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Durangoan Kuss makes cover of VeloNews

Sepp Kuss’ big year didn’t end when the clock hit midnight on New Year’s Eve. The 23-year-old professional road cyclist from Durango was featured on the cover of VeloNews for the ...

DATE: Jan 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

The Durango Herald’s biggest sports stories of 2017

Some heroes retire, some realize their potential

DATE: Dec 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Tour de France director wants quick investigation in ChrisFroome’s case

PARIS – Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme wants cycling authorities to act quickly in their investigation of four-time champion Chris Froome. Froome has been ordered to ...

DATE: Dec 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

USA Cycling launches national teams; Durango’s Howard Grotts, Christopher Blevins selected

Bringing home more Olympic medals a big goal

DATE: Dec 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Tour de France champion Chris Froome found to have double the legal limit of asthma drug

PARIS – Chris Froome failed a doping test during the Spanish Vuelta in September and is facing a suspension from cycling ahead of his attempt to win a record-equaling fifth Tour de France ti...

DATE: Dec 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Chris Froome’s cycling doping case: What’s salbutamol and what’s banned?

LONDON – Cycling’s governing body was clear: Chris Froome returned an “adverse” finding — failing a drugs test. The five-time Tour de France champion insists it “was not a positive test.” ...

DATE: Dec 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rockstar cyclist Peter Sagan cleared of Tour de France disqualification

Ruling says he did not intentionally cause crash

DATE: Dec 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Next year’s Giro d’Italia has 8 uphill finishes on road to Rome

MILAN – Next year’s Giro features two individual time trials, eight mountain finishes and eight stages for the sprinters in a balanced route that appears to suit four-time Tour de France cha...

DATE: Nov 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Chris Froome ready to ride Giro d’Italia next year

MILAN – Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome will ride the Giro d’Italia next year in an attempt to win his third Grand Tour in a row. After successfully defending his T...

DATE: Nov 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports