February 22, 2012

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Cycling: Is Lance Armstrong’s doping investigation really closed?

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(L-R) Lance Armstrong, Billy Starr and Scott Brown gather at the starting line of the 2011 Pan-Massachusetts Challenge on August 6, 2011 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. (August 5, 2011 – Photo by Gail Oskin/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) — Two old cycling rivals were reunited last week but in the news, not on the [...]

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Cycling: Lance Armstrong case rolls on, as it should

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Lance Armstrong attends the 2011 Pan-Massachusetts Challenge on August 6, 2011 in Bourne, Massachusetts. (August 5, 2011 – Photo by Gail Oskin/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — The news that the federal government was dropping its case against Lance Armstrong, sneaking up on us as it did on the Friday afternoon of [...]

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Contador a “doping cheat” says WADA president

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador arrives at the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS in Lausanne

(Reuters) – WADA president John Fahey labeled Alberto Contador a “doping cheat” Tuesday and said the Spanish rider might have escaped with half of his two-year doping ban had it not been for remarks by a Spanish politician during the case. The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency added that politicians should steer clear of [...]

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Garmin wins second stage of Tour of Qatar

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DOHA, Qatar (AP) – Garmin won the second stage at the Tour of Qatar on Monday, beating Quick Step by 7 seconds in the opening time trial of the season. In a slick performance from start to finish, Garmin completed the seven-mile route in 12 minutes, 38 seconds in sunny conditions. Sky Procycling was third, [...]

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Cycling: Contador gets two year ban, set to lose Tour title

Saxo Bank-Sungard rider Alberto Contador leaves the team bus before the start of the first stage of the Challenge Mallorca cycling tour in Palma de Mallorca on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca

(Reuters) – Alberto Contador is set to lose one of his three Tour de France titles after being banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday for failing a dope test during the 2010 race. Contador, the Tour winner in 2007, 2009 and 2010 who tested positive for the [...]

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U.S. prosecutors drop probe of Lance Armstrong, team

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(Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centered on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing team with a secret doping program. The decision means that Armstrong, a cancer survivor and one of his sport’s greatest champions who has always vehemently denied [...]

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Cycling: Alberto Contador verdict set for Feb. 6

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Alberto Contador of Spain and Team Saxo Bank prepares to take part in a bicycle ride through the alleys of the old city, on December 6, 2011 in Jerusalem, Israel. (December 5, 2011 – Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images Europe) LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it plans to publish [...]

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Cycling: Back from doping ban, Valverde wins stage

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Alejandro Valverde (L) of Spain and the Movistar Team just edges out Simon Gerrans (R) of Australia and the Greenedge team during stage five of the 2012 Tour Down Under on January 21, 2012 in Adelaide, Australia. (January 20, 2012 – Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images AsiaPac) ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde [...]

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Mark Cavendish blames ‘error’ for missing drug test

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(L-R) Mark Cavendish, Bradley Wiggins and Luke Rowe of Great Britain pose as Team Sky Unveils its 2012 Squad at Syon Park Waldorf Astoria Hotel on January 4, 2012 in London, England. (January 3, 2012 – Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Europe) LONDON (AP) – British cyclist Mark Cavendish blames a “genuine” administrative error for [...]

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Quebec cyclist Papillon banned 2 years for doping

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(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Cyclist Arnaud Papillon received a two-year ban from the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport on Wednesday for the use of erythropoietin (EPO) during the Canadian road championships. Papillon, who was tested multiple times before, during and after the national championships, had two separate urine samples – one in-competition and [...]

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