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Cycling: Ban another blow for cycling, says Merckx
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:11:12 -0800
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 greats Eddy Merckx and Miguel Indurain said yesterday.Contador was stripped of his 2010...
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Pahang to woo more visitors by going big with cycling
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:07:45 -0800
KUANTAN: Pahang plans to build new facilities to encourage more people to take up cycling and related events for health, leisure and sports besides drawing more visitors to the state.
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Home Depot Center to hold para-cycling event at Velo Sports Center
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:33:22 -0800
More than 200 athletes from 33 countries will compete in Carson beginning today at the 2012 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.
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Contador doping verdict another blow for cycling
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:02:29 -0800
Eddy Merckx wonders if someone is trying to "kill cycling." The cycling great deplored the decision Monday to strip Alberto Contador of his 2010 Tour de France title and ban him for two years for doping. The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Contador's claim that his positive test for clenbuterol was caused by eating contaminated meat.
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Merckx: Contador verdict another blow for cycling
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:17:58 -0800
PAUL LOGOTHETIS AP Sports Writer MADRID 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. Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour title Monday when the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected his claim that his positive doping test was caused by eating contaminated meat. The ...
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Cycling-Former Spain PM questions CAS ruling on Contador
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:02:00 -0800
Former Spanish Primer Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, criticised for intervening in Alberto Contador's doping case when still in office, has questioned the Court of Arbitration for Sport's (CAS) decision to ban the cyclist for two years.
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Contador's doping charge shames the sport of cycling
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:33:34 -0800
MADRID (AP) -- Eddy Merckx wonders if someone is trying to "kill cycling."
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Evans: Contador suspension shows cycling in forefront of anti-doping
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:34:44 -0800
Do you like this? Tweet Disqualifying and banning the winner of the 2010 Tour de France shows that cycling is leading in the sports world's fight against doping, said Cadel Evans . The BMC Racing Team rider, who won the 2011 Tour de France, supported t he decision to ban Alberto Contador for two years, while decrying the fact that the process took so long.
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Other Sports: Schleck: Sad day for cycling
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:20:01 -0800
Luxembourg cyclist Andy Schleck said he has 'no reason' to be pleased despite being awarded the 2010 Tour de France title.
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Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour title
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:04:39 -0800
Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport's highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping.
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