Cycling News from Australia
Cadel Evans, 2011 Tour de France winner is alleged to have consulted Dr. Michele Ferrari, the now tainted doctor in the doping allegation scandals rocking the world cycling scene. The consultation is alleged to have taken place in 2000, and no discussion was entered about utilizing banned substances, according to the Aussie rider. The...
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Tags: Cadel Evans, doping, Dr. Michele Ferrari, Lance Armstrong, Tour de France
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Lance Armstrong who has recently taken up racing in Ironman triathlons finished his first race in second position. The former professional bike racer’s strong finish in his first half Ironman comes only a few days after he was cleared in a U.S. investigation into possible doping by him and his previous U.S. Postal teammates....
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Tags: Bevan Docherty, Lance Armstrong, Panama Half Ironman, triathlon
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July 24, 2011, Paris, France Australian Cadel Evans accomplished the unexpected yesterday when he overcame the odds and won the Tour de France. In the final stage before Paris, Evans made up the deficit he had with Andy Schleck, and passed it mightily by besting his time in the time trial in Grenoble. He...
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Tags: Andy Schleck, Cadel Evans, Frank Schleck, Grenoble, individual time trial, Mark Cavendish, Stage 20, Thomas Voeckler, Tour de France 2011
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Carly Hibberd was involved in a fatal crash while training in Italy yesterday. The 26-year-old from Sherwood in Queensland was on a training ride north of Milan on Wednesday morning Italian time when she was struck by a car. Emergency services flew to the scene by helicopter but were unable to save her and...
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Tags: Australian cyclist killed, Carly Hibberd
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Carla Swart, a member of the HTC-Highroads women’s cycling team was killed while training in South Africa this morning. The cause of death was being hit by a truck. Among Swart’s high-profile team members on the men’s team is Mark Cavendish, a master sprinter who won six stages at the 2009 Tour de France. Swart was...
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Tags: Carla Swart, cycling fatality, HTC-Highroad, Mark Cavendish
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