cycling
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Former Olympic Cycling champion Sanchez fails doping test
Aug 17, 2017News Hour Spain’s former Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez has been suspended with immediate effect after testing positive for banned growth hormones, cycling’s governing body said on Thursday. Sanchez, 39, won the 2008 Olympic road race in... -
Frenchman Demare wins Dauphine stage two
Jun 5, 2017News Hour: Frenchman Arnaud Demare won the second stage of the Criterium du Dauphine, a 171-km flat ride from Saint-Chamond to Arlanc on Monday. The FDJ rider easily outsprinted Norwegian Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) and another Frenchman... -
Former MotoGP champion Hayden dies after cycling accident
May 23, 2017News Hour: Former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden has died five days after the American was hit by a car while cycling in eastern Italy, his Honda World Superbike team said in a statement on Monday. “It... -
Michele Scarponi killed in road accident while training
Apr 23, 2017News Hour: Michele Scarponi, the 2011 Giro d’Italia champion, has been killed after being hit by a van while training close to his home in Filottrano, Italy, his Astana team said on Saturday, reports Reuters. Scarponi,... -
People who cycle to work have a substantially lower risk of disease
Apr 20, 2017News Hour: People who cycle to work have a substantially lower risk of developing cancer or heart disease or dying prematurely, and governments should do all they can to encourage more active commuting, scientists said on... -
Boonen aiming for Paris-Roubaix swansong
Apr 8, 2017News Hour: The curtain will come down on the career of one of cycling’s greats at the end of Sunday’s 257km long ‘Hell of the North’ one-day classic. Tom Boonen will ride Paris-Roubaix for the 14th... -
Cyclist Briton Wiggins announces his retirement
Dec 28, 2016News Hour: Britain’s most decorated cyclist Bradley Wiggins announced his retirement on Wednesday after a stellar career during which he won most of the sport’s biggest prizes. The wise-cracking Londoner with a Mod haircut played a... -
Qatari cycling event foreshadows 2022 World Cup strains
Oct 27, 2016News Hour: Competitors at a world cycling competition in Qatar this month may have enjoyed the hospitality but they also struggled in a swirl of heat, wind, dust and humidity. If the presence of such top...