Pedrosa: "Dry track time was exactly what I needed"

It has been a more difficult start to the 2016 season for Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) than the Spaniard is used to, but progress began well in Silverstone at the British GP as Pedrosa found more positive feeling straightaway on the long, demanding 5.9km circuit. Getting in a lot of dry running as the worst of the weather struck Moto2™ instead, Silverstone race lap record holder Pedrosa is happy with his initial feeling in the UK as he looks to get back on the podium; only a tenth behind teammate Marc Marquez after Day 1. Source link

SA cyclist tests positive for EPO doping

Cycling champion David George has tested positive for the banned drug EPO (Erythropoietin), the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) said on Tuesday. "George will face a charge of doping at an independent tribunal," the SAIDS said in a statement. One of South Africa's top cyclists, he is a former Olympian, a podium finisher in the Cape Epic, and a former Lance Armstrong teammate on the United States Postal Service Cycling team 1999-2000. He tested positive in an out-of-competition test conducted by the SAIDS on August 29. "The blood test showed suspicious activity with regard to