Cycling: Two days before the start of the Vuelta a España, the cycling world is receiving some bad news. Veteran Samuel Sanchez (BMC) has tested positive. Vuelta a España without Samuel Sanchez - Loic Vliegen nominated as replacement. During a training test on August 9, doping investigators detected the growth hormone GHRP-2 in the 39-year-old's body. Team BMC has suspended the... read more
Cycling: Spaniard Samuel Sánchez will continue to compete for the BMC Racing Team in 2016. The 2008 Beijing Olympic champion joined the US cycling team BMC in 2014, where he has now re-signed for another year. His mentoring, leadership qualities, and experience in the peloton are particularly important cornerstones for the team... read more
Cycling: After both of the Grand Tours claimed their notable victims, the Vuelta a España is expecting a star-studded field. Only Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) is unlikely to be at the start in Jerez at the end of August. The line-up of stage riders will be led by Chris Froome (Sky) and Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp), both of whom are missing the Tour de France due to... read more
If the speculation from the Spanish magazine Biciciclismo is to be believed, Fernando Alonso will be joining forces with Team Cannondale starting next season. The report indicates that the team will operate under the name Alonso Cannondale. The reason for the merger is cited as the alleged departure of Slovakian Peter Sagan, whose contract with... read more
Following Chris Horner (Lampre-Merida), the second top-class rider who was previously teamless has also found a new sporting home. Samuel Sanchez from Asturias, Olympic champion from Beijing, had initially hoped for a contract with Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso's team following the dissolution of Euskaltel-Euskadi. But when that didn't materialize either, it was time for... read more
