A Der Spiegel news magazine report implicates German riders Andreas Kloeden and Matthias Kessler in illegal blood transfusions, citing the findings of an independent commission investigating doping.
The commission spent two years looking into doping allegations against two doctors who allegedly put a doping system into place at Freiburg University Clinic between 1995 and 2006 for the former Team Telekom, later known as T-Mobile.
Doctors Lothar Heinrich and Andreas Schmid, fired by the university in 2007, have admitted providing and administering doping material until 1999. But the commission concluded they continued until at least 2006, the news magazine reported…Â Details
France’s anti-doping agency said Friday it will not seek sanctions against cyclist Lance Armstrong over a dispute with a drug tester.
The agency said in a statement Friday that it “decided to take into consideration the athlete’s written explanations†and will not open disciplinary procedures.
At issue was a 20-minute delay when Armstrong said a drug tester who showed up on March 17 to collect blood, urine and hair samples agreed to let him shower while the American rider’s assistants checked the tester’s credentials… Details
Sunny skies and warm temperatures helped this year’s Sea Otter Classic see double-digit attendance increases the first three days of the show.Â
Sunday was down 5-8 percent, according to Sea Otter president and chief executive officer Frank Yohannan.
“The decrease [was probably] due to the hot weather and fewer amateur categories,†Yohannan said. “Also there was no BMX racing this year.†Temps rose well into the 80s at Laguna Seca on Sunday.
Yohannan said the feedback he’s gotten thus far from exhibitors has been positive, with several selling out product… Details