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Armstrong Loses Tour, Wins New Fans

He never struck me as a man who could win by losing, not after conquering cycling and cancer and becoming one of the world's most inspirational souls. But in finishing third at the Tour de France, an event he once shaped into his personal Tour de Lance every summer, Lance Armstrong did his image more favors than he ever...

Alberto Contador Keeps Tour Lead

AUBENAS, France (AP) - Alberto Contador stayed in command at the Tour de France with two days of racing left while teammate Lance Armstrong remained in third place as a daunting mountain climb awaits.Mark Cavendish of Britain captured Friday's 19th stage in a sprint finish. He became the first racer to win five stages in a...

Alberto Contador Wins Tour's 18th Stage

ANNECY, France (AP) - Alberto Contador won the final time trial in the Tour de France on Thursday, and Lance Armstrong moved up one spot to third place overall. Contador now looks all but assured of his second Tour victory after increasing his overall lead in the 18th stage, in which riders embarked one-by-one down the...

Armstrong Drops to 4th After 17th Stage

LE-GRAND-BORNAND, France (AP) - Alberto Contador closed in on victory at the Tour de France Wednesday after finishing second behind Frank Schleck in the 17th stage as the race left the Alps.Lance Armstrong trailed by more than 2 minutes and fell from second to fourth place overall in the 105-mile ride from...

After Stage 16, Armstrong Still Hopeful

BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE, France (AP) - Lance Armstrong mustered one of his strongest showings yet at this Tour de France on Tuesday, a dazzling burst of acceleration from yesteryear that allowed him to keep second place.The seven-time champion was so buoyed by the performance that he suggested to The Associated Press he could...

AlbertoContador News From the Web

05/22/12 Passport to clean competition Source: British Medical Journal (BMJ) As the stakes for top level competitive athletes become increasingly high, so does the pressure to perform better.
05/20/12 High-profile cases: CAS comes into play Source: Gulf News Alberto Contador, the fifth racer in history and the first Spaniard to win all three Grand Tours of road cycling, had a career that was marked by occasional doping allegations.
04/22/12 Astana a team on the up after dramatic wins in Ardennes Source: The Roar After a totally abject early season, the Kazakh-funded team have flourished in this year's Ardennes Classics.
04/17/12 Court to hear Bin Hammam's challenge on FIFA ban Source: Boston.com - Boston MA Rigozzi helped defend Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador at CAS last November, when the former Tour de France winner lost his 2010 title over a positive drugs test.
04/17/12 Contador targets Vuelta, worlds after ban ends in... Source: Seven News Ltd Alberto Contador is hoping to be part of the Spanish squad for the world championships after taking part in the Vuelta a Espana (Tour of Spain) when his doping ban ends in August, the double Tour de France champion said on Tuesday.