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Eddy Merckx: “It’s like someone wants to kill cycling” (AP)

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The decision to strip Alberto Contador of his Tour de France title and ban him for two years for doping is another blow to the sport, cycling great Eddy Merckx said Monday. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Contador stripped of Tour de France title

Via Los That Sports Blog  |  February 06, 2012

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.

WADA president says Alberto Contador is a 'cheat'

Via AP on Fox  |  February 07, 2012
The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency says Alberto Contador should be considered a ''cheat'' now that he has been found guilty of doping and stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title. WADA President John Fahey says anyone found with a banned substance in their body ''is a cheat. It is as simple as that.'' Fahey spoke Tuesday in an interview...

Contador racing on eve of CAS verdict

Via AP on Fox  |  February 05, 2012
Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador is racing in Mallorca on the eve of the long-awaited verdict on his doping case by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The three-time Tour de France champion is participating in Sunday's opening race of the Mallorca Challenge before returning to Madrid to await the court's ruling set to be released on Monday. Contador is facing a two-year...

Ruling Against 2010 Tour de France Winner Alberto Contador Seems Racist

Via NESN.com  |  February 06, 2012
The Court of Arbitration of Sports ruled against Alberto Contador in his doping case on Monday, despite being cleared by his local cycling federation. Contador was accused of using clenbuterol in 2010 when he won the Tour de France; the Spaniard blamed the case on bad meat. Fast forward a year and five Mexican players are separated from the Gold Cup for having large clenbuterol levels...

Contador fate contrasts US pro leagues

Via Fox Sports  |  February 06, 2012
Alberto Contador was taken down by a mere 50 pictograms per milliliter of a substance that is used outside the United State mostly as an asthma medication or by crooked ranchers looking to dope their livestock. Sure, it took a year and a half -- way more time than needed to look up the fact a pictogram is one-trillionth of a gram -- before the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday...

Contador says he's innocent, might appeal ban

Via ESPN  |  February 07, 2012
Alberto Contador is considering appealing his two-year doping ban handed down to him by sport's highest court, maintaining his innocence a day after being stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title.

Riis Cycling continues to support Alberto Contador

Via Bike World News  |  February 07, 2012
After having the time to review the ruling from The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case concerning Alberto Contador, Riis Cycling continues to support the Spanish rider. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

WADA president: Alberto Contador is a 'cheat'

Via Sign on San Diego  |  February 07, 2012
Alberto Contador should be considered a "cheat" after being found guilty of doping and stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title, the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday.

CAS bans Contador for 2 years for doping

Via Sign on San Diego  |  February 06, 2012
Sport's highest court has banned Alberto Contador for two years after finding the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping, a decision that will strip the 2010 Tour de France champion of his title.

Column: Contador is banned but was justice served?

Via Sign on San Diego  |  February 06, 2012
Stripping Alberto Contador of his 2010 Tour de France victory on the supposition that he may have eaten a dodgy food supplement is like jailing Al Capone for tax evasion: Yes, Contador's accusers secured a conviction, but the verdict missed the point.

Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour title

Via Sign on San Diego  |  February 06, 2012
Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport's highest court found him guilty of doping.

Contador may still appeal doping ban, won't retire

Via Sign on San Diego  |  February 07, 2012
Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador says he may appeal the two-year doping ban handed down by sport's highest court.

Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour de France title

Via CBSSports.com  |  February 06, 2012
Three days after U.S. prosecutors dropped their investigation of doping claims against Lance Armstrong, fellow Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 title when sports' highest court rejected the Spanish cyclist's story that contaminated meat caused him to fail a drug test.

Saxo Bank pledges continued support of Riis Racing

Via Bike World News  |  February 07, 2012
Saxo Bank will continue as title sponsor of Riis Racing even after the doping suspension of team leader Alberto Contador [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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