Armstrong Legacy Mix of Dope Cheat, Inspiration
WASHINGTON, Oct 13, 2012 (AFP) — Lance Armstrong was scorned this week as a dope cheat whose seven Tour de France cycling triumphs are forever tainted. Next weekend, he will be hailed in his Texas...
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Michele Ferrari, Former Doctor of Lance Armstrong, Denies USADA Doping...
WASHINGTON, Oct 17, 2012 (AFP) — Michele Ferrari, the former doctor of disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong, has denied accusations that he was a key figure in the doping scheme, he said in statement...
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Rabobank Ends Sponsorship, and a Warning Shot to World Cycling Is Fired
Rabobank's Robert Gesink won the 2012 Tour of California. (Wil Matthews) PARIS, Oct 19, 2012 (AFP) — The Lance Armstrong affair on Friday prompted a major sponsor to cut ties with cycling, in a warning...
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UCI to Respond to Armstrong Doping Dossier on Monday
Pat McQuaid, president of the International Cycling Union. (Getty Images) PARIS, Oct 19, 2012 (AFP) — World cycling’s governing body said on Friday that it will give its response to the devastating US...
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Menchov, Scarponi Snared in Ferrari Trap: Report
Denis Menchov. (James Startt) MILAN, Oct 19, 2012 (AFP) — Investigators probing Lance Armstrong‘s former sports doctor now have evidence linking former Giro d’Italia winners Michele Scarponi and Denis...
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Armstrong Cheers Riders While Awaiting His Fate
Armstrong competed in a triathlon on Oct. 7, 2012, in Baltimore. (Getty Images) AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 21, 2012 (AFP) — With a major moment of truth for his legacy only hours away in Europe,...
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LeMond Calls on ‘Corrupt’ McQuaid to Resign
Greg LeMond and his wife, Kathy, in 2007. (Getty Images) PARIS, Oct 25, 2012 (AFP) — Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has dubbed Pat McQuaid the “epitome of corruption” in urging him to...
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Orica-GreenEdge Fires Sports Director Over Doping
Orica-GreenEdge sports director Matt White. (Photo courtesy of Orica-GreenEdge) SYDNEY, Nov 1, 2012 (AFP) — Australian professional cycling team Orica-GreenEdge on Thursday sacked the disgraced Matt...
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Cycling Journalist Kimmage Strikes Back in Criminal Complaint Against UCI’s...
Irish journalist Paul Kimmage. (Getty Images) PARIS, Nov 1, 2012 (AFP) — Former-cyclist-turned-journalist Paul Kimmage has started criminal proceedings against International Cycling Union president Pat...
View ArticleWADA Invigorated by USADA Investigation
MONTREAL, Nov 18, 2012 (AFP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Sunday that sport has the power to expose cheaters and that one of its earliest crusaders against the drug-soaked culture of...
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