Lance Armstrong lashed out Wednesday at Kazakh officials who let his Astana team fall into a financial crisis on the eve of his first Giro d’Italia.
“I don’t know them, I don’t have a personal relationship with them, but I get frustrated,†said the seven-time Tour de France champion who’s riding for free this season. “These Kazakhs, they don’t return phone calls, and there’s not a lot of clarity about what is going to happen.
The American cyclist even suggested his Livestrong cancer foundation might be able step in and bail out the team, but that seemed to be a long shot.
“While as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the Lance Armstrong Foundation would … Details
Alejandro Valverde has filed a complaint in court in Spain against the Italian Olympic Committee’s attempt to ban the Spanish cyclist for doping.
The Italian committee confronted Valverde in February with DNA evidence and documents that allegedly showed he was involved in the Operation Puerto blood doping case.
Valverde is to appear before prosecutors in Rome next week…Â Details
Professional cycling is in a heated struggle among its governing body, its teams and the companies that manufacture expensive equipment over what is a legal racing bike.
The International Cycling Union abruptly alerted teams at the start of this season that it intends to clarify and reinterpret its often oblique rules governing bicycle design through increased equipment inspections.
The announcement was an unwelcome surprise. Bicycles and accessories may be banned …Â Details
Lance Armstrong plans to auction off his Giro d’Italia and Tour de France bikes, which will feature designs from artists including Shepard Fairey and Damien Hurst.
Armstrong has posted photos on his Twitter account of his bikes for the Giro, which starts Saturday in Venice. They feature an intricate yellow-and-black design by Fairey, who made the iconic Barack Obama poster.
“I’m a fan of his artwork. I collect his artwork… Details