this year's Giro d'Italia after once again proving he is the fastest man in the peloton by taking the 214km 11th leg from from Turin to Arenzano.
Race leader Danilo Di Luca powered to victory in the 262-kilometer 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia from Cuneo to Pinerolo on Tuesday to extend his advantage in the pink jersey position.
Mark Cavendish won a sprint finish to claim his first victory in this year's Giro d'Italia -- following a controversial ninth stage around the streets of Milan.
Team Columbia's impressive Giro d'Italia continued on Saturday as Belarussian Kanstantin Siutsou handed the American outfit their third stage victory when he won the 209km eighth leg from Morbegno to Bergamo.
Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen further boosted his emerging profile in world cycling with an impressive victory in Friday's seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia.
Controversial Italian Michele Scarponi claimed the biggest victory of his career by coming home alone to win the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday.
Former winner Danilo Di Luca has taken over the race leader's pink jersey after finishing second in Wednesday's punishing fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia.
Former winner Danilo Di Luca claimed an emotional home success in the Giro d'Italia fourth stage on Tuesday when the race headed into the mountains during a 165-kilometer stretch from Padova to San Martino di Castrozza.
Mark Cavendish became the first British rider to wear the Giro d'Italia leader's pink jersey when his Columbia team claimed victory in Saturday's opening team time trial.
Alberto Contador held on to the pink jersey by his fingertips on a dramatic 19th stage of the Giro d'italia as he withstood determined challenges from reigning champion Danilo Di Luca and Riccardo Ricco.
Franco Pellizotti won a gruelling mountain time trial at the Giro d'Italia on Monday as Spain's Alberto Contador tightened his grip on the race leader's pink jersey.
Saunier Duval's Riccardo Ricco timed his burst to perfection to win the eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia and claim a valuable time bonus in the battle for the overall honors.
Gabriele Bosisio won the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia as defending champion Danilo Di Luca established an early psychological advantage over his main rivals for overall honors.
Slipstream-Chipotle utilized the time trialling ability in their ranks to maximum effect by claiming the opening stage of the 91st Giro-d'Italia in Palermo on Saturday.
Anti-doping officials at the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) have requested that Giro d'Italia champion Danilo Di Luca be banned for two years after an abnormal doping test.
Three-time Tour of Spain winner Roberto Heras, who has completed a two-year doping ban, is thinking of quitting professional cycling, because of a lack of suitable offers.
Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca faces being stripped of his crown and has withdrawn from the Italian team at the world championships after his national Olympic committee (CONI) recommended that he be banned for four months for alleged doping.
Alejandro Valverde can compete in the world road cycling championships after a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday, the chief of world cycling Pat McQuaid announced.
Italian cyclist Alessandro Petacchi has been barred from competing in the Tour de France by his Milram team after being charged with doping by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) on Wednesday.
Saunier Duval rider Leonardo Piepoli is under suspicion of doping at this year's Giro d'Italia, two days after the Italian cycling federation said it was to investigate Alessandro Petacchi.
Former Telekom general manager Walter Godefroot has denied having any involvement in the use of performance enhancing drugs among the team's riders a decade ago.
Danilo Di Luca wrapped up overall victory in the Giro d'Italia on Sunday as he safely negotiated the final stage in Milan which was won by star sprinter Alessandro Petacchi.
Italian cyclist Paolo Savoldelli won the 20th stage individual time trial of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, while Danilo Di Luca finished eighth to retain the overall lead and stand on the brink of race victory.
Gilberto Simoni won the so-called "toughest climb in Europe" on Wednesday, the ascent up Monte Zoncolan that concluded the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia.
Robbie McEwen won the second stage of the Giro d'Italia in a sprint finish Sunday, and Danilo Di Luca took the leader's pink jersey from teammate Enrico Gasparotto.
Italy's Danilo Di Luca won the fifth stage of the Tour of Spain and claimed the overall lead after the first mountain section of the three-week event on Wednesday.
Italy's Danilo Di Luca clinched cycling's first Pro Tour title after finishing fourth behind Olympic champion and compatriot Paolo Bettini in the Zurich Championship on Sunday.
American David Zabriskie won the eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia - a 45 kilometer time trial - but his CSC team leader Ivan Basso, who finished second, was the big winner.
Spaniard Koldo Gil emerged triumphant from the first major climb of the Giro d'Italia, winning the 211 km stage to Pistoia, and Italy's Danilo Di Luca regained the race leader's pink jersey.
An emotional Alexandre Vinokourov claimed his second victory in a one-day classic and gave his T-Mobile team its first big win of a difficult season by triumphing in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday.
Italian Dario Cioni, one of the 10 team members set to help in Paolo Bettini's bid to win the world championship title, has been replaced after returning an abnormal blood test.
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