Magnus Backstedt

... Murilo Fischer (Liquigas), Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis), Angel Gomez (Saunier Duval), Ivan Gutierrez (Caisse d'Epargne) and Bernhard Eisel (Columbia). ...  

... quanto nativo di Camaiore, cercherà di imporre la sua esplosività in un eventuale arrivo in volata. Alla guida dell’ammiraglia ci sarà il DS Mario Scirea.  

KANSAS CITY — Team Garmin-Chipotle of the United States and Team Liquigas of Italy — two top-performing entrants from the recently completed Tour de France — head a list of 13 teams that have been added for the seven-day Tour of Missouri world-class cycling event, which begins in St. Joseph on...  

All teams now announced for September race  

KANSAS CITY — Team Garmin-Chipotle of the United States and Team Liquigas of Italy — two top-performing entrants from the recently completed Tour de France — head a list of 13 teams that have been added for the Tour of Missouri cycling event Sept.  

Spain's Manuel Beltran, who rides for Team Liquigas, returned a positive A-sample test for blood doping following stage 7 of the 2008 Tour de France. © Courtesy AFP/ Getty Images  

Manuel Beltran tested positive for the performance-enhancer EPO on Friday. He was immediately kicked out of the Tour and suspended by his team, Liquigas. The 37-year-old Spanish rider, who rode alongside Lance Armstrong for three years as one of U.S. Postal's cyclists, was taken away by French...  

The Spaniard was taken for questioning after the positive test for the blood-boosting drug EPO. His team, Liquigas, said he would be withdrawn from the race.  

Italy's star rider Filippo Pozzato faces a team search by season-end as Team Liquigas restructures with Ivan Basso . The 26 year-old Pozzato, who has two career Tour de France stage wins and won the 2006 Milano-Sanremo , is rumoured to be CSC-Saxo Bank or Tinkoff Credit Systems-bound despite a...