USA Cycling released today the selection procedures that will be used to determine the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team. The procedures outline the selection process across all four Olympic disciplines – Road, Mountain Bike, Track and BMX.
The selection procedures outline: prioritized automatic and discretionary selection criteria, key dates including any tryout events and long-team qualification period, maximum team size and more. The only discipline set to include an Olympic Trials event is men’s BMX where one of three maximum spots will be determined at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calf. on June 16, 2012  … Details
Lance Armstrong says he will be vindicated by a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency investigation of claims raised by a report in Sports Illustrated.
Armstrong used Twitter on Friday to suggest that USADA may probe allegations published by the magazine this week in an article entitled “The Case Against Lance Armstrong.â€
“Great to hear that USADA is investigating some of SI’s claims. I look forward to being vindicated,†the seven-time Tour de France winner said  … more
The notion that Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France seven times because he was on some kind of secret wonder-drug somehow unavailable to others riders has long floated around the froth-osphere where sports fans trade rumor, fiction and the occasional fact.
Now, Sports Illustrated gives a possible name for such a potion—HemAssist. The magazine reports “the FDA has information that Armstrong gained access†in the late 1990s to the experimental drug that was never commercialized. A doctor who oversaw the clinical studies spoke enthusiastically to SI about  … More
Lance Armstrong’s countdown toward retirement will reach a significant marker Sunday when he begins his last race outside the United States.
The seven-time Tour de France winner will ride in a criterium prologue to the Tour Down Under, and when the race ends seven days later and after 500 miles around South Australia, the end of his celebrated career will loom larger.
Reflecting upon his career Saturday, the 39-year-old Armstrong acknowledged  … More