Category: Cycling

World Champion Cyclist Alaphilippe to Skip Tokyo Olympics

PARIS—World champion cyclist Julian Alaphilippe has decided to skip the Tokyo Olympics, where he was expected to be a medal contender in the road race. The French rider said Friday it was a personal choice reached in agreement with the national team. Alaphilippe is due to become a father for the first time before the…


Cycling-Ewan Wins Giro Stage Five, Landa Crashes Out

MODENA, Italy—Australian Caleb Ewan sprinted to victory but one of the main GC favorites Mikel Landa’s race is over after a crash-hit climax to stage five of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday. Lotto Soudal rider Ewan surged through to beat Italian Giacomo Nizzolo on the line alongside the Adriatic resort of Cattolica with Elia Viviani…


Former British Cycling Doctor Found Guilty of Ordering Banned Testosterone

Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman was found guilty of ordering testosterone “knowing or believing it was to be administered to an athlete to improve their athletic performance,” the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) in Manchester ruled on March 12. Freeman was charged with ordering 30 sachets of banned substance Testogel for…