Bike World News

Italy’s anti-doping prosecutor has recommended a three year ban for Danilo DiLuca to Italy’s National Olympic Committee related to two doping positives in the 2009 Giro

The new De Rosa – Stac Plastic team is the phoenix rising out of the ashes of the LPR Brakes team. They are starting up with a focus on young riders.

In today’s bicycle racing news, the African season begins, the Chicken returns, DeRosa sponsors new team, Tom Boonen talks about his year and more…

In today’s cycling news, Katie Compton leads the UCI ‘cross rankings, Marianne Vos makes her season debut, dopes continue to dope, transfers and more.

In today’s news: Pierrick Fedrigo wants out of the BBox, Cadel Evans back on the bike at GP Coppa Sabatini, Thomas Dekker acknowledges doping and Battenkill expands.

Lance Armstrong hopes to revive Coors Classic, shoo-ins for Radio Shack now less sure, LPR Brakes kicks Di Luca to the curb, Jens Voigt on the mend and the rest of your daily dose of cycling news.

The UCI announced this morning that Danilo Di Luca of the LPR Brakes team has been provisionally suspended for the use of EPO during the Giro d’Italia.

News and Notes from Stage 7 of the 2009 Tour de France: It was another big day for France today, with another stage win by a countryman. Italy has to be happy, too. Alberto Contador showed his strength today – what if he had gone sooner?

Saxo Bank boss Bjarne Riis thinks that an eighth Tour de France win for Lance Armstrong is “impossible”, saying that he will not be able to keep up with Frank and Andy Schleck or Alberto Contador. Plus, more racing news….

The Dauphine is shaping up to be a good preview for the Tour de France, with a large number of riders (Alberto Contador, Fabian Wegmann, etc.) heading there to test their fitness, or work out some kinks in advance of the next Grand Tour.