CLEVELAND – While a local brother and sister are heading west across the country on bicycles from Rhode Island to California, another local cyclist will be heading east from California to Washington D.C.
They’re going opposite directions at roughly the same time with the same goal – raising money and awareness for their respective charities.
East to west
Rebecca Williams isn’t sure which is scarier, the prospect of cycling across country for charity or fundraising before she can go.
Rebecca and her brother Kevin will depart  … Details
Alberto Contador intends to fight a proposed doping suspension, saying he is a victim of a flawed system and insists it’s a “question of honor” to prove he did not cheat to win the Tour de France.
An emotional Contador promised to defend his innocence “until the end” as he spoke publicly for the time since learning of the proposed one-year ban from the Spanish cycling federation for a positive clenbuterol test that could cost him his Tour title.
“In the next 10 days I’m going to  … More
Triple Tour de France champion Alberto Contador had the potential to rival seven-times winner Lance Armstrong as a cyclist who grew bigger than his sport.Â
Instead, after a six-month investigation into a failed doping test, the Spaniard faces a year out of the sport and the loss of his 2010 Tour title.Â
Contador confirmed on Wednesday that the Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) had proposed banning him for a year and left him 10 days to appeal.Â
The suspension could seriously harm, if not end, the 28-year-old’s career … More
Footage from the world’s smallest velodrome in London’s East End