Registration is now available via the USA Cycling website for the 2009 UCI BMX World Championships and Challenge slated for July 20-26 in Adelaide, Australia. All qualified riders will need a valid USA Cycling International BMX license in order to register for the event. A complete list of qualified riders and more details on how to register are available on the USA Cycling BMX World Championship information page on the national governing body’s BMX homepage. Registration for all amateur class riders closes May 1 and on July 3 for all championship class athletes.
All riders must be pre-qualified, either by finishing in the top-eight at last year’s UCI BMX World Championships/Challenge, or by recording a top-16 finish at the 2009 USA Cycling BMX National Championships on March 21. For a complete list…Â Details
Sacramento police have arrested two men on charges related to the theft of a bicycle belonging to seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong.
Officers said on Tuesday that they arrested 39-year-old Lee Crider on suspicion of stealing Armstrong’s Trek Livestrong 1274 and two other bikes from members of Team Astana.
Another man, 34-year-old Dung Le, was …Â Details
Lance Armstrong continues to dispute a French report that he misbehaved during an unannounced out-of-competition drug test on March 17.
Compiled by Katie Ginda
Armstrong in violation of world anti-doping code?
Lance Armstrong and Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel continue to dispute a report by France’s anti-doping agency (AFLD) that claims Armstrong misbehaved during an unannounced out-of-competition drug test administered March 17. The AFLD report, sent to the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) last week, alleges Armstrong deliberately stalled the test by at least 20 minutes by insisting on double-checking the AFLD tester’s credentials before giving urine, blood and hair samples, and then showering, out of sight of the tester, as Bruyneel verified the representative’s identity and request. Bruyneel said in an ESPN.com report that he and Armstrong found the AFLD tester waiting outside Armstrong’s rented home in Beaulieu-sur-Mer after returning from a training session. Armstrong said in a prepared statement: …Â Details