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Ballers, Gamers and Scoundrels (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
He must be punch drunk. That was my first reaction to the recent news that Lance Armstrong was coming back. Not just riding a bike again. Trying to win his eighth Tour de France. Punch drunk. Why else would a 37-year-old ride a bike 2,200 miles? Especially when he already has enough yellow jerseys to open [...]
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Cycling's governing body has cleared Lance Armstrong to make his road race comeback in Australia in January. The International Cycling Union made an exception to its drug-testing rules for the seven-time Tour de France champion to return to the sport....
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Hamburg - Tour de France doping samples will be retested for illegal own blood transfusions which could reveal further drug cheats at the famed race. The head of the French anti-doping agency AFLD, Pierre Bordry, told German state network ZDF on Wedn...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Hamburg - Tour de France doping samples will be retested for illegal blood transfusions which could reveal further drug cheats at the famed race. The head of the French anti-doping agency AFLD, Pierre Bordry, told German state network ZDF on Wednesda...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Olympic gold medal winner Bradley Wiggins insists he will never let cycling's persistent problems with drug cheats ruin his Tour de France dream.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Hamburg - German rider Stefan Schumacher tested positive twice for third-generation EPO at the Tour de France in July, the French anti-doping agency AFLD confirmed on Wednesday. The AFLD said in a statement that Schumacher tested positive for the new...
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Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Crib Sheet Title: Bad Blood: the Secret Life of the Tour de France Author: Jeremy Whittle Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press (UK) Pages: 234 Order: HERE What is it? The personal journey of a British cycling journalist through the sport's moral sewer. Strengths: Whittle's front-line view of the sport's biggest stories, and the resulting soul-searching. Very well-written. Weaknesses: Familiarity with the...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
The head of the Tour de France on Tuesday hailed a new lab test that has exposed three riders in the 2008 race for cheating with an advanced form of the blood booster EPO.
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
PARIS - The head of the Tour de France on Tuesday hailed a new lab test that has exposed three riders in the 2008 race for cheating with an advanced form of the blood booster EPO."It's very good. It allows us to confound the cheaters," Christian Prudhomme told The Associated Press by phone. "What's being done at the Tour de France has never existed in the world of sport, in no competition."The head...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
The head of the Tour de France on Tuesday hailed a new lab test that has exposed three riders in the 2008 race for cheating with an advanced form of the blood booster EPO.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
The German cycling federation has begun proceedings aimed at banning Stefan Schumacher after confirming Tuesday that the Tour de France stage winner tested positive for blood doping before and during the July race.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
The German cycling federation has begun proceedings aimed at banning Stefan Schumacher after confirming Tuesday that the Tour de France stage winner tested positive for blood doping before and during the July race.
