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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...

Latest Lance Armstrong Allegations: Does It Really Matter if He Doped to Live Strong?

(Aug. 5) -- Innocent until proven guilty is more than a cliche in American jurisprudence, but in the sport of professional cycling, where doping scandals are an annual event, any success comes with the suspicion that the cyclist cheated to get there. Perhaps no athlete who has yet to test positive for doping has been...

As Tour de France Nears Finish, Lance Armstrong Hires Criminal Defense Lawyer

(July 22) -- Out of the running to win the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong is looking ahead to other battles. Back in the United States, Armstrong faces a federal investigation into doping allegations made by Floyd Landis, Armstrong's former teammate on the U.S. Postal Service team. On Thursday it was reported by the...

Lance Armstrong's Tour-Ending Ride: What Went Wrong?

(July 12) -- Lance Armstrong will not win his eighth Tour de France this year, after a disastrous Sunday left him too far behind race front-runners to catch up. Armstrong, 38, told reporters that he'll ride out the rest of the event, which continues for another two weeks, but won't return to compete in 2011. And maybe...

One Last Ride for Lance Armstrong as Federal Investigation Looms

Lance Armstrong, the 38-year-old cancer-surviving seven-time Tour de France winner, announced that this year's tour will be his last on Thursday in Rotterdam. "I've got four kids and a fifth one on the way," Armstrong said. "They would much prefer that I stay at home and ride bikes with them." It's not unexpected, given...

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4 Years After Quitting Day Job, Boulderite Heads To Olympics

Evelyn Stevens won the Exergy Tour following a final-stage breakaway, firmly cementing her claim to a berth on the U.S. Olympic team for the London Games.

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06/03/12 Wiggins off to a strong start Source: Sky News Bradley Wiggins got his defence of the Criterium du Dauphine off to a near-perfect start with a close-up second in the prologue.
06/03/12 Hitting the hills on Ryder Hesjedal's bike Source: CTV News I'm riding a bike that is the cutting-edge, technologically advanced equivalent of a Formula 1 racecar.
05/29/12 4 Years After Quitting Day Job, Boulderite Heads To... Source: The Huffington Post - Local Evelyn Stevens won the Exergy Tour following a final-stage breakaway, firmly cementing her claim to a berth on the U.S. Olympic team for the London Games.