By Jen Benepe, July 19, 2012 Alejandro Valverde won his fourth stage of the Tour de France today, cresting the last climb through the Peyregude in the Pyrenees, just 19 seconds ahead of Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome. Valverde showed himself aggressive riding in the second to last climb over the Port de Bales,...
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The 2010 Tour de France winnner Alberto Contador lost his case with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and now also his Tour title.   The decision has been pending since about August 2010 soon after Contador tested positive for clenbuterol, a finding he said was due to eating tainted meat from Spain. Contador...
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July 25, 2011, Paris, France Cadel Evans brought a new spirit to the Tour de France this year, and perhaps a new methodology. The oldest rider since World War II to win the Tour, the 34-year-old Evans rode a sensible, if not patient Tour in which he worked hard to protect his gains when...
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July 22, 2011, Alpe D’Huez Press Room The three-punch climbs from le Galibier to Alpe d’Huez promised a win by one of the favorites, but it was Pierre Roland who won the stage in a last minute push in which he passed the great champion Alberto Contador. It was the first win for the...
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July 19, 2011—-Gap, France—In a day spotted with calm weather and flats followed by dense rains, difficult climbs, attacks and counter attacks, Thor Hushovd come to the front once again to win the stage in Gap 162.5 km from the start. The idea that the Norwegian is no longer seeking the Green Jersey, but...
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July 18, 2011 Last year’s winner of the Tour de France Alberto Contador said he thinks Thomas Voeckler could win the Tour this year. Speaking at a press conference at the Hotel Chateau Rochegude, the Spaniard who rides for Team Saxobank said crashes and his painful knee have helped make this Tour very difficult,...
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In inspecting the meat from the carniceria (meat store) in Irun, Spain, in "none of the inspections, in none of the analyses done with the owners of the meat, was there found any clenbuterol,"
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The International Cycling Union has asked the Spanish cycling federation to start disciplinary proceedings against Alberto Contador, reported the NY Times today. Contador won the 2010 Tour de France, but on July 21–the middle of the race–was tested positive in both A and B samples, for Clenbuterol. The muscle building drug is used mostly...
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