IOC OFFICIAL WANTS CYCLING DROPPED FROM OLYMPICS

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The vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suggested that cycling events should be removed from future Olympic Games due to the sport's on-going doping problems.

Upon hearing the news that Stefan Schumacher and Leonardo Piepoli have both tested positive for banned blood booster EPO at the 2008 Tour de France, Thomas Bach told the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine that the drastic action would cause the professional cycling community to sit up and think.

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Nigel Wynn
Former Associate Editor

Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.