ALBERTO CONTADOR RUMORS

Patrick Lefevere still interested in Alberto Contador

Patrick Lefevere still interested in Alberto Contador Patrick Lefevere and Omega Pharma - Quick Step have long had a crush on Alberto Contador, but since he must sign a new contract after his... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Via Bike World News  |  1 day ago
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Saxo Bank keeps elite status despite Contador ban

Saxo Bank will keep its place on the 2012 World Tour despite failing to qualify without the ranking points earned by Alberto Contador, the two-time Tour de France winner banned two years for doping. The International Cycling Union says its license commission made the decision even though Saxo Bank ended Contador's contract when the Court of Arbitration for Sport imposed the...
Via AP on Fox  |  April 02, 2012
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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  |  February 10, 2012
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WADA president says Alberto Contador is a 'cheat'

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...
Via AP on Fox  |  February 07, 2012
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Ruling Against 2010 Tour de France Winner Alberto Contador Seems Racist

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...
Via NESN.com  |  February 06, 2012
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Column: Contador is banned but was justice served?

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. Was this justice? Strictly speaking, it was. But it didn't feel that way. In their defense, the three judges at the Court...
Via AP on Fox  |  February 06, 2012
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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  |  February 06, 2012
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Contador decision to come on February 6th: And so it ends…

The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced this morning that their decision on the Alberto Contador case will be published on Monday, February 6th [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Via Bike World News  |  January 30, 2012
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