Industry Buzz
November 18, 2024
EXCLUSIVE | Suspicions of corruption at the heart of Portuguese cycling – Money laundering, non-payment and chronic abuse in top teams
We started from a post on the Reddit platform that exposed several examples of mistreatment in a 'well-known' team in the Portuguese peloton. CiclismoAtual spoke to several individuals (male and female) who had similar experiences to the original author. Cyclinguptodate
November 14, 2024
Cyclist files $1m lawsuit after being struck by ambulance and billed $1,800 for ride to hospital
A US cyclist, William Hoesch, has filed an almost $1 million (£790,000) lawsuit against an ambulance provider after he was run over by an ambulance driver, who then took him to hospital in the same vehicle and billed him for the service. Cycling Weekly
October 21, 2024
Former U.S. collegiate cross country coach sentenced to one year in jail
On Oct. 17, a former U.S. collegiate cross-country coach was sentenced to one year in jail by a superior court judge in Huntington, Ind., following his conviction for sexual battery. Running Magazine
October 17, 2024
British professional team glued fake UCI compliance stickers to bikes purchased from China
British Continental team Saint Piran broke UCI rules by applying frameset approval stickers to bikes that had not been formally approved. The team, run by Richard Pascoe, began using unbranded bikes imported from China during the 2022 season after a sponsorship deal with Lapierre collapsed. UK's highest profile men's team also alleged...
October 16, 2024
Murder investigation opened after motorist ‘runs over’ cyclist in Paris
Prosecutors in Paris have opened a murder investigation after the driver of a luxury SUV reportedly ran over a cyclist, crushing him to death, after a heated roadside argument in the centre of the capital. The Guardian
September 23, 2024
U.S. ultrarunner Camille Herron involved in Wikipedia controversy
Acclaimed American ultrarunner Camille Herron, who has more than 12 ultrarunning world records to her name, along with her coach and husband, Conor Holt, have found themselves at the centre of a Wikipedia controversy. It stems from several edits to the Wikipedia pages of ultrarunners Kilian Jornet and Courtney Dauwalter, which degraded their accomplishments, while...
September 4, 2024
Paralympics scandal: Ecuador accused of fielding non-disabled athletes
The Observatory for Monitoring Public Policy Compliance in Ecuadorian Sport (ODDE) claims that a network of corruption has been operating within Ecuador's sports institutions, allowing individuals without disabilities to fraudulently obtain "functional classifications" required to compete in Paralympic events. These accusations have been reported by the South American outlet Infobae,...
September 3, 2024
Olympic Marathon Runner Set on Fire by Her Boyfriend in Gasoline Attack Weeks After Competing at Paris 2024
A Ugandan athlete who appeared in the 2024 Paris Olympics is in critical condition after reportedly being set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya. Distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, suffered 75 percent burns on her body after her boyfriend allegedly doused her in gasoline and set her on fire...
July 10, 2024
Boston Marathon champion gets seven year doping ban
Kenyan runner Lawrence Cherono won the 2019 Boston and Chicago marathons and currently owns the 12th-fastest marathon time in history, but he won’t be racing anytime soon. He was recently banned for seven years after he was caught using “fake documents” to justify failing a drug test. Chicago Tribune
June 27, 2024
72-year-old runner receives three-year doping ban for multiple substances
If you think you’ve seen it all in running, think again. On Wednesday, the men’s 70+ one-mile American record holder, Robert Qualls of Reno, Nev., was suspended for three years for violating U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) rules after testing positive for multiple prohibited substances. Qualls is a renowned age-group runner, having won...