May 22, 2013

Cycling: Armstrong stripped of Tour de France titles, issued lifetime ban

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Cyclist Lance Armstrong (L) addresses participants at The LIVESTRONG Challenge Ride as Doug Ulman (R), Livestrong President and CEO, looks on at Palmer Events Center on October 21, 2012 in Austin, Texas. More than 4,000 cyclists participated in the charity ride supporting cancer survivors. Armstrong has recently been accused of leading “the most sophisticated, professionalized [...]

Cycling: Hamilton says Lance gave him PEDs before Tour

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Tyler Hamilton of the USA and riding for Rock Racing prepares for the start of the Individual Time Trial on Stage 6 of the AMGEN Tour of California on February 20, 2009 in Solvang, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) * Local Caption * Tyler Hamilton (February 20, 2009 – Source: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images North [...]

Life ban overrule the right decision: USADA

Dwain Chambers of Britain poses after his Men's 60m final at the European Athletics indoor championships in Paris

(Reuters) – A ruling that would allow British drug offenders Dwain Chambers and David Millar to compete in the London Olympics is the right one, and sends a “strong and powerful statement” regarding the World Anti-Doping Agency’s authority, the chief executive of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) told Reuters. Sprinter Chambers and cyclist Miller will [...]

Hamilton implicates Lance Armstrong, admits to doping

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(Reuters) – Tyler Hamilton, who was allowed to keep his Athens Olympics gold medal despite failing a doping test, has finally confessed to cheating and accused other top cyclists including Lance Armstrong of doing the same. In an interview to be aired by “60 Minutes” Sunday, Hamilton ended years of denials by finally admitting to [...]