Cyclingnews has provided detailed coverage on the major
issues to hit cycling over the past year. Please see the links below to
go to a full archive of all reporting on these important stories:
• Operación Puerto
- Coverage starts May 22, 2006. This major investigation in Spain caused
huge disruption to the 2006 Tour de France, and put the careers of riders
such as Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso on hold. The case is certain to continue.
• UCI vs. Grand
Tours - Coverage starts February 1, 2005. The Union Cycliste Internationale
has galvanised the three powerful owners of the world's Grand Tours -
the Giro, the Tour and Vuelta - in opposition to its ProTour plans, with
TV rights the stumbling block.
• Lance Armstrong's comeback
- Lance Armstrong, winner of seven editions of the Tour de France between 1999 and 2005, announced his return to professional racing September 9. His goal is to contest the 2009 Tour de France in July and raise cancer awareness along the way.
• Floyd Landis case - On July 27, 2006, it was revealed that Tour de France winner Floyd Landis had returned a positive test for an abnormal ratio of testosterone: epitestosterone in an anti-doping test conducted after his victory in stage 17 of the Tour de France.
• L'Equipe
allegations
-Coverage starts on August 23, 2005.
Cyclingnews complete coverage of the ProTour split
Cyclingnews has provided detailed coverage on the major
issues to hit cycling over the past year. Please see the links below to
go to a full archive of all reporting on these important stories:
• Operación Puerto - Coverage starts May 22, 2006. This major investigation in Spain caused huge disruption to the 2006 Tour de France, and put the careers of riders such as Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso on hold. The case is certain to continue.
• UCI vs. Grand Tours - Coverage starts February 1, 2005. The Union Cycliste Internationale has galvanised the three powerful owners of the world's Grand Tours - the Giro, the Tour and Vuelta - in opposition to its ProTour plans, with TV rights the stumbling block.
• Lance Armstrong's comeback - Lance Armstrong, winner of seven editions of the Tour de France between 1999 and 2005, announced his return to professional racing September 9. His goal is to contest the 2009 Tour de France in July and raise cancer awareness along the way.
• Floyd Landis case - On July 27, 2006, it was revealed that Tour de France winner Floyd Landis had returned a positive test for an abnormal ratio of testosterone: epitestosterone in an anti-doping test conducted after his victory in stage 17 of the Tour de France.
• L'Equipe
allegations
-Coverage starts on August 23, 2005.
Coverage starts February 1, 2005. The Union Cycliste Internationale has galvanised the three powerful owners of the world's Grand Tours - the Giro, the Tour and Vuelta - in opposition to its ProTour plans, with TV rights the stumbling block.
February 22, 2007 - Paris-Nice plunged into uncertainty
February 22, 2007 - UCI instructs all ProTour teams to not race Paris-Nice
February 13, 2007 - RCS Sport holds firm - Unibet.com snubbed for Tirreno, Sanremo and Giro
February 5, 2007 - Hammond and Rider's Council back ProTour in Paris-Nice row
February 4, 2007 - Vuelta stands firm behind ASO
February 3, 2007 - McQuaid:
UCI doesn't want to stop Paris-Nice, Opinions divided on Paris-Nice
February 2, 2007 - UCI
threatens to pull Paris-Nice ProTour status
January 31, 2007 - UCI
remains committed to ProTour but prepared to negotiate
January 23, 2007 - Patrice
Clerc interview: "We're not afraid"
January 13, 2007 - ASO: No Unibet in Paris-Nice
January 10, 2007: UCI take
ProTour issue to European Commission
January 7, 2007: ProTour
proposes eight-man grand tour teams
December 13, 2006: ProTour
split resumes
July 9, 2006: Clerc: "Negotiations over ProTour dead", McQuaid reacts to rejection of ProTour
March 29, 2006: McQuaid
cautiously optimistic
March 19, 2006: ProTour
council meets again
March 9, 2006: Saronni:
no advantages in ProTour yet
March 6, 2006: Unibet protests
against ProTour
March 3, 2006: ProTour
versus GT organizers stoush: round 2, March 6
January 29, 2006: Bruyneel
on ProTour - GT organisers must come to the table
January 23, 2006:
UCI pres Pat McQuaid at the JCTDU: ProTour peace talks, expansion &
the kilo
January 8, 2006: ProTour
teams back UCI
December 18, 2005: Patrice
Clerc: Staying true to principles
December 17, 2005: Discovery
Channel's Bruyneel evaluates ProTour/Grand Tour split
December 16, 2005: Clerc
"perplexed at UCI's inconsistency"
December 13, 2005: McQuaid:
The ProTour is the best way forward
December 13, 2005: UCI:
ProTeam sponsors support ProTour
December 12, 2005: Everyone back
to their seats: Vuelta a España director Victor Cordero speaks on ProTour
stand-off
December 10, 2005: UCI versus
Grand Tour organisers: The gloves are off
December 9, 2005: Grand
Tour organisers split from ProTour
November 26, 2005:
ProTour can go it alone, says McQuaid
November 16, 2005: ProTour
Council rejects Giro half-stages
October 10, 2005: ProTour
points system to be revised
October 4, 2005: ProTour:
too many races?
September 23, 2005: ProTour
changes and calendar for 2006
August 8, 2005: UCI and
Teams align against Grand Tour organisers
July
27 , 2005: Concerns remain for Giro boss Angelo Zomegnan
July 2, 2005: ProTour
popular among fans
June 7, 2005: RAGT Semences
assistant DS hits out at ProTour
April 20, 2005: ProTour
teams and Giro still at loggerheads
April 17, 2005: ProTour
teams may boycott Giro and Vuelta
March 25, 2005: Patrice
Clerc: The ProTour has nothing to do with magic
March 7, 2005: The ProTour
is go
March 6, 2005: Chill winds
blow on ProTour debut in Paris
March 1, 2005: CPA rejects
ProTour Ethical Charter
February 24, 2005: ProTour
debate: Grand Tours back down...for now
February 1, 2005: Verbruggen
keeps pushing the ProTour
