Shane Stokes
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Italian riders want life bans
By Shane Stokes published
The Italian rider's association, the AACPI, appealed to the president of the sport's governing body...
Lhotellerie to Vacansoleil
By Shane Stokes published
French pro Clément Lhotellerie has signed a one-year deal with the new Vacansoleil team, which has...
New H2O team takes shape
By Shane Stokes published
The new Canadian-backed Team H2O has started recruiting its roster for next season. French cycling...

Sánchez to stay with Euskaltel, targets Lombardia
By Shane Stokes published
Olympic champion Samuel Sánchez has announced that he will not change teams but remain with his...

Ongoing battle for cycling's governing body
By Shane Stokes published
It's been a bleak couple of weeks for cycling, with three more Tour de France riders returning...
Deutschland Tour loses sponsor
By Shane Stokes published
Recent doping cases, including the one of 2008 Tour de France mountains jersey winner Bernhard Kohl...

Europe gets ready for the muddy cyclo-cross World Cup
By Shane Stokes published
While most of the road cyclists are slowly getting tired both physically and mentally by the end of...
Bastianelli suspended for one year
By Shane Stokes published
The Italian national anti-doping court has suspended Marta Bastianelli, 21, for one year based the...

Biological Passport suspensions possible in 2009
By Shane Stokes published
By Shane Stokes Although the International Cycling Union's (UCI) biological passport is still...

Furious Rebellin forced out of home Classic
By Shane Stokes published
Italy's Davide Rebellin will not race in his home Classic, the Giro di Lombardia, this Saturday due...

Piemonte to decide Coppa Italia
By Shane Stokes published
This year's Giro del Piemonte will decide the 2008 Coppa Italia series with only ten points...

UCI to introduce four-year ban in '09
By Shane Stokes published
By Shane Stokes Following the positive A sample tests for CERA by Tour de France stars Stefan...

Leipheimer dismisses withdrawal claims
By Shane Stokes published
By Shane Stokes US rider Levi Leipheimer has dismissed media reports that he pulled out of the US...

Contador wants guarantees
By Shane Stokes published
By Hedwig Kröner in Varese Alberto Contador, who won three Grand Tours within 15 months, is...

Peloton's players mull Armstrong comeback
By Shane Stokes published
By Daniel Benson, managing editor Cyclingnews and Mark Zalewski, North American Editor Lance...

Armstrong confirms comeback
By Shane Stokes published
By Shane Stokes Lance Armstrong has confirmed that he will indeed be part of the peloton in 2009,...

Leipheimer GC favorite or right hand man?
By Shane Stokes published
By Shane Stokes Levi Leipheimer is once again leading the Vuelta a España, returning to the maillot...

Boonen grabs Vuelta stage
By Shane Stokes published
By Shane Stokes Tom Boonen has shown he is back on top sprinting form after his cocaine positive...

Gutierrez sprints sans saddle to Eneco Tour win
By Shane Stokes published
Caisse d'Epargne's José Iván Gutierrez took his second consecutive overall victory in the Eneco Tour...
Gerolsteiner to the Vuelta
By Shane Stokes published
Team Gerolsteiner will look for stage wins in the Vuelta a España from stars Davide Rebellin and...
Basso concludes training vacation
By Shane Stokes published
Italy's Ivan Basso, banned from cycling for his involvement with Operación Puerto , prepared and...

Gerdemann doesn't see himself as D-Tour favourite
By Shane Stokes published
Linus Gerdemann doesn't see himself as the favourite to win the Deutschland Tour , after his long...

Di Luca on Worlds hunt
By Shane Stokes published
Danilo Di Luca is back on the World Championships hunt after missing his chance last year and an...
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