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	<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Itay anti-doping prosecutor Torri rebuked by Italian cycling federation for comments</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Dampf</dc:creator>
		
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Italy doping boss rebuked by cycling federation

ROME — Italy&#8217;s anti-doping prosecutor received a sharp rebuke from the country&#8217;s cycling federation Wednesday after he suggested in an interview with The Associated Press that doping is so widespread it should possibly be legalized if not for the health risks.
In his first interview in two years, 78-year-old Ettore .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/06/itay-anti-doping-prosecutor-torri-rebuked-by-italian-cycling-federation-for-comments-154728/">Itay anti-doping prosecutor Torri rebuked by Italian cycling federation for comments</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Person familiar with situation tells AP: Contador&#8217;s urine sample showed possible blood doping</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samuel Petrequin</dc:creator>
		
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AP source: Contador samples show plastic residues

A urine sample taken from three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador showed abnormally high levels of plastic residues that could indicate he received a transfusion of his own blood during this year&#8217;s race, a person with knowledge of the test results told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Contador, who ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/05/person-familiar-with-situation-tells-ap-contadors-urine-sample-showed-possible-blood-doping-154429/">Read : Person familiar with situation tells AP: Contador&#8217;s urine sample showed possible blood doping</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Test samples suggest Tour de France winner Contador may have received transfusion</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/05/report-test-samples-suggest-tour-de-france-winner-contador-may-have-received-transfusion-154416/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Samples may suggest Contador was doping

NEW YORK — The New York Times is reporting that Alberto Contador had eight times the allowable amount of a chemical which indicates doping in his system during this year&#8217;s Tour de France, which he won for the third time.
A urine sample taken on July 20 showed a plasticizer ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/05/report-test-samples-suggest-tour-de-france-winner-contador-may-have-received-transfusion-154416/">Original article on  : Report: Test samples suggest Tour de France winner Contador may have received transfusion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WADA&#8217;s David Howman: Contador&#8217;s positive test should be taken seriously</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/02/wadas-david-howman-contadors-positive-test-should-be-taken-seriously-153291/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Passa</dc:creator>
		
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WADA executive: Contador case is serious
NEW DELHI — World Anti-Doping Agency director-general David Howman says Tour de France champion Alberto Contador&#8217;s positive doping test should not be taken any less seriously because only trace amounts were found.

Howman, while not commenting specifically on the Contador case Saturday during a news conference at the Commonwealth Games, says ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/02/wadas-david-howman-contadors-positive-test-should-be-taken-seriously-153291/">WADA&#8217;s David Howman: Contador&#8217;s positive test should be taken seriously</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Armstrong&#8217;s teammates: He was aloof, not best pal but one of a kind</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Leicester</dc:creator>
		
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If Armstrong doped, teammates say they saw nothing

PARIS — For Lance Armstrong, it became a tradition.
On the triumphant last day of his Tour de France victories, the champion cyclist and his teammates celebrated by riding past chattering crowds and the leafy trees that line Paris&#8217; most famous boulevard, the Champs-Elysees. They radiated bonhomie, smiling and .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/01/armstrongs-teammates-he-was-aloof-not-best-pal-but-one-of-a-kind-153097/" title="Armstrong&#8217;s teammates: He was aloof, not best pal but one of a kind">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alberto Contador spokesman denies Tour de France winner had blood transfusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Woolls</dc:creator>
		
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TDF winner Alberto Contador denies blood doping

MADRID — Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador denies that his positive test for a banned drug stems from blood doping rather than contaminated steak, his spokesman said Friday.
The French sports daily L&#8217;Equipe reported Friday that the German lab that found a tiny amount of the banned drug ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/01/alberto-contador-spokesman-denies-tour-de-france-winner-had-blood-transfusion-153072/" title="Alberto Contador spokesman denies Tour de France winner had blood transfusion">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3-time champion Alberto Contador tests positive for banned stimulant at Tour de France</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/30/3-time-champion-alberto-contador-tests-positive-for-banned-stimulant-at-tour-de-france-152708/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Leicester</dc:creator>
		
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Tour champion Contador tests positive, suspended

PARIS — Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador tested positive for a banned drug while winning this year&#8217;s race and has been suspended by cycling&#8217;s governing body, dealing a potentially crushing blow to his sport&#8217;s efforts to shake off its doping-soiled past.
Contador blamed contaminated food for the test result.
A ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/30/3-time-champion-alberto-contador-tests-positive-for-banned-stimulant-at-tour-de-france-152708/">Original article on  : 3-time champion Alberto Contador tests positive for banned stimulant at Tour de France</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UCI: Alberto Contador says Tour de France champion suspended</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/29/uci-alberto-contador-says-tour-de-france-champion-suspended-152662/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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UCI: Contador suspended for stimulant
PARIS — Cycling&#8217;s governing body says only a &#8220;very small concentration&#8221; of a banned stimulant was found in the urine of Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, but that he has still been suspended.

The UCI says a lab in Germany found clenbuterol in Contador&#8217;s urine sample on July 21 at the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/29/uci-alberto-contador-says-tour-de-france-champion-suspended-152662/" title="UCI: Alberto Contador says Tour de France champion suspended">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alberto Contador&#8217;s spokesman says cyclist tested positive for banned steroid at Tour de France</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Spokesman: Contador tests positive for steroid

PARIS — Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador tested positive for a banned steroid during this year&#8217;s race and has been suspended by cycling&#8217;s governing body.
A lab in Germany found clenbuterol in Contador&#8217;s urine sample on July 21 at the Tour de France, according to a statement from the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/29/alberto-contadors-spokesman-says-cyclist-tested-positive-for-banned-steroid-at-tour-de-france-152632/">Read : Alberto Contador&#8217;s spokesman says cyclist tested positive for banned steroid at Tour de France</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Landis says his intention to help, not hijack anti-doping conference ahead of world champs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 03:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Frankland</dc:creator>
		
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Landis defends his role in world champs conference

MELBOURNE, Australia — Floyd Landis hit back at organizers of the road world championships for attempting to have his invitation to an anti-doping conference revoked.
Landis, stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title because of doping, will join legal experts, scientists and academics on a panel at the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/19/landis-says-his-intention-to-help-not-hijack-anti-doping-conference-ahead-of-world-champs-140202/" title="Landis says his intention to help, not hijack anti-doping conference ahead of world champs">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>King uses fast start to win USA Cycling pro road race championship by less than 2 minutes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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King uses fast start to win USA Cycling pro title

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Benjamin King used a fast start to win the USA Cycling Professional Road Race Championship by less than 2 minutes.
The 21-year-old from North Garden, Va., on Sunday become the first rider under the age of 23 to win the 110-mile race in Greenville,  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/19/king-uses-fast-start-to-win-usa-cycling-pro-road-race-championship-by-less-than-2-minutes-139935/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nibali win Spanish Vuelta, while US sprinter Farrar wins final stage in Madrid</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Italian rider Nibali wins Spanish Vuelta
MADRID — Vincenzo Nibali won the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday after Tyler Farrar of the United States sprinted to victory in the final stage just ahead of Britain&#8217;s Mark Cavendish.

Nibali won the overall race in 87 hours, 18 minutes, 31 seconds, while Ezequiel Mosquera finished 41 seconds back in second. .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/19/nibali-win-spanish-vuelta-while-us-sprinter-farrar-wins-final-stage-in-madrid-138989/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lance Armstrong&#8217;s RadioShack team goes to sports court over Tour of Lombardy snub</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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RadioShack goes to court over Lombardy race snub

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Lance Armstrong&#8217;s RadioShack team appealed to sport&#8217;s highest court Friday after being left out of the Tour of Lombardy lineup.
RadioShack said it wants the Court of Arbitration for Sport to rule on whether Italian organizer RCS Sport broke a contract by not including the American ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/10/lance-armstrongs-radioshack-team-goes-to-sports-court-over-tour-of-lombardy-snub-134419/">Read more : Lance Armstrong&#8217;s RadioShack team goes to sports court over Tour of Lombardy snub</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Spanish rider Igor Anton reclaims Spanish Vuelta overall lead after winning tough 11th stage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Anton reclaims Spanish Vuelta lead with stage win

ANDORRA LA VELLA, Andorra — Igor Anton reclaimed the Spanish Vuelta&#8217;s overall lead by winning his second stage Wednesday with a tough uphill climb to the finish.
Anton surrendered the leader&#8217;s red jersey to Joaquin Rodriguez a day earlier, but edged Ezequiel Mosquera of Xacobeo Galicia after breaking away ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/08/spanish-rider-igor-anton-reclaims-spanish-vuelta-overall-lead-after-winning-tough-11th-stage-133879/">Spanish rider Igor Anton reclaims Spanish Vuelta overall lead after winning tough 11th stage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Andy Schleck, Stuart O&#8217;Grady ordered out of Vuelta; Erviti wins stage; Rodriguez takes lead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Woolls</dc:creator>
		
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Schleck, O&#8217;Grady sent home from Spanish Vuelta

MADRID — Two-time Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck and Saxo Bank teammate Stuart O&#8217;Grady were sent home from the Spanish Vuelta on Tuesday after breaking team rules on drinking, overshadowing a successful day for the home nation.
On a day Imanol Erviti of Spain won the 10th stage and .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/07/andy-schleck-stuart-ogrady-ordered-out-of-vuelta-erviti-wins-stage-rodriguez-takes-lead-133647/">Andy Schleck, Stuart O&#8217;Grady ordered out of Vuelta; Erviti wins stage; Rodriguez takes lead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Laurent Fignon, a &#8216;legendary cyclist&#8217; who won Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, dies at 50</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naomi Koppel</dc:creator>
		
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Tour de France champ Laurent Fignon dies at 50

Laurent Fignon, the Frenchman who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984 and lost to Greg LeMond in 1989 in the race&#8217;s closest finish, died Tuesday of cancer. He was 50.
His death was confirmed by the French government and the French cycling federation. Fignon said ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/31/laurent-fignon-a-legendary-cyclist-who-won-tour-de-france-in-1983-and-1984-dies-at-50-131253/">Laurent Fignon, a &#8216;legendary cyclist&#8217; who won Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, dies at 50</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Spain&#8217;s Igor Anton wins 4th stage of Spanish Vuelta; Belgium&#8217;s Philippe Gilbert keeps lead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Spain&#8217;s Igor Anton wins stage of Spanish Vuelta

VALDEPENAS DE JAEN, Spain — Igor Anton has given the Spanish Vuelta its first Spanish stage winner.
He won a mountainous fourth leg Tuesday while Philippe Gilbert of Belgium remained the overall leader.
Anton broke away 300 yards from the finish for a one-second victory over Vincenzo Nibali of Italy, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/31/spains-igor-anton-wins-4th-stage-of-spanish-vuelta-belgiums-philippe-gilbert-keeps-lead-131240/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Spain&#8217;s Igor Anton wins 4th stage of Spanish Vuelta; Belgium&#8217;s Philippe Gilbert keeps lead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Laurent Fignon, a 2-time Tour de France champion, dies at 50 after battle with cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
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2-time Tour champion Laurent Fignon dies at 50

Laurent Fignon, a Frenchman who twice won the Tour de France but was defeated by American rival Greg LeMond in perhaps the event&#8217;s greatest race, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 50.
His death was confirmed by the French government and the French cycling federation.
Fignon said  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/31/laurent-fignon-a-2-time-tour-de-france-champion-dies-at-50-after-battle-with-cancer-131218/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Yauheni Hutarovich wins 2nd stage of Spanish Vuelta in sprint finish</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Hutarovich wins Spanish Vuelta 2nd stage
MARBELLA, Spain — Yauheni Hutarovich surged ahead of Mark Cavendish and Tyler Farrar to win the second stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday, taking the sprint finish in 4 hours, 35 minutes and 41 seconds.

A four-strong group broke away early in the 108-mile stage between Alcala de Guadaira and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/29/yauheni-hutarovich-wins-2nd-stage-of-spanish-vuelta-in-sprint-finish-130730/" title="Yauheni Hutarovich wins 2nd stage of Spanish Vuelta in sprint finish">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Climbers look to capitalize on absence of big names as 65th Spanish Vuelta starts Saturday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Key absences mark mountain-heavy Spanish Vuelta

MADRID — The Spanish Vuelta begins Saturday with a handful of riders seeking to make the most of the absence of key rivals in a race that will heavily favor mountain specialists.
The 65th edition of the Vuelta opens with a night team time trial through the winding streets of Seville ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/27/climbers-look-to-capitalize-on-absence-of-big-names-as-65th-spanish-vuelta-starts-saturday-130172/" title="Climbers look to capitalize on absence of big names as 65th Spanish Vuelta starts Saturday">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: UCI chief questions US probe, says no contact yet with investigators</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/17/ap-interview-uci-chief-questions-us-probe-says-no-contact-yet-with-investigators-127940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Casey</dc:creator>
		
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Cycling chief: no contact from US investigators

SINGAPORE — The president of the International Cycling Union defended his organization Tuesday against accusations it covered up a positive doping test from Lance Armstrong and questioned the motives of a U.S. probe into professional cycling.
Speaking to The Associated Press at the Youth Olympics, UCI chief Pat McQuaid also .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/17/ap-interview-uci-chief-questions-us-probe-says-no-contact-yet-with-investigators-127940/">AP Interview: UCI chief questions US probe, says no contact yet with investigators</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lance Armstrong&#8217;s teammate Levi Leipheimer wins Leadville Trail 100 in record time</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arnie Stapleton</dc:creator>
		
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Armstrong&#8217;s teammate Leipheimer wins Leadville

LEADVILLE, Colo. — Levi Leipheimer didn&#8217;t get the chance to race against defending champ Lance Armstrong in the Life Time Fitness Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race on Saturday.
So, he did the next best thing — he broke Armstrong&#8217;s record.
With his RadioShack teammate Armstrong sitting this one out because of a ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/14/lance-armstrongs-teammate-levi-leipheimer-wins-leadville-trail-100-in-record-time-127220/">Lance Armstrong&#8217;s teammate Levi Leipheimer wins Leadville Trail 100 in record time</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Armstrong pulls out of Leadville 100 race, citing lingering problems from crash in France</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/10/armstrong-pulls-out-of-leadville-100-race-citing-lingering-problems-from-crash-in-france-126263/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Armstrong pulls out of Leadville mountain race

LEADVILLE, Colo. — Lance Armstrong has pulled out of the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race in Colorado, a high-altitude race he won in record time last year.
Armstrong spokesman Mark Higgins said Tuesday that the cyclist is still feeling lingering effects of a hip injury suffered in a crash .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/10/armstrong-pulls-out-of-leadville-100-race-citing-lingering-problems-from-crash-in-france-126263/" title="Armstrong pulls out of Leadville 100 race, citing lingering problems from crash in France">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Triathlete, 84, gets nervous before races _ even after fighting with MacArthur, helping Lemond</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Triathlete, WWII vet still nervous before races

SUN VALLEY, Idaho — The guy in black who just blew past on his bike? That&#8217;s Charley French.
French once set a record at the Ironman triathlon in Hawaii and is a five-time world champ in a sport he took up 25 years ago — just as he was helping .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/09/triathlete-84-gets-nervous-before-races-_-even-after-fighting-with-macarthur-helping-lemond-126025/">Triathlete, 84, gets nervous before races _ even after fighting with MacArthur, helping Lemond</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Trek Bicycle cooperates in federal investigation of cycling, including Armstrong</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/06/trek-bicycle-cooperates-in-federal-investigation-of-cycling-including-armstrong-125448/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dinesh Ramde</dc:creator>
		
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Trek Bicycle cooperates in cycling investigation

MILWAUKEE — A Trek Bicycle Corp. spokesman says the company is cooperating with federal authorities investigating cyclists including seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.
Bill Mashek, a spokesman for Waterloo, Wis.-based company, said Friday that Trek officials have provided investigators with whatever documents they requested. He did not specify what ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/06/trek-bicycle-cooperates-in-federal-investigation-of-cycling-including-armstrong-125448/" title="Trek Bicycle cooperates in federal investigation of cycling, including Armstrong">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lance Armstrong a partner and possibly rider in new pro cycling stage race in Colorado</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arnie Stapleton</dc:creator>
		
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Armstrong returns pro cycling to Colorado
DENVER — Lance Armstrong took to the streets of downtown Denver on Wednesday with Gov. Bill Ritter and hundreds of citizen cyclists to celebrate the realization of his dream of bringing a major international pro-cycling stage race to Colorado next year.

It was a welcome respite for Armstrong, who is under  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/04/lance-armstrong-a-partner-and-possibly-rider-in-new-pro-cycling-stage-race-in-colorado-125006/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Armstrong a partner and possibly rider in new pro cycling stage race in Colorado</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arnie Stapleton</dc:creator>
		
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APNewsBreak: Armstrong returns pro cycling to Colo

DENVER — Lance Armstrong is teaming with Denver-based Quiznos to bring a major international pro-cycling stage race to Colorado next summer.
Armstrong hopes to ride in the weeklong race, titled the Quiznos Pro Challenge. The exact route of the Aug. 22-28, 2011, race has not been mapped out yet, but .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/04/apnewsbreak-armstrong-a-partner-and-possibly-rider-in-new-pro-cycling-stage-race-in-colorado-124964/">Read the original article &nbsp;: APNewsBreak: Armstrong a partner and possibly rider in new pro cycling stage race in Colorado</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Tour de France champion Bjarne Riis says cycling is &#8216;very clean sport&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Riis: Cycling &#8216;very clean sport&#8217;
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Former Tour de France champion Bjarne Riis says cycling has cleaned up its act since the days when he was competing and is almost free of doping.

Riis has admitted to using EPO, a mix of growth hormones and cortisone, to win the Tour in 1996.
He told The Associated .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/03/former-tour-de-france-champion-bjarne-riis-says-cycling-is-very-clean-sport-124679/">Former Tour de France champion Bjarne Riis says cycling is &#8216;very clean sport&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador signs 2-year contract with Saxo Bank team</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Tour winner Contador signs with Saxo Bank team

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will race for the Saxo Bank-SunGuard team next year.
Team manager Bjarne Riis said Tuesday that the Spanish rider signed a two-year deal. Contador, who said last week he would leave the Astana team at the end of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/03/3-time-tour-de-france-winner-alberto-contador-signs-2-year-contract-with-saxo-bank-team-124641/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : 3-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador signs 2-year contract with Saxo Bank team</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Armstrong attorneys say USADA offering riders deals if they produce evidence against him</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Vertuno</dc:creator>
		
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Armstrong lawyers say USADA offering riders deals

AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong&#8217;s attorneys say the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is offering cyclists a &#8220;sweetheart deal&#8221; if they testify or provide evidence that the seven-time Tour de France winner cheated by doping.
If those riders have been caught doping, the deal from USADA could result in a reduced ban .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/02/armstrong-attorneys-say-usada-offering-riders-deals-if-they-produce-evidence-against-him-124513/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Landis in the hunt after the first stage of the Tour of the Catskills</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/31/landis-in-the-hunt-after-the-first-stage-of-the-tour-of-the-catskills-124085/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Kekis</dc:creator>
		
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Landis in the hunt in Catskills race
WINDHAM, N.Y. — Floyd Landis joked around at the start with other riders at the Tour of the Catskills, then showed he still has a kick.

Landis completed the first stage of the three-day event in the lead pack of 35 riders, finishing in 3 hours, 19.23 seconds on a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/31/landis-in-the-hunt-after-the-first-stage-of-the-tour-of-the-catskills-124085/">Original source &nbsp;: Landis in the hunt after the first stage of the Tour of the Catskills</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top prospect Taylor Phinney promoted to ride for Lance Armstrong&#8217;s RadioShack team</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Phinney to ride for Armstrong&#8217;s RadioShack team

GENEVA — Track cycling world champion Taylor Phinney has been promoted to ride for Lance Armstrong&#8217;s Team RadioShack for the rest of the road race season.
The 20-year-old American will step up from Armstrong&#8217;s Trek-Livestrong development squad to compete in the Aug. 4-8 Tour of Denmark.
Team manager Johan Bruyneel said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/29/top-prospect-taylor-phinney-promoted-to-ride-for-lance-armstrongs-radioshack-team-123590/" title="Top prospect Taylor Phinney promoted to ride for Lance Armstrong&#8217;s RadioShack team">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tour champion Contador to leave Astana at end of 2010 season; keeping all options open</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Contador to leave Astana at end of 2010
MADRID — Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will leave Astana at the end of this season after the Spanish cyclist rejected the team&#8217;s offer to extend his contract.

Contador said Wednesday he will study his options before deciding which team to ride for next season.
&#8220;Alberto Contador has rejected .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/28/tour-champion-contador-to-leave-astana-at-end-of-2010-season-keeping-all-options-open-123341/">Source article &nbsp;: Tour champion Contador to leave Astana at end of 2010 season; keeping all options open</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>The reign in Spain is mainly on the gain: Contador&#8217;s Tour win adds to tennis, soccer triumphs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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MADRID — Alberto Contador returned home Monday and presented a replica of his yellow Tour de France jersey to the prime minister of Spain, who is fast becoming an old hand at these sorts of things.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero seems to be spending his summer ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/26/the-reign-in-spain-is-mainly-on-the-gain-contadors-tour-win-adds-to-tennis-soccer-triumphs-122948/" title="The reign in Spain is mainly on the gain: Contador&#8217;s Tour win adds to tennis, soccer triumphs">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cycling to investigate Armstrong&#8217;s RadioShack team for its jerseys in Tour de France finale</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
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RadioShack to be investigated over jerseys

PARIS — Lance Armstrong&#8217;s RadioShack team is facing disciplinary proceedings because its riders wore unapproved jerseys to the Tour de France&#8217;s final stage, causing a 20-minute delay at the start.
The cyclists tried to wear black jerseys Sunday with &#8220;28&#8243; on the back. The number honors the 28 million people fighting ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/26/cycling-to-investigate-armstrongs-radioshack-team-for-its-jerseys-in-tour-de-france-finale-122937/" title="Cycling to investigate Armstrong&#8217;s RadioShack team for its jerseys in Tour de France finale">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Contador sips champagne, Armstrong aims to slip away as Tour de France ends in Paris</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Celebration, departures and a new era on the Tour

PARIS — The Tour de France ended in celebration, with winner Alberto Contador sipping champagne as he rode into the French capital and Mark Cavendish raising his hands in triumph as he once again claimed a stage victory on the Champs-Elysees.
Lance Armstrong finished with a final chance ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/26/contador-sips-champagne-armstrong-aims-to-slip-away-as-tour-de-france-ends-in-paris-122867/" title="Contador sips champagne, Armstrong aims to slip away as Tour de France ends in Paris">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Disgraced cyclist Landis leaves Oregon event before finishing the final stage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Landis quietly leaves Oregon cycling event

BEND, Ore. — While Lance Armstrong celebrated riding in his final Tour de France, disgraced former winner Floyd Landis quietly ducked out of a race in central Oregon.
Landis was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for doping and admitted this spring to using drugs to gain a competitive ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/25/disgraced-cyclist-landis-leaves-oregon-event-before-finishing-the-final-stage-122820/">Disgraced cyclist Landis leaves Oregon event before finishing the final stage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Seven-time champion bows out subdued: &#8216;I&#8217;ll remember the bad luck, the crashes.&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Armstrong could never leave well enough alone

Lance Armstrong could never leave well enough alone.
For all his other outsized traits, that restlessness still defines him. It propelled Armstrong to revolutionize a sport, become its greatest champion and a hero to cancer survivors worldwide. That same impulse is what drove him to get back on his bike .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/25/seven-time-champion-bows-out-subdued-ill-remember-the-bad-luck-the-crashes-122814/" title="Seven-time champion bows out subdued: &#8216;I&#8217;ll remember the bad luck, the crashes.&#8217;">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Armstrong says adieu to Tour de France, while future on legal front remains uncertain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Armstrong bids Tour adieu, not the way he wanted

PARIS — Lance Armstrong didn&#8217;t want to go out this way.
In his final Tour de France, the seven-time champion popped a tire, crashed and struggled up the mountains. Worse, he appears to be the target of a U.S. federal investigation into doping and fraud allegations while a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/25/armstrong-says-adieu-to-tour-de-france-while-future-on-legal-front-remains-uncertain-122809/">Original article on  : Armstrong says adieu to Tour de France, while future on legal front remains uncertain</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>One rises, the other sets: Contador wins 3rd Tour de France as Armstrong bids farewell</title>
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Contador wins 3rd Tour, as Armstrong steps aside
PARIS — Alberto Contador stood atop the podium at the Tour de France on Sunday for the third time in four years, struggling to rein in his emotions as Spain&#8217;s national anthem echoed across the wide boulevard of the Champs-Elysees.
Off to one side, Lance Armstrong applauded .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/25/one-rises-the-other-sets-contador-wins-3rd-tour-de-france-as-armstrong-bids-farewell-122760/">One rises, the other sets: Contador wins 3rd Tour de France as Armstrong bids farewell</a>.]]></description>
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