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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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/06/itay-anti-doping-prosecutor-torri-rebuked-by-italian-cycling-federation-for-comments-154728/">Original article on  : 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>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/05/person-familiar-with-situation-tells-ap-contadors-urine-sample-showed-possible-blood-doping-154429/</link>
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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/">Original article on  : 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>
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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>Alberto Contador&#8217;s positive test is either the truth or a near-perfect excuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 09:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Leicester</dc:creator>
		
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Contador: Tall tale or truth?
PARIS — Tour de France champion Alberto Contador&#8217;s explanation that a suspect filet mignon caused his positive doping test is either a true story or a very clever excuse that could be hard to disprove. Neither scenario looks rosy for the fight against drug cheats.

One reason to give the rider the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/02/alberto-contadors-positive-test-is-either-the-truth-or-a-near-perfect-excuse-153302/">Original article on  : Alberto Contador&#8217;s positive test is either the truth or a near-perfect excuse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WADA&#8217;s David Howman: Contador&#8217;s positive test should be taken seriously</title>
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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  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/02/wadas-david-howman-contadors-positive-test-should-be-taken-seriously-153291/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UCI chief McQuaid calls on Spain to tackle doping after yet another case</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/02/uci-chief-mcquaid-calls-on-spain-to-tackle-doping-after-yet-another-case-153264/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 07:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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UCI head calls on Spain to tackle doping
GEELONG, Australia — The president of cycling&#8217;s governing body has called on Spain&#8217;s government to do more to tackle doping after four Spanish riders were suspended in the past week for doping offenses.

Pat McQuaid made his call at the World Road Cycling Championships on Saturday, saying too many ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/02/uci-chief-mcquaid-calls-on-spain-to-tackle-doping-after-yet-another-case-153264/">Read more : UCI chief McQuaid calls on Spain to tackle doping after yet another case</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 ... Read more <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">>>></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/">Read more : Alberto Contador spokesman denies Tour de France winner had blood transfusion</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/" title="3-time champion Alberto Contador tests positive for banned stimulant at Tour de France">Read more >></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 ... Read more <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">>>></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 more : Alberto Contador&#8217;s spokesman says cyclist tested positive for banned steroid at Tour de France</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Disgraced cyclist Landis says he waited too long to admit to doping, wants more to join him</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Frankland</dc:creator>
		
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Landis says he waited too long to own up to doping

MELBOURNE, Australia — Disgraced cyclist Floyd Landis says he waited almost four years to reveal his doping because he knew once he&#8217;d admitted lying, he would not be believed about the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs in the sport.
After years of denials, Landis — ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/28/disgraced-cyclist-landis-says-he-waited-too-long-to-admit-to-doping-wants-more-to-join-him-152111/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Disgraced cyclist Landis says he waited too long to admit to doping, wants more to join him</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 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <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/">Landis says his intention to help, not hijack anti-doping conference ahead of world champs</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 : King uses fast start to win USA Cycling pro road race championship by less than 2 minutes</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. .... 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/">Nibali win Spanish Vuelta, while US sprinter Farrar wins final stage in Madrid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cycling CEO: Despite frustrating headlines, cycling&#8217;s drug testing methods are working</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/17/cycling-ceo-despite-frustrating-headlines-cyclings-drug-testing-methods-are-working-136450/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete Iacobelli</dc:creator>
		
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USA Cycling CEO says sport testing effective

GREENVILLE, S.C. — USA Cycling CEO Sean Petty says the sport&#8217;s drug testing methods surpass all other major sports and have been effective at catching cheaters.
Petty spoke Friday, a day before the start of the USA Cycling Pro Championships.
He says measures such as more advanced blood tests, biological passports .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/17/cycling-ceo-despite-frustrating-headlines-cyclings-drug-testing-methods-are-working-136450/" title="Cycling CEO: Despite frustrating headlines, cycling&#8217;s drug testing methods are working">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Olympian Kristin Armstrong considering comeback after giving birth to baby boy</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/17/olympian-kristin-armstrong-considering-comeback-after-giving-birth-to-baby-boy-136419/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Olympian Kristin Armstrong considers comeback

BOISE, Idaho — Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong is considering a comeback to professional cycling just days after giving birth to a son and a year after leaving the sport.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics time-trial champion says she may rejoin the ranks of the women&#8217;s peloton.
Armstrong gave birth to a boy, Lucas ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/17/olympian-kristin-armstrong-considering-comeback-after-giving-birth-to-baby-boy-136419/">Read : Olympian Kristin Armstrong considering comeback after giving birth to baby boy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Olympian Kristin Armstrong considering comeback after giving birth to baby boy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Idaho Olympian considers comeback after 1st baby

BOISE, Idaho — Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong is considering a comeback to professional cycling just days after giving birth to a son and a year after leaving the sport.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics time-trial champion says she may rejoin the ranks of the women&#8217;s peloton.
Armstrong gave birth to a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/17/idaho-olympian-kristin-armstrong-considering-comeback-after-giving-birth-to-baby-boy-136416/">Original source &nbsp;: Idaho Olympian Kristin Armstrong considering comeback after giving birth to baby boy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UCI suspends Spanish cyclist Oscar Sevilla for suspected blood doping at Tour of Colombia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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UCI suspends Spain&#8217;s Sevilla for blood doping

AIGLE, Switzerland — Spanish rider Oscar Sevilla was provisionally suspended by the International Cycling Union on Thursday for suspected blood doping, four years after he was connected to the Operation Puerto investigation.
The UCI said Sevilla tested positive for hydroxyethyl starch — which increases blood volume — in a urine ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/16/uci-suspends-spanish-cyclist-oscar-sevilla-for-suspected-blood-doping-at-tour-of-colombia-136198/">UCI suspends Spanish cyclist Oscar Sevilla for suspected blood doping at Tour of Colombia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SAfrican athlete claims she was injected with blood-boosting drug without her knowledge</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/16/safrican-athlete-claims-she-was-injected-with-blood-boosting-drug-without-her-knowledge-136179/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Drug case hits beleaguered SAfrican athletics

JOHANNESBURG — One of South Africa&#8217;s top sprinters said Thursday she was injected with a blood-boosting drug without her knowledge, the latest allegation to rock the country&#8217;s track federation in the wake of the Caster Semenya gender dispute.
Commonwealth Games 100-meter silver medallist Geraldine Pillay told Talk Radio 702 she thought .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/16/safrican-athlete-claims-she-was-injected-with-blood-boosting-drug-without-her-knowledge-136179/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: SAfrican athlete claims she was injected with blood-boosting drug without her knowledge</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/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 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 .... Source &nbsp;: <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 ... Read more <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/" title="Andy Schleck, Stuart O&#8217;Grady ordered out of Vuelta; Erviti wins stage; Rodriguez takes lead">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IOC president Jacques Rogge says illegal betting has turned into problem on par with doping</title>
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Rogge: Cricket scandal highlights bigger problem

BRUSSELS — IOC president Jacques Rogge believes the cricket match-fixing scandal shows that illegal betting has become as big a blight on sports as doping.
Without taking any stand on the fixing allegations against three Pakistan cricketers, Rogge said Thursday the main problem for sports across the globe was illegal companies .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/02/ioc-president-jacques-rogge-says-illegal-betting-has-turned-into-problem-on-par-with-doping-132042/">IOC president Jacques Rogge says illegal betting has turned into problem on par with doping</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Armstrong friend Betsy Andreu says she&#8217;s spoken to federal investigators</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Wife of former Armstrong teammate speaks to feds

LOS ANGELES — The wife of one of Lance Armstrong&#8217;s former teammates says she has spoken to a federal agent investigating the seven-time Tour de France winner and other cyclists.
Betsy Andreu is the wife of former Armstrong teammate Frankie Andreu. She says she spoke with Food and Drug .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/01/former-armstrong-friend-betsy-andreu-says-shes-spoken-to-federal-investigators-131608/">Former Armstrong friend Betsy Andreu says she&#8217;s spoken to federal investigators</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>
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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/" title="Laurent Fignon, a &#8216;legendary cyclist&#8217; who won Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, dies at 50">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</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, ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <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/">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 ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <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/">Laurent Fignon, a 2-time Tour de France champion, dies at 50 after battle with cancer</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 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/29/yauheni-hutarovich-wins-2nd-stage-of-spanish-vuelta-in-sprint-finish-130730/">here</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 the original article &nbsp;: <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/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UCI, WADA deny reported tensions over anti-doping passport, insist no cases were dropped</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Graham Dunbar</dc:creator>
		
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UCI, WADA deny tensions over biological passport

GENEVA — The International Cycling Union and World Anti-Doping Agency have denied claims they clashed over how to manage the biological passport program to catch drug cheats.
The UCI said WADA is &#8220;very satisfied&#8221; with its handling of the project, which costs $6.2 million annually and has led directly to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/18/uci-wada-deny-reported-tensions-over-anti-doping-passport-insist-no-cases-were-dropped-128093/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : UCI, WADA deny reported tensions over anti-doping passport, insist no cases were dropped</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: UCI chief questions US probe, says no contact yet with investigators</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
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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 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/17/ap-interview-uci-chief-questions-us-probe-says-no-contact-yet-with-investigators-127940/" title="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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/14/lance-armstrongs-teammate-levi-leipheimer-wins-leadville-trail-100-in-record-time-127220/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 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 ... <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/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Armstrong pulls out of Leadville 100 race, citing lingering problems from crash in France</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>
		<dc:creator>John Miller</dc:creator>
		
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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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/09/triathlete-84-gets-nervous-before-races-_-even-after-fighting-with-macarthur-helping-lemond-126025/">Original article &nbsp;: 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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/06/trek-bicycle-cooperates-in-federal-investigation-of-cycling-including-armstrong-125448/">Original article on  : Trek Bicycle cooperates in federal investigation of cycling, including Armstrong</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/" title="Lance Armstrong a partner and possibly rider in new pro cycling stage race in Colorado">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</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 ... Read more <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/" title="APNewsBreak: Armstrong a partner and possibly rider in new pro cycling stage race in Colorado">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</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 on Gaea Times at  : <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 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <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/">3-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador signs 2-year contract with Saxo Bank team</a>.]]></description>
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