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Astana May Have Violated French Anti-Doping Laws
Le Monde reports today that the Astana team of Armstrong and Contador may have violated criminal anti-doping laws in France during the 2009 Tour. According to sources close to the investigation,...
Adiós Periero?
Oscar Pereiro confided to the press this week that his contract dispute with Astana may mean the end of his cycling career. The dispute arose when the team tried to change the terms of his contrac...
The Riccó Case Takes a Strange Turn in Important UCI Decision
The UCI has decided to extend the sanction against Riccardo Riccó from 20 months to 24 months. The Italian climber, who tested positive for CERA at last year's Tour de France, will now be eligible t...
Tour de France Stage 8: Post-Stage Thread
Lovely scenery today, and some really cool moments (Casar bridging up to LuLu & co on a descent), but very little of importance. One wonders if the Tour people really believed that somehow a stage...
The Girbecco Factor... And Some Homework!
The Centenary Giro d'Italia has been a fine bike race so far, and promises to continue in this vein, but it has been hard for the race to attract attention, when so much of the media's fascination cen...
Comparing The Grand Tour Teams
This post is about comparing this year's Grand Tour teams; all of them, not just the Giro teams, and by the end I will be asking for your help. First though a little background. As I lay sleeping las...
Monuments to Grand Tours: Prudhomme & Change
Chris wrote something yesterday that just rang true that I think needs repeating: On that last point, this is a big development. Alberto Contador will be the overwhelming favorite, but the only way ...
Bernhard Kohl Positive: Tour de France
Bernhard Kohl has become the fourth rider to test positive for CERA during this year's Tour de France. Kohl, who rides for Team Gerolsteiner, finished third in the general classification and won ...
Tour de France Positives: What Now?
Catching up with the Dopers A Special Report from the Gossip World Headquarters Right on schedule, the French and UCI anti-doping authorities delivered the first three CERA positives from this y...
Cafe Bookshelf: A Bloody Mess
Crib Sheet Title: Bad Blood: the Secret Life of the Tour de FranceAuthor: Jeremy WhittlePublisher: Yellow Jersey Press (UK)Pages: 234Order: HEREWhat is it? The personal journey of a ...
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