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Cycling: Snow forces Giro course to be trimmed

Agence France-PresseMay 18, 2013 10:00
The 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia had to be trimmed by 12km on Saturday due to snow at Sestriere, organisers said. The mountainous Alpine route was supposed to climb up to Sestriere but concerns over safety on the descent down the other side have caused organisers to take it out. Instead the new route will take in the Susa valley before finishing above Bardonecchia in Jafferau, as planned, following a punishing final 7.3km climb. It means the stage has been reduced from 180km to 168km.

Cycling: Voigt wins stage 5 of Tour of California

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 22:00
Germany's Jens Voigt captured stage five of the Tour of California, with a solo climb to the hillside finish line, giving him a six-second victory over runner-up Tyler Farrar on Thursday. Voigt (RadioShack) finished just ahead of stage four winner Farrar and third place Thor Hushovd (BMC) in the 185.7 kilometre fifth stage from Santa Barbara to Avila Beach. Tejay van Garderen (BMC) grabbed the overall lead as the American finished with the same time as Farrar.

Cycling: Spanish probe into trio with 'Armstrong links'

Agence France-PresseMay 3, 2013 21:30
Spain's anti-doping agency (AEA) revealed Friday that prosecutors had opened an investigation into three individuals suspected of having links to the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. "A tribunal in the Alicante region has informed us that they have opened an inquiry relating to two Spanish doctors, Luis Garcia del Moral and Pedro Celaya, and a physical trainer, Pepe Marti, in relation to the Armstrong affair," an AEA source told AFP.

Cycling: US files formal complaint against Armstrong

Agence France-PresseApril 23, 2013 23:00
The US Justice Department filed a formal complaint Tuesday against Lance Armstrong, saying the doping-disgraced cyclist and team owners defrauded the US Postal Service of sponsorship money. The government, which said in February that it would join a whistle-blower lawsuit brought by former Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis in 2010, says the USPS spent about $40 million in sponsor money and gave Armstrong $17 million.

Manslaughter probe over British coach crash in Alps

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 13:17
French authorities are to open a manslaughter investigation into the crash of a British coach in the Alps which left the driver dead and three people seriously injured. Grenoble prosecutor Jean-Yves Coquillat said an examining magistrate would be appointed to conduct the investigation in the coming days. Coquillat has said the accident was almost certainly the result of brake failure and the magistrate will be charged with establishing where responsibility for that lies.

Brake failure blamed for British coach crash in Alps

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 13:32
Brake failure was almost certainly what caused a coach full of young Britons to crash in the French Alps, the prosecutor investigating the terrifying accident said Wednesday. The coach's British driver was left dead and three passengers seriously injured Tuesday when the coach crashed on a bend near the end of a steep descent from the ski resort of Alpe-d'Huez, where some of the passengers had just finished working the winter season.

Brake failure blamed for British coach crash in Alps

April 17, 2013 05:00
Brake failure was almost certainly what caused a coach full of young Britons to crash in the French Alps, the prosecutor investigating the terrifying accident said Wednesday. The coach's British driver was left dead and three passengers seriously injured Tuesday when the coach crashed on a bend near the end of a steep descent from the ski resort of Alpe-d'Huez, where some of the passengers had just finished working the winter season.

Brake failure blamed for British coach crash in Alps

April 17, 2013 04:30
Brake failure was almost certainly what caused a coach full of young Britons to crash in the French Alps, the prosecutor investigating the terrifying accident said Wednesday. The coach's British driver was left dead and three passengers seriously injured Tuesday when the coach crashed on a bend near the end of a steep descent from the ski resort of Alpe-d'Huez, where most of the passengers had just finished working the winter season.

Coach carrying Britons crashes in Alps, driver dies

April 16, 2013 14:16
The driver of a coach carrying British skiers died Tuesday after he lost control of his vehicle, which crashed on a winding road and burst into flames, leaving four passengers seriously injured. The bus -- full of young people aged around 25 who had just finished their skiing season -- was travelling down a road from the popular ski resort of Alpe d'Huez when the driver lost control for as yet unknown reasons.

Coach carrying Britons crashes in Alps, one dead

April 16, 2013 12:31
At least one person died and three others were seriously injured after a coach carrying Britons crashed in the French Alps, local officials said. The coach slammed into the mountain face bordering the winding road down from the popular ski resort of Alpe d'Huez and caught fire. An official told AFP one person -- thought to be the bus driver -- died, three others were seriously injured and 21 more slightly hurt. Police had previously said three perished in the accident.
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