Tour de France Newswire (Page 9)
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UPDATE 1-Nike drops sponsorship of Lance Armstrong-founded charity
... testicular cancer, and the group flourished during Armstrong's cycling career, which saw him win the grueling Tour de France race seven times. But Armstrong stepped down from Livestrong after being stripped of his cycling titles last fall amid ... Comment?
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Nike cutting ties to Livestrong
... doping scandal surrounding the former cyclist, who now admits he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France seven times. FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2012 file photo, Lance Armstrong talks to reporters after his second-place finish in the ... Comment?
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Nike cuts ties with Armstrong's Livestrong charity
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... after years of denials, Armstrong admitted earlier this year he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France seven times. Officials at Livestrong, which announced the split on Tuesday, said the foundation remains strong and committed ... Comment?
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Nike Cutting Ties With Livestrong In Wake Of Lance Armstrong's Doping Scandal
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... after years of denials, Armstrong admitted earlier this year he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France seven times. Officials at Livestrong, which announced the split on Tuesday, said the foundation remains strong and committed ... Comment?
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Peugeot 208 T16 Readies For Pikes Peak
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... a stretch of road on Mont Ventoux--itself famous for being the location of one of the most grueling of the Tour de France's stages. Using the last six kilometers (about 3.6 miles) of the mountain's summit road, the 208 T16 tested at rather high ... Comment?
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Lance Armstrong Killed the Livestrong Bracelet
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... bracelets in May 2004 - an instant symbol of cancer-patient support, as Armstrong went for his sixth Tour de France win, and doping allegations began to heat up - and went on to sell 80 million of them. The global athletic powerhouse soon expanded ... Comment?
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Nike parts ways with Livestrong
... And after years of denials, Armstrong admitted this year he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France seven times. Officials at Livestrong, which announced the split today, said that the foundation remains strong and committed to ... Comment?
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PEZ Talk: Astana's Tanel Kangert
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... I wanted. PEZ: How did you get the ride with Astana ? Jaan Kirsipuu (former multiple Estonian Champion and Tour de France yellow jersey holder) hinted to Alexandre Vinokourov that I was going well. And there was a connection, the team I rode for in ... Comment?
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Hoy wants lifetime ban for drug cheats
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... doping offences in a bid to deter competitors from cheating. Hoy told BBC Radio 5 live he found disgraced Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong's admission that he took drugs "depressing". Six-time Olympic gold medallist Hoy, who announced his ... Comment?
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2013 Florence world championship course revealed
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... he said. There are more than 3000m of climbing, as much as in a mountain stage at the Giro d'Italia or the Tour de France. The total distance during the 11 circuits around Florence in the Elite men's race add up to 58.650km of climbing or 30% of the ... Comment?
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Nibali to target the Tour de France in 2014
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Vincenzo Nibali has confirmed that he will not ride this year's Tour de France but will target the yellow jersey in 2014. Comment?
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... with Armstrong himself as an endorser in October after the U.S. antidoping agency stripped the cyclist of his Tour de France titles over the use of banned substances.Armstrong admitted to doping this year and stepped aside from the charity, which he ... Comment?
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Tour of Alberta countdown begins
... more than 20 countries will participate and the race will feature five teams that will have cycled in the Tour de France in July or Tour of Italy in May. There will be between 120 and 130 professional cyclists coming and the entire event is free. ... Comment?
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Sergent ready for Tour de France - coach
After completing his second grand tour, Feilding's Jesse Sergent is likely to ride the Tour de France next year, according to his coach Mike McRedmond. Comment?
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For Lance Armstrong, sorry has been the hardest word
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... Rose Garden of the White House in 1999. Lance Armstrong readies for the start of the 16th stage of the 91st Tour de France cycling race in 2004, a time trial between Bourg d'Oisans and L'Alpe d'Huez. Lance Armstrong holds a baby kangaroo as he ... Comment?
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Lee's Lowdown: The Finale
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... said Nibali, aware that he needs only one more for the Holy Trinity. Just one more little race, just the Tour de France. Can he do it? The cards are in his favor, he certainly looks the part now. Nibali, known as The Shark, proved himself equal to ... Comment?
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Giro d'Italia 2013 - " The Final Week Round-Up
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... in the race. Cadel Evans repays manager Jim Ochowicz's decision to grant him BMC's team leadership during the Tour de France by putting in a torrid time trial, completing the rainy uphill route more than two and a half minutes down on winner ... Comment?
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Hesjedal targets Tour de France after Giro disappointment
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Ryder Hesjedal has confirmed that he will compete in next month's Tour de Suisse before taking on the Tour de France , a race in which he has pinpointed a podium place as a major objective. Comment?
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... red jersey over the past fortnight. Having won the Vuelta a Espana points classification in 2010 and the Tour de France's green jersey in 2011, he missed out by a single point here last year after a crash hurt his hopes early in the event - a record ... Comment?
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Visconti in solo victory on snowy 15th Giro stage
... cyclist Marco Pantani, whose extraordinary climb up the Galibier ultimately enabled him to win the 1998 Tour de France. It was a superb ride from Visconti, who was part of an early move before dropping his fellow riders on the Col du Telegraphe. ... Comment?
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