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August 2006 Archive


  • 31 August 2006

    Milram's Erik Zabel was first across the line in the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Espana  more>>


  • 29 August 2006

    Francisco Jose Ventoso (Saunier Duval-Prodir) has pulled off victory in stage 3 of the Vuelta in Almendralejo, which, as expected, finished in a bunch sprint.  more>>


  • 29 August 2006

    Andreas Kloden, third in this year's Tour de France, confirmed Saturday that he will join the Astana team next season from T-Mobile.  more>>


  • 28 August 2006

    Italian champion Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) has triumphed in the first bunch sprint of this year's Vuelta in Cordoba  more>>


  • 27 August 2006

    Watch TV3 at 10:55pm tonight for half an hour of highlights from today's Mens and Womens XC.  Read full results here.  more>>


  • 27 August 2006

    CSC's Carlos Sastre has ridden into the gold jersey after the first stage of the Vuelta a Espana, a 7.3 km team time trial in Malaga.  more>>


  • 26 August 2006

    Kiwi junior men Cameron Cole and Samuel Blenkinsop gave the home crowd something to cheer about, taking gold and silver in the Junior Men's DH. more>>


  • 25 August 2006

    TV3 is showing half an hour of highlights from the 4x tonight at 11:30pm.  Here's the rest of the schedule.  more>>



  • 23 August 2006

    Tour runner-up Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears) is satisfied with his form after returning to racing in the Clasica de Los Puertos on Sunday.  more>>




  • 11 August 2006

    Wanganui will once again be taking its turn in hosting the ACC Thinksafe Masters Games from the 10th to 18th of February 2007.  more>>


  • 6 August 2006

    Reactions to 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis' B sample confirming the "adverse analytical finding" of the A sample, continue to leave the cycling world in a spin. More >>


  • 5 August 2006

    The UCI has announced the official results of the analysis of Floyd Landis' B sample, which has confirmed the A sample result of an "adverse analytical finding" in Landis' urine. More>>


  • 4 August 2006

    Floyd Landis has hired Southern California based attorney Howard L. Jacobs, who has extensive experience defending athletes accused of doping such as Tyler Hamilton and sprinter Tim Montgomery. Jacobs told the New York Times Wednesday that "Floyd wants to be ready to defend himself, in case the B sample comes back positive." More >>


  • 2 August 2006

    The Vuelta a España organizer, Unipublic, has announced a list of big name riders for the August 26 start headed by Denis Menchov (Rabobank), who will wear number one as the defending champion. He will be supported by Tour stage winner Michael Rasmussen. More >>


  • 2 August 2006

    Spanish authorities are investigating links between Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes - the central figure of the ongoing "Operación Puerto" investigation - and possible connections to doping networks in Germany and Italy. More >>



  • 1 August 2006

    Both the UCI and Floyd Landis' lawyer are claiming to have initiated the next stage in the investigation of Floyd Landis' alleged use of testosterone during the Tour de France: the testing of the B sample that Landis submitted after stage 17 of the Tour on July 20. More >>


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