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Evans eyes return to Australia's Tour Down Under

AFP Global Edition 31 days ago

World road race champion Cadel Evans said Thursday he was considering racing against Lance Armstrong in Australia's Tour Down Under in January. The Australian two-time Tour de France runner-up said he was considering changing his strategy for 2010 and riding in the ...

FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE

AP News 33 days ago

Tour de France 2009 winner Alberto Contador of Spain, right, Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, center, American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, second left and Britain's Mark Cavendish attend the presentation of the Tour de France 2010, in paris, Wednesday, Oct. ...

Ullrich made multiple visits to Fuentes: report

AFP Global Edition 36 days ago

Germany's retired former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich consulted Eufemiano Fuentes, the Spanish doctor at the centre of the Puerto drugs affair, 24 times between 2003-6, Der Spiegel said in a report to appear on Monday. Der Spiegel's report was based ...

Radio Shack awarded four-year Pro Tour licence

AFP American Edition 36 days ago

Radio Shack, the new team which will be spearheaded by cycling icon Lance Armstrong as of 2010, is guaranteed entry to all major races after being granted a Pro Tour licence. "Following examination of the request received, the License Commission has awarded ...

Armstrong's Radioshack get ProTour license

Reuters US Online Report Sports News 37 days ago

PARIS (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong's RadioShack team has been granted a ProTour license that guarantees the American outfit entry into next year's Tour de France, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Friday. "Following the examination of a request received, the License ...

FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE CYCLING

AP News 39 days ago

American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, left, and Andy Schleck of Luxembourg attend the presentation of the Tour de France 2010, in paris, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Riders of the most prestigious three-week cycling race will celebrate the first crossing ...

Contador, Astana say nothing to hide in probe

AFP Global Edition 39 days ago

Spain's reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador played down the threat of a drugs probe that was launched a day before the presentation of next year's race. Paris prosecutors on Tuesday revealed they had launched an investigation after the discovery of ...

Police investigators target Astana team

Reuters US Online Report Sports News 40 days ago

PARIS (Reuters) - The Astana team of Tour de France winner Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong is the target of a probe after suspicious medical material was seized during this year's race, a source close to the police investigation said. A spokeswoman ...

Tour de France drug probe underway

AFP Global Edition 40 days ago

Paris prosecutors on Tuesday revealed they have launched an investigation after the discovery of suspicious medical equipment including "syringes and drips" during the Tour de France in July. The inquiry will be carried out by police officers from the Centre for the ...

Syringes found at Tour de France investigated

AP News 40 days ago

Prosecutors investigate suspicious syringes found during Tour de France French prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation to examine syringes found in medical waste containers during the Tour de France. The case was opened after the discovery of several suspicious syringes in a ...

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