Topic: Tour de France
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10 great books about cycling
Whether you ride a bike or not, summer is the perfect time to pick up a book about cycling.
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In Pictures Cycling in stages: Tour de France 2011
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Tour de France 101: Americans to watch
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In Pictures Tour de France fans
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In Pictures Garmin-Cervelo cycling team
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Could a weak Spanish doping verdict cost Madrid the Olympics?
Madrid is campaigning to host the 2020 Olympic Games, but that plan may be jeopardized by a court ruling that levied only minor sentences against a doping ring whose conduct outraged Spain.
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Lance Armstrong sells $10 million estate, but for how much? (+video)
Lance Armstrong sold his 8,000 square foot home in Austin, Texas. But the buyer says he paid a lot less than Lance Armstrong's $10 million listing price.
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Is Lance Armstrong's swimming career sunk, too?
Lance Armstrong has been branching out since the doping controversy that got him expelled from competitive cycling, but his tarnished legacy may drown his competitive swimming ambitions.
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Focus Ben Johnson to Lance Armstrong: A chronology of doping scandal
Athletes accused of using banned substances threaten the integrity of sports ranging from track and field to baseball and cycling. Will the NFL be next? Here is a look at key moments in the evolution of sports doping.
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Armstrong sued for $12 million: Will Lance lose his victory bonus?
Lance Armstrong is being sued by a sponsor for $12 million in victory bonuses. His attorneys say the case has no merit, citing a settlement reached after Armstrong swore in court that he hadn't used performance-enhancing drugs.
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Opinion After Lance Armstrong doping: Time for Nike to just do it – fairly
By taking the initiative to donate funds to anti-doping agencies and research, the company would not only help redeem itself ethically after steadfastly backing Armstrong and other Nike athletes who’ve doped. It would also boost its brand image – and surely its market share.
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Lance Armstrong admits to lying for years about doping (+video)
Lance Armstrong was direct, matter of fact, and unemotional in his confession about drug use during an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Armstrong, a former cycling champion, said he lied repeatedly for years and verbally and legal attacked his accusers.
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Lance Armstrong may not be done confessing to Anti-Doping Agency
His interview with Oprah Winfrey hasn't aired yet, but already some people want to hear more — under oath — before Armstrong is allowed to compete in elite triathlons.
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Lance Armstrong confesses to doping: Tapes tell-all with Oprah (+video)
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey taped Monday, Lance Armstrong confessed using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.
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Lance Armstrong to admit doping to Oprah
Cyclist Lance Armstrong will reportedly admit to using performance-enhancing drugs in an upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey. Despite repeatedly denying accusations of doping in the past, Armstrong has said he will answer questions honestly and candidly.
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MLB, players take lead on drug testing. Will NFL players follow?
Major League Baseball announced an agreement with the players' union to start in-season random drug testing, including for human growth hormone. NFL players have delayed implementation of a 2011 agreement.
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Baseball Hall of Famers happy no one elected this year
A trio of baseball greats who are members of the Hall of Fame expressed their support of baseball writers keeping the likes of Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, and Sammy Sosa out of the Hall.
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Will Lance Armstrong confess to Oprah? (+video)
Lance Armstrong will finally discuss his doping scandal with Oprah Winfrey, says Oprah's spokeswoman. Lance's tell-all interview is scheduled to air next week.
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Four Olympians lose medals for steroid use at Athens
Four Olympians lose medals: Four track and field athletes from eastern Europe were ordered to return their medals won in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The retroactive tests bring the number of Athens Olympians to lose medals to 31, including 11 medal winners and three gold medalists.
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Modern Parenthood Lance Armstrong: Blow to kids' idol, brings new respect for Dad
Lance Armstrong was stripped of his Tour de France medals today, and this household of cycling fans has equal parts disappointment with their former idol and respect for their dad who flirted with pro cycling and left because of the pressures of doping.
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Global News Blog For fans like me, Lance Armstrong doping saga spoils memories
Peter Ford, who covered Lance Armstrong's winning streak at the Tour de France for the Monitor, writes that Armstrong's doping has 'tainted some of my happiest memories of reporting in France.'
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The Monitor's View With Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour de France titles, cycling can recover
The International Cycling Union stripped Lance Armstrong of his Tour de France titles – the result of a sport trying to clean up its act after years of doping scandals. The cleanup should be commended.
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Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour de France cycling titles (+video)
The head of the International Cycling Union said Armstrong deserves to be forgotten in cycling.
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Nike drops Lance Armstrong. Is his net worth in jeopardy? (+video)
Lance Armstrong's reputation has been hit hard by the doping scandal that has stripped him of his Tour de France titles and banned him for life from professional cycling. His pocketbook could be next.
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Lance Armstrong quits as Livestrong chairman (+video)
Lance Armstrong is stepping down as chairman of his Livestrong charity, following the release of a massive report detailing doping allegations against Armstrong during his time as a professional cyclist. Lance Armstrong stated that he doesn't want the controversy surrounding him to draw focus from Livestrong's mission.
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Lance Armstrong: Tour organizers remain silent as 11 former teammates testify
USADA's report accuses Armstrong of depending on performance-enhancing drugs to fuel all of his seven straight Tour titles.
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Decoder Wire Paul Ryan workout photos: Do they send the right message? (+video)
A new Time Magazine photo shoot shows a ripped Rep. Paul Ryan pumping iron. But has the congressman been emphasizing his fitness too much?
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26 people testified against Lance Armstrong
The report on cyclist Lance Armstrong released by the US Anti-Doping Agency gave accounts of his doping from 26 witnesses, including many former teammates.
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Lance Armstrong's former teammates testify against him
Eleven members of the U.S. Postal Service cycling team provided evidence to the US Anti-Doping agency against Lance Armstrong, who participated in what the agency's chief called 'the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen.'
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Murray's US Open tennis win caps spectacular British athletic summer
Andy Murray became the first British man to win a Grand Slam tennis event since Fred Perry won the US Championship in 1936. That feat, along with a Tour de France champion, and successful Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, have the British in a sporting splendor.
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