The president of the Swiss Cycling Federation Richard Chassot resigned on Thursday, a day after the organization withdrew its support for International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid.
International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid received a blow on Wednesday to his bid to win a third term in the role as the Swiss Cycling Federation withdrew its backing for his candidacy.
Pat McQuaid on Monday launched his manifesto for re-election for a third term as head of the Swiss-based International Cycling Union (UCI), saying he was the strongman needed to defend the sport.
The downfall of Lance Armstrong last year left deep scars on the Tour de France and a seven-year void on its honours board, just as organizers were gearing up to celebrate the historic 100th edition of cycling's greatest race.
Portuguese rider Rui Costa won his second successive Tour of Switzerland cycling race on Sunday after an impressive ride in the ninth and final stage, a 26.8-kilometre time-trial in Flumserberg.
Slovakian rider Peter Sagan, of the Cannondale team, won a sprint finish to take the eighth stage of the Tour of Switzerland cycling competition on Saturday with home star Mathias Frank keeping the yellow jersey.
Defending champion Rui Costa of Portugal boosted his hopes of retaining his Tour of Switzerland cycling race title as he powered to victory on a gruelling seventh stage to close the gap on overall leader and Swiss rider Mathias Frank to 13 seconds.
Swiss rider Gregory Rast won the sixth stage of the Tour of Switzerland cycling race on Thursday as fellow countryman Mathias Frank retained the leader's yellow jersey.
Frenchman Arnaud Demare of FDJ was the surprise winner of the fourth stage of the Tour of Switzerland cycling race on Tuesday as Swiss Mathias Frank held on to the overall lead.
Swiss rider Mathias Frank claimed the overall leader's yellow jersey as Slovakian Peter Sagan took stage three honours at the Tour of Switzerland cycling race on Monday.
International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid can count on the support of the Swiss federation in his bid for re-election, the sport's global governing body said on Thursday.
Britain's race favourite Chris Froome held on to his overall lead in the Tour de Romandie cycling race in Switzerland as Lithuania's Ramunas Navardauskas won Thursday's second stage.
Belgium's Gianni Meersman, of the Omega Pharma team, won the first stage of the Tour de Romandie cycling race in Switzerland on Wednesday, but Britain's race favourite Chris Froome remained in the overall lead.
Britain's Chris Froome, the pre-race favourite, on Tuesday won the Tour de Romandie prologue, a 7.4.kilometre bike race in French-speaking Switzerland between Chable and Bruson, in a time of 13 minutes 15 seconds.
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong's fate was sealed in Geneva on Monday, as the sport's under-fire world governing body decided to back a life ban for doping and strip him of his record seven Tour de France titles.
Lance Armstrong's contentious 2001 Tour of Switzerland drug test was suspicious, but wasn't proof of EPO doping, even by
today's stringent standards, the laboratory chief who oversaw the procedure has told AFP.
<p>Swiss champion Fabian Cancellara has had an operation on his broken right collar bone after his fall this weekend in the Tour of Flanders classic, the SportInformation agency said.</p>
