Archive for April 11th, 2008

The head of the International Olympic Committee has said anti-China protests had created a “crisis” but that the Games in Beijing would “rebound”. Jacques Rogge told a meeting of national Olympic committees in Beijing that the Games would succeed.
But Mr Rogge urged China to respect its “moral engagement” to improve human rights ahead of [...]

The anti-doping programme of the UCI is recognised as one of the most comprehensive and effective in the world. It covers all the cycling disciplines and is continually being improved.
The programme has two objectives:
- To detect doping,
- To deter riders from resorting to doping.

An effective anti-doping programme should act as a deterrent and should also expose cheats. [...]

The Tour of Taiwan provided the highlight in March with the American John Murphy emerging victorious by the tightest of margins in cold pre-summer weather.
An expanded race of eight stages, the Tour of Taiwan got off to a splendid start with Wong Kam Po of the Hong Kong national team registering the first of his [...]