Articles filed under Cycling
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Marcel Kittel wins 1st stage of Tour de FranceJun 29, 2013 5:38 pm - PORTO VECCHIO, Corsica — The first stage of the 100th Tour de France ended with a bus stuck under an archway at the finish line until minutes before the first riders arr...
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Armstrong: I’m still record Tour de France winnerJun 28, 2013 8:37 am - PORTO VECCHIO, Corsica — The dirty past of the Tour de France came back on Friday to haunt the 100th edition of cycling’s showcase race, with Lance Armstrong telling a n...
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10 things to know about dopingJun 27, 2013 5:23 pm - PORTO VECCHIO, Corsica — For almost as long as they have cycled the length and breadth of the country, Tour de France riders have doped — with everything from brandy to ...
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Contador motivated for Tour clash against FroomeJun 27, 2013 5:00 pm - PORTO VECCHIO, Corsica — Two-time champion Alberto Contador predicts an action-packed Tour de France in his comeback year, insisting he's motivated to defeat Chris Froom...
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10 riders to watch at Tour de FranceJun 22, 2013 6:36 pm - PARIS — From the field of 198 riders at the Tour de France, which starts June 29 on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, here are 10 to keep a particular watch fo...
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Does Tour de France have any credibility?Jun 22, 2013 6:25 pm - PARIS — Ahead of its 100th running starting next Saturday, the Tour de France remains a fantastic idea. Asking riders to pedal around Western Europe’s largest country an...
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Tour of Elk Grove women's race will be televised nationallyJun 19, 2013 12:30 pm - For the first time since women started racing in the Alexian Brothers International Cycling Classic Tour of Elk Grove, the race will be nationally televised just as the ...
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Blinded suburban veteran pedals into new challengeJun 15, 2013 3:12 pm - As he ran his hands over the specially made tandem bike, the grin on Steve Baskis’ face never dimmed. The Army veteran, who was blinded when a roadside bomb exploded nea...
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Nike cuts ties to LivestrongMay 28, 2013 10:09 am - AUSTIN, Texas — Nike, which helped build Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong cancer charity into a global brand and introduced its familiar yellow wristband, is cutting ties wi...
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Justice says Armstrong was ‘unjustly enriched’Apr 24, 2013 7:43 am - AUSTIN, Texas — The federal government is going after Lance Armstrong’s money. As much as it can get. The Justice Department unveiled its formal complaint against Armstr...