Triple Tour de France champion Alberto Contador had the potential to rival seven-times winner Lance Armstrong as a cyclist who grew bigger than his sport.Â
Instead, after a six-month investigation into a failed doping test, the Spaniard faces a year out of the sport and the loss of his 2010 Tour title.Â
Contador confirmed on Wednesday that the Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) had proposed banning him for a year and left him 10 days to appeal.Â
The suspension could seriously harm, if not end, the 28-year-old’s career … More
New York will have a 2011 ASP World Tour stop. This is the first-ever WCT event held in the East Coast of the United States and it will offer a $1 million dollar prize purse to competitors, an unprecedented amount in professional surfing.
The Quiksilver Pro New York will be run on  … Details
Footage from the world’s smallest velodrome in London’s East End
BLOOMINGTON — In motorsports it’s not unusual to hear competitors lament of the perils of a slick track, occasionally comparing the racing surface to “a sheet of ice.â€
To Bloomington motorcycle racers Darren Carter and Shea Knuth, as well their fellow racers in the World Championship Ice Racing Series, the track literally will be a sheet of ice as they’ll be using the U.S. Cellular Coliseum ice to test their mettle in the World Championship Ice Racing Series at  … Details