Archive | November 14, 2012
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The UCI Athletes’ Commission issues recommendations for the future of cycling

The UCI Athletes’ Commission held a three-day session in Switzerland from Monday to Wednesday to draw up proposals to improve the daily lives of competitive cyclists and enhance the image and operation of the sport. The members of the Commission, established in 2011, are active athletes who represent all the disciplines of cycling, including para-cycling, […]

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Triathlon : The reasons of it’s impressive development.

Text by : Giannis Psarelis -TriathlonWorld (Email :info@triathlonworld.gr) The International Triathlon Union, which is the International Governing Sport and is affiliated to IOC and ASOIF, considers as first Triathlon the race organised in San Diego. Many Europeans have presented documents of race taking place in Europe very early in the century. According to ITU[1] the […]

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UCI : A letter from the President to the athletes

Dear rider, I would like to take this opportunity to update you on the latest developments and decisions we have taken in response to the current crisis in our sport. You will have seen in recent media reports that Philippe Gilbert, Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins among many others have been strong voices in telling […]

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Fretta, Receives Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation

USADA announced today that Mark Fretta, of Colorado Springs, Colo., an athlete in the sport of Triathlon, has committed an anti-doping rule violation and received a sanction for his doping offense. Fretta, 35, received a four-year period of ineligibility after variations in his individual longitudinal blood profile as well as other documentary evidence indicated the […]

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