Sports / Cycling

Bookwalter grabs golden jersey after shock win 04 Feb 2013 - 01:03 am

US cyclist Brent Bookwalter (left) of the BMC Racing team celebates after being given the golden jersey by a cycling official during the...

Cavendish, Cancellara headline Qatar field 03 Feb 2013 - 04:22 am

Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara (right) of Radioshack Leopard team cycles during a training session in Doha, Qatar, yesterday. The Tour of Qatar begins...

Sanchez suspended over doping allegations 03 Feb 2013 - 04:20 am

THE HAGUE: Blanco, formerly the Rabobank team, said yesterday they have suspended Spanish rider Luis Leon Sanchez provisionally amid accusations he was linked...

In-form Wild completes Qatar hat-trick with ease 02 Feb 2013 - 03:14 am

Cyclists compete in the final stage of the Ladies Tour of Qatar in Doha yesterday. The route of the final and fourth stage...

In-form Wild wins stage 2 31 Jan 2013 - 06:34 am

A pack of riders in action during the second stage of the Ladies Tour of Qatar yesterday. The second stage started from the...

WADA slams UCI over Armstrong hearing closure 30 Jan 2013 - 01:27 am

LONDON: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accused cycling’s world governing body of “deceit” yesterday following its decision to disband its own independent commission...

Hosking wins first stage 30 Jan 2013 - 12:44 am

Cyclists leave the starting point of the first stage of the Ladies Tour of Qatar from the entrance of the Museum of Islamic...

Tygart wants US to make decisions on Lance’s fate 29 Jan 2013 - 12:37 am

NEW YORK: American jurors and US anti-doping officials should decide Lance Armstrong’s fate rather than the International Cycling Union, the main investigator who...

Wild eyes Qatar hat-trick as riders get set for battle 29 Jan 2013 - 12:30 am

Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani (third right), President of Qatar Cycling Federation (QCF), is seen with Bart Cahir (third left), President and...

Live coverage to boost popularity of race: QCF 29 Jan 2013 - 12:29 am

Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani, President of QCF DOHA: Live television coverage of this year’s Ladies Tour of Qatar will help take...

ExxonMobil Qatar extends sponsorship deal with QCF 29 Jan 2013 - 12:28 am

DOHA: ExxonMobil Qatar yesterday signed a deal with the Qatar Cycling Federation (QCF) to become the ‘Gold Jersey Sponsor’ of the 2013 Ladies...

Armstrong drugs scandal bad for cycling, says retired star Merckx 29 Jan 2013 - 12:18 am

DOHA: Belgian legend Eddy Merckx (pictured) was ‘shocked’ to learn about the judgment in the Lance Armstrong doping scandal that stunned the world...

Armstrong won’t meet USADA probe deadline 27 Jan 2013 - 11:27 pm

Washington: An attorney for Lance Armstrong said the disgraced cyclist will not meet the US Anti-Doping Agency’s deadline for him to answer questions...

Top riders set for 4-day test in ‘windy’ Qatar 27 Jan 2013 - 11:14 pm

Riders during last year’s Ladies Tour of Qatar are seen with Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani, President of the Qatar Cycling Federation...

Armstrong fails to convince fans with confession, says opinion poll 24 Jan 2013 - 12:18 pm

Washington: Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong failed to convince many people he was truly sorry for his actions during his televised confession to cheating...

Cycling: Ladies Tour of Qatar 2013 to consist of four stages 23 Jan 2013 - 08:45 am

Judith Arndt of Germany poses on the podium after receiving the leader’s gold jersey at the end of the second stage of the...

Snow delays UCI’s Armstrong commission 22 Jan 2013 - 07:36 am

LONDON: The procedural hearing of the independent commission set up by cycling world governing body the UCI following the Lance Armstrong scandal has...

Vindicated, Sunday Times wants Armstrong in court 21 Jan 2013 - 07:03 am

LONDON: British newspaper The Sunday Times, vindicated at last over its 13-year pursuit of Lance Armstrong, said the self-confessed drugs cheat should face...