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The Session: Days of the Dope
Welcome to the Days of the Dope. Really, every day, it’s more doping news. There’s the Contador decision. Which, if you've been underwater for a week, led to a two year ban and the loss of his Tour de France and Giro d'Italia titles for Contador. But don't be sad, he'll be back racing...
Contador Press Conference: Analysis
Alberto Contador and Saxo Bank team owner Bjarne Riis met the press today to discuss the arbitration court decision in Contador's 2010 Tour de France doping case. Contador's contract with the team ends with his suspension, but Riis signaled that he would like Contador to return to...
Contador banned for two years
Bad news for Alberto Contador as CAS overturns the ruling of the Spanish federation and hands out a two year ban. The ban is backdated,starting from January 1 2011 so he loses the 2010 Tour & 2011 Giro victories and is out from racing until August 5 2012 (time deducted for the provisional...
Friday is the New... Friday?
Hello there. And how are we this fine Friday? Yes, well, I thought so. How about a little random news for your Friday? In a bizarre postscript to the doping case that engulfed Floyd Landis and the 2006 Tour de France, Landis received a one-year suspended jail sentence for his role in...
Confirmed! Mark Cavendish To Team Sky
Team Sky has announced today that Mark Cavendish will ride for the team in 2012. The announcement comes after months of speculation about the British sprinter's future, speculation that escalated after he won the World Championship road race in Copenhagen. Rumor suggested that Cavendish had signed...
Tour de France 2012 Route Leak Screenshots
Thanks to the Googler Cache Cache, here are a couple screen shots of the Tour de France 2012 route leak. Though the map still shows the 2011 course, this page apparently describes the 2012 Tour de France course. The sidebar column details the stages and below is a list of...
Ten Things More Difficult Than The Contador Case
So maybe you've heard by now that the Contador case will be delayed (yet again!) until November. The delay came at the request of WADA and with the agreement of Contador's lawyers. Unanimity reigns! At this point, I expect WADA to pull unicorns out of their shorts or announce the discovery of Alien...
What? No bike race?
Honestly, I'm not quite sure what we will do. Well, until the next bike race. It looks like we have a couple fun post-Tour features in the works. You know how this loopy place works, we never really know what's going to happen until it does. In the meantime, how about some favorite moments...
Tour de France Gossip!
I bet you were thinking it was all about the bike race there at the Tour de France. Wrong! As it turns out, the riders get up to all sorts of hijinx during the three week party in France. What? You were watching the bike race? And you missed all the fun? Never fear! Mmmaiko is so totally looking...
Tour de France: Cadel Evans wins first ever Tour, Cavendish takes final sprint
Mark Cavendish of HTC-Highroad won the final sprint of this year's Tour de France on the the Champs Elysées for his third straight victory on the famous boulevard. Mark Renshaw, who perfectly led out Cavendish, had time to celebrate from behind as Cavendish crossed the line. Edvald Boasson...
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