Disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis must pay current and former UCI presidents Pat McQuaid and Hein Verbruggen 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,700) each after being found guilty of defamation by a Swiss court on Wednesday.
The Eastern Vaud District Court ruled that American Landis, stripped of his 2006 Tour title for failing a dope test, was forbidden to “state that the UCI, Pat McQuaid or Hein Verbruggen have concealed cases of doping, received money for doing so (or) have accepted money from Lance Armstrong to conceal a doping case”.   … More
Over the past 20 years, Critical Mass has become a city ritual.
On the last Friday of every month, cyclists by the hundreds or thousands gather at Justin Herman Plaza at the foot of Market Street. Then they wind through downtown and the neighborhoods. The seemingly impromptu route may take you from the Bay Bridge to Ocean Beach, from the waterfront to the top of Twin Peaks.
The event is part statement and part celebration of   … More
Alex Zanardi, former F1 racer wins gold in H4 hand cycling, Jonas Jacobsson of Sweden wins gold in shooing. Italy’s Assunta Legnant wins shot put gold, Oliver Hynd beat his older brother Sam in the pool. Iran’s Siamand Rahman lifted 280kg in powerlifting and the Dutch Sonar team won gold in sailing.
Former IndyCar and Formula 1 star Alex Zanardi won gold in the 2012 Paralympic handcycling race around Brands Hatch circuit on Wednesday.
The 45-year-old was competing 11 years after losing his legs – one at the knee and one above – in a horrific Champ Car crash at the Lausitzring. He previously won silver in the 2011 World Road Para-Cycling Championships, his first medal since moving into the sport following his race-winning spell in the World Touring Car Championship with BMW   … More