PARIS -- France's sports minister says Lance Armstrong will be "particularly monitored" for doping during the Tour de France.
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July 02, 2009
With the Tour starting on Saturday, this will conclude our three-part preview of the 2009 Tour de France. You can also read Part 1 – The Route and Part 2 – The Field. In the previous installment of our preview, we looked at some of the favorites to win the Tour de France. Today, I’ll make some predictions about who will actually win it. I’ll answer the biggest question...
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July 04, 2009
Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong has taken the early lead in the first-stage individual time trial of the Tour de France.
The 37-year-old Texan began his comeback in the Tour by clocking 20 minutes, 12.36 seconds in the 9.6-mile stage along winding and hilly roads in the Mediterranean principality on Saturday. He started 18th among the 180 riders who are rolling down...
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July 04, 2009
Lance Armstrong began his quest for eight with a solid start in the first-stage time trial. And that's the only mention of France we'll have on this July 4th, I can promise you that! East Coast Bias has you covered. Tour de France: Stage 1 [East Coast Bias]
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July 04, 2009
by FanHouse NewswireFiled under: International Cycling, CyclingMONACO (AP) -- Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong went out early and put up a solid time in the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, then was upstaged by Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland.Cancellara finished the 9.6-mile time trial in 19 minutes, 32 seconds, beating 2007 Tour winner Alberto Contador by 18...
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July 02, 2009
The Tour de France could quickly devolve into a soap opera.
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July 03, 2009
France's sports minister says Lance Armstrong will be 'particularly monitored' in anti-doping checks at the Tour de France this year.
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July 04, 2009
So here’s the plan: I’m going to try to post a recap/reaction every day during the Tour de France. I’d also ask you to keep spoilers for the next stage out of the comments. So, even though the Stage 2 post might not be up until Sunday night, please don’t comment on the results here. Thanks! The first time trial/prologue normally doesn’t tell you much about the race, and...
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July 02, 2009
Men on bikes, drugs -- but not anymore, except yes still pretty much on
drugs -- and mountains. France porn via helicopter. Soothing dulcet tones of British announcers. Lance Armstrong. It's the Tour De France! And
you probably don't care about cycling!
Neither do I, really, but once I became a "full time
blogger" (read: "unemployed") a few years ago, I carved
out the time to...
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July 03, 2009
France's sports minister says Lance Armstrong will be "particularly monitored" in anti-doping checks at the Tour de France this year.
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July 02, 2009
ON THE WEBIn Lance's WebThe Tour de Lance starts Saturday, after a four-year hiatus. Oh sure, they've had some dudes riding their bikes through France in the interim, but TV cameras never showed the most compelling part — everyone peeing into a cup after the race, which is how the winner has
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July 05, 2009
BRIGNOLES, France (AP) -- Britain's Mark Cavendish won Sunday's second stage of the Tour de France, as seven-time winner Lance Armstrong finished safely in the trailing pack behind a sprint.
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July 03, 2009
Defending Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre says Lance Armstrong could use a lesson in respect after the Texan reportedly called the race last year 'a bit of a joke.'
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July 05, 2009
Britain's Mark Cavendish won the second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday. Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong finished safely in the trailing pack.
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July 04, 2009
Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong has taken the early lead in the first-stage individual time trial of the Tour de France.
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