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AP Source: Lance Armstrong Met Banned Doctor Before 2010 Tour

ROME -- Lance Armstrong and a banned Italian physician have met repeatedly in Europe since severing formal ties in 2004, including as recently as last year before Armstrong's final Tour de France, a high-ranking Italian law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Friday. Michele Ferrari was cleared in 2006 of...

Lance Armstrong Makes It Official With 'Retirement 2.0'

Lance Armstrong is calling this one "Retirement 2.0." Almost a month after finishing 65th in his last competitive race in Australia, and nearly six years removed from the last of an unprecedented seven straight Tour de France titles, the 39-year-old cyclist made clear there is no reset button this time. This time, he's...

Report: Alberto Contador Stripped of 2010 Tour de France Title, Suspended 1 Year

Alberto Contador was stripped of 2010 Tour de France title and ordered to serve a one-year suspension for testing positive for Clenbuterol, Spain's national newspaper El Pais reported on Wednesday. Contador tested positive for the stimulant that is thought to have anabolic properties from a sample collected on one of the...

Tour de France 2011 Route Announced

The Tour de France 2011 route was announced early Tuesday morning, with 3,471 kilometers facing riders of the 98th edition of the race. The mountainous course is thought to favor climbers, and features a tough finish through the Alps in the last week. The race includes six pure mountain stages including 23 categorized...

Italian Anti-Doping Agent Ettore Torri: Doping in Cycling Is Unstoppable

Ettore Torri - the head of Italy's National Olympic Committee on doping (CONI) -- said that he believes doping is widespread throughout the sport and is convinced that all cyclists are partaking. "I'm not the only one saying it. Lately, all of the cyclists I've interrogated have said that everyone dopes," the 78-year-old...

Background on Tour de France

The Tour de France () is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks.

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