Cycling

Tour de France Not Winnable Without Doping, Former Rider Says

Seeded on Tue Oct 5, 2010 11:00 PM EDT ()

excerpt:"LEESBURG, Va. -- Alberto Contador (right) didn't have to be flagged for a doping violation to remind retired rider Bernard Kohl about cycling's drug troubles.

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Lance Armstrong Wants To Tell Nation Something But Nation Has To Promise Not To Get Mad

Seeded on Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:59 AM EDT (The Onion)

Seeded by Scott (Scoop) Butki

Another great satire

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Lance Armstrong in race to preserve reputation Federal doping inquiry may affect sponsorships, foundation work

Seeded on Sun Aug 8, 2010 1:02 AM EDT (The Austin American-Statesman)

Seeded by Scott (Scoop) Butki

excerpt:"The seven-time Tour de France champion's imprint on Austin is unmistakable: from the city's Lance Armstrong Bikeway and a chain of gyms that bear his moniker to his work as a cancer survivor through his foundation and activism at the Capitol.

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In a Final Push, Armstrong Falls Short

Seeded on Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:25 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Seeded by Scott (Scoop) Butki

excerpt:"PAU, France — In the closing moments of Tuesday's stage of the Tour de France, just as in the old days when he dominated this race, Lance Armstrong tried to win.

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Etiquette Debate Follows Lead Change in Tour De France

Seeded on Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:41 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Seeded by Scott (Scoop) Butki

Whats your take on this?

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American Sprinter Tyler Farrar Drops Out With Broken Wrist

Seeded on Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:16 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Seeded by Scott (Scoop) Butki

excerpt:"ter riding for more than a week at the Tour de France with a broken left wrist, Tyler Farrar, the top American sprinter here, wanted to keep going in Friday's Stage 12.

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Rider Ejected for Head-Butting Rival

Seeded on Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:44 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Seeded by Scott (Scoop) Butki

excerpt:"Mark Renshaw of Australia, who rides for the HTC-Columbia team, head-butted Julian Dean of New Zealand and the Garmin-Transitions team in the final seconds of the stage as the lead group sprinted to the finish line.

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Mark Renshaw thrown out of Tour de France for head-butting

Seeded on Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:23 PM EDT (Herald Sun | Victoria and National News, Entertainment, Sport and Weather | HeraldSun)

Seeded by Scott (Scoop) Butki

Yikes, what does he think this is? soccer? we're going to discuss the tour de france here

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Editorial: No tears for Lance Armstrong

Seeded on Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:46 PM EDT (The Austin American-Statesman)

Seeded by Scott (Scoop) Butki

excerpt:"ike many people who transcend to one-name recognition (Madonna, Tiger, Freud), Lance tends to divide any room into for-him and against-him factions.

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Cyclists' Alpine Times May Hint at Past Doping

Seeded on Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:10 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Seeded by Scott (Scoop) Butki

excerpt: hen the riders in the Tour de France head into the Alps on Sunday, tackling the first high mountains of this year's race, all eyes will be on them. Stopwatches will be ticking.

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