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Thursday May 9 | Christian Science Monitor

Could a weak Spanish doping verdict cost Madrid the Olympics?

Eufemiano Fuentes arrives at a court house in Madrid in January. Dr. Fuentes, who is at the heart of one of cycling's biggest doping scandals, was found guilty last week of endangering public health and given a one-year suspended jail sentence.

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Related Topix: Summer Olympic, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Cycling, Nicole Cooke, Summer Olympics, Tour de France, Cycling, Rafael Nadal, Olympic Tennis

Wed May 08, 2013

San Diego Reader

8 days. 750 miles.

You know it's not good when this is the lead sentence in Friday's New York Times cycling section: "With its systemic corruption, fractious leadership, an entrenched code of silence and some of its members recently embroiled in a high-profile drug trial, professional cycling these days often seems to resemble organized crime more than sport." The ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympic Cycling, Peter Sagan, Philippe Gilbert, Summer Olympic, Frank Schleck, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Tejay Van Garderen

Fri May 03, 2013

The Globe and Mail

Hesjedal takes back seat to Wiggins

2012 Giro d'Italia winner Ryder Hesjedal, of Canada, looks on during a press conference in Naples, Italy, Thursday, May 2, 2013, two days before the start of this year's Giro.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympic Cycling, Summer Olympic, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Ryder Hesjedal, Discovery Channel, Cycling, Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins, Credit Agricole

Thu May 02, 2013

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Wiggins, doping case in spotlight as Giro starts

Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins of Britain poses for a photograph during a media opportunity ahead of the Giro d'Italia cycling race which begins in Naples, Italy on May 4, at at a hotel in Wigan, England, Monday, April 29, 2013.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympic Cycling, Summer Olympic, Olympics, Bradley Wiggins, Summer Olympics, Credit Agricole, Cycling, Mark Cavendish, Vincenzo Nibali, Cadel Evans

Sun Apr 21, 2013

Yahoo!

Cycling - Magical Martin wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege in style

Garmin-Sharp climber Martin - fourth in La Fleche Wallonne - drew level with Rodriguez on the final rise to the finish in Ans before catching his Katusha rival out with an early sprint before the last bend.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympic Cycling, Philippe Gilbert, Summer Olympic, Jakob Fuglsang, Olympics, Vincenzo Nibali, Summer Olympics, Ryder Hesjedal

Sat Apr 20, 2013

Cycling News

Gallery: Liege-Bastogne-Liege teams presentation

On Saturday the Palais Provincial in Liege became the central point of the cycling world with some of the best riders in the world arriving for the teams' presentation of Liege-Bastogne-Liege . Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali, Joaquim Rodriguez, Ryder Hesjedal and last year's winner Maxim Iglinskiy all took part in the festivities but with less ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympic Cycling, Philippe Gilbert, Summer Olympic, Tom Boonen, Olympics, Vincenzo Nibali, Summer Olympics, Ryder Hesjedal

Olympic Medal Count

    Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russian Federation 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
8 Italy 8 9 11 28
9 Hungary 8 4 5 17
10 Australia 7 16 12 35