Paolini moves on from cycling, buys coffee shop on Lake Como
Days after his 18-month ban for cocaine ended, the 40-year-old said he has left cycling and bought a coffee shop in Italy.
Luca Paolini
Paolini banned 18 months for cocaine use
The UCI imposes the suspension after Italian Luca Paolini tested positive for cocaine during the 2015 Tour de France.
Katusha avoids suspension, Paolini’s case deemed recreational
The UCI says Luca Paolini was taking cocaine last year for recreational use, not to gain a competitive advantage.
Paolini admits cocaine use, sleeping pill abuse
Luca Paolini blames an addiction to sleeping pills for his use of cocaine, for which he tested positive during the Tour de France
Paolini doping case headed to UCI tribunal
Luca Paolini's doping case will be heard before the UCI's Anti-Doping Tribunal.
Tour de France starts with highs, lows in opening week
Andrew Hood takes a look at what's worth remembering, and forgetting, at the Tour through the opening nine stages
Paolini out of Tour after testing positive for cocaine
Luca Paolini, winner of 2015 Gent-Wevelgem, tests positive for cocaine at Tour de France and is kicked out of race by Katusha team
‘Hell of the North’ set for epic battle across the pave
Can Alexander Kristoff pull off the Flanders-Roubaix double, or will someone else emerge from the dusty cobbles as Sunday's winner?
Kristoff, Paolini give Katusha one-two punch for Flanders
Russian outfit is brimming with confidence after Paolini's win at Gent-Wevelgem, and Kristoff's pair of wins at De Panne this week
Wind like never before in Belgium’s Gent-Wevelgem classic
A wind-lashed day in Flanders sees 160 riders abandon. Some question the safety of the conditions, but others celebrate the epic challenge
Experience earns Paolini a big prize in merciless Gent-Wevelgem
The 38-year-old survives the wind and rain to capture victory in the northern classic
Luca Paolini overpowers his rivals and the weather to win Gent-Wevelgem
Luca Paolini overpowers the blustery Belgian weather and a strong group of contenders to take the victory at Gent-Wevelgem
For John Degenkolb to shine in Sanremo, other stars had to fade
Sprinter John Degenkolb shone brightly in Sanremo, but not before some other bright lights went dim on the long, cold road from Milano
Older and wiser, Paolini returns to Flanders for a chance at a cobbled victory
The Italian’s best finish in the cobbled classic is a third at the 2007 edition
Italy’s road worlds squad centered around Nibali, Pozzato
A few remaining spots on the roster will be filled in the coming days
Cavendish wins stage 6 at the Giro in a sprint finish
On a day when "everything was perfect," Mark Cavendish's teammates delivered him to victory in stage 6 of the Giro
Paolini wins stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia
Luca Paolini rides late, downhill attack to stage win and maglia rosa after fierce riding from Ryder Hesjedal and Vincenzo Nibali
2013 spring classics in review: Winners and losers
Fabian Cancellara and a slew of first-time winners came out on top in the classics, but who didn't?
Paolini’s cobbled victory displays the wonderful unpredictability of cycling
Luca Paolini's first win in four years was a good reminder that in the classics, nearly anything can happen at any time
Paolini tops Vandenbergh on long-range Omloop attack
Luca Paolini plays the finale right at a cold Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to beat Stijn Vandenbergh in a two-up sprint
Pro bike gallery: Luca Paolini’s Paris-Roubaix Canyon
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Paolini, Mazzoleni and Basso’s sister charged in doping conspiracy
Luca Paolini (Acqua & Sapone), Eddy Mazzoleni, Ivan Basso's sister and 26 others have been charged with doping after a four-year investigation, the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta Dello Sport reported Saturday.