Cycling: Two days before the start of the Vuelta a España, the cycling world received some bad news. Veteran rider Samuel Sanchez (BMC) tested positive for doping. Vuelta a España without Samuel Sanchez – Loic Vliegen has been called up as a replacement. During a training control on August 9th, doping investigators detected the growth hormone GHRP-2 in the 39-year-old's body. Team BMC has… read more
Cycling: Spaniard Samuel Sánchez will also compete for the BMC Racing Team in 2016. The 2008 Olympic champion from Beijing joined the American cycling team BMC in 2014 and has now signed a contract for another year. His mentoring, leadership qualities, and experience in the peloton are particularly important to the team… read more
Cycling: After the two Grand Tours each claimed their high-profile victims, the Vuelta a España is expecting a star-studded field. Only Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) is likely to miss the start in Jerez at the end of August. The group of stage race riders is led by Chris Froome (Sky) and Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp), both of whom withdrew from the Tour de France due to… read more
If the speculations of the Spanish magazine Biciciclismo are to be believed, Fernando Alonso will join Team Cannondale next season. The report indicates that the team will operate under the name Alonso Cannondale. The reason given for the merger is the supposed departure of Slovakian Peter Sagan, whose contract with… read more
Following Chris Horner (Lampre-Merida), the second top-class rider who was previously without a team has also found a new sporting home. Asturian Samuel Sanchez, Olympic champion from Beijing, had initially hoped for a contract with Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso's team after the dissolution of Team Euskaltel-Euskadi. But when that also fell through, it was... read more
