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Tommeke Wins Record Fourth Tour of Qatar, Demare The Finale – 2012 Tour of Qatar, Stage 6

Tom Boonen won his fourth career Tour of Qatar on Friday, playing it safe on a scrappy bunch sprint where world champion Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) crashed after touching wheels with another rider just meters before the finish. All Boonen had to do was cross the line with the group to take home the gold leader's jersey for Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team. Arnaud Demare...
Via Triple Crankset  |  22 hours ago

Contador back training after doping ban

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador returned to training for competition Friday, four days after receiving a two-year doping ban from sport's highest court. Contador tweeted a photo of himself on a bike along with the message: ''Going back to work, sacrifice and hard training, this is our sole secret.'' On Monday, Contador received a retroactive ban and was stripped...
Via AP on Fox  |  1 day ago

Lance Armstrong Happy That Investigation Is Over

AUSTIN, Texas -- Lance Armstrong says he's relieved by the end of a nearly two-year federal investigation into doping allegations against him, and that he always remained confident he would not be charged."It's not a pleasant experience," Armstrong told The Associated Press by phone on Thursday in his first interview since prosecutors in Los Angeles closed their...
Via Footbasket  |  2 days ago

CAS bans 1997 Tour winner Ullrich

Sport's highest court banned 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich for two years on Thursday and stripped him of his third-place finish in the 2005 race for blood doping. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the 38-year-old German, who retired in 2007, was ''fully engaged'' in the doping program of Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes that was exposed in...
Via AP on Fox  |  4 days ago

CAS to issue Ullrich doping case verdict Thursday

Sport's highest court will issue a second verdict this week involving a doping case against a Tour de France winner. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it will publish a ruling on Thursday on an appeal filed by the International Cycling Union to have 1997 Tour winner Jan Ullrich investigated for links to Operation Puerto, a 2006 Spanish doping probe. Cycling's governing...
Via AP on Fox  |  4 days ago
CHEATERS NEVER WIN

Contador stripped of Tour de France title

The three-time Tour de France winner was stripped of his 2010 title Monday after a panel rejected his appeal that the banned substance clenbuterol found in his system was due to eating tainted meat.

Via Los That Sports Blog  |  5 days ago

Mark Cavendish skips pre-Tour of Qatar training ride

As reported in the cycling press, Mark Cavendish sat out Team Sky’s training ride as a precautionary measure on Saturday morning ahead of his competitive team debut at the Tour of Qatar. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Via Bike World News  |  6 days ago

Judith Arndt Wins Ladies Tour of Qatar

GreenEDGE-AIS' Judith Arndt won the Ladies Tour of Qatar today over Trixi Worrack (Specialized – lululemon) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Via Bike World News  |  8 days ago

2012 Lance Armstrong and Alison Dunlap Junior Race Series calendars announced

The LAJRS and ADJRS strive to develop long-term partnerships with race organizers who will create safe and fun racing opportunities for young cyclists [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Via Bike World News  |  13 days ago

Leipheimer Wins Time Trial, Leads – 2012 Tour de San Luis, Stage 4

Today Levi Leipheimer won the individual time trial stage in the Tour de San Luis. On the hilly, 19.5-km route, the American rider from Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team was faster than Vincenzo Nibali (Team Liquigas-Cannondale) who came in 33 seconds behind him, and Stefan Schumacher (Christina Watches), who made it with a difference of 38 seconds. Leipheimer was literally...
Via Triple Crankset  |  16 days ago




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