Articles filed under Cycling
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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...
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Cycling Republic opens in AlgonquinApr 22, 2013 2:23 pm - Just in time for biking weather, a new cycling store has opened on Randall Road. Cycling Republic opened March 9 at 2397 S. Randall in Algonquin, near the intersection o...
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Martin wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege classicApr 21, 2013 10:50 am - LIEGE, Belgium — Daniel Martin of Ireland won the hilly Liege-Bastogne-Liege race Sunday, pulling away from Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez in the uphill stretch to the finish...
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Tygart: Agency lobbied to join suit against ArmstrongFeb 21, 2013 8:15 pm - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has lobbied the Justice Department to join a whistle-blower lawsuit against cyclist Lance Armstrong filed by...
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Armstrong won't interview with U.S.ADAFeb 20, 2013 8:00 am - AU.S.TIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong won't do a tell-all interview under oath with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to reveal everything he knows about the use of performance-en...
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Lance Armstrong to help ‘clean up cycling’Jan 25, 2013 9:12 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — An attorney for Lance Armstrong told the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency the cyclist will cooperate with efforts to “clean up cycling,” though it’s the sport’s g...