Headlines, November 7-13, 2016

Headlines, October 31-November 6, 2016

Headlines, October 24-30, 2016

Headlines, October 17-23, 2016

October 20, 2016 La Gazzetta dello Sport – Contador-La Mafia, l’Ue blocc lo sponsor, by Claudio Ghisalberti

October 20, 2016 | as.com – El ‘pistolero’ Contador conoce al ‘pistolero árabe’ en Abu Dabi

October 20, 2016 | Velonews – Contador expects ‘clearer objectives’ with Trek, by Gregor Brown

October 19, 2016 | as.com – Contador lidia sin estrés los insultos de su patrón Tinkov, by Juan Gutiérrez

October 19, 2016 | as.com / Contador se arranca por Estopa subido en una bicicleta

Alberto sings and plays palmas during training in Abu Dhabi

October 19, 2016 | Europa Press – Contador: “No me disgusta el recorrido, será mi objectivo para el próximo año”

Comments about the 2017 Tour de France route presentation

October 18, 2016 MARCA – Contador: “Es un recorrido interesante”

Contains print text of video comments about 2017 route

October 18, 2016 | Instagram – Alberto Contador’s video comments about the 2017 Tour de France route presentation

Headlines, October 10-16, 2016

October 13, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Mechanical doping inventor says UCI obstructed police attempts to find cheaters at this year’s Tour de France, by Stephen Farrand

Headlines, October 3-9, 2016

Top stories this week:

• Oleg Tinkov hateful to Contador in CN “exit interview”
• Luca Guercilena of Trek-Segafredo says goodbye to Cancellara, Hesjedal and Frank Schleck, and looks forward to 2017 with Contador
• UKAD “swoop” into British Cycling

October 7, 2016 | The Guardian – Ex-British Cycling president criticises three-woman panel for sexism review

October 7, 2016 | Road Cycling UK – Interview: Michael Rogers on swapping Grand Tours for business, by Timothy John

October 7, 2016 | dr.dk – Riis: Vi er ikke klar til licens endnu, by Marco de los Reyes

No team for Riis in 2017

October 7, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Wiggins and Sky under fresh scrutiny over medical package delivery

October 7, 2016 | Mail Online – EXCLUSIVE: Wiggins and Team Sky at centre of drugs probe amid allegation of wrongdoing ahead of 2011 Tour

October 6, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Former Sky rider Tiernan-Locke says Great Britain offered Tramadol ‘freely’

October 5, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Bradley Wiggins, Team Sky and the TUE process podcast

October 4, 2016 | Trek-Segafredo – Q & A with Luca Guercilena

Trek manager talks about Cancellara’s retirement and team’s prospects for 2017

October 4, 2016 as.com – Tinkov: “Contador va a parecer un pato mareado en 2017”

October 4, 2016 | MARCA – Tinkov: “Me he llevado mal con Contador, creará un mal ambiente en el Trek”

October 4, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Oleg Tinkov: The final interview

Boss of soon-to-be-defunt Tinkoff team bloviates re his latest stint in cycling, with pointed ill-will towards Contador

Headlines, September 26-October 2, 2016

Contador training on rollers after “the first autumn rain took a toll” on him, forcing him out of Il Lombardia (@albertocontador)

Top stories:

• Contador does full meet-and-greet with Trek-Segrafredo organization at Il Lombardia
• Contador is not invited to Tinkoff party because he “has a virus”
• Contador withdraws from Il Lombardia due to flu
• Team Sky tries to control fallout from exposé of Wiggins’ and Froome’s TUES

October 2, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Contador: Mollema and I can strengthen one another

October 1, 2016 | De Telegraaf – Contador: ‘Geen probleem met Mollema’

September 30, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Flu forces Contador out of Il Lombardia

September 29, 2016 | Cyclingnews – ‘Now we understand why Team Sky never joined,’ says MPCC doctor, by Jean-François Quénet

September 27, 2016 | Velocity and Vitality – Dame Wiggy and his Wonky TUEs

September 27, 2016 | Cyclingnews – WADA object to Team Sky’s idea of making TUEs public, by Laura Weislo

September 27, 2016 | Stickybottle – Walsh: I’ve made contacts in Sky now, Brailsford will regret inviting me in

Septeber 27, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Froome calls on anti-doping authorities to ‘urgently address’ TUE system, by Patrick Fletcher

September 27, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Brailsford insists Team Sky is ‘100 per cent a clean operation’

Contains the full transcript of an interview of Brailsford done by Sky Sports News, a division of the team’s parent company

Headlines, September 19-25. 2016

Top stories this week:

• Team Sky battles fallout over Fancy Bears’ hack of TUE info of Wiggins and Froome

September 25, 2016 | Independent.ie – Paul Kimmage: So many questions asked, so many questions remain unanswered, by Paul Kimmage

September 25, 2016 | Guardian.com – Team Sky have much to explain after Bradley Wiggins meets Andrew Marr, by Owen Gibson

September 25, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Tom Dumoulin says Wiggins’ TUE case stinks

September 25, 2016 | Telegraph – Chris Froome did not know that Sir Bradley Wiggins had injections, by Tom Cary

September 23, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Zorzoli on the TUE grey area, McQuaid calls out ‘Team Sky’s hypocrisy’

September 21, 2016 | Off the Ball podcast – Ross Tucker on abuse of the TUE system

September 21, 2016 | as.com – 21-S: Contador, el ciclista más joven en ganar las tres vueltas

September 21, 2016 | MARCA – Contador: “Mis ataques los planifico en caliente”

September 21, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Contador winning Il Lombardia would be the perfect goodbye, says Feltrin

September 20, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Pursuit of Tour de France glory costs Team Sky their idealism, by Daniel Benson

September 19, 2016 | Cyclingtips.com – Jaksche on Sky’s TUE controversy: ‘We used the same excuse in my era.’ by Shane Stokes

September 19, 2016 | RTVE – Interview with Alberto Contador, Contador Day

September 19, 2016 | junior.fundacioncontadorteam.com – Multimedia (gallery), Contador Day

Headlines, September 12-18, 2016

Top stories this week:

• Alberto Contador signs with Trek-Segafredo for 2017
• Annual Contador Day group ride in Dolomites takes place, with preliminary press conference
• Hernández, De Jongh and Basso also to Trek, more signings expected
• Russian hackers breach WADA ADAMS file, Wiggins´and Froome´s TUE records leaked

September 16, 2016 | MARCA – “Soy un corredor orgulloso y quiero volver a ganar el Tour”

Contador’s remarks at the press conference prior to Contador Day

September 16, 2016 | Cyclingnews – WADA cyber-attack raises questions for Sky, cycling and TUE system at large, by Barry Ryan

September 17, 2016 | Daily Mail – Sir Bradley Wiggins faces drugs quiz as Olympic hero is adked to clear up steroid jabs after medical details are leaked by Russian hackers, by Matt Lawson

September 17, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Basso follows Contador to Trek-Segafredo in support staff role

September 16, 2016 | Cyclingnews – UCI defends TUE use after Russians hack Wiggins, Froome medical records

September 16, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Contador signs for Trek-Segafredo

September 16, 2016 | Trek-Segafred0 – Alberto Contador to join Trek-Segafredo

September 15, 2016 | MARCA – Froome y Wiggins, en la lista de los hackers rusos
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/2016/09/15/57da37a3268e3ea5618b459e.html

September 15, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Tour de France winners Froome and Wiggins named in confirmed ‘Fancy Bear’ WADA hack

September 14, 2016 | Guardian – Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins targeted in WADA hacking scandal

September 14, 2016 | Cicslicmo a fondo: Luis Pasamontes blog – Mochila de ilusiones

September 13, 2016 | Byenrique’s Blog – El ciclismo necesita un Contador

Headlines, September 5-11, 2016

September 11, 2016 | MARCA – Los mejores momentos de la Vuelta a España 2016
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/2016/09/12/57d6a772468aebb23e8b45da.html

September 11, 2016 | MARCA – Los ‘9 Fantásticos’ de la Vuelta, Juan M. Clavijo
Contador is one of the nine outstanding riders in this Vuelta, according to MARCA
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/2016/09/12/57d6d86f468aebe4548b45ec.html

September 11, 2016 | COPE? – Radio interview with Alberto Contador after Vuelta Stage 21
http://picosong.com/TFRK/

September 11, 2016 | MARCA – Cioni: “Froome quería entrar de la mano con Quintana en Aitana”

Sky DS says that Froome wanted to cross the Stage 20 finish line hand-in-hand with Nairo, and was angry that Nairo attaced him.

September 11, 2016 | MARCA – Contador: “Quizá haya sorpreses respecto a mi futuro”

September 11, 2016 | as.com – El sprint de Nairo enfadó al Sky: “Qué poca clase tienen”
http://ciclismo.as.com/ciclismo/2016/09/10/vuelta_espana/1473534878_764982.html

September 11, 2016 | as.com – Contador: “No es una gran desilusión no subir al podio”

Comments after Vuelta Stage 21

September 11, 2016 | as.com – Contador deja dudas sobre donde correrá el próximo año
Comments after Vuelta Stage 21
http://ciclismo.as.com/ciclismo/2016/09/11/vuelta_espana/1473623904_778727.html

September 10, 2016 | MARCA – Chaves: “Ser tercero en la Vuelta es algo muy grande”
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/2016/09/10/57d44a37e2704ec6788b459f.html

September 10, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Contador slates Movistar in chasing Chaves for Vuelta a Espana podium, by Alasdair Fotheringham
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-slates-movistar-in-chasing-chaves-for-vuelta-a-espana-podium/

September 10, 2016 | MARCA – Contador: “Creí que Movistar me iba a char una mano”
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/2016/09/10/57d436cee2704e854c8b45b4.html

September 10, 2016 | as.com – Contador: “Pensé que Movistar me echaría una mano”
Comments after Vuelta Stage 20
http://ciclismo.as.com/ciclismo/2016/09/10/vuelta_espana/1473524701_976776.html

September 10, 2016 | Tinkoff Sport – Brave ride from Alberto Contador and the team on all or nothing stage 20 of La Vuelta
http://www.tinkoffteam.com/news/brave-ride-from-alberto-contador-and-the-team-on-all-or-nothing-stage-20-of-la-vuelta/

September 9, 2016 | Tinkoff Sport – Alberto Contador moves onto the podium with 8th on stage 19 time trial at La Vuelta
http://www.tinkoffteam.com/news/alberto-contador-moves-onto-the-podium-with-8th-on-stage-19-time-trial-at-la-vuelta/

September 9, 2016 | MARCA – Contador: “He salido a buen ritmo, pero al final me ha costado”
Comments after Vuelta Stage 19
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/2016/09/09/57d2e7fbe5fdeabd2b8b4646.html

September 9, 2016 | MARCA – a exhibición de Froome en Calpe, en imágenes
http://ciclismo.as.com/ciclismo/2016/09/09/vuelta_espana/1473437518_035667.html

September 9, 2016 | as.com – Contador: “En Aitana voy a intentar hacer algo”
Comments after Vuelta Stage 19
http://ciclismo.as.com/ciclismo/2016/09/09/vuelta_espana/1473437518_035667.html

September 8, 2016 | Velonews – Boswell’s first-hand account of how Sky (maybe) lost the Vuelta, by Andrew Hood

September 8, 2016 | as.com – Contador y Froome, ante la gran crono: “No nos rendimos”
http://ciclismo.as.com/ciclismo/2016/09/08/vuelta_espana/1473355293_503537.html

September 8, 2016 | Biciciclismo – Quintana, sobre la crono: “Tengo la esperanza de perder secundos, pero no minutos
http://www.biciciclismo.com/es/quintana-sobre-la-crono-tengo-la-esperanza-de-perder-segundos-pero-no-minutos-08-09-2016

September 8, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Vuelta a Espana: Cort Nielsen wins stage 18
http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-18/results/

September 7, 2016 | MARCA – Contador: “Quizás ha habido demasiado vigilancia” entre los favoritos
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/2016/09/07/57d04493468aeb60128b4692.html

September 7, 2016 | MARCA – Las imagenes de la inédita etapa de Mas de la Costa
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/album/2016/09/07/57d063ec468aeb47288b46cc.html

September 7, 2016 | MARCA – David López: “El pelotón está deseando que la Vuelta acaba para no volver”
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/2016/09/07/57d06e2c468aeb47288b46d4.html

September 7, 2016 | as.com – Contador: “Hubo mucha vigilancia, pero queda terreno”, by JA Ezquerro
http://ciclismo.as.com/ciclismo/2016/09/07/vuelta_espana/1473264350_069049.html

September 7, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Contador refuses to give up on GC at Vuelta a España, by Alasdair Fotheringham
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-refuses-to-give-up-on-gc-at-vuelta-a-espana/

September 7, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Vuelta a Epana: Mathias Frank wins stage 17
http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-17/results/

September 7, 2016 | Tinkoff Sport – GC riders neutralise one another while Michael Gogl takes 13th from breakaway on La Vuelta stage 17
http://www.tinkoffteam.com/news/gc-riders-neutralise-one-another-gogl-13th-stage-17-vuelta/

September 6, 2016 | cyclingtips.com – Floyd Landis interview with Dave Zabriskie
http://cyclingtips.com/2016/09/cyclingtips-podcast-episode-11-floyd-landis-interview-part-2-with-dave-zabriskie/

September 6, 2016 | Cycling Weekly – Sean Yates: ‘I don’t think I’ll be on a WorldTour team in 2017’
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/sean-yates-likely-to-leave-worldtour-when-tinkoff-disbands-282389?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social

September 6, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Contador: Mas de la Costa stage will be one of the toughest of the entire Vuelta a Espana, by Alasdair Fotheringham
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-mas-de-la-costa-stage-will-be-one-of-the-toughest-of-the-entire-vuelta-a-espana/

September 6, 2016 | Velonews – Director: ‘Tough cookie’ Contador will keep attacking at Vuelta, by Gregor Brown
Comments by Sean Yates
http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/09/news/director-tough-cookie-contador-will-keep-attacking-vuelta_420033

September 6, 2016 | as.com – Contador: “El objective no es el podio, pero intentaré algo” (with video)
http://ciclismo.as.com/ciclismo/2016/09/06/vuelta_espana/1473167019_545927.html

September 6, 2016 | as.com – Contador inspecciona la subida final a Mas de la Costa
http://ciclismo.as.com/ciclismo/2016/09/06/vuelta_espana/1473172162_515648.html

September 6, 2016 | MARCA: El ojo del lince – Arranca la recta final, by Luis Ángel Maté
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/opinion/2016/09/06/57cef2d0e2704e390c8b4688.html

September 6, 2016 | MARCA – Quintana: “No me dío de Froome”
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/2016/09/06/57ced929268e3e8d2a8b4614.html

September 6, 2016 | MARCA – 19 platos de paella para subir el Aubisque, by Rafa G.-Palencia and Enrique Bernaola
http://www.marca.com/primera-plana/2016/09/06/57cdaf06468aebc43b8b4626.html

September 6, 2016 | MARCA – Contador ya conoce Mas de la Costa, la ‘pared’ infernal de la Vuelta, by Juan M. Clavijo
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/2016/09/06/57cee803ca47417a0e8b46c9.html

September 6, 2016 | MARCA – Contador: “El objective no es el podio, es ganar” by Enrigue Bernaola
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/2016/09/06/57cebfac268e3e044c8b45bf.html

September 6, 2016 | Tinkoff Sport – Rest Day Wrap: Vuelta a España week two – Recover, regroup and race for GC
http://www.tinkoffteam.com/news/rest-day-wrap-vuelta-espana-week-two-recover-regroup-race-gc/

September 6, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Froome says riders outside Vuelta a Espana time limit should have remained excluded, by Alasdair Fotheringham
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/froome-says-riders-outside-vuelta-a-espana-time-limit-should-have-remained-excluded/

September 6, 2016 | MARCA – Froome: “Todos mis compañeros deberían estar fuera de carrera”, by Enrique Bernaola
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/2016/09/06/57cea29146163f30748b463d.html

September 6, 2016 | El País – Nairo Quintana revienta la Vuelta en Formigal y Brambilla se lleva la etapa, by Eduardo Rodrigál Varez
El colombiano acaba con su rival con un ataque histórico desde la línea de salida comandado por Contador y se distancia a 3m 30s
http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2016/09/04/actualidad/1473003701_654063.html

September 6, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Vuelta a Espana: How Quintana and Contador tore up the script, by Alasdair Fotheringham
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/vuelta-a-espana-how-quintana-and-contador-tore-up-the-script/

September 5, 2016 | Tinkoff Sport – Daniele Bennati comes up 200m short of victory on stage 16 of the Vuelta a España
http://www.tinkoffteam.com/news/daniele-bennati-comes-up-200m-short-of-victory-on-stage-16-of-the-vuelta-a-espana/

September 5, 2016 | Velonews – Gutsy move pays off for Quintana and Contador, by Andrew Hood
http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/09/vuelta-a-espana/froome-gets-sky-treatment-quintana-delivers-long-range-surprise_419891

September 5, 2016 | Velonews – Jury ‘saves’ half of peloton from time cut, by Andrew Hood
http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-16/results/

September 5, 2016 | Cyclingnews – Vuelta a España 2016: Drucker wins stage 16
http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-16/results/

September 5, 2016 | MARCA – Contador: “Seguiremos viendo hasta dóndo podemos llegar”
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/2016/09/05/57cd9bf4e5fdea1d7b8b45c5.html

September 5, 2016 | MARCA – Lo mejor de la etapa de Peñíscola, en imágenes
http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/album/2016/09/05/57cdb61846163f5a5e8b45fc.html

September 5, 2016 | as.com – Comisarios y organización repescaron a 93 ciclistas, by JA Ezquerro
http://ciclismo.as.com/ciclismo/2016/09/04/vuelta_espana/1473023964_382479.html

September 5, 2016 | as.com – El medallista olímpico, Carlos Coloma, visitó al pelotón, by Víctor Rabanal
http://ciclismo.as.com/ciclismo/2016/09/05/vuelta_espana/1473093281_325990.html

September 5, 2016 | as.com – Contador: “Preguntad a Nairo por qué salta a mis ataques”
Comments after Vuelta Stage 16
http://ciclismo.as.com/ciclismo/2016/09/05/vuelta_espana/1473089711_334320.html